Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Sacramento has just had fourteen successive
days without speck of sunshine.
Patti paid Sl2, 500 for fur cloak. Such hand.
some price must have got handsome article.
Julius Sheldon of Manchester, England. is max
ing duplicate of Shakspeare's house for the Cen
tennial show.
The North Carolina Railroad has Just made its
first direct shipment of cotton to Liverpool, via
Norfolk.
The legislature of California is considering the
propriety of furnishing illegal wife whipping by
legal husband-whipping.
A boy while climbing into school house win
dow in Clifford, N. H., last Friday evening, was
killed BY the window, which fell across his neck.
Mrs. S. NJ. Dickens, of Dubuque, Ia. has given
birth to half pound Of son, and the Chicago In
ter-Ocean calls it "spocket edition of Dickens"
The class of rs Of Harvard entered with 1876
members; the whole number connected with the
class during the four years course was oil; 1873
degrees were conferred June 80, 1875.
A correspondent of the Pail Mail Gazette notes
the difference found by English travellers be-
tween Boston and New York as summed up in
the saying that Boston is English, but New York
Is Frenehy."
south-shore Long Islander on his first visit
punches of bananas in Fulton Market, exclaimed
"Look there, Sue! I'll be moved if them Amt
the biggest beans ever seen"
A gentleman was examining an umbrella and
commenting upon its fine quality. "Yes," said a
person present. che fancies everything he sees"
"And," added third party, "is inclined to seize
everything he fancies."
Believers in signs must have been comforted at
the sight Of snow on the ground on Christmas
morning, for there is an old saw to the effect that
IF Christmas is white the graveyard Is lean; but
fat is the graveyard when Christmas is green
Two holidays in succession were too many for
the ordinary American mind. Friday appeared
like Saturday, while Christmas resembled Sum-
day; and yesterday was Q second edition Of Sun
day. 1t will be hard for some people to decide
whether there have been two Christmas days or
two Sundays.-Boston Journal.
There seems to be much suffering this winter
among the genteel poverty stricken women in
Washington A few days ago two ladies, descend
ants of three of the most distinguished men whose
names are interviewer with the history of this
city for non-payment of rent.
Naval officers say that the best vessels of both
the Mediterranean and the South Atlantic squad
rons were summoned home by telegraph about q
month ago and now are their way to the
rendezvous at Port Royal. 1t may be that they
were recalled, but that the reasons for sum-
moning them ceased to exist after they were
homeward bound.
1t was in Omaha. A lawyer was addressing
the judge, and the judge was eating peanuts and
reading a novel. The lawyer bore it for some
time, and then angrily remarked, 81 suppose I'm
entitled to claim the attention Of this court"
well, sir" retorted the judge, "the court has
long suspected you, and will do its duty the first
chance it gets"
Mr.. Joshua Montgomery Sears, q student in
Yale College, attained his majority on Christmas
Day, and with it stepped into the possession Of
neat little property estimated at $4,000 His
parents died in his infancy, and the property has
been held in trust by three trustees. About one
half of the property consists of real estate in Bes
ton.
Washington society is absorbed by the high
rank and scenic display of the Russian Minister'S
establishment. The Minister and his wife 60
about on visits of ceremony accompanied by that
chas:eur who wears q sword and cap with long,
dropping white feather. The chasseur sits on the
back of the carriage alongside the coachman, and
dismonnts when the carriage stops, and with
drawn sword uplifted assists Her Royal Highness
and His Royal Highness to alight and conducts
them to the house, and then stands military fashion
until they appear