Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-12
GENERAL Ne VS..

The city debt of Boston has decreased $40, 30i.
IS during the past year.
The health of Mr.. Disraeli seems extremely
delicate. lie has lately had bronchial attack,
which is very severe, and interferes considerably
with his parliamentary duties.
The Knights of the Order of the Sun is the
name of a new secret organization which origin
ated lately in Nevada and is said to be spreading
rapidly. 1t is designed to resist the encroachment
! of the Papal power in the United States.
| A condemned murderer at st. john n b.. told
the Sheriff the other day that he desired to cleanse
his foul bosom of the perlous stuff and to fetch
his reporters; but when the culprit five repre-
sentatives of the press armed with their weapons
of torture advancing upon him, his foritude that
had borne him through deed Of blood, sustained
him in the presence of the corpse of his victim,
before jury of his countrvmen, AMI the passage
of the dread sentence, and that promised to support
him on the scaffold, deserted him, and break
ing down completely, he sobbed that he wouldn't
confess then--he'd be hanged first.
Barnum was overwhelmed at Providence the
other day by applicants for his autograph, and was
surprised to learn, sometime after, that the people
his autograph presented at the ticket-offce would
insure the bearer ticket to his show Lots of
people presented the cards and were disappointed.
Dom Pedro is taking it very easy at the hub and
its vicinity and doesn't let "great ovations worry
him much.
The mother of the late General Mcpherson
lately telegraphed to Gen. Grant, placing the re-
mains of her son at his disposal for final seputure
The President thereupon gave the necessary in
structions for their removal from Clyde, o., to
Washington, where it is proposed to inter them
beneath tina Mcpherson statue.
. A company returning from the Black Hills were
asked: "Did you find any gold p Eyes; but a
damned sight too many Indians" they replied
George Elliott says: at is well known that in
gambling, whether of the business or holiday sort
man who has the strength of mind to leave of
when he has only ruined others, is reformed
character"
Nothing so greatly disapponts man Of affair.
as to crawl down through a whisper Of grassy
foam and wonder why he ordered glass of soda
When they want church organ in Newmarket
Eng, they don't go round with a subscription pa.
per, get up organ concerts and the like, but JUS
rattle for -horse-200 chances, S. each. The
horse is probably high blown. We hope he ha.
not too many stops.
An American girl, Julia Sinclair, has just taker
her degree as doctor of medicine at the University
of Zurich.
The negotiations for the sale of the Boston Pos
have been completed, and it has been purchased
by Messrs. George Freeman Emery, E. F. Good
rich VIM r. Smart and others and will abe con
Quoted now, as in the past, in the interest Of thu
republic, under the guidance and inspiration O.
democratic principles" Among the subscriber
to the stock in the new corporation are Hon. Wn
CASTOR, Hon. J. G. Abbott Hon. Edward Avery
Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury., Hon. F. o. Prince
Hon. p. A. Collins, Leopold Morse, Esq, ant
prominent democrats.
Mr.. Sol Smith Russell is to play Ragmoney jim
in "Pcue" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, succeed
ing Mr.. IIardenburg.