Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-05-01

| ic Telegraph Company has increased the volume
of its business 20 per cent, and its cash receipts
II per cent. with no increase Of expenses.
The New England Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation held its annual meeting in Boston
Wednesday and elected the Hon. L. A. Straw of
Manchester, n. H., president A paper was read
by Mr.. Edward Atkins on, on ''The Export Of Cot
ton Goods"
The gentlemen galanty decorated the ballot
boxes with flowers at Minneapolis Mimi, last
week, on the occasion of the ladies appearing TO
vote under the new law giving them TIE ballot at
school elections. About two hundred and fifty
ladies voted,
An experienced woman who was about to move,
had much difficulty in finding place to suit her.
She was well pleased with house uptown, but
the back yard didn't give satisfaction. The fence
didn't contaia a single knot hole, and she said she
wasn't going to break her neck by climbing on top
Of an old barrel to see what going in the
next ward Norristomn Herald
One Of the spectators Of the unveiling Of the
Lincoln monument in Warrington, the other day.
was Louis CLARK, alias George Harris, who saw
the negro Uncle Tom whipped to death by Tom
Canaday OF Garrett County, KY, and Immediate
ly afteiward crossed on the ice and gave the par
ticulars 10 Mrs. Harriet Beechor Stowe, upon
which she founded the story Of Uncle Toms
Catin.'
4 "uaInp" writes to the Providence journal Of
his profession as composed "of men who 90 from
place to place through the country, gathering and
disseminating Of course, great amount OF use
ful information, rely ing mainly upon the pubic
hospitality for their temporary maintenance, nev-
cr wearing out their welcome by a long sojourn
in one place, never interfering n politics, carefully
and conscentousy abstainin5 from all agitation
of the labor question in any OF its phases
The Binghamton Republican of Monday says
"Duing the storm which ragged between 8 and 10
o'clock ON Saturday evening the air was full Of
wild ducks and geese which flew low and often
came in contact with the tall steepes and houses
1t is presumed that they lost their way in the wind
and rain, and were called down or confused by
the light of the street lamps. y few persons who
were out in the storm succeeded in catching with
their hands some buds for savoly Sunday dinners,
and On Sunday morning the Susquehanna River
opposite the water-wofks was literally covered
with wild ducks
The President in conversation with gentle
recently given such romantic testimony before the
Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Depart
ment. The President says that he was conscious
| for many weeks that he was being shadowed, that
| he could never leave the White House without
finding this maniac turn upon him at some street
corner and lower upon him with his raving eyes.
This espionage became ntoerable, and the Pres-
dent one day stopped the man and told him that
it must cease or he would have him arrested. 1t
did not cease, and the President In his walks
ried cane. The madman still continued to haunt
the White House grounds and the streets, and was
finally taken to tle Asylum. He had been there
but short time when his friends here told the
authorities that they would take him to his home
in Ireland if he would be released. The request
was Immediately granted and he was sent to Ire
Land. BY what means this madman was brought
here probably the Democratic Investigating Com
mittee know more than the President.