Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-27
GENERAL NEE.S,

Tom Thumb is about to buy and stock stock
breeding farm in Texas.
Seven persons were killed by the powder explo-
sion in New York Wednesday,
The establishment of penny savings banks in
the London public schools is being urged by in
huentia noblemen and merchants.
The paroxysm of coughing may often be pre-
vented or cured by using little dry salt as gar
GLE 1t will stop the tickling in the throat.
Two railway carriages have been built in Brus-
sells at cost of $40 900 for the use of Queen Vic
toria during her travels on the Continent.
A Jefferson county man boasts that he makes
his tea in a tea-kettle lo2 years old. The New
York Commercial Advertiser thinks this steep
story.
The trustees of the Drew Theological Seminary
have decided to maintain the institution, despite
the loss of its income from ''Uncle Daniel" its
founder.
The route from Cheyenne to the Black Hills is
over vast ashy plains studded with troublesome
sage bush and broken by nfrequent but muddy
streams. Trees scarce and the nights are
cold.
Richard Schel failed recently in New York.
His debts amount to S275000. No available as
sets but one iron safe, and that is exempt from
seizure. This is the worst she'll Of the panic.
An old Dutchman froze his nose. While thaw-
ing the frost out he said, 81 hat carry dat nose
fordy year, unit he nefer freeze hisself before. l
no understan dis ting"
The Hon. c. C. Andrews, United States Minis
ter to Sweden, writes that Prince Oscar, the Sec
ond of the King, will visit this country during
ft,o, Al H.. III.
exhibition on the Fourth Of July. He is sixteen
years old and a navy cadet.
An refractory has qeen established on the edge
Of Dartmouth Moor England, which is conducted
on novel and simple principle. A series of shall
low tanks are charged with water from the gran
lite; in that elevated region slight frost produ-
ces good layer of ice, which is collected and
stored for commercial purposes.
There was most exciting scene in the Domin-
ion Parliament last week, when Mr. Frechette, a
liberal member, we-known in the United States
as poet and orator. made a furious personal at
tack on Mr.. Langevin, whom he accused of cor
rupt and violent practices, employing corruption
lists, rioters and murdercrs to his election,
while the object of his attack sat voiceless and
motionless.
Dublin dispatch says the members of the
Irish Rifle Association have unanimously voted to
accept the invitation of the National Rifle Asso-
citation of America to compete for the champion
ship of the world. They have also agreed to chal
lenge the Americans, through the Amateur Rifle
Club of New York, to shoot a return match at
Creedmoor after the Centennial match, on the
same terms as the Dollymount matches.
Mrs. Jane Reynolds went last December to
Waverly, N. Y, in response to a despatch, and
there identified the body of man who had COM
mitted suicide as that of her husband. She had
the remains buried in the family vault at New IIa-
ven, Conn. She has been almost nconsolable
ever since, and when her husband walk ed into her
presence on Friday her shrieks drew crowd
which shared in her interest in her husbands
story of pleasure excursion to the northern part
of the State. The reunited pair are now anxious
to learn whose bones occupy the family vault.