Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-29
GENERAL Ne US.

Maine is the fifth State that has abolished the
death penalty.
Bavaria is opposing the administration of her
railways by the imperial government.
A gold ring was found in the paunch of a goldfish
at Gloucester on Tuesday.
Says an observer; A mean man thinks more OF
dollar than anything else in the world, excepting
81.
Lionel Tennyson, eldest son of the poet, passed
at Cambridge University as first class in mechan-
les and theology.
The London times calls the Constitution of the
United States the "most sacred political document
in the whole world"
Francis Deak, the Hungarian statesman, who
died the other day, was the son Of an innkeeper
near Kerda, in Hungary.
The pen last used by the late Vice President
Wilson has been sent by his executor to Mr.. Jo-
seph Carter of Philadelphia.
Salutatory of the editor of the jacksonville
(ky.) Southwest: Good morning. We intend
publishing paper. If you don't like it, you
needn't read it,
James Gordon Benefits "girl" is nineteen
years of age; tall and of rather slight figure has
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complexion with delicate color.
Thanks, and a thousand Of them, to the I'M
known genius who Entrusted trunk, with hive
of bees in it, to the tender mercies OF Syracuse
baggage master the other day. The company
will pay for the bees and the doctor thinks his pa
tient will be round again in fortnight or so.
The Japanese government is said to have
adopted singular but effective method for ex-
tending knowledge of the Arabic numerals with
their English names they are printed in tabular
form on cloth, which is sold at low price to the
peasantry.
AT the regular weekly meeting and the business
meeting of Plymouth Church Friday evening, the
question of what to do with Bowen came up, and
that individual was not shown much mercy. AT
ter a lively discussion, it was decided to notify
Bowen to appear at a church meeting Wednesday
evening and substaniiate his charges against Mr.
Beecher. If he does not do so he will be expelled
from the church.
Recently at Jacinto, California, Chinaman got
his left arm broken between the wrist and elbow.
He went to Chico for assistance and called upon
the China butcher who is also professor of sur
gerry. lie Immediately proceeded to work and
put the bones in place, procuring young rooster,
killed it, and with the mangled fowl bound up the
arm in firm and compressed manner. In less
than twenty -four hours the man was able to move
his fingers. and this butcher surgeon said the arm
would be well in a week.
An important discovery of lacustrine hab itations
has been made near Cucumber, Switzerland.
During the latter part of January some workmen
excayatng the foundations for new building
close 70 the lake came across some huge Tat rocks,
placed evidently by human hands in horizontal
position, and lying near each other on level
which once in all probability the natural sur
face Each block was boulder brought appar-
emily some distance, and covered square cavity
carefully lined with slabs Of stone, and filed with
earth mixed with light gravel and sand. One Of
these square cavities graves carefully cleared
and proved to contain fourteen skeletons or adults
and one Of child, all in very fair preservation
The form Of the skulls is said not TO be Of the very
early type generally identified with The rude early
e-dwellers, and some brass rings found indicate
the Of that metal, at any rate for ornament. A
stone Ratchet was also found, and number Of
bears teeth pierced for strnging.