Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-06-10
GENERAL lNE US.

The receipts of the American Bible Society since
its organization in 1876 amounting to $l1,229 li2.
Strawberries are quoted in Boston at "three
box for quarter"
The house of Gen. George B. Mcclellan, on the
Orange (N. J.,) Mountain. was robbed OF Sl700
worth of clothing last week.
At meeting of the Chicago ministers last Mon
day afternoon it was agreed that Mr. Moody
should begin revival services in that city in Oc
tober. He said that for two years and two months
he had preached An average of four sermons day,
and he felt that he ought to have rest, bat if it
was thought best he would begin work at once.
petition signed by over 900 names will soon be
sent to him from New Haven, Conn, asking bin
to labor in that city.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has arrived at Hart
ford with her family, where she will spend the
summer.
Rev. VIM. Z. Scovillc, autaor of Scovilles sys-
TEN of shorthand, died Monday.
Rev. DR.. Richard S. Storrs is to deliver the
oration Oh the Fourth of July, in New York city.
Danbury News 1.-THE editor of the Phrcnolo.
gcal Journal says that the real cause Of red
is cold feet. When you see man with red nose
you may be sure he has got pair of cold feet
by marriage
When Admiral Porter was re,entcd to Don
Pedro he said to His Majesty, 81 had the honor of
attending your wedding before you did" Dom
Pedro enjoys joke and was well pleased with
this one, which, paradoxcal as it sounds, was lit
orally true. Donna Teresa the Empress, is a
Neapolilan princess, and was married to Dom
Pedro by proxy in Naples. Admiral Porter was
,ban "a, Al Al Vv,..o
fleet in the Bay of Naples at the time, and was
present at the marriage. lie was also on one OF
our vessel which formed part of the escort of the
bride out of the harbor. This vessel was on its
way to Rio and reached the Brazilian capital in
time FOR Admiral Porter to witness the actual mar
riage of Dom Pedro and his bride.
The jury have come TO the decision in the case
Of the Sultan, Abdul -Azz Khar. 1--WE are unan =
imously OF the opinion that death resulted from
hemonhage of the vessels Of the arms, and the
scissors might produce the wounds. Lastly the
direction and nature OF the wounds and the instru-
ment which is said to have produced them caused
us to come to the conclusion that the case is one
of suicide"
The Herald publishes letter from reliable
party in the Black Hills, who reports having seen
500 taken out in ten hours, sucing on the Dead
wood.
AT the annual congress of the L.. S. Brewers
Association, held in New York the past week, the
following statistics of the brewing trade were
given; The extent of production during the
last three fiscal years varied but little, the figures
being For 1873, S,9l0,S23 barrels; for 1874,
$3.50, o29 barrels for 1875, S,743,144. The total
IN ernal revenue receipts from all sources relating
to fermented liquors for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1915, was 80, ,l4i ,002, while the same
sources yielded for the fiscal year ending June,
80, 1874, S9,3Oi,61S. This decrease Of Sl60,676
or 31,0Sj barrels amounted to but and one
hall Ter cent. Il .53) the total sale of barrels.
In contradiction of this seeming decrease in pro-
duction, statement was read showing the receipts
IRON fermented liquors during the first ten months
of the fiscal year ending June 80 1879 and 1876,
making for the former year - ,O61 ,26059 and for
the latter, $7,396, 1853 02, aud showing the increase
OF 337 ,26S barrels in the total sales for the ten
months ending April 30, 1876, over those for the
corresponding period OF the year previous.
The wife of Capt. F. Il. Smith Of the navy,
stationed at Beaufort S. c., who has lived happily
with her husband, since their marriage in 1871,