Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-21
GENERAL Ne VS..

Ben Hill is doing great deal of law business
in Georgia.
One million bushels of peanuts, valued at 81
000, 600, were exported to New York city last year.
The Society of Friends in England numbers
IA, AL persons, an increase of lSS over the num-
Der reported last year.
The Mobile Register says that Farragut went
to the masthead through cowardice, the deck be-
ing unsafe place.
The Trustees of the Pennsylvania Museum of
Art have decided to open the Ait Gallery In the
Park on Sunday, charging rs cents admission.
Partial returns from 100 counties in Georgia
give l6 SAL majority for the Constitutional Con
vention, and S.5l5 against it. Majority for,
1926.
The letter carriers in Philadelphia, Chicago and
Boston have been thrown into a state of excite
ment by the official announcement that their num-
Der must be reduced, or their salaries lessened.
A flial New York spiritualist removed the body
of his father last week from Greenwood, where it
had rested for 80 years, in response to a commun-
cation from the departed one, who complained
that the grave was damp.
"Do you ever have malaria here = said lady
to an illiterate hotel man in Jersey. eyes, said
he, we'll have it every Jay, for I've got the best
French cook in New York"
A Meridian dentist attempted to pull sections
tooth last week, but caught hold Of his tongue
with his forccps and nearly pulled the unruly
member out by the roots before the writing SEX
ton could explain TO him his mistake.
The Louisville Courier Journal says that the
mocking birds becoming rarer in Georgia, by
reason of their capture by the professional catch
ers, who sell them in the Northern market.
OF Prof. Barbour, the new Yale professor, DR..
Park of Audover lately said My friend is one
of the richest donations that Scotland ever made
America" He is thoroughly seif-made man ex-
cept in so far his wife ha, given him the assist
ance of very excellent mind
A well known clergyman of the Church of Eng
land, in Liverpool, has resigned his charge and
left the neighbour tod in consequence of having
become seriously involved in speculations on the
Stock Exchange. He was incumbent Of one of
the most fashionsbly attended churches in the
town. His losses are estimated at from e. 900 to
10000. 4>t
In consideration Of Sl06 cash, Walter Wen'-
worth, a variety performer now in good health, in
Cincinnati, has drawn up paper bequeathing his
body after death to Or. H. l.. Wilder for the pur-
pose of dissection, Wilder agreeing to wle and
set up the skeleton in case in his private Office
10 such a manner to be at any time exhibited to
Wentworth's "many professional friends"
The net result of the measures in force in the
different provinces in India toward exterminating
wild animals and venomous snakes is that upward
of q 900 persons and 5000 head of cattle were
destroyed during one year by wild animals and
venomous snakes that 22,357 wild animals aud
270,l venomous snakes have been killed, and
that l20,0l5 rupees had been expended in re-
wards.
The exercises of class day were celebrated at
Tufts College, Monday, and opened at 1890 A..
NJ, in the college chapel with prayer by President
Capen, followed by an Grafton by Fl. l.. Withheld
and poem by d. r. Brown. A procession was
then formed and marched out to the campus,
where the following programme was carried out :
History, by II. b. Platner presentation address
to classes, by w. l.. Cooper; campus address, by
ii. ID. Nash; presentation of the spade of II to
the junior class, by President Harrington burial
of the box; smoking the pipe of peace and sing
served, and music was furnished for the occ aston
by the Boso Cadet Band. The festivities of the
day closed with grand reception in the evening,
at which large number were present.