Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-21
General News,

The Detroit policemen are to have "cold wealth
or masks" for the protection of their faces and
necks.
There are about one thousand Cinnamon in New
York. SO far as the public can see they have no
religion, but they all idolize money.
1t is understood that the President win define
his position on the civil service question, in a
special message to Congress when the houses re-
assemble in January.
An old citizen in country village being asked
for a subscription toward repairing the fence of
the graveyard, declined, say ing, 81 subscribed to-
ward improvn' that buryin' ground nigh onto
forty years ago, and my family hain't had no bene-
fit from it yet"
New York to raise funds for the relief of the sick
and wounded of the Russian and Turkish
armies, has disbsnded after an existence of two
months. During that time it has raised over Sl0,-
600 for this charitable purpose.
Says a London correspondent. at is really the
fact that jaunty English girls are raising the
hat by way Of acknowledging a bow, the same
the gentlemen do. Tle hat used is the little
round felt Oxford, which looks well on top of
pretty young face"
The Turkish government is not prompt in its re-
mittsnces for American cartridges. About three
hundred workmen employed in New Haven fac
tory, were discharged on Saturday, on account OF
a partial suspension Of operations, caused by the
back wsrdness of the Porte in settling the accounts.
The poorest kind Of citizen is he who is eter-
naly running down his own town. He can see
nothing good in it. Taxes are too high the roads
are good for nothing; there is no business life nc
spirit OF enterprise; prospect of growth; no.
body to take the place of the leading business
men when they die; the whole concern is going
down hill at breskneck speed, and nobody has
sense enough to put on the brakes.-7anatoR Ga.
zette.
the "Universal.t Regis for 1873, =" just issued
by the Unversalist Publishing House, gives the
following statistics of the denomination One
general Convention; % State conventions of 9l2
parishes, embracing Al 900 families 69l church
organizations with 1885, members; $50 Sunday
schools with 60,757 teachers and pupils; 765
church edifces with a total parish property above
Indebtedness of Sc ,97S,ll0; 722 ministers and s
licensed lay preachers. The denomination is
stronger in Massachu sets than any other State.
The excuse offered by the gentlemsnly ruffians
of Kemper county, Mississippi, for the brutal MUIR
der of Judge Chisolm and his family. was the pre-
yious shooting of John w. uully, which it is al.
legged the judge had nstigated. A negro named
Riley was ling since convicted of the Gully muir
der, and strenuous efforts were made to induce
him to say that Judge Chisolm had something to
do with the crime. After he had been placed up
on the galows he was kept there for an hour and
a half, while the crowd Of people, including his
| former master, ministers, judges and acquaint-
ances, tried to make him say that Judge Chisolm
knew of his crime, but he persisted to the last
that he committed the murder of his own accord
aad that no other person knew. just before he
was swung off he knelt in prayer, and rising from
his knees he repeate the story he had previously
told. kemper county is greatly disappointed be-
cause the negro would not lie for the benefit Of
the muIderers Of Judge Chisolm.