Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-18
General News.

The San Francisco Alta estimatbs that the
drought has cost California $S20,000.000.
There are on file at the State Department, in
Washington, eight thousand applicants for the two
hundred and sixty Consulates, and less than forty
nominations will be made.
Professor Anthony, of Harvard, now seventy
years old, and formerly the intimate friend and
companion of Agassiz. died at his home in
Cambridge Tuesday.
The man who vowed that he would never shave
or cut his hair until the Confederscy was estab-
lished lives in Newton, County, Ga. and has not
got over the foolishness yet.
| An Illinois man was accidentally drawn into
some machinery one day last week, and his watch
got into the cogg wheels and stopped them. He
escaped with torn clothes, bruised side, and q
ruined watch.
The strike Of the cigar m ikers, in New York
city. has a woman among its leaders. Mary
Heisler is the president of the organization,
commander.
| Mr.. William Morris, poet who has given us
some of our very best modern poetry, is practical
as well as poehcal, and has designed some Of the
best furniture and hang ings to be found IN En-
gland. Aud now he is about TO deliver some pop
| ular lectures in London upon the subject of do.
mestic art.
Col. Robert Ingersoll has just printed in . Pc
oria Journal eight columns Of defence Of Thomas
Paine. 1t is said to be 9 remarkable piece of
work--one calculated 10 take lasting place in
literature.
The Lcaven worth kan Times says that Hen.
n. A.. Ia D..
proves to be the only heir of wagon-maker
named Charles Barth. who was found dead in his
shop 10 Boscobel, Wis, ON the 9Th inst, and who
proves to have left property valued at S25 900 or
more.
| A discussion in the Convention Of Librarians at
London brought out some curious facts concern
the British Museum. Several speakers sdvocat-
ing the compiling Of q complete catalogue Of the
books in the Museum, which, it is estimated,
would cost not less than 81 5000 1t would have
to contain 100000 titles. quarter of century
would be taken up in the printing of the catalogue
and by that time there would be an accumu laton
of 100000 to 400 900 new titles.
A well-to-do bachelor, who had been his client
years ago, left by his W i'll handsome little COM
potency of about $4,000, says the London Truth
to the distinguished French lawyer, Matre Allou
On being Informed Of the fact by the family no.
tary Maitre Alou asked for a complete list of the
relatives of the deceased gentleman, with an &C.
count of their private means. When he had got
it he made selection Of the poorest aud most de
serving and divided the bequest between them
Truth asks how many lawyers in this practical
century are likely to be guilty of the same Of
Tense. if'
Yaou Shan Chinese giant, eight feet three
inches in height, ard still growing, is now on hi:
way to England; where he intends to exhibit him.
self. He tells strange story about bis marvel
lous growth. When he was eighteen years old he
was no taller than his companions of that age
Ond day, however, he caught strange looking
smoothed skinned fish, cooked it and ate il. Soon
after this feast he became very sick, and when af.
ter several weeks confinement to his bed, he left
it. he discovered that be had grown during the
sickness, and has ever since gone on growing.
His head is very small n comparison with the rest
of his body. This be says was caused by his no,
eating the head Of the Ash. A dog ate it, aud the
animals head grew so large that the Chinese, out
of pity. shot the unfortunate creature.
Judge Kelley will be the senior republican and
Mr.. Randall the senior democrat in the presen
House of Representatives, The former began his
continuous service in the XXXvIfth Congress,
aud the latter in the XXXVIIIth Congress-
| The steamer exports of produce to Europe from
both New York and Boston, on Saturday, were of
enormous amount. Eight steamships sailed from
New York and three from Boston. Those from
New York carried more than 900 900 bushels of
grain of which 263, 900 bushels were wheat. The
Boston steamers took out 1873, 900 bushels of wheat
and other produce in proportion, includin! very
large amount of fresh beef.
A Londoner who is the happy possessor Of some
meadows on the banks of the Thames. in those
meadows keeps some cows. One morning his
darymaid brought him letter which she said was
tied to the tail of one of the cows. On opening
it he found il contained three-penny piece and
the following penciled memors ndutn. 0sTo the