Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-04-14
GENERAL NE rs.
'harles Reade never married.

Charles Readc never married.
Nichols is said to be handsome.
President Lerdo of Mexico will probably visit
Boston.
London has 8, $4,000 inhabitants. Paris has
l,9s6. 900.
Several German towns have anti .hatraisinx So
cieties.
Boston people tried their fast horses Fss,
Day at Mystic Park.
In the city of Brooklyn there Is a population of
5000 Spitz dogs.
New York pays $4,000 nightly for amusements
Counting matinee receipts, this makes the round
sum of 500, 900 a week.
Gen. Gushing intends TO resume his legal plac-
tice at Washington when he returns from Madrid.
The grave of cx-President Andrew johnson
and his wife are both unmal ked, and are only
covered by little wooden sheds.
The n. Y. Hearsl affirms thst Alexander II
Stephens is quite well; and the three column par
agraphical obituaries about him are no longer IN
type.
1t is solemn, announced by the Cincinnati Ga
zette that great granddaughter of George Nv.
of England is a teacher in one of the Sabbath
schools of that city.
The Ohio republican State Comm ittee i, to hold
a meeting in Columbus on Thursday, 10Th inst
for consultation with reference to the next State
campaign.
The bronze statue of Thomas Campbell which
is to be erected in Glasgow, where he was born will
be unvaed on the 9Th of July, the Tooth aniser-
sary of his birth.
A pure white muskrat was caught in the
north partsf Great Darlington, n. H., recently,
something old hunters never saw before.
The man with the Ulster overcoat coming down
to his heels, is thinking whether it isn't time to
lay it aside and put on pantsloons.
Six Schenectady gentlemen have mutually
agreed that should any of their number drink in
toxicating liquor within the city limits, he shall
give each of the others new suit of clothes.
Judge Brown of Baltimore censured jury.
man on Tuesday for novel-Iesding in court, anC
ordered one of the bailiffs to take charge of the
book which he had
Gov. Hampton, one reads, is so; has been mar
ried twice and is a widower. He had three chill
dren-two sons and a daughter. His eldest son
Preston Hampton, was killed at Gettysburg.
The Inman, Guion. National and White Star
lines of steamers will only make fortnighty trip,
between this country and Europe after the first Of
May. The Cunarders, however, will continue to
sail every Saturday.
Bertha Won Hitler the pedestrian, has besuti
full figure. She has long and steady stride She
has long step and firm tread. She looks in per
feet health. She walks with her mouth shut with
no painting and no hurry. Her gown is short ant
blue her stockings are of the heavenly color, hei
boots are without heels, her hat is small and gray
Her face is frank, intelligent, and pleasant
Her hair is light and massive. Round and round
she goes with the regularity Of mach inc. She
is very attractive to everybody who sees her. In
Boston she has just walked 80 miles in trife
over IL hours
A queerly matched couple were seen at New.
ark, n. j., last week in handsome young white
woman, daughter of Mississippi planter, named
Debezon, and worth $l75,0O in her own right
and her black husband. The negro was formerly
slave on her fathers plantation, and he saved
her life at a steamboat excursion by putting hei
on his back aud swimming ashore, though one arm
was shattered. lie became the family pet, and
the little girl taught him to read, then mathemat.
les and French He became an accomplished gen.
tleman, and when the girl grew up she fell in love
with him. Mr.. Debezon, who is prominent dem
ocrat, of course opposed the match and the couple
ran away and are now spending their honeymoon
at the North.