Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-28
General News.

There are nearly nine hundred prisoners in the
Mary land peDitentisry.
The Mayor of Boston has signed 2, 79i liquor IL
censes this year.
1t is believed that Murphy, Treasurer Of the
New York Excise Commissioners, has stolen 81
least Sl50,0O0.
A colony of about 200 families, mostly Germans
is being organized in Syracuse, Buffalo. Auburn.
Utica, and Erie 10 settle in Southern Kansas.
The Rev. Jonathan Crane, the pastor Of the
First Congregational Church. Middletown, Mass,
was stricken with spoplexy while preaching in
his pulpit, on Sunday morning last, and died
Tuesday afternoon.
The Chicago lnter-ocean has discovered q wo-
man who asserts that the late Brigham Yousg. of
Mormon renown, was an Englishman by birth.
but denied his country in the hope that be might
be made President Of the United States.
Mayor Borden of New Bedford, Mass, conclud-
ed not to spend Christmas at home, but went to
Washington and celebrated the day by being mar
red to Miss May Kent of that city. niece of
Gov. Kent of Maine. A large number Of friends
witnessed the ceremony, which took place At the
elegant residence of Mrs. B. B: French, Capitol
Hill.
The Media PENN American Of the Goth inst
says: The iron. STEEL and brass industries ger
orally throughout The State, are now more active
ly employed than for several years past. The
Cambria Iron Works have nearly completed . new
mill; the Pottstown Iron and Brass Foundry and
the keystone Tack Works of the same place are
in steady operation the Phoenix Iron Company of
Ph9pixville, are so pushed with foreign and home
orders that they are running day and night"
The St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press of the 22d
inst. says: This remarkable weather knocks
the old settlers association on their beam ends.
They never saw anything like t-not even in lSi9
and nothing so grievss an old settler - to be
compelled to admit that he can't ind parallel in
ancient times for modern meteorological or any
other phenomena. Here Is the 22d day of De-
ceuber. with the mercury dancing on its silver
heels to the music of 500 above zero; the Missis-
sippi river laughingly bursting its crystal bonds,
and giving US open water from St. Panl
to the lake; the steamer Aunt Betsey,
with its bsrges grounded on bar
three weeks ago, firing up and bringing herself
and convoy in safety to the ST. Paul lovee; 10
boats Of the ST. Paul Boat Club, each occup pied
with scullers or crews of osrsmen, sporting upon
the plac id bosom OF the ancestor Of meandering
stresms-all this, and too, the result Of the
remarkable weather which now prevails in Min
nesots. Yesterday even surpassed any day Of the
last two weeks for its mildnsss, bright sun aid
ing materially in drying up the mud which has
followed the rapid thaw. the frozen soil under.
meath preventing the absorption of the moisture
by the earth. The movement and dissppesrspce
of the ice. night before last, reopens navigation
from St. Paul to Lake Pepin, and this fact 10
worthy Of being placed on record for the benefit
Of all comirg investigators of climate facts and
theories In Minnesota"
In New York an Emerald Chinee,
Who went by the name Of Muir Fee,
Got up one fone ayening
And took quick having
With . lot of excise monee.
But the Tsmmany chief, Kellee,
Is displeased with the Emerald Chinee.
What be tux was so shmall
That it's quote plain to all
He's not rae son of Saint Tammanee.