Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-30
GENERAL n d Ms.


A Philadelphia firm has just shipped lot of
bullfrogs to Germany.
Michigan proposes to tax all church property
that is worth over $4,000.
| New York statistcs-There are 81 200 buildings
in the city, Sl37 900 worth of church proper
ty on which no taxes are paid.
| Elizabeth c. Chaplain is the name Of the young
woman, daughter OF a Scottish advocate, who
wrote Mr.. Sankey's famous hymn "The Ninety
and Nipe.'
| One of the curiosties at a recent silver wedding,
in ST. Louis, was cake IS years old, which was
baked on the occasion of the original wedding.
Carelessness in directing and afiiSing stamps to
letters caused the return of over $4,000 to the
writer's from the Boston post-offce alone last
year.
| Not one of the war maps shows any trees for
the officers to crawl behind, and that makes the
anticipated battle grounds look strange and un-
natural. Ask any old soldier if this isut so.-St.
| Louis Journal.
The bride of Governor Carroll of Maryland is a
daughter of Judge Tompson of Stanton, and has
two sisters married to brothers of the Governor,
while the only single sister is engaged to be mar
ried to the remaining bachelor Carroll.
Prince Bismarck, during his late visit to Berlin
used pretty plain language to the French minister
in that city. He expressed his great disaPproba
lion in the change Of ministry and implied that
utramontane interference might cause considers-
bic difficulty.
Over 5000 horses, 6i3 asses and 50 mules were
eaten in France last year. The frst horse abat.
tor wa. established in 1866. and the consumption
has since increased yearly. A healthy carcass is
worth $40.
A recent issue of the London Court Journal
contains thirty columns of descriptions of the Ia
dies dresses worn at recent royal reception.
Each column contains descriptions of about thir-
teen different dresses and all the notices are paid
for,
Alongside Of submerged rock which divers
brought up in Newport, r. l., hsrbor few days
ago, were found Is pounds of copper lying in reg
ular plaits, which had been rubbed from the bot
tom of steamboats, which had struck against it.
Mr.. Gladstone SAYS that Wedgwood the potter
is of his heroes, considering him to be, take
him altogether, the most extraordinary man whose
name is recorded in the history of the CONNER
cal world. Wedgwood not only completely rev.
outonized the character of the fabrics Of his day
but he carried the manufacture OF earlhenware 10
by far the highest point had ever attained in any
country in the world"
Princess Demdoff, young Russian lady wear
ing the full uniform of hussar and mounted on
magnificent charger, rode at the head OF splen-
did regiment OF cavalry through the outskirts of
Bucharest not long ago. She is the daughter of
the honorary colonel and proprietor OF the regi-
ment, who is reported as spending $4,000 year
upon it. No Russian cavalry is so well mounted.
the horses averaging l6 hands, comprising chest.
nuts, whites, browns, and bays respectively.
The chief engineer of the Government railways
in Australia recently reported that the locomo-
tiyes made in Australia were not only poor ores,
but injury to the roads He recommended that
hereafter all engines be bought in the United
States, He ia right. The American invention
runs smoo hest. pulls stronger, lasts longer, and
Costs less to run than any in the world.
Miss Ida Hawley of Hornells,ille, Steuben
! County, n. Y, age 20, committed suicide by
drowning few days ago. She left paper set
ting forth her reasons for refusing to live. in
which she writes that she was young and healthy
that she bad never felt the lack of love,
Of food or clothing. She voluntarily abandoned
life, as she says, from a deep-seated conviction
tnst not worth living; prospect of life be-
yond the world which this is but preparation for
being vague and chimerical."
Jules Verne has made large fortune from his
books.
1t is stated that ex-senator Carpenters law
practice brings him $4,000 per annum.
grain dealer in Lehigh county, Pa. cleared
SIS 600 by the recent rise.
1t is stated that there at present 10 900 spin
dies silent in the Befas; (Iresnd) linen trade dis
trct.