Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-12
General News.

Ex-Mayor Cobb, of Boston, is to be the new
President Of the National Revere Bank of that
city.
The Dubuque (Gowa) Telegraph, democratic
paper, condemns its pary's nomination of John
L. Irish for Governor as bunder.
Opium smoking is to be prom bted in China at
the end Of three years by an edict of the Emper-
or.
In Barren county, Kentucky, a few days ago,
William Shannon, youth Of 81 years, led TO the
altar widow, over whose head 81 winters had
sprnkled their SHOWS
Mr.. P. I. Barsum lcctured in Des Moines Sunday
evening for the benefit of the hospital where some
OF his employees, who were wounded in the late
oid accident, are receiving treatment.
1t is said that within the last seventeen veais
the persons in India who have persisted from fam.
me are equal in number to the entire population
Of Scotland
A woman and two children who travelled all
The way from Louisiana, most of the way on foot
reached Halifax, n s., recently. A Maltese cat
had been the companion of one of the children
the entire journey.
Daniel w. Bell, a prominent merchant in St.
Louis, died IN that city on Tuesday, and his
brother Noah Bell, died in Boonvllle, Mo-, only
few hours previously. They were buried in the
'ame grave in Lexington, Ky.
A nine composed of cripples-chiefly one legged
men-is being organized in Paterson, N j., TO
play grand base bali match at Newark. with a
'lmilar nine of that city, for the benefit of the
soldiers Home.
1t is proposed to offer to members of the Boston
Young Mems Christian Union not more than 80
wears OF age, yes Of $50 and S25-to be paid
out OF special fund contributed for the purpose
~ the two best essays on "Tne Relation between
capital and Labor in the United States"
The tax on opium yields the British Govern
nent in India six millions Of pounds net annually,
ne revenue from the source being next in import
inee to the land revenue, which is twenty six
millions.
The Dead Sea is about so miles long, and 20
road, surrounded by bare mountains, and the
water Is salt, pungent and deleterious to animal
iie IL is believed that it was once fertile basin
absorbed by a volcano aud earthquake. Heaps Of
alt are collected on its shores.
James Gus Phillips, who left Boston for Cali
iorna during the gold fever of lS4S, when only
10 or 10 years of age, and from whom no tidings
,ane for several years, has recently written to his
elatves from Bathurst, New South Wales, where
ne has a wife aud eight children.
Wnen NJ. Theirs travt He'd in Belgium, not long
,go, worthy burgomaster in one town deeply
lesired the honor of presentation to the French
'talesmsn. Much embarrassed, the good man
made his bow, and endeavoril to say something
At once delicate and hattering, TREMENDOUSLY ex-
la d: "Now that have seen you, Monsieur
.hitrs, you can die"
1t was twenty years ago that William T. P,
while dying on the east coast of Africa, confded
10 a comrade who had been at the gold diggings
With him small package for his little daughter
England. While he had been wandering
around the world, however, his daughter had been
aiken to this country by some relatives The
friends Of The deceased in England were unable
to track their kindred who had emgrated, and for
wenty years past they have had the package in
heir possession. Lately they accidentally learned
bat the daughter was in Richmond. She re-
;tived her heritage last week. 1t contained two
nuggets of virgin gold, several ornaments ham
mcred out of gold, evidently Intended for ladies
wear, and several gold masonic pins.