Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-03-15
GENERAL NEWS.


San Francisco contains 40, 900 unemployed peo-
pie, which is about one sixth of the entire popula-
ton.
A baby says a recent French writer, is an angel
whose wings decrease as it, legs increase.
New York is disposed to test the blue glass
cure. All up and down Fifth aveanc, among the
fashionabes blue glass is Haunted from nearly
every window.
Not one American vessel of any description
cleared for ports in England, Ireland or Scotland
from the harbor of New York during the month
of February.
The Imprisonment Of Tweed will end in few
days The terms Of his discharge include the pay
ing back Of what money he has, said to be over
$l00, 900, and aiding the city TO unearth consider
ably more.
The Prince of Wales has decided 10 place his
two eldest sons on the ship-of-war Britannia in
order that they may be subject to naval discipline
although not necessarily with the view TO adopting
the navy as profession.
Judge Lafayette S. Foster recently presided
over prayer-meeting in Norwich Conn, held
specially to invoke blessing on the new Admin
tration. Leading citizens, without regard to creed
or party. attended.
Captain Wraa gave an exhibition Of fire proof
dress at Gilmore's Garden, New York, Monday
night. lie cooked dinner in the flames and ate
it, melted solid lead and performed other feasts,
apparently without discomfort to himself
Anderson NJ. Waddell, Western gambler, has
given $4,000 for the benefit of the widow and
children of Alfred Kirkland. whom he killed in
Nashville. He was acquitted legally of the CT IN
inal charge.
The Redwood library at Newport has lately
been given by the family copy Of the only known
portrait of Polly Lawton, the revolutionary Qua
keress, whose rare beauty and modesty Count
Segur enlarged upon in his memoirs.
The latest notes in regard to Mrs. Hayes are to
the effect that she is "a winsome lady," and that
when she smiles dimpe is disclosed in either
cheek. Her young daughter is said TO be her
mother in miniature, aud though only nine years
old is model of dainty courtesy.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Lewis of Hoboken, n. j., who
left 900 OOO the bulk Of his property, to be ap
piled to the reduction of the national debt, came
to this country from the West India Islands aud
served in the war of 1872. He was very DESTROYS
of taking part in the Of the rebellion, but bis
age, over 70 years, preve ted it.
Near Prospect street (relates the Cleveland Her.
add she dropped little red bow with gold pin
attached and it fiuttered to the edge of the side
walk. She stopped and looked at it. 1t might as
well have huttered to the edge of the universe
and dropped over for anything that she could do
to get it. She walked around it two or three
times gszed sadly at it, and then walked block
to Boliver street, got small boy and paid him
ten cents to come back and pick up that bow As
the boy rejoined his companion he remarked :
"Darned if ever seen q woman so proud. She
wouldn't pick up her own things from the side
walk" But it wasn't pride.
A brother-in-law of q we-known New Haven
gentleman, engaged in the gun business in this
State, dropped a pistol cartridge in the yard of
his residence at Middleton while ago, and has
since found out where it went to. One Of his hens
not at all appre-hen-sive picked it up and getting
down the wrong kind Of shell-not at all favor
able to egg making or longeyity-ior day or two
afterward she was blown into mincemeat by the
explosion of the cartridge inside Of her digestive
apparatus. This is fact -Neg HdUea Journak