Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-22
General News.

1t is said that $4,000 deer have been killed in the
Adirondack during the last two months.
Miss Celeste Winsns Of Baltimore is said to be
the richest young lady in America She inherited
500, 900 from her father.
Nearly . million and half Gospels and New
Testaments printed in twenty-five languages were
given away at the bible stand in the Paris Exposi-
ton.
There is a man in the woods of West Virginia,
who has been q fugitive there ever since he was
drafted in 1863 He cannot be persuaded that the
war is over.
The highest rate Of taxation of the twenty eight
large cities Of the United States is that of Troy
being STA per centum; the lowest is that of De-
troit, Mich, "a per centum.
Naval officers believe that William Buder. who
claims to have been one of the survivors of the
Inflated Huron, is an imposter. A man of the
same name enlisted as a sailor on the Huron, but
deserted at Norfolk.
He was getting q certificate from the clerk, and
in reply to the usual question, First or second
msrrisge'' he said: ITS my second marriage,
I'm sorry to say but my first wife requested'me
to marry again, and I'm going to do it,
discordant meeting of the so-called temper
ance workers was held in New York church
Monday night. One of the sisters violently de-
nounced Mr.. Murphy, charging him with desert
ing his converts and pocketng lots of money by
preaching temperance.
In New York the other day an elderly gentle.
man. who said he never exprrimented in that way
before, threw two dollars in pennies on the pave
ment. Boys and girls, and even men and women,
Joined in the wild scramble tor the coin and ca
gerly gathered them from the mud. The donor
was besieged with appeals for "more," aud when,
to escape the crowd, be got on . passing car.
part Of the crowd followed for several blocks.
"Do you make any reduction to minister :"
said young lady in Richmond the other week to
. salesman. always. Are you a minister's
wife ?" ooh, no! I'm not married" said the lady
blushing. Daughter then 7" NO" The trader
looked puzzled. II am engaged to q theological
stu dent" said she. The reduction was made.
The Newark (N. } Journal relates the expert
ence of an editor who presented to an old farmer
q bill for eight years back subscription. The
countryman was first amazed, and then indignant.
He put on his spectacles, scrutnzed the bill, and
after assuring himself that it was genuine, he ex.
claimed: I've been supportin' this yere paper nigh
onto eight years, and never had NO SIGH thing as
this flung at me before. I'll stop supportin' it,"
He not only withdrew his valuable support but
failed to pay the bill.
American talent receives once more appropriate
recognition in Europe. 1t IL said that the French
government has decided to set apart hall in the
Palais Bourbon for permanent collection of the
United States Educational Exhibit, the greater
part Of which has already been donated. This
shows the perfection of the educational system we
have built up in this country, and though there are
q good many things of less importance that we
might profit by among our friends ON the other
side, yet there are some of higher importance in
which We excel them, and we are glad to see one
people apprecistive OF our work in the field of
intellectual training .--Nelc York Star.