Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-30
General News.

saws that he has never known it Ia he sick
" in that city now.
Wade Hampton has had many mi>fortunes,
hut he has escaped the ignominy of being
kicked to death by mule.
preacher in Kentucky the other SUNDAY,
becoming exasperated paused in hi, discourse
to saw Ladies and gentlemen. II YOU will
give me your close attention will keep
lookout on that door. and if anything worse
than a man enters will warn You in time to
make your escape.
At ~. Andrews Church at Montreal. on
Sunday. n strong woman carried in birch
basket lined with silk. Mrs. William McNul-
tvs tripcts dressed in red. white and hluc.
forward to the communion table. At wic'
they were bapti,cd Louise Lornc and Nictor.
\ few days ago during one of III, round,
through his palatial hotel the landlord of the
Palmer House entered u room suddenly and
discovered window washer lri,urell engdg-
ed in reading a newspaper. ing very ac-
tive himself he had no use for a lazy uian or
one who Sights his work He discharged
his washer on the spot. and ordered him to
60 to the office for his pay. The man oh, y
ed, got his money. went to hi, room on the
upper floor arraycd himself in hi> SUNDAY
suit. packed up his duds and descended to
the servants apartments to take leave of hi>
former associates. About this time Mr..
Palmer entered. hut did not recognize hi.
quondam employee in his store clothes Here
my man, you look As though there was good
work in You; do you want job" The cN-
washer. somewhat surprised, admitted that he
stood in need of one. Can You wash win
dows?'' The man allowed that he uld.
well" said Mr.. Palmer. We Just dis
charged man who has been doing that sort
of work. paid him only so month. but
if you take the place and 20 right u work
I'll pay you So" The propo,iti' m was
quietly accepted and in half an hour tn dis
charged employee was scrubhiNg away il the
same old room.-C Chicago 7u',S.
1t i, announced from Washington that the
Treasury officials are entirely conh1r,.t ot the
perfectly smooth working Of the rc.umption
act AT the date when it is 10 take effect. Their
confidence i, entirely justified 10y the factr
The business community i. SO satisfied that
the Government can and will redeem IL notes
in gold on presentation, and that the obstacles
which the acts of February and MAY last
place in the way of permanently continuing
this course are to be made of no effect iDr the
present, that there is not likely to he any
special demand for gold. For the time being,
the terms of the law, at New York only. But
this is merely measure of prccaut m. and
as the operation OF the law i fully
ascertained. notes will be redeemed AT all the
Sub-Treasuries.-Ner Iolk Times.
Senator Dawes. while sleighing with his
wife in Pittsted, Mass, on Tuesday after
noon, was turned out into ditch by his horse
taking taking fright but chung to the rcin-,
and no injury was done, although he was
dragged some distance
Among the banners borne in a temperance
procession in a country town was one read
ing: 'All's well when daddy's sober"
Some philosophers contend that electricity
is life the cause of all things. Every month
or two we see that it is applied in some new
way as a helper of mankind. Recently it has
been used as a punishment in the Ohio Pcni-
Tertiary, at Columbus, and the method is thu,
described The apparatus is in box 10
inches long, feet high, and 3 dc and con-
tains an electro magnet. The prisoner is
taken to the ducking box formerly used in the
insane departments is stripped and blind
folded before coming in sight of the water
box. then led round corner of the interior