Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-30
General News.


The amount contributed ia New York for the
yellow fever sufferers exceeds three hundred thou
sand dollars. D.. ...ts u
Wilmington N. C., long dali city, is now ea-
perencing lively times. vito the prospect of pros.
perity and growth nIthe future
An Engshman reeeptly rode from London 10
Bath and return, distance of PIP miles, in a sin.
gle day on bicycle.
The Norristown Herald declares that Miss Ada
Cavendish ought to succeed as an actress, since
she has plenty Of paper to back-her.
The house OF Wslter NJ. Green Of Providence
Was robbed Wednesday evening of $4,000 worth
of diamonds and other jewels during the absence
of the family. -
General Garibsldi thinks that peace will only be
possible when the peoples have NO master, and
that Italy's war against Austria must not be
made as 10 the past, with white gloves, but with
the knife" '
A violin said to have been once owned by the
poet Burns, which has been valued at over $1,000,
and is over 200 years old, has been discovered in
New York jewellers shop. 1t is and yet is not a
Scotch fiddle. ~
jumping sheets" are being introduced into
the English fire brgades. They are of stout can
vas, with sixteen loops, or handles to be held BY
as many men, and 50 break the fall of a person
jumping into them from burning house. Trials
have resulted very satisfactorily.
The honorable name of Pullman is being
smirched BY the dram drinking interest. The
Pulman Palace 90. il being transferred into the
Pullman travelling dramshop company 1t 10 an
after thought bred of selfish aims, and will be
productive of untold harm. The Introduction Of
liquor for sale in railway car, even if is dining
car. is not movement. in the right direction
Hitherto the custom has been not to admit drunk
ards. now facilities are supplied to make sober
men drunk. This is great mistake, and the pub
lie must be warnod against it-St. Louis Chris-
tidn Aduocdte.
Here AZ case Of prompt answer ,oprsyer. Two
little boys were arrested in Holyoke last week for
stripping the leaves from the trees in the park.
Soon after they had been locked up an officer
heard their voices and peepcd into the cell. Both
of the children were Down on their knees. with
their hands clasped and tears running down their
cheeks. 20 Lord, please let US out of this place.
and we'll never do it again, never never" prayed
one sobbing culprit, while the other was repeat-
ing the Lords prayer. "Pray harder" said enc
of them, land speak your words plain, or God
won't understand you." 81 try to, Jimmy, bu,
I'm crying so can't" said the other, and then re
doubled their prayers. The officer slipped away
got the keys, and compounded their felony.
Cleopatra's Needle was raised to ito position on
the Thames embankmeut without hitch, When
the signal had been given, the monolith began
slowly to move on an iron axis, and with no an.
parent strain on any point, the giant block OF
stone gradually raised its head until at an angle
Of ten or fifteen degrees from the perpendicular il
came to perfect rest, suspended on its centre O,
gravity. IL was then easily moved into its proper
place. Within the pedestal had been placed an
esrthenware jar containing Bibles in French and
English, an Arabic Genssis, q Hebrew Pentateucb
and verse from the third chapter of St. John iu
2l5 different languages. 1t has been pointed on,
that this enterprise only the second instance since
the time Of the Roman Emperors of the transport
Of colossal obelisk from the shores of Africa Ia
any other part of the world. The first instance was
the memorable enterprise Of Louis Philippe in
removing the Luxor monolith of Rameses II. ia
the center Of the Place de la Concorde in Paris
1t was set on its pedestal on the 25th of Octo.
ber' 1886, IN the presence of the King the Roya
famiy, and an immense concourse of people
Some sailors climbed on the top when it was rny
IN place, aud placed the tr-color there amid the
shouts OF the multitude below. When the ODE.
hsk at st. Peters, in Rome, was set up in 1856
| required the joint labor of more than 1900 mer
and l40 horses, strsining for = month a. blocks
ropes and tackles. But in contrast with this, only
| dozen men were working at the crspks in i ION.
don the other day, and they raised the ODE
lisk in half an hour. There are only twelve CO.
losssl obelisks now Standing on the face ot this
earth. Five are in Egypt. tour in Rome, and one
each in Paris, London and Constantnople. il
cost about fi6,O00 to remove Cieopatras needle
10 London and set i up, but Louis PhilIppe' !,
Government expended between ESQ 900 aud $50,
| 900 to secure theirs. 2"