Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-23
General News.

An English ialy who, in defiance of the law
married the brother Of her dead husband is in the
habit of abiding to her first spouse as "her poor
brother-in-lsw."
\ citizen of New Hartford, Connecticut, found
two big eggs in a nest placed in some woods re-
Gently, aud PIT them under a sitting hen. 10
four weeks he had young eagle, which he is
keeping
\ company has been formed at Washington to
supply housekecpers with provisions on the CO.
operative pan. The city has been districted, with
a chief for each quarter and an assistant for each
square, to attend to the business.
Ben +, King, Jr.. of New Bedford, recently
coughed up splinter of wood which had been in
his body for twenty mine wears, being part of "A
stick which accidentally pierced his flesh and
broke Off lie had often experienced sharp neu-
ralsic pains in the vicinity of the wound, which
have now entirely ceased.
1t seems to he mistake in attributing TO 4
French priest the following hihernicism, worthy
of the purest blooded Emerald Islander: In an.
neuncing procession to occur on the following
dav the priest said II it rains in the morning
the procession will take place in the afternoon and
if it rains in the afternoon the procession will take
place IN the morning"
There goes Mr.. Bancroft" shout out the
Newport Juveniles as the venerable historian can
tiers along the beach, sitting hi et-bsck steed per
fectly, with his long white locks flowing loosely
in The wind Aside from his literary pleasure. he
finds hi, chief delight in his garden He s said
to be clear case OF love among the roses for
be Is in love with these beautiful flowers, and is
with fresh buds. 1t is supposed ths be expends
large sum of money annually in the production
of this his favorte flower.
General and Mrs. Grant were present at a large
dinner party given al Pot,dam BY the Crown
Prince and Crown Princess OF Germ any "a week
OF ago. and the day after General and Mrs.
Grant dined with Prince Bismarck. On Monday
areview was held in honor of the ex.President /;
and on Tuesday he started for Hamburg, whence
he purposes making tour in Sweden and Nor
way. Gen. Grant received from the Empress an
autograph letter, expressing the Emperor's regret
that his Majesty was not able to receive him dur
ing his stay in Berlin.
One Of the most hopeful Indication. of the time $
is found u the fact that thousands Of people have
left the crowded cities for the lands of the West
The figures showing the amount OF lands disposed
of by the Government W i'll serve to give an idea
Of the movement. In Dakota. during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1873, S0i, 293 acres Of land
were disposed OF for homestead purposes that is,
to actual setters-agsinst l23, 500 acres for the
year previous; and the amount Of lands disposed
of for all pu, poses in that Territory 1856 47S
acres in excess of the year 1877. In Minnesota
the excess is 76l 1856, and in Nebraska 363, 26S-a
total of 3,724572 in the three localities named.
The sales by railro ads and other propretors does
not enter into the calculation.
This movement has already taken thousands of
unemployed people from the cities and placed
them where they are Independent. Reports from
all quarters 90 to show that the settlers doing
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