Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-03
General News.

paradise Lost has been translated into
the Russian tongue
All the Chicago theatres now remain open
on Sunday evenings.
There is a cosby rumor at Washington
that President Hayes intends, as a matter of
courtesy, to tender the British Mission to
General Grant There is no expectation that
the General will accept.
A Berlin dispatch says that in order topro-
mote the direct export of Russian grain to
England, 81, 900 900 has beon assigned for
improving the Esthonian harbor of Baltic
Port.
A Texas girls foot was badly wounded, re-
sulting in lockjaw. A physician was called,
and terror at the sight of the edged instru-
ments produced reaction and the girl was
well before anything could be done for her.
Mr.. Ching Ian Pin, the Chinese Minister
to the United States, who is now in Paris,
will return to Washington some time in No
vember preparatory to visit to Peru, where
he will complete the establishment of the d.
plomatic posts ordered by the Emperor with
the nations of Europe and America.
Three Italian bicyclists have just performed
the journey from Milan to Lyons in five days
by Genoa and the Cornice. The distance ex
ceeds slightly $50 kilometres or $50 miles
English measurement They therefore trav
elled at the rate of 10 miles each day, and
kept up this extraordinary speed for five sue
cessive days, traversing the rutty, ill-paved
roads and the worse-paved streets Of villages
and towns. Yet they won no belt.
person in Illinois recently applied to the
Treasury for the redemption of five coupons
representing several thousand dollars. For
safe keeping they had been placed in tin
box and deposited in a stovepipe. A fire be-
ing built in the stove, the coupons were de-
stroyed. The ashes, however, were retained
in the box, and were presented with the APP
plication for redemption. A scientific exam
ination satisfactorily proves that the contents
of the box are the remains of the coupons as
alleged They cannot be redeemed, how
ever, the coupons having been detached from
the bonds.
At the McIIenry House, Meadville, Pa,
there is parrot which is source of great
annoyance to train men. When it sees
freight train coming it will yell at the top Of
its voice, "Swtch off. switch OFF," The
enunciation is so distinct that it not unfre-
quently happens the train will be switched to
avoid supposed danger. The same Bird
when it sees a passenger train, will YELL "All
aboard" and thereby cause scamper among
the passengers, who after sitting in the cars
for ten or fifteen minutes, will discover they
have been sold.
Eli Perkins announces in the Chicago Tri-
bune. the engagement of Miss Lille Aver,
the dead pill-man's daughter. to the Prince
Count dAquila, and grandson of Dom Pedro
of Brazil. She is a very lovely young lady
of 20, and the prince is 3D. lie is poor-she
very rich, having now in her own name and
possession the moderate little fortune of So
600 900. She has had many American and
foreign lovers. Capt Pierson, of the L. S
Navy, who was knighted by Queen Victoria,
paid steady court to her for year; and then
Joaquin Miller fell in love with her, with all
the ardor of passionate poet. 1t was to her
that Joaquin dedicated the passionate love re-
frain entitled "Princess Lille. "-Erch ange
Senator Blaine is quoted by The Pittsburg
Gazette AS picturesquely relating his expert
ences with the journalists of that city last
week lie declares that he had no sooner
alighted from the train than "a cadaverous
individual grabbed him by the throat and
dragged him of into an obscure corner" to
ask what he had to say on the next Republic
can candidate for President. Mr. Blaine
casually remarked that lumber was selling
well, and escaped He then started for his
hotel, when "a pale, intellectual looking man
grasped him insinuatingly by the arm" and
wanted to know whether he intended to run
for President. Poor Mr.. Blaine made a
pleasing observation about the weather and
got away. At last he reached the hotel
and was actually seated at dinner congratu-
latng himself upon his tact, when he twas
suddenly approached by small individual
with heavy club and reddish mustache"-a
man who wanted to know all the Senator's