Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-24
General News.

A first-class horse exchange is to be organ
lied in New York.
The Brooklyn folks are starving diphtheria
to death by robbing it of its nourishment,
foul drains and sewers.
In Quebec, on Monday several large blocks
of rock fell from a cliff into the street at the
spot where Gen. Montgomery fell.
John OClee, of New York, went into a
Boston saloon on Monday and requested to
be served with a dinner as quickly as possible
as he had only ten minutes to live. After
partaking of the meal, he drew Il revolver
and shot himself, probably fatally.
A water spaniel recently followed his mas
ter into machine shop in Pulaski, n. Y,
and while wagging his tail briskly got too
close to an oily sticky shaft, which was max
ing $50 revolutions per minute. The hairs
were long and were wrapped once around the
shaft before the dog got ready to wag his tail
the other way. Immediately there was yelp-
ing. The shaft made 37l2 revolutions in IL
seconds, and the dog likewise, before his mas
ter discovered bis predicament and shut the
gate. After his adventure the spaniel was
very much out Of breath, but was not serious
ly hurt.
A number of medical students in Indianap-
oils recently undertook to make victim of a
professional 'resurrectiOnist." They told
him that they had secured body and asked
him to remore it from its hiding place. The
supposed corpse in the bag was live
medical student. The students pointed out
the spot where the bag was concealed, and the
professional threw the bag over his shoulder
and set out for the college. The corpse, with
no knowledge of his whereabouts, straight
ened out just as his bearer was crossing the
canal. With rare presence of mind the in
tended victim of the joke heaved his burden
over the bridge into the water and calmly
walked on. Had not the companions of the
unfortunate fellow rushed to his rescue there
would have been ''sure enough" corpse in
the party.
There is strong movement in favor of
holding the next Republican National Con-
vention at Saratoga.
The increase in receipts of the Grand
Trunk railway last week, on freight traffic
alone, was $4,000 over the corresponding
week of last year.
Ex-Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, says that
State is just as alive as it can be, and full OF
prosperity and that the iron men cannot be-
gin to fill their orders.
Senator Window says Minnesota is sharing
in the general prosperity and increasing in
population, although this years crops are
less than those ola year ago.
The Court in New Jersey decides that q
man has right to interment in his own lot
in a Catholic cemetery, Notwithstanding his
contumacy in dying Free Mason.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided that the law is unconstitutional
under which eight thousand trademarks have
been registered at the Patent Office.
The demand for wool has been larger than
ever, and the sales are large. One house
sold ,O00, 900 pounds, and two others sold
$50, 200 pounds each. There has been an adj.
vance of about cents during the week.
The democratic party in Maine seems to
be bent in precisely the same direction as the
supporters of Governor Kent were said to be.
1t is probably just as well for the republican
party that they should go ahead Tribune.
Henry s. Howe, Esq. ofthe Pocassett Mill
Fall River, will retire Jan. LIST. 1t is report
ed that he has accepted an offer Of the super
intendency of the Laconia and Pepperell
mills of Bddeford. Maine, at a salary of $lO,-
600 year. and will reside at the mills.
Colonel Robert g. Ingersol. who nominal.
ed Blaine in the last republican National Con
vention, has told his mind to the Indianapo-
lis journal. He is still for Blaine. "First
of all, Blaine is certainly a competent man
of affairs-a man who knows what to do al
the time; and then he has acted in such a
chivalric way ever since the convention al
Cincinnati that those who opposed him most
bitterly now have for him nothing but admir-
alton"