Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-16
General News.

An exploration of Great Salt Lake shows
that its greatest depth is thirty-six feet.
There are eleven men in the New York
Tombs waiting sentence for murder in the
first degree.
1.-THE patter of little feet and the patter of
summer rain are among the sweetest sounds
on earth. "-.Jere Coughiin.
A Georgia clergyman insists that he "mar-
rifles" couple, whether the word is in the
dictionaries or not, when he unites them in
marriage.
The baggage Of Mrs. Scott Siddons was
seized at Troy last Monday on claim of $50
for breaking an engagement at Albany last
winter She promptly settled the claim.
II was observed by the late A. Ward that
American orators had bad habit of stepping
over. 1t has also been noticed that the man
who Stops over most has the least in him.
The official reports show that over twenty
eight thousand immigrants from Germany
have landed at New York since the first day
of January, being seven thousand more than
during the corresponding period last year.
A good lady who, on the death of her hus-
band, married his brother, has a portrait of
the former hanging in her dining room. One
day visitor, remarking the painting, asked /:
as that member of your family!"
The uniform of the late Prince Louis Ma
poleon is stated to have been found at kraal
near Nlundi, the whole front of it having
been pierced by assegais. The Zulu who ac-
tually inflicted the death-blow is said to have
been Abango, who was subsequently killed at
Ulundi
For the Christmas tree there are shown wax
fruits that look most natural, baDnerets, ism
glass ornaments in vases and flowers of wax,
decorated candles, brilliant refectors, flying
cherubs, and to stand at the foot is the snow
covered Santa Claus with his empty pack.
The late Prince Alamaya of Abyssinia was
extremely delighted when, as q little fellow,
he first landed in England. As he walked
about the dockyard at Plymouth, he exclaim-
ed, with childish glee: so this beautiful
country! shall never go back!" and he did,
indeed never go back! At the time of his
death he had nearly forgotten his native
tongue, retaining only word or two.
The smartest Newfoundland dog yet discOv-
cred lives at Haverhill, Mass. He meets the
newsboy ut the gate every morning and car
ries his masters paper into the house; that
is, he did so till the other day, when his mas
ter stopped taking the paper. The next morn
ing the dog noticed the boy passing on the
other side without leaving the newspaper,
went over and took the whole bundle from
him and carried them into the house.
One of the wealthiest noblemen of Belgium,
the Comte de Grimbergen, died at Brussels
recently. lie had to invoke the Intervention
of the public authorities to be disembarrassed
of relations who wanted to compel him to die
with the rites of religion. The fortune left
by him is estimated at about 90, 600, 900 francs.
Among his legacies is one of 500, 900 francs
for the construction of a seaside residence
for the children Of the public schools.
The report of the national commission ap-
pointed to investigate whatever pertains to
the yellow fever in Cuba, makes public the
startling fact that the fever prevails at every
point on the island, so far as inquiries
have extended. No place in Cuba seems to
have been discovered which is exempt from
the plague, its ravages depending mainly up
on the number of unacclimated persons with
in the influence of the infection.
Mr.. Joseph b. Eaton, life member of the
Boston Young Mems Christian Union. who
died Nov. 90, 1873, madea bequest of $50, 900
to the union on condition that within six months
of his decease there should be raised and add
ed to it a sufficient sum to pay all the debts
of the association. This condition has been
fulfilled, the union has just received the
amount of the bequest and all its liabilities
have been discharged.