Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-22
General News.

The number of lives lost by Wclncsday's
tornado will probably count up thirty five
Boston 1dreitiSer.
The Roumanans refuse to cnancipatc the
Jews, which the powers urgently demand
as condition of their recognizing the indie
pendence Of Roumania. Fresh compica-
tons are feared.
The strangest feature, observes the London
Telegraph, in the history of the cato nine
tails is, that no antiquary has been able to
tell with precision when the implement OF
torment was invented, whence il came, or, if
foreign importation, at what period it was
introduced into England.
The following advertisement appear, in
the columns of German medical journal :
Through the death of the late proprietor, a
good practice Surgery in wealthy part of
the country is to be disposed of. either by
sale or lease. The present owner, daughter
of the deceased is young and single, and
would not object to marry with the buyer or
tenant, if suitable arrangements were made
Address, &c.
on the advice of her friends, intends to leave
Chiselhurst soon to repair for the summer to
to the castle of Sabacz, in Croatia which she
bought lately while staying at Vienna. Her
friends insisted on her departing at once from
residence so full of sad memories as Cam
den Place. But this is more than they have
been able to obtain from the empress, who
has expressed her intention of again seeing
her dead son and praying on his grave.
\ pretty little girl, in whose cheap and
plain dress the child of laborcr could be
recognized, contemplated, in company with
her mother the rich show-window of toy
store on the boulevard. Her mother. point
ing at the biggest and most richly dressed of
the dolls, said "You would like to have
that wouldn't you, Louise?" ''Oh no mann
ma, not that one; it's too well dressed for
me-" "Anfwhat difference does that make
to you?" "Why, I'd want to be my dollv's
mamma, and not her servant girl "-FJtnrb
Paper
\ PRAYER was answered in Wednesday 5
tempest. The story is vouchcd for that a
Connecticut woman who owns a lot in the
cemetery went to the authorities the other
day for leave to cut down tree upon it. to
make room for Il monument. but was refused
She asked n second time, with no better sue
cess. Then she said that she had prayed
them to grant her request, but had been re-
fused, and she should now ask the Lord to
remove the tree. 1t was torn up by the roots
in the course of the great storm.
Zacharah Chandler is said, in the matter
of deadly weapons, to have a partially for
the Anglo-Saxon fist. The Boston Traveller
correspondent reports him Is saying: "Many
years ago-nearly twenty, at least-I deter
mined to take course of training In boxing
and employed one of the best trainers in
the country, the man who trained Hecnan for
his famous prize fight before the war. was
under this mans charge for at least six
months, and in that time became quite an
adept in using my fists. | got upa first-class
muscle, and have preserved it to this dav.
No person in the Senate suspects that am n
boxer, or that can strike a blow like iron,
but If am ever assaled my assailant will
discover that | can defend myself without re-
sorting to weapons"