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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

The cold weather froze the water in the
pipe which leads to the tank near the railroad
bridge, and when the hot rays Of the sun
reached it Sunday morning it caused it to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
Colby University Notes.

Rev. Lyman f. Chase of Kennebunkport
preached before the Boardman Missionary
Society, Sunday. The NEST noticeable and
soothing feature of the sermon was his
prayer-twenty-eigh minutes long.
Messrs. Cochrane and Ryder have been alb
sent the past week as delegates to the Delta
Epsilon convention held in Schenectady, N.
Y. Among the proceedings of the conven-
ton we notice that two distinguished men were
made honorary members of the fraternity,
Judge Langdon of the Supreme bench of N.
Y. and President Robins of Colby.
The students are anticipating the lecture
to he given here next week, Nov. 6, by Josh
Billings.
The Weber Quartette sang at Skowhegan
last Friday evening. +. Il. c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

The Marshal and aids seized about 10 gal
Ions of liquor in the cellar of the building adj
joining McLaughlin's saloon, yesterday after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

B. F. Estes will preach at Pettingilrs Cor
ner next Sunday, at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
Deane Pray ( Co.,
Are selling Boys Suits
from 4 to 10 years ofage,
for ST. rs, 1925 and $2.75.
oct2St3w

KENNEBEC IS. - Superior Court, September
Term, 1879.
KNICKERBoCKER STEAM TowAGE COMPANY VS..
HENRY ExALL 4 Co. < TR.
4 nd now ON suggestion t0the Court that Henry
"A Exall Co., the defendants, 1t the time ofthe
service OF the writ were not Inhabitants Of this
state and had no tenant, agent or attorney, within
the same that their goods estate have been attached
in this action aud that they have had notice of said
suit and attachment 1T sORDERED that notice Of the
pendency OF this suit be given to the said defendants
by publishing an attesed copy Of this order together
with an abstract Of the plaintiffs writ, three weeks
successfully in the keBnebec Journal a newspaper
printed at Augusta, in the County of Kennebec, the
last publication to be not less than fourteen days be-
fore the next term Of this Court, to be holden
at Augusta, within and for the County of kennebec,
on the first Tuesday of December, 1879 that said de.
PENDANTS may then aud thereiappear, and answer to
said suit, il they shall cause.
Attest: WIN. NJ. STkATTON, Clerk.
(Absfracf Of Prs tcrif.)
Assumpsit on account annexed for $2iO6s. Date
of writ April TO- s17, returnable to the August term
ls17 Addamnom 800.
Ira ID. SturgiS H. summoned as trustee.
r.. w. WHITEuoUsE, Atty to Ptf.
true copy Of the order Of court with abstract of
the writ
oct2stSw3w Attest WIN. NJ. STRATTON, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

The National Tribune failed to reach us
with its last issue. The omission of one num-
Der of the paper is quite skip towards the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

A~LosT.-A lap robe, on Sunday night,
somewhere between Sewall St and Frank
Severance's stable. The finder will be re-
warded by leaving the same at the Office of
F. Swain Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
Kate Claxton is to appear in Ilallowell.

Hay is shipped from Gardiner at $50 per
ton on the Star of the East.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
EASTERN AFFAIRS,

DOings of Servia and Montenegro.
BELGRADE, October q. 1t is reported
that servia and Montenegro have concluded
the offensive and defensive alliance which
was directed chiefly against the threatening
attitude of the Albanians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
CANADA.
Burned 10 Death,

KINGSTON, Ont, October %. Fire yestcr-
day destroyed the residence of Donald Ora
ham, at Township Pittsburg. His youngest
child was burned to death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

Littlefield and Maxwell, the clothes wiring
er repairers, have gone to Watervlle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
Abolition Of Torture.

The trial decree, respecting torture, com.
mands that all ordinances relating to the sub
ject be expunged from the National CODE so
that no vestige will be preserved.
COunterfeiting.
The reported fraudulent issue of several
millions of paper government money is said
to come from Germany, where the original
plates were engraved. Several arrests have
been made in high circles.
NOrdenskjOld.
Nordenskjolj and party return to Sweden
to-day.
Financial.
The substitution of japanese silver yen for
Mexican dollars is progressing rapidly
Affairs in Loo ChOO.
Affairs in Loo Choo are unchanged
large government wooden mill started up
September p.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
iMarrifn.

In Kenncbunk, Oct. %, Frank w. Clark to Miss
Nora &. Littlefeld, all of Kennebunk
In Brunswick, Oct. ~, Mr.. Isaiah H. Simpson to
Miss Annie NJ Blake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

H-For pure medicines and low prices go
to F. w. Kinsman & Co., cor. Water and
Bridge Sts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
OHIO.
Sentenced.

CLEVELAND, October %. Private detect
i've l.. Muncie was sentenced, to-day, to four
years in the penetentiary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
I1ifn.

Iu this city, Oct. %, Nancy Thompson, widow Of
the late Daniel Thompson, aged ~ years, months.
In Rome, Oct. y, John Bean. aged &c years
In Belgrade Oct. II, Joseph Rollins aged ~ years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

Weather Indications for To-day.
For the New England and Middle States,
increasing cloudiness, followed by rain dur
ing the afternoon and evening, falling barom-
eter and slight rise in temperature, and south
erly to westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
Prisoners ESCAPED
CALIFORNIA.

COLUMBUS, October ~. Six prisoners es
capped the county Jail in Delaware tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
KANSAS.
Railroad Accident.

ATcHsoN, October -. Yesterday, engine
SO of the Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific
Railroad, while backing down for water,
jumped the track. ID. A. Adams, telegraph
operator, was thrown off and instantly killed.
Supt of Bridges Holmes and brakeman
were dreadfully scalded and both have since
died
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
Shot.

Policeman Chew attempted to arrest a
negro named Ames here yesterday, when the
negro shot him in the abdomen. Chew re-
turned the fire, killing Ames. Chew died
to day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
last evening,

The following officers were elected by the
Granite Lodge, l. o. of G. r. of Hallowell,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28
WASHINGTON.
Personal.

WASHINGTON, October q. Mrs. Hayes,
Webb Hayes and Miss Fannie Hayes leave
this evening for New York City, to attend
the wedding of General Fullerton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

DIR. Eddins, convicted of ballot box stuff
ing in the Western district of Tennessee,
was pardoned to-day, upon solicitation Of
prominent citizens, including Colonel Ran
doph, republican candidate for Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-28

MRS. NJ. n. CHANDLER
LAS re-opened her rooms for Cut
u ting and Blasting Dresses. and
all kinds of Garments, Including
Ladies Coats, Cloaks, 6acQues, VI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29
A Valuable Fossil.

One of the most interesting curiosi-
ties that we have lately seen is a large
petrified tooth picked up in the bed of
Skunk River short distance below the
bridge at Manhattan by a brother of
Deputy Sheriff Brolliar. This tooth is
a molar and from its appearance we
would infer was the only molar in the
lower right hand jaw of some kind of
an animal that subsisted on browse.
The tooth measures twelve inches
through the longest way, set six inches
in the jaw, and weighs seven and a
half pounds. Its grinding surface is
nine inches long and three and half
across at the middle. This surface is
fiat or nearly so being slightly concave
from back to front, and is filled with
sharp ridges about quarter of an inch
apart. These ridges run across like
those of washboard and seem very
much harder than the rest of the tooth
and are polished like carnelian by the
action of the water. The most remark
able thing about this tooth is the high
state of preservation which it is in IL
seems to have no more inclination to
crumble with the action of the air than
sledge hammer. The different
growths and all the little prongs and
nerve cavities on the lower side are
just as perfect as if it had been ex-
tracted from living animal week
ago. 1t cannot have been long in the
river or the action OF the water and the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29
A Horrible Accident---An Infant Badly
Bitten by a Rat.

A sad misfortune occurred on recent
afternoon to little fve-weeks-old boy
of Mrs. Louis Shepherd, residing at
No. 46 Canvass street, Cohoes Be-
tween three and four o'clock the child,
which at birth weighed two pounds,
and has only increased its weight eight
ounces since, was placed in its cradle
in a rear bedroom for nap. Shortly
after Mr.. Shepherd, in crossing the
kitchen, was startled by a large sewer
rat running directly under his feet and
into the room where the babe was sleep
ing. A few minutes elapsed, when a
cry of pain and distress issued from
the child, and the mother, rushing to
its aid, saw the rat leap from the bed
and disappear under the flooring. The
child presented a pitiable sight. With
the voracity of a wild beast the rat had
attacked its defenceless victim and Bit
ten il in numerous places. Over the
eye piece of flesh was bitten out, the
left ear was lacerated and pieces of the
left cheek actually torn out. To defend
itself the child must have raised its
right hand, which was seized and the
index finger bitten through so badly
that amputation will be necessary =
Troy Daily Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29
Pictures of the Presidents.

Healy's portraits of the Presidents of
the United States, recently added to the
Corcoran Art Gallery, are mainly the
studies from which, about thirty years
ago, he executed a commission from
Louis Philippe, then King of the French.
Those of the earlier Presidents are
copies from Stuart and Harding, the
others are from life. They were pur-
chased of the artist by Thomas B.
Bryan, Esq, of this city, together with
the portraits of Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce,
Buchanan and Lincoln, painted since
the French royal order, and sold by
him to the gallery. They are of vari-
Gus degrees of merit; one or two are
quite bad, a greater number indiffer-
emily good, and a few really excellent.
From some unexplained cause the por-
trait of General Harrison is not en-
braced in the collection. The directors
are anxious to supply the omission, and
two have already been forwarded them
for inspection, with view to their sale,
but neither proved satisfactory. The
better of these came from Louisville,
and is the property of Mr.. Oliver w.
Lucas, Clerk of the Board of Alder
men of that city. 1t is by Mr.. John r.
Johnston, formerly of Cincinnati, but
now of Baltimore, and was painted in
1910, about the time of the Generals
election to the Presidency. 1t is a toll
erably correct likeness, but the colors
are much faded, and it was eonsidera-
bly,, though not irreparably, injured in
its transportation hither. For these
reasons and in the hope of securing
IN 10 VNfn e.,
was declined. Mr.. j. II. Beard painted
several portraits of the General, which
must still be in existence in a good
state Of preservation.
The portrait OF Mr.. Lincoln was
painted in 1860, during the pendency of
the Presidential election or Immediately
thereafter, under an order from Mr..
Bryan, then citizen of Chicago. The
face is unshaven, which givesita a rather
youthful look, without in the least inn
proving its native homeliness. Mr..
Lincoln was in the habit of explain
ing that he turned his beard loose''
at the suggestion of a lady,
whose knowledge of his personal ap-
pearance was confined to newspaper
cuts, which fairly made him an ogre.
She wrote to him that in her woman's
judgment, whiskers would add much to
his beauty, and if he could be persuad-
ed to cultivate them she would kiss him
the first time they ever met. The gallant
rail-splitter at once restricted his ton
serial operations to the upper and
neither lips, leaving them free for the
osculatory reward, and in a few weeks
garnished his cheeks, chin and throat
with u hirsute adornment which puzzled
Mrs. Lincoln and surprised his ac-
quaintances without, as already inti-
mated, enhancing his personal pulchri-
tude. AS the necessary conclusion TO
this "ower true tale," It chanced that
he and the unknown lady met, and the
promised reward was claimed and re-
ceived. He was never clean-shaved
afterward.
The next ugliest of the Presidents
Counting Jefferson "good third ny is
Zachary Taylor. His portrait some
what re6nes the plain features of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29
Oatmeal Water as a Beverage.

On board steamships the fremen en-
ployed about the furnaces are some-
times greatly exhausted by heat. Their
profuse perspiration renders q large
quantity of water necessary to supply
the waste. The ingestion of clear water
under these circumstances appears to
answer very imperfectly the wants of
the system. 1t seems to pass through
the circulation to the skin, percolates as
through sieve, and flow over the STIR
face of the body in streams. A large
drink of cold or even cool water, under
these circumstances, on an empty stom-
ach, is very dangerous and liable to
produce death with almost the sudden
ness of an electric shock. Great prac-
tical advantage has been obtained by
mixing farinaceous substances, partic-
ularly oatmeal, with the water to be
used by the men employed at this kind
of labor. The oatmeal is mixed in the
proportion of three or four ounces to
the gallon of water, and used according
to inclination by the firemen and coal
beavers. 1t might be difficult to deter
mine why oatmeal, for this purpose,
should be better than coru-meal, or
buckwheat or rye, wheat, millet, etc.,
but the firemen themselves seem to
think it has the effect of making them
strong as horses. We may safely allow
something for this sorG of prejudice,
which we know to be very potent
among the influence ON health and dis
ease. The peculiar aroma of the oats
is probably associated with pleasant
degree of stimulation of the alimentary
mucous surfaces in such way as to
promote its complete digestion. 1t
seems to fill the blood vessels without
increasing the amount of cutaneous ex-
halations. The men occasionally try
acid, saccharine and alcoholic drinks
as substitutes for the oats, but always
with unsatisfactory results, except that
they find molasses and water better
than clear water, and they who are dis
posed TO insist on the excellence of rum
and whisky, under all circumstances,
petition for these, and experience after
each ingestion momentary relief, fol-
lowed by additional profuseness of per-
spiration and additional exhaustion
DR.. Joseph WaLSon.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29

contents. She even gave me her word
never to look at them, and / am con-
vinced that she never even glanced at
them, Hers was q noble so1l, and she
would have disdained to break in secret
her given word
"'It is well,' 1 replied; how shall
recognise the peckagep
".It was tied by a pink ribbon with
silver edge
"'l will go and search for it,
81 took my wife's keys and began to
search for the packet; although fknew
where il was, pretended to have some
difficulty In Rnding il.
10 Is it thisp' Isaid, handing It to the
Countess.
"'Yes, yesl See, the knot made is
Sill there. She never touched it,
"I did not dare to lift thy eyes to
her. feared lest she should read in
them that had undone it, and that
had undone something else besides.
took leave of her hastily; she got into
her carriage and drove off. Poor wom-
an. she had her excuse. Her husband
was brutal and dissipated. If / had
been like him should have deserved q
heart was innocent, her soul angelicl
She loved her husband even in the
moment when her husband killed
her. [ do not know what did
during the first hours that followed.
When | came back to the consciousness
of the horrible reality was in the vault,
beside the coffin. l saw the lid slowly
raised and the dead woman within rose
noiselessly before me- 1 was stretched,
stiff and stark, beside the coffin, one
hand on It's edge and the other beneath
her head. The lips of the corpse were
white, one drop of blood hung from
them. She bent slowly towards me,
opened her eyes as when | murdered
her and kissed my right hand; the drop
of blood fell again ON my flesh; her eyes
shut once more, she fell back on her
cold pillow and the coffin closed over
her dead body.
"a short time after was awakened
by pain as sharp as that produced by
q scorpions sting. | rushed into the
open air. 1t was early morning. No
one saw me. The drop of blood had
disappeared; there was no outward
sign of the pain, and yet the spot where
the blood had fallen burned as though
being eaten away by a corroding poison.
The pain gave me no respite and in
creased from hour TO hour. l could
sleep sometimes, but even then l never
lost consciousness of my suffering.
There was no one to whom [ could
make complaint, and for that matter
there was no one who would have be-
lieved my story. You have been wit
ness to the intensity of my suffering
and you know how much your opera
tion relieved me. But as soon as the
wound heals the pain comes back. 1t
has come now for the third time, and
have no longer the strength to struggle
against 1t. In an hour | shall be dead.
One thought consoles meas she has
avenged herself on me in this world
she will, perhaps, forgive me in the
next. | thank you for your good offices.
May God reward you for themr'
A few days after the newspapers of
So recorded that one of our richest
landed proprietors had blown out his
brains. Some attributed the suicide to
grief at his wife's death; others, who
were better informed, to an incurable
wound, Those who knew best said he
was monomaniac, and his wound,
which could not be cured, existed only
in his imagination. .-Hunsartan Paper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29
AL0NG THE LINE.


What say2 = song or a storYP" Draw up box
All them that is wantin' TO listen but, boys, I'm
. a-tcllln you fairl
See thisi TN go for the feller what takes no
tlon TO laugh,
And him OF me will be e our folks a man or a
foretograph!
You didn't know Jim-of course not-rm tellin,
You now of him;
n fearful chap on his muscle n wild old INV VIVA
Jim; '' '''
But boys don't you forgit it-bc was as
As any man that the county hold-and plenty o.
men was there.
Jim was a lghtnin' -jerker of course YOU know
He sot at his little table and ratified the Morse
And DIDN'T it rattle7 bet you'll He'd studied il
down so fine,
There WASH { a one that could "sendn with him
not all along the line.
One time jim. sat in the.office, a-smokin' and
gain out, N
When in come fellor was loolx;n' sl,oorod- nd
nun to be skeered about!
ne Ooia ms news in q minnit, and-man as he
And "YaiIsr Je5er q broken outi" went cliclin
along the line
think that ,S LING line was connected with every soul
From what was sent t. us Howards-Tm one.
OF alq ysI nndeTstapd2 DdsEs nj, .u,-,,.,
. helped us most
And we was a-yorkin', we was, sirl And JIM he
sasssasA KEEP to his post.
All day long be was settin pushin' away at the
Or tak!y of from the sounder, just as the case
And most Of M the night a-nursin'. And what was
-, bracin his heart y
Was KNOWN his only sister m him was seveneg
miles apart.
The air got full o the fever; grass growed up in
Travel the town all over, and never man you'd
'Cept, maybe, some feller n runnin', who'd saw
as he passed you by: "-'' '"S'
I'm irwin to find the DOCTOR" or BILLY is
bound to die" ' ."
When folks went und er-tbev rnigbt bo tbo ,,or,,
-, best in the LAID ~ '"0 ''iS
We tharowed awed err into a white-pine box and
~, ,,uitty Gitaye9 EN- out off hand,
10 walt thelr turn to be planted-without n word
IN, or prayer
lhere want no chance and there WANT no time
Ter prayin or preachin' there
Well, Jim, he minded his duty and stuck TO the
But, boys one Saturday night when he was busy
- sendin' the press,
There come break, and his Office call and aoon
" HoNrsister's TOOK hsJ fever and dted" come flash
In along the line.
Throw mp the winder and let in airl How can I
with--Jim? o, certainly. news like TINT uo.
bound for TO make him weak;
but jim sot straight at the table-he warn't the
man to shirkl '''
And calmer and cooler than am now, he finish
ed the company's work.
But then he dropped--and in four davs more all
that was left of him WI
was thS wasted BODY that once had held the no.
1,, blest soul.-poor JIM '''' nv
W poys, tnat brother and sister was brother and
"ondrf If ever we'll meet ag'in -somewheres
along the line?
=" Bric-a- Brac;" iScri5aer for September.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-29

He is successful because he has the manly
courage to rise above all personal motives ~
interests and cast his vote and influence on
the side OF measures which will contribute to
the wel-being of his fellow-men. The good
of the many, even though & proves injurious
TO the interests of the few, is the maxim Of
the wise LEGISLATOR. But certain men will
never admit the wisdom of this doctrine, any
will admit the superlative value OF DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery aud Pleasant
Pur sative Pellets, because these remedies
have injured their practice. OF course, no
man In his right senses will pay physician
$500 for consultation, bottle of hitters, q
few powders, and a prescrip iptlon, when one
bottle Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery aud bottle OF HIS Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, both costing but S1.25, will accom-
pish the same result, viz cleanse the liver and
blood, regulate and tone the stomach, and
impart healthful action to the bowels and
kidneys.