Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-20
General News.

Gen. Grant has maize eightce1 speeches
since entering the Golden Gate
rhiadephia's new hotel to be built by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. is to cost
the small sum of half million dollars.
An agent of the famous Parker House.
Boston. goes to Europe twice wear to pur-
chase certain high-grade wines which are sold
exclusively at the Parker House.
The MAYOR of Stafford, England. Mr.. +.
Marson, has been presented with silver era
die thirty inches high and weighing 200
ounces in accordance " it'll an ancient custom
prescribing such gift for the mayer whenev-
er child is born to him during his incumben-
cy.
George Eliot was declared by Mr.. James
Steele Mackey, after an interview of three
hours, TO be the "most fascinating and home
ly woman he ever in his life.
The food. water and air which man re-
ccives amount in the aggregate to more than
5000 pounds year-about ton and a
half or about a ton and half, or about twen-
ty times his weight.
1t will cost at least SlJ0. 600 to furnish the
manned Confederate soldiers of Georgia with
artificial limbs. contemplated by an act OF
the last Legislature.
Maj Marter of the English Army gets s.,
500 for capturing the Zulu King, and here we
captured three kings and two queens the 9th
er day and only got $3.50 for it.-Boston
Post.
Switzerland makes handsome profit out
of its mountain peaks and glaciers. Tourists
put into the pockets of the Swiss an aggre-
gate of SIS, 100000 during the season just
past.
An Iowa paper tells of a mother who took
her child into a cemetary for the first time.
and upon showing him the marble figure of Il
lamb upon grave was appalled, to hear him
cxcaim: II suppose an old sheep is buried
there"
Princess Beatrice was Queen of the Revels
on Halloween at Balmoral. Two large pro-
cessions in picturesque garment met on the
castle lawn, where she lighted an enormous
bonfire. There was band of music, a witch
hunt the trial Of witch, and thereafter the
burning of the effigy. Princes Beatrce's
royal mamma remained an interested specta-
tor of the proceedings during the whole
time.
The paupers in England at Michaelmas
last, not counting .unatics in asyums and va
grants, amounted to 10S, $50, which on com
parison with the corresponding date of 1878
shows an increase of Is $50, or 7.3 per cent. !;
but as against michaelmas, 1877, the in
crease is 59,457, or OF per cent.
The Paris fashion is to have no brides
maids, the brothers, cousins and other rela-
tives and friends of the bride who less
than twelve years of age taking their place
and waiting on the bride throughout the we'd
ding day. They dress alike, usually in red
or blue velvet, with silk stockings.
The night President Lincoli was assassin
ated William Withers, Jr., was musical d-
ractor Eard's rhpatrp WASHINGTON As
John Wilkes Booth leaped across the stage
to escape, Mr.. Withers got before the assas-
sin, when Booth gave an up-cut at him with a
knife that he held in his hand. A long slit
was made by the weapon in the coat of Mr..
Withers and the point scratched mark across
his chest. Mr.. Withers is now playing violin
solos in Virginia city. New.