Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-12-15
General News.

The Government clerks at Washington who
are members of the Grand Army applied
Thursday for leave of absence to visit Phia-
dephia and join in the reception of Grant,
but were refused.
Rev. f. C. Wines, the widely known pris-
on reform advocate, died suddenly Tuesday
night at Cambridge.
The st. Gothard tunnel is within less than
500 metres of completion. The junction of
two galleries effected within month.
The grand jury have found true bills
against Davitt, Bryce, Kilen and DAILY for
sediton. The counsel for the crown present
ed writs removing the trials to Dublin.
Most of the members of the national re-
publican committee from the West favor hold
ing a national convention at Chicago, and
delegation has left there to urge such action.
General Sheridan is again ill and is threat
ened with pneumonia.
Thomas Carlyle is 81 years of age, and has
been engaged in literary work since 1923.
Delegate Cannon says that not more than
one Mormon in seven has more than one
wife.
The New York Elevated Road carried, in
the year Just reported to the State Engineer,
sc, 900, 900 passengers.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams is building at
Mount Desert cottage which he will occupy
next Summer.
war between rival chiefs in New Gala
bar, Africa, resulted in the death of two hun
dred persous, most of the prisoners being
killed and eaten.
Rising Sun, the best known Indian in Cal
ifornia, was 100 years of age at the time of
his death few days ago.
Paris, they say, is no longer the headquar-
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guished and elegantly costumed ladies of the
gay capital are having their dresses made in
London.
A goat took possession of the entrance to
the Baptist church in Port Byron, n. p. on
Sunday, and rearing on its hind legs, butted
at all corners so vigorously as to disperse the
congregation.
Lord Beaconsfeld was observed out walk
ing in London the other day, in "his patri-
clan ulster of faintest fawn color, in its but
tonhole chrysanthemum," and looking Sc
rene and in excellent health
Ex-Secretary Bristow having firmly estab-
lished himself in his law practice IN New
York city, is now to become a permanent
resident. He is putting up his household
gods in handsome house in Forty-ninth
street.
Gen. Martinez Campos assures his friends
he intends to retire to private life. as he has
entirely severed his connection with the par
ty in power on account of their treatment of
things.
Several prominent generals of the army in
Spain and Cuba, such as Captain General
Blanco and Generals Prendergastand Cussolo,
rendered their resignation, as soon as they
heard of the fall of the Premier Martinez
Campos ministry.
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Kamlops while with three deputies attempt
ing to arrest three brothers named
Mclean, and Alex. Hare was severely
wounded. The murderers are at large, COM
mitting thefts, and threaten to burn Kamlops.
correspondent says the Russian change
of Ambassadors shows opposition to England,
hostility to Austria, and courtesy to Germany.
Gortschakeff continues chancellor until
March.
There is an eternal fitness in Mr.. Tiden's
choice of residence on Gramercy Park
The discovery of an old Dutch chart among
the city archives shows that where the
Square now is there was formerly long, ir-
regular pond, called by the honest Hollander
"Der krumme Zee"-the "crooked' pond.
1t really looks as If the ''best society" this
New Year will abandon the practice of giving
wine or spirits to young men out calling.
New York and Philadelphia and other leading
cities.
Gen Bdwell is one of the richest men in
California. On his plantation are forty miles
of drives, lined on each side with trees. His
place is a Spanish grant of hundred and forty
miles. Mrs. Bidwell is woman of great
culture, and their home is the rendezvous for
all savants from the States of Europe who Wis.,
it the Pacific coast.
man who has proper appreciation of a
newspaper has been discovered by The Amer.
ican, waterbury, Conn., He bought tick
ct at the railroad station but became so abb
sorbed in the news of the day that the train
trundled in and passed out without his notic-
ing it. At last jumping up in dismay, he
learned that the train had come and gone and
was then miles away. After inquiring when
the next train would arrive he resumed his
seat and his newspaper. At o'clock the
train backed up to the platform. the few pas
sengers got on board, and it steamed away
down the road. Half an hour later the ab-
sOrbed traveller again came to his senses and
realized that the second train was speeding
away after the first. With muttered ejacu-
latiou relative to his stupidity he observed
that he'd bet the next train wouldn't get
away from him. For time he paced the
floor of the waiting room, glancing occasion
{,
but his paper had attractions too strong to be
resisted When the ticket agent opened the
window at ll.30, he saw that the belated
traveller again Oblivious to all
surroundings, and he determined to arouse
him if he seemed likely to let the train go
unnoticed. But the agent was called away;
the Hartford train backed down and went out
and finally the l. 80 train for Bridgeport
steamed into the station GAN aboard" and
the train moved off. Hastily remembering
the man who couldn't forget his newspaper,
the agent glanced into the waiting room, and
there he sat, motionless and intent upon the
page before him, as if his eternal welfare was at
stake. The man was aroused and acquainted
with the situation; and saying, 81 guess I'll
60 home and take fresh start in the morn
ing" he left the station taking his newspaper
with him.
Col George +. Waring, the sanitary engi-
neer, has planned a 1925, 900 system of sew
ers for Memphis. He thinks the plague.
stricken city may be made healthy.