Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-17
General News.

A daughter of President Diaz of Mexico
died on the Sd inst. and his wife died ON the
9th.
Nearly all of the sl0O, 600 capital stock
required has been subscribed Cor the heating
of the city of Denver, Cob, by steam.
Military chaplains are to be dispensed with
at the end Of this year in France. The Ro-
man Catholics have not decided yet what TO
do, but in all the garrison towns the Protes-
tant ministers will 60 personally to the bar
racks and invite the soldiers to attend service
on Sunday.
+ A Montreal butcher pleaded guilty
to having sold a woman meat that
was unfit for human food, but the
court discharged him upon the plea Of his
counsel that according to the existing law
the court had not power to punish man for
selling bad meat, but only for Exposing for
sale" such meat.
Prince Hassan, who accompanies his faith
er, the former Khedive, in a foreign tour, was
educated at Oxford. One day, when one OF
the dons introduced the young man to his
wife and daughters, the first remark made
was unexpected: '.IIa! So this is your ha-
rem! Well, congratulate you"
A bill now before the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts provides penalty of fine OF not
more than $500 and an imprisonment in Jail
not exceeding three months for offering for
sale, or having in possession with intent to
sell, any wallpapers, wrapping-paper, or
card board, or any article intended for wear
ing apparel, furniture, or domestic use, con-
tanning perceptible trace of arsenic or any
arsenical substance.
A singular fatal accident happened to a
two-year-old child of Mr.. Joseph Waldron,
of Springport, Cayuga County, on Saturday.
Mr.. Waldron was building fence. the posts
for which had been set into the holes but not
filed in. The rains had half filled the holes
with water, and the child, playing with a
brother a year older, fell into one of the holes
head first, and was drowned before the fact
was discovered.
When Queen Victoria passed through
Paris on her way to Germany the other day,
rumor says she was no little alarmed by the
one track to another in the railway station of
some 'sgnal torpedoes," such as are placed
on the rails to announce any sudden change
in the movements of trains. Perhaps she
thought her turn had come.
Eastern people who have a general idea of
the size of Colorado may yet be surprised by
the statement Of the Denver News, that it is
the fourth State in the Union in this respect
and is larger than New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Mary
land combined.
If any man sings 'sPinafOre" in Richmond,
Va, he is liable to be shot on the spot. A
few evenings ago, while two young men were
visiting lady friend on Church Hill. one of
them began to sing Farewell, my own, light
of my life farewell His friend arose from
his seat and went into an adjoining room, and
soon returned with a small rifle in his hands,
and remarked in jocular manner, ''The
penalty for singing Pinafore is death to the
offender" raised the weapon to his shoulder
and pulled the trigger. The piece exploded
with a sharp crack, and the Pinafore vocalist
was heard to exclaim, 81 am shot" This
caused great CONSERVATION in the room. An
examination was made and it was discovered
that the young man had slight flesh wound
in his right leg just above the knee.
They have had novel duel at Madrid. A
musician sent u challenge to another member
of his profession, and the latter having choice
of arms selected the piano, With the condition
that the one who was able to play the
longest should be declared the victor. All
dance music was prohibited. They COM
menced their duel in the presence of witness
es. As one of the combatants was commence
ing to play the Mserere for the hundred and
fiftieth time $50 says the report, he fell dead
and his antagonist was carried to an insane
asylum. The four witnesses showed signs of
mental weakness.
A singular discovery was recently made in
Syria. Some woodcutters felled a venerable
oak in the forest of Drommling. 1t was
found to be hollow and was soon brought to
the ground with crash. A human skeleton,
in excellent preservation, was disclosed
Even the boots, which came above the knee,
were almost perfect. BY its side was pow
der horn, porcelain pipe-bowl and q silver
watch on which was engraved the name
'sH. Won Krackowitx. 1912" The teeth
were perfect II was the skeleton of n man
between thirty and forty years of age. 1t is
eonjectured that, while engaged in hunting
he climbed the tree for some purpose and
slipped incautiously into the hollow trunk,
from which there was no release, and he
probably died of starvation.
Beauty IL Only Skin Deep.
Consequently, let US or those of ~ who are
bilious endeavor to restore by some health
full internal remedy tine natural puritv Of tho