Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-24
General News.

Mr.. Herbert Spencer has publicly stated
himself to be strongly opposed to compulsory
vaccination.
The New York Herald says that Edison has
sold his patent on the electro-motor telegraph
to the Western Union Company for $780,
600.
The New Haven Journal says that there IL
cream-colored crow in flock that has its
haunts in a field near South Lyme, Conn.
The King Of Sweden has turned author,
and has just published poetic rendering of
the legend of Lohengrin.
1t is said that the old cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts, which caused certain amount of in
convenience in Boston some years ago, has
made a temperance, and that quite num-
Der of horses employed by the car companies
have been affected.
Any woman in Oregon who is over 81 years
Of age, and has property in the district upon
which she pays tax, may vote at the school
meetings in such district provided she is a
citizen of the State and has resided in the
district 80 days.
The Boston Transcript says that an East
Boston lady was recently requested by the
Board of Health, to have traps placed under
the sinks and basins in her house, and when
an inspector few days later examined the
premises it was found that she had placed
there several rat traps.
The White River Junction (vt.,) Observ-
err relates that one day recently farmer
from neighboring town went to the semina-
nary at West Lebanon, N. H., with two lit
tie girls, and inquired for the measles. He
said he wanted his children to "catch them
now, before the busy time of the year came
on, when they could not so well be taken
care Of. He was told that they had no
measles on hand, and he went away disap-
pointed.
comes from the Russian Providence Of Podol-
Ia, where, in the town Of DunOis. an elderly
man was found dead in a garnet. He had
persisted of cold and slow starvation with
half a million Of roublcs in gold in the room,
hidden under a heap of rubbish, which also
concealed greater sum in securities. For
many years he had not been known to have
a fire in his miserable lodgings or candle
at night. TO save few copecks in the
price he would journey to a village sever
al versts distant for bread, which was his
principal food.
Professor Agassiz is reported to have be.
come very wealthy ~ president and share
holder of the Calumet and Hecla copper
mines of Lake Superior. At a time when
the stock was sold for cents on the dollar
he visited the mines, and his scientific eyes
instantly saw their value. His income from
them for several months past is said to be
$4,000 day. Since 1870 the Professor has
given to Hartford College the generous
amount of 823O,OOO
A lady has been giving in Paris marvellous
performances with four birds, trained to such
high degree Of docility that they select,
from a series Of cards, replies to almost any
question from the audience. These are in
variably appropriate, and their originality ID
often striking. Altogether the entertainment,
which has met with the approval of Eve
crowned heads of Europe, maintains its
character as an exhibition of perfect train.
ing, and the apparently disinterested manner
in which the movement of the birds are sc.
cretly directed by the artist herself is a
amusing As their intelligence.