Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-29

Iohr W. Phinney, Asst. Messenger of
uouse: and Fred II. Owen.
,l.Nembers of the Legislature desiring
oor;es of the Daily Journal Of Tuesday morn
iag containing the Biographical sketches can
'h,on them of our carrier at the State House
or at this office.
COMMITTEE NOTICES..
committee on Mercantile Affairs and In
sVTance.
tn. Joint Standing Committee on Mercantile At
a.. and Insurance will meet every Thursday after
Ion al q o'clock, in Room No IL.
A''"' N NAn,,N d HILL; Chairnen.
Committee on Iadton Affairs.
The Committee on Indian Affairs viii meet in room.
~ "a nndrr the senate Chamber, on Wedne sday of
zach week st q O'Clock, 7. VI.
CHAs. \. ROLFE, ! '"a'''"e"'
Commtttee m Manufactures.
tn. Committee on Manufactures meets On Tues
DAYS at q L. VI.
..Goyernor' Smith has gone home.
Springs delights appear to be returning.
The fn.ionists call it the ''noosc" from the
Supreme Court
The fusoni,t programme is to memorial
ize Congress.
The recent rain has taken hundreds Of dol
lar. out of the ice men.
Two ladies ventured into Union Hall yes
4, -, IA nfS ha hn-
gus Legislature.
The receipts of the telegraph offices in
mi. city have averaged in the vicinity of 5000
nightly for some time past
The fusionists exclude reporters from the
s,ouces. The wicked choose darkness rath
or than light because their deeds are evil.
The Howard Benevolent Society will meet
with Mrs. Bradford Kimball, Thursday after
noon at > o'clock.
The fire at the Insane Asylum the other
night caught in the brick wards, and not in
the bricl, yard as reported.
Dr. Dearborn. Senator from York county,
is detained at his home in Parsonficld. being
confined to his bed by sickness.
Comics of the Daily journal were distrib-
ncd among the fusionists Yesterday for the
first time since they have met They want
10 ret the news yon know.
The members of the Congregational socie-
ty at Winthrop gave their minister, Rev W.
F. Bckford. severe pounding" on Tues
day evening last
The Congregational church in Gardiner
has its debts all paid, its pastors salary
squared up, and little money in the treas
ury. A good example.
A special train leaves Augusta this even
ing at $50 for Gardiner, ~ accommodate
those who wish to attend the Press reception
at Brother Morrelrs residence. twill return
about midnight.
The republican county convention OF WASH
ington county. Pa. in which Senator Blame
was born. has instructed the delegates to the
State convention to vote for Blaine by Vote
of ll6 for Blaine to l. for Grant.
The Capital Guards extend their hearty
thanks to Mr.. Charles Hewins for the gener-
Gus donation of two bushels of apples. Al
though thew were received rather late to be
enoved at the State House. yet they Will be
partaken of with a relish at their armory
Rev. W. NJ Sterling of the Methodist
church. preached memorial sermon ior
Bishop Haven last Sabbath in Gardiner on l
Sam. ;SS. "Know We not that there Is
prince and a great man fallen this day IN
Israeli" \ memorial sermon was also
preached bv Rev. ID. Church at Winthrop
Yesterday afternoon. the COMMITTEE OH
Temperance met and organized The '""-
mittec on Towns laid ON the table until next
Wednesday the petitions of Caleb Fuiier II
ais of Woodstock to be set of to the town
o. Paris, and deferred the hearing on petition
of Wellington q. Amozcne. to be set OH
from Garland to Exeter. until the same time
Tuesday noon was the limit of time the
fusion committee asked the refusal of Con
yrcss Hall. Portland. The managers now say
that they cannot have the hall on any terms.
They also state that they have no idea that
the Fusionists intend to leave Augusta at
present, whatever their intentions were in
the past.
The MANY friends of Mr. Jefferson Higgins.
of this city. will be pleased TO learn that he
has recently been appointed Superintendent
of three large cotton mills at Statewide, Il.
|. We congratulate the company in securing
the services of a gentleman of 50 large eNpe-
ricnce and sterling qualities. Mr.. Higgins
j, now on brief visit to friends here.
Another Governor made his appearance IN
Augusta Tuesday, the distinguished person
age being Sockahasn SwasSn. Governor OF
The Penobscot Indians. who has come over
from Oldtown to look after the interests OF
his tribe He called on Governor Davis
soon after his arrival, and officially recog-
nized that genteman's title to the chief mag
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