Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-22

A few days since letter was received at
the Senate postofice in Washington directed
to the ''Plumed Knight" and it was delivered
to Senator Blaine. Thursday letter was
received directed to 1.-THE knight of tie
Waving Bandanna," which will be handed to
Senator Thurman, who always gives his scar
let silk handkerchief wave before giving
one Of those nasal blasts that rally his DEM
ocratic associates to his support.
Cross & Co. began Thursday noon to stock
ice in DuLon's coal yard, back Of the Jour-
nal Office, and up to midnight, Saturday, had
packed away some six hundred tons. Adezen
men were kept as busy as bees, and the cakes
of crystal, two feet in thickness, were dis
posed of in remarkably short metre. The
ice is cut on Mill Brook, and hauled down in
teams to the yard. What with ice and min
ing stocks, to say nothing of the great rush
of summer tourists to our shores. business
ought to just boom in Maine this year.
Another large audience assembled in
Granite Hall, yesterday afternoon, to hear
Rev. Mr.. Vibberts lecture on ''The Church
and the Drink Cause" After prayer BY Rev.
Mr.. Tilden, Ex-Governor Arson P. Morrill,
introduced the speaker, who held the atten-
ton of his large audience for over an hour.
He confined himself largely to the social and
moral side of the temperance question, ~ on
q previous occasion he had alluded chiefly to
the financial side. He eloquently referred to
the duty of the church and the citizens to pro-
tect the unfortunate and those who are not .
law unto themselves.
Probably the largest individual owner OF
Maine mining properties is William II. OAR
ling of Blue Hill. He has been tipping over
rocks and drilling and blasting holes in the
ledge, of eastern Maine for the past ten or
twelve wears in the hope Of finding eviden-
&c. Of mineral wealth. He owns acres and
acres Of rocks in various parts of the STATE
and scarcely day passes that he does not
buy or bond new parcels. few years ago
william n. Darling was Comparatively
door man whom everybody down East knew
A. ssold man Darling;" later he began to TAX
Of silver and copper - existing in paying
.u.ntities in the rocks at Blue Hill ana ne
became known as '.old crazy Darling stu
later he wa. saluted as esquire Darling. .
and TO-DAY he is ..Col." Darling the Bonanza
zinc If Maine. His business interests are
40 large that he finds it necessary to Keep .
h,,,h.I.ener and a confidential clerk. and
when he is in great hurry he travels IN .
.rcc;.l railroad car. Whether the men who
bought his stocks are getting rich as i"s' -
h. i. !. an interesting question.
They tell . good story about Major Dictey
~ Fort Kent and tie true, too. On FRIDAY
evening, before the last session OF the 'es',,
l..ure Of 80 adjourned, and the fafeweli
,,.echee we're delivered, the ''tail pine OF tine
woolassook- went into the Land Aeen.
once to ret away from the noise ana eon,"
.;on vh;ch reieued in Representatives ha"'
there to prepare little speech appropriate
e,r the occasion. For over an hour MaJos
Dickev wrote busily away, and then eal'ea !.
gentleman in the Office to crificise sne P.o
S,c,;on ~ he read it alosd to him. Wniie
-. Major vAs reading the tramp Of fees v.'
A..ra on the stairs, and the members oessn
= pour into the rossnda- by gosh! sa,a
The Major, excitedly. .'ths lesislasase nag =,
;o.rned. and I haven't inside any iae'
.r...h,. Sure enoash, whilethe esssleman
~, ror+ Kent vas writing ost Whist ne IN
$500 % ~, his colleagues up sesafs mo
~ 49,, .rsveIls, an adjeaEned- How
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