Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-23
General News.

The oyster will soon take four months
furloush.
King Theebaus mother-in-law tried to
poison him recently Now she sleeps in the
valley.
An effort will be made to secure Col. In
murderer.
Kearney's sole anxiety on entering the Jail
was lest he might be obliged to soil his hands
by hard work.
Ten thousand tons of ice, owned by Mr..
Ensign, and located at Point Roche, N. Y,
slid into Lake Champlain, on Monday. Loss
$4,000.
When a fond parent sees a boy walk
through gateway instead of climbing the
fence. he is worried for fear the lad is not
quite himself.
The shipment Of live cattle and fresh beef
from this country to England still continues
to increase, over S3,0OO,OOO worth having
been sent from the port of New York during
the first three months of this year.
The widow of General Geo. H. Thomas ar
rived in Washington last week, and saw for
the first time the magnificent bronze statue
of her husband.
A big hotel is projected in Quebec, near
and commanding the Dufferin Terrace 1t is
said the local Government favors the scheme,
and will sell the lands and houses of the site
selected at a reasonable figure.
A stout, able-bodied young man of Ports
mouth last week married one of Portsmouth's
fair madens. Next morning the young
bride was seen out in the yard bright and
early splitting wood to kindle the fire.
In spite OF the weather prophets, who have
all been predicting a tardy Spring, the New
York canals are open two weeks earlier than
last year. The large quantity of grain re-
naming at Buffalo and in the West from last
seasons crop will afford them ample bust
ness.
The st. Adams (vt.) butter market on
Tuesday was active and prices firm at last
weeks quotations; good to choice, Is to 81
cents; selections, % cents a. few fancy lots
h"S'ioh hhs"Si. N"Pie sugar, pcI tuos o1
a cents; caked, 10 cents. Eggs, IL cents
per dozen.
The Richmond (Va.) State unhesitatingly
declares that a negro who would refuse 500
reward for returning pocket-book he had
found containing 1916, as is alleged TO have
occurred in Lynchburg few days ago, ''cant
have good sense, no how" and ought to have
guardian or master to look after his inter-
ests.
A steam-launch is to be built for the Har-
ward University Boat Club. 1t is to cost
s. 600, and be ready by the middle of May
1t will be sharp at both ends. and the machin-
cry will be so arranged that it can be con-
| trolled from the standing-room forward or aft.
1t will be built light, and guaranteed to travel
as fast rs an eight-oared crew can row, and
not 10 make wash which will interfere with
the shell-boats.
| The famous Island No. 10 in the Mississip-
pi river, which was three miles long, and
which during the war contained two or three
fertile plantations, and on which the rebels
placed three thousand men and erected earth
works to obstruct the passage of the federal
gunboats, has been entirely swept away bv
the river, and the present island is only a
sand bank overgrown with cotton-wo God and
willows. The land on the shore where the
| rebels had their batteries has also been
washed away.
| Webster was an artist in the cookery line and
prided himself greatly upon his gifts. His
only rival was an aged slave, . character ON