Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-05
General News.

Minister to Spain, presented his credentials
to King Alfonso Wednesday.
For the week ending April ! there were
Si64 cases of shoes shipped from Lynn,
against GIGS for corresponding period of
last year.
Congressman Townshend of Illinois, is a
man in the prime of life, tall, dark-eyed,
slender, why, excitable and full of words.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has an opportunity to
pose as an interesting and melancholy per-
son. He has been invited to lecture before
POO ladies at Newberry College, S. c..
7 '.That's what l call finished Sermon
said lady to her husband as they wendell
their way from church. eyes," was the re-
ply, ''but, do you know, 1 thought it never
would be-"
The total values Of imports of merchan-
disc for January, 1880, were SO, 1919 ,943, and
for January, 1879, S33,5l5, 645. The values
of domestic exports (mixed gold and curren-
cy values) for January. 1880, were 500, 467,-
SCI, and for January, 1879, s5S,594, 729.
The rage for old furniture has become so
great among American bric-a-brac lovers that
an enterprising Yankee has started a manu-
factory to supply the demand and he will
make you chair brought over by the Pilgrim
fathers while you wait for it.
The steady going old journal of Commerce
cannot stand the advance in paper. 1t ac-
c0rdingly advances its subscription rate to SIS
per year, for its six issues each week. Other
wi oh do fbn ct,lyo -
ing rates on whA was already the cheapest
thing sold in America. 1.-THE daily newspapers
are preparing likewise to take the back
track.
The ''Krepost'' (fortress) of St. Peters
burg, which has lately been turned into
prison for suspected Nihilsts, is virtually
the historical centre of the city. On the
marshy islet which it occupies between the
Great and Little Neva, Peter the Great built
with his own hands the first house of his new
capital, which is still preserved. In the for
tress church, whose tall gold plated spire can
be seen miles up the river, lie all the Roma
notf Cars except Peter H., who was buried
at Moscow. The underground dungeons
have held many famous State prisoners, in
Guiding Marshal Munich, his enemy, Biron,
Duke of Courland, and Col. Hordt, one of
Frederick the Greats best officers.
Rev. Edward F. Cutler, u. d., who died
at Charleston, S. c., recently. aged 20 years.
left Belfast, Me-, his home, last October, to
pass the winter in Florida on account of his
health. He was returning to Maine when
death removed him from his earthl, pilgrim
age. He was born in Portland in 1910, the
son Of Wm Levi Cutler, former Mayor of
Portland; graduated from Bowd0in College
in 1923; Madison Seminary in 1881; pastor
at Warren. 1888 TO 1886; at Belfast, 1876 to
1885, editor of the Christian Mirror, Port
land, 1861; acting pastor in Beardstown,
ILL.,, 1853; and in Rockland, Me-, 1892.
His health did not allow him to preach of
late years. He was prominent as a scholar.
of fine taste, and identified closely with the
literary, moral and religious interests of the
State. The funeral services were held on
Wednesday in Belfast.
\ Bohemian innkeeper was bitten some
weeks ago by his own house dog Unwilling
10 NIL inc animal. lie consigned IL 10 the
grave digger, enjoining that solemn person
to take care of it until further orders few
days later the innkeeper was attacked by hy-
drophobia, and died in excruciatng agony
The sanitary authorities applied to the grave
digger for the mad dog committed to his GUS
tody. Their establishment may be more
readily conceived than described when the
sexton calmly observed: ''The mad dog:
l have eaten him. ''You have eaten the
mad dog?'' ''Bctter than that he should eat
mel" rejoined the grave digger 1t would
appear not only that the man of strange ap-
petites had swallVxed and digcsted the rabid
animal, but that it had agreed with him.
Niagara Falls, in its natural state, is the
grandest waterfall in the world. In the pres
ent condition of its surroundings evidence is
given of the capacity of man to disfigure that
which was beautiful. Commissioners of the
State of New York have made report to the
Legislature calling attentian to the unsightly
mills, the blank walls, the old and deeaying
buildings. the cheap hotels, the stables, the |
laundries, ice houses and the other abomina- |
tons that are the background of the scenery |
of which the cataract is the centre The |
commissioners regard it disgrace that while |
the Yosemite valley and the region of the |
Upper Yellowstone are reserved as parks, for |
the benefit of visitors, Niagara Falls is utilized
solely for moneymaking. They recon-
Aend that the shore near the falls be restored
as nearly as may be to its natural condition
by the removal of the buildings, and the
planting of trees. The expense will be con-