Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-13
General News.
nv Sherman is in New York.

Secretary Sherman is in New York.
When gunsmth's shop is broken into by
burglars, of course it is rifled.
Seven of the thirty-seven graduates of the
Union Theological Seminary at New York
are going to foreign mission fields.
Princess Louise's ear seems to have beer
permanently injured by her accident, and loud
or sudden sounds give her pain.
About 10000 foot passengers were carried
on the East Boston ferry boats on Sunday
the largest amount of travel known for years
An erring citizen of Fort Wayne, while
fishing on Sunday last, had fit, fell into the
water and was drowned. Moral Never have
fit while fishing.
There are two kinds of oranges grown in
this country, one is the kind that is good tC
eat, and the other is the kind that is sold or
railway trains.-Warkeye.
The Russian Nihilists will never get rid OF
the Gar prematurely until they get New
York architect to plan him new Winter
palace.-Not1istopa Herald
\ citizen of Plymouth. Ind, fired six shots
at supposed burglar, and then his wife called
out: See here, Sam. if YOU don't stor
shooting at me you'll have the house full OF
neighbours
Clothing manufacturers are now very busy
cutting up goods for the fall trade. So active
has this work been that labor has been in
great demand, and about % per cent. better
prices have been paid than year ago.
A Montreal gentleman, who ''ddn't believe
in vaccination" and employed physician
of similar skepticism, has lost four of hi.
children within two weeks by smallpox, and
fifth is ill with the disease.
The Building Department records show
that AGO new buildings were begun during
the first quarter of 1880, to 1913 for the sam,
time year ago. And the number for the
first quarter of 1879 was thought to indicate
much pros perity, too ". T. Nail
Still coming and more to follow. Three
thousand one hundred and thirty-nine pas
sengers from Europe yesterday-one thou
sand five hundred and eighteen on Sunday
making total in the two days of four thou
sand six hundred and fifty-seven.-New TorI
Star.
\ bright son of dyer in a Birmingham
wo0llen factory went to New York few wear,
ago in the employ of L & T. nv
attention to business he advanced from nos,
to post, and now has The whole CHARGE of the
business and is millionaire What has be.
come of l. & T is not stated. How.
ever, that has nothing to do with the moral
OF Simon Cameron's family, one of his
sons was paymaster during the war and died
shortly after its conclusion, and another. the
youngest, IS partially dumb One of his
three daughters married Judge Burnside aud
died several years ago: another is the wife of
eN-Congressman Haldeman and lives in
Harrisburg, Pa. and the third is Mrs. Wavue
McVeagh, of Philadelphia.
Another case of small pox, the second for
year, has made its appearance in Boston.
James Young, sailor, arrived in Boston last
evening, from the Kennebec river. Maine
broken out with white pustules of small.nox
Young. who is "a years old, contracted tho
disease in New York. going from that nor, :,
vessel to Maine. He took passage in a xes-
sci when ILL., although none of the officers
knew of the cause. and. upon arrival. took
lodgings at the Mariners Home, in North
square. Both the vessel and the Homo u;,,
be thoroughly disinfected TODAY. the axel,.
ers therein being vaccinated. and the sufferer
has been taken to the smallpox hospital nm
Canterbury street. His condition is sucb tba,
there are few doubts of speedy recoverv
Boston 7rdreileT
1t is said that Martin Battles, who. twenty
years ago, murdered man through iealou.v
IN Chautauqua County, has lately become in.
sane through remorsc, imagining that the
ghost of his victim continually follows him.
His escape from punishment was curious
lie was tried, convicted, and sentenced to
DEATH During the previous year, the Leeis-
lature had passed Law defining the degrees