Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-26
MONING FHRUARY NoN
NO. 40.

allowed for the introduction OF his invention.
so that the eight years term will really count
from Dec. Is. 1881.
The Indiana State Geological Department
has come into possession of a section of pine
tree, which, having baen girdled n foot above
the ground when two inches in diameter,
never grew any larger below the point of in-
cision, but above it added the annual growth
until it is seven inches in diameter.
One reason given by England for, robbing
the heroic people of of the Transvaal of their
liberties is that certain form of slavery ex-
lists in the Dutch Republic England did
not withhold her warm sympathy from the
Southern Contederacy ON this account, near
ly TWENTY-FIVE wears ago.
\ suit is in progress between the Orthodox
and nitarian Friends in Indianapolis over a
hequest which was made before the separation
of the two parties. The suit is said TO involve
the ownership of all the property of the
Friends in the State, as the suit is to be car
ried to the Supreme Court.
OF a26 Congregational churches in Massa-
chusetts, more than POO of them, with an
aggregate membership of ~. 200, received not
single addition In 1879. In three synods
of Illinois the ass churches made a net loss
in members, and lS3 ofthcm, with member
ship Of q, 1872. received not one on confession
of faith
The evangelical ministers OF San Francisco
issued n cal for the observance of Feb. 18th,
as day of fasting and PRAYER by all the
ceurches ON the Pacific coast, that the work
carried ON SO successfully by Moody and
Sankey, may be continued. Hundreds of
souls, says the Call have been converted in
these meetings.
The proprietor of the opcra-house in At
anta, Ga. has refused to let il under any
-gsttrta .tnt,s
Belva \. Lockwood for proposed lecture
upen the characteristics of congressman"
including some personal references to the
suit recently brought through her against
Senator Ben II. Hill.
\ Baptist writer calls attention to the
religious condition of the - 900 colorcd
people in Delaware. Their condition." he
saws, lis one of much religious destitution.
Owing to the unchristian race prejudice, they
are not allowed to worship with the whites;
and even those white Christians who are dis
posed to sympathizc with them, and to help
teen are Withheld by fear Of awakening pre-
judicc against themselves.
King llumbert has been doing n pleasant
AID kindly thing in visiting the Roman Uni
vcrsity. With a single aide-de-camp he went
unannounccd into the class room of political
economy. and, bidding the Professor continue
his lecture, seated himself on a bench and re-
manned To- the end. Then he went to another
room and listened to lecture on comparative
philology. As he left there was an enthusias-
tic shout for the King from the students and
professors.
The New York Times mentions new
treatment Of dipthcria, discovered by acci-
dent. young man whose arm had been
amputated was attacked with the disease be-
fore the limb had healed To the surprise of
his physician, the matter incident to diph-
liberia appeared on the arm where it had been
severed, in place of depositng itself in the
throat, and the ease proved to he very mild
one. The doctor protited by this strong init.
nation from nature, and when next called to
visit dipthcric patient, blistcrcd his chest.
There most of the deposits showed themselves,
and the patient speedily recovered Hence
it is inferred that the disorder generally
affects the throat on account Of the thinness
of its lining, and not because it is any part of
its morbid law to do so. When the blister
breaks the epidermis. the tenderness Of that
portion of the body draws the virus in the
system thither. instead Of to the throat, as
ordinarily. This may prove to be of vast
advantage in the treatment of this malignant
disease