Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-05-20
General News.

The cable between Key West and Havana
has been repaired.
The Chinese Ambassador, the Marquis
Tseng, and his suite, have arrived in London.
1t is said that Maggie Mitchell's net profits
this season will reach sixty thousand dollars.
Small pox is spreading with great rapdity
in the Sandwich Islands. Out of 655 eases
there have been 332 deaths.
Count Lippe Weissenfeld, Charge dAf-
faires of the Austrian Legation, has rented
cottage at Newport for the summer.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey conducted ser
vices in Cooper Institute Hall, New York, on
Sunday evening.
This is anniversary week of the Sweden
borgian church the meetings which will be
held at Washington, open Wednesday.
An enterprising London firm of fine art
publishers have offered ten thousand dollars
as prizes for theI best designs for Christmas
cards.
MIS-. George Wheeler. of New York, on
Tuesday recovered 81 900 from baker who
sold her husband pie containing poison, Of
which he ate and died.
The bush of Australia is so overfed by the
multiplying of wild horses, that they have to
be shot down in common with rabbits and
kangaroos.
The Rev. DR. Edwards of Chicago, is men
toned rs an enthusiastic lover of the bicycle
He travels by means of it from his home in
the suburbs to the city nearly every day.
Hon. Joseph Cilley of New Hampshire and
Hon. David Yulee of Florida are the two old
est ex-United States Senators now living,
both having entered the Senate thrty.six
years ago.
The thirtIeth anniversary of the Bostoi Y.
NJ. G.. Association will be observed in Music
Hall next Sunday evening. Gov. Long, Hcv.
Phillips Brooks, Rev. w. +. Huntington and
Rev. Geo. II. Hepworth will take part in the
| services.
| Ex-Governor Washburn, of Wisconsin,
who will sail for Europe on the 2sth, has
given his handsome estate near Madison to
the st. Glare Academy at Sinsinawa. This
is a Catholic institution, but Mr.. Washburn
does not belong to that faith.
| Mrs. Stonewall Jackson's father, who is
still living. is a PRESBYTERIAN clergyman,
Rev. DIR. Morrison, of College Home, N. C..
The first wife of Stonewall jackson, also,
was a daughter of Presbyterian clergyman
Rev. DIR. jenkins, at one time chaplain
of the navy.
Little D'Albert, the boy-pianist who has
become so popular in England, recently
PLAYED at Osborne, an Queen Victoria said to
aim: ''Do you know any composition for the
piano by ycur principal, Arthur Sullivan"
| ayes. ! do replied the lad. Twill you
play it ~ He reflected a moment, and at
last, when the duke of Edinburgh asked him
why he did not comply with her Msjesty's
command, he said 80 no, cannot Mr..
Sullivan might not like ~ 1t seems that
the Queen was amused beyond measure by
this filial respect, holding his masters orders
higher than those of the Queen Of England.
A sensational story comes from Detroit.
Mich, Of the formation of q Brewers and
Saloon-keepers Nihilist Confederation in
that State to oppose the temperance people
who control the Legislature and are waging
a relentless and successful war against
the liquor interest, Even the dstillers worm
will turn if trod upon, and hence the "Nihil-
lists" The proceedings Of the Confederation
will be secret. and members will be bound
by solemn oath to annihilate any brother
who breaks his oath and divulges any Of the
| secrets of the Order. Stubborn legislative
''temperenzlers. will be summariy dealt
with. They will be warned, and if the warn
ing is not needed, the Nihilists will act.