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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26
trade. Pueblo il large railroad centre, and
y getting 70 be large manufacturing city.
SHALL We Go WKsr?


SHOULD you advise young man Tho is
tired Of Augusta, to go to Colorado
No, shouldn't advise . young man to
leave home. But if young man has the
Western fever and is tired of Maine, he can
do well in Colorado, provided he is made OF
the right material"
IF he has good position in Maine, he
had better retain it, you Think"
by all means My advice to a young
man Is, If you are well located in the East,
remain here. But if you go to Colorado
and are steady and industrious, and invest
your savings judiciously in lands around
Denver. you will undoubtedly do we'll.
am satisfied with the country, and like there
because can do better there than / can in
Maine; but after get through in Colorado,
l am coming back to Augusta to live
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26
Marrifo.

In wsterville, Dec. I'D. by Rev. D. n Sheldon
ID. d., Mr.. William II. Gibbs and Miss Evelyn A
Fletcher. both of waterville.
In saco, Dec. 22d, by Rev. ]. H. Libby, Cyrus Z
Mayberry. Esq, of Lynn, Mass, and Georg'a n
Nicos OF Casco.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26

The Fargo Daily Republican Dec. l4th,
speaks of a hop there of the Qui Vive Club,
and says: 1T was generally conceded that
the dress worn by Mrs. c. ID. Whitehouse
was the most superb. The lady is the
daughter Of Col. Wildes of Skowhegan, and
Mr.. Whitehouse, her husband, is we'll
known Augusta young man, formerly com
mercial traveller for Jordan & Marsh. He is
now running a dry goods house in Fargo.
The "other paper" in reporting the ball did
it in only six columns and half
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26

The Augusta Shoe Factory is being rapidly
nut in readiness to start up about the LIST OF
January. 1t is to be run by V. n A. H.
Jones, large shoe manufacturing hrm IN
Lynn, and will produce fine goods for ladies'
wear. The men and women employed VIII
come from Augusta and surrounding towns
and will make a valuable addition to our peo-
pie. Mr.. T. Mcmillan, Lynn machinist' Is
putting in an elevator; and pipes for steam
heating are being put in by ii. w. Heath Of
Lynn. We owe the starting up OF this faeto
ry to the quiet energy and determination ''
Mr.. Horace Hamlin, who. since the factory
came into his possession. has been untirins IL
his efforts to get responsible firm to take
the property.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26
i&wtf

Pain and weakness of lungs. liver, kidneys
and urinary organs relieved by using Brown
Iron Bitters. dec20d&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26

The city schools have closed for . fort.
nights vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26

For the past five weeks a crew of 40 men
has been employed in framing and com
pletinx Haynes & De Wits new
ice house, at Iceboro. The house
il 2ls feet in length by 200 in width.
The ridge-pole is 81 feet from the ground.
The building is divided into six compart-
ments, and has atotal capacity of rs, 900 tons.
The walls of the building are II feet
thick, and consist of three partitions, leaving
two air spaces. 1t will take 100000 shingles
to cover the roof, and 100000 feet OF long
lumber have been used in framing the build
ing. Nine tons of nails were used in its
construction. The estimated cost of the
house is S2l, 200.
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Difn.

In Brewer Village. Dec. I'D, Franklin j. Sever
ance aged o. years and 10 months
In Portland Dec. ED. Luln May. adopted daugh-
ter of j. c. ard E. H. Mohan, sged years months.
In Alfi ed I'D Mrs susan. widow of the late
George W Came. Esq, sgee 81 Years, months, IL
DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26

The Bath Times says that Mrs.
Ada Cary Sturgis, sister Of Annie Louise
Cary, recently sang at Brunswick
with great acceptance. Mrs. Sturgis
10 said to have a better voice than her
famous sister, but marrying when quite
young, she did not keep up her practice. and
il now, of course, far behind her. She is
engaged to sing at one of the Portland
churches Estate streeD during the winter,
and will again devote herself to music. She
will eventually go on to the stage.
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HANCOCK,

little mining camp in the mountains, 20
miles southwest from Leadville. They were
% miles from a railroad, but on the surveyed
route Of the Denver and South Park R. r.
Not very eligible site for business, one
would suppose. But the Down casters were
men for emergencies and opportunities. They
purchased few hundred dollars worth OF
groceries, erected log store, and stuck up
their sign:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26
OUT N COLORADO.
me Fortunes Of Some Augusta Men
in the Centennial State.
Life in the Land of Sage Brush and
Silver Mines.
colorado for Health, Pleasure. Profit
and Residence.
An Interview which VIII Interest Tho..
Who Have the Western Fever,

In May. 1880. party of gentlemen. con
s;sting Of s. s. Goodrich, C. A. Smith and
Andrew La June of Augusta, Charles E.
Parlin Of Hallowell, and C.. NJ. Weeks OF
Cooper's Mills, left Augusta for Colorado
The two former gentlemen have returned to
Augusta to pass the winter, but will again DC
West in the spring. In search of an item.
our reporter buttonholed Mr. Goodrich. and
interviewed him about the vicissitudes of the
party in the West. life in Colorado, and other
kindred topics.
When they started for the West, their
objective point was LeadvilIe, at which eity
they arrived at the beginning Of the grea,
miners strike in June, 1880. which closed
the mines. All kinds of business felt the
depression, and from Leadville they began to
prospect to find place to locate, finally
settling upon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26
PENORsCOT.

Ira E. Goodwin, of Enfield, Friday, was
fined s45 and costs, for the unlawful trans
portation of cartridges during close time.
Aft. Katahdin was snow crowned on the
22d inst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-26

The Morse ice house at Tbwing's Point in
woolwich, with capacity of $4,000 tons. is
said to be the only one on the kennebec
where vessels of deep draught can be loaded.
The same firm has other houses and ships ice
from various points on the coast.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
Remarks on the Etiquette OF
OYSTER PnrIOrS,
rank NJ. Gilbelt, Evansville Argus.

Frank NJ. Gilbeit, Evansville August Z
Now that the oyster season has
fairly begun, q few remarks to young
men desirious of making themselves
solid with their new girls will not be
amiss.
Always go to some saloon where you
have never been before, because if you
have been there before, the proprietor
might require you to pay in advance,
and that would be very unpleasant.
When you go in, fix your eye on tie
fsrthest table, and lead your girl
around all the other tables to get
there if you cross the room three oil
four times in doing SO, so much the
better. 1t will give a chance to dis
play her lei opera cloak.
Stumble over everybody's feet on
the way, and make them apologize fol
being in your road. The girl will
think you independent if you aren'i
clumsy.
Always call the waiter George,
Your girl will know you are familiar
with the place, and don't cart for ex.
penses.
Always tell the waiter in giving your
order, that you will take half a dozor
raw for yourself and three dozen fried
for the larly. OF course she will coun.
termand the order, but it will give the
waiter an idea that you are a fine hui
morist.
While you are waiting for your or.
der to be filled, you may pass the time
by feeling all over the marble top table
to sec whether it is sticky also exam
inc your plate very carefully, that will
show her you are very f~astidious, and
moreover it will give her great conf
dence in the cleanliness ofthe place.
While waiting, you may get impa.
tient, and quote from Genesis: 81
wonder if they are making those oys.
ters." This will always cause side
splitting laughter on her part.
When your oysters arrive, smell
them very cautiously to see how many
weeks they have been on ice, and then
excuse your rudeness by telling heI
you thought you had found a pearl.
Oysters must be eaten like peas
with a knife it makes you slow about
eating them, and slowness in eating
promotes digestion.
She will consider it very amusing il
you try to season her oysters for her,
especially if the top of the box comes
off. AS a sort Of a side remark, We
may say the top Of the pepper box will
always fall off unless it is tied on with
a rope.
Explain to her that the hard part Of
an oyster is its eye, and that you are
particularly fond Of eyes as an article
of diet. She will relish the lunch all
the more.
When you leaye, slip an oyster in
your pocket, and place it in her hand
when leaving her at the gate. This
is quite new, and a good trick it will
create an undoubtedly good impress.
ion Of you.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27

JUDsE Ksy, having exposed his
weakness and p1tty-hks nature. Is
catching il al around the circle. The
Cincinnati COzmsreiil ssyz
Of eozrss the way toset al ;hstruth
q the natter EAs 70 t1ra ore the
complaints 70 The Fey nan who vas
the sE1se ofthsnl That vas = bril-
EElt way Of finding out whether there
vas anything wrong il the Mirage
mani Of this turssn We Eh0ud sus-
psst that Ty1srs report had followed
the sane course but ior judge Keys
personal ASSURANCE that he made the
Investigation unknown 10 Brady. and
save upon tie so1l satisfying fact that
% rOuie had b-el expedited upon the
rse8EDHndztion Of some member Of
Congress
Between lis Gilh IN Brsdys integ-
rly and his profound respect for the
iD6orHnent q amsmber Of Congress,
Judge Key sesus 20 have been inca
pseitstsd fgr original Investigation,
and the sweet simplicity il which be
E1il dEellE, convinced Of Bra5ys IN
noesDee. AID the absolute integrity Of
everybody and everything about the
department while under his s5miuis.
trnti0n, sufficiently shows that judge
Keys mission IN this world vas not
to set things right. however wrong
they may have been.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
A Rem Picture Of Guiteau.


J.. r. .Young's Washington Letter to the Phil
adelphia Star.l
/ saw Guiteau to-day. He was in
the room Of the Criminal Court for
just one hour, and l sat during that
time within two yards Of him, where
| could see and study every feature.
What a poor and miserable. looking
wretch he is-small of statue, thin
legs, large feet and hands, and hair
the color Of which cannot be discerned,
so closely is it cropped to the scalp Of
q small, round head and q face made
repulsive by the stubby moustache
aud beard Of course hair, cut close to
the cheeks and coming down to q point
about four inches from the tip OF the
chin, and Of a color similar to a beard
of black hair that had been dyed
when the dye was wearing off; a mouth
of unusual proportions, which wears
a fixed expression of anger; a large
and ill-shaped noGe, and eyes which,
though not small, are kept back under
a forehead which is typical of the
maniac. If anyone at all familiar
with the inmates Of the insane asylum
will look at Guiteau's face aud say
that it is not the face of the typical
maniac, then | am mistaken, and |
have been a visitor to many institu-
tions where the insane + kept.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
why They KiIIed GnrneId.

Clarksville Tobacco Leaf
A prominent citizen Of East Ten.
nessee states that, on the way down
from Knoxville, the other morning.
Judge John Baxter made a remark
showing the sentiment entertained by
many Republicans in regard to the
assassination of the late President.
The talk was concerning the fight over
the Knoxville postmastership, and the
removal Of Rule to give place to Tenn
pie. why" said Judge Baxter,
that is what they killed Garfield for;
to put out the old and put in the
new This seems to be pretty tight
on Houk and the other Stalwarts.-
Nashville American.
The Tobacco Leaf, in a recent
edition, intimated hat there we're
thousands of people in the United
States who believed down in the
depths Of their souls that Guiteau was
a willing instrument in the hands Of
Stalwarts. For this expression we
were taken to task by some Of our
Republican friends. The above re.
mark, coming from as prominent a
man as Judge Baxter, a United States
Judge, whose Office indicates his poll.
tics, e%vinces the truth Of our pi oposi-
ton, and proves that the charge Of
Stalwart Republican completely in the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
NO FOUNDATION.
KnOxvilleB Built Over an Immense
Cave.
Knoxville Tribune.l

Knoxville Tribune.l
There has been a legend since time
immemorial that the city Of Knoxville
has no foundation-that it is built
over a huge grotto' and would some
day fall through. Only a few Of the
more credulous have believed this
story, but it is true nevertheless. The
extent Of this cave is not known, nor
has it been even partially ascertained.
Some advance the theory that there
are numerous small caves; others hold
that there is one large one having
different chambers. Be it howit may,
there is a cave or caves that have been
tapped in rear of the Hattie House,
Slocum's drug store and j. I. Nc
Teer's. Some time ago the waste pipe
from the Hattie House became ofens-
i've to the neigbors and it was ad-
Judged a nuisance by the City CoUn-
Gil. Mr.. Flanders had no place
to u his refuse water except in the
street, so he conceived the idea Of
tapping his subterranean swill and
running his slop in there. Accordingly
he had an excavation dug 16 or 20 feet
deep near the real of his house on
Clinch street, and the workers at this
depth discovered that with one more
dig Of the pick it had gone into space
on the other side. A larger hole wal
made, which opened into a chamber
of unknown size. One of the hands
threw a rock and could hear it fall in
the distance. Mr., Flanders had the
hole flooded with water from the tank
near by and at last accounts it wa:
running into the grotto in Alpine
torrents. 1t may be that we are stu.
ated directly over a mammoth cave
that may some day open up and pre-.
cipitate the city into a yawning abyss
The formation on which the city rests
is Limestone, q carbonate of lime which
is soluble in water containing carboliC
acid. If the cave at present is only
small one, il is gradually becoming
larger by the erosive power of water
In former days the bottoms OF cisterni
have been known to drop out.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
ThursanT EveainE. oct q. IssI.

TIE Cincinnati people are greatly
rsj0icsd over the prospect Of an abun-
dlnt and cheap supply Of good coal
vscr tie Cincinnati Southern railroad
b another year they hope to be inde-
pendent Of the river. Within four
uilss Of this road, IN the Cumberland
oauuisS il IS represented that there
Eie AMAZING coal fields, veins i've feet
thick, s5hi and beautiful, andin sseh
qu1,ftia tkat centuries Of sIirava-
u1ue Eg1ld Tot exhaust them It is
Euya 5ova grade irOn these fields
70 Cincinnati, and the Rad enters the
toFn At = height which renders IN
lo15i1g less than no trsBble. II al
i realized that i bored Tor Gnein,
nlti VII soo1 burn more and cheaper
coll thar arr city Of It's size in thi
c8z1try. ard the more i burns tht
EEEH Il VII grow.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
A ~nEMFHIsr NINE OUT WEST.
Owned BY Major Jno. ID. Adams
and Governor Jne. G. Brown.
ElPaso Hsrald.l

FL Pafo Herald.l
VIZ have al unwayering and indie
struciible belief that mineral ore il
paying quantities will at an early day
be discovered in many Of the noun
tains of West Texas. The Organ
Range north Of US Is full Of it and the
fact viii soon be demonstrated to the
most skeptical. The Memphis mine
Is looming up as one of the most pro.
ductive and valuable IN the West, and
this reputation is based on the fact
that the more thorough the develop
ment the finer the ore and more
abundant the production. This mine
is in New Mexico. about fifty miles
from this city, l5o west Of north on
the western slspe of the Organ noun
tains and distant fifteen miles from
the little Mexican town Of Las Cruces
and just beyond Soledad Pass. 1t is
owned By John D. Adams, Of Little
Rock. Ark, and Governor Brown. Of
the Texas Pacific Company. They
have prosecuted the development Of
the mine to a considerable extent and
sunk a shaft rs feet with a eross-cut
Of 30 feet. The ore is mineralized
and In carbonate forms and assays from
II 10 80 ounces to the ton. The vein
is from 20 to 80 feet wide aud is grow
ing richer as progress is attained
Twenty bands are nov employed,
working night and day, taking GU.
perhaps ten tons daily. Although
the eross-cut is thirty feet the walls
have not been reached.
Las Cruces has raised a subscription
10 erect a smelter in order to induce
the miners to send their ore thither.
FL PasO business men will have to Of
fer equal inducements; erect a smelter,
send for drummers up there and work
up the trade and induce the miners to
come here. When the I. 2. reaches
US We expect goods to be broughithere
from New York as cheaply as they arc
now laid down at Kansas City, and in
that condition OF things we ought to
have all the trade Of the country for
500 miles north Of us. We have now
the first natural road in the world to
these mines. which crosses the Organ
meadows. 1t is forty-fve miles to The
mines, while Las Cruces is only
twenty.
In addition to the specimens shown
Us from the Memphis mine We were
shown ores from several other mines,
including n purchased in part by
General Harrison, of this place, and
from several claims that are owned By
Dir. Charles Davis. These ores all
look well and assay from $24 to 1904
Their claims are not for sale and they
are determined on their development
We are as well satisfied Of the great
mineral wealth in the Organ noun.
taiDs as we are Of the existence Of the
mountains themselves and it only
needs capital and the pluck Of the
miner TO convert these mountains
into a center Of enormous mining in.
terests in the near future.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27

of the crop II is believed that S1O, OO0,-
900 could be realized annually. Mil
lions of bushels are lost every year by
falling on the ground and rotting or
devoured by hogs, squirrels, turkeys
and other animals and birds. Except
in inclosed pastures, no claim IS made
by the owners Of the land to the fruit
age of the trees. Mexicans and ne.
groes arc the pecan gatherers and in
some districts white children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
Politician Dead,

New Orleans states.l
G. t. Lawson, a shining light in the
days Of Radical rule, but a man who
was most unfortunately his own worst
enemy, died yesterday at the Charity
Hospital. He wa a thoroughly edu-
Gated Englishman and a graduate of
one Of the great English universities,
who drilted to New Orleans about
the time reconstruction was at the
zenith, and negroes filled most Of the
important Offices. He earned a scanty
livelihood by writing speeches for
negro legislators, and was so addicted
to drink as to DO almost completely
oblivious Of propriety. Mr.. Lawson
was, however, we'll connected, and his
uncle, Mr.. Gordan. a prominent Lon.
don merchant, was the original OF
Charles Dickens's "Mr. Dombey."
Mr.. Lawson has a son in Philadelphia,
who is an expert electrician.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27

very soon find that ~railroading in
America is by no means a sure and
profitable business, and that if a fail
ure to gather the expected yield
should occur they would be only too
glad too unload. This, however, is
not fully depended upon, and Mr..
Devereaux intimated that he had
still another chance to get to New
Orleans and Cincinnati, which seemed
to be a'more feasible plan.
Mr.. Huntington and Mr.. Vanderbilt
have quite recently become fast
friends, the result Of which has been
the adoption Of a plan for mutual
protection, and an interchange Of
business on a fair and equitable basis.
This plan is far-reaching and will
embrace interests that are as widely
separated apparently as are Cincinnati
aud the Pacific slope, but which are
really closely interviewer. Mr.. Deve-
reaux did not deny, but more than
admitted, the agreement between Mr..
Vanderbilt aud Mr.. Huntington-a
close alliance to last until the Erlang-
ers quit in disgust-between the Ohio
railway and Mr.. Huntington's Ken
lucky and Tennessee system and his
proposed Arkanssw and Texas exten.
sion. Upon its completion the Ken
lucky Central will be used in oonnec-
ton with the Cole system to points
reached BY them, except Memphis
and such other points rs can be
reached via the line controlled by Mr..
Huntington. In the West the same
intimate relations will exist. The
Central Pacific, controlled by the
Huntington party. is TO accept and
receive business from the Union
Pacific, a line in which Mr.. Wander
bilt is largely interested, on q basis
that will be entirely satisfactory to the
New York Central people. Under
this arrangement Mr.. Vanderbilt will
be in a position, he thinks, to compete
with his strongest rivals for the bust
ness coming and going between New
York and Cincinnati. the South aud
Southwest and New York and Califor-
MIA, with his own lines reaching from
the seaboard to Chicago, ST. Louis
aud Cincinnati.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
C0Ie,a Ilonie 1o fhe Zen.

Special TO the Americana
CHATTANOOGA, October 2.-Work
will commence shortly on the road to
be built by the Cole system between
Ooltawah, a station thirteen miles
above this city, to Red Clay, a station
on the branch between Cleveland and
Dalton. The road is to be finished
by June, 1882. 1t will be important
to the system, as it will give it a
through liue to the sea from Mem
Dhis, via Chattanooga, Ooltawah,
Dalton, Rome and Atlanta. 1t will
be Of the greatest Importance to
Chattanooga, as it will afford a second
line to Atlanta nearly as short as the
Western Atlantic, and will open up to
this city a country rich in agriculture
and minerals.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
A Observation-Disclosures Ali.
amer.

New York World Cincinnati speciaI.l
Mr.. Vanderbilt, it is said. Is thor.
oughly convinced that the South and
Southwest are the fields for railway
enterprise. aud he proposes entering
that field himself 10 compete for The
control Of the traffic. Both he and
Mr.. Devereaux are said to have stated
that their object in securing control of
the Ohio railway was to give the Cen.
trail a line Of its own to st. Louis, and
that the Cincinnati connection IL
looked upon merely as part of what is
TO be the New Orleans line. New
Orleans, they both say, is their OBJ.
%iective point, and Mr.. Vanderbilt will
not rest until he is able to run his
own cars over his own lie from New
York to that city. To a question as
TO how he intended to get from Gin
to New Orleans a direct an
JWer was evaded; but enough was
gathered from what was said to war.
ant the assertion-that a move will be
made to capture tie Erlanger lines.
/ is believed that Dir. Deyereaux
.ertainly, and most likelyb by Mr.. Van
that the Eflanger people will
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-27
Texas 9 CrOp.

Heretofore the pecan crop, as a
source of revenue, has attracted but
little attention. No care whatever
has been taken Of the trees; in fact, in
many localities trees fifty to one hum
dred years old have been cut down
to obtain the nuts. Before the
civil war the exports from the port Of
Indianola alone vas reported ct $780,
600; now it is esi mated that the
amount annuity gathoreS exceeds
in value. With proper care
the trees and systematic gathering