Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-05
!. 60 wears old and weighs nearly

ent party" is 50 years old and weighs nearly
300 pounds.
II costs an emigrant nov only twelve dol
lars for passage from Liverpool to New
York
The tunnel under the Hudson river at New
York is out 295 feet and advancing at the
rate of five feet per day.
Lady Mcdonald, wife of the Canada Pre-
mier. visited Edison, at Menlo Park the Other
day.
Gen Sylvanus Thayer, who was one OF the
founders Of the military academy. Is to nave
statute at West Point.
The South Africa ostriches cost as much
as carriage horses do in England. At re-
cent sale they brought from $50 TO $3.50 per
pair.
II. Il. Clafin. S. V. White. George j.
Seney, Henry X Bennett and Gen. Wood
have each paid 800 to defray Cadet Whitta-
ker's trial expenses.
The Mix PRAYER miracles continue. The
latest case is that of the daughter OF the
Damascus. y. Y. postmaster, who was cured
in n week of an Illness of six years standing
Mrs. George Myer,92 years old residing IN
Juniata county Penn, is probably the only
mother in this or any other country, VINO mas
nine sons all Of whom are ministers
The good people of Oberlin, D. are ag'-
tated over the announcement that Henry
Ward Beecher, whom they regard As some
thing like male Bernhard, is to lecture IN
a Congregational church of that town.
Greater advance has been made within Tue
last thirty wears in the art Of agriculture by
the application of science in developing the
principles, Calculating the mysteries and
showing the reasons Of the operations IN
every department than for a century past
Speaking of Senator Blaine the Washington
correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution
sars There is something taking in the man 5
manner in his honest face. and in his care
less, swinging walk. | don't see how any one
Of his peers can help liking him.
.'De reason what for we presented de res
ignation of our pastor was for de cause dat
his services had become disbeneficial to de
church" was the reason given by colored
trustee in answer to an inquiry as to the pas
tors motive for leaving.
Clemens Herschel, the newly-appoiuted
railroad commissioner of Massachusetts. Is a
descendant of the famous astronomer, and Is
a little more than 40 years old He gradual
ed from the Lawrence Scientific School at
Cambridge, and afterwards studied three wears
in German and a year in French institutions.
On returning to America lie followed the pro-
fession of a civil engineer
The Rev. j. Hyatt Smith is just now sur
prising his religious well as his political
friends. He is pastor of Baptist church in
Brooklyn, yet declared from his pulpit on
SUNDAY that he believed that every soul that
God ever made would be eventually saved.
He intends to preach in his own pulpit each
Sunday while he is in Congress, and if he
cant well do that will resign his Congress
sional seat. He states that while he was at
Mentor recently General Garfield told him he
should allow no man to interfere with him,
and at the same time he would be President,
not of faction, but of the whole nation.
All should recollect that with the loss OF
health loss of enjoyment and happiness soon
follows. A Cough or Cold quickly under
mines the health, and should be checked by
the PROMPT use of DIR. Bull's Cough Syrup