Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-20
General News.

There will be q railroad connection with
the city of Mexico in about four weeks.
The recent cold spell of weather froze the
oranges as far south us Manatee, Fla
Rev. Z Z. Hale says there is an organiza-
ton Of 10, 900 liquor dealers in Boston, and
they act as a unit and govern the city.
rapid thaw has undermined the Montreal
ice palace aud necessitated its immediate re-
moval.
That ''holy" white elephant is said to be
very fond of rum. He is coming to a coun-
try where he can get it.
All the life saving stations on the coast be-
tween Sandy Hook and Barnegat Inlet will
shortly be connec;ed by telephone.
A colored mans will was recently admitted
to probate in Hawkinsville, Ga, being the
first of its kind in the State.
Fifty young and good-looking women
have sailed for New Caledonia to be married
to well behaved convicts," says a recent Lon
don letter.
1t is estimated that 10000, valentines
passed through the New York Post Office on
Thursday, which is about the same number
as last year
Seven steamers, with an aggregate tonnage
of 80 300, will be added next season to tue
fleet of steamers plying between Montreal
and Europe.
Georgia expects an immense melon trade
the coming season, and one that will prove
remunerative to the growers as the transpor-
tation facilities will be adequate.
Wife beating has increased so rapidly OF
late among the miners in the Midland col
lierirs that a bill has been introduced in the
English Parliament making the penalty
logging.
A sewing machine agent was recently at
tackled by a fierce catamoupt near Milford.
Strange as it may appear the cstamount es-
capped without buying one of the machines.-
Philadelphia CAL
"When an Indian wants to swear" said a
lecturer recently, she must learn the Eng
| lish language TO do so, as there is nothing in
his own language he can use in taking the
name of the Great Spirit in vain"
The temperance IN )vement in Georgia has
| led to a great demand for jugs for transport
| ing liquors from one town to another. This
| has given boom to the earthenware bust
| ness and agencies have been established al
several points in the State for supplying jugs
| Miss Louise Alcott has had curious ex-
perience in the matter of falling in love. She
declares that although now fifty years old
she has never felt the slightest touch of love
for a man: but that she has frequently fallen
| in love with pretty girls. 1t is not recorded
that anv man ever fell in love with her,
| According to the Boston Medical and Sur
gical Journal there is now living at Penn
Yam, n. Y, a man who has had bullet EN-
bedded in his brain for two years. Before
receiving the shot he was dissolute, morost
and quarrelsome, but he has now become
pesceable, sober and industrious.
No Southern State has made greater pro
gress in manufacturing. for the past three
years than Virginia. and. if we are to accept
the authority of the Baltimore Manufactur
ing Record, she stands second in the list
Kentucky coming first. In a recent issue OF
that journal it is stated that the value o.
virginiss manufacturers increased frou
ISL $40, 692 in 1880, to sl03, 62l 1884 in 1888
while Kentucky manufactured SIS, 4s3 81
worth of goods.