Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-06
General News.

Iceburg are still numerous in the track of
ocean steamers.
Goosebery bushes grow to the height
of 10 feet in Florida.
Roumania, like California, is complaining
of seventeen-year locusts.
John l.. Sullivan is to meet Burke in a
contest in Chicago June l3.
Present indications point to an almost total
failure of the Hudson river peach crop.
The Russian man-of-war Strelok, at New
York, has been ordered to sea. 1t is under.
stood she is destined to Cronstadt.
Five hundred policemen in citizens clothes
are still employed in guarding the public
Offices of London against dynamiters.
Facts have been collected to prove that the
average length of life is greater among Jews
than Christians under similar circumstances
AGeneral Middleton, in Canada. has cap
tured Poundmaker, Lehman, Yellow Mud
and Breaking Ice. The Lehman and Break.
ing Ice will go well if taken in the proper
spirit.-New Orleans Peayunc.
bath bags" are coming into use in Paris.
They consist of bag containing half a pound
of bran, some meal and little powdered
soap. On wetting and pressing the bag a
lather is produced, and at the same time a
soft pad for rubbing purposes.
During the reign of King Charles I, the
Stationers' Company issued an edition of the
authorized version of the Old Testament, in
which they omitted the negative particle
from the Seventh Commandment and were
heavily fined by the Star Chamber for their
negligence.
The total annual catch of menhaden in
the United States is about 700, 0OO, 900. This
| seems TO be great number. but blue fish
alone are said to consume about 5000, 000,.
900 menhaden every day of the summer
months on the coast of New England alone
As matter of fact, menhaden are so prolific
that they are practically inexhaustible.
Charles G Leland writes from London t.
the Chicago Tribune 81 know of a hotel
which, when it was patronized exclusively b,
| Americans, only paid its servants half wage,
| have known an American lady who gave
the man who tended the lift half a crown
daily, and half a sovereign weekly. knew
vulgar old American who gave gold to every
servant on all occasions"
The financial condition of Gre zee has be
come serious. Tobacco duti switch were es
timated last year to yield 10 O0O, 900 drachmas
have only brought in 2,600,OOO drachmas
Cigarette paper has yielded $50 90,
drachmas, instead of 100000 drachmas
spirits have produced $4,000 drachmas, in
2
600 drachmas, instead OF 3, 200 900 drachmas
The deficit is reckoned at 10000, 900 drach
mas. A drachma of Greece equals 1913 cent
in American money.
The business of the railway across tn
lsthmus of Panama is steadily increains
During the past five years the freight traffi
increased from l67 ,432 tons to 297,243 tons
In 1880 the number of passengers carrie
was 26,0sl. while last year the number wa
5l5.520. During 1854, 10, 900 tons of banan
as formed part of the freight forwarded.
The outlook for the tobacco crop of Ker
lucky for 1855 does not present single di.
couraging feature. The crop is not lat
in starting; the plants, though tn
buds were belsted somewhat by tard
spring, are in q satisfactory state of forward
ness. and in most sections, if not all. there
an abundant supply. There is no DANCE
whatever, if other conditions are favor
able, that the area will be reduced BY
deficiency of plants.