Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-30
General News.

An attempt will be made to form republic
from East Roumelia and Bulgaria.
At Calcutta warm hearted millionaire has
endowed a hospital for sick animals.
Over 5000 sales of liquor were reported in
Shawnee county, Kan, in one month.
The Mexican press is espousing the scheme
of dictatorship to replace the Presidency.
A famous post-ofhce burglar known as
'Slim jim" was captured in Boston Thurs
day
The fortune of the late Baron Meyer
Rothschld of Frankfort is estimated at S75,.
900 900.
Two bunco men were arrested in Wilkes
barre on "Wednesday last. They had feeced
two men out Of $1,000
A tramp was accidentally locked in a car at
Royalton, Mimi, and was not discovered and
released until five days afterward.
A Washington despatch states that there
has sprung up within the last few months an
unprecedented demand for fve-cent and one
cent coins
Secretary Manning has decided that pianos
used by musical professors and purchased
abroad are entitled to entry into this country
free of duty.
The area or capacity of farm in portions
of Georgia is estimated bv the mule-as an
'eieht-mule farm" s'ten-mule farm" and
the like.
Gambling houses advertise their business
in the newspapers at Deadwood, OAK, an
nouncing among other things that their games
are 'square."
Earthquake prices is term that has be-
come popular in the South as brief and
complete way of characterizlng what is re-
garded AZ an extortion.
Miss Lettie Quick, of Ithaca, who joined
the excursion to the unveiing of the Bar
thold Statue, was dashed TO pieces by fall
ing from the excursion train.
Mrs. Betsey Amelia Hart, who recently
died At Troy, n Y, left an estate valued at
81 900, 900, to be divided among numerous
children and gran lcaildren.
Lieutenant John Schore travelled from
Idaho Territory to Louisville to marry Miss
Mary Allen, according to arrangement, but
he found her married to another man.
President Cleveland rescinded by proca-
nation the imposition of duties on imports
from Cuba and Port Rico This is a revoca-
ton Of his proclamation of two weeks ago
There are at Amherst about twenty stu
dents who stand committed to missionary
work This seems to be the outcome of the
missionary efforts made at Mortified last
July.
During the 40 years of her reign Queen
Victoria has spent only II days in Ireland.
and Mr.. Labouchere wants her to celebrate
her jubilee bv giving in memory of those IL
days, II pence to each inhabitant of the neg
lected island.
The Grand Jury at Plymouth, Mass, has
reported an Indictment against Peter
McGeogh OF Lynn and William Bokefer of
Salem, tor conspiracy against the firm of
Charles Harm ton & Co. This is we'll
known boycotting case.
The Emperor of China's new throne at
Shanghai is to have its foundation and pedes-
tai made of gold bricks, and the sub-prefect
of Soochow has sent to Pekin 5000 pieces of
solid gold bricks, of the ordinary shape of
clay bricks, for this purpose.
"Was she his wife?" asked a married
woman of an acquaintance within hearing of
| tiarper's Weekly. Eyes Why do you askp"
because they were so jolly together. You
don't often see married people so jolly
together in public, you know"
| The most notable business structure ever
erected IN Chicago is now approaching COM
| pletion. 1t is composed of granite, and
covers the entire block bounded by Fifth
Avenue and Franklin, Adams and Quincy
Streets. The structure is owned by Marshall
Field, and is being built after designs prepared
| by Boston architects.
| The light from an electric lamp tower in
Davenport, Ind, falls full upon a flower
garden about loo feet away, and during the
past summer the owner has observed that
lilies which have usually bloomed only in the
day have opened in the night. ard that
morning glories have Enclosed their bios
| SONS as soon as the electric light fell on
| them