Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-19
General News.

During February 1929 Northerners visit
ed Jacksonville, Fla.
The annual income of the Salvation Army
in England is quoted at 100000
The hostile Apache Indians have notified
General Crook of their desire to surrender.
Although New York had more than fifty
regiments at Gettysburg, but one has raised a
monument on the field.
A man who died at Burlington, Ia, the
other day, left 800 to the reporter who
should write the ''best obituary" of him.
Stonewall Jackson's war horse, old SOrrell.
will be stuffed, just as Jumbo was, and kept
for the curious of the ages to come.
The fund being raised in Boston fer the
benefit of the widow of Gen. Hancock
amounts to $3.50.
Mrs. Anna A. Coolidge, in the Superior
Court Tuesday forenoon, pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to murder.
The divers report the Oregon broken in
two and therefore she cannot be raised. The
cargo is beginning TO come to the surface.
Statistics show that there are 10000 fewer
Chinese in the country now than there were
when the act of exclusion was passed against
them.
All arsenic in wall papers, the manufactur
ers testify. gets in by accident. When it gets
out it causes worse acc idents
Queen Victoria has paid the bills for
Princess Beatrice's wedding, $4,000, and
will not ask Parliament to give anything
toward it.
London, March l7.-Swedish papers an
nounce the coming betrothal of Crown
Oscar of Sweden and Princess Louise, daugh-
ter of the Prince of Wales.
In the insolvency court at Worcester.
yesterday, Receiver Corcoran of the Lancas-
Bank proved claims of Sl5O,747 against
defaulting president, Mcneil.
Messrs. Chamberlain and Trevelyan have
resigned from Mr.. Gladstones cabinet. but
have consented to retain their seats therein
until action shall have been taken on the
Irish appropriation bill.
few Florida orange growers, who are
wise in their generation, buried thousands OF
oranges in the sand before the recent freez-
ing weather, and on digging them up found
them to be in perfect state of preservation
The President has nominated Civil Ser
vice Commissioner Trenholm Of South Caro-
lima to be comptroller of the currency, and
John H. Oberly to the vacancy thus made.
Chief Examiner Charles Lyman is promoted
to be commissioner.
The crew of the Inflated steamer Oregon
of the Cunard line, which sank off Fire
Island last Sunday morning, will arrive in
Boston Saturday morning, and will at once
be transferred to the Cunard steamer Catalo-
MIA, which is to sail from this port for Liver
pool at noon on that day.
The valuable collection of literary manu-
scripts and autographs brought together bv
Mr.. James r. Osgood, now with Harper
Brothers. is being catalogued and will soon
| be offered for sale. Undoubtedly there will
be much rivalry in the effort to obtain some
| of these treasures.
| 1t is proposed to kill off. with poisoned
crumbs, the English sparrows which have
| bravely weathered the intense Geld and deep
SHOWS OF this unusually bitter winter. Why
| Because these pugnacious little scavengers
are said to be driving away our native birds
Yesterday an observer counted the remains
of over 20 of our most attractive New Eng
land birds sewed to the headgear of the
women who were riding into town in horse
car. If poisoned bread is to be fed to the
worst enemies of our birds, millners anc
their customers would better live on crack
Boston advertiser.