Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-17
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Nearly 81 ,000O 900 worth Of diamonds
were taken from the Kimberly mines in
August.
Some of the Cape Cod folks believe that
cranberries are going up to 3l2 barrel
this season.
There are nov ll9 girls at the Harvard
annex, but only 10 Of them are taking the
regular course.
| King Humbert Of Italy has given $1,000
to the sufferers by the recent storm in the
province Of Csgliara, Sardinia.
A gang of IL burglars were captured at
Charlotte, N. c., on Saturday Their steal
ings are placed as high as 100000.
A woman living near the line of Jefferson
and Walker counties, Ga, is feet 2 inches
high, 25 years old and weighs $50 pounds.
The sustaining power of the Forth bridge
may be imagined from the statement that
each cantilever would sustain six of the
greatest ironclads.
Walter Scott was the peculiar object Of
the late Wilkie Collins's worship, and ne
probably never passed q day without taking
up one Of the Waveriey novels.
Five thousand railroad brskemen, assem-
bled in st. Paul, MINI, to attend the second
annual convention Of the Brotht rhood, had
an imposing parade there recently.
Two women have been sworn in a. police
officers in Chicago. they will doubtless be
assigned to special duty in departments
where they can do better service than men,
The deepest bore hole in the world is At
Schlade bach, near Leipsic. It measures
about 5135 feet The time expended in
boring amounted to six years. at a cost of
$50 500.
While q wrecking train vas clearing q
wreck on the Lansing Transit Railway in
Michigan sunday. the hosting beam of a
derrick broke and fell upon group of men,
killing three.
The French liner La Bourgoyne arrived
1t New York from Havre Sunday, with Mill
cts picture "L'Angelus- recently purchased
for the American Art Association for $780,
600 on board.
Mrs. Louisa Ernest, while temporarily in
sane, jumped from the Steel bridge at St.
Louis. Mo, on Saturday. into the river be-
low, distance Of lis feet. She was res
cued apparently uninjured.
The Bay State agricultural fair closed at
Boston after successful week. 1t 10 esti-
mated that $4,000 people attended the past
six days fully $4,000 being from outside
Boston and immediate vicinity.
Two hundred and fifty men are cons family
at work OH the great tunnel under the Hud
con river At New York city. The whole will
probably be completed within the next six
months There 10 $500, 600 of British CAPT.
tal in the enterprise.
NJ Eihei has expressed his unbounded
confidence that the plan of the Paris struc-
ture. With some slight modification which ex-
perience had suggested to him, could safely
BE- adopted for . tower twice its height New
York can nov 90 ahead.
A bright little boy who perfectly under
stands the use Of firearms has turned up in
Woodstock, Vt. He amused himself ore
day last week by shooting - near . little |
girl - he could without hitting her, and in
stead Of missing his mark planted her face |
full Of shot
The postal card vas 20 year, old on the |
1st Of this month Austria has the credit of |
first adopting the invention, though n vas |
drst advocated BY the German postmaster
general, DR.. Stephan On Oct l, 1863. .
"Correspondex Karte'' first burst on the as
tonished Consinsnsal world.
The member Of the International Ameri-
can Congress visited Niagara Falls on SUD-