Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-13

the New Jersey Colonization Society for a
passage to Liberia, but the company has not
funds to buy the requisite tickets.
Not over one-tenth of the clerks in the
Treasury department responded to the call
for assessments made upon them for money
during the late political campaign.
The funeral of General Walbridge took
place at Ingleside, near Washington, on Sat
urday. The pall-bearers were among the
pall-bearers were among the most distinguish
ed men in Washington.
A large part Of the village of Rochelle,
about 80 miles west of Chicago, was destroy
ed by fire GU Saturday morning. Fourteen
business places were burned, including one
whole block. Loss, $4,000; insurance $780,
600.
George Francis Train tas addressed one of
his manifestoes the President, stating that he
is in prison, and demanding that war be de-
clared against the provisional government of
France, unless he is released and indemni-
fed.
The Buffalo Feni..ns held a secret meeting
on Friday evening. and re-organized under
the name of the Irish National Brotherhood,
and appointed committee to take charge OF
a large amount of military stores secreted in
that city.
1t is positively stated that the President has
rendered the English mission to General
Schneck and that he has accepted it, the nomi-
nation will be sent to the Senate in the course
of few days, and Gen. Schneck will de-
part for England in about three weeks.
Hanon, convicted of the murder of Mary
Mahrmann, at Philadelphia, has been sem
fenced to be hanged. Hanlon made violent
speech, accusing the detective officers who
testified against hmm of perjury, and assert
ing his innocence of the murder.
Superintendent of Police Kelso, of New
York, at the suggestion of Justice Bowling,
has stationed policemen in full uniform in
front of all ''abortionsts' dens," with instruc-
tons to warn all persons of the alledged ma
ture of the establishments, and prevent them
from entering.
The railroad fare between Washington and
Baltimore has been reduced from one dollar
and fifty cents to one dollar and twenty cents,
the reduction representing the one-ffth here
tofore claimed by, and for more than thirty
years paid to, the State.
John Armstrong and Charles Jolly, the al
legged murderers of the Lapine family near
Potosi, Missouri, last month, was sent to Po-
tosi on Saturday for trial. in the charge of an
armed force to aid the sheriff to preserve or
der and protect the prisoners.
The democrats are to have an ally in the
next House of Representatives, a colored man
from Alabama, named Benz. Turner, formerly
a slave of DR. Gee, a noted Alabama cock.
fighter. Turner is said to be hostile to car
pet-baggers, and advocates universal amnesty,
universal suffrage, and reputation of the Ma
tional debt.
The report of William Welsh, one of the
Indian peace commission, makes grave
charge against Commissioner Parker, in the
management of Indian affairs.
The Spanish Minister paid over to the State
department on Saturday $40, 700 in gold, the
amount of the award for the Lloyd Aspinwall
seizure
A riot occurred in Boston harbor Sunday
afternoon on board of Il ship from Bath, call
ed the Shatemuc. 1t commenced in an at
tack upon the first mate, to whose assistance
the second mate came, who was in turn at
tackled The rioters were kept down until a
file of marines arrived from the frigate Guer-
riere, soon followed by policemen, who ar
rested the ringleaders and the second mate.
Smith, one of the crew who made the first
attack, is injured so that he will not probably
recover. They were all intoxicated