Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-20
NEWS By MAIL.

The recent floods in Morgan county, Hi
nois, destroyed twenty-five bridges and an
immense amount of property.
The steamer Star of the East will com.
mence her regular trips to the kennehec nex
Friday.
The first crop of potatoes for 1871 have
been harvested at Santa Cruz, and barley on
the Sacramento river is from two to five fee
high.
Nilsson has positively decided to remain
another year in America, spending most o.
the summer in the Green Mountains an(
Newport.
William II. Seward left Calcutta on Mon.
day for Bombay, where he will be guest OF
British officials. Mr.. Stewards health is OK
celent.
The construction train Of the Burlington
Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad, was
thrown from the track near Solon Iowa, Sat
urday afternoon, and five men were instantly
killed and four others wounded; two fatally.
The Amateur Base Ball Players Conven-
ton, met at Brooklyn n. Y, Thursday night
and reorganized the National Association
with view to redeeming the National game
from the evils introduced by professional ball
playing. Delegates from the leading amateur
organizations in Boston, Providence and New
Haven were present, and A. NJ Bush Of the
Harvard College Club was elected President,
and j. NJ. Whitney of the pastime Club Of
baltimore, Secretary.
The returns received at the New Hamp-
shire Statesman office indicate that Republi-
cans and Democrats are about neck and neck
in the House of Representatives, and that it is
quite probable that it will not be known
which party has got the majority until the
members convene and vote for Speaker, in
June next. The diversity in the political
estimates of ting House results from the fact
that several members are claimed by both
parties. ..e.
A bin was reported in the United States
Senate Friday, removing the disabilities of
Senator elect Vance A resolution was in
troduccd providing for a joint scommittee of
investigation on affairs in the South, and it
was passed \ concurrent resolution revv-
ing the select committee on retrenchment
went over. A bill was passed repeating the
law requiring Congress to meet on March 4,
instead of December. Pending resolution
to limit the legislature of the present session,
the House refused to take up the regular or
der so as to permit the introduction of Mr..
Buffers Ku-Klux bill.
An IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-Benj. II. Bry-
ant VS.. Owners of Steamer Eastern Queen
The defendants are common carriers of pas
scngers and freights, and the plaintiff was a
passenger on board the boat going from Bos-
ton to Gardiner, in the State of Maine, Sept
-, 1868. During the passage, and shortly
after the passengers had risen from the sup.
per table, one of walters accused a passen.
ger, named Cogein, of not having paid for hi.
supper, and a talk took place between them
at which the plaintiff soon after Joined Cog
gin, and while the waiter again accused Cog.
gin OF not having paid for his supper, the
plaintiff stated that he knew Coggin and
would pay for his supper rather than have
any trouble. Something was further said
and one of the walters then ordered Coggir
into his berth. The plaintiff then remarked
that he didn't think waiter had any right Il
order man to his berth. Whereupon viii
some words the plaintiff was set upon by tn.
walters and severely beaten and bruised, anC
in fact so severely injured that for months he
was unable to do any work, and his health
and strength permanently impaired. For the
injuries thus sustained, the plaintiff sued tc
recover damages, and the jury returned q
verdict for $1,000, The defendants excepted