Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-16


trative ability and or Jaai:y, made himself
popular with the travelling public. The ru.
mored successor of Mr.. Bullock Is Mr..
James Kendrick of the Maine Central Rail-
road, who was recently offered large salary
to take charge of another railway, which offer
ne defined on the ground that he could better
himself elsewhere.
Commodore Rodgers, Chief of che Naval
Bureau of Yards and docks, recommends the
thorough repair Of the floating dock at the
Kittery Navy Yard, which has been in use
nearly twenty years. He says that the inn
portance Of the Kittery Yard has been in
creased by the policy of the Navy Depart
ment in recognizing If not only as a valuable
yard for ordinary purposes, but for salutafy
purposes also, and suitable place for the
| repair of vessels long exposed to the per-
hicious influence of the West India climate.
Election troubles are imminent in Peru,
and the editors of the National at Callao have
been arrested The paper was refused trans
| mission through the mails for anis,adversions
upon President Barta. The matter caused
excitement, but no outbreak.
| The Grand Duke Alexis has sent $4,000 to
| New York for the relief of the poor. The
donation was distributed as follows; $1,000
to the society for the relief of destitute chill
dren of seamen, and $4,000 to the society for
| Improvement of the condition of the poor.
The steamer City of Halifax arrived at
Halifax from Spaniards Bay, bringing news
| of a terrible double murder. Three weeks
ago woman named Gehan was found dead
at Spaniard's Bay under suspicious circum-
| stances. The jury investigated the case and
returned a verdict of death from natural
causes. Police inspector Foley of St. John
went to Spanard's Bay and demanded an
| other inquest, which was held with the same
result Sill unsatisfed, Foley remained and
| learned that brother of the woman, named
| Garrett Sayers, who had been supported by
her husband, was missing. After long
search Foley found Sayers body buried in a
| dung heap, horribly nutilated. Gehan, the
| husband of the woman, and a servant girl
| named Hamilton, were arrested on suspicion.
| The evidence has not been made public, but
it is understood that it is conclusive that both
Mrs. Gehan and her brother we're murdered
| by them.
| A weathercock, surmounted by vinegar
cruet, is suggested as proper armorial de-
| sign for George Wilkes.
The large island in Penobscot Bay, near
| the city of Belfast, known as Brigadier Is
land and Sears's Island, has lately been sold
to parties in Rockland, Maine, for about
| SAC, ZOO. 1t contains about a thousand acres,
six hundred of which are heavily wooded. 1t
was the property of the late David Sears Of
| Boston, and upon the island was a fine farm
where he had bean keeping and breeding
thoroughbred stock, etc., and summer res
idence where his family often resided during
the heated term.
The Worcester Spy says rescript has just
been received from the Supreme Judicial
Court, comprising its decision in the case of
Commonw ealth v. John C. Dennis, for at
tempting to commit suicide, which was argued
at the law term in October, 1870 The
Court sustain the exceptions taken by the
counsel for the defence at the trial at the
| previous May criminal term of the Superior
Court, on the ground, as stated in the rescript
that ''the provisions of the General Statutes,
in section of chapter 16s, which are re-
vision of the whole law on the subject of at
| tempts, do not include attempts to commit
suicide. The case originated nearly two
years ago in the Municipal Court at Worces-
ter, where the defendant was arraigned on a
complaint charging him with the 'attempt to
kill and murder himself" In the Superior
Court pro forma verdict of guilty was rem
| dered, by direction of the Court Judge
Davis), there being no contest as to the facts,
and the case went up on exceptions, based on
THE legal point raised by the defence, that
| "the indictment did not set forth any crime
or offence known to, or punishable by, the
| laws of this Commonwealth" The defendant,
Dennis, shot himself with pistol, but the
wound did not prove fatal and he was ar.
rested.
special despatch to the London Standard
from st. Petersburg, states that on Tuesday
| the Czarewitch Alexander became involved
In private dispute with the Prince de ReuSs,
the Minister of the German Empire to Rus
STA. The passions of both were aroused, and
the Czarewitch far forgot himself as to
make personal assault on the ambassador.
Friends interfered and the parties were separ-
ated Much excitement is caused by the un-
toward incident, and it is feared that the con-
sequences may be grave, although there is
no reason to apprehend any interruption Of
the good relations between Russia and Ger
many, as the quarrel is believed to be wholly
of a private or social character. The Care
witch Alexander, who has been extremely
and unusually exctable towards the Prince
de Reuss, is the eldest living son of the En-
peror Alexander of Russia, by his wife. the
Empress Wilhelmina Augusta Sophia Mary,
daughter of Louis the Second, Grand Duke
OF Iesse. The Czarewitch was born ON the
| 10Th of March, in the year 1915. He is con-
sequently twenty-six years of age, and should
be in the prime of his strength and manhood.
Prince de Reuss was a major general of the
Prussian army, and holds the same rank in
the army of the German empire. He is COM
missioned as Ambassador of the German en-
pire to the Court of the Gar. He is within
year or so of the same age as the Care
witch.