Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-21
NEWS by Nj ALL.

The Lowell board of health is at work in
arrest. aud have call to their assistance
ONE of the most able and experienced ply
icians in the city Drs. John w. Graves,
iilman Kimball, Nathan Allen, Walter
.iurnham, Hiram Parker, f. G.. Plunkett,
nd j. II. Gilman. A temporary hospital is
~ be constructed to accommodate patients,
nd large detail of special police to isolate
Asses as far as possible, and a red flag by day
nd red light by night to designate infec-
iious places, is ordered.
! Two cases of Asatic cholery have appear
d at Perth Amboy, in New Jersey, the vic
; inns being recently landed immigrants from
Germany
| Derby, Snow & Prentice's mill in Jersey
lily was destroyed by fire Tuesday night
loss $4,000, fully insured.
1t seems to be desperate work to perge
; New York. Mayor Hall still refuses to rec
ognize Green as deputy comptroller, but it is
hot generally believed that he will resort to
lorce to remove Green from the comptroller's
bffice. The friends of Connolly met Tuesday
night, to make preparations for demonstra-
zion in his honor, and resolutions were adopt.
. ed severely censuring Mayor Hall for his re-
cent action, and calling upon him to resign.
Judge Ledwith expressed an opinion Tues
slay, that Connolly will force Hall to resign.
Fernando Wood endorses the action of Con-
molly.
responsible man of New York, states
that the four engines in the new Court House,
were built for $500 each, by a Newburgh
firm, who could not get their pay until they
agreed to make out a bill for 1872 900, which
was promptly paid, and $4,000 which was
/ "handed back
The Rev. DR.. Breckenridge, the we'll
known theologian and avowed friend of the
republic during the war of the rebellion,
is sinking slowly, but may possibly live for
months.
The wife of Timothy Lyons of Chicopeo
was found dead in the cellar on Friday. She
had been in good health up to the day of her
death.
1t is estimated, after careful investigation,
that two thirds of the calves slaughtered and
sent to the Boston market in the months OF
March and April are less than four weeks of
age, and that the greater portion of these
are under ten days of age. There's rich
ness for you
The St. Adams, VT, Messenger thus sums
up the results of the fire in that town last
Sunday morning:
An acre Oh gTounus embracing tile entire
business portion of the south side of Lake
street, lay perfect desolation. Two of the
largest stove dealers, two o. our heaviest
iron men, two of the the front rank grocery
firms, one of the respectable newspapers, one
of the two livery stables, one of the
busiest y-good houses, one of the princi-
pal joiner's shops, one of the leading houses
and trunk stores, the only tobacconists, one
Of the jewellers, one of tine hatters and four
or five of our indispensable groggeries were
turned out of doors to say nothing of several
worthy men occupying less conspicuous po-
sitions and not mentioning the eight or nine
poor families suddenly thrown upon the char
4 ity of friends. Some twenty five buildings
were destroyed, four of which were among
our best business blocks aud some thirty five
different interests were turned out of doors
I The loss may be estimated at about $1l2,-
4 600 (though we think $4,000 will cover it)
! making it by far the most destructive fire
that has ever visited St. Adams.