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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-25
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Daily Kennebec Journal.
News from New York.

New York, "a. Owing to leak in the
pipes of the purifying house of the Metro
politan Gas Company at 6 o'clock yesterday
an explosion occurred which totally destroyed
the building and placed the GENITAL section Of
the city in total darkness. p. McGrath wa.
badly injured. No fatal results Loss esti
mated at $50, 900. The safety of the work.
men in the employ Of the Metropolitan. Ga,
Company was due to the change of hours
made few days ago, by which labor stopped
at D 80 r. M. lad the old rule been in force
there would have been terrible sacrifice OF
life. The district lighted by the Metropolis
tan Company extends from river to river and
from Thirty-fOurth street to Seventy ninth
At Sixty-fitth street and Tenth avenue the
company has tw o large receivers supplied with
gas from the works and distribute it in the
upper part of the district. These receivers
were nearly full last night and for up town
residents who escaped the Egyptian darkn SIS
which afflicted those lower down. To nigh,
however they suffer with the rest The
company c,.nnot manufacture gas until the
purifying house is rebuilt, and this with the
employment of all the men that can POSSIBLY
be put to work will take nearly two weeks
Mr.. Zollikoffer, President of the COMPANY
attributes the explosion to an accident, ant
similar explosion might occur in any gas
works in the world. frightful calamity was
averted by the presence of mind of one of the
employees of the company who shutting the
gates leading to the main works and cut of
the gas from the houses. But for this pre-.
caution there might have been a gas explos.
ion all over the district.
The receiver of the Union Square Bank
reports the assets sufficient to pay all liabili.
ties and leave $4,000 for the shareholders
The sheriff has been notified by Tweed's
attorney that the original or new bondsmen
will justify on Tuesday.
1t appears Carson, chief of the bureau OF
elections is spending the holidays at his resi-
dence in West Chester County.
The Brooklyn reform committee has agreed
that the proposed new city charter shall pro-
vide for one board Of aldermen Of nine mem.
bers,
A million dollars worth of unsold bonds
Of the city of Brooklyn were destroyed yes
terday on account of the coupons bearing the
signature of the retiring comptroller.
new counterie.i 50 cent currency has APP
peared in Newark.
Hiram Cranston formerly ,of New York
Hotel becomes manager of the st. Louis
Hotel in New Orleans.
Thomas Larkin conductor of a third ave-
nue. railroad was murdered last night by
Robert Halloran, a discharged driver with g
car hook. Halloran escaped.
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1928, at Brunswick, where her father, Capt.
Robert McManus, then lived, and where the
other well-known members of that family still
live.
The Register says that Nellie Landon, a
little girl that has been living with MIR. John
weeks, Of Porter, and aged about eight
years. was drowned in a well on the 18th
inst. She went to brick-yard few rods
from the house, for some sand, in which was
an open well; she returned with the sand,
and it is supposed she left her mittens and
went back after them and accidentally fell or
slipped into the well, and was drowned.
The Lewiston Journal states that I. N.
Parker Esq, had a narrow escape from in
slant death at Kennebunk few days since
In attempting to get on train in motion he
lost his foot hold and fell, but fortunately
held hold Of the rail, while his feet were
dangling between the platforms Of the car and
OF the depot One or two gentleman seeing
MS dangerous condition, came to the rescue
and saved him from instant death.
The Eastport Sentinel says that the frozen
herring trade has been lively the past week,
but shippers have had great trouble in send
ing forward the fish to market. Some eight
hundred barrels. we're ready for shipment by
tire steamer New England last Thursday, but
she was full of freight on her arrival, and
took no freight from here. The sch. w. r.
Page was loaded with fish and sailed for Bos-
ION Saturday afternoon. The steamer New
brunswick took several hundred barrels
Monday, but could not take all that was Of
fered.
On Monday, Mr.. William j. johnson OF
North Perry, was thrown from load of cord
wood on which he was riding, and the loaded
sled passed over him. portion of the
wood that fell with him broke and splintered
his thigh bone and collar bone, besides bruis
ing him badly about the head and face, with
many apparently minor bruises.
We were glad this morning to be informed
that Messrs. Hobart & Moore, the gentlemen
employed by the proposed "Shore Line Rail-
road" committee to survey the route from
Machias to Calais were in town and had
called upon Messrs. Allan, Vose & Lincoln
Gown committee,) to cooperate with then,
IN surveying suitable route from Marion
line through to Pembroke line, the party ar,
out engaged in the work. Eastport Sen
tinel.
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A. II. 1NGHRx
-DEALER IN
Beef, Pork,
Mutton, Veal,
Poultry, Triple,
Sausages, Fruit,
Vegetables, Ae.
No. 2 Market Square,
AUG Y STA.
|A1< MAN& !
NQw[A3S2:l;I3A

This is an age Of inquiry and people are
beginning to realize the magnitude Of the
Evil caused by the use Of injurious compounds
Tor the hair, which are prepared and forced
into market, by men whs are not practical
physicians, and who may mot be aware Of the
injury theysare producing. These prepare
lions have been analysed BY competent chem
lists, and shown to contain poisonous sub
stances, causing Nervousness, Headache, Par
alysis, and often fatal results.
In contrast with such injurious articles, We
call attention to the Hair Restorer prepared
by DR.. r. Greene, Superintendent Of the Bos-
ton Medical Institute, who has been . sue
cessful physician in Boston for more than .
quarter of q century. DR.. Greene uses Veg
etable Remedies only, and can assure the pub
lie that this Hair Restorer will do all that il
claimed for it, without possibility Of injury.
"I have tested sample of DR.. Greene's Hair
Re'torer, and find that no PoisonoHs ssetals Or
Injurious matters ersst in ii.
C. T. JACKSON, Stese layer"
The use Of this Hair Restorer for twenty
five years has tested its superiority ~ dress
ing, and its power to preserve the hair and
scalp in a healthy condition. It removes
dandruff, prevents the hair from falling Of,
preserves its natural color, restores it when
prematurely gray, renders it soft and glossy,
promotes its healthy growth, and is the best
dressing ever discovered. While other prep
arations are sold at almost any price, Dr..
Greene's Hair Restorer has sustained it, good
qualities, its price, and its reputation. Il il
prepared by DR.. R. Greene at the Medical In
stitute, "a Temple Place. Boston, and sold 1t
81 per bottle, or six for S., or sent BY ex-
press to any part Of the country. Pamphlets
sent free. Address d.. R. Greene, ~ Ten
pie Place, Boston, Mass. .f
Sold by L. II; TITCOMB, Druggist, Augusta. sole
sgent for DIR. Greenes Hair Restorer and Scrofule
syrup.
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NEWS BY MAIL.

Nearly all the members of Congress have
| left Washington and gone to their homes to
spend the holiday season.
For over 100 miles the Hudson River is
| now closed by ice.
The Wharton trial is postponed till Tues
day, on account of the absence of witnesses
Heavy storms prevail all over the plains.
There is much rain and snow. The Nor
mons says it is the severest weather for many
years.
The merchants of San Francisco have lost
heavily by the delay in the delivery of the
| holiday goods from New York by rail in con-
| sequence of the snow. and some threaten
suits against the railroad company
Commodore Worden, says that since the
expulsion of the cadets from the naval AGA
DENY for hazing, the practice has totally
ceased.
Theirs having attempted to throw upon the
spardon commission" of the assembly the re-
sponsibility of the murder of Rossel. the
members OF the commission have contemptu-
ously denied this in a flaming public note.
The Right Honorable Edward Low. Earl Of
Peterborough, and formerly governor-pen-
| eral OF India, died in London on Thursday
night. He was born September s, 1890, the
| descendant of an ancient family seated for
many generations at Askam, Cumberland.
The Heralds correspondents in search of DR..
| Livingston in Africa, writes from Kmihara,
| July 4th, stating that the DIR. had been heard
from. He had been deserted by his men.
whom he treated cruelty, and had been
obliged to hunt. At the date Of the letter
Livingston was months march awav at
Mill, and the Heralds commissioner was
| about proceeding thither with large quantity
of cloth, beads, wines, provisions, books and
| newspapers.
The Boston Journal says: The Senates
Investigating Committee will proceed syste-
maticaly with the investigation of the various
matters referred to it. and it is not at all i'm.
possible that some of those who have thus
commenced demonstrations against the re-
nomination OF General Grant will find them
selves placed in unenviable positions. The
Committee will endeavor to probe each mat
ter referred to them to the bottom, and will
act without fear or favor.
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still fondly hoping for pardon, and does not
let a year pass without knocking at the door
| Of executive clemency.
Cleaveland, the Orrington murderer, is
proving himself skillful workman.
Mrs. SWEET of Saco, serving out sentence
for manslaughter, is making clothing for the
criminals. 1t may be remembered that she
was accused of giving her husband an over
dose of morphine, making him sleep very pro-
foundly. She now acknowledges that she is
her husband died from the effects of the
morphine.
The other three women In the prison are
assignedplaces adapted to their sex.
Rogers, the defaulter, is in poor health, and
will not, to all appearances, outlive his term
of service. He is working in the cooking de-
partment, and spends his leisure in reading
the bible. He appears to think that his SEN
tence is perfectly just, but exhibits more
feeling on account of being suspended from
the church than from the actual commission
of crime.
The Bowdoinham Bank robbers, Smms,
Bartlett and Mcguire, have to be strictly
watched, as they are constantly devising
some mode of escape. The officers have to
exercise over them the closest Surveillance.
Mcguire is in feeble health, bleeding badly at
the lungs, and cannot possibly outlve his
sentence.
The LIMERICK Bank robbers, Moore, Hight
and Litchfsld, all behave well and perform
their tasks uncompaningly. Moore, who
seems to have greater degree of intelligence
than most convicts, takes prison life hardly
The appearance Of the friends who visit him
from New York goes to show that he has in
the past associated with better people than
those with whom he was criminaly connected
His wife, who visits him two or three times
annually, appears to be a woman of intelli-
gence and refinement
Jack Hale, the vetran horse thief, has a
year longer to serve. He behaves well, but
says he has been very unfortunate in trading
horses. Eighty-three winters have passed
over his head. twenty nine of which he has
passed in ''durance vile"
The prisoners are generally well behaved.
and the prison was never under better man.
agement The prison is more than self-sup-
porting. the income the past year being SC,
500 more than the cost of carrying it on.
About SIS, 900 worth of carriages have been
manufactured the past year, and 500 900
worth Of boots and shoes. The prison now
has IA inmates.
Edgar Emery of Saco. serving out sem
tence of two years for larceny, attempted to
commit suicide on Thursday last by throwing
himself from the upper window while labor
ing under temporary insanity, but was not
badly injured. lie had but 80 days longer to
serve.
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Railroad Accident.

Boston, Mass, "a. The steamboat train
on the Hartford & Erie road met with Sc
rious accident this afternoon. The train was
thirteen hours late owing to the storm, and
when near East Douglass the engine struck
a large rock which had been washed into the
centre of the track. breaking the COW catcher
and axle of the tender and smashing every
break Of the train. The train consisted of a
baggage car, smoking and passenger car,
which fortunately was not thrown from the
track, but if they had gone off serious loss
of life would probably have resulted.
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News From Washington.

Washington, 20. Official advices show
that our minister Rossett has demonstrated
emphatically with the Haytien governmen,
against its want of good faith, as shown in
the observance of neutrality in the domestic
strife in San Domingo. The minister OF
foreign affairs declared that the government
takes lively interest in the independence OF
San Domingo, and does nothing to fomen.
discord there. Mr.. Rossett, does not how
ever. believe in the sincerity Of the Haytien
government.
The investigation into all the affairs of the
treasury department by the Congressional
Committee on such expenditures will be re.
sumed Immediately after the holidays.
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Telegraph News In General.

ST. Louis, 23. A strong wind storm pas sed
over this city this afternoon and did consider.
able damage. Several walls of unfinished
houses were blown down and roofs torn off.
Chimney and fire walls demolished; fences
levelled, smoke stacks toppled over and other
damage done. Some young girls were in
jured by the falling of fence and several
other persons more or less injured. The
steamer City of Alton was blown across the
river and number of other vessels were torn
from their moorings. The gale lasted abou,
one hour and came from the east. No Sc.
rious damage was done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-25

There are some persons in the prison at
Thomaston whose crimes have excited public
interest, and in conversation with one of the
officers of the prison we have learned some
facts in regard to their mental, moral and
physical condition.
.Hoswell, who was very lazy when first put
slnder Warden Rice's charge, and but little
disposed to labor, has become a better work.
man and is more diligent in business. He
thinks, however, that the prison is not prop.
er place for him. He does not consider that
he has committed crime that calls for pun.
ishment or even reformation.
Spaulding, recently committed for life, the
scene of whose crime was also at Hallowell,
works side by side with Hoswell.
knight. the Poland murderer, still protests
his innocence, and carries on an uninterrupt-
ed correspondence with David Dunn, Esq, of
Poland, one of his counsel, and a well known
democratic politician, INDUCING still the hope
that he may be able to procure pardon. He
has been in prison fifteen years.
Thorne, the Oldest criminal of the lot, is
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The huge block of granite, for the Sphynx, which
has been frequently mentioned in our columns,
was drawn from the quarry in Hallowell on Fri.
day. 1t was drawn by twenty five yoke of oxen
TO the top Of Winthrop hill, at which place all but
eight yoke were taken from the string, and placed
In the rear to hold it Fl ON running too fast 1t was
placed upon two hard wood logs such as are used
ordinarily for moving buildings The block when
FIRST quarried weighed about sixty tons its pres
ent shape 1t weighs probably, about forty 1t will
be hammered down considerably more before it is
shipped, but will not be finished until after it
reaches its destination. The form at the pre- sent
time is strictly Honish and until the features are
chiseled out the imagination will have to be drawn
upon 10 large extent to comprehend the Sphynr
part. 1t Is to be placed in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
A car for transportation will be obtained from
some Western Railway to take it to Boston, from
which point it will be taken to Mt. Auburn.
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Pc E r L E S s
PARL0R COAL
STOVES,
You will never regret buying it.
A. P. GOULD,
WATER ST., NEAR r. r. BRIDGE.
AUGUSTA.
nov3-ttf
AMERICAN & FOREIGN PATENTS
r. Ii. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
For Inventions, Trade Marks, or Designs,

SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
For Inventions, Trade Marks, or Designs,
No. 70 State Street, Opposite Katy Street. BOSTON
FTER an extensive practice of upwards of so
ted states also in Great Britain, France and other
foreign countries. Caveats, Specifications, Assign
ments and all papers for Patents, executed ON
reasonable terms, with dispatch. Researches made
to determine the validity and utility of Patents Of
Inventions, and legal and other advice rendered in
of any patent furnished by RENTING one dollar.
Assignments recorded in Washington.
No Agency i'm the United States possesses superi.
or facilities for obtaining Patents, ascertaininR
the patentability OF inventions.
All necessity of a journey to Washington to pro.
cure Patent, and the uaual great delay there are
here saved inventors.
Testim n ais.
~ regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the most capable
and successful practitioners with whom have had
official intercourse. CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner of Patents"
81 have no hesitation IN assuring inventors that
they cannot employ man more competent and
trustworthy, and more capable of putting their an.
favorable consideration at the Patent Once.
EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner of PasentsD
Mr.. X. ii. EDDY has made for me over THIRTY
applications for Patents, having been successful In
almost every case. Such unmistakable proof Of
great talent and ability on his part leads me to rec
ommenI all inventors to apply to him to procure
their patents, they may be sure Of having the
most faithful attention bestowed on their cases,
and at very reasonable charges.
Boston. Jan. l, 1871 Tvs
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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP cos
THROUGH LINE TO CALIFORNIA,
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Touching at Merican ports, and carrying U.s.. NaS
Fares Greatly Reduced.

One of the large and splendid steamsbins of THU
line will leave Pier No. a. North River foot ofCanaI
Street. at II O'Clock, nOOn on the 18th and 9th OF
every MONTH Except when those days fall on Sun.
day, and then on the preceding Saturday, for AS.
PINWALL, connecting, via Panama Railway, with
SAN FRANCISCO touching at MANZANIIIO "a
All departures connect at Panama with steamers
for South Pacific and Central American ports De-
parture of l5th touches at Kingston. Jamaica
For JAPAN AND CHINA steamers leave SAN
FRANCISCO first of every month, except when it
fals on Sunday, then on the day preceding.
adult. ~ Baggage masters accompany baggage
through, and attenu to ladies and children withous
male protectors. Baggage received on the dock the
day before sailing from steamboats,, railroads and
passengers who prefer to send down early.
An experienced surgeon on board. Medicines
and attendance free,
For freight, passage tickets, or further informa.
tion apply at the Companys ticket ONCE on the
RIVER, NEW YORK.
ly28 FIR RAny A~ert
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New York Stock Market.

New YORK, December, "a.
Mariposa do pid., /; Canton Co. 60 Gun
berland Co. 40 Western Union Tel Co, 6s>s
Quicksilver Mining Co., - !; Pacific Mail, 534 /,
Boston alter Power, 40 Adams Elk. Co.. 9Us.
Wells, Fargo i Co., 551i American Merchants Ia
59a; U. ;. FIX. Co., 64>s; n. ". Central Il Hudson
River SaA do. scrip. 81 Eric, 321s; do. pfd. tx
Harlem, lis /; do. pfd l25 ; Reading. ITO Mich.
Central, lis Lake shore and Micnigan southern
9lH; Illinois Central 1870 ;Cieveland Il Pittsburg,
ia7a Chicago 4 North Western, 63,s; do: pfd 50 !;
do. pid.,1 Toledo, Wabash Il Western, IS .
do. pid 8! Pittsburg 4 Fort Wayne, W !; Terre
Haute. ID do. pid AS; Alton, ll6 /; do, pfd lis
OHIO Miss, 44s Boston. Hartford 4 Erie. "a
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There was frog who lived in spring,
He caught such a cold that he could not sin,

He caught such a cold that he could not sing"
Poor unfortunate, Batrachian! In what a
sad plight he must have been. And yet his
misfortune was one that often Details singers
Many once tuneful voice among those who
belong to the ''genus homo" is utterly spoiled
by 'cold in the head" or on the lungs, or both
combined. For the above mentioned "croak
err" we are not aware that any remedy was
ever devised; but we rejoice to kno y that all
human singers may keep their heads clear anc
their throats in tune by a timely use of DR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. and DR.. Pierce,
Golden Medical Discovery, both of which are
sold by druggists. dec 90 -sat+&w
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J.P. Wyman, Esq, of this city, received Christ.
mas CALL on Saturday evening at nine O'Clock, at his
residence on Winthrop street, from about forty of
the workmen employed in his mandatory. Mr.
Wyman was absent at the time, but returned home
at about ten O'Clock to find his pleasant parors oc.
eupied by fine looking body of men whose coun.
tenances appeared to Mr.. W. to be remarkably ia.
miliar. All greeted him with a cordially that in
dieated more than slight acquaintance Mr.. John
W. Rowe, foreman at the shop, advanced, and 10
81 half OF his associates, presented Mr.. Wyman
with magnificent gold.headed ebony cane doing
80 in neat and most appropriate speech. The
call and the gift were both genuine surprises and
about all that could be expected Of the recipient,
under such circumstances, was the manifestation
Of gratitude. The family. who had been let into the
secret beforehand, had in readiness grand SUP
per, and this, with the interchange of the compli
ments Of the season, consumed the time til mid.
night, when the company separated. The cane is
an elegant one, costing about fifty dollars, and was
purchased at Lowell & Center's, Portland. We
know Of no one in the city more worthy to receive
such gft. Coming from the men in his employ,
1t shows that they have high appreciation OF the
character of their employer, and that between them
and Mr. Wyman there exists a relation higher and
better than that of purely business nature.
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TESTIMONIAL OF GEO. f. WEEKS, ESQ, Ice
dealer, formerly firm of Baker Weeks,
Augusta Maine.
Kinsmans "Adamson's Cough Balsam" has
to my personal knowledge, given entire salts
faction in one case of asthma and in various
cases Of lung difficulties. l should use it il
troubled with such diseases and more es-
pecially in case Of cough, and hoarse cold
GEO. +. WEEKS
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Explosion.

Hartford 90. The locomotive Baltic on
the Rockville branch of the Hartford, Provi-
dence & Fishkil Railroad exploded to-day
while drawing passenger train from this
city to Rockville, and the engineer N. S.
Collins and the fireman named Voght, both
of Rockville iwere killed.
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New York Produce Market.
New YORK, December. %

COTTON-sales 1910 bales: mid. uplands 20i4
FLOUR-32000; state 550g 7OO; round hoop ONO
G35g130 western 60s7 us southern 650s7 25.
WHEAT 1000 bu; No. spring lag 100 ; new
70 do winter red and amber western l56 gl59.
CORN $1,000 +; new mixed western 76>ssIs
90
OATS-sales 10000 western 81 s56
PORK new mess, 9i4.1j.. old, Is 81
1862 prime,
LARD s%a 9's steam: kettle, 10h.
BUTTEk-West'n. ll923. state, 2393l.
WIIISKEY /; Westernfree, SO
RICE-Caroiina, 81 80
SUGAR Porto RICO, o Muscovado, . 491.