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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30
Telegraph News in General.

Concord, N. H., 20. IF. Papy, dem
fist, committed theft of some jewelry and
money, at Baskerville to-day, and fled to
Manchester where he was arrested and
brought to this city this evening Papy halls
from New York, and is reported desperate
character, being wanted in various places for
like offence.
Boston, 20. McGhee, who was supposed
to have persisted in the recent explosion and
fire in Durancy & McGhee's saloon, Jersey
City, was arrested in Troy to-day. Henry
Smith, whose wife was fatally burned in the
same disaster, became insane from grief, and
it is feared committed suicide. The coroners
jury in Brooklyn, to-day returned a verdict
that Cullen, Ring & McGery, kerosene man
ufacturers at Greenpoint are responsible for
the recent death of George jackson arising
from the explosion of lamp filed with their
oil, and demand criminal proceedings against
them. sample of the oil flashed at SO de-
grees which is IA below the legal test.
A private despatch from Charleston, S. c.,
says but nine deaths occurred from yellow
fever in that city for the past month, and that
there is no interruption of freight from north
of that city to south and southwest.
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New York News.

New York, %. The steamer Wilmington
from Galveston, picked up on the Goth inst
lat. 1924, Ion. 1851, a boat containing Fran
els Munt and Wizard Simmons, mates and
Lewis Schladera, seaman, belong to the bark
Linda of Philadelphia from New York, bound
to New Orleans. which foundered in hurri-
cane on the 25th inst. A boat containing
Capt. Smith, steward and four seamen, left
the bark and was in company with the boat
containing the mate until dark on the night
of the 25th, when they. got separated. Both
boats were to steer northwest for Florida
coast. After taking on board the mates boat
and crew the Wilmington searched unsuc-
cessfully in different directions for other
boats. The same day the Wilmington spoke
the brig Dolphine, with the loss of her MAIN
top-mast and yard and her square sails blown
away from the yard forward in the hurricane
of the 25th. She was from the coast of Africa
for New Orleans.
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NEWS BY MAIL.

The Paris crew has Withdrawn from the in
ternational regatta at Halifax.
The Brooklyn sufferers by the Westfield
explosion began suits against the ferry
company on Saturday, aggregating $780,
600.
b. G. Cook, member of Congress from the
9th district of Illinois, has rendered his resig-
nation. His successor will be elected in
November.
The returns from thirty-fve counties in
West Virginia, give 1864 majority in favor of
the call for constitutional convention. The
remaining counties will not materially after
the result.
In New York Monday, the assistant alder
men c0ncurred in the resolution of the upper
board, directing the mayor to take measures
for the recovery to the city of the property
on which the Times building now stands.
General Judson Kilpatrick's friends are
making strenuous exertions to secure him
the republican nomination for governor of
New Jersey. The convention meets Sept. 7.
According to the law of the State, Governor
Randolph cannot be nominated.
The report that General Menabrea has
been appointed arbitrator of the part of Italy
upon the Alabama claims, is incorrect.
On Saturday night, while three men, Mr..
.Jewett Underwood, Mr.. Hastings, and Mr..
Bacan, all Of South Orange, Franklin county,
Mass, were fishing in pond in that place,
they were thrown into the water by the up
setting of their boat, and were all three
drowned. Neither of them could swim. Mr..
Underwood leaves family, but the others
were unmarried Mr.. Bacon was enghged
to young lady, who was at the time, visiting
at his mothers. The bodies of Hastings and
Underwood were recovered at an early hour
Sunday morning, and the funeral of the
former was held that day, and of the latter
on Monday. Mr.. Bacon's body had not up
to six o'clock Monday morning been recov-
cred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30
The Railway Disaster Inqnest.
SECOND DAY.

Boston, 20. John S. Newland's testimony
continued. The train is under direction of
the conductor when leaving the depot; d.
rections had been given by the superinten-
dent for slowing when going round curves
could not say where brakes are applied il is
under option of engineer; he exercises his
judgment; should judge steam was shut off
at the bridge; have yer seen a signal to
stop dsregarded; never knew an engineer to
run by and disregard signal of danger
never reported to superintendent that my
engineer disregarded signal of danger at
Revere; did not give it a thought that the
engineer of express train knew of my DELAY
at Saugus Branch no rule of road requires
me to leave man to signal an approaching
train if had seen them coming should have
signalled them; if l had seen them at any
distance should felt it my duty to have sig
nailed them; should think one could see
train half mile as it stood that night
looked out from rear of car at the rubber
factory; did not see train approaching;
stopped at Somerville one or two minutes.
W. o. Brown, engineer of accommodation
| train, sworn.-Belong in Newburyport; re-
side in Lynn; am engineer on Eastern II. r. :;
have been employed two and half years !;
was on the road on the evening of the 25th
of August; do not know time when collision
tooh pidCe, tIe Hdmc VI my engine IS
"Ironsdes"; my engine was next to train
| the other one was added at Saugus Branch;
| stepped at Revere nearly one minute looking
out for signal; saw it and started; all at
once was forced ahead; looked back and saw
cars on fire, and great confusion; just after
| starting heard a whistle down brakes; found
my engine had broken the connection be.
| tween it, and the tender also broken from the
car ahead of me; stove in head of my engine.
Started from Boston quarter before eight
o'clock; run to Saugus Branch; time of
| starting was seven o'clock; backed up my
engine, and supposed it was Saugus Branch;
conductor told me it was Beverly, and to
hitch on, it was all right, go ahead felt no
anxiety about express train; my business is
to see everything is all right, and move under
instructions of the conductor; have no means
of seeing anything behing me; should think
/ stopped at Somerville one and half
minutes, at Saugus Branch eight minutes, at
Everett one minute, Chelsea two minutes
and Revere not more than one minute, before
was struck; my place is to look out for
the engine which needed my attention; had
never seen any service before being employ
ed by the Eastern Railroad; do not receive
any Instructions more than what is in the
book do not remember that special lnstruc-
tions were given Inc when l entered their
employ master mechanics gave me some
instructions; never have received any verbal
instructions from the superintendent or any
one; have printed nol.ces of special trains
when run; it is tn. duty of conductor to noti-
fly me of any trouble to the train: knew that
express train would leave at o'clock; was
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ballot box and suspendin9 the writ of habeas

ballot box and suspending the writ Of habeas
corpus; favoring a tariff for revenue only,
and opposed to the system of robbery author
Used by the national congress, sweeping our
commerce from the seas, gripping agricul-
ture, and destroying sbipbuilding; asking
that the oppressive burden of taxation now
crushing the people may be lightned; calling
upon the people to contrast the commercial
expenditures, national and State, under DEM
ocratic rule, with the prohigacy of the repub-
lican party endorsing the resolutions of the
democratic State convention, and pledging
support to the candidates.
The convention adjourned and the candi-
date for Treasurer closed the hall until next
year, when the democrats will meet and 90
through the same FORMS
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Eight Per Cent. Bonds

Now offered are limited in amount to 81, 500 per
mile, and for 81 600 f200 each, interest pay
able January and July, at the rate of per cent
Currency or per cent. Gold, at the option OF the
holder, Bonds registered if desired.
Among the leading Stockholders of the Company
are Hon. L. ID. Morgan, Ex-Governor and Ex-U.
Senator; Hon. John A. Griswold, Ex-Lieutenant
Governor, Troy, n. Y; Hon. Cakes Ames, NJ. c.
Massachusetts,; Messrs. Norton Bliss 4 Co., L.
Won Hoffman 4 Co. J. 4 W. Seligman Il Co., Har
rison Durkee, and others, of New York; Benjamin
E. Bates, President Bank of Commerce, Franklin
Havens President Merchants Bank, Boston, and
others also well-known.
The above statement of facts proves the SAFETY
of these Bonds Their PROFIT is equally mani.
fest upon examination They sold for the pres
ent at 90, and accrued interest from July LIST. At
tis price they afford certain income for forty-ve
years of nearly nine per cent upon their cost One
thousand dollars invested in these eight per cent
bonds will give the purchaser more thon seventy
seven per greater annual interest than the same
amount invested in the new Government Five Per
Cents, while holders of Government Skies VIII
find decided profit in selling them at present high
prices, and re-investing in the New Orleans Mo-
bile and Texas Bonds
Subscriptions will be received in AUGUSTA by
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New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
RAILROAD COMPANY

RAlLROAD COMPANY ~
Offer for sale bond which combines these advant
ages to unusual degree. The route lies between Mo-
bile, Alabama, and Houston, Texas passing through
New Orleans, the New York OF the South. OF the
whole line of AIS miles. about two thirds already
built, and the Stockholders have expended nearly
Ten MILLION DOLLARS in the work. The bonds
now offered are secured by mortgage upon all that
part of the line west of New Orleans which has an
enormous traffic assured to it from the start, this
being the only rail connection by which the cotton
corn, cattle and other production of Texas can
reach New Orleans.
So important is this road considered to Louis
ana that the State has made very liberal grants in
aid of the enterprise, by direct donations, by
dorsement of second mortgage bonds, and by SUBJ
scrptions to the stock of the Company, amounting
in all to over eight million dollars.
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ST AT r n EW 8.

The use of kerosene oil in cars should be
prohibited by law.
The Cumberland Baptist Association meets
with the Bates street Baptist church, Lewis
ton, this week.
The Saco Independent says that Mr.. j. M
Davis of Parsonsfield has flock of turkey.
and chickens that was Matched BY gobler
The hen turkey was caught by fox with al
Of her first brood. She had commenced tC
lay her second litter when caught and the
gobler took her nest, and after setting one
week some hens eggs were put in the nest
all of which she brought out in good order,
and took as good care of them as any hen
turkey.
Hon. d. C. Palmer, Mayor of Gardiner,
with his family, have been stopping few
days at the Penobscot Exchange in Bangor
The steamer Sasanoa will make an excur-
sion to Squirrel Island on Friday. The boat
will leave Bath on the arrival of the Augusta
train. A good fish chowder will be served
free to the excursionists.
The colonists at New Sweden have this
year 200 acres in crop. OF these GO are
spring wheat, l6 in winter rye, 30 or 40 in
potatoes, and the rest in barley, oats, turnips,
beans and garden vegetables. They have s
horses, cows, 2 yokes Of oxen and over 80
swine.-The Swedes will this year fell about
POO acres Of trees for crop next year.
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Daily Kennebec Journal.
EUROPEAN NEWS, &c.

LONDON.
London, 30. Steamship City of London,
from New York, touched Question: and
proceeded to Liverpool. Steamship Ohio,
from Baltimore, touched Southampton en-
route for Bremen. The Algeria, Of New
York, touched Queenstown, and proceeded
to Liverpool. The Oceanic of New York,
touched Queenstown, and proceeded to
Liverpool.
conference of the national union for the
suppression of intemperance was held to-day
in st. James Hall. The session was devoted
to the consideration of the present license
system, and steps were taken towards recur-
ring the amendments and laws regulating the
sale of liquor, which will advance the cause
of temperance.
Paris, 30. Larcy, the French Minister of
public works, has resigned.
Since the annexation of Strasburg to Ger
many $4,000 inhabitants have emigrated to
France and America.
M. Theirs has promised the national
guards of Bordeaux, that as token of ap-
probation of their services to the country,
they shall be the last citizens of the army to
be disbanded.
Several Paris papers have been prosecuted
for publishing false news.
BERLIN.
Berlin, 20. The Kreuz Zeitung of to-day
says that besides the coming of the Emperors
of Austria and Germany to Salisbury, Fran
els Joseph will meet Emperor William in
November, at the same point on the Rhine.
The National Zetung says Count Valdez
see has been removed and Baron Won Arnirn
repleces him as charge de affairs of GeImany,
at Versailles.
There were 329 deaths from cholera in
koningsberg during the past week, including
l27 children. No deaths have occurred from
cholera at Dantzie during the last two days.
STOCKHOLM.
Stockholm, %. The minister of war has
submitted to the chambers scheme for the
reorganization of the Swedish army The
system of conscription is to be adopted and
the soldiers paid 100 thalers per annum.
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HEAVY Forgery.

New York, 20. To-day forged certified
check of c. M. Harris & Co., on the Consti-
tutional Bank for $4,000, was passed on F.
H. Smith, 2S Broad street, by A. B. Vansaun
1t is stated that he bought of Smith $50, 900
in gold, and Smith not wishing to deliver SO
much gold without knowing his check was
good, let him have $4,000 to-day, for which
Vansaun paid certified check. The certi-
fcation turns out to be forged and the check
worthless. Vansaun has left for parts I'M
known with $4,000 in gold.
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FINANCIAL g. COMMERCIAL,
New York Money Market.
New York Stock Market.

New YORK, AUSut 70.
Marlposa, 81. do. pld, s. Canton Go; 50; Cum
Quicksilver Mining Co.. 10 Pacific Mail, 52k /;
Boston Water Power, 40 Adams Elk. Co.. ss,s
Wells, Fargo 4 Co, sos American Merchants Un.;
IS: IT, Sex Co., Sc n. Y. Central and Hudso on
River, 9sYdo. scrip, 9i,s Erie, 305s do. pfd 5sX
Harlem, l2s,s; dopfd l29; Reading. lli1s; Mich
Central 1908 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
iisS; Chicago& North Western, 70zs % preferred
9igs Chicago & Rock Island. nos; Mil. 4 st.Paul.
ern 651S; Toledo, Wabash 4 Western preferred,
81 Pittsburg h Fort Wayne, 99K Terre Haute
25, do. ptd. 3d. Alton, 100 do. prefd. l20L
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

Capt. Isaac Preble, who for two years past
has occupied responsible and honorable po-
sition in the New York Custom House, spent
vacation of two weeks recently, with his
family in Hallowell. He returned to New
York some days ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

f. G. Crowell, Esq, merchant of West
Waterville, while temporarily deranged, at
tempted suicide Monday, by shooting himself
with pistol. He tried twice, but happily
was but slightly wounded. Imagined finan-
cial troubles were the cause. He is highly
respected citizen.
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Was it the original design of those who first
should be made to shine and give light to
passers-by ?-or were they placed by the
thorougfares to show the amount of dust that
can accumulate upon glass in one short sea-
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Benz. ID. Woods of Hallowell has Gear
naught' colt II months old, which is beauty
and very promising. When IA months old it
weighed 720 pounds. The ethan Allen"
was grandfather to its dam.
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Through all the mist of smoke and steam
hanging over the railroad accidents, so called
upon which our appalled, people have gazed
this summer, one constant finger points to
incompetent agents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

A few days since at the stone works of
Messrs. Page Stickney in Farmingdale,
where granite is being got out for the new dam
on Vaughn's brook an enormous stone was
quarried under the supervision Of Mr.. Sui
livan Washburn who understands how to do
it. Its length was about 50 feet, breadth G
feet and depth 4 feet. 1t scaled about 1876
tons,
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Henry Brown, pressman in Aliens print
ing Office in this city, came near having his
head crushed, Monday night, between the
linking plate and the guard of one of Hoes
cylinder presses. The press was in motion
ami Brown was engaged in examining part
of the machinery that needed oilng. He
he made mistake and thought he was beyond
the guard, and his head was caught between
that and the mixing plate. The guard sprang
and gave Brown room to save himself. As
il was cash was cut in his face about an inch
long and quite deep.
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A White Man and a Negro Hanged.

Evansville, Ind, 30. band of 500 men
entered the Jail at Morganfeld, Ky, on
Saturday night, took out white man and a
negro, charged with outraging a woman near
Caseyville Tuesday night, and hung them on
a tree mile from the town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

Mr.. John l.. Dutton of this city, has pair
of six years old matched colts, of the With
erell stock raised in Somerset county, which
he has put into hard work, and which are
perfectly matched. They are sixteen hands
1895 and 1880 pounds. They are of a dark
hay color
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News From Washington.

Washington, 20. The first two hundred
million OF the new five per cent bends have
all been taken and the subscription books
were closed to-day. 1t is understood that
applications for bonds were in excess of al
lowance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30

Should the weather prove stormy this
morning, the Sunday School excursion will
morning. If there is an appearance of fine
day, the excursion will be made to-day, the
barge leaving her wharf at eight o'clock this
morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-30
Dirigo Business College
Augusta, Maine.
This Institution will be open to admission,
Sept. 4tH, 1871.

The course of Instruction is thoroughly practical
and designed to qualify young men and women for
positions in business as accountants, clerks any
other vocation.
Having secured the services of a gentleman of
long experience in teaching to take especial charge
OF the branches, &C., we shall be prepared to admit
students of all grades of scholarship.
The course pursued will be as follows:
BUSINESS COURSE.-lncluded in Scholarship.
housekeeping, until qualified to I'LL the position
OF accountability this We mean practical Arthme-
tic, Grammar, and its practical application in Com
mercial Correspondence, Commercial Law, by
Lectures. and applied to business documents and
good rapid hand writing. Glasses will be formed
in the common branches, the wants of the school
demand
ELECTIVE STUDIES.
| Higher Mathematics, Languages, and Ornament
al Penmanship. Our facilities for obtaining prac
ployment to the professor, are unsurpassed by any
other school in the country. Scholars are admitted
at any time. Good board furnished at ~ per week
| in private families.
TUITION.
Scholarship and Stationary, time
unlimited, $3j
Three Months and Stationary, Bust.
ness Course. 2j
Three Months, Branches and plain ?.
writing, 10
Ornamental Penmanship. Course, %
TERMS PAYABLE ON ENTERING.
For further particulars address
d. NJ. WATT,
SAT- Proprietor.
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a
Safe and Profitable
INVESTMENT,
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS,

To limited amount, upon a railroad which is well
located for business, and which has been already
largely constructed with the funds of its Stock
holders, cannot be otherwise than safe. This set
curty is increased if the Constructing Company is
composed of high character, and of ample means
tor successfully carrying through any work that
they undertake. set
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Boston Bank Statement.

Boston 30. Statement of Boston National
banks as returned to the Clearing House
Monday forenoon, August 2S:
Capital, S4S, 1850, 900
Loans, ll1,S23, 543
Specie, 1,I32, 945
Legal tender notes, 12,543, 943
Due from other banks, 1915, 500
Due to other banks, 10 Az, 772
Deposits, 1850, 179
Circulation, "a ,4S2, 061
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Telegraph News in General.

Southampton, 20. Arrived, steamship
Main, from New York.
st. Louis, 20. John Irwin who murdered
his son-in-law Samuel Van Orden, was ar
rested in East st. Louis yesterday.
More Particulars of the Disaster at
Mobile.
Mobile, Ala, 80. The steamer Fountnin
brought eleven dead bodies this morning from
the wreck of the Ocean Wave. This makes
total of thirty-five bodies recovered. 1t is
feared that many more are still under the
wreck. The excursionists were composed
mainly of the working class, NTH their fam-
lies. No well-known citizens are among the
killed, except w. G. Mewither, cotton
weigher.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO, August 20.
FLOUR-sprng extras 6. Is
WHEAT-No. ,, l %
CORN-45I
OATS 2914 for No.
RYE-No o.
BAKLEY--60tz for No. 9.
MESS PORK
LARD.
LIVE HOGS-4.G0
RECEIPTS 1000 flour, $50 600 wheat AS 900 cor
100000 oats, 5000 barley, 5000 hogs.
,d aIPMENTs-5coOlfour $40 900 corn, 10000 oat
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In Municipal Court yesterday, John Nc
Fadden, for drunkenness, was fined one cent
and costs which he paid and was discharged.
Eugene Pinkham, for assault and battery on
Isaac Mason, was fined So and costs from
which sentence he appealed and refusing to
find sureties, was committed Charles NJ
Abel, for larceny of buggy wagon, plead not
guilty, and was found not guilty and dis
charged. f.. w. Whitehouse for State, A.
Libby for defence. Eben II. Temple of Bel
grade, on charge of felonous assault on Of
ficer Geo. X. Stevens; on trial.
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new York Producel Market.
NEW YORK. August 20.

H0"" HVNh3 wv
GOIION-sales AZ bales: mid. uplands'19A.
FLOUR $500; state OOa6 20; round hoop Ohio
glgl 90: western OId7 80; southern 5S0d9 90.
WHEAT 1900 bu; No. spring s5 al 37lz new
Co do 135g Blk winter red and amber western
CORN-l35,000; new mixed western, 6BIs a67; o
OATS-state 10000 western 4Oa47
90 pORk-oOo. new mess, 1899 1880 old, oO00
OO.OO. prime, 1850 1l00
LARD cog steam: 9s9X; kettle.
BuITER-West'nl1 0a20; state, l5e30.
WHISkEY COCO; Western free, ga.
RlCE-Carolna, Skg9k.
SUGAR Porto Rico, a i; Muscov ado, s.a
MOLASSES-N. o. a.
SPlS TURPENTINE 81.
ROSIN-3 10 for strained
TALLOW-9I
FREiGHTS TO LIVERPOOL Cotton,
flour 8. d, wheat 104d
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local AMI State Mems.

You can get d real imported Havana cigar
at Partrilge's Drug store for ten cents.