Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-28
Telegraph News in General.


Fortress Monroe, Oct. &c. The Prussial
corvette Vineta and Gazelle sailed to-day TO
the West indies.
Norfolk, Va, Oct. 2e The Aues of &
steam boiler at Graves ship yard exploded
to-day killing Peter Evans (colored), the en-
gineer in charge, and Peter Tynes who was
passing along the street.
Lockport, N. y, Oct. &c. There is nc
| abatement Of the horse disease in this neigh
| borhood, but new cases are occurring. II
causes general depression to business.
Middletown, N. Y, Oct 26. The corner
| stone of the first Homeopathic insane asylum,
in America was laid here day.
Philadelphia, Oct. 20. Fletcher Mills, for
twelve years clerk in the Office of the Della
ware Safety Insurance company here, has
been arrested as defaulter. He has issued
S43,0 900 worth of fraudulent certificates of
scrip of the company, and these he had
placed with genuine ones, so that all could
receive the signatures of the officers of the
company. OF the S43,O 900 worth issued he
realized $50 900. The property he has re-
stored to the company will only bring about
$4,000. His operations extend back to 1869,
and were cunnngly concealed by manipula-
ton of the profit and loss account Of the COM
pany.
Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 81. The card of
NJ. J. Wicks, President Of the Memphis Saw
ings bank, in the morning papers, announcing
the suspension of that bank, has been the all
absorbing topic to day, as that institution has
been regarded one of the safest in the coun
try. 1t is reported that the liabilities are
Sl75,000, though they may exceed that
amount. The heaviest losers are said to be
the Security Company and the Carolina Lite
Insurance company, the former being nearly
$780, 900.
Poughkeepsie, n. T., Oct. 81. The horse
disease has reached this city in one stable
of the twelve horses, eleven are down.
Albany, Y. Y, Oct 81. The horse dis
ease is spreading in this city. Nearly every
horse in Syracuse is affected. The cars on
two street railroads have discontinued this
morning and other lines of cars only run
honrly. Several deaths occurred yesterday.
Lowell Mass, Oct. p. The horse disease
is the main topic of discussion here. The
livery stables were closed to-day, owners
fearing to let out even we'll horses on account
of the weather. Horse cars continue to run
as usual. A large number of horses are dis
eased, but no fatal results have yet been re-
ported.
New Orleans. Oct. &c. A dispatch from
Matamoras tonight states that Porter c.
Bliss, L. s. Charge de Affairs in the City of
Mexico, telegraphs to Thos. j. Vixen, L. S.
Consul at Matamoras, that he had been in
formed from Oaxaca that steamer Guatemala
on the Panama and Acapulco line was wreck
ed on the bar of Sinaloa Chiapas on the 18th
ult., and twenty-three lives were lost. Those
saved are at Tehauntepec awaiting Transport
tation.
Syracuse, N. y, Oct. q. They are using
oxen to cart goods to the depots.
Philadelphia, Oct. q. This morning a
passenger train on the Reading railroad col
lided with a coal train. Edwards, the engi-
neer, jumped from the engine and was killed.
Chicago, Oct. q. The Sunday liquor law
was not SO well observed to-day as last Sun
day, a majority of the beer saloons in all parts
of the city being open all day.