Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-05
NEWS BY MAIL.

The democrats appear to be giving up the
New Hampshire contest as hopeless.
republican meeting in Kingston, Eng
land, on Friday night, was broken up by a
crowd of royalists, and the speaker fled to
escape personal injury.
In the United States Senate on Saturday,
no business of Importance was transacted.
The session Of the House was for general de-
bate only.
The temporary winter bridge across the
Missouri is still in use. The ice is not yet
broken up. Permanent tracks are nearly
completed across the new high bridge.
Mr.. Henry B. Humphrey, son of the late
Benjamin Humphrey, died at Newport on
Thursday night, aged 62 years. Mr.. Hum
phrey was formerly engaged in business in
this city, having been for many years part
ner in the house of John II. Pearson & Co.,
but he was chiefly known for his taste in
literary and musical matters, in which he
took great interest His long residence
abroad had been of service to him in this re-
spect, and gave him the opportunity of col
lecting very extensive and valuable library,
together with various articles of virtu. The
library containing some II 200 volumes, and
embracing many costly and rare volumes,
was sold at auction in this city last spring
and attracted great attention at the time.
Mr.. Humphrey was prominent Mason, and
when a citizen of Boston he took an active
interest in several organizations tor the pro-
motion of worthy objects, being member of
the Orpheus Musical Society and the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company. When
resident of Thomaston, Me-, he was selected
to represent that State commissioner at
the great Paris Exp )sition. Mr.. Humphrey,
In Of haal FIR ST
and had been great sufferer. A post-mor-
tenn examination revealed the cause of his
death. One Of the intestines had become
twisted, and gradually grew upon his spine,
which is considered by medical authority as
one of the most remarkable cases on record.
He leaves a widow and numerous friends to
mourn-his departure.-Boston Advertiser.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe recently met
with a very serious accident at her residence
at Mandarin, Florida. She fell with violence
striking the base of her brain against the
sharp edge of a bedstead while her back fell
squarey upon a bath tub. She was picked
up insensible. Everything was done which
could be suggested, and the following morn
ing Mr.. Stowe was without much pain in the
head but suffered much in the back.
The Green River packet Falls City was
run into by the steamer Garrett at the mouth
of the old canal at Louisville, at midnight on
Friday night, and sunk. She WAS struck
amidships and sunk to the boiler deck AS
she went down the stove in the texas cap
sized, setting fire to the boat and burning all
the upper works. The passengers had time
only to escape in their night-clothing. The
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed. When the
boat caught fire the men, women and chill
dren were rushing about uttering cries for
assistance. Fortunately there was q fleet OF
empty barges near, by which the terrified
passengers escaped to the island. The boat
and a valuable cargo is total loss. Two
negro deck hands are missing.
An accident rejecting not the least upon
the management of those connected with the
train occurred on the Eastern Railroad or
the midnight train leaving the station at Bid
detord Saturday night. locomotive bring
ing one of the day passenger trains to this
city Saturday broke some part of gear on one
side, but not in manner to completely dis
able her. She was attached to the trair
leaving Boston at o'clock, preceded by an,
other engine, and the trip as tar as Biddeford
was without accident. Upon departing from
that station to cross the Saco river going to
Portland, it was deemed advisable by the
cautions conductor to send the iron morse
over the bridge first. On starting win inc
crippled engine a violent jerk proke 'no
coupling between the Pullman and the pas
sepger car before it. The train was sigpaIIeu
to stop, which was done. Owing 10 'ne no
mentum, accelerated by the DOWN s'"ue'