Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-25
GENERAL Ne VS..

pattern maker named VIM. w. Hart
committed suicide at Providence Saturday
night.
A vigilance committee in Dakota lynched
two horse thieves last week.
bill has been introduced into the Oregon
Legislature to dispense with grand juries.
Prindle Morgan Of New York, insurance
agents, have temporarily suspended payment.
Charges of Encouragement have been
brought against the managers Of the Inebri
ate Asylum on Wards Island, New York
A premature explosion in the Hoosac Tun
mel Saturday killed one workman and badly
injured others.
The President has appointed as Commits
sioners to examine the Northern Pacific Rail-
road S. II. Kaufman Of Washington, D. c.,
Thomas Underwood Of Lafayette, Ind, and
A. c Sands of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The mortality report of Salt Lake City
shows that region to be remarkably free from
pulmonary complaints. Out Of seventy -four
interments reported for August, only seven
were from lung diseases, and of these only
four are set down as consumption.
Joseph Ordish of California was robbed on
| train of the Pan Handle railroad of pock-
et-book containing 10000 in treasury bonds
and $40, 600 in notes. He discovered his loss
at Newark, O., and thinks that he was robbed
at Pittsburg.
Jefferson C. Rowe, the brakeman at Re-
we're, who stood at his post between two of
the demolished cars and suffered most terri
BILE injuries, barely and miraculously escaping
with life, has brought suit against the East
ern Railroad corporation, laying his damages
at S35 900.
1t has been decided, in suit brought by
Chicago lawyer to recover insurance on his
library, that it is an imperative duty for an
piration of policies. The same decision was
rendered some time since in relation to life
policy.
The widow and son Of Admiral Farragut
have recently erected fine symbolical mon
ument to his memory, in Woodlawn Cemete-
~, near New York. The design is exquisite
ly wrought in white Italian marble. 1t con-
sists of broken mast partially draped with
the Admirals flag. and planted On a suitable
pedestal, with naval symbols grouped around
its base, and the memorable engagements Of
which Farragut was the hero at New Orleans
and Mobile sculptured in its has relief below.
Garrett Davis who died at his residence in
Paris, Kentucky, Sunday morning, after an
illness of four weeks, was born in Mount
Sterling. of the same State, in 1901, and was
consequently II years Of age at the time of his
death He received classical education, was
employed writer in the county and cir
cult courts of his district, and was admitted
to the bar in 1923, where he attained distinc-
ton and leading practice. He was men,
Der Of the State legislature from 1888 to 1886,
and of the State constitutional convention
three years later. From 1889 to lS47 he was
| in Congress as a representative, and has rep
resented the democratic party in the United
States Senate since 1861, when he succeeded
| Breckenridge. The election of MIR. Davis did
nothowever, fully compensate the rebellion for
the loss of its boldest and most INSCRIPTIONS
champion in the federal Congress, for he was
| very active in preventing the secession of
Kentucky in 1861. He was ap intimate per-
sonal friend of Henry Clay, and was a lead
er in the whig party.