Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-19
ginia from Charleston to Wheeling has pass.
ed the House Of Representatives-83 to 80.

A meeting of the Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation was held at Philadelphia Monday
night, at which the State was asked to so
amend the State Constitution as to provide
for female suffrsge.
The General Insurance bill finally passed
both branches of the Massachusetts legsla-
ture Tuesday. It does away with special
charters.
A telegram has been received at Halifax
announcing the death in London of Hon. W.
darvle, Commissioner Of Works and Mines
Of Nova Scotia.
There was another spirited debate on tile
French Spoliation claims in the United States
Senate, Tuesday.
The London Times commends President
Grants recent message as a "stirling picture
of the prosperity and rapid growth of the
country"
The British and American mixed Commits
sion have sustained the demurrer of the Unit
ed States to the claim of Barron, Forbes &
Co., an English commercial firm, for S23, 600
for quicksilver mines in Mexico seized by the
United States government in 1916, and the
claims therefore are disallowed. The COM
mission have adjourned until January 9th.
Brigantine Princes Louise, Of Sydney,
while at sea, sprung aleak and was lost The
crew took to their boats, and after two days
of great exposure and peril reached Fonchu
all safe
Brig +. Bertha, of ST. Johns, Newfound-
land. struck upon Middle Ingonish and went
to pieces last Friday. Captain Pipry after
seeing all the crew safe, was lost among the
breakers by the sudden breaking up Of the
vessel.
The alleged bribery cases against U. S.
Senator-elect Patterson of South Carolina,
and other. were heard Tuesday, and dis
missed. One witness admitted the falsity Of
his affidavit, ard that it was made to compel
Patterson to pay him $1,000.
The Congressional House Committee on
Appropriations gave hearing Tuesday even
ing to those interested for and against the
Postal Telegraph bill.
Thurlow Weed has wyiiten long public
letter endeavoring to prove that the new civil
service reforms cannot be carried out.
Daily weather reports are hereafter to be
furnished to such OF the post offices of the
country as can be reached every day BY mail.
The English papers says that the whole
private fortune of Mr.. Nathan Appleton Of
Boston is liable for the debts of BoNies
b:others, as his relstion as epeelal partner o.
the firm had been changed to that of general
partner.
The foreign affairs committee has transfer
red to the Judiciary committee the whole mat
ter OF the disposition of the Alabama award,
and the final bill for that purpose will be to
large extent the product of General Butler.
who is now preparing report to accompany
the bill offered yesterday.
In the nited States Senate, Tuesday a
bill was passed for the appointment of keep
ers of life saving stations at Cape Cod and
Block Island. The French spoliatien bill was
discussed. In the House of Representatives
bill appropriating 100000 to aid American
representation at the Vienna exposition was
discussed, but not acted upon. Brooks Of
New York, made personal explanation con-
corning his connection with the Credit Mo.
bilier, in which he took OCCASION to denouncs
McComb in rumeaeUrpd terms.