Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-13
NEWS BY MAIL.

Edward S. Stokes, the murderer Of James
Fisk, Jr., is very much impatient at the de-
lay of his trial. 1t is not probable, from the
present aspect of affairs, that the main trial
will take place before September next.
A dispatch from Dayton, Ohio, gives fur
Their facts in regard to the murder Of the wife
and three children of Leonard Margaret,
who is now in prison charged with the Of
| fence. AT the coroner's inquest evidence
was taken of Elizabeth, aged years, and
Habakup, aged years. They said that on
Saturday night after dark their father and
mother hunted for all the children. These
two hid themselves. There was light burn
ing and they saw their father and mother kill
| the other three children with their hands.
Father killed the baby first and then mother
| killed Lean and Samuel.
Both father and mother were naked, and
when the deed was done they came into the
house and began praying to God in heaven.
The two surviving children were hunted for
after the others were killed, but managed to
get away, and about daylight ON Sunday
morning they got to straw stack, where
they were found in the afternoon. The ex-
animation is proceeding before the coroner.
The baby's skull was completely smashed in.
| A post mortem examination will be held.
! Joseph Mazzini, the telegraph announces,
has died at Pisa, Italy. He was the son of q
Genoese physician, and was born in 1909.
He began his studies at the university Of
Genoa in 1920, and soon after began to write
patriotic essays in Florentine publication.
In 1880 he was arrested for conspiring against
the authorities, and after six months deten-
ton was banished. Taking up his residence
in Marseilles he organized a league called
Young Italy Ga Giovine Italia) and published
| q journal of the same name. Expelled from
France he went to Switzerland, and there
organized another unsuccessful revolution.
Driven from Switzerland in 1887 he went to
England, and remained there until 1s48, con-
Quoting a journal and writing for the reviews.
He took very active part in the unsuccess-
full revolution of l84S, and was driven back
to England. Again in 1857 he conspired
against the Neapolitan government. Since
the establishment of the kingdom Of Italy he
has efrained from any revolutionary efforts,
has been reconciled to the House Of Savoy,
and has dwelt peaceably in Italy.
In the United States Senate, Monday,
bill for a mail between San Francisco, Tahiti
and the Marquesas Islands was reported.
The legislative appropriation bill was con-
sidered, and the amendment appropriating
| $50, 900 for civil service reform was adopted.
In the House resolution for an investiga.
ton of the affairs of the navy department
during the incumbency of Secretary Robson
was adopted, and a committee appointed for
the purpose. bill for the suppression Of
straw bids in the post Office department was
passed. The ways and means committee was
instructed to report upon the propriety OF
abolshing all internal revenue laws and i'm
posing tax upon the States in proportion to
population. The Secretary of War was d.
rected to furnish detailed statement Of the
sales of arms and ordnance stores since
June 1865. resolution was adopted con-
demning the policy of granting public lands to
railroad and other corporations as subsidies.
The memorial of the Eureka Milling Com
pany of Bath, Maine, which Senator Bsyard
attempted on Friday t. have referred to his
committee of retrenchment and investigation,
is a long statement of A. c. Paige, repre-.
senting himself and John G. Richardson, of
their difficulties with N. A. Bingham, special
agent of the Treasury and the department
itself, in reference to the tax on varieties
which they imported from Nova Scotia.
The burden of their complaint is the seiz-
ure of their mandatory and its at
tachment for 100000, the partners in
the firm being attached for $4,000 addi-
tional, and the final compromise of the case BY
the payment Of $500. The subject 10 f.
miliar to the Maine delegation in Congress,
several of whom interested themselves in be.
half of Paige & Co., during their troubles
with the department last year, and the gen
eral understanding at that time was that they
were leniently dealt with. Senator Pratt
stated in the committee to-day that he wooio
withdraw his objection and allow the me-
mortal to be referred as Mr.. Bayard oesires'
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