Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-23
Telegraph News in General.

Trenton, Y. j., 81. The Chancellor has
granted an injunction restraining the New
Jersey Central Railroad Co., from interfering
with the coal trade of the Delaware and
Lackawanna and Western Railroads.
Cleveland, 81. Patrick Dougherty, who
fatally stabbed Malain Myers in this city on
the 18th OF July, was acquitted to-day on the
ground of self-defense.
Little Rock, Ark, 81. A FIRE last night at
Dsrdavelle, destroyed nearly half the busi-
ness part of the town including the United
States land Office and post office. All books
in the land office were destroyed. Valuable
documents in the post office were saved.
New Orleans, 81 Judge Alexander T..
Walker and G. Hancock, associate editors of
the New Orleans Times, will Issue a newspa-
per tomorrow named the Times. The sus-
pension of the New Orleans Times causes
general expressions of regret.
Burlington, VT, %. Edward Shiette a
noted burgular, broke Jail here at an early
hour this morning. and is still at large. He
escaped from Jail at Salem. n. Y. last fall and
was recaptured few weeks since at Milton,
VT, where he had committed burglary.
He is an athletic man, five feet nine inches in
height, light complexion, light brown hair
cut short, smooth face, and about twenty five
years old. A liberal reward is offered for
his capture.
Thermometer at P. NJ. indicated zero.
At an influential county convention held
here Saturday, to take measures TO resist the
payment Of an oppressive State tax laid by
the Legislature, the feeling was unanimous to
test the question in the courts.
Providence, R. l., 90. The Baptist church
in Warren was found to be on fire as the Sun
day school was assembling this afternoon. 1t
caught from the furnace, and was extinguised
with loss of about $4,000.
A fire in Pearl street church, Fall River,
this morning was discovered in time to pre-
vent serious losss
The Revenue Cutter Moccasin, on Friday,
found the schooner Clara Jane of and from
Lubec for New York. ashore on Hedge Fence
Point. She hauled her off and lowed her to
Vineyard Haven, where she will go on the
railway.
The will of the late Edward Harris of
Woonsocket, r. l., is to be contested by
David Harris of New York, the testator's on
~ son, who receives $4,000 from an estate es-
.imated by some as high as two millions Of
dollars.
Lowell, Mass, %. Between one and two
inches of snow fell here last night and to-day.
There has been cold northerly wind. The
thermometer stood six degrees above zero
this evening. The main "a inch water pipe,
on East Merrimack street, burst this morning,
filling and Overlooking the cellars in the brick
block occupied by A. NJ & G. Rice provision
dealers, and l.. Emerson grocer. That por-
ton of the city known as Belvidere, is to-
night cut eff from a supply of water in case
of fire
Memphis, Tenn, %. Feucht & Senck-
hardts grocery store on Front street, was des-
troyed by fire this morning, Loss $50, 900.
Insurance unknown.
Pouehkeepsie, N. y, %: The river at this
point to, night is firmly closed, and navigation
is now ended for the season.
Harrisburg, Pa, 90 Mrs. Samuel Knox,
residing on Walnut street, was killed this
morning by the explosion of a cooking range,
the water pipes having frozen.