Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-01
Telegraph News in General.

New York Mills, N. Y, 81. President
Grant and party visited this village at noon
day. The mills are all closed for the &C.
casion and the people were out en- masse and
welcomed the President with enthusiastic
demonstrations. The visitors were enter
tanned at the residences of Senator Campbell
and w. d. Walcott, and at 2 o'clock returned
to Utica.
Philadelphia, 81. Eleven hundred poor
colored children participated in an excursion
to-day, to Rockladd East Paramount Park.
Memphis, Tenn. 81. The City Bank sus-
pended to-day; liabilities $4,000; assets
unknown.
There was glorious rain this afternoon,
suspending the heated term of ten days dura-
ton the longest and hottest ever know in
this city.
Chicago, 81. The republican congresson-
al convention of the llth Illinois district,
nominated a. c. Matthews of Pike county.
Little Rock, Ark, 81. The Governor has
issued a proclamation threatening to declare
martial law in Pope county. He refers to the
appearance in court there of prisoners and
| their friends fully armed and interfering
with the course of justice, and to the reports
that the citizens OF Pope county are now in
arms determined to resist the authority of the
law and Its officers. He does not desire to
place that county under martial law, but the
law must be enforced and obeyed. and ii
necessary the entire force of the State will be
employed tor that purpose.
Trouble is anticipated at the county cleo
ton tomorrow. A special police force will
be placed on duty and the saloons all closed.
The canvass has been exceedingly bitter the
past week.
Savannah, Ga, 81. The street car troubles
have entirely ceased and the city is as quiet
as usual.
George Wilson was arrested by the United
States authorities to-day for disturbing the
republican meeting on Monday night. The
commissioner continued the case until to-
morrow.
Springfield, Mass, 81. A cable despatch
has been received announcing the death at
Southampton, England, of Rev. J. B. Moore,
acting pastor OF the church. He was a ma
tive of Concord, n. III , aud for six years was
pastor OF the Unitarian church at Lawrence,
Mass. He leaves a wife and one son, the
for mer being daughter of Rev. DR.. Muzzey
of Cambridge.
Utica, n. Y, 81. TIE President received
afternoon, and was introduced to them by
Senator Conkling. Six Thousand people were
present, a great many having come a long
distance to see the President In the eve
ming the President was serenadsd by the
Utica Citizens Corps. He has received in
vitations to visit Syracuse, Rochester, Rome
and other cities, but was compelled to de-
cline them.
Toledo, 81. The republican congressional
convention OF the tenth district at Clyde, has
re-nominated Hon. Chas. Foster.
Laconia, N. H., 81. An unoccupied house
owned by Bennett Swain, near Meredith Cen
tire, was burned last night
Cleveland, O., 81. The 10Th district has
nominated J. A. Garfield for Congress.
Wheeling, 81. Captain Lorenzo Danford,
was nominated yesterday by the lG h ONO
Congression District Convention, in place OF
Hon. John a. Bingham.
| Salt Lake. 81. Democrats, generally, re-
fuse to accept George Cannon as the nomi-
nee of their Convention tor delegate to Con-
gress.
Atlanta, Ca, 81. The Senate to-day pass
ed an act TO allow colored men excluded from
the jury lists to appeal to a Judge OF the Su-
perior Courts.
John Bowles, surveyor of the port of Sa-
vannah, has rendered his resignation.
ST. Louis, 81. The loss by the burning OF
the lead and color works of Boucher g. Wal
kenity is estimated at $4,000. Dawdall,
Page & Co.'S machinery depot was damaged
to the amount of $4,000. Insured in the
| Home Co.
! Hartford, Ct, 81. The Connecticut Screw
Company, just incorporated by the Legisla-
ture, have purchased the properly of the
Carpet Go. at Tarriffville, which has been
lying idle since the disastrous fire there some
years ago, and will soon erect buildings fol-
their works.
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