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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-22
NEWS by MAIL.

General Matt Head has presented pair Of
cross bells to each member of the Head
guards of Manchester, N. H., at . cost of
$3.50.
Gen. Sheridan presided at the closing ban
quet in honor of the Army of Cumberland, at
Pit,sburg, Thursday night. which was brill
| liant success. President Grant was received
with perfect ovation, and remained guest
of the Society during the evening. Many dis
tinguished Army officers were present.
The Dominion election in Prince Edward
Island resulted in the return Of j. c. Pope
and James Yeo for Prince county, Laird and
Sinclair for Queens county and Davis and A.
c. Mcdonald for Kings county. Laird, Sim
clair, Yeo and Davis are in opposition to the
local government, but all except Sisclair will
support the Dominion government.
New Hampton, N. H., has case Of sus-
pected murder. Mrs. Pattee was found hang
ing in closet in her house last Sunday, and
now her husband is suspected Of having killed
her to obtain possession Of the property.
One Josiah Bigelow of Saxonville attempt
ed to kill his wife on Thursday evening. He
called at house in which she was stopping,
the two having been separated for some time,
and calling her to the door struck at her vio-
lently with jacknfe. He charges the woman
with in6delity.
Miss Elizabeth C. Parker recovered YER
diet against the Boston aud Albany Railroad
Company of $19 800, yesterday, in the SUI
preme judicial court, for personal injuries re-
ceived by collision betw detached car
and the train at the Grafton station, in April,
1872.
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verely injured last Tuesday afternoon b, b.
ing thrown from Il, carriage.

verely injured last Tuesday afternoon b. b.
ing thrown from Ii, carriage.
Rev. Samuel H. Merrill Of Portland, who
died last week at Scarboro', after an illness Of
two weeks. was born in Buxton, Me-, in May
1905, and was therefore about sixty. eight
years of age at the time Of his death.
Frank uanscomb, an engineer on the Port.
land & Rochester railroad, was engaged in
working his locomotive at the station in Port
land Friday morning, when he fell from the
engine to the ground and was badly injured.
The buildings of Maurice Phillips in Shir.
ley, known as the Garter buildings" were
consumed by fire on the night of the 10th inst
together with eighty tons of hay and thirty
three superior sheep. Loss $4,000. No in
surance.
The Press says that Hon. T. B. Reed on
Tueoday presented a motion to the Superior
Court for the removal to the Insane Asylum
at Augusta of Carlin who shot at and badly
wounded C. H. Merrill, ESQ.,, few months
since.
Nelson Leighton, the Portland rough, now
announces himself as being employed BY the
Boston Maine to prevent a frog from having
the nightmare and jumping out OF bed.
dilcIuaOI t~O Hieu sHdTpeutuk
tools in shed or the line Of the Bucksport
railroad, just below Orrington, were severely
injured by the explosion of an open can of
powder left near the tuze by boy. 1t is
thought that both men will recover.
Samuel, son Of Capt. Samuel Borland of
Newcastle, met with distressing and painful
accident, while out cunning on Saturday OF
last week. While resting his hand near the
muzzie CT his gun, it was accidentally dis
charged and the contents of one barrel enter
ed the back Of his left hand. completely sew
ering the two middle fingers 60 that they
hung by single shred Of flesh, and badly mu-
tilating the back of the hand. Two or three
shot penetrated the skin on his forehead, but
were easily extracted. His left eye was also
somewhat injured by the powder from the
charge, but il is hoped. not seriously. In this
condition he was brought home, distance of
four miles, and displayed . courage and for
titude that is seldom seen in one 20 young.
The amputation of the two fingers and sewing
up OF the wound after the patient had been
placed under the influence OF ether, was skill
fully performed by Doctors Call and Dixon,
and THE patient is now doing well. Wiscas-
set Oracle.
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Boston Wool Marked.

FRIDAY, Sept ID.
The total receipts of wool at this port for thu
week comprise - bales of domest tic and 800 bales
foreign, against 1916 bales domestic and 50! bales
foreign for The same week last year. The total re
ceipts since January l, have been lSi 5i3 bales Of
domestic and ,65i bales OF foreign, against 1888
s9i bales OF domestic and 60,453 baies OF toregn
Tor the corresponding period OF last year.
The Ioreign exports duting lie week have in.
cluded no Wool and so bales sheep skins ty Liver.
pUol. England, against l56 bales W. ol for the
week last year.
The total sales for the week have been $50 O. Ms
California and domestic and 235 900 bs OF forr gn
against 900 Ms foreign Tor the sauie week la
year.
The sales of the week amount to over two and a
half million pounds vi woJl and the general tone
of the mark.t Is without material change. The
stringency OF the monny market has led some deal
ers who held their stock above the current rates u
slightly modify their views, but Further than this
The market appears strong. Fine fleece mostly in
the haAds OF few dealers, " no ueithar press
ing sales nor disposed TO make any concession
from present rates. California is held quite as
firmly as week or TWO ago, and the extreme pric-
es III VIII CHI the fall clip is held in that State I'M
parts Timer feeling to holders here Pulied wool
continues 10 he sold up closely, ana the market is
hrn. Combing aud delane selections continue 10
be in active request and we note further z50-
t0J lbs OF Canada combing on private ttrns, bul
understood to be az about ZOE.
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How do YOU Feel.

The feryid heats of sumRer are now over In
what condition have tue, left You? Is your livel
torpid or disordered your appetite feeble your d.
shaky, you mind le.hargic? This is the state ID
which the autumn hnds tens OF thousands of us
and in this state we are ripe for the malarious fe
vers, ami bowel compiaints and hi llious di asses
which the h4avy dews, the vapors, and the vas
Inference between the temperature of tight anJ
ds,J apt to engendcr. kouse yourself fran this
uditfon with Hastetters Stomach Bitters. Wake
up this latent vi ality OF the body, which only re
quir'es the stimulating, STRENGTHENING and regula
enable it TO resume its activity and potency. Indi
gestlo a. bilpusuess, mia smatie fevess, and disor
ders o the bowels, are the usual sequences of 8
long he sted term. Prevent sr cure them with thu
Bilters. You do either, but prevention is best
septl3- t&wiw
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YELLOW FEVER.

Memphis, Tenn, 20. The weather is very
unfavorable to-day for those suffering from
yellow fever. The thermometer at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. indicated 60 degrees, and at noon G7.
The physicians think however that it will
have tendency to prevent the spreading of
the disease.
Mobile, 20. Yellow fever has made its APP
pearance in this city, but not in an epidemic
form. Four deaths have occurred. l.l.I
Shreveport, La, 20. The epidemic exhib-
its no abatement. The new cases are not so
numerous as at the first Of the week, but the
ratio is fully as large. Good nursing is doing
great deal for us. The outskirts of the city
still show an increase. Our doctors and those
from New Orleans state that the maliguity of
the disease shows no abatement. There were
fourteen interments to-day.
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Maine Manufacturing News.

The Spool Factory in Foxcroft will com
mence the manufacture OF spools by the las
| Of this month or first of next. The machin
cry to be used will be new, mostly, and theil
factory at Boston will not be closed until thi,
| is in tull operation, when the machinery will
be transferred to Foxcroft.
Fort Fairfield leads the county of Aroos-
took in the matter Of a cheese factory. The
| farmers in the south part of the town have
-reahized company and are raising the
| funds TO establish n mandatory of cheese
at the old steam mill
MIR. A. w. Daggett of Bangor, has leased
the whole of the lower Veazie Mill. co mmon.
ly known as the Dwinel Mill in Boston, W he re
he will Immediately begin the manufacture
OF lumber, employing seventy men.
Ladd, Rrann & Co., of Gardiner, last weel
received an order for foot water wheel
| which is one foot larger than ever before
| made in that city.
Mr.. Lockwood, the well-known expert fol
engineering large manufacturing establish.
ments has been in Waterville looking out
site for the $500, 900 cotton mill. 1t will be
located south OF the brick building occupied
by Dow & Co. including few feet of the
frame addition to it and extend south 70 feet,
| and west $50 feet to the passage way running
from the new street ny the continental to
Smiths mill.
Col. I. S. Bangs of Waterville is making
further improvements about his mill. He is
getting 10000 bushels Of corn into his new
| shed, which is just completed, and is two
stories high, so by 60 feet, containing rs
| thousand feet Of lumber-probably the strong
est building of its size in the State. The
| first and second floor is designed for corn, the
third for bran.
The sweet corn packing factory of j. w.
Jones in Pennington is canning corn as fast
| as the farmers bring it in. In comparison to
other years corn is poor, owing to the cold
| and dry season. 1t is expected that abou,
600 900 cans will be filled. The factory pre-
sents busy appearance in its various depart
| ments. About three hundred hands are en-
ployed, turning out about 10000 cane pei
day:
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Personal.


Lieut.. F. L. lockwood, of the U. s. Reve.
nue. Marine Service, who has been at his home
in this city on couple of months furlough,
received orders Saturday to report for duty
immediately on board the steamer "Hamil-
ton" at Philadelphia. He left on the even.
ing train.
Col. z. A. Smith, of the Portland Press,
enc of the busiest, ablest and best hearted
newspaper man in the State, stopped in this
city a few hours Saturday, while on his way
home from the State Fair at Bangor.
DR.. Samuel Bradbury of Oldtown, w. J.
Corthell, Of Calais, members-e lect If the leg
i.lAture, and Prof F. A. Allen, one of the
conductors of the Teachers Institutes, were
in this CRY Saturday.
Russell Eaton, Erastus Haskell, John II.
Hartford, and one or two others, start to-
day for visi, to Moosehead
Maj. John d. Myrick is spending few
days in this city.
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Boston Boot and Shoe Market.
TUESDAY, Sept. /,

TUESDAY,, sept. IL.
The shipments of fsoots and Shoes from this mar
ket 70 places outside OF New Engand for the pas
week, comprise 1894 cases. against so 6l6 en- for
the same week last year. y
Total shipments since January /, 500 9g7 cases
against sz eao cases Tor the same period last year
The shipment of Shoes from LINN for lhe d nj
week have been 4735 cases against $500 cases TO,
the same week last year.
The shipments from Haverhill for the week have
been 2S22 cases, against 2s.7 cases for The sam,
week last year.
There are quite number of buyers here from the
smaller Southern and Western towns who ar.
purchasing fair supply OF the various grades OF
goods adapted 10 their market, and as most OF the
manufacturers have no stocks on hand the work
men are more than usually busy.
Boots, broyans, and heavy work for women's
wear are In good request, and while those buyers
who made a nice early IN the season are having
their late orders filed at the opening r.tes, the
smaller buyers who came later are compelled TO
pay h slight advance.
The appearance ofyellow fever "A some Southern
| sections has not interrupted trade here anu rs
frosts NAV soon be expected no serious INTERRUPT
| tons TO trade are apprehended.
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Pulmonary Diseases.
HAEBoR GRACE, NEWFOUNDLAND,

December 9th, 1871.
JAS. l. FELLOWS, E,q.--Dear Sir: We
are receiving orders almost daily from the
Outpor,s for your invaluable Syrup OF Hypo-
phosphiies, and the sale is steadily ncreas-
ing. firmly believe it has done more good
than any medicine yet discovered in the cure
Of consumption, bronchitis, asthma, whoopine
cough and kindred diseases. 1t is the only
medicine we have which cures these diseaae.
by strengthening the nervous system; and as
it is also what we call sound chemical prep.
aration, predict for it more extended de.
mand than any other remedy in existence.
Yours, very truly,
w. IL. Thompson.
septl7-t&wlw
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FINANCIAL G COMMERCIAL.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, September l,

ShiSu8o, oSPtVihoSi L.
Flour duh and nominal, shippers entirely ont Of
the market Wheat unsettled and lower: No.
spring li2l3 North Western lI2s4 dllS; No. spring
lo 9iVo4 cash or seller Sept, closing stcadicr al
0ntei1e prices; eeler Oct sold l05gl07 clio ed los
q no; sping 100; rejected nominal. Corn duh
at times. and closing rather slowly No. 3 mixed Isl
hG36la regular cash 800 fresh, Az seller, oct A.
Nov r. jected 36tt d37. Dat dull and drooplng; No.
e. 29k cash, 30 seller Oct rel cted 27la a29 Rye
dull and RI dde lover; No. 2, 65ala. Barley in
fair demand and lower; No fall l25al30; No. J
spring i0l9iO5. Provisions quiet and unchanged
Pork sold IL LIZ; round lots quotabe Is %. Lard
quiet and unchanged spot ssx; demand fair mar.
ket rm for future; large sales of Jan 795; Dec 7e5
Bulk meats quiet; shoulders Dec and Jan AZ short
rib mid Dec l. Bacon quiet and unchanged. Wnis.
key dull and nominal. sales 929ta.
Rec ipts5 IS 900 -four: 900 wheat; I79 GOO corn
50 ,vVO outs 5000 rye; 49, 0U barley.
shipments-4,t0o -four; $4,000 wheat 225 600
corn; $1,000 uals; so, 00o rye; 1901 barley.
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Boston Hide and Leather Market.

FRIDAY, SEPT. u.
There continues to be but moderate business in
Leather and the sales confined to such lots as
are required for immediate use.
sole leather is iifm, with rather more inquiry Tor
the better gratis.
Union c'Opped is taken In small lots, but the
market Is not particularly brisk.
hough leather Is without change, and there con-
tlnues 10 be- an accumulation Of the poor grades.
Can skins are unchanged, and the market is
quiet for anything except medium skins.
Finished Wax and Kip are HrIn, and the common
CRATES are selling in lots as wanted We Quole.
Leather-huenos Ayres heavy ut 21 &c a29c /; do.
middle at ~ - soc; do light az "a 2sc. Caiifur-
mia heavy vt ~ lsa27o do midle at ~ liza - l-zc
do light at 26a To-. Orinoco heavy at l5a26c; DO md
die at 25a21c; do light AT a6a!7c do good damaged
all kinds and weights, 2Sa26c; do do. " aUc; 10
rough, IS 36c; Unlon cropped heavy 50 . 4lc; do
middle at Ssai2e. do light at 40 4sc; do bellies
Is IA zoe; Oak rOu5h, all weights, ay a 3Sc do do
Southern all weights, currency.
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hty 3. j. Court Peters j.

hty - - court -TeterS De
FRIDAY, Sept. 10.
Of importance was transacted to-
'the court, the cases assigned for
been settled. The trial of Han
Id, indicted at the last term of
)r the murder of her babe, will
a week from Monday. Edwin
So, appears in defence.
PHoNo.
county =. ]. CoMrt--BnrrOvvs j.
.ember term of this court COM
Tuesday, 18th inst. The fret
ut in calling the docket and hear
The fret case tried was Long
IN. j. J. Psrlin for plf., A. II.
II. This was an action of trover
ing gear of a double wagon, sold
:, the property to remain in the
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Foreign.
PoLARIs.

1OLARIS.
London, Sept 20. The following particu-
lars have been obtained from tie rescued
crew of the Polaris:
The Polaris drifted into Lifeboat Cove and
was beached there with great difficulty. The
Esquimaux assisted in bringing provisions
from the wreck and readily sold skins and
clothing to the men. While the boat building
was going on the thermometer frequently
marked 23o below. During the voyage south
ward in frail boats, ice was encountered off
Northumberland Island, and delay of three
days was caused twenty miles north of Cape
York by adverse winds.
DISASTER AT SEA.
London, 90 A dispatch from Calcutta an.
nounces the loss at sea of the ship Indus,
Coolie laden. Four hundred Coolies per-
ished.
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A Card.
RocKLANp. Sept. .. 1879.

KoCKLAND. Sept. .. 1874.
The most grateful acknowledgements Of "a, Bpr.
pee Engine Co. No !, OF Rockland, are hereby ten.
dered to Pacific Engine Co. No. I. Of Augusta. for
their cordial reception the 2sth ult., hoping It
no distant day you will offer US an opportunity to
pay You in part for your most unlimited liberality
ON that occasion.
House, will please accept our thanks for favors
c.ived
We would not forget the attentions received from
the citizens; and We would say to you one and an
we thank you, a. your kindness tended TO make
visit one long to be remembered by
GEORGE N. McGREGoR,
scpt10-t&wlw Foreman.
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The money will be refunded in every case
Of liver complaint, jaundice, indigestion, dys.
pepsia, dizziness, costiveness, etc., where a
cure is not effected by a fair trial Of DR.. Ben
nett's Celebrated Jaundice Bitters. Put up
only by johnson Bros, Druggists, Augusta,
Maine. ut
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Daily Eenuebee aonrnal.
AFTERNOON TELEGRAMs.
From New York.

STEAMER NEARLY WRECKED.
New York, 20. The steamer Wyoming
which arrived from Liverpool yesterday,
when near the coast of Nova Scotia, ran on a
ledge off Sable Island. After humping tre-
mendously for half an hour the vessel got
clear. large hole in he. bottom caused her
to leak badly. The pumps were used, and
everything got in readiness to leave in case
the leak proved too much for them. The
vessel arrived safely, and will be docked i'm.
mediately. After the vessel struck, u life boat
was lowered, and in it were placed the third
officer and five seamen, and they put off to
take soundiDgs, since which time they have
not been seen.
PoLARIs.
long despatch from Dundee, Scotland, to
the Tribune, gives u statement in full Of tho
sufftrinys of the crew of the Polaris, conclud-
ing as follows:
As to the statement that the ship might
have aided The party the ice, all agree that it
was impossible alter the Polaris broke adritt
to learn even the whereabouts of those left
behind. Every effort was made to find them,
but to no avail
A st. Johns, Newfoundland, despatch says
that the Juniatta was oveThauled at midnight
oti the coast Ut Labrador and returned. The
officers and crew are all delighted with the
good news of the safety of the Polars. The
crew of the Juniatta will await the return OF
the Tigress at st. Johns.
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Beans are selling in this market at four dol
Jars per bushel. When a farmer raises seven
bushels Of good sound beans, he becomes IN
tiled to the honorary title of "deacon." This
ear, under the circumstances, to be dea.
|:on is just twenty eight dollars III the farmers
socket.
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BRUNSWICK.

Brunswick, Me-, 20. The senior class OF
Bow doin College. here, elected officers for
the ensuing year, as follows Marshal-R. A.
Gray President-T. c. Simpson; Orator
Ii. G. White; Poet-L. II. Kimball; Chron-
icler-W. ii. Moulton; Prophets. v. Cole
Odist-A. L. Perry; Chaplain-J. p Bick-
ford: Address at the Tree-E. N. Merrill.
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y questionable deacon in Bangor, to
/, his bencvolence, sold ticket from Ban
DO Portland BY the Maine Central Railroad
L,educed price to wit for $500, the regu-
re being as we are informed So so. His
lrous soul was wiling TO discount the if
Eats. /, turned out that the ticket sold
Stree return ticket" from the State
and good only to Woodford's. which un-
.onably cost the pious deacon nothing,
hich neither he nor anyone else had a
to sell. He was therefore generous to
ne of So in pocket. We believe the
n passes in Bangor for an honest, up
citizen.
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STATE NEWS.

A Biddeford woman attempted suicide by
drowning in the Saco river on Wednesday,
but the water was so cold she gave it up. II
it had been little earlier in the season, she
would probably have succeeded.
The Bangor Commercial states that it is
proposed to have in that city, some time dur
ing October, a reunion of all the soldiers and
sailors of Maine who served in the late war.
A call will probably be issued in few days
DR.. Thomas Haley of Riddeford was es
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In Brief.

Gov. Baxter of Arkansas has ordered an
election to fill the vacancies in the LeRisla'
ture of nine senators and forty-one represen-
tives. This will necessitate general cleo
ton throughout the State.
VIM. Pattee of New Hampton, n. H., was
arrested yesterday, charged with the murder
OF his wife, who was found suspended by the
neck in their house few days since.
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The fourth annual fair and cattle show of
the Bristol Agricultural Society and Farmers
Club, will be held at Bristol Mills, Oct. 9Th,
Sth and 9th. Addresses will be given by
Hall
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seller till paid for. Defence, not an absolute
sale. Verdict for plf.
The next case was Town of Starks vs.. Town
OF Anson. Action for the support of a pau
per. This was long, complicated case which
had substantially been tried twice before in the
county of Franklin, and this time occupied
three days. Jury disagreed. Whitcomb and
hnowlton for plf., j. Baker and J. j. Parlin
for deft.
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FOREIGN.

London, 20. Donald Dalrymple, member
of Parliament for Bath, 10 dead.
Madrid, 20. The Correspondence says the
1ntransigentes at Cartagena are disposed to
surrender to the national forces. They will
capitulate on condition that the lives Of the
insursent soldiers are spared, and some other
general than Martinez Campos IL appoint ed
10 enter the city at the head Of the republican
forces.
PROVISIONS are very scarce at Cartagena.
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To Water Consumers !

THE Augusta Water Company are now prepared
turing purposes along the line Vi their rect mains
Rates and conditions may be asaertaincd by in.
qury at the Office OF the Company With Williamson
Green wood, Water street.
wi hanson 4 Greenwood are prepared to furnish
pipe and do all kinds Of plumbing ~ the satisfac
iion Of Interested parties.
augl.!3m
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Cincinnati Produce Market.

Cincinnati, September 10.
PkOVlSION5-Qu and I'm changed: little do.
ing; 4notaiions largely nominal.
POKK-l6 20.
LAkn-steam 6h94 kettle 81. aSx
BULK MEATS-shoulders 71.a-; clear rib sides
IA g.: clear hides I'd.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 50 90 clear rib sides ga g9a4
-; clear sides "a alO
WHISKEY-9l.
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[AThe Supreme Court set at Skowhegan last
" esday, Judge Barrows presiding. 1t will
t'bably be in session about three weeks.
4 ere are ia actions on the continued docket
sout 20 persons from Fairfield Village were
nmoned to appear before the Grand Jury
ell, as is supposed, what they know ABOUT
liz neighbors selling on the Sly, little old