Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-24
NEWS BY MAIL.

The Methodists Of Boston and vicinity had
grand reunion and festival in Music Hall
Wednesday evening. Ex-Governor Clafin
presided.
A dispatch from Washington says that the
President does not intend that his recent proc
lamation shall prevent Federal ofice-holders
from holding positions on school boards.
The Directors of the Colonization Society
have resolved to urge the Government to es-
tablish a line of steamers to Liberia. Three
thousand applicants now await passage, and
800 will leave on the first of May. Most ap
plicants from Florida and Georgia.
Perley of the Boston journal says Sena-
tor Sherman's bill providing for the resump-
ton of specie payments is not approved by
the financial representatives, and cannot be
passed this session.
Nixon, the latest New York murderer,
keeps low saloon in Baxter street. He is a
most desperate william and an old offender
He was drummed out of our army for steal
ing at Falmouth, Va.
A Troy letter gives details of the poison
ing of whole family near Eagle Bridge by
the husband and father, a farmer named Geo.
Shaw. Two children are dead, and two more
and the mother are expected to die. Shawis
arrested, anu DFixgs, ~
suspected of being accomplice.
Speaker Connell of the Assembly at AL
bany, N. Y, will keep record of names of
members admitting lobbyists to the floor dur
ing the session this winter.
Port au Prince letter of the 21th inst,
states that the Haytien treasury was robbed
of $4,000 in gold few days since. The
american Minister is actively pressing Ameri-
can claims against IIayti.
The horse Crown Prince has been seized
by treasury officials at the custom house at
Passport, Me-, worth $4,000.
Suits have been instituted against the Erie
Railway by the internal revenue department
to recover takes due On bonds issued some
time ago.
A special dispatch from Port Deposit, Mary
land, says the ice gorge there was, Wednes-
day, eight miles long, about two miles in
breadth and from 10 to 80 feet in height and
| depth. The cause of the gorge is said to be
owing to carelessness of the people below,
who keep a boom across the river all the year
round instead Of opening it when the ice be-
eings to make. At Port deposit thousands of
dollars worth of lumber is floating about,
which might be saved, but no effort is made
by the listless people TO do so.
\ report of terrible marine disaster We'd.
nesday night in the English Channel has just
been received in London. The emigrant
ship North Fleet which sailed from here
several days ago for Australia with 4l2 pas
sengers exclusive Of her crew was in collis-
ion at midnight with an unknown foreign
steamship and was cut to the waters edge.
Only So persons are known to have been saw
ed, and it is believed that every other person
who was on board has found watery grave.
No attention was paid by the steamship to the
emigrant vessel after the collision and she
proceeded on he course, leaving the sufferers
to their fate.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the sloops Of
war bill was passed after being amended, but
not materially The bill to abolish the frank
ing privilege was passed amended, 50 as
simply to provide for the repeal of the pIiyi-
lege on the first of July next. The judiciary
committee reported substitute for Mr.. Nor
toms bill to regulate the distribution of the
Geneva award, and the committee on finance
! bin to fix the value of pound sterling AMI
for other purposes. The bill to allow women
to hold Office in Territories was indefinitely
postponed. In the House of Representatives
Mr.. Shelabargers bill for the revival Of
( American commerce met with defeat, being
laid on the table. The committee on COM
merce reported bill to amend section twelve
Of the shipping commission act