Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-29
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Keene, N. H., %. A serious riot occurred
Saturday night in front of the American
house, in which E. K. Locke, chief of police,
was severely beaten. A force was rallied in
support of the police and four Of the rioters
were arrested, John Morris, John Gallagher,
j. b. II. Phillips and Joseph Phillips. They
were brought before the police court this
forenoon and carried over for trial.
Nsw York, 81. Postmaster Jones pro-
nounces without foundation the rumors Of a
defalcation in the account of Henry Whiting,
cashier. The rumors originated from the
fact that while Mr.. Whiting is making the
last quarterly account of ex- postmaster Jones
another is acting as cashier.
The boarders Of st. Charles hotel, Patter-
son, on fire early yesterday, narrowly escap-
ed by leaping from the upper windows to the
adjoining buildings. One man fell to the
ground and was fatally injured Two women
were seriously hurt.
One half Of the village Of Edgewater,
Staten Island, is to be sold next month for
unpaid taxes. The people have applied to
the legislature for aid to overcome the evils
of the former misrule.
Philip Ottnor, a German locked up in the
Brooklyn station house Cor drunkenness, at
tempted suicide yesterday by inserting his
head through the top wicket in his cell door.
He was discovered before life was extinct,
but the door had to be taken down before the
man, who was nearly checked to death, could
De released.
Announcement was made yesterday in the
Hanson place Baptist church, Brooklyn, that
Rev DR.. Justin u. Fulton has accepted the
call TO become pastor Of that church. His
connection Herewith is to commence on the
LIST of June. The church is to be immediate
~ enlarged.
Jay Gould's nes line, competing with the
Erie for the western and southern traffic, and
made by the completion of the New Jersey
southern railroad and steamboats, from this
city to Sandy Hook, is being rapidly pushed
forward. These steamers, the Metropolis,
carrying thirty-three loaded cars, and the
Delaware, twenty -four loaded cars, are to be
in use July LIST, when the road will also be
finished.
The meeting of merchants. delegates of
different producers associations. etc, with
the Senate committee on transportation, is
called to meet at the Astor house in this city
on the 9Th of May. All commercial bodies,
chambers Of commerce. boards of trade and
farmers organizations throughout the west
ern AMI eastern states will be represented.
A Washington special says that Gen. Scho-
field telegraphs from San Francisco that
there is no doubt that some Of the Modocs
have escaped, and there are evidences of an
Indian outbreak in Oregon, which if it occurs
will necessitate achievements.
Halifax, %. Effor.s to bring about union
Of Prince Edward island with the dominion
of Canada are not wholly defeated by the
overthrow of the late ministry. Pope, the
new premier, has gone to Ottawa to reopen
negotiations on the subject.
Cincinnati, p. The railroad station house
at the crossing of the Louisville. New Albany
& Chicago and Lake Shore road burned Sat
urdsy night, and man aged seventy, named
klees, his daughter and five children living
in the station house persisted in the flames.
Paris, %. The following are the final &C.
turns Of the election in this city yesterday &c
fill the vacant seat in the assembly: NJ. Bar
adet, $50, l46; Count de Remusat, 49,, 4OG
Baron Staffel, ,05S.
The election in the departments of Coreze,
Jura and Morne were carried by republicans,
Insthe Morlishan the Catholics were success
full
Petersburg, n. j., 2s The trial of seven
rioters begins to-day. Though some thirty
were engaged in the riot, during which sew
eral negroes we're killed, only seven were in
dGted.
Charleston, w. Va, %. The railroad
strike continues. A thousand negroes on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad have not been
paid for four months and they are decidedly
belligerent and hostile.