Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-19
GENERAL NEWS.

Mr.. Kelsey, who was supposed to have
been murdered after being tarred and feath.
cred at Huntington, Long Island, is reported
| to have been seen by four different persons
recently.
To-day ia a holiday of the Internationalists
| throughout the world.
The probability of Senator CaldweIls ex-
lpulsion are increasing.
In quarrel in Philadelphia, Monday, q
boy named Ames fatally stabbed another
named Edward Farron. The former was ar
rested.
Ex-Judge Vanderwerker has been arrest
ed at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, charged with big
amy.
Monday afternoon a large number of the
citizens Of Salinas, California, went to Mon
terry and secured the sheriff and broke the
Jail. They then took out Topsey, the muir
derer Of Mr.. Nicholson. and carried him
three miles out of the city and then hanged
him.
Carlo Patti, prominent musician and
brother of Adelina and Carlotta Patti, died at
Cincinnati, Monday, of consumption.
An unknown man was blown from the
platform of Hudson river railroad train
Monday and fatally injured.
In charter granted by the New York leg-
slature to a Young Woman's Christian As
ISOLATION, ''drinking and gambling" in the
rooms of the society are forbidden.
The Governor of New Hampshire has ap.
pointed Thursday, April tenth as Fast Day.
Commodore Latimer, the oldest officer o.
| the retired list of the United States navy.
died at Baltimore on Saturday. He was up
1 40 NG Avnl sod akwy
one years at sea.
man in Hartford, Conn, 10 blessed with
jealous wife, it is believed, who, becoming
tired of ''blowing him up" with her tongue,
thought she would try what virtue there was
in gunpowder. He received a box by sx-
press, which was found to contain about one
I pound and half of gunpowder, and guam
tty of matches and sandpaper, so arranged
that the drawing open of the lid would be
| every likely" to fire the powder. An early
| discovery Of the matches led to the avoidance
of the intended catastrophe.
About midnight Saturday, four men were
playing cards in saloon in Syracuse, New
York, when dispute arose and they went
into the Street, where one, named Smultz,
was stabbed and died shortly after. Two
brothers named Andrea were arrested for
committing the deed, and they admit it, but
claim that they acted in self defence.
st. John editors are eating green peas.
and in the suburbs the boys are playing base
ball.
Prince Edwards island has just experienced
the most severe snow storm known for many
years.
The famous Lachine boat club of Halifax
want to have four cared amateur race IN
connection with the Brown Sadler race.
The Howe sewing machine company at
, Bridgeport, Conn.,, pay their employees Sloo,-
600 a month.
Nova Scotia voters will here after indicate
f their preferences by word of mouth, ballots
! having been abolished
A sailor laddie in Halifax borroweda gold
{ watch and chain and several rings from his
l land lady, in order to have his photograph
, taken in style. He went to sea and forgot to
return the valuables.
An exchange thinks that the Isles Of
Shoals will soon be immoEtalized in dime
novel.
ST. George, New Brunswick, has the rail-
road fever, and is willing to loan ito credit to
the Shore Line railroad.
II The great demonstration in favor Of home
rule in Ireland and amnesty to imprisoned
Fenians, held in London, passed of without
serious disturbance.
A fire in Milwaukee Wednesday night de-
stroyed Mann Brothers manufacturing com.
pany works. Loss 100000.
George w. Curtis has recovered from his
illness.
Fosters wife was with him yesterday. He
was much depressed and was visited by his
spiritual adviser.
1t is now thought that the threatened strike
Of carpenter and builders in New York will
be averted by the employers acquiescing In
the eight hour law.
y A slight fire in the jail yard at bfookya
caused some excitement among the prisoners.