Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-10
TELEcRAMs IN BRIEF.

Rochester, N. Y, 8. None of the bodies
Of persons who were swept off into the river
last night have yet been found. More per-
sons are reported missing.
| Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,9. The Western
bound passengers who passed through this
| city last night, going north, returne this
noon, and have gone to New York, being IN
able to get through on the Central Railroad.
| Chicago, g.. A post-mortem examination
of the body of Mrs. Hall, the lady who died
suddenly on Sunday at the Grand Central
Hotel in this city, revealed that death was
produced by abortion. The case is still un-
der investigation.
Thirty of the Inflated steamer Atlantic's
passengers arrived here this morning.
Manchester, N. H., 8. o-morrow being
Fast day, the inquest in Gafstown, of the
murder of Merrill, was adjourned to Friday
morning. The murderer evidently took great
pains to prevent Identification, the body be-
ing stripped of clothing, hair and whiskers,
and the face horribly mutilated. The body
was recognized by scar, and by other means,
leaving no doubt Of his identity. Before his
disappearance last fall. he was heard to say
when partially intoxicated that he did not
dare to go home for fear of being murdered.
young man named John Mickle, who
took lodgings at the station house last night,
representing himself from Holyoke, Mass,
was stabbed in the neck this afternoon by
Patrick Sullivan. The parties got into an al
tercation about piece of tobacco. The
wound, though serious, is not supposed to be
fatal
Trenton, N. j., 8. The jury has given
Mrs. POLAND $4,000 damages from the New
Jersey Central Railroad for injuries caused
by an accident on that road
Arrangements are being made to straghten
the Mercer and Somerset railroad with view
of making it part of new through road, I'M
,ter the auspices Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
re- ad Company and under the pane of the New
Je,sey Railroad Company.
Albany, N. T., 9. The bill providing for
the p Nice justice of New York City, passed
to-day.
The Senate to- day rejected the motion for
the reten ion of Comptroller Green of New
York City until the end of the term, and de-
termined til 1t there viii be pey election in
November NJ 1t, and every four years there
after The te vm of Office of the inop mbent
will commence January Let.
The food on ths Central railroad track
west of here 10 ca, Wiog serious damage to
business interests. No trains have reached
this city since yester.ey 1aorning. The track
from Spakers to Palatue Bridge was entirely
submerged In some plac 80 20 ne ueptn OF .
feet by ice and water. 4 freight train was
thrown from the track above Speakers by the
suddenness Of the food, and number of
cars were damaged. A large section Of the
track is also reported to have been washed
away.
Worcester, Mass, 9. The dam at RAMS
Horn Pond, West Millbury, 600 feet long.
gave way early this morning, and the water
swept through the valley in West Nillbury.
Auburn and the southern part Of this city.
At West Millbury Lombard's single
mill was destroyed. Two houses were car
ried by the cuarent for q considerable die
lance, one of them being paevented from GO
ing over the falls by being caught in the
trees. Grigg's tannery was nearly destroyed.
Three bridges across the highway are wash
ed away, and the roads are badly washed out.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, g. The Susquehanna
rose to feet above low water mark this
morning. There is continuous sheet of
water between Pixies Hotel and the bridge,
and boats can be rowed the whole distance.
The river is now falling slowly. At Eaton,
the Dellewaae is still twenty feet above low
water mark and rising.