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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-17
Horrible Tragedy.

Chicago, ILL.,, lG. A despatch from Deca-
tur says tina: last September, A. w. Drake,
farmer living near Nowcauqua, died under
suspicious circumstances. Mrs. York, his
mother in law and house keeper, was sus-
pected of having had something to do with
his sudden death, but no steps were taken in
the matter and Mrs. York went to reside
with her son in Kansas, where a few days
since she was taken ILL., The physicians told
her she had but short time to live, and she
then confessed to having poisoned her hus-
band, in 1865. Mrs. Z. w. Drake, her daugh-
ter, two children of a. w. Drake, the wife
of +. r. Drake, formerly of this city, and
last September, A. W. Drake. She then
went to her sons, and short time ago made
a mixture of poison to administer to him at
the first opportunity. FEELING unwell day
or two afterwards, she went after some medi-
cine to the cupboard, and by some mistake
took TIE fatal dose prepared for her son,
which resulted in her own death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-17
WAGN Err MURDER TRIAL.
Alfred, Me, June l6.

Alfred, Me, June Is.
Wagner finished his testimony this after
noon. He was submitted to brief cross ex.
animation by the county attorney, after which
Henry Hennevelt testified to being a ship
mate of Wagner's, to his (Wagner) blister
ing his hands three weeks prior to the murder
and of bearing Wagner ask Burke, the mas
ter of the vessel, for needle.
Asa L. Kicker, registerer of deeds, read
from ancient deeds and documents, followed
by the senior counsel for the defense, with
abstracts from history of the State. These
were introduced to show that the northern
portion of the Isles of Shoals were not with.
in the jurisdiction of this county. The
above evidence consumed the morning ses-
sion.
AT two o'clock the court again commenced.
Edward Burke testified to lending Wagner a
needle, three weeks before the murder, but
could not say as Wagner used it on his bis
tiers. Steven A. Preble of Portsmouth shaw
ed man on the morning of the murder, who
looked enough like Wagner to be his brother.
and this man acted strangely, and on paying
displayed a handful of silver and coppers.
Harrison Berry testified to working at the
wharf, March 9TH, rom half past six to II or
one o'clock. This was one of the men that
Wagner said that he saw on that
night, but who did not see him. Timothy
Chellis and William NJ. Thayer, editor, testi-
fed on minor points. DR.. James +. Babcock
testified, at length, upon the blood question.
He states that when blood had clo;ted upon
cloth and then soaked in the endeavor to re-
store the blood particles to their natural state,
the microscope could detect manalia blood,
but that it was unsafe to pronounce it human
The counsel for the defence asked for an ad-
journment at four o'clock this afternoon, in
order that additional witnesses might ar
rive.
The testimony will probably close on
Tuesday noon.
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A Reinforcement Demanded.

When the system begins to wilt under the effects
of the first "healed term, it is obvious that it ought
to be reinforced and sustained by wholesome slim
ulation. To resort to the a,lulterated liquors of
commerce in such crisis, as too many do, is the
height of infatuated folly. All such fiery stmulants
have a sting. After the first effect has passed
away that sting is felt The reaction is terrible.
The prostration of body and mind which ensues is
more complete than before. But the operation of a
medical tonic like Hostetter's Stomach Btters, in
which extracts of the rarest remedial herbs and
roots are blended with the spirtuous essence of
rye pure and undefled is very different. No un.
pleasant reaction follows its use. 1t is permanent
perpetual invigorant and there is phase of de.
blty, indigestion, biliousness nervousness or in.
teimittent fever which it will not speedily cure.
juneI4. .eodlWSW
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-17
STATE NEWS.

Seventeen young men graduated at New
ton Biological institute on Wednesday, two
of whom will settle in Maine-Keyes, who
goes to Ellsworth, and Edwin Small. who
graduated at Colby in 1868, who goes to
Cherryfeld. Eveleth, a graduate of Colby
in class of 20, goes as missionary to Bur-
NAH.
Real estate movements are lively in Wa
terville.
Improvement are in progress on the Town
Hall in Waterville.
A corret band has been organized in Cam
den.
On decoration day, little black and tan
| dog in Auburn, during the passing of the pro-
| cession, ran out and commenced barking at
the horses, which were gathering and passing
in various directions. lie was in great dan
ger Of being injured among the multiplicity
! of vehicles. a big dog owned by Henry
Willis, seeing the danger of his little COM
panion, went out and picked him up and con-
veyed him to place of safety, after which he
watched over him with fatherly care to pre-
vent him from getting into Danger Lewis
ton Journal.
The Rockland Free Press says that Rear
Admiral III. X. Thatcher grand son of Gen.
Henry Knox, of revolutionary fame, has pre-
scented to hle Historic Genealogical Society
of New England, So loosely bound volumes
of autograph letters of Gen. Knox, Gen.
Washington and others The papers are
said to possess great value in the society, and
much surprise was expressed that so valua-
BILE a collection of so many papers had so
long remained outside Of the historical soci-
cites of the country. II is said very few of
III bav hoo taN nf no
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LATER.

Belfast, Me-, lG. The Thorndike tragedy
excites the deepest interest. At daylight this
morning Mr.. Almond Gordon, farmer, liv-
ing near Thorndike station, his wife and
youngest daughter, were found murdered in
one bed and their little son six years old, who
slept in crib in the same room fearfully
wounded and the house fred. All of the
bodies were much mutilated, and a bloody
axe with which the deed was done, was found.
A younger brother of the murdered man is
now under arrest, charged with the crime.
The alleged cause is disagreement abou,
some property matters. The suspected party
appears perfectly calm and manifests no anx-
iety. The agony Of the father and brothers
of Mrs. Gordon is described as heartrending,
A coroners inquest takes place this afternoon,
when more facts will be developed.
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LATEST.

The following additional particulars of the
Thorndike murder have been elected: John
Gordon, man Of seventy, had recently con-
veyed to bis son, Almon NJ, his farm worth
five thousend dollars, taking back mortgage
for the life support of himself and wife. The
other son, John T., was dissatisfied with this
arrangement, and probably thought that by
the death of his brother and family that the
property would fall to him. This is the only
motive thus far assigned. At the time of the
murder the old people were absent on visit
The inmates of the house were the murdered
man, Almon NJ, aged twenty five, Emma A..
his wife, aged twenty-five, their children Ira
b., aged six, and little girl aged seventeen
months, Anna A, neice, aged nine years,
John r., the brother. and hired man. At
about three clock the latter was awakened
by the shreks of the little boy, and immedi-
ately discovered that the house was on fire.
BY alarming the neighbors the flames were
extinguished without much damage. The
bodies of the father, mother, and infant, who
occupied the same bed, were soon found man.
gled, and 80 scorched as to be hardly recog.
nizable. The little boy who slept in a crib in
the same room was severely wounded, but
may survive. The bloody deed was evident
ly committed with an axe which was found
on the premises. The wounds of the three
murdered persons were inflicted upon the
head, and must have caused instant death.
The brother, John T., was soon arrested, and
remains in the custody Of the sheriff. He is
twenty-eight years old, farm laborer, and
unmarried. He maintains a sullen indiffer-
ence, refusing to answer any questions, but
saying that at the proper time he will defend
himself jury of inquest is now in session
under the charge Of Coroner John Poor, but
had not rendered a verdict when the last train
left Thorndike at half past six this evening.
The prisoner will probably be arraigned be-
the police dourt of this city tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-17

Orono has elected Kent delegates to the
State Convention as follows Capt. John w.
Atweil, Eben Webster, John Libby. Samuel
White, John III. Gilman. The Town Com
mittee are James Webster, Albert White and
Nathaniel Chapman.
A Bucksport despatch reports the election
Of four delegates for Kent and two for Ding
ley.
Carmel has elected Henry NJ. Getchell,
Stephen Chase and Abram Tarr, all for Judge
Kent for Governor.
Hampden has elected the following dele
oates without instructions, but all for Kent
s. w. Matthews. II. l.. Hopkins, A. Alden,
J. n. Mayo, a. X. Walker, J. G. Patten.
Brewer has elected as delegates DR.. B. F.
Tefft, Col. Jasper Hutchins. Otis Gilmore,
Geo. A. Snow, Harlan Z. Sargent, Geo. Cur.
tbs, Geo. G.. Goodwin. number of the del
egates are known to be for Kent, and the
preference of others we have not learned.
Houlton sends solid delegation for Kent
Readfeld-G. A. Russell, Joseph Low,
Joseph A. Sanborn- Instructed to vote for
Dingey.
The following towns have also gone for
Dingley:
Brownville-C. l.. Dunning. .Judson
Briggs, w. G. Morrill,.
Wiscasset-I. 4. IIobson, G.. b. Sawyer,
Wales Hubbard.
Beliast-Nine delegates instructed to vote
for Dingley.
Oxtord-Jos. Robinson, Geo. p. Whitney,
John Harper, Thomas Baker.
Gorham-Frederic Robe, Stephen link
ley, Merrill T. Files, Mark Mosher, Rufus
A. Fogg, Samuel Cressey.
Mnot w. II. Rounds, j. 4. Bucknam,
S. w. Shaw, VIM. Lowell.
f. Livermore Knapp, T.. {. Booth
by, f. F.. Berry.
Durham-A, Warehouse, J. Macomber
J. Libby.
Blanchard-C. A. Packard.
Andover-E. w. Gregg, j. w. Clark.
Buckheld-G. d. Bisbee, J. II. DeCostcr,
V. DeCoster.
Sweden-Eben Bangs, b. Weber.
Greenwood-E. f.. Rand, G. w. Patch.
Bowdon-J. l.. Rogers, $. Ii. Leonard
I. T. Hink1ey.
Skowhegan-Nine delegates for Dingley
Abbot-Charles Foss, John Elliot, James
Foss.
Charlotte-D. NJ. Young, L. w. Gardner.
Charlestown-T. J. Peaks, S. w. Foss, j.
| J.. Foss.
The following delegates are for Stone or
| Kent
Rockland-Thirteen delegates for Stone
| Saco-Eleven delegates for Stone.
| Deering-SiX delegates for Stone.
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Terrible Tragedy in Thorndike
Three Persons Murdered.

We learn from Mr.. J. W. Knowlton, Mail
Agent on the Maine Central, that a terrible
tragedy occurred in Thorndike, near the sta
ton, yesterday morning about o'clock, dur
ing which three persons were murdered. Mr..
Almon Gordan, his wife and child, were killed
by having their heads beaten to pieces with
an axe, and another child a boy four years
old, had one blow in the head by an axe. The
supposed perpetrator of the dreadful deed
was seen near the premises shortly after the
discovery Of the murder. The supposed muir
derer is brother of the murdered man.
There had been some difficulty between them
about the property, the home place, deed
OF which the murdered man had but recently
| obtained. The alleged murderer has been
arrested, and taken to b elfast Jail.
| The hired man at Mr.. Gordan's house was
| sleeping in the chamber, and was awakened
by the cries of the victims below. He came
down stairs and gave the alarm to the neigh
bors near by. On his way, and near the house,
he met the alleged murderer, who cried "fre."
Going into the house the murdered man and
VIE anu CHllu were IOunu stretched upon the
bed, mangled in the most horrible manner,
| and presenting spectacle too sad for NOR
tai eyes to look upon. This bed was on fire
the tirewas extinguished and the house saved.
Our informant says he believes the man
whose hands are thus stained with his broth
er's blood, is about 50 years of age he was
not drinking man, and must have committed
the act after deliberation and urged on by
jealousy that his brother had obtained pos
session Of the place. He has been wander
ing about town, seemingly with no regular
occupation. There were spatters upon his
clothes, supposed to be blood. He has al
ways been considerable troublesome fellow.
Mr.. Gordan's father and mother, who
live with him on the farm, were
absent at the time of the murder.
The murdered man was steady, indus.ri-
Gus and good citizen. The house in which
the terrible murder was committed, is large
two story farm house The farm is consd-
cred valuable one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-17
Republican Caucus In China.

At a caucus held in China, June 18th, Geo.
f. Clark was chosen Chairman, and John +.
Wyman, Secretary. The following were elect
ed delegates to the Convention to he held in
Bangor, Thursday June 10Th;
ID. z. Bolster,
John +. Wyman,
Frank Percval,
George F. Clark
All will support Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr.
at the Convention. The following resolution
was passed:
Resolred That we recognize in the Hon.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., the man on whom there
has been no stigma, either in public or priv
ate life, and it is the sense of this caucus that
the delegates from China he herein instruc-
| ted to use all proper efforts to secure his
| nomination for Governor at the Republican
| Convention to be held at Bangor on the 10Th
| day of the present month.
| At the same caucus the following delegates
were chosen to the County Convention at
Augusta on the eth;
| F. O. Brainard
j. X. Reed,
f. c. Dudley,
| Samuel Plummer,
| G. b. Chadwick.
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NEWS BY MAIL.

Gen. Butler has formally announced him
self candidate for the governorship.
General Sherman does not believe the re-
ports as to General Davis's preparations for
hanging the Modocs, but thinks it pity that
they were not shot at first.
The Prince IF Wales has been misbehaving
himself of late among the continental capt.
tails, according to a London letter.
There is "a grand project aioat for the
union of all the Presbyterian and Reformed
Church bodies
The decoration of the graves Confederate
dead at Charlie ston, S. c., took place Friday.
There was general suspension OF business
during the afternoon.
The California aquarium ear ran through
a broken bridge thirty miles west OF Omaha,
on Sunday. ana all its fish are in the Elkhorn
river.
The chief of gang Of robbers in West
Virginia has been shot dead by a gang of
masked s'regulators, and his wife fatally
injured.
The suit of &. b. Lamar, formerly
blockade runner, against three citizens of
Massachusetts, to recover $500, 900 worth of
cotton seized by order of the treasury de-
partment, began on Friday, before Judge
Shepley, in the L. s. district court, in Bos-
ton.
The superb band of the Prince George
regiment of the Saxon army is en- route for
New York. II will make concert tour
of the L. s.
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ial Train to the Bangor Convention.
be Maine Central will run special train
their road to Bangor on the day of the
|blican State convention, Thursday, June
The train will leave Portland at A.
lWestbrook at All, Cumberland 49,,
| port 4.57, Brunswick $50, Bowdoinham
Richmond COG, South Gardiner $50
liner 6. 40, Hallowell 6.55, Augusta 7,05,
|alboro', 1856, Winslow $50, Waterville
Waterville Bridge 1850, Benton $40,
on s.24, Burnham S.42-arriving in Ban
{ 1910 o'clock. The train will return
the convention. One fare for the round
Tickets are good on regular trains,
A large number of the delegates from
ennebec will go over in the afternoon
of Wednesday, leaving Augusta at 4
*.
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Dur attentive and experienced reporter OF
bal news at Hallowell, Maj. Z. Rowell,
rted yesterday afternoon for the Garden
Maine" Aroostook county, where he will
ticate for couple of weeks, or more. lie
son at Pressure Isle, who he intends TO
1T. We trust the Major may gain much,
ded rest from the long continued routine
business, that will be better than all the
lical quackery of the various schools in
lging to him full measure of health
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Shot and Killed.

Chicago, H., l6. A desperate fight oc-
Cured this morning at the corner Of Hal
stead and Elm streets, between a gang OF
burglars and three police officers, which re-
suited in the shooting and killing of Jack AL
len, one of the most daring and notoriou:
thieves in the country, and the capture OF
Dave Regis, alias Rogers, or One Armed
Dave, scarcely less noted villain. The bur
glars were spotted last night by Sheriff Nc
Donald of Souix City, on train from Mil
waukee, in which city, on Saturday, they
robbed dry goods store.
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Frank Day, lad twelve years of age, liv-
Il on the east side of the river in this city,
bile at work in the cotton factory on Satur-
~. came near losing his head in the ma
inery. He was picking waste from under
mule, and was struck under the chin by
> machinery and carried Up a short distance,
al was cut in the back of the neck by a
zee of iron. We hear tina. he is in very
teal condition.
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Fr. d. c. Knight has resigned his position
superintendent of Public Buildings and
|senger of the Courts in this county, the
gnation to take effect the LIST of July, and
County Commissioners have appointed
l. Henry Sewall of this city TO fill the
'e. Mr.. knight has held the office for
b three years, and has performed its du-
to the general acceptance of the public
those having business at the county
lings. We have to thank him for courte-
shown the journal establishment. We
no doubt that Capt. Sewall will make a
bible and faithful officer.
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DIAMOND

These spectacles are manufactured from "Mi-
mute Crystal Pebbles" melted together, and are
called Dinm Ond on account of their hardness and
brilliancy. -,
1t is we'll known that spectacles cut from Brazil
ian or Scotch pebbles are very injurious to the eye
because of their polarizing light.
Having been tested with the polariscope. the dia.
mond lenses have been found to admit fifteen per
cent less heated rays than any other pebble
They are ground with great scientific accuracy,
are free from chromotic alterations, and produce q
brightness and disnctness OF vision not before at
tanned in spectacles. - -
Manufactured by the SPENCER OPTICAL.
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, New York. For
ion. t. ROWSE, Jeweler and Opticlan is Sole
Agent for Augusta, Me-, from whom they can only
be obtained No peddlers employed DO not buy
a pair unless you see the trade mark ..
] apr-.t eodSwly
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PORK II 90.
LARD-stm $40; kettle 81
BUTTER-ncw state, 15a23. Western OO9G0
SUGAR-dufl and heavy; Muscovado SkgsI.
MOLASSES-unchanged
RICE-Caroiina, Legs IL
WHISKEY-03H9
COFFEE-Ro I7s91sx
PETROLEUM crude, So ss;.; refined,
SP'TS TURPENTINE-ijai G
ROSIN- 90u0 %.
1ALLOW-ss1asZ
FREIGHTs TO LivERPOOL--Grain l2't sl2l4
teamer,
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INDIAN AFFAIRS.

San Francisco, lG. All the Modoc pris.
oners have been removed to Fort Klamath
under a strong guard.
The reported invasion of Sonora, Mexico,
by bands of Apache Indians from the vicinity
of Tuscan, is denied.
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\ horse attached to wagon belonging 10
10. Berry of Sidney, was standing opposite
lens printing office, yesterday noon, when
steam whistle sounded. This frightened
horse and it ran up Market square, turn
out little boy about ten years old, who
: sitting in the wagon and somewhat
Using him. The horse continued at full
ed round by Commercial street, and down
and clearing itself from the wagon near
post office. The horse was not injured.
streets were alive with carriages, and
strange that no damage was done them.
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Hiram Reed, Esq, Of this city, has named
! is fine Knox colt, "Gilbreth Prince" The
rince was sired by Glbreth Knox, he by
eneral Knox; dam by Gen. Mcclellan, he
II Old Drew; stands L hands inches high
nd weighs $50 lbs; foaled June -, 1871 ;
flor, dapple bay. He has the blood of two
the fastest horses Maine has ever produced
I'D 1t will be wonder If he doesn't show
bod speed.
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|rrible Accidental Man Nearly Blown
Atoms:
DIX ISLAND, Me-, June l4th, 1873.
gus McKiezer, a native of Nova Scotia,
bout thirty-five and unmarried, while in
let of touching off a fuse in a quarry on
sland, at five minutes Of twelve o'clock
y, was instantly killed by an accidental
His left leg was entirely torn from the
and thrown fifty feet into the air, his
broken, right leg the same above the
and other parts more or less mutilated.
what they call seam blast, and the
sition is, that sparks dropped from the
! into the seam to the powder, hence the
as above stated. He was large, pow
man, and had been to work here some
of time. His brother had just paid him
t, and left only the morning of the acei-
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Cincinnati Produce Market
CINCINNATI, June l

Pork quiet; IGG0alG co
Lard dull and nothing doing. steam at s = 0314
kettle Sls some choice city brands held at
Bulk meats firm. Sales shoulders 5-S clear rib
sides sh aSH bid buyer July August; clear
sides held sX.
Bacon in fair demand and steady. shoulders
held "a clear rib sides If clear sides held at
fair demand at a o. 193S
Whiekcv firm at So
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WASHINGTON.
Washington, d. c., lG.
TREASURY BALANCES.

TREASURY BALANCES.
The following were the balances i'll the
treasury to-day
Currency, $7,G99, 1928
Special deposits of legal tenders
for the redemption of certif-
Gates of deposit, 3l,345. 900
Coin, 1919, S47
Coin certificates, $500 800
Legal tenders outstanding, $50, O0O, 900
Commander Green has been ordered to the
command of the vessel to be despatched for
the relief and recovery of the Polaris, With
lieutenant commander White as executive
officer The secretary is engaged in select
ing vessel.
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Tickets to the JUBILEE CHORAL SOCIETY :
Concert to be given at Granite Hall, on Thurs-
lay evening next, for the benefit of the Maine
General Hospital, may now be had at the
Eastern Express office, at j. Frank Pierces
md at Horace North's, Augusta; in Hallow-
ut Halves & Warren's. Price so cents No
reserved seats.
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Lynched.

Nashville, Tenn, IL. In rutherford
county, about three weeks ago, Joe Woods
(colored) ravished widow and knocked her
on the head with an axe. The woman died
on Saturday. a party of fifty men hung
Woods
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lone, Togus, will take place this afternoon.
|rhe procession will form at the Home and
march at 8 o'clock to the soldiers cemetery,
|There the exercises will be held, consisting
the ceremony of decoration, singing of me-
lorial ode, prayer, original hymn, and ora
on by o. d. Baker, Esq, of Augusta.
doubtless many OF our citizens will be pres
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ROCKLAND.

Rockland, Me-, l6. Mr.. Angus McIsaac,
a foreman in the grsnite quarries at Dix Is
land. was instantly killed by the premature
explosion of blast, on Saturday. His body
wrs brought to this city and buried from the
Catholic church, on Sunday. He belonged
in Bangor.