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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-18

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-18
Nominations Confirmed.

The Senate to-day confirmed the following nom
nations:
Consul, ]. c. 8. Colby of Missouri Chin Chang
China.
Stephen Chairman of Massachusetts at Zanzi
bar.
r. j. SAKE Of Vermont at st. Johns, Quebec.
Observation-Disclosures Woodbury. at Houlton,
Maine, Henry S. Wood, at Dexter, Maine.
The committee of conference on the tariff bill
mad conference this afternoon on the disagree
ment of the two houses, but come to no conclu-
SION They heard Commissioner Douglass on GER
tains article, the taxes which would be affected
BY the bill.
The House commissioners on railroads and ca
nails to-day by an almost unanimous VOTE agreed
to report bill recommending the government to
guarantee the bonds of the Washington, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis & Chicago Railroad. The project
ors OF the road represent the country through
which the road will pass, as rich in coal and iron
OF the best quality, and offer to carry freight at
half the present rates.
The House committee on the condition the
South met tonight. The Louisiana dele gation
were present and urged the committee to 60 to
New Orleans at an early day.
The ladies centennial tea party was repeated at
the Capitol tonight. 1t is supposed that they will
realize $4,000 in aid of the centennial celebra-
ton.
A. Shotwell, on behalf of certain citizens of
Philadelphia, to-day had an interview with King
Kalakaua, and extended to him an invitation to
grand ball in that city. The King could not
promise to fix time but partially agreed to
cept an invitation on his return from Boston.
Paymaster-General BENZ. Alvord last night,
while leaving the rotunda Of the Capitol, by the
way of the east portico slipped and fell dow stairs
breaking his leg.
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WASHINGTON.
The Alabama I iaims.

Washington, December II. In the Court of
Commission on the Alabama claims the first case
coming up before it on its merits and heard to-day,
was that of James II. Hooper and his two sons, of
Bath the former putting in a claim for the loss of
his vessel captured by the Florida in 1863 off
Cape May. Each of the sons who were officers on
the vessel put in claims for loss Of personal Objects
The three cases constituted cases ), ii and ID.
Testimony favorable to the claim was submitted
by the claimants, and rebutting testimony by the
counsel for the United States, on which argument
followed and closed.
Petitions from the National Temperance Society
and other temperance organizations and churches,
representing over 100000 petitioners, were pre-
scented in the House to-day, asking early pas
sage of the bill to provide for committee of in
quiry concerning alcoholic liquor traffic, which
passed the Senate the last summer. Judge Poland
will report the bill from the Committee on Judi
ciary after the holiday recess, and it is prob
able that it will pass the House.
Judge Z. NJ Kiels of the Eufaula City Court,
now in Washington, has resigned Articles of i'm
parchment were pending in the General Assembly
against him. He also under indictment for
felony. Gen. Alpheus Baker has been appointed
to succeed him.
In row nmong colored men to-day, one man
was shot and another stabbed, neither fatally.
On and after February LIST 1875, light will be
shown from the light house recently erected at the
southeast end of Block Island II. l. The light
will be fixed white, and should be seen in clear
weather from the deck of q vessel fifteen feet
above the sea, twenty-one nautical miles,
Congressman Luttrel to-day received letters
which will be laid before the Interior Department,
reporting the damage Of Indian hostlties in War
ner and Pitt River valleys California unless the
Indians there are provided for by the government
They are now said to be depredating on the
whites.
Samuel Lee through his counsel Judge Parchal
has served notice of contest on representative
Raney of the LIST District Of South Carolina, claim
ing that he was recently elected over Rainey.
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NaIl0mell HoraI Mems.

| During the year 1873 the Hallowell Granite
Company sent from this city twelve hundred and
seventy-two cars loaded with granite for Albany,
N. Y, and other places where contracts were in
process of filing These cars, in direct line, SOL
id column, would extend forty -one thousand. nine
hundred and seventy-six feet, or nearly eigh'
miles-say from Augusta to Gardiner. Probably
as many more were loaded here with oil
cloths, merchandise, &C.; constituting an item of
business for the railroad of no mean magnitude
The present year will nearly equal the past.
A complimentary concert to be given this even
ing by ladies and gentlemen of this city to the in
mates of the National Home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers at the Military Asylum at Togus,
will probably be enc OF the enjoyable events Of
the season to those interested
1t gives US pleasure to announce that couple
of floor boards, occupying space of about four
cover hole through the floor in our passenger
dcpot-the first evidence of any thing ne,0 in that
locality, for the past twenty years. Some argue
that this is only the commencement Of rebuilding
anew, while others prophesy that this identical
patch will postpone operations for the building of
a new structure for at least dozen years. We
We learn that Rev. Mr.. Emery of Watervlle,
will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church in
this CITY next Sabbath.
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DIR. L. A. EDMINsTER,

Magnetic Physician and Healer of Diseases by
the laying on of hands, has taken rooms at Mrs.
Scrutons, near Episcopal church on State street,
where he will attend to calls between the hours Of
9 and IL A. NJ. and . and P NJ, and will also
visit patients at home other hours His success
as healer Of disease has been guaranteed by sew
eral cases in this city. He has also clairvoyant
power, but not TO be used to crafty worldly curl
osity. Business and Professional men, whose
brain forces have been overtaxed by severe men
tai labor, will find great relief from this treat
ment. This treatment also prevents paralysis, by
restoring the nervous system to its usual tone
Parents who have weak and sickly children will
do well to consult the Doctor. Nervous prostra-
tion Constipation and Suppression are attractive
powors of disease, and no one is safe who is thus
troubled from the prevailing contagious diseases.
lJ7Take warning and do something in time.
Terms for treatment at office, 81; at home OF
patient $500. nov2Sth- ttljanl
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Sale at Auction.

DY order of the Supreme Judicial Court, will be
ID sold at public auction, at the Office Of Il. X.
Baker in Hallowe Oh Saturday, the twenty-sev-
enth day OF February next, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon, the following property OF the American
Bank;
A lot of land, with the buildings thereon, situate
at London Hill in Hallowel, bounded westerly by
the county road leading to Gardiner, and easterly
by parallel line ten rods distant theretrom north
erly by land OF Ezekiel Blake deceased, and south
erly by parallel line five rods distant therefrOn-
set OF to said Bank ON execution against John At.
kins.
A lot of land in said Hallowell, bounded souther.
ly by Union street, westerly and northerly by land
Of The Hallowel Granite Company and others, and
easterly by line nine inches west of the bick
store recently occupied by Frank Allen-set OF TO
said Bank on execution agans: Mark Means.
A lot of land in Wayne beginning on the We ster-
ly side OF the county road leading from Wayne vii
lage TO Monmouth at point lbs feet from the west
ery end of the northeast corner OF the homestt AL
lot OF Josiah Norris thence south.westerly by The
picket fence, abaut 81 feet to a stake and stones
thence noIthwes; ery about thirty six and halt
feet to a stake and stones on line parallel with the
road: thence south easerly by said road to the first
Abel stevens.
Also sundry uncollected executions against
stockholders of said Bank. including all executions
which NAV at that time remain uncollected.
ii. X. BAKER, }
f. ROWELL,
THOMAS HOVEY Auctioncer.
Hallowcll, Cecember II, 1874.
declS.t lawSwcvtls
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GENERAL NEWS,

| A colored barber who died in Pittsburgh Penn,
the other day, left $1,000 all gainedby shaving
of some kind
Chicago complains that it is overwhelmed with
municipal boards worse than Egypt was with YER
min.
| Miss Whitney's statute of Samuel Adams, to be
placed in the gallery at Washington, has been
completed at Boston in plaster and will be shipped
to Rome to be copied in marble.
Two Secretaries of the British Legation at vi.
emma are soon to marry American Ladies. The
Secretaries are brothers, and rcputed to be EEK.
ceedingly rich"
The penalty Of shutting refractory pupil in 3
dark closet has again proved equivalent to capital
punishment in the case of an English school
child between four and five years old.
Female telegraph operators in Berlin are Pc
remptorily forbidden "to paint their faces" or "to
let their real, or false, hair wal,ow over their
backs"
Humbolt county, Cal, feels very comfortable
and serene over its redwood timber supply, which,
according to estimates, is large enough to employ
all the present mill capacity ll,745 years.
A Milwaukee woman's bonnet costs, upon an
average, about fifteen dollars, but she has the bill
made out for thirty or forty dollars in order to
show it to the woman next door.
The Atlanta Herald is glad there is prospect
at asst "that the people of Atlanta will begin the
use of the fractional part of nickle. Several
stores have adopted the practice of giving cents in
change to purchasers"
-Four brothers in Holland are aged respectively
IS, IS, SO and 81. The first two were in the grand
army in Russia. The third was enrolled as an i'm
perial soldier, but did not leave France, and the
fourth was in the Dutch army. They are all in
vigorous health.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Dec. II, 1874.
Flour-dull-extra spring GOAT u.
Wheat-\o. : spring cash, e7A-; Jan. eSaA
Feb. S9a4s.
Corn No. ,. mixed, cash, G614 9; May 724ass {;
ia for the year.
Oats-No. 2, 53-a- cash; Jan, 52Ka'.; 5,4 for
the year.
Rye-NO. 2, 97a9s.
Barley-No. spring l20 cash; LILA Jan.
Dresstd HOgs-6 0Oa6 as.
Pcrk-lsn al9 cash; IL 50al9 80 Feb: 10 So Mch.
seller year.
Lard-l3 30a- cash: 10 45al3 Is Feb; IS co Mch
Bulk Meats shoulders Ola, short rib mid
9xa-; short clear mid al0-.
Hams 10 ms average l0a1s-.
Wbiskey-97-a.
Freights-Corn To Buffalo, LA; wheat do AZ
a..
Receipts 10000 flour; $1,000 wheat: T., 900 corn
II OOO oats; 100 rye; l0,0OO barley.
shipments 1000 hour; 500 wheat; 2s 900
,orn: 3Ot@ oats 1000 barley 800 rye.
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PORTLAND.
ShiDDing Notes.

Portland, December II. British steamship Van.
guard, Captain Baily, from Harbor Grace, New
Foundland, with fish and oil, for Montreal, ar
rived this afternoon.
Steamship Prussian, from Liverpool, Sd inst,
arrived at O'Clock this morning, bringing l6 cab
in and SO Storage passengers.
Sn8Ocated by Coal Gas.
A despatch to the Argus says Mr.. Samuel Pay
son, Postmaster of North Warren, ard his wife
were both found dead in their bed thi, morning.
sutfocated by coal gas. Another couple were
nearly dead when discovered.
On the Watch.
Our City Marshal has received despatch re-
questing him to watch for II. j. Dallas, man A
years old, who has robbed Wolston's Bank, in
Montreal, Of $4,000
Sir Hugh Allan arrived by the steamer Prlls,ian
to-day.
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Mt. Vernon Locals.

Messrs Severy & Philbrick have bought the saw
mill at the village, and intend to buy and manu-
facture all the hard wood, pine, hemlock, and bias
wood logs offered. NJ. Colder will also buy all
the white birch offered to manufacture into spools
Mr.. Trefetlren, young man of nineteen, il
very popular in this vicinity, teacher. lie ha
taught successfully two high schools in this town
and is now engaged to teach two Of our district
schools.
Mr.. Daniel Stevens whose mill has been shut
down for the past six months, has again COM
menccd saving lumber, and is about to put a crew
into the logging swamp.
The Young Mems Christian Association are
holding semi-monthly meetings at Dunn's Corner
with good success.
The ponds brooks and wells are very low-ow-
CT than ever known at this season tf the year. and
unless we have rain soon there will be great suf-
fering, especially among the cattle.
The mercury indicated II degrees below zero
on Tuesday morning last, at o'clock, A. NJ.
A dog few days ago, get into flock of sheep
owned by Mr.. Abner Cottlc and bit a number OF
them, and mangled one so badly that it had to be
killed.
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NEW YORK.

New York, December II. The longshorcmen
offered compromise scale of prices yesterday to
the steamship companies which the latter de-
clined to accede to. 1t is now believed that the
society will virtually disband, as their authority
over the men does not seem to be as binding as
week or two ago.
a detective not on the case says that Mosher
was hired to kidnap Charlie Ross by a woman
then living in Philadelphia. Police Inspector
Walling thinks he will find Charlie Ross before
Sunday
The Ocean Hotel at Fort Rockaway, l.. l.,
owned and occupied by Henry McDermott, with
most of the contents, was destroyed by fire on
Tuesday morning. Supposed to be the work of
an incendiary.
A Washington special says it is understood that
the republican senatorial caucus has agreed to ad-
init Plnchback the negro senator from La to his
seat. This will be tactic recognition by the
senate of the Kellogg government.
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Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.


Thursday, December IL.
Mr.. 1lamlin called up the bill TO amend an act
entitled, ian act to promote the development Of
the mining resources of the U. S., approved May
10, 1872, which was passed. 1t provides that the
9TH section of that act be amended so that where
person or company may run tunnel for the
purpose of developing code or codes owned by
said company or person, the money so expended
in said tunnel shall be considered as expended on
said code or codes, whether located prior to or
since the passage OF said act, and such person or
company shall not be required to perform work
on the surface of said code or codes, in order to
hold the same as required by law
Pending the discussion of the District bill, the
senate at T. 10 went into executive session. At
4.45 the doors were reopened.
Mr.. Logan introduced a joint resolution pro-
vidng that much of the act entitled can act re-
organizing the several staff corps of the army"
approved June 23d, 1874, as applied to the con-
tract surgeons, be and hereby is suspended until
the first day Of Feb. 1874
Ordered to be printed.
Adjourned
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The lyceum course at North Yassalboro' will be
inaugarated this evening by lecture from Rev.
DR.. Kicker Of this city; subject, "Earnestness as
an element in human character" DR.. Kicker will
be followed by Rev. a. J.. Park Of Gardiner, sub
ject, Russia" Rev. DR.. Robins, president Of Col
by University, and others. These gentlemen all
give their services free to aid the society to liquid
ate the debt on the church there, with the view
of making its sittings free.
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BANGOR.

Carson. the Supposed Murderer, held for
Trial.
Bangor, December Il. Geo. Carson, accused BY
Mrs. Dohcrty of the murder of Nehemiah Drawn,
on the 9th Of July, last, has been examined
before Trial Justice, Geo. L. Sewal of Old
town, evidence being taken by County Attor-
ney Hutchings, of this city, and George p. Sewell
appearing for Carson. The evidence was consid
cred sufficiently strong to hold Carson for trial
and he was bound over till the February term of
court
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Zittloson Of N. T.. Mr.. Dyer intends to have her
off early in the spring.
E. H. Elwell, Esq, of the Portland Transcript,
lectures at Yarmouth this evening, on the Poetry
AID HumoIs of Dialect"
The Belfast shoe factory, we are glad to learn,
is doing sound and safe businessmen making
very large amounts to the proprietors, but show
log at each balancing of the books better con-
ditlon, and brighter look ahead.-[ Belfast Jour-
nal.
Tuesday, and was injured so that he remained un-
conscious for "a hours and had not rev ved ut last
accounts.
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TELEt:RAMSIN GENERAL.

Mr.. Huntington, of the Central Pacific Rail
road, says the alleged contract with new Pacific
m,hip Company has not been signed
The New York IIerald's Washington special
says the Pacific Mail investigation by Congress
looks very much like "Much ado about nothing
A woman trying to escape from policeman in
New York, Wednesday afternoon, fell from the
roof to the sidewalk, five stories, and died in a
short time.
The billiard match between Ubassy and Dion
in New York, Wednesday night, was closely con-
contested throughout, resulting as follows Ubas.
say, $1,000; Dion, go.
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The School Difficulties.

The students Of the boys central high school
to-day appeared at the girls lower high school,
to compel the removal therefrom of number of
colored pupils. \ committee Of five entered the
threatening to use violence if necessary. All the
colored girls present promptly and quietly left the
building and the boys returned to their own
school. 1t is believed that the school board will
establish an additional high school for colored
children, thus obviating further trouble.
LATER.
A general melee took place between the whites
school. A colored policeman was badly hurt, be-
ing struck in the breast by negro with a Delay
ing pin and number of other person were more
or less INJURED.
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ALABA NJ A.

Montgomery, December II. The Alabama Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
has adjourned. Rev. Jefferson Hamilton one of
the ablest divine of the conference, died during
the session.
The Alabama legislature has adjourned until
the 18th of January. The Governor has approved
of the act providing for commissioners to ascer-
tain, hqudate and adjust the subsisting legal La
bilites of the State on bonds issued and bonds
endorsed by the State and coupons on the same,
conditional on approval by the legislature. The
Gov. has appointed l.. w. Lawler of Talledego
and T. d 8ethea Of Montgomery as commission
ers.
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The Returning Board,

The returning board has been trying the late
chief clerk Campbell, charged with tampering
with the returns but they could not prove it.
When the returns from La Fourche parish were
being counted, some important testimony found
missing filed by the conservatives. Mr..
Whitaker presented evidence proving that the
signatures TO the Sabine parish returns were
forgeries. The board has decided on the returns
from % parishes, besides the lst and I'd congress
sional districts, and promulsate them. These
give in the house 33 radicals and 81 conserva-
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STATE N T. VS..

The residence of Hon. F. o. J. Smith, Deer
ing, was entered by burglars Monday afternoon,
snd quantity of valuable clothing, jewelry and
silver ware were taken valued at $1,000.
The Westbrook correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal writes: Although business is stagnated
in many places, yet here at Saccarappa it if quite
brisk and even on the increase. Recently, Dana
4 Warren have opened new mill and now
manufacturing seamless bags. And still more,
Mcssrs. Haskell 4 Sons have fitted up new mill
and are now making all kinds of sewing and ma
chine silk thread. Mr.. Loisk has erected a very
nice brick furnace and machinr shop, now in full
use. And still another. At Cumberland Mills
the Warren Paper Company have recently erect
cd new brick building to be used for an extern
sive machine shop. And yet our water power is
only partly used.
Mrs Martha Reed of Mt Desert was 100 years
old Sunday
On Nov. 9th, Henry c. Gray of Jay was chop
ping wood one and half miles from his home,
when his axe, by striking bush, came down with
full force on his left foot, cutting it in most
shocking msnner, severing the bone that leads
from the great toe to the instep, besides making
two missions quite through the foot. Ohe cash
made Ia hi, foot was five inches long Lewistos
journal.
Geo. Black, Is years old, son of c. B. Black of
Belfast, met with serious accident the other day
says the Journal. While hunting partridges in
the woods some two miles from home and alone,
nc Iktu MS gun, WHICH WeS u uitcCu iOaucT
when the larger portion of the charge was blown
into his face and eyes, burning him badly and
| leaving him almost totally blind. Wettng his
mitten in brook near by, he applied it to his face
and started for home, which he reached in about
! five hours time. \ portion of the powder has
been extracted from his face, but the physician.
think he will lose the sight Of one eye. A defec
in the breech of the gun is supposed to have beer
tae cause of the accident.
The basement of the barn in the Arey estab
lishment at Brooks was fired the other night, bu
extngushed without much injury. There was
/ good insurance and parties are suspected of ar
son.
At Mlbridge, Ezekiel Dyer, Esq, has on thu
stocks in his shipyard fine vessel of 800 tons, t.
be rugged as bsrque. Her dimensions will be
l2S feet in length of keel, ~ teet lower hold ant
5 feet between decks. She is to be built Of the
best eastern hard wood, hackmatsc and Southern
pine from superior model, and is intended for q
general freighting business. She will be name,
the Rcusens, after the successful tobacco mer
chant of that name in Boston. She will be com
manded by Capt Jas. A. Leighton, formerly 0
the barque Atlantic, and is owned by Mr.. Johl
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MILLINERY. Being over stocked with hats and
bonnets, we have reduced the prices from Sl.75 to
81 90, and so on, and shall continue to give to
every cash purchaser of a hat or bonnet, hand
some present until after the holidays. All our
goods are new and are marked down to close the
season. Ladies, call and see for yourselves, and
YOU will forget the hard times when you see how
low we are selling our goods.
Mrs. NJ. =. WEBSTER, l5S Water st.
She will also display complete assortment of
hair goods, Ladies' Neckties, lIank'fs and other
fancy articles suitable for holiday gifts. tf
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FROM HALIFAX.

lIalifax December II. A telegraph from sgd
ney says that it is thought that the crew Of the
brig &. j. Troop is still the wreck. The sea is
going down and their rescue will be attempted
tomorrow.
Hiram Blanchard, leader of the oppositions in
the Assembly, died to day.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
daily Kennebee yunraal.
The Caroline Zee Business.
Brushing Up.

Special Despatch to the Kenncbec Journal
Gardiner, December II. The Philadelphia
Knickerbocker Ice Company commenced scraping
their ice fields in Farmingdae and Smithtown to-
day, finding good ice six inches thick at the form
er place and five at the latter. This company en-
ploy more men and ship moro ice than any other
two on the river.