Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-30
MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston, 20. Meeting of the stockholders
of the Old Colony Steamboat Company was
held to-day and the following gentlemen were
elected directors Onslow Stearns, Oliver
Ames, Benz. Finch, Thomas j. Borden, VIM.
Borden, Chas 2. Stickney, Chas. f. Choate,
Urier Croker. The directors subsequently
chose Onslow Stearns president. The capt.
tal stock OF the company was fixed at 81 ,000,-
600, $780, 900 of which was said to be already
subscribed. The price agreed upon by the
new company and the Narragansett Steam
ship Co., for the purchase of all the steam
boats and other property of the latter COM
pany, in New York, Fall River and Newport,
is, in round numbers, 81 ,G37,5 of which
the mortgage forms part. The contract dates
the purchase and possession OF the property
from June LIST, 1874, but this time may be
postponed if the directors and Jay Gould fail
to agree upon settlement of differences in
the contract.
The stone cutters are still on strike and
some of the yards are almost deserted. The
men want an advance of wages to S. and S.
so and the employers think 81 is all they
can afford to pay. Men who can earn S27 a
week are now doing nothing or taking odd
jobs on their own account, which brings them
less than half the amount.
One building is going up on the burnt dis
trict, the contractor doing his own marble
cutting. After the present contracts for
building are completed. there will be a loI G
| rest for the stone cutters.
The u. S. court has dismissed the bill in
equity brought to compel the assignee of
Nathan Appleton to turn over to the as
signee of Bowles Bros. & Co. the balance of
his assets over his individual liabilities.
The bill to refer to the supreme court the
petition of the Old South Church society, for
| leave to sell their real estate, has been signed
by Gov. Talbot.
| City schools will haveshaye a vacation to-
morrow and business will be largely suspend
ed, in honor of Decoration day, for the OBJ
servance of which extensive preparations
| have been made.
Beacon Park spring meeting, after two or
three postponement on account of rain and en-
| gagement of professionals in Lawrence, was
brought to a close to-day. There was but l
regular race on the card and but 8 starters
out of 8 entries. Following is summary:
Beacon Park, May 20. Purse for horses
that never beat $50, in 5, to harness.
NJ. Carroll names m Glencoe Belle, |,
l. L. Woodward b G Tom, ,, ..
H. Brock b G Eugene-3, 2, 3.
Time-2.3S IA. 2.4l 1-2, 2.40 IL.
There was match between Little Dick
and Champion Light Weight Won by the
former.
Time. Is, 2.j3 -, 2.l3 IA
Base ball, Bostons s, Philadelphas o.
Lowell, %. George Gardner, city auditor
and clerk to the common council, died late
this afternoon of consumption, aged GO. He
was born in Woburn, was in business in Bos-
ton in early life and came to this city in 1888.
In 1850 and 1851 he was a member of the
common council, in the latter year being the
president of that body. lie was at the same
time member Of the State House of Repre-
sentatives in 1852 and 1858. He was in the
Boston custom house since 1858. He has
held two offices which he filed at the time OF
his death.
Springfield, 20. A special despatch to the
Republican,, from Middletown, CT, reports
the discovery in the Connecticut river at that
place, this evening, of the body of child 4
years of age, which is doubtless one of the !
still missing bodies of the 40 victims of the
Mill River disaster.
Chas. II. Patten, was convicted in the SUI
perior court to-day of manslaughter in killing
Mrs. Mary Haley, in this city, in Nov. last
and sentenced to years in the house of cor
rection.
Two-thirds of the stages are running agar
in New York with new drivers.