Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-25
FROM NEW YORK.

contents of a letter from Calcutta, dated JAN
uary goth, relative to the famine. The scare
ity spreads over a wide tract along the foot of
the Himalsyas bounding Nepaul, stretching
from Dude to near Darjelling-remote dis
tricts, removed from railroads and other
means of communication and difficult Of ap-
proach.
Lord Northbrooks states that the most dis
tress is threatened in fifteen districts in addi-
ton to Teras, comprising total population
of &c 100000. This is not all. Twelve 9TH
er districts, with a population of II, O0O,O 900
are threatened and are described as almost
entirely withou. food and water. The cool
les and laborers feel the pinch most, owing to
the total suspension of work in the rice fields.
Government officials are making every eff
fort by employment and other means to allie
viate all distress.
A Washington special states that it is now
thought that Burt will be substituted for Sim
mons for Collector of Boston.
A delegation of Boston merchants passed
through the city last evening on their way to
Washington, where they are to wait on the
President to request him to reinstate Thomas
Russell as Collector of Bosom.
The Tribune published four columns of
personal statements of United State Senators
to show that the majority favor initiation.
The Temperance movement continues to
spread on Long Island. Some of the liquor
saloons have been closed in Astoria, Hunters
Point, Dutchkill, and Glen Cove. Temper
ance pledges are circulated on the Long Is
land Railroad trains.
The women of Brooklyn have arranged for
mass meeting, March Sd, and all parties of
the city have been invited to participate.
Among the converts to the new temperance
movement here is Hon. Rufus L. Andrews, a
prominent lawyer and former surveyor of this
port, under President Lincoln. He was well
known to New England officers and soldiers
by his friendly acts TO them during the war.
1t is reported that the lady crusaders are
going to wait upon the Union Club, to re-
quest the closing of the bar and w. X. Tray
ers and Lawrence jerome have been desig.
mated as a committee to receive them.
The shooting of Steve Lowry the notorious
outlaw, took place in the Scuffietown region,
on the plantation, of John McWar, who has
frequently suffered from the depredations of
his gang. Lowry and others were carousing
at a whiskcy camp, where they were found by
three farmers, who after some consultation
with the outlaws, during which he Dragged of
his deeds and proves, they left and returned
to obtain favorable opportunity to shoot
him, which soon after occurred. They took
his body to Lumbertown and gave it in charge
of the sheriff. There was much rejoicing.
The body of Lowry was placed on a table in
the sheriff's office. Immediately there was a
commotion in the town and the streets were
soon filed with an excited crowd, all rejoic-
ing that the last of the outlaws were killed.
The body was perfectly riddled with bullets
and buckshot. The head was perforated in
several places and there were three large
wounds in the heart, any one of which would
have proved fatal. The outlaw was armed to
the teeth, there being found on his person
when killed heavy rifle, three pistols and a
knife with a blade about twelve inches in
length. He was % or 20 years of ago, and is
said to have been the most cowardy and at
the same time the most thrcacherous ard vim
dictive of them all
At the Tombs Police Court this afternoon,
Edward ID c. Mckay was held in $4,000 bail
to answer to the charge Of being implicated in
the forged letters which caused such furry
in Wall street on Tuesday of last week, and
which affected particularly Western Union
and Wabash stocks. 1t is reported that
member of the Stock Exchange was arrested
for completely with the conspiracy. No name
given.
Mayor Havermeyer claims the right under
the charter to nominate successor to Smith
as fFesluent OF the romeo COMMISSIONERS ana
will soon send name to the Aldermen.
1t appears that the leaders of the temper
ance movement will discourage praying and
singing in or in front of liquor saloons. They
fear it would lead to riotous demonstrations,
but instead, to quietly circulate a pledge
against the use, sale or manufacture of any
intoxicating drinking, and taking this espec-
tally to saloon keepers and the men who lease
their buildings for the sale of liquor No
visits viii. be made to fashionable club hous.
es, but the officers will be met elsewh ere land
urged to Danish liquor from their establish
ments.
John Broderick was sentenced to one year in
prison for attempting to swindle Hodgkins,
treasurer of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad out of $3.50 by means of forged
cable telegram from Gen. Mcclellan in rela.
ton to the purchase of horse.
The ROSTERS seized by Bergh's men go to
the soup houses for the poor.
A Pittsburg despatch states that the Catho-
lie Bishop Dominee classes the ladies who
pray against liquor saloons as a mob, and
that the women are doing wrong. The liquor
dealers of Pittsburg are to claim protection
from the ladies by calling on the police.
In Greenfield. Ohio, one liuuor saloon is