Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-04
NEW YORK..
DestruCtiYe WatersnOutS.


New York, October 2 A dispatch frem Los
Cruces, New Mexico, states that seventy nine
houses were destroyed there early in September
by waterspouts involving loss of $4,000, but
no lives were lost.
The Bank OF California.
The Post saws that the bank Of California re-
opened at 10 o'clock this forenoon for regular
business, with an amount Of coin on hand suth
cient, it is believed, for all emergencies and with
a guarantee fund of over S7,OO0.000.
A Testing Of Rights.
The trouble about the respective rights of New
York and Connecticut on the waters of Long
Island Sound, to determine which the attorney
general commenced suit on behalf Of the own
ers of an oyster boat, which was seized by the
Connecticut authorities, has been taken TO the
U. S. Court for solution. Heavy pecuniary inter-
ests are involved.
Rifle Match.
The rifle match of Creedmore, yesterday, for
the press prizes, generally considered fraud,
as several were allowed to enter who are not at
tached to any newspaper. and who being crack
shots won all the prizes of importance.
Indian Matters.
Gen. Custar says the failure of the recent Black
Hills negotiations is the result of holding a cou1
Gil in the heart of the Indian country where, the
chiefs had the squaw men, and the whites married
to squaws, to advise them. Each of these men
was anxious to make the payment as possible, in
squaws. They should have held the council at
spot remote from Indian agencies, and ordered
tue different tribes to consult among themselves,
and when they had arrived at a decision, send
delegates tolrepresent them at the council. The
chiefs would then have been away from the squaw
men and in position to listen to reason. He says
the Indians are too much pampered, and require
different treatn ent. He does not anticipate In
dian troubles until next spring, when the grass
will feed their ponies.
Death of American Girl.
Elmira, October2. The trotting mare Ameri-
can Girl fell dead, to day, in the first heat of a
race.
Disastrous Gale.
Jacknell advices to the 18th ult states that a
gale there broke the two whsrves and dashed to
pieces all the boats, coasters and lighters ON the
coast. The schooner Agnes y, condemned
American vessel, was stranded second time.
The steamer Andes was detained seven days at
Aux Carges by the storm, where two foreign yes
sells and several coasters were driven ashore and
the wharf blown down. There was no damage
to the coffee crop, but the trees were nearly all
leveled. 1t was rumored that there was serious
fire at st. Marie
Marine Disa sters.
The brig Empress, of Halifax, put into Fall
mouth, Jamaica, dismasted on the 18th of Sep
TENDER. The brig CHILEAN of Suenburg, N. S.,
was also dismasted and lowed into Falmouth.
The brig Messenger, from Antwerp for MAINTAIN
sas was also dlsnasted. The brig Chleftain, Of
Halifax, was also dismasted and towed into Port
Royal. The steamship Etna, which left Kings
ton, Jamaica, on the 18th of September, met the
steamer Alps enroute to Kingston, and reported
being obliged to throw overheard many articles,
and that a lady passenger had an arm broken.
The steamship Shannon is total wreck on Pc
iro Bank. Her captain was sick and the chief
officer mad only been in charge when she struck.
Several vessels dsmanling here. The
storm was exceedingly heavy along the whole
shore.
The gunboat Dryad lately exploded her boiler
pipe, killing the second eng inc er and two others,
and fatally woundng the chief engineer and an
other. The British bark Toronto of Glengon,
was dismasted and abandoned and is floating along
the north coast Of Jamaica.
Seized.
The Spanish Minister at Washington, now in
this city, has received cable dispatch from the
Spanish consul at Kingston. Jamaica, informing
him that the cargo of the steamship Uruguay,
consisting of arms and ammunition intended for
the Cuban insurgents has been seized by the
authorities at that port.