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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
DA KOTA.
Indian Matters.

WASHINGTON December 26. Gen. Crook says
the Indians at Red Cloud agency have allowed the
government to float its own flag ever the store
house. when it issues to- them their food and
clothing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

The members of the Augusta Fire Deparsmen t
desire to express thanks to Mrs. William Smith
and Mrs Robert Dyer, for refreshments served on
the morning Of the FIRE, east side of the river.
II. T. MORSE, Chief Eng ineer.
Augusta, Dec. &c, 1876. dec27.tlt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

Cincinnati. Dec. 70. 1s7s.
PORK .&l6 75ai6 10 Clear sides, 9ha9k
LARD BACON
Steam, 10 1sal0 Shoulders, Na&
Kettle, MAX Clear rib sides, SAax
BULK MEATS Clear sides, 10Ask
Shoulders, ota6k WHlSkEH- 0eA--
Clear rib sides, ShaSk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
OEffO.

NEW YORK, December 20. A ,siiroaa acct
dent occurred yesterday near Bellefoptaiue, Ohio.
One passenger car was thrown from the tack and
turned completely over. A few were injured, but
none fatally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
YER MONT.
Reduction of Wages.

ST. ALBANs, December 20. The managers of
the Central Vermont Railroad issued notices that
the wages Of employees on and after January LIST,
viii! be reduced ten per cent, and in some cases
more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
VIRGINIA.
Severe Storm.

NEW YORK, December 20. A despatch from
Norfolk, Virginia, says there was = severe storm
there, yesterday, which embargoed river, harbor
and railway navigation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Weather indications for To-day.

For the Middle and New England States,
light snow followed by clearing, slightly warmer
weather, northwest to southwest winds and no
decided change in barometer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
WARRINGTON.
Indian Treaty.

WASHINGTON, December %. The President
sent to the senate to-day the report Of the Black
Hills commissioners, the treaty with the Sioux.
Treaty with England.
The president to-day sent to the senate the cor
respondence between the Unted States and Great
Britain on the subject of eSlradition. The con-
clusion shows the treaty has been restored to vi
tally by the act of Great Britain.
Adjourned.
The senate has adjourned till Friday
Florida.
The electoral vote of Florida as cast by the re-
publican electors of that state, was placed with
the vice president pro TEN yesterday
Closed.
The war and navy departments were closed at
noon and will be so until after New Years.
Telegraphic War.
An attachment has been issued to compel Mr..
Barnes, manager of the Western Union Telegraph
Office at New Orleans, to appear before the Nor
rison committee of that city. bringing with him
kilograms IN his possession or control and sent or
received by persons named.
COntradicted.
The commissioner of patents states positively
that not single person has drawn pay from his
office without performing work. The report of ir-
Irregularities grew from the fact that considerable
work 10 the tracing at models had to be done out
side the Office and was given to women or men in
destitute circumstances, ana Tor which purpose an
unusual appropriation had been made by Con-
gress. Commissioner Duell has no thought of
resigning.
Railroad Matters.
The postal railroad commission leaves here to-
morrow afternoon TO hold brief session in Bos-
ton. The New England Railroad managers will
have an opportunity to be heard at that meeting.
which will probably last from Thursday until
Saturday.
OIton Don't Wish to Appear Before the
House Committee.
Speaker Randall has replied to TIE letter adj
dressed to hin by Mr.. Orion, who asks to be ex-
cused from appearing before the Morrison inves-
tigating committee and produce certsin papers
and kilograms. The speaker says be has no pow
er to excuse that gentleman.
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December &c.
Mitchell was added TO the election committee
in order to obtain quorum, as the majority OF
that committee were south.
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
The Turf.
NOVA SCOTIA.
Sail d.

HALIFAX, December 26. The European
steamer Caspian, sailed from this port for Liy-
erpool, England, to-day. She left via St. John,
n +.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

By an explosion Of gas in the cellar Of the Ameri-
can National Bank, last night, the basement floor
was torn to pieces. The walls, however, being
very strong, were uninjured. The damage was
about $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
ARK AN AS.
Caught.

LITTLE Rock, December &c. 1t has been as
certsned that the lost conhagraton in this city
was caused by two negry boys who burRlsrized y
store. This refutes the incendlary charges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
CALIFORNIA.


SAN Francisco, December &c. Governor
Grover Of Oregon left here this morning for
Washington. He was serenaded, and made 9
speech justifying his action.
The Turf.
SAN Francisco, December 26 A trot to day
at Oakland Park was for 9 purse of $1,000,
mile heats, best three in five, resulted follows
ST. james, 2 l; May Howard, 2 2.
Time 2.25 IL, 2.25 "a, 2.3l "a, 2.3l IL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
FINANCIAL L OONKEROIAL.
New York Money Market.
EVENING REPORT.

EVENING REPORT.
New York Dec. 26, ISIS r
Money was easylat -a7H per cent. on call. For.
eign exchange dun at 49, ale3- for bankers' long
and ts4Aais5 - for demand. Gold opened ct l07x
and closed at i07k. Loans a. al1.0 per cent.
Customs receipts, e26s,t o.. Treasury disbursed
3lioO interest, $3iiO 900 for bonds, and ti2,voo In
silver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
MASSACHUSETTS.
Accident.

GLOUCESTER, December 20. Matthew Sander.
son of Rockport, was struck by q night freight
train last night, about 9 mile east of the station,
and will probably not recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Skowhegan Locals.

skoWhegan Locals.
The Methodist society of this place held their
Christmas festival last Saturday evening. Though
it was disagreesble evening. still there was q
very fair audience. and 3 pleasant time. The
| exercises consisted Of singing rectations, and
charades and an oyster supper in the vestres be-
low. The whole entertainment was very interest.
ing. and the supper was frst-class. The vestres
were very prettily decorated, and the tables were
hastily arranged. Their net proceeds were some
over S25.
The beautiful Christmas day we were favored
with. was generally observed by our people. AL.
most everybody in the village improved the fine
seighing, while the store. all seemed to be doing
brisk business. In the evening there were trees in
societies gave pleasant entertainments and were
well attended The Catholics also celebrated the
day by their usual religious ceremonies, &C.
sort of q juvenile reform club has been or
ganized here. BY this means they hope to gath
er in . certain class of young men who will no,
join the old club.
The grand jury has found four indictments this
term, an unusually small number for this county
Chss. Fletcher, formerly of Scion. now residing
in Csfornia, is visiting his relatives in this vcn
ity. He left Scion few years since, poor man
He went to California, started in the mining bust
ness, was successful, and is now said to be worth
q hundred thousand dollars.
This is the way one of the scholars in the lower
schools avoids punishment. Having been stood
out In the floor for some misdemeanor, he chslked
his face, rubbed it in, and then turned and faced
the teacher. The ruse was successful. The teach
er Immediately exclaimed, "Why, Eddie. how pale
you look, you may take your seat"
j. II. Manchester, formerly of Augusta, who
has been doing business in this place for the past
two years in the painting line, has recently failed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

The horse and sleigh Of Mr.. Alex. Smart start.
ed on runaway Monday afternoon, from Crescent
street, ran down Water street, and just as the
horse was entering the bridge Mr.. Fred II. scru-
ton bounded into the sleigh and brought the ami
imal to very suddenly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

Hon. Stanley T. Pullen of the Portland Press
was in the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Boston stock List.

Boston, Dec. %, 1875.
tSales at the Brokers Board.J
Eastern Railroad, -
Boston q Maine Railroad W-e-
Portland. Saco q Portsmouth. -eto-
Boston q Name Railroad. Ps, u.s.
Eastern Railroad 70 -AoiS
d aine State IS, A-e-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
State Board of Agriculture.

DOVER December %. The State Board Of
Agriculture held . farmers meeting in City
Hall, day and evening, and was addressed by
members of the State Board and farmers in this
vicinity. The meeting had better attendance
than on previous years, more farmers being pres
ent, and more interest manifested in bearing bow
others make farms pay in New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Burned to Death.

PoTrsvnLE, December 20. Mrs Kinney was
burned to death this morning, at st. Clair by the
explosion of a coal oil lamp. Her husband was
also seriously burned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

Tonight occurs the grand instrumental con-
cert and ball at Wilson Hall, Halowell. Coach.
es will leave the Mansion House at and at s
O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
PENNSYLVANIA.
Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, December &c. Thirty five
thousand barrels, two iron tanks and five Erie
railroad boiler-cars filled with oil were burned at
Oil City, Pa, Monday afternoon, occasioning q
loss Of 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27

How the Day was Observed in this City.
Scenes and Observation-Disclosures for
tho Little Folks, &C,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
North VassalbOro' Locals.

North VassaIbOrO' Locals.
On the 18th the thermometer stood at eighteen
degrees below Zero the coolest Of the season.
The Methodist Sunday School had Christina.
festival In Citizens Hall, last Saturday evening.
The admission was ten cents. the proceeds to 20
towards defrsyiDg cnrrent expenses of the school
There is to be social dance in Murray's Hall,
on New Years eve.
The Watervile Minstrel and Variety Troupe
gave an entertainment in Citizens Hall, last Thurs
day evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Alma Locals.

Alma Locals.
The Herald says that Mr. W. n. Titu. of this
place is teaching very successful school at Dam
ariscotta Bridge, New Castle side) in District No
Is. Cold weather and snow sto rms are the order
Of the day Of the latter we have had a sufficient
supply. The roads have been so blocked up tina
it seemed almost impossible for one to go even tc
the postofice, which in these exciting or non-ex
citing days has the strongest attraction of any
place, to learn the latest news. We are in hope.
however, by the first of next July that the
thermometer will indicate the atmosphere at little
more mder heat than for the past few weeks
We hope that there will be as many of oul
friends of education as can 60 to the teachers con
venton at Bath Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
of this week. From the signs of the times, the
doctors seem to be gathering in their harvest
Fevers are now the prev ailing disease. But a,
yet none have proved fatal.
The spelling matches are again being revived
The spelling school at the upper village last Tues
day evening was the most successful match thai
has ever taken place here; and now that they
have been renewed they are likely to be kept up
until they have spelled themselves dry.
The stormy weather of the past few weeks ha.
greatly nindered the good work of our literary
society, but we are in hopes that we shall agar
be able to get around once more again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Attempt al Suicide.

was arrested Friday as the supposed fire. bug, cut
his throat on yesterday with . jack-knife,
nearly severing the windpipe. Drs. Wilson and
Foster were Immediately called to attend him.
turned to consciousness at IL o'clock last night,
and wrote request to see his wife. She came
and was in consultation with him two hours, he
answering questions in writing. The statement
is in the sher if q hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Explosion

New YORK, December &c. 1t is showing light
ly; about an inch has fallen since midnight wind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-27
Stabbed.

Two women and q man were brutality stabbed
and nearly kicked to death at Hoboken last nigh
by roughs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03

IT was a shrewd saying of old DIR.
Samuel Johnson, that "when he found
tow at one end of line he never looked
for silk at the other end" The Repub-
lican National Committee heads its call
for convention to nominate President
of the United States, with the name of
George E. Spencer, of Alabama" a no.
torious political rogue, sitting dishon-
estly in the Senate of the United States
We hazard nothing in saying that there
is not respectable Republican citizen
of this country, out of politics, who would
deliberately invite this man Spencer to
his own house. But he leads the list of
the Republican statesmen" who are to
be conCiliated and made much of by any
man who expects the Presidential nomi-
nation of the Republican party in this
Centennial year, 1876! And his follow
ers are like unto him, Clayton, of Arkan-
sas; Packard, of Louisiana; Addition,
Division and Silence" Kemble, of Penn
sylvania These be thy leaders, 0 Israel
of the dead Summers and Wilson's and
Lincolns and Chasesl These are the
men who have secured the absolute con-
troll of the Republican party in the Uni
ted States; and the organs of the Ad-
ministration are not ashamed to pro-
claim that the choice of Cincinnati as
the place of meeting for the Republican
Convention is thought to favor the re-
nomination of Grant, because it will Sc
cure the preponderance of these particu-
lar vagabonds in the councils of the par
ty of great moral ideas"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
DIED..

In Townsend, at the residence of her
son, Isaac Trimmer, on Tuesday, the
18th inst, at five minutes before twelve,
midnight, Mrs. Elizabeth Trimmer. She
was born July 4, l776, in Washington,
Morris county, New Jersey, and conse-
quently was so years, 6 months and IA
days old at her death.
She belonged to a family of eleven
children, all of whom she outliVed. Her
maternal grandfather lived to the age Of
ITO, and her mother to that of 100. Of
her four children, three sons and one
daughter) the sons are still living. She
removed from New Jersey to Cayuga
county, N. Y, when near 80 years of
age, and from thence to Allegany county,
in the same State. For the last fourteen
years she has lived in Ohio. Her hear
ing and eyesight were somewhat i'm
paired, yet she could hear conversation
if the speaker was near, and spoke in a
moderately loud tone. With the aid of
glasses she could read her own books.
Her health was good, and she relished
her food, which was of the heartiest
kind. She often walked out and visited
her neighbors within few months past.
Her memory was good, and she took
pleasure in speaking Of the former times
when there was no machinery and all
the work was done by hand. AS her
father had but one son in his large fami-
ly, some of the daughters found it neces-
sary to assist in the outdoor work. Mrs.
Trimmer remarked to visitor that she
had raked and bound grain many day
and kept up with the GRADER.
She made professor of religion in the
Lutheran Church when she was about 16
years old. She often spoke of the meet
ings which she enjoyed in those days, as
if their good influence on her had not
been lost. She was known to have kept
up the habit of prayer, and her patience
and cheerfulness through all her life
down to its close, gave good evidence to
her friends that her profession Of re-
ligion was more than name.-NoroUalk
Experiment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
DESPERA TIE FIGHT WITH a BUR
GLAR.

BINGHAMPToN, N. Y, Jan. 22,-John
Hayden, burglar from Oswego, entered
the house of George A. Kent, tobac-
conist on Court street, at 3 o'clock this
morning. Kent, hearing noise, got up
and found the burglar in his bedroom,
armed with knife, which Kent mistook
for pistol. He told the burglar, who
was masked, to take whatever he wanted
and 60 away, and to show that he would
not molest him Kent went back to bed.
The burglar seized watch and chain
and a pocket-book, containing some
money, and went into the sitting-room,
shutting the bedroom door. Kent there.
upon pinched his baby to make it cry so
that the burglar would not hear his
movements, and going to the doorway
commenced firing on the burglar, who
was standing under gas-lightin the sit
ting-room. They then clinched and Kent
fired two more shots, one of which took
effect in the muscles of the burglars
right arm, above the elbow, and the other
in the right breast, about two inches be-
low the nipple. The last shot took an
upward course, and lodged in the mans
side. The burglar fell with Kent on top
of him. While Mrs. Kent was gone for
the stove poker to reinforce her husband,
the burglar freed himself from Kent's
grasp and escaped. He hastened to the
house of John Dunn on Henry street,
half mile away, and, representing that
he had been shot and robbed by high
waymen, obtained admittance, and
doctor was sent for to dress his wounds.
The police found the burglar at Dunn's
an hour later and took him into custody.
He is badly wounded and in low condi-
ton, and is supposed to be dying. Hay
den had no pistol, but had an acCompliCe
in the house with him who was armed
with a revolver, but who ran off when
Kent began firing, He has not yet been
arrested. Hayden refused to give his
name. lie was sent to the House of Cor
rection at Rochester twelve years ago
from Binghamton for stealing, and had
only been out of jail six months. He is
aged about twenty-five, is nearly six feet
in stature and well built. The affair has
created considerable excitement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
A NEW MARK FOR A PUBLIC SER
VANT.

A lean, hungry-looking darkey de-
barked from the Macon train, yesterday
afternoon, and, with a slab-sided carpet
sack dangling in his grasp, approached
one of the negro hackmen at the depot
entrance:
"Pardner, kin yer tell me whar I kin
find cheap boardin' house ?"
"How cheap?" asked the hackman.
"De cheapes' in de town; l isn't par
ticlIler whar it am !" said the stranger.
The hackman eyed the slim negro a
moment, and then gave an awfully audi
BILE guffaw.
"What's de matter now?" asked an
other of the jehus.
"Hyar's anudder membah of de Legis-
latur' hab arriv'p was the response.
Amid the laughter of the crowd, the
lath-like darkey Disappeared Vick8burg
Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED AND
HER SLA YER LYNCHED.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 26,-Last.satur-
day, in Plainview, in this State, q young
man named Frank Hathaway shot aNd
killed Nettie Slayton, because, as is sup
posed, of unrequited love, then with the
same pistol tried to kill himself, but failed
to accomplish more than an ugly wound
in the breast. He was taken to hotel
and placed under guard. On Tuesday
night, the 25th inst, about midnight,
about fifty masked men drove up to the
hotel and proceeded at once to Hatha-
ways room, rushed by the keeper, put
out the lights, took the young man from
the room and hung him to tree in the
back yard, and quietly drove away. All
was done quietly and in space of five
minutes. There is yet no clue to the
perpetrators of the lynching. They APP
parently come, so it said, from some. dis
tance.
This is the second case Of the kind in
this State
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
THE ZUYDER ZEE.

/ The people of the Netherlands are
about to undertake one of the greatest
engineering operations eyer known-the
attempt to reclaim the land buried under
the waters of the Zuyder Zee. The
scheme has been the dream of genera
tons of Dutchmen, and now the Dutch
engineers have matured a plan for pump
ing the Zuyder Zee dry, and the Cham
bers have sanctioned the undertaking.
The Zuyder Zee is a sea flood which
broke in upon the villages and farms Of
prosperous district, and formed a huge
shallow gulf in the heart of the Neither
lands some sixty miles in, length and 210
miles in circumference. A broken slip
of land forming several islands was the
result, the land having been from time
immemorial protected by embankments,
and held as the result Of perpetual
struggle between man and nature. The
Zuyder Zee was the result Of an irrup-
ton which occurred in the twelfth CEN
tury. The proposal to reclaim this land
was first made by an engineer named
Diggelen, in l849, and repeated by Bey-
erinch in 1865. The plan proposed is to
run an immense raised dixie across the
Zuyder Zee. The dixie will be 164 feet
wide at the bottom, twenty six feet above
the water, and twenty-five miles in
length. The area to be inclosed and re-
deemed in the Zuyder Zee is estimated
at 759 square miles, or 4S5,775 acres
Inter- Ocean.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
Legal Notice.

Mary Rosabaugh VS. Isaiah Wiles, in the Court of
Common Pleas of Stark County, in Bastardy.
Notice is hereby given that proceedings in bas-
tardy are pending In said court against the de.
fendant Isaiah Wiles, upon transcript from a
Justice Of the Peace, the object thereof is 10 SUBJ
ject the lands. tenements. goods chatels, MONEYS,
credits and effects of the defendant to the pay.
ment OF any amounttund due the plaintiff. The
substance of the complaint is tn the plaintiff
Mary Rosabaugh, is pregnant with a child which
II born alive will be bastard, and that the de.
iendant is the father Of said child and thatan AT.
tachment has been issued and served therein,
Janl3-h MARY R0SABAUGH,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
BANK ROBBERY BALKED.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 26.-At North
ampton last night, seven disguised men
broke into the house of John Whittle-
sey, Cashier of the Northampton Ma
tional Bank, secured Mr.. Whittlesey and
family, obtained the keys of the bank,
and leaving one of their number as
guard, six proceeded to the bank and at
tempted to break into the vault, but the
door and lock were too strong, and they
left without accomplishing their purpose
Cashier Whittlesey was robbed of his
gold watch and what money he had at
home. There is evidence that the gang
had been planning the robbery for some
time, making their headquarters in the
attic of one of the town school houses.