Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-25
NEW YORK.
Fatal ccident.

IOnhs no
Fatal Accident.
BUFFALO, December %. Victor Rehou and
Couros Smith we're killed by q collision yester-
day, with locomotive At Creek Towaga, while
sleghing. r
New YORK, December %. Nickerson & Rob-
bins drug warehouse on Ann street, was bnrned
this forenoon, and young man Was suifocsted to
death.
Embezzlement.
Hugh Mcclellan wa arrested for embezzling
some $4,000 from Webb, the shipbuilaer, his
employer.
Election Frauds.
The committees of investigation of election
frauds had q rather excited session to-day. A
oluton was adopted for Adjournment to Tuesday,
and that the investg close on Wednesday.
The republicans protested, and charged they had
not yet had sufficient time to make proper inves-
legation.
The Telegraphic War. .t1
The directors Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company have authorized President Orion TO
make all proper legal resistance to the demand Of
Congress. or its committee, for confidential tels-
graphic papers, and the managers of the company
were directed to destroy in future all messages -
toon as it can be done without interfering with
the accounts.
Curtis Makes a Hit.
The exLct words OF George w. Curtis ct the
New England dinner last night, which created al
most wild enthusiasm, were ss follows:
The voice of New England, believe, going
TO the capital, is this, that neither is the republi-
can senate to insist upon its exclusive partisan
way, is the democratic house to insist upon its
exclusive partisan way, but the senate and house,
representing the American people, and the Amer
lean people only. in the light Of the constitution,
aud by the authority Of the law to provide . way
over which president, be he . republican or be
he democrat, shall pass unchsllenged to his
chair"
1t is announced that John Kelley will retire
from the leadership of Tammany Hall early in
January.
AUBURN, December %. The tannery at New
ark Valley was burned, and Thomas Hines. night
Waterman, persisted in the flames. Loss $50, 900.
Partially insured.
Robbery.
New YORK, December %. Five masked rob-
bers, fully armed, overawed ten persons and drove
them before revolvers into one room in the house
of Mr.. Hitler at Ravenswood, Long Island, last
night. The house is close to the water, and the
| robbers, when they had collected the stolen goods
carried them to boat and rowed away. They
did not even leave their victims necessary CLOTH
ing, and young Mr.. Hitler was compelled TO 20
out this morning with q coat and even boots and
shoes were taken. The value Of the stolen arti-
Giles is about $4,000. The robbers offered no per-
sonsl violence to any member of the family except
to threaten them with death If any outcry was
made. They were sound pirates. They removed
every portable article including money, js-e!.y,
| clothing, &c. and what they could not carry
| away they destroyed. Mirrors and other valuable
| articles were smashed to pieces. For one hour
and half, from 3 o'clock A. NJ. until 4.30 the
robbers remained in the house and Quilted it from
; attic to cellar.
The Post Office Investigation.
The Cox Congressional Committee this after.
| noon commenced the investigation into tho a.
| legged tampering with the mail.
Abram ). Hewitt being sworn, stated: have
| no knowledge that my letters were tempered
with in the New York post Office. ! did not %
| state the door of the House or elsewhere.
received an anonymous latter purporting to come
| from clerk in the New York post ONCE, stating
the "little tea kettle" at work on my letters,
| and had better look out watched and found
| them tampered with. l found the flaps Of some
| wrlnkled, as if exposed to steam, and opened.
showed these letters TO various persons who inva-
risbly said they had been opened. One was Mr..
| Keane, clerk in the Everett House; another
was Col. Peterson. also showed one Of them 70
Parke Goodwin. He said he would zee Col
James about the matter.
| Postmaster James WAS invited to ask the wit
ness any questions he desired, but he did not
avail himself of the privilege.
Shot.
HUDSON December %. Charles II. Hermsncs
was shot and killed in the street, last evening by
. desperate named John V. Kiere. kiere was
| arrested
Died.
| James Grady and Albert Slosp, who who were
scslded by boiler explosion at Harris wooden
mill at Catskil on Thursday last, died on Satur-
day morning.