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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-09
STATE NEWS.

When company goes to Camden to perform,
and don't advertise in the Herald they fail to get
an audience, and ought to.
Sarah A. Morse, widow of the late Hon. SamI
A. Morse of Machias, died at Machias on the 9th
INST, aged eighty years. Mrs Morse's first hus-
band was Rev. Joshua Eveleth, at one time pastor
of the Baptist church in PASSPORT ~
Prophesying for the coming winter is now in
order. An exchange has discovered that the corn
husks are thin indicating a mildiwnter, the woods
are full OF MIST an untaing sign of long and
hard winter; there are myriads of spiders, mild
winter; acres of caterpillars, hard winter; the
squirrels are noisy and busy, hard winter; goose
bone is white and gray, mild winter; the wood
chuck has gone in, mild winter; the woodchuek
STAYS out, hard winter. This state of things will
materially assist our readers in preparing for the
season intelllgently.
The Lewiston Journal says that only about a
dozen divorces at the present term of court in
Andfoscoggln county, to twenty-six cases for the
April term. 1t is urged that the number of d.
vorces would be greatly diminished in Maine were
the law here so amended as 10 debar the guilty
party from re-marrying, as does tae Massachusetts,
law.
The Edgemoggin Silver Mining Company at
Sedgwick, expect to have their works completed
for operation about the fifteenth of October
They have erected building forty feet BY one
hundred feet, with q boiler chimney eighty-fye
feet IN Height. This structure and monument of
brick very forcibly remind one of similar scenes
In Nevada. and speaks well for the energy and
enterprise of our State. The building is to be &C.
cuped for smelling works, and is being filled with
the most improved machinery of the day, incud-
lng quartz crusher, rolls, roasting furnace some
forty feet in length smelling furnace, engine,
etc.
The News says that little son of Silas Cream
er of Wadoboro', was badly bitten on the hand
and leg ny savage dog. last Thursday. The dog
has since been killed.
The County Commissioners in Androscoppin
have hitherto paid the jailor at Auburn three dol.
lars week for boarding the convicts at Auburn
jail. rhe jsilor's bill for prisonefs' board at the
last settlement was $l467. The Commissioner
have now reduced the price to two dollars and
seventy-hve cents per week, and will probably
still further reduce it to two dollars and fifty
cents
llorato Fox Fsq., has been appointed to the
cleikship IN the custom house Portlond, left va
cant by the death of w. +. Edwards, Esq.
l.. c. CALDWELL of Sherman, in Aroostook coun.
ty, estimates the wheat crop of that town this sea-
son, TO be two thousand five hundred and sixty.
five bushels. The population OF Sherman in 1870
was about seven hundred.
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CHINA AND JAPAN.
Cholera, Famine and Flood.

SAN Francisco. October The steamer Bel
gie has arrived nom Hong kang and Yokohama
with the following advice, OF Hong Kong Sept
18Th, and Shanghai Sept. ii
The cholera Is deci easing in the coast towns
but Is still prevalent III the interior.
There Is great distress eveIywhtie from famine
can,,d by short crops and the Iayages of the 10.
Gusts.
There have been heavy floods in the southern
pI oviuces.
United States Consul Bailey of Hong Kong,
goes home on leave of absence.
The Chinese ENJOYS have started for Japan.
IoKAHAMA. September 90, The ,iatic chol-
era has broken out here aud at Negasaki There
are no foreign cases, and among the japanese the
disease is under good conto and no spread Of the
epidemic is anticipated.
The foreign ships of war have all left the har-
bors TO avoid danger.
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Are you respondent sufferer from Sick Head
ache, llabitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the
Hearth Have you Dizziness of the Headi Is
your Nervous Sy stem depressed2 Does your
Blood circulate badly? Have you Cough
Low Spirits Coming up of the food after eat
ing &c, &c. An of these and much more are
the direct results of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint
and Indigestion. GREENS AUGUST FLOWER is
now acknowledged by all Druggists to be posi-
tive cure. 2,4O00 900 bottles were given away in
the U. S. through Druggists to people as a trial.
Two doses will satisfy any person of its wonder
full quality in curing all forms of Indigestion
Sample bottles 10 cts. Regular size IS cts. Sold
positive by all frst-class Druggists in the t. S.
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Fire.
WASHINGTON.
" Gather.

WASHINGTON. October 8. The barometer is
highest over Few England and Nova Scotia A
storm has developed in the lake region, and with
rapidly falling barometer, is now in Central and
Southern Michigan, and is accompanied by high
winds, cloudy and rainy weather. Rain has fall
len, except in the Middle and Atlantic States The
temperature has fallen in the West Gulf States,
where there had been general Use. Winds in
the gulf states, northerly. Elsewhere they are
under the influence OF storm in the lake region.
Cautionsry signals along the coast from Cape
Hatteras to Thatcher's Island.
Gossip.
1t is said that the Pres de ut prefers a Southern
democrat instead OF Northern, as Speaker of The
House, AS he considers 1t would be an additional
indication OF buryirg sectional jealousles.
II Is stated IN connection with the election of
Speaker of the House, that nineteen democrats
have formed combination to hold the balance of
power. They are said to be admirers of President
Hayes, and desire the House organized and COM
mittees constituted on basis agreeable to him,
but still within democratic lines.
Appropriation.
Attorney General Devens will ask Congress at
the app oaching extra session to appropriate two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to cover de-
hciency IN bis department during the past year.
Minister 10 Liberia.
A large delegation of colored citizens had an
interview with the secretary of state this morn
OF Louisana. as minister to Liberia in place of
Milton, who is about to retire. Chester is also
endorsed by Gov. Hartranft of Pennsylyania of
which State he was a citizen before he removed
TO Louisiana. Evarts advised that the matter Sc
considered.
Visitors.
The judges of the supreme court, headed by
Chief Justice Waite, and accompanied by Attor-
ney General Devens, called at the executive man
sion to-day, and paid their respects to the Presi-
dent. They were received in the red parlor
where the ceremony took place.
COunterfeits.
The report that new counterfeit of one thous-
and dollar greenback issue of 1869 ha. been made
is incorrect. The counterfeit alluded to is on the
one thousand dollar gieeDback plate made by the
American Bank Note Plate Company in 1862 1t
contains portrait OF Robert Morris and no Wig
nette.
Report.
The hoard of inquiry appointed by Secretay
Schulz, reported to-day, that the fire 10 the n-
terror department was not canse by incendlary or
spontaneous c'mnustion. Taey find that fl e
was built of pine boards and a blower placed over
the crate in the ladies copying room ia the 9th
street basement, on the morning OF the day the
fire occurred, aud that section of wooden graf
ing covering the gutter on the roof, set on tire
from sparks or burning clnders which came up
the hue against which it lay.
Patent Office.
Workmen completed a temporary roof over
the west wing of The patent office to day. The
work was to have been pushed during the night
by the aid of calcium lights, but heavy rain PIE
vented. Canvass or oil CLOTHS, however, hAv
been placed over the uncompletcd portion, and lit
tie damage is apprehen ded.
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Doings of the city Council.
The regular monthly meeting Of the City Coun

AhO itSuAhf hOuNhtD iIeStihS VI ~ ~ , NNS''
Gil was held on Saturday AFTERNOON
Orders were passed
Authorizing the establishment of three hydrants
on the line of the newly laid pipe of the Augusta
Water Co., on Water ST., and one hydfant on
Crosby St. to connect with Devines Water works.
This was petilioned for by the Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department.
That gas lamps be substituted for naptha lamps
at the corner of Sewall and Lincoln sts., and at
such other points adj mt to the gas main where
naptha is used and where such lamps need repairs.
That the committee on New Streets sell the
building of the new road located on the land of
Henry Clark and Gideon Hallowell, to the lowest
bidder said road to be completed by the 18th day
of July next.
That the street commissioner for the western dis
trct employ the lire department team and the
city farm team, during the winter, when not
otherwise employed, IN hauling gravel for the
benefit of the streets
Directing the street commissioner to build a
stone culsert across Spring street. at its intersec
ton with Winthrop street.
W IN. >. Badger, Geo b. Hoyt and NJ. c. Black
well were authorized to erect posts in front Of
their respective premises.
Reports made -
OF Committee on New Streets on petition of L.
d. Mosher and others, for a road from a point on
the road leading from Vassaboro' to the Kenne-
bee bridge, at the line of Henry Clarks land, DC,
TO the Church hill road, that they had examined
the same, aud had laid out road three rods wide.
Of same committee, on petition of S. A. Thurston
and others, that Page street, he located and &C
cepted by the city a public street. OF same
committee, on petition OF J. y. Wade aud others,
that Capitol street, as laid out by the city and
surveyed by j. w. Patterson, be constructed, and
that The street commissioner do as much of the
grading of said street the present season, as is
practicable, using the city teams for the purpose.
The petition of Horace Cony and Others that
Laurel street may be relad SO that the west end,
where 1t connects with State ST.. shall be of the
same width As the easterly end, A feet, was re-
ferred to the committee on New Streets.
The petition Of John ID. Lang, that a stone
crossing be built from the sidewalk on the west
side OF Water street, to his tenement formerly
occupied by Geo. III. Cross, was referred to the
same committee.
The following were tabled -
Petition of L. w. Getchel and other truck
men, asking for the passage of an ordinance re-
quniug the pr0prietors of truck and express
teams, ETC., to be licensed by the Mayor and AL
dermen.
Petition of Albert G.. HAYES for compensation
for injuries received on highway.
Petition Of Alanson T. Green, for same.
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THE MINERS TROUBLE.
The Coal Miners Again Prevented From
Working.
ATTEMPT 10 DEPRIVE THEN
OF WORK.
TRIAL OF RIOTERS.

PITTsToS, Pa, October 8. This morning the
employees of the Pennsylvania Coal Company r.
sumed work, but the Car runners on the heavy
gravity" track were prevented from shipping coal
over the Hswley q Erie road to New York b. the
burning of Spring Lake tres,le work by the strik.
ers.
The men are exasperated at this second attempt
of the strikers at the same point to deprive them
of work
PITTsBURG, October s. The indications here
are that the Pennsylvania Coal Company's men
" Ill not be permitted to work by the strikers on
either of the bridges In Springbrook. Trestle
was set on fire this forenoon and destroyed.
READING, October s. Fourteen men, implicat-
ed in a riot of July 22d, are on trial to-day.
The Pennsy lvsna Coal Company at Pittston
have placed armed guards to- night over all theiI
property exposed to incendiarism. There has
been no requisltion yet upon the government fol
protection.
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M EXICO.
IusurrectIOn.

SAN Francisco October s. A despatch from
Mesllla, New Mexico, reports that four hundred
Mexicans have taken FL Passo, and threaten the
massacre of Americans. A small detachment of
the Ninth cavalry has been sent there and the
Mexicans claim that FL Pssso belongs to Mexico
Congress.
CITY OF MEXICO September 30. Congress is
in session and is divided into two ciques headed
respectively by ZamscoHa and Juste Benitez
Both claim to be friends of Diaz
The legislature of Sonora is discussing law
providing for the severance of that State from the
Union whenever the general government attempts
to interfere with the sovereignty Of the State.
A national guard of Sonora has been organized.
Congress authorized the government 10 expend
$500 900 in the construction of a factory for
breechloading arms.
The government has contracted for $500, 900
worth of Remington arms.
The government ordered the collector Of Gus
toms at Terra Cruz to remit monthly to the United
Stated $500 On account of payment OF the Amer
Icau debt.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago October 8. 1871.
fLOUR-Extra spring 81 25a5 80.
WIFE AT-No.2 ~pring. l3-aA cash; I13la
ll3's October; lO9Aal0916 November; No. 3l07ka;
OU'; rejected, ~ a.
CORN-No. mixed. ~: sash 429s; Oct, 4s |;
Nov H!ss.
OATS 221ic sash: 231ac Oct.; 234 Nov.
RYE-No. 2,E3-c.
BARLEf-So.2 spring, a60hc.
PORK Cash, IA - ala 90. Nov, Is 90 = !,
Oct, IL So.
LARD Cash SG5-- cash: s72--as u =, Oct. |;
Nov. 81 41st.
BULK MEATS-Shoulders, 6Ias1c; short rib
sides, So &C; short clear rib, sra c.
WHlskEY-Western, l Os
tRElGHTS-Corn to Buffalo, $ c.; wheat do
sc.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
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1aily Asuntbsf acrrasl.
MACHIAS.
Court Matters.

MAcniAs, October S. The grand jury we're dis
missed this morning, after session of seven days.
Bills of Indictment were found ahainst George G.
Anderson of Steuben, for man.laughter; three in
dic;mens against Gilbert Brazell, for larceny Of a
horse in Columbia, harness in Columbia, and a
horse in New Brunswick; against David Brazell
of Columbia, for striking an officer, and against
Charles Gates of Cutler for assault with intent to
rsvish; against Frank c. Matthews of Calais, for
breaking entering and larceny. Matthews and
Brazell plead guilty. Anderson's trial is in prog
rpsa
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SOUTH CAROLYN
Examinations,

COLUMBIA, October 8. Congressman Smalls
had preliminary examination to-day on the
charges against him. Woodrutf testified that be
paid Smss $1,000 as bride, to vote for meas
ure before the legislature in 1873. Smalls was
held to bail to answer the indictment in the CIR
cult Court, which meets the 4th Monday in Octo-
Der Maxwell, Senator from Marlboro county, IN
default of bail. was imprisoned on a similar
charge. The charges of bribery are connected
with the printing swindles of the Republics
Printing Co., of which Woodruff was the bead
centre HIS testimony was based upon a memo
randum book he kept in short hand.
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FOREIGN.



LONDON. October s. Edward Granville f lot
third Earl Of ST. Germans, i, dead, aged seventy
niue years.
Boat Race.
A single scull race for four hundred pounds
and the championship, was rowed on Charles riv-
er to-day, from Putney TO Mortlake between Hig.
gins and Boyd. Higgins won, defeating the
championship by six lengths. Tme-twenty- foul
minutes and ten seconds. Betting was seven to
four in favor of Boyd.
Marine News.
The steiner Cromwell, from New York, is
ashore in the Avon near Bristol Engiand. Ii i.
hoped she will float at high water.
France.
PARIS, October 8. Senator Louis Oliver Bour
besus is dead, aged sixty six years.
India.
LONDON, October s. Later reports from IN,
Indian famine district show considerable genera
rainfall on the 9th inst, which, 1t is believed will
save Behor. The Pupjaub Rsjapootona and north
west provinces are free from all danger of a fail
ure OF the autumn crops.
Italy.
despatch from Frankfort says tnat according
to trustworthy Intelligence from fortresses on the
Franco Italian frontier they being hurriedly
put in a state of defence.
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Lame and sick horses, pronounced incurable,
cured free Of cost. Giles Liniment Iodide Am
monia.
Spavns. Splints, Rngbones, Bunches,
Ihoroughpins, Spnng Knees cured without
blemsh.
Strains, Shoulder Lameness, Navicular Dis
ease, Shoe boils cure guaranteed. Send for pam
phlet containing full information to
DIR. WM. NJ GILES, i5l 9th Avenue, Ny.
Use only for HORSES the liniment in YELLOW
wrappers.
+. W. knsman, Agent. oc6+ eod&wly
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Every housewife wants plants in bloom in
the winter, and where they have been in bloom all
summer they must rest in winter and then the
lady wonders why her plants do not bloom like
Mrs So-and- Sos, but she foigets that her neghbor
has new plants for winter bloom, and has put
away the summer boomers. Those who want to
have indow full of flowers should buy some of
those plants that ii. A. b. Chandler has for sale
They are in good condition. and ready TO render
the home beautiful with profusion OF blossoms. lie
is selling them ytry chedp.
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Yesterday forenoon, Mr.. c. II. May of Chelsea
left his horse unhitched Water Street, in front
of Joseph Pper's variety store, and as result of
this loosenes the horse started, locked wheels
with j. c. Ayers candy cart, overturning it, and
scattering the sweetness along the street. The
damage to either carriage was not very heavy and
the horses were caught before they had cleared
themselves from the wrecks and ruins. The habit
Of leaving horses unhitched in the streets is alto
gcther too common.
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Marine News.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Providence printing cloths market is dull
and prices little finer than at last quotations.
There have been two new cases of yellow fever
at Port Royal since Saturday. There are forty
two cases IN all, and one death.
General Crook reports the arrival at Omaha. of
the Sioux Indian chiefs on their way home.
Stsrrett's livery stable at Erie, Pa, was burned
yesterday, with thirteen horses Loss unknown.
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On account of Meonian Hall being occupied
the grand Exhibition and Prize Drill of the
Common Cadets will be held at Granite Hail. on
Wednesday evening. The Cadets have taken
great pains to prepare for this exhibition, and
those who attend will not only be highly enter
tanned, but will encourage the young men in keep
ing up an organization that will be creditable to
the city. Refreshments will be for sale, and the
whole will close with social dance; music by
lIanagan's Orchestra. Admission 10 cents dance
tickets so cents The entertainment will begin
at As o'clock doors open at T.
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CAIIfOR VIA.


SAN FRANCISCO. October s. The Pioneer
l.aud and Loan Bank in this city, has suspended
Inc Liabilities are reported TO be two million dol
lars, with assets OF one million dollars receIv-
or VIII probably lie spponed.
Tina failure oi the Pioneer Land & Loan Bank
has 10 significance rs regards the status Of Other
savings aud loan banks of the city. 1t is rumor-
ed on the street that the present complication
arse III part from the bank backing up parties Gu
lsged IN snoring stocks, the recent Use in the
market exercising disastrous fleet on that spec
ulatiop,
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W EST INDIES.
Wrecked.

NEW YORK, October s. The steamer Cleopatra
from the West lodies brought to New York,
Capt. Ny ers and the crew of the bark Herald
from Montego Bay for New York, which was to-
tally wrecked on Rocky Point, Jamaica, Septem-
Der 18th, during hurricane.
spoken.
The brig Callas, from Turks Island for New
York, was spoken in latitude sc 40, under Jury
mast. She wanted no assistance.
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MONTANA.


New YORK, October s. A Fort Shaw, Mon
tana. despatch says the United States troops under
General Miles, IN pursuit of Joscphs band, have
caught up to them, and a sharp ii hit was the re-
suit. There were twenty soldiers killed and many
wounded. The Indians said to have lost very
heavily.
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Sidney Locals.

Miss Cimmie Sawtelle, after having been alb
sent for some five weeks, visiting friends in Mass
achusetts, has returned, and her many friends
are glad to greet her again, and once more hear
her rich soprano voice in the praise meetings.
Mrs. james f. Stevens of Veazie, who
has been living here about year, has returned
home, and her rich alto voice will be missed from
the social meetings. Her friends will regret that
she will not join them in the anticipated social
sings Of the winter.
S. S. Reynolds has returned home from his So
journ at Squirrel Island, where he has been build
ing cottages, sidewalks. and the like. lie is as
ready as ever to impart any information concern
ing the island.
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CUBA.
Seizure.

HAVANA, October 8. The bark Idaho, of New
York. was seized bv the authorities at Cienfugos
Cuba, September 25th two of the crew having re.
ported that cont sbsnds, such as guns and ammu-
milton, were aboard. The marines from the Span.
ish man of war we're placed on her, and the crew
were held witnesses until her cargo is dischsrg-
ed. The captain denies that there is ANYTHING
contraband on the vessel.
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Messrs. Ruger & Stoner Of Chicago, Ill., are
engaged in getting up picture which is to be a
"Brds Eye View of Augusta showing the city
; a whole, with the elevations of all the build
ings in the city, giving the streets, shade trees,
etc, and in fact any object that one would OBJ
serve were he voyagng in a balloon, rising dis
lance of half mile, perhaps, over the city. We
understand that the work will be ready for dev-
cry some time during the winter
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Don't ROther

your head, ladies, about what you shall get for
fall hat, but 90 to Mrs. NJ. Z. Webster's and see
her selected stock of millinery. The hat
department includes the latest shapes, which are
larger and more of variety to select from than
heretofore, ready trimmed or to order, making it
desirable for our customers to change from sum-
mer to autumn. Special attention is invited to
our large stock of fancy feathers; the prices will
be sure to suit Nj. p WEBSTER,
riff los Water St.
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MlNNE>OTA.
Timber Sults.

WASHINGTON, October 8. The comm ssioner
sentrai OF the land office has received intelli-
eence from the special agent of the department
al Minnesota, that the first suit tried under the
ihber depl edatlon laws, resulted in verdict foi
he government. There are nearly two hundred
suits in NJ lnnesota.
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W ALDOBORO.
Launched.

WALDoBoRo, October s. Successfully launched
this forenoon, ship Mabel Clark, length of keel
two hundred and one feet. sixteen hundred and
sixty-one tons; owned by Edwin o. Clark and
parties IN Boston and New York, and Captain
.. ID. Sheldon, who will command her. She is
largest ship ever built here.
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LISBON,
Accident.

LEWISTON, October s. Mrs. Wescott Bowdoin
crossed the track at Crowley's junction. ahead of
the harrington train. The horse became fright
ened and backed towards the track and she threw
out her child and jumped from the wagon, break.
ing her left leg. The train took her to this city
for treatment.