Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-04-10
NEW YORK.
Strike.

New YORK, April 8. l: is generally believed
Tie engineers on the whole of the Reading rail-
road will strike to-day or tonight.
Death.
Hon. Vim. C. Rhodes, founder and many years
editor of the Elmira Gazette, died at Demerara,
yesterday, aged 81 years.
The Market.
European warlike reports have stffened bread :
stuffs and produce in the market here. Flour has
advanced five to ten cents oats twelve cents per
bushel; pork ten cents per Darrell and lard is a
fraction higher.
Weather.
Weather cold, law, wind east, cloudy, danger
singal flying.
The Jewett Horror.
1t is now stated tba. the colored porter of the
Jewett firm saw Oville fire pistol at himself.
Mr.. Dean. wounded partner of the Jewett's,
SAID TO day there had been no quarrel between
him and Orville ID. Jewett, and no conversation
had taken place between them on the morning of
the explosion. lie did not remember how the ex-
posion occurred or any of the particulars Of the
affair.
A coroner has been investigating the Jewett
tragedy all day. lie is very retcent with regard
to the result lie says, however, that he discover
ed that Mr.. Taintor WAS to have had an interest
in the business when Orville ID. Jewett retired
from the firm, and that the latter had found it out
on the day OF the tragedy. The former also states
that he was in possession of testimony show ing
that Orve ID. Jewett had revolvers and a knife
on his person and that he purchased the knife on
the morning of the tragedy. The coroner in
clnes to the opinion that Orville took his own
life, but the police think that these facts but re-
enforce their belief that he was murdered.
News from Turkey.
Vienna dispatches reports hurried preparations
at ports the Black Sea to resist an appre nded
attack from the Turkish fleet.
Panic.
The mourning drapery i'll the organ gallery at
ST. Patricks cathedral took fire this morning, and
q panic followed, but was quickly allayed with
only a few persons bruised in the rush.
Gold.
Gold has advanced to los IA. the moving cause
being the alleged issue by the secretary of the
treasury of a circular to make the greenbacks re-
ceved by the treasury in exchange for silver.
Court Matters.
A Cincinnati special says Gen. Sam Cary has
been found guilty in court OF appropriating SOS,
600 entrusted to him to buy Colorado mine and
has been ordered to account therefor to the stock
holders.
Cakey Hall.
Oakley Hall refused an interview, Sunday, with
the London correspondent of the Tribune.
Whiskey Thieves.
1t is said Secretary Sherman is meeting with
difficulty in prosecuting the whiskey thieves. 1t
appears that the department was pledged by Bris-
tow to good many that they should not be pun
ished if they would testify to convict the few.
These parties now declare this promise cannot be
broken, and that they must not now be put upon
trial.
Naval Affairs.
McCrary of the navy orders all officers to make
thdir own personal applications for assignments to
positions, and to refrain from having such appli-
cations made by congressman or politicians.
Caucus.
The Worlds New Orleans dispatch SAYS at the
republican caucus Yarmouth told them their case
was hopeessly lest, but argued in favor of hold
ing together as long as possible. The proposition
by some to raise the cornield darkeys against the
whites was generally secuted.
Arrested.
Daniel II. Burns, alias "Dsn the Blacksmith, "
has been arrested on suspicion of being concern
ed in robbing the Sixth National Bank, yester-
day. of twenty five hundred dollars. The police
st ate that the pr isoner belongs to most daring
gang of bank burglars and bond robbery, and is q
pal Of the notorious Dan Noble, the bond robber.
The prisoner was seen leaving the bank premises
about the hour the burglary was committed.
Runaway.
Ex-Governor Tilden was riding in his carriage
this afternoon, when the horses away at the
corner Of 34th street and 9th avenue. Mr.. Tilden
jumped out and escaped without injury. The
horses were stopped after proceeding short dis
lance.
Conference.
. RoNDoUT, April 0. In the New York confer.