Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-17
NEW YORK.
Bank Matters.

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NEW YORK, August l6. The excitement con-
tinues over the suspension of the Long Island
Savings Bank. John e. Perry. counsel for the
bank, has issued card this morning, declaring
the solvency of the institution.
Aid for st. John.
Sheridan makes report of $3.50, the receipts of
the entertainment in Union Square theatre, for
the benefit OF the st. John sufferers.
Suicide.
Jarvis Woolmad, a prominent Trenton mel
chant, blew out his brains yesterday. lie leaves
a wife and four children.
Political.
A Columbus despatch says the anti Hayes COM
mittee are receiving vast number of letters com
mending the movement. Gen. Beatty saws 20 900
republicans will refuse to vote for the Ohio state
ticket
Grain Markets.
despatch from the United States minister to
Greece asserts that the United States can now and
hencefoith control to large extent the grain
markets of Europe. Russia has been our only
competitor in this trade. British capitalists are
now building six large sized iron vessels for the
transportation of breadstuffs from our shores, on
English account. We should not only strain ev-
cry nerve to meet the increased demands of Eu-
rope for breadsuffs. bat should also supply ships
to carry the same.
Gold.
Gold opened at los Ia.
An Assault.
James Weldermott was terribly cut with a knife
last evening, by Honora Mccormick. She charges
that WeldcTmott ruined her. She subsequently,
married happily in San Francisco, but some one
revealed her former intrigue with Wildermott
Her husband deserted her and she came east to
kill her betTayer.
A later despatch says Mrs. Mccormick states
that she cut him in defence of her honor. he At
tempting rape. She denies the paramount story.
Wildermott will probably die.
Nanderbilts Gift.
The auditor of Vanderbilts roads says he is
busy dividing Vanderbilts 100000 gift. 1t will
be distributed early in September to the men con-
neced with the running of trains on all branches
of the New York Central Railroad, except the
Harlem division, and not including station mas
tiers and freight house workmen. About 5000
will share in the money.
The Turf
UTICA August Is. Jennie Hatton won the Ist
race to-day; pest time, 222. Three heats of the
second race were trotted. Gomez, Prospero, Han
ma, May Bird and Slow Go started. The latter
was the favorite. Gomez won the LIST and I'd
heats and May Bird the Sd, when a shower com.
PEELED postponement. Time. 2.20 3,4, 2.2l, 2.2l
Arrested.
Rev. John Matthews head waiter at the West
End hotel at Long Branch, who led the re ligious
eAcIclsts tueIe Suuuhys lot the servants, ana sew
eral other walters have been arrested for stealing
bed clothing, table linen and goods belonging to
the guests at the hotel Most of the len prop
ertv was recovered.
Destructive Fires.
The Davis mill and elevator burned to-day a,
Topeka. Loss, s26,0 900.
The oil works of Denslow 4 Bush at the foot OF
18th street, Brooklyn, took fire tonight from some
unknown cause, and before.the flames could be
extinguished a damage of about 81, 900 was done
The burning oil made great contsgration, and
about one thousand empty kerosene barrels were
consumed.
Indicted.
VIM. + King, an employee of the city finance
department, supposed to be intimately connected
with the ring TRANSACTIONS has had four indict-
ments found against him by the general sessions
grand jury, for defrauding the city. King is in
Brazil, where he fled at the time the frauds were
discovered
Court Matters.
Judge Van Brunt has ordered the Dominion
nuns TO give up an IL year old daughter of Mr..
Healey to her father, she having been placed in
the nnnnery by her mother, unknown to her
father.
Cholera.
There was a case of Asiatic cholera in this
city, last night.
Sentenced.
Justice Maurice Marshall of Jersey City has
been sentenced to jail for thirty days for beating
his wife.
Death.
r. T. Daniels, Attorney General of Virginia
died at Richmond, to-day, aged y years.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
The seven year old daughter of Pat McCarty
was killed by a train on the Conn River road, a
Northampton, this evening
Suicide.
John Stone of Clsremont, n. H., comm tilted
suicide BY hanging, to day.
Fatal Accident.
By the falling Of safe, to-day, one negro was
killed and three whitemen and four negroes in
Jured at Savannah.
Work Resumed.
The Atlantic & Georges Greek Coal Miding Co.
resumed work to-day, at 80 cents. Also the
Swanton Co., at the same rate