Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-07

| ShsieStcf snu feePeCtso'hy.
Green ba, kers Selling Out.
Especial despatch to Daily Journal
| FARMINsTos, September 6. The gresnbsckers
have sold out their party in the Phillips district
to hard money democrat and banker.
Dover Muster.
DOVER. September 8. The three days muster
of the Piscataquis Veteran Battalion. held at Do
yer, closed Thur.dsy night. The battalion Was
composed of ten companes, the Jameson Guards.
Beal Post q. A. X. Of Bangor, and the Hovey
Light Infantry Of Oldtown, also took part. Sew
eral Russian officers from the steamer Cimbris
| were present several days. Thursday . grand re-
| view was held by Governor Conner and staff, wit.
messed by ten thousand people. The muster was
| q grand success.
Sudden Death.
BANGOR, September s. Spencer Arnold, stage
driver from Bangor to Corinth, died suddenly on
the road Friday morning. lie did not feel well
when he started and got man to 20 with him.
On the road his illness increased and he let the
other man proceed with the stage and he went in
! to . house, where he died in very short time.
He was about 45 years old aud highly respected.
He leaves . wife.
The Greenbackea.
The greeubackers held meeting at Norombegs
Hall, this evening. The speaker argued the 5-20s
should be paid in greenbacks; denounced the act
of 1869 as the work of bondnoldsrs; opposed ma
tional banks and the resumption act, and sdvocat-
ed the issue of currency 10 sufficient volume to
supply the wants of trade. The speaker was Wig
orously applauded ct various points. Remarks
were also made BY Daniel r. Seavey in favor of
the greenbsck doctrine.
Excursion.
PORTLAND, September 6. The executive COM
| tanned With excursion to the islands and clam
| bake to. day.
Greenbackers.
The greenbackers held mass meeting at Seba-
70 Lake to day, with fair attendance. Speeches
| by Rev. MIR. Bsbcock, Mr.. Holbrook of Mass.
| and Moses Hull.
Democrats.
Gen. s. j. Anderson, democratic cAnd idste for
| Congress from the LIST district, Hon. AlonIo Gar
celon. candidate for Governor. and A. o. Brews-
ter, Esq, of Boston, addressed large democratic
meeting At City Hall tonight
Drowned.
LEWISTON, September 6. John Donovan, aged
| IL. attempted to jump to board on the logs a
West Pitch, and slipped into the swift current and
was drowned.
Marine Notes.
Sch Helen Mar, from Rock land for New York,
with lime, was run down and sunk the 24th ut. =,
0 P. M, of Old Seal Poiut, by sch. C. H. Foster
| Coombs. from New York for Rio Jsneiro. Grew
| saved. The Foster sustained some damage and
put into Boston.
Sch. w. II. Jordan. Richardson. at New York
from Baltimore. while lying at the latter port, the
first mate, II. Torrey, fell down the hold and died
from his injuries. He Was IS years of age and a
resident of Deer Isle. Me.
Barque ii D. Slower, ashore near Port Natal
will be . total wreck. She registered 1884 ions,
WAS built at Franklin, Me-, in 1864, and owned in
| Boston.
| Brig Cascatelle, Sparks, from Perth Am5oy for
Portland, while at anchor at Edgsrtowu, on the
evening fthe ID, exploded her pinnacle lamp and
set 6re to the vessel Capt. 5. threw the pinnacle
overheard and with blanket succeeded 10 smoth
ering the fire and saving the vessel, but in doing
! 30 burned bis hauds severely. The captain went
to Edgartown to have his hands dressed and then
returned to the brig.
Brig Mary Z. Haskell of Rocklsnd, was run in
to August 2Sth, of the battery, n. Y. by steamer
Grand Republic, and had jibboom and bowspri
carried away.
Brig J. N. Wiswel, Glover, from Havre fo
Montsvideo. which put isto Dsrnouth Nay Il
Isaky. complsted repairs and sailed the "a inst
for Roeklasd, her dsstisstioa having sincs bssI
changed. 90