Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-04

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New YORK November . Daring 4 quarrel
yesterday, Johnson Carpenter faially shot his
brother Ca,sius and also tired at Oystauders who
interieied, al so. Granville.
FIRE.
The Hudson canal freight house at Oueonla, is
burned, loss $4,000.
Gold.
Gold opel ned at 100 4.
Boat Race.
Cornell has challenged Harvard to a university
eight-oartd race on Owasco Lake.
Postal Matters.
II i stated the public is not taking advantage Of
the new arrangement for sending coin 10 mails.
Only two shipments have been made.
Emigrants.
Eight thousand eight hundred emigrants ar.
rived here during October.
Indian Matters.
A Washington special says several fraudulent
Indian claims which had been refused payment
by the Indian commissioner, were rushed through
Congress and specific appropriat ions made for
them The Attorney Genera decides all claims
ought to be regularly audited by the treasury DC.
fore payment OF specific appropriations TO the CON
trary, notwithst suding.
Religions.
The Methodist Episcopal conference, after max
lug the annual appropriations TOT fore "a missions
adjourned.
Personal.
A letter has been received from Pedrck, the
deiauing Customs clerk OF Beukard & Dutton.
Speculation was the cause. He is filled with re.
morse. Ills whereabouts are unknown.
The Manhattan Bank.
Nothing has vet been discovered as to the burg.
lars of the Manhattan Bank.
Failed.
Charles Knox, batter. on Broadway, made an
ASST tn ~.
500, 900; assets unknown.
west Point.
The report of the board of visitors to West
Point represents the Affairs there satisfactory,
and says the cost of running the Academy is
quarter of a million dollars per sunum, which is
about quarter of the cost of a regiment of infant.
~, or the yearly expense of keeping useless old
line of battle ships IN commission. The report
says: With the exception of raising the standard
tor admission, and the revision of the four year,
of lnsruc ion, there is bat little present demand
or opportunity for improving the condition of al
fairs at West Point
Destructive Fire.
There a fire in Greens knitting m II to-day.
Loss, 500 900 The falling walls crushed into
schuyler 4 BloGd's mill. il juring three IL. n.
Schuyler < Bloods loss is $4,000.
Personal.
Dean Stanley yesterday refused entrance to
the LenoX Library, by a thck-beaded jaultor
POtitlcal.
The Worlds Washingto special saws that over
60 persons IN Louisiana engaged in securing the
result for the republicans in the presidential cam
pagn, have been gwen offices by the President,
their salaries aggregating $4,000 per anLum.
An Agency Failure.
RGm0rs prevailed yesterday thst MeKillop &
Sptague's commercial agency was about to close.
Ii i stated that the embarrassment grew out Of
the failure of its president, John G.. Iappan of
Boston Negotiations are pending by ich bust
ness can be continued.
Another despatch says
The Mcknlop & Sprague commercial agency,
after fail NJ 10 pay the clerks saturday last, dis
missed them yesterday, alleging as reason that
the iecent settlement with the estate OF the late
John q. Iappan IF Boston, has not been complet-
ed. The clerks were informed by circular that
their clam will be considered preferential one
1t understood work on the registry rating book
for 'anuary will be suspended, and Mr. Mckillop
has gone into another agency, and Mr.. Clark the
treasurer, resigned two weeks ago.
Dean Stanley.
Dean Stanley was Retained at breakfast to-
day by members of the century club At their
rooms. About 10 members present. Rev.
DR.. Wm. Adams sat at the head Of the table, and
among the guests George Grove, Dr. Iheo.
Wooisey, VIM. Lloyd Garrison, George Il. Fish
er, Peter Cooper, DR.. Harper Sulius H. Seelye,
Geo. b. Mcclellan, Geo W. Chds, Charl's Dud-
| ley, Warner and 5. >. Conant. After breakfast
| Dean Stanley made short speech, recitng how
Hospitality he had been received by the Ame ic an
people, and concluding by assuring his friends of
the delight it would give nm to see bonds between
I Eng aud and America strengthened and cement
ed ahd gave sincere heartfelt thanks for all that
had pee done and said for him and his friend,
during their sojo urn among strangers.