Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-02
Death.
VIEW HOk II.
Fire.

| VIEW YOKk.
| New YORK, August |. Marshal Payn's paper
mill burned this morning. Loss $780, 900 and
| loss S25, 900.
| Custom House Matters.
Frederick Phillips private secretary to ex-
| collector Arthur rendered his resignation to col
lcctor Merritt yesterday and It was accepted. Mr..
W illisms, private secretary to the collector while
surveyor. WAS appointed to the vacancy.
Murder.
| Philip Oldwell stabbed Thos. Burnett fatally at
1 Valley Pond house, Cambridge this state, last
night, in a most unprovoked manner. Dwell was
| drunk and WAS arrested.
Labor Committee.
Chairman Hewitt Of the congressional CON-
| mntee. has ascertsined no provision was made IN
| the resolution establishing the labor comm ittee
for its expenses, but be obtained private Office of
| Postmaster James of this city and notified the
| members TO meet to-day Only congressman Rce
Of Mass, besides Hewitt, was in town tonight
but quorum may get here tomorrow. If the
| Investigation of labor matters is decided on, D.
A. Wells, Edward Atkinson, Henry Carey, Justus
| Schwsb and others will be examined.
| LATEK.-The committee appointed by House
| of Representatives TO consider the labor question
met in the posofice building. Present; A. S.
| Hewitt OF y. Y, j. NJ. Thompson of Penn, W.
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| muncstion sd from The clerk of the
mittee on accounts of the House of Representa-
| tatves detailing what expenses were incurred by
| the committee would not he allowed them. Among
them were the services of q clerk, stenographer
| and sergeant -st-arms. The clerk of accounts
! said he would have a conference with the clerk
Of the house egsrdNg the matter and would tell
| Hewitt.
Arrested.
| An Engllshman named DIR. NJ ler, ofeffeminste
appearance, was are sted At Milton, as the prnci
pal 10 the outrageous stripping of Miss Heuser,
| on the evening Of July 10. There is talking of
ynching him.
| Wfrisd Montressor, alias Lord Ogilve, was
arrested to-day at Suspension Bridge and handed
| over TO the custody of a Boston detective.
| Charles Montague, arrested here yesterday,
says he is innocent of any completely in the
| charge of burning property In Montgomery
| county, and never knew of secret society formed
| for such purpose.
Commercial Meeting.
A cable special says a large meeting Of business
men of Nantes was held ct the Bourse in that city
| in favor of establishing a commercial treaty be-
| tween France and the U. S. All the commercial
bodies of Mates were represented at the meeting
| and it was presided over by NJ. Babier Cleavage,
| president of the chamber of commerce. After
endorsing the project, delegates were appointed
to attend the conference at Paris, the TIN.
Railroad Matters,
| Considerable interest is felt by merchants here
concerning the action of the Pacific railroad IN
| increasing freight rates. AT the office of Union
| Pacific railroad it was stated that large number
| of merchants called yesterday all al whom were
DESTROYS of making contracts TO carry their goods.
The officials of the company say they will make
these contracts At much lower figures than called
for in their schedule, with merchants who agree
| to give them their entire business and not send
| Blu ky goods by clippers.
prominent clipper shipmsn says the advsnce
~. ~ pap;E &c de haa
send all heavy freight by clippers and all that is
light and costly, such silks, velvets, ribbons,
| &C., by Pacific Mail Steamship Co., provided the
| present schedule is kept up. But if the Pacific
| Mail and Union Pacific railroad make new con-
tract and the steamboat company also advances
| its rates, then New York merchants will be com.
PEELED to send more perishsble fabrics by the
Union Pacific railroad at any advance this mo-
| nopoly should see fit to make. The officers of
the Pacific Mail Co. say = meeting of directors
| will be held Friday, when some action will be
taken.
1t is the opinion OF merchants generally that
the Pacific railroads do not intend to keep these
advanced rates, their ohjs ct being to force mer
chants to make contracts with them, carrying all
their goods, large and small, and thus to drive
all sailing vessels out of the business.
The Metropolis.
| The report of Solicitor Rsynor, to the secretary
of the treasury, relative to the wreck of steamer
Metrop Ills. eXonerstes the owners, Lunt & Co. of
| Newbuiyport from char ges made by carpenter
that the vessel had beeniinsuhicienty repaired.
The charge against Geo ID. Lunt, the solicitor
says, of having caused defects of the vessel to be
concealed from the Inspector. was made by car
penter who rebuilt the ship in 1871. and whose
motive for confessing he had been party to
crime which is designated IN the statutes man
slaughter, could be OWNED. 1t came too late to
| be of any service and would seem to be of no
effect but to inculpste MIR. Lunt, with whom car
peLter Manson had some pecunivry difficulties.
Lunt most emphatically denied the charge, and
would seem to have had suffceet motive to
allow vessel to be insecurity built, of whi ch he
frequently went to sea in himself, accompanied by
his family, and which was never insured for its
full value.
Illicit Brewing.
A Swede woman named Catherine Lawson, of
Galveston, this state, has been engaged for five
years in Illicit brewing. sample of the beer
was sent to Washington and decided by Internal
revenue deputies subject to q tax which she
fused to pay and was last night arrested by the
maj shal.
Struck by Lightning.
A heavy shower, with lightning, occurred here
this evening. Reports from Phiadel phia state
considerable damage was done to roofs of build
inRs, among them the permanent exhibition
building.
Discharged.
DR.. julius Miller, charged with having com
mitted the outrage on Miss Heuser. at Milton,
had hearing to-day before Justices Croft and
Woolsley. The prosecution failed to bring evil
nence to show that 40 outrage was intended ss
charged in the warrspt, and the prisoner was
6iacharHad.