Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-21
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Dailu Krnncbst journal
MAINE NEWS by TELEGRAPH.
iBurglary.

Burglary.
| SKowHEeAN. October 49, The store of Johr
| Willis, at Madison Bridge was entered Friday
| evening, aud the money drawer robbed Of abou
| S25 in cash.
Death.
PORTLAND. October 10. st. John Smith, re
tired merchant and bank president, and with one
exception the weslhiest citizen, died in Portland
Saturda, morning, aged eighty years. Funeral
Sunday afternoon.
Arrested.
Sally Morrisey, alias Sarah Welch Of Portland
has been arrested for numbering her newly born
infant, having apparently pounded it to death
John Philbrook, a :eamster is also arrested as the
father of the child.
Marine News.
Consul Nassau reports the 18th of September
wreckers brought there the rigging and portion
of sails Of a schooner found ashore at Sandy Bay
Bahamas. The log book and clearance found on
board proved the wrecked schooner to be the
Monte Christie of Maine, ON Cienfugos to Bos-
ton with molasses, and navigated by six men,
Smith, master. The schooners boat, chronome
ter and seam ems clothing being gone, induced
the belief tn at the crew abandoned the schooner
The crew were probably taken of by some pass
ing ship.
The ship George Washington, from Bremen,
reports that October 10th, Black Island, thirty
miles north, she passed a vessel of about four
hundred tons with a newly painted red stripe,
mast heads painted white, both anchors on bows
yellow metal, was on her beam ends The same
day, latitude 1910, longitude 1850 passed YES
sci on fire, apparently brig or schooner Saw
her foremost fall 4 bark was sandng by at the
time.
The schooner Fred Jackson, from Cardemas,
reports very heavy weather October It'll. In q
heavy gale she saw the brig William Phipps under
Jury mast On the l4th she saw the schooner Sea
Nymph abandoned, and the same day saw q full
rugged brig dismasted. On the 18th she spoke the
bark Gaspard from Calais for Philadelphia, short
of provisions, and supplied her.
The schooner Governor Goodwin reports that
Tuesday morning, ten miles east OF Chstham light
she fell IN with an unknown schooner OF about
one hundred aud fifty tons, bottom up, with spsrs
riggings and sails under the wreck From APP
pearance she concluded that the vessel was east
ern built and in ballast Saw pieces of calico and
oluci al eiNics Va oPPoiNif iiou "siNA ShS
supposed there were women aboard at the time OF
the disaster.
A despatch from Vineyard Hsvan says the
steamer Island Home, with Joseph s. Barney.
agent, on board arrived there last night from the
wreck of the schooner Eta p. Simpson, and re-
ports her aground about halt a mile southwest of
the northern end of Norton's shoal It's thought
that she will be saved when the weather moder-
ates The Island Home leaves this afternoon for
tie wreck, where she will be joined tomorrow
morning by the River Qaeen from Nantucket.
About one-haf of the cargo of iron in the
schooner Telegraph of Rockand, ashore at Vine
yard Haven, has been recovered by divers. The
wreckug schooner l.. NJ. Merritt is doing the
work. The hull and material saved from the Tele-
graph will be sold at auction on Monday after
noon.
The steamer Acus hmet started Friday night with
the schooner Northern Home for New Bedford
but returned Saturday morning on account of the
strong westerly winds.
The schooner George Walker was examined by
divers yesterd ay, who report the keel out.
kittery despatch says several vessels while
coming into the hsl Dor Saturday afternoon to es-
cape the storm, had their sails and rigging dam
aged to a considerable extent by collisions. The
weather was extremely squally, but fortunately
nothing more serious to vessels is reported.
Naval Matters.
The United States steamer kearsage camo out
OF the dry dock yesterday afternoon, where she
has been coppered and other work done. The
vessel will not be ready for for about three
months.
The United States steamer Tallapoosa left the
yard this morning for New York.
Postal Changes.
The following recent postal changes for this
State:
Observation-Disclosures station, Waldo county.
Postmasters appointed-Roscoe A. kingsbury,
East Cornth, Penobscot county; Alishs WASH
burn, Hodgdon, Aroostook county.