Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-14
General News.

Eu jackson, oil lazeweIl, Tenn, negro, was
| for eighteen months on terms of criminal intima
cy with Mrs. Jesse Rogers, a white woman. Her
| husband found it out and fired upon the negro,
who, however, escaped and fled to Kentucky
Mrs. Rogers family offered $500 reward for his
apprehension, claiming that he had given the wo-
man drugs, though through the whole term of
eighteen months she had kept up a correspondence
with him, and he was arrested at Lebanon, XIV.
aud given up 10 her husband, father and brother
to be taken back to Tennessee. They murdered
him in Whitley County, Ky, hanging him. shoot
log him several times in the face and setting a
stump on fire beneath him. so that parts of the
corpse were burned. He had been handcntfed
and made TO run with a rope round his neck tied
to the saddle of one of his captors A passer
describes him as having to keep up with the
horses, which were trotting. and adds that wben
the riders stopped to let their horses drink he
threw himself on his face 10 the creek to Ian mn
the water. "He was praying all the time" A
strict watch is kept over the murderers, pending
action by the State authorities.
The Rev. Mr.. Pierre p. Irving after long
illness, died at his residence at New Brighton.
S. l.. on Tuesday last. He was nephew of
Washington Irving.
Counsel to witness: You're nice sort of
fellow, you re-" Witness: ard say the same
to you. sir only I'm on my OATH"
Investigation into the affairs OF Stickney OF Fall
River place that person in q most upenviable
light. He is accused of shameful practices.
The moon, which was full Wednesday. is pop
ularly known as the Harvest Moon, because, a..
ha
marks, "the farmers Of the Old Country CRATE
fully ascribe the early rising of the full moon at
this time Of the year to the goodness of God not
doubling ths. He has ordered it so on purpose
to give them an immediate supply of moonlight
after sunset for their greater conve 10 reap
ing the fruits of the earth" The peculiarly of
the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon i'm
medIstely preceding the autumnsl equinox, is
that it rises for three or four evenings psrticu-
larry in high, northern latiudes, at almost the
same hour. although usually the hour is forty.
eight minutes later every evening. This is ex-
planned by the fact that near the autumnal eoni-
nox the path Of the 70 II moon is very slightly in
clined to the horiz IN, and consequently her time
of rising or appearing above the horizon. is not
much affected by her ordinary eastward move.
ment.
About seven weeks ago Mr.. Isaac W Navy,
who is the Oldest lamplighter in Boston, was sit
ting on the steps of his residence, when a cat
crossed the street, and, coming up to him. rubbed
against his leg. He reached down to pat the
cat on the head, when the animal bit him on the
thumb. He thought nothing of it at the time.
but the thumb did not begin to heal until about
two weeks ago, when it discharged small piece
Of bone. Sunday night be felt pain 10 his arm
and general feeling of lassitude, and on Mon
day morning he was worse and found it impossi-
BILE to drink glass Of water. He consulted a
physician, who advised him to go to the Massa-
chusets General Hospital, which he did, and
where he remained. He was rational up to Tues
day night. Wednesday morning he said he bad
slept about four hours, but during that time he
had been wandering around his room and the cor.
ridor outside. He complained of feeling Of suf-
nine O'Clock he drank wine glass full OF water
After that time he grew worse. had commissions
and died at hslf-psst one Thursday afternoon
Rev. Laird Collier, pastor of the Second Church
(Unitaran) of Boston. VINO went abroad a few
months since, has sent In his letter of resignation
His reason for this decision is not made public.
The Rev. Samuel l.. Caldwell, d. D., professor
in the Theological Institution at Newton Centre.
was Thursday elected 10 the presidency of vassar
College, at Pougbkeepsie, N. Y. DR.. Caldwell
was formerly pastor of the Baptist church in Ban
gor. He is probably one Of the abest educators
IN the country.