Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-14
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Daily Xsnnebfe Journal
MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Damage by storm.


eastern division of the Ogdensburg Railroad by
the late storm, will not exceed $3.50. Thi, road
will resume payment January lst on coupons OF
the first mortgage bonds. Four have been fund
ed and this payment will spply to the fifth.
In Thursdays food Melzar Gilbert's barn IN
Turner, foated off and down river At Turner
Center it turned completely about. striking the
first canal bridge. The roof o the barn was torn
of and the hulk passed under the structure. The
next bridge knocked the hulk in pieces.
In Buckfeld the barn of Mr.. Burt, in which was
a horse and wagon, cut loose from its moorngs
and started down the river, with the horse as pi
lot. 1t passed over two dams in safety, when the
horse jumped out the door and swan ashore. Thus
abandoned by lis pilot. the barn soon struck .
snag and went to pieces.
Marine Disaster.
A lot of wreck stuff has been picked up Oh
Peaks Island. in Portland Hsrbor, from some I'M
known vessel, evidently lumber laden. Nothing
further is known.
Court Matters.
RocKLANp, December l3. In the Knox Co. g
J. Court, Friday morning. the grand jury report
cd indictments against. Hannah and VIM. A. Mil
Ter, Camden for burglary. The trial of Thorn
dixie for the murder Of Honors Sullivan 10 expect
ed to begio Monday.
The TIllsOn Suit.
The Rockland Opinion of to-day nskes full
and ample retraction Of its previous articles, re
flectDg upon the personal character Of Gen. Davis
Tlson, and the integrity of bis dealings with the
government, which charges it now declares had
no foundation in fact. 10 consequence Of this re-
traction, Gen. TllsOn consented that his libel
suits against the publisher Of the Opinion, for
making these false charges, be entered "neither
party" in the S. J. Court, to-day.
A New Steamer.
BATH, December 10. A contract has been con-
cuded with the Portland Machine Works, for
machinery, and Goss. Sawyer 4 Packard Of this
city, Tor the hull of first class side wheel steam
er of 500 tons, to iun between Rocklsnd and Mt.
Desert in connection with the Knox 4 Lincoln
Railroad, to be completed May Goth.
Fire.
LEWISTON, d. cember Is. Fire this morning
destroyed the stable of G. W. Brown, on Webster
st. Loss, $50. Fully insured in the Hartford.
Marine Disasters.
Ship Premier of Sesrsport, from Husnilios, be-
lore reported s,hore, was advertised to be sold BY
auction Dec. 10th, at Dunkirk
Brig Clara S. Adams. McFadien, at New York
from Guan snamo. reports. 9th inst ), oil Hstteras
encountered = gale from Sc, lastiag several
hours lost and split sails, stove forecss,e, food
ed cabin and washed everything movable from
the decks.
Schooner II. W. Race, Zelutf, at New York
from Virginia, reports ll,h, off Absecon. shipped
sea which swept away the mate. boat, and every
thing on deck, stove skylight, etc.
Schooner Sunbeam, Saunders, partly loaded
with granite, broke sdrift at Clsrks Island in the
gale night of the 18th, and remains badly dam
aged and full of water. No insurance. She is
owned by VIM. Farrow and others. Of Rocklsnd,
and is valued at $4,000.
Schooner Mansfield, AchorD, has beer charter.
ed to load the cargo Of schooner Alpine which
sprung sleak on the passage from Bangor 10 Cam
bridgeport, and put into Rockland.
Schooner Mary A. Rowland, of and from Ban.
gor for Plymouth, which went ashore at Seal
Harbor. has discharged and towed to Bucksport
for repairs. The Chase. Ingrsham, has arrived to
load the lumber.
Schooner Lizzie N. Stewart, Perkins, from P.
+. Island for Boston, with potatoes, WAS wrecked
Sag Hsrbor, Ms, during the gale last week.
Crew saved.
Schooner VIM. Todd. Wood. at Philsdt lphia
from Sumersda, p. E. L. reports heavy gales the
entire passage. and lost and split sails. Captain
Wood states that the Senator Grimes sailed from
Chsrlottetown Eve days before him.
Schooner $. B. Hume of Eastport, which wss
towed into North Sidney, derelict, has been dis
charged and laid up to await the settlement Of sal
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