Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-03

Missing.

NEW YORK. August 2. Isaac Rohman, treas
urer OF the New York Optical Company, has dis
appeared, aud it is asserted TIA, taken a sige
amount OF money belonging to the firm.
Rumor.
1t is reported that James Gordon Bennett is
about purchasing the Union Dime Bank build ny ,
corner of Thirty third stleet and Broadway. for a
newspaper building for the Herald and Telegram
Financial.
There was given .ensatiou to day by the bear
sh raid on Westera Union stock Il opened at
80 IA. Then the stock rose to 30 3-4, and was
hammered down to 81 ,, falling half per cent.
at a transaction. The market ior time looked
panlcky and most of the shares lower, the
grangers holding then own unusually well. The
Western Union hs. since recovered to Sc 2 but
the market Is very ieveti-h No failures reported
as yet.
The Labor Committee.
The congressional com nittee on the labor ques-
ton resumed its session tins morning. Barthoo-
NEE, chairman OF the social democratic party, re-
sumed testimony,
DENIAL.
The best and most reliable authority on Wall
street positively denies the recent reports crcu-
lated alleged, in the interests of the bears, that
Jay Gould has been crippled by the heavy decliue
IN stocks, and also the report that the decline is
owing to any rupture of friendly relations between
Gould and tine other maguares OF the street. Mr..
Gould has lost considerably by the decline, but
competent judges assert that be is still worth from
eight to ten millions, and is prepared for sharp
ana aggressive action at any moment.
Travel to New England.
The summer exodus to New England continues
heavy, every stateroom on the Fall River being
engaged a week ahead
Political.
At an interview with John X ly Tamm.ny
magnete, to-day, he stated the effect of kesrpey
or Butler upon either democratic or republican
parties Of tins city VI state, will not amount to
anything kearney, he says, will be failure here
as a the political status OF affairs Is so entirely
different Fl ON that of the Pacific coast.
Ben Butler.
The Post saws it is announced that General
Butler has, couseu ed to add ess a meeting of the
national labor party III Union square, on the even.
ing OF August l0th.
Court Matters.
suit was begun ia one OF the civil courts, on
the part OF Walter ~hupe and Theodore Allen, to
compel Thomas d. Dreamer and Eugene Beebe to
surrender u them the charters from the national
CO Bmijtee of the grecnhack party for organlZa-
ton in the several districts of this city, twenty
three in number, valued no inslly at fifty dollars
each.
A n-ice Fortune.
The Hudson river ice is very profitable this sea-
son. One dealer Is reported TO have made Si0-
GOO
Drowned.
A printer was married at picnic in New York,
and WAS drowned tue same DAY while bathing.
sugar Crop.
The reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich Islands
has more than doubled our exports to and imports
from that country. The sugar crop furnishes on
ly one third Of the cousumg tiou ON the PsC fc
coast, but Is Increasing.
LeprOsy.
A despatch SAYS the people of San Francisco
some what excited over the prevalence of lrp.
rosy AIN ny the Morgolian- Of that cry.
yellow Fever.
The schooner Matilda Brooks, from Mstanzas,
arrived to night and lepolts both mates sick with
yellow fever. The vessel was qnsrrantined.
Suicide.
Mrs. Rebecca Rosenberg, wife of Meyer RoseB-
berg, wealthy clothing dealer of Brook yn, com
mited suicide tonight, by hanging herself from
beam in the cellar Family troubles the
cause.