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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-13
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letter from Halifax states that Chicks excur-
sion vessel from Boston, ashore Isle Boise
strait of Belle Isle, total wreck. No lives were
lost.
Daniel Pratt denounces Kearney, whom be calls
a ranter.
Gladstone is tall, bony, square cut, and rather
slovenly in his dress.
Charles OConor is nearly eighty years of age,
and has formally retired from the practice of the
law.
Captain Burnaby is favored of fortune. He
has won wealth, fame aud q beautiful wife,
and now Birmingham is going to send him into
parliament.
Mr.. Moody, the evangelist. went to his home at
Mortified to rest, but got interested 10 revival
movement there, and is now as actively ct work
ever.
His Eminence Cardinal Nine is the Pope's new
secretary of state. This Office mediaes the inter
course between the pspa court and the secular
powers. Cardinal Nino has the reputation of
gentle and estimable christian gentleman.
The present season is remarkable for the num-
Der and violence of its thunderstorms, and the
frequency of death by lightning The average
number of deaths by this cause is 200 per annum;
in 1850 it was 1871, in 1870 it was POP for the
whole county. This tsllies with the suicides by
either firearms or poison.
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scription of hose whatever, weighs % lbs. TO a
section, including couplings, and consequently
may be carried in large quantities on a cart. The
tendency of excessive stretch is to detach the rub
Der from the hose, aud ultimately to cause 1t to
leak. while a woise effect is so great an amount
of contraction when the engine stops, a. almost
10 pull man oil n ladder Another feature ia
the construction Of the American hose is the
smooth aud even surface inside, offering little oh
strucion TO the passage of water. This is deem
ed great consideration BY most Chief Engineers.
These superior qualities have caused its pur-
chase TO tue exclusion of leather rubber and lin
en- hose by large number of the Fire Depart
meuls OF the country-sud when used beside cot
ton hose of other manufacturers its superiority IL
at ouce apparent. As 10 the American hose
every thread has an even tension and when sub
United to great pressure, not broken threat is
seen while with other cotton hose the broken
threads are numerous at n low pressure. Tue
progress made in hose manufacture within the
last decade, has been marvellous. The objections
to leather with lis extreme weight and sweating,
cOmbn ned with its always greasy state. sporting
everything 1t touched, aud Its inability to stand
the pressure demanded by many Fire Depart
meDts. causes the production Of ruober aud linen
hose, which IN turn gave way To rlvetea cotton
hose, which, While II proved the great durability
of the fabric, showing that the correct maerlal
had been found of which to manuf,ctu hose
was found defective 10 scam, thus calling FOR
other advance. whereby the extra weight of seam
aud rvets Ia matter of 20 lbs. 10 fifty fee) cou Id
be avoided, which was made Ia the production Of
the American J lcket Hose" the first seemless
multiply hose to be produced in the country, and
while other manufacturer, have subsequent
~ produced seamless hose woven in one body,
they all failed to reach the stan lard attained by
the American their inability 10 obtain equal ten
sion proves IA weakness, and permits such stretch
ing AS to seriously affect the union of rubber aud
fabric, a defect which is unknown IN the Amtri-
can and while they must always submit to loss of
length when injured the American Is readily re-
paired without use of metal or loss OF inch of
length, and their unweildness is ia strong con-
trast to the pliAbility OF the American.
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There has been greenback club formed IN this
town with about eighteen members. These
ghleen are wide awake and are going to car
the State 10 September About twenty have sub :
scr.b,d fut the Bangor Tribune. They are not
a greenbackers who subscribed by any means,
but those who wanted to see the arguments set
TO tn. For behold sower went forth to SOW
greenback papers, some fell in stores where the
traders used them for wrappers; some fell on
stony places, where there was not much earth
aud the September election vanished them all
away. The main part OF the greenbackers come
from the dtmoci al, IN this town.
Henry Gtaves aud Samuel Davis are to attend
the district aid county conventions. Those who
atttude d the State convt nli1n well satisfied
with the no oiDation Tor Governor.
There are quite number Of Boston boarders
At the mineIsl >piing at present, drinking the
waters for their be ath. Last Thursday evening
there was dance al the spring, some sixty cou-
pies dancing amt large company OF spectators.
There has been quIte a number from here up TO
the mountains alter bueberries lately 1t Is
thought that the berries cost them about fiitv
cents quart wien they get them home.
There Is some cOmpi amt about potatoes being
very small, with prospect OF n small crop. APP
pies ale quite plenty. Inc hay crop was a little
better than last year; those that we're IN season
secured the crop IN good order while those that
were late about it are having Il hard time to get
1t at all
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ISCONSIN.
Labor Troubles.

MILWAUKEE, August II. The troubles AT the
shops OF the Milwaukee < ST. Paul railroad as
sumed new phase TO-DAY. Saturday night the
men who quit work at nOou held meeting aud
IL solved to accept the reduction, at the same time
protesting against it. They went to the shop as
usual Tins morning, but found "a notice posted on
the door that those who Withdrew from service
saturday are hereby notified that the company is
not desposed to furnish them with employ ineni
until further notice, Gor until such time AZ n mu-
tual uederslaudng shall be had. The men the
assembled at Their hall, where speeches were
made ny several members, and resolution passed
declaring That this Is not strike bat q lockout.
committee waited upon general manager Mer-
mi, but no dehulte result was reached aud anoin
er conteren nee was appointed ioi to-moriow. Be-
tween three humid ed and fifty and tour hundred
men are out 10 consequence. The officials of the
lalwsy say the reduction only affected those who
were receiving more than two dollars and hity
cents per day, and that 10 no case did it exceed
i've per cent, it being done more to equalise the
pay than anything else. as the eutre savings to
The company aggregatiug only two hundred and
twenty one dollars per mouth. The trouble Is
caused by "a lew az ltstors who themselves have
been receiving the highest wages paid by the com
psuy, but they have tnroush the uni N mpelied
others To stand by The III. Assistant general man
iger Gsult says tuat owing 10 the failure of the
wheat crop tue company would be compelled to
reduce the expenses talner than discharge part
OF Their force. They Intended as has been the
custom ia such cases of late years, to work on
short time, thus giving all their men chance to
earn something. Here otore TINS arrangement
has been entirely satisfactory TO the men. Gait
THINKS the difficulty viii be anc ably settled at to-
morrow 5 conference.
A Premium offered.
The State Of Wisconsin OFF rs a premium of ten
Thousand dollars to the Inventor of acceptable
farm wagon winch Is to be driven by steam and
dispense with the Use OF horses altogether IL is
to do plous hing, hauling and road service.
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EASTERN AFFAIRS.

LONDON, August u. A despatch from Nicosis.
Cyprus, says portion of the Indian contingent il
going home Immediately. Their embarkation for
lndis has already commenced.
despatch Iom Constantinople SAYS the en-
narEation Of 40 900 of the imperial guard for
hassa commenced Saturday. The Withdrawal of
Tue hhsslsn troops from San Stefano and neigh
oorhood OF VsiIigale will follow Immediately,
at once.
PARIS, August IL The Mopiteur ssvs Rp.sia
has sent Gen. Abramofske as ia Accredited rem
Iesentstye to Cab1l, the capital Of Afghauistan.
The Moniteur regards this as grave new. in viev
| OF the uns 'siactory relations between Shure Ali
advance toward Afghanistaa.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August l2 Advices from
Bosnia represent that the men of tie Albanian
contingent Of the Turkish army are joining The
insurgents.
The Russians will evacuste Adrianople within
six weeks. They will evacuste Erzeroum and
Bayazd upon the withdrawal of the British aeet
The car has telegraphed the sultan requesting
hlm to order the evacuation of Batoum. The
German representative has also advised the evac-
uaIloa OF Batoum and the porte has decided to
comply with the request. The inhabitants of b.
toum have again notified Minister Layard that
they consider themselves under British protection
and will hoist the British flag upon the attempt of
the Russians to occupy.
VENICE, August II. The Greek minister of
foreign affairs held long interview wph King
Humbert to-day.
vienna, August IL. The following informa-
ton is received from the commander of the TIN
Austrian army division
The town Of Travink was occupied by troops on
Sunday and communication with Banjsluka il
completely restored. 10 the engagement at Tar
cprvakuf and Jaieze officers and 100 men were
wounded.
The Political Corresponds announces that an
uprising of Mohammedan fanatics has occurred
at LIvno 10 llerzegov mia. The Turkish COM
mandant was killed. The troops made common
Cause with the insurgents aud marched with them
on Skopie.
NICoLATEF, August II. Russian torpedo
cutter exploded in the harbor to-day, killing "a
persons.
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POLITIC AL.
Campaign Subscriptions.

NEW YORK, August IL The Tribune's Wash
ington special says; Political subscriptions ex.
coed expectations, and are in excess Of those in
1876. received by the republican congress iona
campaign committee.
The Socialists.
The Brooklyn section of socialists issue an ap
peal to the clerks to DIN them.
The ken,ucky Election.
Further reports from the county elections 10
Kentucky show that a large number of republi-
csu candidates have been elected.
Set One Side.
Congressman Beverly Douglass of Virginia,
who made IA fool of blmselt by his drunkenness
in congress, has been set aside on that account,
aud another man nemIuateJ IN his stead.
Democratic Losses.
The return, trocu the North Carolina election
continue to show democratic losses. The vote
shows that the first, third. fourth aud fifth con-
gressenal district be carried against the d.
ocratc nominees.
Democracy Menaced.
The Augusta, Ga, Chronicle thinks that the
success OF the national democracy two years hence
Is seriously mensced by the "Inde pc ndent move
meht IN tue South. 1t says the south is TOO
solid to be secure"
Calling them Names.
North Carolina white democ. ats who have gone
over to the independent patty are called "Brindle
tails by their former patty assoc stes.
The OHIO Elections.
Ex-Governor Young predicts with confidence
that the republicans will carry OHIO in the tall
elections.
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Hin. Esq, will 90 to Ocean Point to-day An
eloquent sermon preached at the Squirrel
Island chapel Sunday morning, by Rev. Mr.. Tin
Of Waterville, oftc lted-C X. Partridge and his
family arrived home from Fort Popham. yester-
Uay. They stopped at the new Eureka House,
Perkins Brother, & Stacy, propretois. This ho-
tel is kept 10 frs class style, and Mr. Partridge
speak- 10 the highest terms Of the management Of
the house. has all the home comforts and the
prpprietors set an excellent table.-A party stop.
ping at The mouth of the river capsized their boat
losing ont two valuable guns, which were after
ward. secured by a submarine diver.
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STATE NEWS.

The Herald saws that Mr.. John Stewart, man
in the employ of Mr.. Murphy of Camden, acct
dentaly discharged a revolver. Wednesday night,
tue ball striking him just above the knee, infiict-
iug a painful wound. The ball struck the bone
and gaaced and came out very near where it en-
tered.
The Lewiston Gazette says: "Chase's Chr on
icle (greenbsck) we notice is pleasantly located
orer grave-stone shop After the fall election
we opine the grave-stone will be over the Chon-
ice."
The Montgomery Guards Of Portland have
formed veteran organization.
Rev. Z. III. Wheeler and wife of Bangor. leave
Boston August % for their missionary home in
Turkey. The good wishes of the community 20
with them.
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The Potter Committee.
RE-AsSEHBLING OF THE COMMIT
TEE IN NEW YORK..

New YORK, August ~. The Potter commit
tee resumed its sessions to-day.
Among the witnesses present was james l..
Anderson of Louisiana.
At quarter to o'clock Potter called the
meeting to order and announced that Stenger and
liiscock would not arrive until evening, and he
deemed it improper to go on with out them, as
Roberts would be examined, and he believed His
cock desi'ed to be present wnen his testimony was
taken. Roberts is editor of the New Orleans
Times snd said to he the person who wrote the
Columbus luterv lew with HAYES.
Butler here asked thst stanley Matthews be
summoned 10 appear before the committee.
Potter said Matthew served with a sum
mons Saturday, but important engagements at
New York wonld prevent his attending, and
whatever he intended to do, ne deemed of 10 con
sequence 10 the Committee. Potter inferred from
this tina; Matthews did not mean to attend tue
summons of the committee
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CON N ECTICuI.
The Tornado.

MESDEN, August u. Freddie Litlewood,
aged Thirteen years, one Of the injured at Wall
ingford, died to day, making thirty dead.
Edward Matthews, one of the survivors of the
Wallingiord tornado was Al the offices OF the
board Of health this forenoon TO procure permit
for the burial of his baby brother killed in the
disaster. The Young man has number of bruises
and cuts about his head and face, and states his
mother and three small children were IN the hou- e
with him when the tornado struck and all were
more OF less injured The youngest has siuce
died and the next is nearly dead. The brother
procured permit for the burial Of the child in
Calsery Cemetsry.
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Summarizing Notes.

The Squirrel Island Squd says that Miss Lot
tie, daughter OF Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,. Mss Lotte
Chase of Augusta. and Mrs. Caleb Nichols aud
daughter of North Vassslboro', are visiting the
,ouirrels.-E. ii. w. Smith of Augusta ha, been
running up good Methodist string at the bowl
ins ally.-Dr. E. J. Roberts of Augusta. has
bought one of Fred Hamlen's lots, and will at
once erect cottage there. Dr. Roberts, we are
assured by his neighbors, will be valuable &C
cession to our Island population.-Capt. Henry
Grey of Southport, says that the memorable sea
fight between the Boxer and Enterprise in 1873.
occurred just outside White Island, in full view
ut Squirrel Island. Captain Grey then lived on
this island, and he says scores of people came
over to the Squirrel to see the famous contest.
They saw the Boxers flag shot down and dis
tinctly discerned the progress Of the fight and the
surrender of the Boxer, which the Enterprise
soon boarded, took in tow in disabled condition
and set sail for Portland.-The family Of L. B.
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Chinese Embassy.

The reception to the Chinese embassy, when
it arrives IN Washington next September, will not
be extraordinarily elaborate. The Chinese
hassador and suite will be received by the Pres-
dent and Cabinet in the same manner that other
foreign ambassadors have been heretofore. Tue
President and Cabinet are not anticipating any
trouble IN being able to convince the embassy to
take the same view they maintain on the subject
of Chinese immigration 1t Is impossible to tell
what their us ructous are on the subject from the
home government, but II Is not thought China Is
opposed to imitation of emigration Of her people
to this country.
Seward, our minister to China, will be here al
the time of the embassy's visit and will be able to
facilitate the transaction of all business between
the representatives. of the United States and
China.
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BASE BALL.

At Worcester Massachusetts, Msnchesters D.
Worcesters 3.
At Providence, Rhode Island, Providence s,
Chicsgos 3--eleven innings.
At Buffalo, New York, Bufalos IL. Hornells |.
AT Syracuse, New York, Syracuse Stars 2,
Sprlngfelds |.
At Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinpstis 6. Milwaukees
5-teD innings.
At LONDON, Canada, Tecumsehs g. Rochesters 2
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
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MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Suicide.

Suicide.
LEWISTON, August II. Augustus II. Strick-
land. postmaster and trader at Livermore, com
milted suicide by taking laudanum, yesterday
morning. lie had held prominent positions in
town Affairs He went from the hotel to his store
about o'clock 10 the IN rning a nd committed the
deed.
Drowncu.
Edward Fdrbi,h Of Brun-wick, who drowned
while bathing, was Is year. Of age. About TWEEN
~ years ago. IN the same place, Edward Kurdish,
an uncle Of the boy, was drowned while bathing
with the fathers Of tn is boys companions
Sudden Death.
Noah jordan, old resident of Auburn, was
found dead 10 his room yesterday afternoon lie
had enjoyed good health up to that day. Supposed
heart disease.
Temperance Camp Meeting.
OLD ORCHARD, August II. At Old Orchard,
yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Boole of Connecticut aud
Rev. Mr.. Babcock of Philadelphia preached tenn
perance sermons to immense congregations.
At O'Clock General Neal Dow made a power
full address and presented petition VIII ch was
adopted.
Prof. Foster, of the University of New Bruins
wick, aud Ms. Yeomans of Canada. spoke in the
evening
To-day is womsns day, and Mrs Sargent the
PRESIDENT Of the Womans Christian Temperance
Uuion of Maine, Miss Francis f. Willard of Chr
c4go, Mrs Hartt of Brook VA, New York, Mrs
Yeomans of Canada, Mrs. Fitzgerald of Bruns-
wick. Mrs. Barrett of Boston, Miss Lucia Kim
ball and Mrs. Hunt, superintendent of Portland
Friendly Inn were among the speakers.
The meeting closes to -morrow. Rev. ID. Il.
Randall is announced to give history OF temper
ance reform aud speeches are expected from Hon.
Benjamin Kingshury and Capt. j. Il. Coyle of
Portland, Rev. Mr.. LeLacheur of Biddefotl and
others.
The petition of Gen. Neal Dow. adopted yeser-
day by rising vote, and which has now been
adopted by the Temperance meetings at Cushngs
Island, Lake Sebago and Old Orchard, reads as
follows
To the Honorable, the legislature of Maine:
Your petitioners most respectfully represent that
the liquor traffic yet fingers 10 our large towns and
cites where 1t Is carried on by stealth by the low
est and vest part of our population aud 10y some
of the druggists, who brave the penalties of tine
law as they now veIybody knows that the
traffic is deadly hostility TO every interest OF the
otale ana people. but Tor that ttaihc we should
have no trsmps, no yag bonds, few paupers little
poverty and very llt'e crime. The liquor traffic
infinite mischief to the State and an infinite
m sery to the people-evefyhody knows this to be
true. 1t IS 10 truth "thc gigantic crime of crimes,
as it was declared to be flom the floor of The @.
). Senate, and your petitioners now earnestly
pray that The legs 'atute will promptly enact such
further penal les of fine and imJ risonment for it.
suppression, with such summary processes in
their enforcement, as shall speedily and eiiectualy
ly stamp out the last remain, of that terrible evil
from our State
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MISSISSIPrI.
Yellow Fever.

GRENADA, August u. One hundred cases of
yellow fever here up to II M. Ten deaths
have occurred within the last twenty-four hours.
VIcKsBURG, August II. One death by yellow
fever.
The latest advices from Grenada state the total
number Of cases of yellow fever to be over one
thou sand and twelve deaths.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Engian d,


LONDON, August II. The News saws Clancy.
the Fcnian vcted in 1869 and sentenced to
Imprisonment for life, will be released on n ticket
of leave the 18th of Sept.
Arrested.
Thomas Forber, alias Crawford in pursuance
OF Telegram from the police OF New York, WAS
arrested this morning on board steamship Adri-
atc. The charge of forgery was made 10 order
to hold him until the arrival of Mr.. Walker who
charge by detective, who will take him to Liv-
erpool.
Africa.
Advjces from the west coast Of Africa state that
great mortality has prevailed there, particu larly
at Lagos, where nearly quarter of the European
people died of fever aud and dysentery during
the two months ending July 4.
France.
PARIS, August II. American and French del
egates to the Franco American commercial con-
ference, to-day waited upon NJ. Leisserne de Bart
m n lister OF commerce, to submit the text of the
proposed treaty. The committee we're presented
to the minister by Senator Decariel in the absence
of Nj. Mercer.
SPAN.
MADRID. August ~. The Estra MaJora in
surgeats have been defeated by the Gendarmertc
~ were captured.
Il MBAY, August II. The Indian government
has received Information confirming the report OF
the arrival OF u Russian mission at Cabnl, with
letters fIom The car. The Russians were re-
ceIved with high honors. II Is believed that the
Russians desire to establish themselves on the
northwest of Afghan istan. Their representatives
at Csbu speak OF their desire to open up trade
with Aighanisan. They will visit Herat and the
western frontier. An English mission, escorted
by the cavalry, will leave Pashawer for Cabul in
September.
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river.
Personal.


Capt H. F. Blanchard has been i'll at his house
for several days.
The Rev. Henry f. Robins, D. D, President
of Colby University, married in Boston, on
Wednesday, to Mss Cordelia Mott, daughter of
the late Rev. ii. G. Mott.
Mrs Stocking, formerly Miss isa Baker, has
Just returned to Wscasset with her family from
Asia, where she has been for the last ten years as
a missionary, spending part of the time in Tur-
KEY, the rest in Persia
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SOUTH CAROLYN
Revenue Matters.

NEW YORK, August II The Times Washing.
ton special says: Ev-Secretary Brlstow has been
gwen charge OF the government interests in the
tia OF the four revenue officers ia South Caro-
lima. He mas accepted the charges. The trial be-
gins early IN September before Chief Justice
WAITE with Judges Bond aud Ryan on The bench
with him.