Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-25
NEW YORK.


New YORK March %. Six steamships sailed
for Europe this morning, with full cargoes and
fair lists OF passengers.
Gold.
Gold opened at l0l l-S.
Investigation.
1t Is stated that Secretary Evarts has ordered
the cause OF the death of Representative Leonard,
at Havana, to be investigated, rumor having
been circu lated of his having been poisoned TO
death
Costa Rica papers state that Gen. Medina was
shot in Honduras for leading the late attempted
revolution.
Ii is said the Speaker and Committee on Rules
have under serious consideration a renovation OF
the privilege of access to the floor, now given to
ex-represen atives. This is oocssioned by the dis
covery that many OF these men, as well as ex SEN
stors, exercise their right 10 go into the House
lobbyists.
Resignation.
Washington special saws that Ellis Spear, pa
tent commissioner. resigned to day, at the re-
quest of the President.
Found Dead.
An eccentric old woman named Ross was found
dead in her house.
COunterfeIts.
The Post says the light weight silver dollar of
the new design have already appeared, Containing
about ten grams less silver than the genuine
The spurious issue is said to be very perfect i'm.
iation, so far, the only difference being there Is
about so cents of silver IN them, while the genu.
Tue is worth to-day 81 IL.
Fight.
Detectives Muldoon and Rogers, aud policemen
Adams aud athlete Professor Miller, had ha nj
to hand fight yesterday, resulting in Muldoons
being dangerously injured 10 the head by sung
shot. All are under arrest.
silver from England.
The steamship Celtic has arrived and brings q
quarter Of a million dollars in silver bars, from
England.
The citizens of New York give a banquet to
Baysrd Taylor April 4th
Financial.
Gen. Ewing is represented as saying that his in
tervew yesterday, with the bankers here, had
ngthened his own views that the Secretary OF
the treasury will n OF be able to carry cut the
sumption act.
Ten Hours work.
The ten hour system went into effect in the
Brooklyn navy yard, where $50 men en-
ployed in the construction department. Great dis
satisfaction is expressed, and the action Of Sec'y
Thompson is heartily denounced. II is stated the
same tfduts luat are represented III tnt yafQ,
work but eight and nine hours outside.
Snow Storm.
Eight inches OF snow have fallen at Watertown
to day. and it is still storming. 1t is the heaviest
storm since January.
Fire.
A fire at Keeseville this morning, destroyed
Prescott 4 Weston's sash, door, blind and furni-
ture establishment, the Methodist church, gri.t
mill plaster mill and two dwelling houses loss,
1925, 200.
Arrested.
A Petersburg, Va, despatch, SAYS the guilt of
the parties arrested yesterday, charged with the
Young bond robbery in New York, is fully estsb-
lished. All the missing bonds and securities were
found in their possession. A large amount of U.
S. bonds believed to have been stolen from other
parties, were also in the possession of the robbers
Murder.
SYRACUSE, March "a. An old woman aged 50.
was murdered at Cicero in this county, Saturday
by her daughter, married woman, aged 46. She
Stable her at the dinner table with knife. The
quarrel was the result of an old feud.