Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-17
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ROat Race.

Boat Race.
AUBURN, July Is. Everything Is in readiness
for the Cornell. Harvard race, to morrow, at 4
o'clock. Mai. Burbank is Judge for Cornell, and
Capt. Croker for Harvard. William Blacke Is
named for referee.
Suicide.
New YORK, July 49, James Laliy, a wealthy
coffee merchant, committed suicide at Riverdale
yesterday. His relatives are Of Mount Desert,
Maine.
The Surveyor.
1t is now stated that the Presd will not ap-
point anyone to the office of surveyor OF th il port
but will keep Il opeL for Merritt 10 case the Sen
ate fail to confirm the new appointee to the col
leetorship and naval Office Great pressure is re-
ported as being made by Grand Army otfici als to
have crippled soldier appointed surveyor, in or
der to secure subordinate positions for members
of that order.
Yellow Fever.
Steamship Niagara from Havana, has been de-
tanned several days at quarantine, with yellow fe
yer. One OF the sailors died yesterday. Two
deaths took place on brig Mstsnzas, from Matsu-
zas from the same cause, and the crews of oil ves
sells from that port have suffered severely. Seve-
raj cases are at q ,arantine.
Expelled.
The greenback labor club of the first assembly
district, last night expelled Walter II. Sharp from
that party, for alleged collision with Secretary
Sherman.
Pooling.
President Babcock of the Pacific Mail steam
ship Co.. confirms the report that notice has been
served by his company upon the Pacific railroad,
oil the termination OF the contract of pooling
ireights in 90 days from the 18th inst. President
Bsbcock says there will not necessarily be any
conflict between the two companies, on account Of
cancellation of their contract.
Marine News.
The non arrival at Queenstown of steamship
Montana, which is said 10 be overdue from New
York, creates some uneasness IN England, Is well
as here.
Railroad Matters.
1t is announced that all Arrangements have
been made to keep intact the through connections
of the Canadian Grand Trunk Railroad, to Chica-
90, via Detroit.
Identified.
Alice PreJyham, the female found BY the de-
tectve in mems clothing, Sunday, W as identified
by a gentleman from Boston as the party who
stole 500 from him on the train from Boston to
this city. He refused to give his name.
RumOr.
Ii is stated Western Congressman will succeed
Spear as Patent Commissioner.
Greenback Printing.
Ii is stated that by government doing its own
printing of greenbacks, the large bank note print
most entirely suspend work.
Receipts.
Examinations Of receipts from the customs and
internal revenue, the past month, shows q slight
falling off from last year in the former, and q
large increase IN the latter This indicates, in the
opinion of the commissioner OF internal revenue,
healthy and prosperous condition of the branch
es Of trade that come under the revenue laws. The
increase comes principally IRON the larger and
constantly increasing sales Of tobacco and with
drawal OF spirits from bond.
Naval Matters.
Secretary Thompson and wife gave Q reception
At the navy yard last evening. He will finish, to-
day. inspection of the vessels in the port and visit
the practice ship Minnesota, in the North River.
Ii is expected tina secretary will sail Wednesday
morning, at dsybresk. Thi. will give him oppor-
tunity to visit the station 1T New London, where
he will remain two hours, and enable him to reach
Newport the same day. The torpedo practice
which he will witness at Newport. will occnr
probably Thursday. The secretary is deeply in
terested in this branch Of service and looks for
ward with interest to the exhibition.
Loss by Fire.
A fire at Morri.town to-day burned seven build
ings and severely damaged several others. The
are the losers:
Mrs. Ellen McGregor, three buildings. loss,
5000; partly covered by insurance 10 the -Etna
and Hartford.
VIM. Griffith, dive ling and barn, loss $500;
no Insurance.
James Farrell, dwelling aud household eff.
fects, loss $500; insured IN the Etna for $3.50
j. W. Ward who occupied q part of Farrells
house. suffered considerably; covered by insur-
ance.
j. Wards store and dwelling just opposite the
bakery, were badly damaged: covered by insur-
ance.
The fire OF ginated in the bakery, owned BY
Mrs. McGregor herself and family barely escap-
ing.
Personal.
James Gordon Bennett and bis sisters were pas
sengers per st. Laurent, which arrived tonight
from Havre.
Religious.
ROUND LAKE, July Is. The great Sunday
School Assembly and Palestine Park were opened
at Round Lake to-day. Large nambers were
present.
Arrested.
Troy, July l6. Coming up on the Troy boat
last night, three men swinded Edward Nye, q
out of 81 900 francs, playing draw pc.
ker. The shsrpefs were arrested here and 25 900
francs were recovered. The men gave the names
of John II. Cooper, Chas. Adams and John Haley,
of New York.
No Fight.
Troy, July l6. The prize fight between Ryan
and Dwyer is of. The cause was ia lure to agree
on a stake holder. Ryan will endeavor to get on
another match.
Investigations.
WEST PoINT, July l6. The testimony in the
Fz John Potter case to-day, was merely corrob-
orative of the previous evidence. Among the
was stephen NJ. Weld of Boston, an
side-de- camp on Porter's stan.
Custom House Matters.
NEW YORK, July Is. Tie new custom collect
or, General Merritt, was qualified to-day before
United States Commissioner Kenneth g.. White,