Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-07
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

A Charleston despatch says J. +. Adger &
Co. has failed, Liabilities S3s3,66s.
Specials say that Germany is doing all in
its power to prevent hostilities between
England and Russia.
Gen. Grant says 81 have no special mes
sage to deliver to the people of the United
States in Chicago or elsewhere.
The large fortune of WIN. l.. Cogswel, who
died in Boston, Wednesday, will go to rela-
tiyes in South Berwick, Me-, there being no
relatives in Boston.
Returns from nearly all the State of Mary
land give Hamilton (dem.) for Governor a
majority of 81, $40 over Mory (rep) The
legislature will have democratic majority of
60 on joint ballot.
The Tribune says that it will take the Off
cial count in New York to determine the cleo
ton of the State ticket below Lieutenant
Governor. Potter (dem.) is elected Lieu
tenant-Governor.
Affairs in Ireland are assuming a serious
aspect. The government has sent an agent
to investigate the condition of the Irish.
Few Irish landlords can get any rent paid.
Matters are evidently approaching crisis.
The grand jury of the United States court
at Chicago indicted Henry Green Baum on
charge of violating the national laws and mis-
appropriating funds, &C., while president of
the defunct National German Bank. Bail
was given in $500.
Ship Henry arrived at st. John Yesterday
morning and landed the crew of schooner
Violet, abandoned at sea Tuesday. Schooner
Marysville of that port, from Roston for
Fredericton, reports lumber laden schooner
ashore on Bakers Island.
A Kingston despatch says the Jaen floods
hav phsit NJ ha "a f.pas pl bnt
they have done an immense amount of dam
age to the roads of the country, which will
take months to repair. Nearly 100 lives
have been lost by floods, chiefly at the east
end of the island. The coffee crop has suf
fered heavily.
The residence of J. and G. +. Bailey, Phil
adelpha, was entered last Wednesday even
ing by three masked burglars, who rifed the
safe, extracting therefrom money, bonds,
and securities, amounting to 100000 as re-
ported. The perpetrators were tracked to
Kenneth. No further clue can be obtained.
| The thieves threw away number of bonds,
certificates of Pennsylvania Railroad, etc,
which were subsequently found and returned
! to the owner.
| The returns from Nebraska show that the
republicans elect Cobb, Supreme Judge, by
| Is 200 majority over Wakley, dem. Regents,
Carson and Garnet (rep.) are elected by the
usual party vote. Returns on district judges
elect all republicans except Savage, whose
majority over the republican nominee is 1900.
The greenback vote throughout the State is
trfing. 1t is doubtful if that party carries
a single county or county office, and it is
nearly certain no county will go greenback
on State ticket.
Gold was discovered in large quantities in
Bonanza, Jr., mine at Corrina, Wednesday.
Several nuggets of gold were taken out
Wednesday afternoon. There have been
several arrivals of Colorado miners within a
few days, among the number ID. c. Breed,
Boston, formerly of Wateryille. Mr.. Breed
has bonded two farms about two miles east
from Corrina, on which there is some nice
ore, Another Boston party, T. c. Ashley of
81 Bedford street, has invested in mines in
Corrina within few days. The mining ex-
element Is increasing daily in that vicinity,