Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-31
General News.

Governors Of all the States with their stats
and families have been formally invited to at
tend the reunion of the Army of the Cumber-
land.
The Chicago police raided on a Chinese
gambling house on Madison street on Tues
day, run by Lee Glib arresting about 40 &C.
lestials, most of them being caught in the act
of gambling.
Rome, Italy, has been startled by q bicy-
Gle race between two ladies who belong to
the best society and are celebrated for their
beauty.
Postmasters at New York city, Louisville
and New Orleans have been directed to re-
fuse hereafter to rent boxes in their Offices to
lottery companies or agents.
At the Battle of the Boyne in 1890 James
ii. dropped from his carriage camp cup
made of cocoanut bound with iron. 1t was
picked up by an ancestor Of Issac Mills of
Pottersville, N. Y, who now has it in his pos
session.
A Lynn lady has brought suit against the
proprietors of Music Hall to recover for dam
ages to her dress by a sticky seat, on which
she sat during a performance. The seats
had recently been vanished, and it is alleged
were not dry when the hall was opened for
the performance.
The wool transactions in Connecticut this
year have been larger than for any preceding
year for a decade back the sales for one week
in Hartford recently amounting to 800, 600
pounds. The price has advanced fully 25per
cent. since last April.
A despatch from Elmira, N. Y. states that
Frank Mayo, the actor, was robbed of all the
money and valuables in his possession on an
Erie sleeping car early Tuesday morning.
He was going to San Francisco from New
York to fiji an engagement. He had to leave
the cars ut Elmira TO get money to carry
him through, as his and his wifes tickets
were also stolen. He lost about $500.
A man named Richard Kuehn. a resident
of Buffalo, N. Y, who recently returned
from Germany, was arrested on Tuesday on
suspicion of having murdered his father.
brother and sister at Eckertsburg, Prussia,
September "a. Kuehn's father had disposed
of large property, and it is supposed the
crime was committed to obtain possession OF
the proceeds.
The steamship England, of the National
line, arrived at New York on Tuesday from
Liverpool. When the cargo was about to be
unloaded man was found leaning against a
crate who family gasped out water" He
was terribly emaciated He gave his name
rs Harry, and said he was baker. When
asked il he had been all these days, while
the ship was at sea, without food or drink,
he nodded once, shuddered and died. The
body was sent to the Morgue. The England
left Liverpool Oct IT, and the stow-away
must have been thirteen days without food or
water.
The remains of George Budd, the unfortu-
nate companion of Prof Wise in the late dis
astrOus balloon ascension from st. Louis, ar
rived there on Tuesday, and were followed
to the grave by large number Of friends.
A despatch from Rockford, ILL.,. says bal
loon, supposed to be the Pathfinder, was
seen passing over that city at great height
toward the northwest at 10 80 Tuesday morn
ing. and again at in the afternoon, going
east at much less altitude. the car being
plainly visible, and some persons claiming
that they could see dark objects in the car.