Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-01
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

large number Of spurious trade dollars
have been circulated in New York.
Grant arrived in Cheyenne yesterday noon,
and left tor Omaha at 2.30 Z. NJ.
1t is reported that Lieut.. Cary, who was
with Prince Napoleon when killed, is to leave
the army and enter the church.
1t. Carriage telegraphs from Alexandria,
Egypt, that all matters are amicably arranged
for the removal of CleOpatras needle.
A Philadelphia despatch says the grand
jury has found indictments against several
railroad employees for the accident on the
Philadelphia Atlantic road last August.
A despatch from indianapolis says the
Governor sent a company of soldiers to pro-
tect Thomas Joseph, the murderer, to be SEN
fenced to-day.
The house and barn of Edward l.. Seger,
on High Street. Belfast, towards the upper
bridge, were burned Friday forenoon. Loss
$1,000; insured for $500. Furniture partly
saved; insured 500. Cause of fire unknown.
PROVIDENCE. Ashmun Thompson Salley,
native of Madison, Me-, and a graduate of
Bates College in rs, was, this morning, or
dained and installed pastor of Roger Will
iams Free Baptist church in this city.
Fred Lane, bound over on charge of hav-
ing misplaced switch which caused the ac-
cident to the passenger train near Athens,
the night of the Goth, was discharged from
the road year ago.
The Telegram prints details of the horrible
treatment of lunatics at BlackwelPs Island.
In one case women are allowed to die from
rat poison without medical attendance. An
other woman was starved to death, and an
other shockingly treated while sick.
Jacob Abbott, the eminent author, died at
his residence, "Few Acres" in Pennington,
at $50 Friday Morning, in the 18th year of
his age.
The Army and Navy Journal has private
| advices reporting great suffering among the
men of Gen. Merritts command at White
River, owing to the severity of weather, scant
clothing, little forage, and corresponding i'm
patience among officers of the situation in
which they are placed.
Clark Brown, for the murder of his father
and sister, at West Winchester, Canada, was
executed yesterday morning. Brown con-
fessed the murder of his father and sister, but
denied the charges of poisoning his uncle
and aunt. lie also said that he did not poison
woman in ball room and that he did not
intend to kill his wife.
During the gale Wednesday great damage
was done IN nova SCOTIA. MANY Ouliulngs
were blown down and vessels driven ashore
at Port Heusksbury, Canso, Grow Harbor,
White Haven and Lewis Harbor, and espec-
tally in the strait of Canso. At Cans0, the
American vessels Mist and Chichester are
ashore. The American schooner Bell Rop-
pom, making Yarmouth harbor, carried away
her mast twenty feet from her deck, and was
towed into port Wednesday.
The Denver and Colorado press is reflect
ing on the great excitement prevalent there
over the Indian war. They want the Indians
killed and the reservations then opened to
miners and settlers. The crusade assumes a
political aspect and will play an important
part in the Presidential campaign and next
Congress. The hostility against the Indians
is unparalleled. The mine of the Utes' res
crvation is richer than was first supposed,
and the Governor will be pressed to call out
militia to quell the war which will follow, if
| the miners crowd the hunt and bushwhack,
as they threaten. The outlook for the In
dams in Colorado is serious and people de-
clare they must 90.