Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-19
NEW YORK.
Court Matters.

BROOKLYN, May IL. Stay of proceedings
was granted in the case of Commissioners of
Public Works, Flarity and Bennett, convict
ed of defrauding the city.
Acquitted.
UTICA, May L. Belfeld, charged with the
murder of Phpbc Crandall in 90, has been
acquitted.
Suicide.
New York, May Il. Geo w. Bonney,
formerly of Boston. hotel keeper, is dying
yesterday.
Michael J. flanagan, actor, died in Balti-
more, last evening" aged 10.
Strike.
The Longshorcmen's strike here still con-
tinues
Naval Affairs.
The sloop of war Wachusett, with reduced
armament, so as to Tighten her draught is to
be sent to the Mississippi river, to be anchor
ed near st. Louis.
William F. Howe, criminal lawyer was
fined and ordered into custody yesterday bv
police Judge Duffy, for contempt and trying
to hector the court. He has commenced suit
for $4,000 damages against the Judge for his
arrest and illegal detention.
Arrested.
+. Pierce was arrested for stealing $1,000
worth of jewclry.
Sentenced.
Melen, the confidence man, who swindled
Capt. Randall of Boston, and some five 9TH
ers, out of various sums. under pretence of
selling them ~ - n I'M sipaas ic
ed to five years in the State Prison.
Sudden Death.
Mr.. c. II. Brooks, Il well known hop mer-
chant, dropped dead at Fulton Ferry, last
evening.
Bicicle Race.
The - hour bicicle race at the American
Institute, terminated tonight. w. DeNoile,
champion, covered 500 miles at 9 7. NJ, and
had an hour to spare, and then dropped out of
the race. G.. ii. DeNoille made 500 miles,
with twenty minutes to spare. w. Rutland,
champion of England, 476 miles ID. II. Ell
land, champion of France, 3l5 miles.
The Japan Cable.
New YORK, May Is. The following agree
ment was signed yesterday, in reference to
Mr. Fields new project for laying cable
from the Pacific coast to Japan
May II, 1879. We, the undersigned,
hereby subscribe the amount set opposite our
respective names, for the purpose of laying
submarine cable from some place on the
coast of California to the Hawaiian Islands.
and thence TO Japan, said subscriptions to be
paid for stock as soon rs the company has
been organized by Mr.. Cyrus w. Fields and
his associates. for this purpose:
Cyrus w. Field, 100000
Expected Hawaiian government
will subscribe 1000, 900
And the remainder of the capital to be raised
in London, Paris, New York and San Fran
cisco.
Personal.
Gov. Colqutt of Georgia, will deliver an
address at the semi-centennal celebration of
the Brooklyn Sunday School Union, W ednes-
day night.
Indicted.
The Grand Jury have reported indictments
against the officers of the defunct Teutonia
Savings Bank, for embezzlement
Murder.
Adam Meister was fatally stabbed by John
Hoffman, in Williamsburg saloon, last eve
ming.
RUNS Work.
Mrs. Jane Dorty was fatally injured, last
night, by her intoxicated nephew, William
Morrell who threw large earthen bowl at
her, breaking her skull
Drowned.
The steam yacht Louisa, owned by Chas.
Strengthen, Sd Ave, ran on the rocks at little
He'll Gate, this afternoon, and upset. James
Hall, aged 40. William Adams, aged s, of
Morrisiana, and Rosie Stenglein, aged 10,
were drowned. John and Frederick Stem
plpin avpd rpspectiyelv and IN apI Nrs
Adams and her daughter aged Is, were saved.
NEW JERSEY.