Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-25
Condensed TELEGRAMS.


Lumber dealers in Boston have raised the
price of spruce, 81 per thousand, and furthe1
advance is expected.
Enoch Briggs, Hebronville, Mass, aged
76, was killed while walking on the railroad
this morning.
| The crew of the foundered schooner Roone
were saved. Charlotte Fiske, the cook, was
drowned. The vessel and cargo are . total
| loss.
A thousand feet of the Bay Of st. Louis
bridge, on the New Orleans Mobile Rail-
way, is burned.
During the gale Thursday night, schooner
Narcissa, with coal for District of Columbia,
sank near here.
| A despatch from Meadville, Pa, reports
twelve inches of snow since l o'clock yes
terday morning.
Gen. and Mrs. Grant arrived at San Fran
| cisco yesterday noon from Sacramento.
A Lakevile, CT, dispatch says the miners
struck for higher wages at the Chatfed ore
mine yesterday.
Jas. 4. Edwards, arrested June 20, for for
gerry aggregating $4,000 on several Boston
Banks, yesterday retraced his plea Of not
guilty and sentence was deferred.
The consul at Chin Kiong reports an in
crease of imports of American gray shirting.
but bad packing seriously initiates against
trade.
The severe rain of the 18th at Jamaica,
continued until the l4th, doing serious injury
to property in Kingston, st. Andrews, Port
Royal and in the mountains. A number Of
lives were lost in Kingston. Horses, mules,
sheep, goats, large tiers cf lumber, houses
and sacks of coffee and plantain trees, were
swept to sea. Great distress prevails among
the poor. No accounts received from other
parts. Business is almost entirely suspend
ed.
The possibility of trouble between Russia
and Persia is a further reason for p0stponing
the Tekke Turcoman expediOn. The Per-
SLAMS made claims which Russia is not likely
to comply with. 1t Is believed that Russia's
influence in Teheran is gradually being sup
planted by the British. Business at st. Pc
tersburg is active. every resource being re-
quired to execute the enormous orders of
Russia for steel cannon and other implements
of war.
A Panama journal of the 10th, says . Lii
ma letter Of the LIST, stated the irOnclads,
Huascar, Pileanogar, Rilcanaga, MarcOca-
pac, and some transports were at africa, and
no naval movement had taken place. The
Peruvian carvette Union arrived At Callao
the 10th, after fruitless trip to the straits Of
Magellan, to intercept two transports from
Europe, with full cargoes of arms and am
munition for Chill. Both vessels arrived
safely. The CHILEAN feet at Valparaiso 10
much damaged, it is reported. in the south
of Chill, by floods. Three lives were lost
and $4,000 worth Of property destroyed.
The Peruvian transport arrived At CallaO
September 3Oth, with full cargo Of arms,
etc, from Panama.
The annual report Of General Meigs shows
the total expenses of the war department for
the year to be $40, 75s, 900. The cost oftrans-
portation was S2,215.968. The Pacific Rail-
road earned for government transportation,
1922, 900. The Southern Railroad compa-
MES which purchased material from the quar-
ter masters department under executive or
ders of October, 1865, owed the United
States, July LIST, Sl,s92,672. OF this the
Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, insol-
vent owes about 100000. which amount it
is not supposed will ever be paid. The law
requiring transfer of military headquarters to
military ports, although conditionally re-
pealed. has involved the war department in
expenditures of $S0l, 900.