Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-24
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Porte has prohibited the expectation
Of cereals
1t is not believed the Turkish cabinet can
last much longer.
Political relations between Russia and Ger
mpny are improved.
The preliminary hearing of II. c. Corbin,
charged with blowing up his hotel, resulted
in his discharge.
The Paris relief fund for Spanish sufferers
has reached hundred thousand francs. The
inhabitants of Alicante, have given 100000.
Gen. Cough arrived BAT Shutter Garden
without opposition. He will bring away all,
and the Kurwan valley will be closed.
In the London wool markets considerable
purchases of English woods for America are
reported, at a rise of penny per pound.
A North Amherst, Mass. man was fined
$500 for making sanderous charges against
the chastity of an unmarried woman.
In order to retain only a small part of
Kuldja, Russia has undertaken to protect
Chinese merchantmen against japanese war
vessels in war.
Charles +. Schuyler, who became notori-
Gus by the abduction of the daughter of
Townsend Davis is sentenced to prison for
seven years.
+. w. Bisbees house and five barns, in
Moreton, VT, were burned Wednesday night.
Incendiary. Loss &c. 900; insured $500
Two men it is feared were fatally injured.
Prospects of gold in the vicinity of Origins,
N. f., recently are very successful, obtain
ing several specimens of gold bearing quarz
Hanlon has notified London sportsmen that
he will not visit England for the present, but
will row Elliott or Boyd for $500 expenses to
row here, $1,000 or $1,000 a side.
An explosion of the gasoline tank in the
House of Correction at Ionia, Mich, killed
the engineer and dangerously injured one
prisoner.
An incendiary fire at Bethany, w. Va,
DESTROYED the north wing of Bethany Col
lege, including several valuable libraries
Loss on building, $4,000. Several recent
attempts have been made to fire the town.
The committee of nineteen trunk lines, on
Wednesday, agreed to make on east bound
freight, fourth class, an advance of five cents
making the rate 40 cents per pound, on and
after November 10th. 1t is estimated there
will be no further advance until next spring.
The barn of A. j, Reynolds, of Pembroke,
Me-, was burned on Thursday forenoon. and
the house was badly damaged; partly insured
in the Orient Insurance Company of Hart
ford, Conn. Tramps are supposed to have
slept in the barn.
The Newfoundland fishery is considered
over. The shore catch is better than last
year but not good average. The Labrador
catch is large and will fully make up the de-
ficency. At harbor Man the gale of the To-
18th did great damage. Several vessels were
driven ashore, roads destroy ed and some lives
lost Three men were recently drowned on
the Labrador caast.
An immense throng greeted his arrival OF
Gen. Grant at Sacramento on the 23d, with
cheers, artillery and salutes. The process
sion escorted the party, amidst the cheering
of thousands, to the front of the capitol,
when the party alighted and marched through
an open parade of school children, to the
stand. The procession then passed in re-
view. After the review Henry Edgarton de-
livered an address of welcome, to which Gen.
Grant responded, thanking them for the cor
dial reception here and throughout the Pa
cifc coast. At the conclusion the party
dined at the hotel with invited guests, and in
the evening visited the capitol, the demon
stration surprising that of the afternoon in
numbers and brilliancy, the capitol being
finely illuminated