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KENNEBEC COUNTY-In Probate Court. AT
.1ugusfd,oaf The second Monday Of Norenabey 1879
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, pnrporting TO be
"A the last will and testament of Samu
ell Stuart late Of China, in said County. de.
ceased, having been presented for probate:
ORDERED That notice thereofbe Civ en- three W eek
successfully prior TO the second Monday of Deccm
Der next. the Daily kennebec Journal a newspa
per printed in Augusta, that all persons Interested
may attend at Court of Probate then to be holden
~ Augusta and show cause, If any, why
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anu allowed rs the last will and Testament
of the said deceased. H. X RAKER JuJa
Attest: CHARLES HEWINS Repisfer
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Notice of Foreclosures.

" HEREAS, !, William Fabens of Marblebeod
w IN the state of Massachusetts, am the owner
o, t certain mortgage of personal property given
q. Barker then Of Piftston, in The Comfy Of Hnn
nebec, and state of Maine, nov of Washpgton
u. ~ dated November 10Th, A. D. 1877, and re-,
corded in the town records of said Pittsfon Rool
=, page 25a, which mortgage was after cards on The
sth day of January, A. u. 1879, assigned to me by
SAID Frank l.. Fabcns, which assignment Il record
ed in the town records of the same town Book .
rage Jos; and whereas the condition OF said mort
gage Is broken; now therefore notice Is hereby
given OF my intention TO foreclose the said mont
gage for breach of the condition thereof Aud I
hereby appoint g. a. Colburn of said Pittston and
a. q. Siilphen of Gardiner, Maine INV agents To-
either OF whom payment and satisfaction NAV be-
WILLIAM FABENS
by A. c. sTILrHEN his Attorney.
December s, A. ID. 1879. .d.co ~ a,
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,. To choose Board of Directors for the year
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The New York herald., 1879-02-04
A FIGHT WITH MOONSHINERS.

DANvILLE, Va, Feb 3, 1879.
Information has just been received here of fight
in Patrick county between party of revenue officials
and Illicit dstillers. Deputy United States Marshal
Lamkin. with posse of five men. made raid on the
Illicit distillery of W. d. Lineberry. in the mountains
of Patrick county, neay the North Carolina line last
Thursday, and captured large quantity Of mash.
beer and distilling apparatus, which was found in
charge of negro. These things Immediately
destroyed, and the officers were leaving when they
manded by Lineberry. Fire was opened by the moon
sinners and returned by the officers. Then each party
took to trees for shelter and the fight kept up
for one hour. In Indian fashion, the Marshal parry
being armed only with pistols and their ammunition
running short while the moonshiners were well
armed with Spencer rifles. The officers finally re-
treated and sent here for renforcements. Deputy
Marshal Lewis. with ten men, left here to-day to
assist Marshal Iamkin. Two OF the distillers were
shot, but being carried Off by friends IL is not known
whether they were killed simply wounded. Two
of the Marshal's posse were slightly wounded.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
CUBA.

TRIUMPH OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN
THE ELECTIONS FOR PROVINCIAL DEPUTIES
GENERAL CAMPos GOING TO EUROPEAN AD-
DRESS By THE CITIZENS OF HAVANA.
HAVANA, Feb. 3, 1879.
The elections Of provincial deputies commenced on
Saturday. The libcraconservatives are reported to
have trumphed in Havana and neighborhood. The
Gaseta has published decree giving instructions in
regard to the elections Of members of the Spanish
Cortes. The province OF Havana will elect eight
Deputies and three Senators.
The interior of the island is reported quiet. The
excitement produced at first by the news that Cap
tain General Campos would sail for Spain the 5th
inst has considerably subsidized. The conviction
gains ground that the personal conference Of General
Campos with the Spanish government will result in
much benefit to Cuba. committee composed Of
liberals and liberal conservatives to-day waited upon
General Campos and presented him with an address.
in which they promised TO support the Vice Cover
nor General during his lCampos) absence, and to
their influence TO preserve peace at all hazards and
closed by requesting the Captain General to return
to Cuba as soon as possible after tho transaction Of
his business in Spain.
General Campos replied that he expected to leave
Spain on his return about the 10th of March, In the
meantime Vice Governor General Figueroa will direct
the government Of tho island Sefor Figueroa is q
popular official.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
SHOCKING MURDER.

MAN KILLS HIS WIFE IN A DRUNKEN QUARREL.
BnIDGEPoRT. Conn.,, Feb. g. 1879.
About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon word was
brought to the police station that John McAuliG,
living in Hubbell Block. Middle street, had q
quarrel with his wife and had beaten her badly.
Sergeant Pratt and Officer Daily at once
went to the house and found Mrs. McAulif.
who about forty-fve years Of age, lying insen-
sible in pool Of blood in her bedroom with deep
cut the left temple. which had bled freely, and
from which the blood was still flowing. The woman
lived but a short time after the officer arrived.
The family living the floor above heard
o quarrel between Mrs. McAulif and her husband
about noon, but thought little of it, the noise
lasted only few moments. and they had often heard
them wrangle before. Soon after tins, the little
eleven year-old of McAulife came up stairs and
asked them to go down and help his mother. In
to their questions Mrs. McAulife said her hus
band had struck her a blow and that she had lain
there since. Soon after the officers arrived McAu'ie
cane in from saloon near by. and lie was at once
arrested, Offering resistance. When told that he
had killed his wife he said lie didn't damn. and
was glad If he had. and would willingly spend the
money necessary to pay her funeral expenses. She
had always been trouble to him. Subsc-
oucrtly he denied that he had struck her.
4 Coroner's inquest held to-day. The jury
heard the evidence Of the child the neighborng
women and the officer who arrested McAuifie. and
adjourned TO Tuesday morning. Drs. Hubbard and
Cumming made post-mortcm examination and
found that death caused by bleeding artery
having been severed.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

John W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company; J. Tilinghast president Of
the Canada Southern Railway Company, and ex Gov
ernor William b. washburn. of AIassach usetts. are
at the Windsor. Ex-Governor Alexander II. Iice and
Moses Kmball. of Massachusetts,. are at the Fifth
Avenue. Judge Amasa J. Parker. of Albany. is at
the Brevoort. State Prison Superintendent Louis d.
Pisbury. OF Albany. is at the sturtevant. Daniel
Chadwick government director of the Union Pacific
Railroad is at the ST. Nicholas. Ex-Congrcssman +.
A. Pike, of Maine is at the Metropolitan. General
S. c. Armstrong of Virginia is at the Union Square.
Lieutenant Edward A. Field. United States Navy, il
at the Astor. Judge James Baker, of St. Louis is az
the Park Avenue
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
THE WEATHERSFIELD MURDER.

BosroN, Mass, Feb. g. 1879
A special despatch from Tiblow. Kan. dated Feb.
ruary ?, says:--An investigation which has been
going on here the past two days in connection
with the Wclthersfeld (Vt.) murder case, for
which Henry Gravelin Is condemned has
proved astounding. Farmer Kcra. who on De
cember ! wrote Albert Preston concerning John
Jacobs, which letter Sheriff Amsden had twenty-six
days without invest gation makes affidavit which
proves a former resident OF Windsor county to be
Whites murderer Since the Journal published
Farmer Kern's letter there have arrived here letters
from the Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany of Montpelier. Preston and Amsden
have arrived here The letters and afldavits OF
Jacobs and his clothes, &c. have been secured.
On Monday steps will be initiated to secure his
rest. He evidently is not far distant and is we'll
known in Windsor county dangerous character.
He repeatedly stated before suddenly leaving Yer.
mont. II can clear Grayelin with three words"
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
NORDENsKJOLD'S DANGER.

BELIEF THAT IT rs EXAGGERATED INTEREST,"
ING DETAILS FROM WHALING CAPTAIN
William H. DALI of the United States Coas. Survey.
has written to the Erening Post concerning the posi-
ton of Professor Nordenskj0lds Arctic ship clain-
ing that the danger has been greatly exaggerated.
and expresses the opinion that the party and prob
ably the vessel also, will out the spring all
right. and that the most adventurous journey since
stanley's will be brought to happy conclusion.
Mr.. Dali also furnishes the following letter from
Captain Hercndeen, giving further details:-
SAN Francisco, Jan. 81, 1879.
DEAR SfR-I would say the report of the natives in
regard to vessel in the Arctic. called by them
Russian man-o f-war, is this The barks Thomas
Pope and Norman were i'll Piover Bay about the mid
die of October. While there they were told by the
natives that there las they called herr Russian
man-of-war in the ice in the Arctic They did not
describe her being disabled at all, only that she
beset by ice that her further progress
peeled, and this is all that any knows about it.
This report evidently comes from the north
great Kohuchn River. the head waters Of that
not far distant from Plover Bay, as have been in
formed by the natives at that place. Now the deer
men (chukchsl and intertraders could easily make
that distance in a short time
1t is the universal opinion among whalemen that
this ship is at some point near the mainland
about south of wrangell Land this is the point
where they would most likely be blockaded by the
was informed by several of the masters that they
Cape Sertze this year, Of them
within ten miles and no ice or very little scattering
ice IN sight, anu tnere is no uouot NoroensKJolu
position is not far from line drawn from the south
end of wrangcll Land to the main. 1t is the opinion
of all that there will be difficulty Of their getting
through the winter in safety even should they lose
their ship, which is doubtful. il she il we'll fortified
or well strengthened ship, as am informed she is.
The ship Citizen. of New Bedford. wrecked to
the westward of Cape Serdze i'll 1852 and lost every
thing. but the natives cared for them and got them
all through the winter in good condition. and no
doubt is entertained among whalemen that the Vega
will come out all right.
This ship being reported by the natives indicates
that she was near the land as they could not have
seen her but short distance and they would en-
deavor to get in shore and make some shelter, az
they will undoubtedly be able to do.
Charlie Chanfeldt is at Plovcr Bay, and If there ID
any further news from Nordenskj0id vessel going
north in the spring touching at Ployer Bay the
traders and whalcrs dol will get Of the Vega,
the first traders from the north about the last oe
August, 1879 L. p. HERENDEEN.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
PURSUED BY REMORSE.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. ., 1879.
George Edward Schooley. the returned express
robber says that the reason he came back to Nash
Vile was because he tired of living the life
through which he had been passing during the last
two years. His mind had been continually tortured
with the thought that at some unexpected moment
he would be grabbed by an officer and hurried OF
all times and everywhere shadowin2 him, phantom
like was more than he had been able to patiently
bear and to rid himself of the horrible nightmare he
had determined to return to Nashville. submit. his
case 70 the Court implorc the mercy Of the jury and
II he sent to the Penitentiary he was willing to
90 there and serve out his term. Anything pref
cradle to wild, rowing life, the only aim of which
was keep out Of the clutches Of the law He wants
n speedy trial.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
THE BARRON PERPLEXITY.
STATEMENT FROM THE WIDOW ASKING FOR A


A STATEMENT FROM THE WIDOW ASKING FOR
SUSPENSION OF JUDGMENT.
BANGOR, Nc, Feb. 3. ls79
Mrs. Barron. widow of the late treasurer OF ths
Dexter Savings Bank in brief letter to tho
Wing and Courier. asks suspension OF public
judgment while desiring the most thorough
and impartial investigation. She says. contrary
to the usual procedure. the theory seems to have
been advanced that her late husband was defaulter
and committed suicide. and that tho facts are yet
being hunted for to sustain thus theory. She asks
the public to consider his character III the commun-
ity where he lived and has been actively in busi-
ness. having transactions perhaps. with more in
dviduas than any person III the town, ana
asks any of that number to bring any
accusation of Intentional fraud ON his part. She be-
leves they will acknowledge that rather than wrong
another he would himself suffer. All thar has thus
tar been advanced unsubstantal rrmors which
the community VII never believe. She closes by
saying:-"If Mr.. Barron defaulter lie must be
shown such to his executor and bondsmen, and let
wait for evidence"
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
PRICES FOR COAL.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 1879.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany have issued the following circular of prices of
coal for line and city trade for the month of Feb
ruary:--
Lump and steamboat, 50 for white ash at Schuylkl
Haven; broken, So for white and red ash and shamo-
kin; 81 20 for Lorberry and s2 80 for Lykcn's
Valley: egg, 81 10 for white ash and Shamokin: :
81 for red ash, 81 40 for Lorbcrry and 80 ~
Iykens Valley stove and small stove, sa 25 for
white ash and Shamokn 81 30 for red ash 80 40 for
Lorberry and 81 As for Lykcns Valley: chestnut 81
TOR white and red ash. Shamokin and Lorberry and
81 25 for Lykcns Valley; pea 81 for red and white
low
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
THE RIVER OF DEATH.

AN OLD LADY NEARLY KILLED BY THE OIDI-
NANCE OF BAPTISM.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l
READING, Pa, Feb. 3, 1870.
narrow escape from death by being baptized in
an icy river took place West Palmyra. Lebanon
county. yesterday. Mrs. Martin Bowman, an aged
invalid, expressed desire to be baptized When told
that the frozen she demanded that the ice
should be broken. which done. She was carried
to the river bank in u rocking chair accompanied by
her husband. children and a number OF friends. The
Rev Mr. Hertzle conducted the Baptist ceremonial
by immersing the pcnitent three times. When she
was raised the third time she resembled corpse.
She was carried to the shore and everybody thought
her dead. A frightful scene followed The husband
rolled in the in his bitter anguish and the air
was loud with lamentation. She was carried into q
house near by, where she revived, but is now lying
at the point OF death.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
vIRGINIA'S DEBT.

RICHMOND, Feb. 3, 1879.
The joint finance committees OF the General Assem-
bly, to-day considered proposition submitted by
the representatives OF creditors. majority of the
two committees addressed letter to the representa-
tives of bondholders in this city asking them.
If was consistent with their views. to confer with
their principals to secure extension of the
time fixed in the proposed bill at Ave years, for which
three per interest is to be paid to which they
returned q favorable reply. and have already
telegraphcd to that effect II this modification is
cured the bill will probably be reported to the Gen
eral Assembly with favorable recommendation.
The Joint committees had another meeting to-
night and without further action adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
FRANCE AND AMERICA.

BANQUET TO NJ. LEON CHoTTEAU IN Bos-
RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESIDENT GBEvY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BosroN. Feb. 3, 1879.
banquet was given tonight. in Carl Washers
dining parlors. on Hawlcy street, by Nathan Apple
ton to Leon Chotteau representative OF the French
committee on the Franco American treaty Of COM
merce. There present about thirty gentlemen,
representing the commercial interests Of the city, and
some very excellent speeches mado both by tho
French and American representatives. There were
present. besides NJ. Chottcau tho Vice Consul Of
France the German Consul Collector Beard
John W. Gambler, cxprcsident OF tho Boston
Board of Trade; Curtis Guild M. T.. Ken
nard, George NJ. Towlc and others. The benefits
10 be derived from the proposed treaty were freely
discussed, and during the evening the following
cableQram was sent to Pars:-
To JuLrs GREvy President of tho French Republic
The citizens both republics assembled at banquet for
tho Franco Amerca treaty of commerce send
gratuiations aud good wishes. NATHAN APPLETON.
LEON CHUTTEAu.
The dinner was grand success, and before its
close q committee chosen to call public mcet-
ing in Fanoul Hall for the purpose OF expressing
svnnpatlly with the French Republic
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE CmEF SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON. Feb. Al A. M.
TndicdiionS
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States. Tennessee
and the Ohio Valley. slightly warmer southerly to
westerly winds. stationary or slowly falling barom-
c.cr and partly cloudy weather. except light rains
in the Southwest.
For New England and the Middle States. westerly
to southcrly winds, slightly warmer. partly cloudy
weather, and in the northern portions, light
n temporary rise In barometer the New England
coast and slight changes IN barometer in the Middle
States.
For the Pacific coast regions. generally clear
weather. except possibly light rain in Oregon.
The Upper Ohio River will fall slowly. The Lower
Ohio will rsc
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
CHEERING BUSINESS PROSPECTS.

TROY n. Y. Feb. .. 1879.
The Hudson River Furniture Manufacturing
Company at Cohoes resumed work to-day, en-
ploying fifty with payroll of $4,000
per month. Fuller Warren q Co.'s stove
works resumed to-day. employing 200 men. and
Bussey, Mcleod & Co.'S stove works will resume on
Thursday employing the same number. Burdcnt's
water MILL which has been idle for three years owing
70 the removal OF the works to a more advantageous
location, started this morning Other mills are un-
able to fill their orders
A Holly steam heating company is being formed
here, with capital of S150.oOO. and work is to be
begun early In the spring.
Business prospects for 1879 are very encouraging.
The New York herald., 1879-02-04
LITERARY LOAN EXHIBITION.

PIrrBunG. Pa, Feb. 3, 1S19
The Pttsburg Literary Loan Exhibition was opened
this evening at Library Hail. the rooms being
crowded. The opening address was made by John
II. Rickctson. Tho display of works of art. in
cludng books and textile fabrics. which has been
in of preparation for several weeks, Is pro-
nounccd by competent judges to excel any similar
exhibition heretofore held in this country. All in-
dicatons point to financial well artistic sue
cess. The proceeds to devoted to the benefit
of the Young Mems Mercantile Library.