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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-06
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Several Men Killed and 10 Cars De-
strOyed.
\ TERRIBLE SCENE.

SrR>rroEp, May ). y few minutes before
20 the whole town wa. shaken As if by an
earthquake. Windows were blown in and
even sidewalks upon which people were walk
ing were shaken so as to cause pedestrians to
fall. \ ear laden with dynamite had cXplod-
ed. The Grand Trunk freight yard was a
wreck. The explosion bcggars description.
| nd"rncath the dynamite car hole several
feet deep has been scoopcd out by the explo-
sion.
fhc end of the brick freight shed and ppr-
uons of the roof were blown down. Several
frame buildings were cvclcd to the ground
and - freight cars destroyed.
The business part OF the town was nearly
Il mile from the scene of the explosion, but
shared in the disaster. Valuable plate glass
windows were broken and many others blown
in frame and all The damage to property
is many thousands
Two railway employees were blown into
fragments and others injured. The extent of
the disaster cannot vet b, fully learned.
Careful examination shows the damage by
tn" explosion to be much greater than ex-
pccied. Houses around the f.cight shed are
nearly all wooden buildings Several were
blown into fragments. Five cars were blown
into splinters and many damaged. 4 build
ing stood at tn entrance of the yard, in
which three men were blown into thousands
OF pieces while one man was injured and
others miraculouslv escaped without even a
scratch.
Fragments of iron Weighing overs pound
were driven through the window of Crown
Hotel. half a mile from the explosion. The
shock was felt in all the surrounding towns.
and supposed to be an earthquake. The dy-
Mantle was billed as blasting powder and
was to be used ON Detroit tunnel. Damage
exceeds S2JO. 600
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, May ). DIR. Isaac Butt is still
alive, but death is momentariv expected.
He has been unconscious four days.
4 later despatch from Dublin. says; DIR.
Isaac Butt member Of Parliament tor LINER
lex, died at 4 o'clock.
1t is believed the Prince of Wales will visit
the Australian exhibition.
The death Of Gen. Felix Doway, Inspector
General of the French army, recently report
cd and subsequently contralicted, is now pos
itively announced.
4 cargo of hogs from Philadelphia were re-
Gently slaughtered at Liverpool, owing to the
appearance of typhoid among them.
The Spanish senatorial elections resulted
in the choice of l65 ministerialists and -
liberals.
BERLIN, May ). The presence of Herr
Windhurst, Ultramontane leader in the
Reichstag, at Blsmarck's parliamentary sol
rec, was much remarked upon.
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Local Rrevities.

There is less of building enterprise in
this city this season than last. There are now
houses and stores sufficient for the business
of the place.
A friend of ours is rejoicing because he
has had strength enough to leave ofltea drink
ing. He should sing Tca-Dcum.
This is world of mingled joy and sor-
row SO thought the little boy who started
off so proudly with his new coat and had it
.pashed with mud in the artificial pond on
Winthrop street
On Thursday evening our Baptist friends
are to have supper in the lecture room of
their church, followed by an unsociable So
ciable, otherwise called ''mum" socable.
A dry goods mans idea of liberty-Lib-
erty of the yard.
The creation of new offices at the State
House seems to depend altogether upon the
amount of second hand furniture that can he
resurrected.
Advice to hens during the season of gar
den-making-lay still. We trust this will
not be considered rcprehensblc among the
poultry.
AS reward for his achievements at coll
legc, Mr.. II. Eugene Smith has presented his
son Frank with an elegant gold watch and
chain, valued at $500.
Commercial travellers are unanimous in
the opinion that business is reviving
Mr.. Peter Simons has shown us several
apples, in good state of preservation that
remained under the trees in the orchard all
winter without freezing.
Mr.. Edward Partridge, who for many
years worked in the railroad machine shop
in this city, has removed with his family to
Waterville.
Those in quest of paper hangings, or
who have work to do in the painting line,
Beale < Co.'S. These gentlemen are doing
large business, and were never better ''fixed"
for the execution of work than at the present
time.
Partridge Brothers have laid new hard
wood floor in their store, and have put in
new and elegant soda fountain that will! soon
be flowing for the benefit of all the thirsty.
The Trustees of the Insane Hospital
make their monthly inspection to-day.
The contract for making the cellar and
doing the stone work of the new Unitarian
church, in this city, has been awarded to
ID. S. A. A. Young, of this city. The
price to be paid is 5000.
james b. Stetson of the Exchange, in
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Bangor, has been engaged by Mr., Milliken as
Clerk for the Augusta House.
\ beautiful Jay yesterday, and along
with the other Indications Of spring came the
hand organ.
The board of Aldermen will meet We'd
ncsday evening, at o'clock, and the commit
tee on Accounts will be in session this after
noon.
- Bradbury Libby. Esq, highly honora-
bic gentleman in trade here for many years
died yesterday, at his residence on Swan
street
-Seyenty-four in the shade yesterday, ia
noon.
1t will be noticed that Mrs Hodges.
fashionable millincr. has returned from the
large cities, and is to open new and stylish
millinery, at her store in Central Block, OPP
posite the post Office. Mrs. Hodges always
employs competent and experienced ass i,tans
in her business
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INDIAN TERRITORY.
Rich Mines Decentralization Men Al.
ready In.

ST. LorIs, May }. Adyiccs from the
southeastern part of Kansas say about 200O
men have gone into the Indian Territory,
within the past week, also that rich silver
mines have been discovered just south of the
Kansas line. Claims in large numbers are
being registered daily in the squatters regis
try office, two miles from Baxter Spring.
WAsHINGroN. May ). Strenuous exertions
are being made by the war and interior de-
partments to prevent invasion of the Indian
Territory by the protested settlers, who were
to start from Kansas Wednesday. Govern
ment will stop any large body, and if stray
Cling parties manage to cross the line, there
will be no difficulty in finding and driving
them back
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-06

Nix. Enron soon aftcrt the March meeting
in looking over the Maine Standard | no
ticcd in large letters. Sidney erect" and
now | propose to tell YOU how sidney became
perpendicular. In - number Of di>grun-
tied republicans who felt their rare ability
tor town office was not appreciated by their
own party, sold themselves for a small mess
Of democratic pottagc. thereby giving the
democrats two loaVcs for one fish. Being
refused the check list, any one voted who
pleased, and the first man was declared elect
ed by one majority: he received two votes
cast by unnaturalizcd French Canadians.
The true vote would have given the office to
Charles Ioveiov To carry out the pro-
gramnc the truck and dickcr party assisted
IN clcCtlng democrats for the second and
third selectlncn. In - things went about
the same a. in -; the old board was elected
without much opposition. In September the
republican candidate for Representative re-
ceivcd majority. At the last March meet
ing the same tactics were used. No check
lit, all voted who pleased, and in the crowd
no man could tell how many repeated; one
man put in anothcr's vote. Just to accommo-
date The polls closed in few minutes
with less than Il haltdozcn votes in it for an
important office; votes taken by ballot and
rcconsidcred by hand vote. Shade of the
Penobscots and Passamaquoddys' There
were three things which worked against us
the di> gruntled. the want of It check list and
the large Gppte crap of IS. The man whose
name commences with the first and eighth
letters in the alphabet had better look well to
his old cider barrels, prune judiciou>v. and
dig out the b0rers, or he may find himself in
the minority next year. Should the conglom-
Grafton be successful Text fall and Speaker
Frank should be reelected he might as well
make up his mind to take back seat. Us
Sidney no doubt will have the honor of fill
ing the Speakers chair. Therefore hope
the new Superintendent of Public Building,
will pardon the suggestion that he remove
the scarlet plush and have the back of that
old chair upholstered with green.
One otmy friends feels particularly aggricv-
edbecause your last wcck' CORES pondent say.
that the srccnback canvasSer obtained but one
subscriber in this town, and that for only six
months when in fact he did obtain ID as he
put his name down for a whole one Thi,
grecnbacker carries Il legislative Jack knife
which he has not returned He is valiant
fellow and is ready to meet anvbody on the
stump. One New Hampshire Congressman
he had put to flight. and was ready to kill off
all the rest of the republican party in any To-
cality where they would invite him to speak
and furnish him hall
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DISTRESS IN INDIA.
Alarming Spread Of the ChOlera.-.Faii-
IRE of Crops.

CALCUTTA, May ;. Nearly a million of
pilgrims who assembled at Ilurowar fair, car
ricd cholera in various directions Outbreaks
OF the disease are reported from several
places. 1t is asserted that ont of, so 600 per-
sons who went to the fair from Squmaton a
quarter are missing; this mortality having
been caused by the police forcing them to
travel desert tracks. 1t is probable the story
is exaggerated.
The Bombay government reports great dis
tress imminent in Dcccan. because of the
failure Of crops. Five thousand famine strick-
on refugees from kumywar, entered Bombay.
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Russia and ChiBa-- I'm bassadoriaI In.
structIons.

81. PLrLGsB; re, May ). 1t is officially
announced that Russia has agreed to surren-
der kuldia 10 China, in return for revision of
treaties reati' to frontier and other conces-
sions.
BERLIN, May ). England having declared
the proposition for the conference of ambas-
sailors Of the powers, on the subject of claims
of Greece, the ambas sailors at COnstantnople
will be instructed to offer mediation
CoNsrANTINorLE, May >. The inhabitants
OF Lebanon have petitioned the powers, de-
claring civil war inevitable if Rustcm Pasha
is retained in the goyernorship.
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Municipal Court.

Lcander Mccoy, for drunkenness and dis
turbancc at his own house, was ordered to
pay fine Of one dollar and cost, which he
refused to pay and was committed.
George Heath and Henry Crummctt were
arrested at the saloon of Chas +. McLaugh-
lin, by City Marshal White and officers Jones
and Brccn, on suspicion that they had upon
their persons intoxicating liquors, intended
for unlawful sale. When brought into court
they were searched. and upon Heath were
found two quart bottles. one full of rum and
the other of whi>kcy. Crummctt was found
TO carry in his pockets one quart bottle full of
rum.
Heath was permitted to step out to procure
an attorney, and has not vet returned
Henry Crummctt was arraigncd upon the
charge Of keeping intoxicating liquor, intend
ed for unlawful sale. He plead not guilty
was adiudgcd guilty. and fined so and costs
He appealed from this sentence to the Sept
term of the superior Court, ana has rccog-
nzcd III 500 for his appearance Tomorrow
to find other surcte>.
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Disasters at Sea.

Schooner Empire of Bangor loaded with
potatoes and sawdu,t. bound for Rockport.
Mass, cap>ized at Fort Point Cove. Saturday
afternoon, lost dcckload and driltcd on Fort
Point ledge. and is full Of water The crew
were saved.
Schooner u. *. Arcy, from Bangor for
Boston, loaded with brick. went ashore at
Squam Point, Sunday evening, and came off
all right Monday afternoon.
Schooner Mollic, Athcrton, from Falmouth
to Mix River, was wrecked April 10th. at the
entrance to Falmouth. Grew saved. The
Mollic registered 100 tons. was built at Rob-
in>ton in l'66 and hailed from New York
Schooner Fila of Bangor Grindle. from
No. Boothbay for Savannah, was spoken Apr
-, near Bermuda. di>mastcd. Wanted no
assistance.
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ROMAN CATHOLICISM.
Proposed Complete Organization in the
United States.

RoME, May ). 1t is reported that the pro-
gress of Catholicism in the United States has
induced the Pope to arrange complete or
ganization of hierarchy and more intimate I'M
ion to Rome. New biShoprics will shortly be
created, and establishments Of the society OF
JcsMs moro simultaneously orgnnizcl.
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CONDEMNED TELEGRAMS

j. j. Kcndalls numbering mills, at New
port, VT, were burned yesterday. Loss
S35 600; no insurance.
Kalkoo, a Chirliot Indian, was executed at
Portland, Oregon, yesterday, for murder of
T.. j. Brown, near Sitka.
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THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.


CAIRO, April lG. The British and French
notes were presented to the Khcdive. They
express deep regrets at the recent events. and
declare the khedivc will be held responsible
Tor the consequences. They urge the APP
pointment of European ministers, but do not
insist upon ii. 1t is believed the Khedive
VIII rctuse the reauest.
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OTTAWA, May ). In Commons, attention
of the government was called to a despatch in
American papers, stating that as Sitting Bull
had become a British subject, Canada would
be held accountable for his actions Sir j.
Mcdonald stated that the story was a canard
and the government knew nothing about it,
and none of the secretaries at Washington
could decide who was a British subject
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INDIAN 4.
Shooting Attray.

lNnlANAroLIs. May ). Geo. Harding. ed
itor of the Herald attempted to shoot C. \.
Light, editor of the Democrat. Harding was
arrested, liberated on bail and this morning
made another unsuccessful attempt on Light
life. He fired shot at Light, but missed
him and seriously wounded an employee on
the Democrat. Harding is now in Jail. An
other emrloye jumped out the window, and
broke both ankles
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OHIO.
Murder.

CINCINNATI, May !. Samuel Pavey and
hi. son Tyler, extensive dealers in lime rock,
were -hut and Killed near lashurg. Saturday
night, by John Link, ravey's step-son. Link
surrendered to the marshal. He states he
was in conversation with his mother at the
gate of her residence, when the Pavcys came
up and after some words attacked him with
clubs, when to save his life he drew rcvol-
yer and shot back. The cause was Samuel
Pavey's i'll treatment Of his second wife, who
was Links mother.
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tHarrirn.

In onmibia. April ~. Joseph II. Smith to Miss
Hattie T.. Harrington. both oi {.
In >teuheu, April - G,o.W II. Gupiill of Sicubcn
10 Miss sarah j. Cummings of Columbia Falls
la Cherry field, Aptil 10, Augustus Wooster 10
Nj. Rosa Tracy, both OF therryt.ld; april o.
Adelbert Grant To Miss Iona 4. WIN both of e.
In Auburn, April =, Frank T.. Hart horn of Lewis.
ton, 10 Miss AHiiic II. Iuccot Etadh.d
In Bangor, April 30 tico II. Pitcher of ko..c,il!e
y. y, To Miss Stella ~nulc OF Bangor
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turned TO Death.

GALVE>roN, May ). \ despatch from
oycrton says }. T. Young and John Riley,
in Jail for drunkenness, attempted to escape
by setting fire to the building. The flames
spread and being unable to eNtinguish them.
the men We're hmrned to dcath
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Yesterday Judge True, of the Municipal
Court, forfeited ten lots of liquor, which had
been seized by the police, and duly libclled.
They were declared forfeited and will be
spilled accordingly. Where's the fellow from
Coopcr's Mills, and why didn't he claim his
rum?
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THE ZULU WAR,
Preparations Making for General Ad.
vance.

CAPE Town, April IL. Preparations for a
general advance are proceeding. Bartle
Frere met with AN excellent reception from
the Beers, and it is believed everything will
be satisfactorily arranged.
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" ASIIINcTON.
PERSONAL.

WtsnINDroN. May I. Wade Hampton in
tends to pair on all political questions and re-
turn to South Carolina, to remain during the
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Fire.

DURHAM. May ). The paper mandatory
of Page a Coffin was burned Yesterday. to-
gcthcr with the dwelling house and other
buildings. Loss. S50.O00: insured. S3i 600
Strike.
DOVER, May ). The boot crimpers at
Strongburt and Moore's shops left work ON
account of a reduction of ten cents per case
They offer to work at a reduction of } cents
but the proprietor> have thu, far refused to
accept the proposition
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CONNECTICUT.


HARTFORD, May j. The Superior Court,
in the case of Allen, found him guilty of
numbering Shipman. the State Prison watch
man. The motion for delay of sentence was
denied. lie is sentenced to be hanged Nav
2Sth, so, the same day as llamlin, who has
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ESSEE.
Murder.

MEMPHIS, May !. Frank Price had his
throat cut during a discussion over IA game of
cards, in this city, yesterday, by Henry IIar-
ris and Henry johnson was murdered and
robbed near Macon, yesterday. All the above
are mrprOcS.
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Murder and Suicide.

BRIpGEroRr. May ). At New Prcstoa
HILL this morning. Egbcrt Cosgreve. aged
80 shot and instantly killed his wife aged A.,
then cut his own throat. expiring almost i'm
mediatcly. Cosgrevc was habitual drunk
ard. and was crazed from rum.
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WEST INDIES.
y elbow Fever.

WAsnINGroN, May j. The Surgeon-Gen
eral has received a cable despatch from the
Minister To Hayti, stating that the yellow fe-
yer appeared at Port-au- Prince the 30th ut,
and the steamer Andes left that port for New
York, May /.
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LOUISE lana.
Conventions.

NEW ORLEANS, May ). In the con,titu-
tional convention. resolutions were introduce
cd censuring Congressman for interference
with the matter of the State debt. and avow-
ing that no reputation of any honest debts i,
intended
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Weather Indications for To-day.

For New England and the Middle States,
southcrly winds, yeering to cooler westerly,
falling, followed by rising barometer, clear
or partly cloudy weather.
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CALIFORNIA.
Suspected Murder.

SAN FRANcIsco, May ). 4 Victoria des-
patch says the house of Thomas Pool, with
Pool and his two children, were burned. 1t
is suspected murder and arson by the In
tIlau>
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From the seizures made yesterday, and re-
corded in our police reports, the walking rum
shops will find that they are not exactly safe
hut that their pockets are liable to be
searched.
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TIE treasury department. i, informed BY
Norway that it will prohibit the importation
into that country from the t. :. of live cat
tie. sheep or goats, ON account of reports of
plcuru pneumonia.
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NEW YORK.


New YORK. Nav }. ST. 900 changed
hands yesterday in the walking match be
tween two employees of the Stock Board. j.
Hunter beating Dennis solomon from G-th
street to Jerome Park
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Fire in Plymouth.

NEWPORT, May ). The dwelling
owned and occupied by lIolli, Wilson of r.,
mouth, was DESTROYED by fire Saturday night.
Cause of fire unknown. Insured for $500.
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MISSISSIPPI.
Hanged by n Mob,

SrARkvILLE. May .. Spencer and Porter,
barn burners and attempted assassinators of
Jordan Moore, were taken from Jail Saturday
night, by an armed body of white and black
men. and hung.
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One of our dry goods dealers. who is a
perfect Brick, and is Frank enough to con-
fess, it has an extremely dark complexion, and
were he living ON Southern plantation and
mingled with the company now participating in
the exodus, no one would be likely to say that
he didn't belong to that crowd. 4 short time
since Il negro concert was given in this city,
the performers being the dark skinned sons
and daughters of bondage, but now liberated.
Frank sold tickets at the door. During the
evening an elderly and philanthropic lady
came in and engaged in conversation " it'll the
seller of tickets. She expressed the warmcst
sympathy for the Freedmen. and was glad of
the present opportunity to help them in her
feeble way. Then. turning to Frank. whom
she supposed belonged to the troupe. the lady
remarked. alphabetically. "But yoU are al
mast white." Frank concluded not to travel
with that company.
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MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.


SAco, May ). The tallow factory owned
by Alonzo Hill, on the Buxton road, was dcs-
troycd by fire saturday evening. Loss about
500 insured, 500.
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Strike.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Fire.

B0sToN, May ). y mysterious fire ruined
the interior of tie Baptist church at North
Adams, early this morning. taking in the or
van. Loss So nnn: insMrcd 81 1000.
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Fire in NatpryilIc.

VAUDEVILLE, May j. The stable, with
contents. consisting of moving machine. hay
press and other farming implements, owned
by Charles Il. Gilman, was totally DESTROYED
by fire Sunday night. Loss about $500; no
insurance. Supposed inccndary.