Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-04
NEW YORK.
Murder in the First Degree.


NEW YORK. December 3. The jury in the
| case of Leighton, for killing Mary Dean, his
mistress, by cutting her throat with a razor,
last June, brought in a verdict Of murder in
the first degree, after an al! nights session.
Gas Explosion Kills Two Men.
An explosion of gas occurred at / o'clock
on 4lst street, whereby two men lost their
lives.
Collision in He'll Gate.
In a collision to-day in He'll Gate, tug
Pioneer OF New Haven sunk the sloop High
lander, with cargo Of iron. No lives were
lost.
Deaths.
Cladius S. Grafula. leader of the 9TH regi-
ment band, died last night, aged 43 wears.
Claude Phillitier. one of the members of
the French Assembly banished BY Louis Ma
poleon. died here last night. aged Is
Comforting IA Degree.
The degree of Doctor of Laws was con-
ferred on Bishop Littlejohn of Long Island,
by Cambridge (England) University, yester.
day.
Indictment Of the MOrey Ccnspirators.
The grand jury to-day presented indict-
ments against Samuel Sullivan Morey, for
perjury, and against Joshua Hart, Louis A.
Post, Kenward Philip and Charles a. Byrne,
for publishing in the Truth the criminal
libel upon General Garfield
Indictments against Philip, Hart, Byrne
and Louis 4. Post charges the first named
with writing and the others with publishing
the editorial headed Lying and Sticking to
It," in Truth, and also having published the
alleged Garfield Chinese letter and fac -simile
of it, and by these means "unlawfuly,
wickedly and maliciously devising as much
as in them lay to injure and vilify James A.
Garfield and to bring him to pubic scandal
and disgrace, and to deprive him of his good
fame, credit and reputation. and
to the great scandal and injury of James A.
Garfield. and against the peace of the people
of the State of New York and their dignity"
These parties are all charged with criminal
libel, the penalty for which is a year IN the
penitentiary and $3.50 fine. All indicted
parties will be arranged Monday, to plead to
the indictments.
Small POX and Diphtheria.
Small pox ia prevalent and diphtheria is
rapidly spreading in the city.
Panama Canal.
The Panama canal enterprise to be con-
structed by the Universal company" under
the presidency and management of De Les
seps with patronage and assistance of the
principal nankS anu UdUkPTs VI anu
America, has been brought forward for sub
scriptiop. There will be $40, 900 shares of
500 francs each, 10000 shares having been
reserved for the original grantees for ex-
penses incurred and grants coded. Public
subscriptions in Europe and America will be
opened on the 18th. 18th and 10Th of the
current month. Drexel, Morgan & Co., J.
G. W. Seligman & Co. aud Winslow, Lanicr
& Co.. a special American committee, re-
ceive subscriptions in the United States.
A Bogus s.LOrd' in the Hands of the
Law.
c. Pelham Clinton, the alleged bogus
"lord," was arraigned again to-day and re-
manded to await arrival of an extradition
warrant from Salt Lake. James T.. Neal
confronted the prisoner and said he met him
in 1875 at Portland, Me-, where he was stop
ping at the Falmouth Hotel. He there went
under the name Of Lieut.. Dennison of the
royal navy.