Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-25
Specie Imports


Newport to Block Island. The vessel is a
total wreck No lives lost.
Specie Imports.
Steamship Main brought s., ,9l5 in
francs.
Settling Railroad Rates.
The managers of railroads in the West and
South. that have been cutting rates so extern
sivelv, have agreed on a settlement of the
passenger war rates, and this settlement
saddles on other railroads 10 per CEN. Of the
loss to be sustained from the recent large
sale of unlimited tickets at less than one
third of the usual price.
Immigrants.
Steamer City of Berlin brought $50 steer
age passengers.
General Grant.
Gen. Grant appeared as a witness before
the Warren court of inquiry, and was warm
" greeted by the members.
Vessel Lost.
The signal station at Cape Lookout reports
brig Robert c. Wright, from Rio Janerio
with cargo of coffee for Baltimore, went
ashore there last night and totally wrecked
The wreckage is strewn along the shore.
The captain and crew of eight are saved.
Murder in n saloon.
At 3 o'clock A. NJ, Thos. Mccormick, who
was brutally beaten by gang of ruffians in
a Sixth Avenue dive known as the "Star and
Garter month ago and laid up with his in
juries in the New York Hospital, in company
with Edward Lyons, one of the most skillfu
burglars in the country, entered the "Stal
and Garter" and entered into an alteration
with Hamilton Brock. proprietor. Lyons
placed pistol against Brooks stomach and
pulled the trigger, but the weapon missed
fire. Brock retreated to the cellar and the
men left. Ate o'clock both returned and
succeeded by pretending they were friends
of Brooks from Boston in again gaining ac
cess to the establishment. Lyons with s
loaded revolver in his hand told the mer
congregated about the bar to stand back, ant
that he intended killing Brock. His first sho
missed the mark and Brock stopped in time
to escape the second shot, which went crash
ing over his head and through several glasses
on the bar. Brock then drew a revolver ant
fred three shots in rapid succession a
Lyons, two of which took effect, one bal
piercing his right lung and the other entering
his Jaw. LYONS was then pulled into the
street by his friends. when three policemen
came up and receiving no response to thei
knocks for admission broke open the doo
and arrested Brock who was concealed on
top floor. Lyons was taken to the New Yorl
Hospital, where the surgeons said he coul'
not survive. Later in the dav Brock wa
held to answer in 81 600 bail. At tn,
hospital the wounded man gave the name o
George +. Lenning. He is the husband Of
the notorious shop litter Sophia Lyons, wh'
not long since endeavored to release prison
ers from Sing Sing prison by false keys
Six years ago Lyons and wife fled TO Franc
and lived two years on the proceeds of crim
committed here, but returned. The man wa
captured and sent to Sing Sing for thre'
years and six months, which term he com
pleted about two months ago.
Death Of Pastor.
ALBANY, October %. Rev. Daytol
Darrell. pastor of Houlton street Africa
Methodist Episcopal church, was found dea
| in his bed. He was 81 years Of age. Sine
his ordination here forty years ago he acte'
as pastor of the churches in New York
Brooklyn. Washington, Providence, Ne,
Haven, Rochester and Buffalo.