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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-25
RAILROAD WAR.
Two Companies Claim Property BY
Purchase.

WACO, Texas. April 90. Trouble has
been brewing for some days between the
Missouri Pacific { ST. Louis, and the Texas
Marrow Gauge X. II. Yesterday the Mis-
souri, Pacific Company moved small force
of men down. intending to remove the Mar
row Gauge road, but were foiled by the Mar
row Gauge men. who drove teams around
and over the track. The Missouri Pacific
had in the meanwhile moved large force up
the road which arrived at the crossing at 10
O'Clock News of the threatening conflict
spread throughout the town; at three clock
the Missouri Pacific teams surrounded the
track. with Marvin, Chief Engineer, at their
head He was met by Chief Engineer AK
tell of the Narrow Gauge force, who pro-
posed to make personal matter with Mar
VIM and several of the Narrow Gauge men
then gathered around and forced Marvin
back. The opposing forces drove each other
back alternately for full half hour in the
presence of an excited crowd of 200 citizens,
who were momentarily expecting more seri-
Gus trouble. When the excitement had
reached its height, four of the leaders of the
Missouri Pacific. including Marvin, and
Thomas the contractor, also Axtell of the
Narrow Gauge forces were arrested. The
Missouri Pacific leaders were charged with in
citing riot, and Ax.ell, with swearing. Both
companies claim the property by purchase.
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RICHMOND.

The dwelling house of x. G.. Meserye
situated about two miles from the village.
was consumed by fire at about o'clock. Sat
urday morning. The fire was discovered BY
tie hired help. Mr.. Meserve, the hired girl,
and boy that lives with him, barely es.
capped with their lives. and saved scarcely
anything. The house was worth about 81 900
and was insured, we are informed, for $500.
The Boston Comedy Company played two
nights in Merry meeting Hall. to good sized
audiences.
Charles IL. Hodges is raising the roof of
his house on Church street. so as to make il
two stories high. 1t is great improvement
and will nearly double the value of his house.
Frank Mer.iman is laying the foundation
for house on the lot he purchased If George
Harlow.
The post-office is being enlarged and i'm
proved, and will soon be ready for occupancy.
1t is at present in the store owned by f. D.
Lamson, on south side of Main street.
Robert II. White has taken a partner and
will, in the future, do business under the
firm name of White & Thurlow.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Ares, of a Number of Nihilists.

ST.. PETERSBURG, April 90. printing
press was discovered here the 10th, and from
10 TO % persons arrested at the same time.
press believed to belong to the Nlhillst
newspaper, The Will of the People, was DIS,
covered, and \ number of persons arrested
on the day after the execution Of the Nilililst
for connection with the Cars ASSASSINATION.
Three persons engaged in printing notices
referring to the execution, were arrested
The proprietor of house containing press
and laboratory, and three occupants and two
porters were also arrested. EXecutloner
Frobloff received hundred lashes for mis-
management in the hanging OF the Nihiiist
Michailofi, whose rope broke twice.
Russia by a circular note has invited the
powers to a conference to consider measures
against anarchists.
subscriptions for Carlyle's Memorial.
LONDON, April %. Tn. News under
stands that since the publication of Carlyle
damaging "reminiscences, very little advance
has been made in the collection of subscrIp-
tions fer the prOpos ID en- r.al. Contrlou-
tions. which, before the "reminiscences were
published. were largely and freely made
have almost entirely stopped since their Pnb-
LEGATION.
Protection Guaranteed to Europeans in
I00lSs
TuNls, April -. The apprehensions of
foreign residents are exaggerated IN consc-
quence of the Bey's stateme mt that he would
be unable to guarantee safety to Europeans
in the event of French troops crossing the
Tunisian frontier. NJ. Roustan the French
consul general, has declared that he would
himself answer for their security and would
offer an asylum on board French gunboat
tn all fearing fearing for their safety.
The Murderers Of the Late Sultan Ar.
rested.
CoxsrANTINorLE, April 90. Four persons,
formerly servants in the Imperial Palace,
have been charged with the assassination of
the late Sultan Abdul Aziz. They confessed
they suffocated him, after which they opened
veins in his arms, to make it appear he COM
mtted suicide. Two ex-palace officials and
an ex-war minister are also stated to be i'm
plicated.
A Newspaper MOurns the Murderers OF
the Late Gar.
LONDON, April %. The Freiheit is pub
lished with black border, in memory of the
executed murderers of the Car. 1t prizes
them as martyrs. The tone of the article is
the same as that which caused the indictment
of Herr Most, publisher of the Freiheit
Foreign Notes.
ATHENS, April ga. Movro Michgelis,
Minister of War, has resigned. NJ. Valtinos
will succeed him.
CnNsTANFINoPLE, April n. Dervish
Pasha has entered Presind. The Albanian
league has been dissolved and has now en-
tirely ceased to exist.
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Serious Accident.
FIRE RECORD.



Bo,rox, Mass, April -. 4 fire Tonight
completely destroyed the stable and boat
house of VIM. Ruddock, besides damaging
severely the lumber yard and adjacent houses
belonging to Edwin James Co. .276 Charles
street adjoining the lumber yard, amounting IN
valne to about $4,000 was destroyed to-
gether with five horses, two wagons and
some sleds The entire loss to James Co.
aggregsting about 49, 900 is partially, if not
quite covered by insurance. Ruddock's loss
is complete and includes a shell just finished
belonging to Wallace Ross, one belonging to
Kennedy of Portland, one belonging to Pink
erton Of the Metropolitan club of New York,
and two or three other boats, the the loss be-
ing about So, O0G. Origin Of the fire unknown.
At Syracuse, n. Y.-LOss 100000.
SYRACUSE, y. Y, April 23. Heavy incen-
diary fires occurred this morning at the salt
property near this city. Michael COoney's
three salt blocks were burned. Loss 100000.
At Shamaken, Pa.-LOss 100000.
SHAuAKEN, Pa, April -. Owens tobac-
co store, the business house of W. r.
Kutzner Co., and Rumbergcis marble works,
the Herald printing office and three dwelling
houses were burned last night Loss $50 0O0
Coffin Works Burned.
MINNEAroLIs. Minnesota, April ~. The
indianapolis Coffin Works burned this morn
ing. Loss, 2j,000. Two thousand collins
were burned with the Works.
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DEATH ON THE RAIL-.
4 Passenger Car Jumps the Track
Eight Persons Killed.

ANroNIEro, Col, April 81. A special pas
senger train left Antonieto for Shama, yes
terday at IL o'clock, and when near Oziero,
N. NJ, thirty eight miles from ARtonieto a
passenger coach jumped the track and rolled
down an embankment, one hundred and fifty
feet, killing seven males and one female and
inJuring all the other passengers. The follow
ing were killed: Mrs. c. Declododt, resi-
dence unknown: James Lynch, jamestown,
Kan. d. c. Brewer, Springfield. Mo-; G..
Hall, Indialo, la. l.. Isaacs, Terra Amoorila,
n. NJ; ID. c. Wilson, Leavcnworth, Kan. !:
ID. C. Shoals. Lawrence. Kan, and one I'M
known. The wounded will be taken to Den
yer. The passenger coach was smashed to
pieces. The cause is supposed to be the
softening of the ground caused by the late
heavy rains, The wounded are Gen. Inman,
of Malone, Kan. broken leg; George r.
Page, Pleasanton, Ran, broken rib; ID. r.
Brewer, Mansfield, No., bruised; 4. Brewer,
Mansfield, Mo-, badly bruised. Several 9TH
ers were slightly hurt. The wounded are
under the care of railway surgeon and two
assistants and will all probably recover.
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THE FLOOD



COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, April %. The sit'i-
alton at this point grows worse, and is not
only serious, but desperate. The water has
been rising at the rate of an inch an hour all
day. and the entire bottoms are inundated,
one to six feet. The tracks of all railroads
leading to the Union depot are under water
from two 20 three feet, and no passenger
trains to OF from it, all stopping at the city
depots. The Union Pacific tracks are washed
out for several hundred yards. The river Is
seventeen inches higher than ever known.
No up train arrived or departed from this
city, FRIDAY, As the bridge is washed away on
Elk Horn river in Nebraska. The trouble
will be righted to-day. Hundreds of houses
adjacent to the city in the lowest districts are
completely surrounded, and can only be ap-
preached by boats. Up river reports state
the river is still rising, which occasions con-
siderable apprehension here, as We now have
about as much water as il can stand.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 90. A special TO the
News from Omaha says the Missouri river
has risen three inches since midnight. and Is
still rising. The transfer grounds are only
accessible from the East by boats. The
Union Pacific road is not re-opened yet.
Weather is pleasant and the prospects are
more hopeful.
ST. PAUL. MIMI. April ~. The Minne'
sofa river is still rising and has caused se-
rinus damage TO the railroad tracks and build
ings at several places. At Montevideo the
river rose four feet last night. and was rising
this afternoon at the rate of two inches an
hour. Many buildings are surrounded and
some have been carried away. The water
has invaded the business streets. and threatens
to undermine costly buildings at Granite
EA,llS Rri1peS have hapu carried AWAY and
the highest point reached yet is known at
Manketoes and st. Peter. The water is
above tn elevees and tracks and still rising.
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Claims Ofthe Union Pacific.

WAsHISGroS. April "a. petition has
been filed with the United States court claims
by the Union Pacific railroad company, rep
resenting first, that up to and including the
3lst day of December, 1879. the claims of
the railroad company against the government
for the transportation of mails had been ad-
Justed upon the terms prescribed by the post
Office department which offered compensation
to the company considerably less than
amount charged to and paid by private par
ties for the same kind of service. At the
same dates the company makes a claim for
other services to the government petitioning
for over a million dollars.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
4 Strike Of Car Drivers.

ST. Louls. Mo, April 90. 4 strike of the
street railway conductors and drivers was in
augurated this morning, and all lines in the
city except two are greatly crippled. The
men ON Franklin Avenue road did not join
in the strike The President of Bellefon-
taine line acceeded to the demands Of the
strikers. has full number of cars in the
service, but all other roads are much troubled
LATEg-The street car strike continues.
Superintendent Fuqua, of the Fifth Avenue
line, started out with a car this morning, TAX
ing charge himself as conductor. A
number of men armed with chairs. stools and
clubs rushed into the street and made an at
tack on the car. smashed the windows and
fittings, and one dealt Fuqua blow with a
chair. Policemen arrested one of the
rioters, but he was rescued by the mob while
being taken to the station.
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PERU AND CHILL.
The Army in Favor Of Dictatorship.

PANAMA, April %. Advices from Lima
are that the remnant of the Peruvian army
at Arequipa comprising 1000 men, not half
OF whom are armed, has pronounced in favor
of Pierola as dictator, and few smaller de-
partments have endorsed their action. Ii is
also stated that President Calderon's DEGREES
relating to local government at Lima are
openly resisted by that municipality, leading
to great confusion. 1t appears potable that
no local government can be formed and that
the Chilians will be forced to continue their
occupation of the country. President Cal
deron proclaimed his government the 10Th
of March, convoked the Congress for the 18th
of May in the barracks at CaoriIlos. whose
duty it will be to select provisional presi-
dent until an election can be held and to de-
eide upon the future relations of Peru with
Chilli
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the flames were extinguished without dol ,g
much damage. 1t is thought that the nre
was caused by the explosion OF lamp
with which Mr. Fraser had been making glue.
Fire was discovered in the fine residence OF
Mr.. Holt of this village one day last week,
but was extinguished before any great damage
was done. 1t was caused by man putting
alighted pipe in the pocket OF his vest when vas
hung up in the house. This Is result OF
carelcssness
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lfgaI advertisements.

mo the Court of County Commissioners within
i and for The Counties of andre .coggin and
Franklin.
The undersigned citizens of the aforesaid counties
would respectfully represent that public convenience
and necessity require the location of county way
in the towns of Livermore in said Androscoggin
County and Jaw in the County of Franklin, and IL
cross the county line between said towns follows
namely: Commencing at the county road leading
from North Livermore TO JAY Bridge near the union
schOol-house in said Livermore and about four rods
North of the intersection of the road leading from
said county way to Livermore Falls, thence North
westerly the West line of said Livermore thence
in said town of Jay in continuation of said
ing Chenery. We therefore pray your hOnorab g
boards after due preliminary proceedings and requi
site ofthe same, you will locate the same
In duty bound will ever pray.
Dated at Livermore aforesaid, this seventh day OF
February, A. ID. 1881.
ALBERT JONES and Seventy-fve Others.
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hENNEBEC COUNTY.-H Probate Cont at
.d1gas.g' on NE second Monday OF 1prH. 1881.
- OF james Rideouf. late of Benton. in said
S9anly' deceased having petitoned for Ioense to
sen he ioowng real estate of said deceased for the
Rs neh. oI deDts. VIZ: 10. of LAM known as the
noya brown lot. in Benton, containing about 20
acres, and lot known the Canada lot containino
about the same: ~ containing
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior to the second Monday al
nay next, IN the kennebec Journal n news
pape printed In Augusta, that all persons interested
may attend Mt Court Of Probate then to be holden
- augusta and show cause. II any. why the PRAYER
OF said petition should not be granted. r'e.
.,..... EMERY Q. BEAN, Judge
AZ" AID VWkN, Register. 3wlC
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The party of which Lord Beaconstield
was the leader is now agitated over the
question who shall he his successor. The
names most prominently mentioned and
from one of which no doubt his successor
will he chosen are Lord Salisbury. Lord
Cairns, Lord Cranbrook, and Sir Stafford
Northcote These are men of mark from
whom good leader may he selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-25

The reported conjecture of some of the
Bourbons that Secretary Blaine inspired
the recent speech of Mr.. Frye is not de-
cent nonsense. Mr.. Blaine is man who
minds his own business very closely; and
Mr.. Frye has n habit of doing his own
thinking and speaking which is not at all
in harmony with the conjecture that he
was inspired by anybody.
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BRUTAL MURDER.
A Woman Beaten to Death by Rough

BosroN, Mass, April %. A brutal muir
der occurred at No. Jasper Place of North
street. this afternoon. 1t appears that James
Tracy, worthless fellow, 81 years old, went
into the house and attempted improper liber-
ties with an inmate named Eliza Pope. 50
years old. The woman resisted the fellow
but he forced her into the chamber and threw
her upon the bed and tried to accomplish his
purpose. A woman named McManers inter
fered. Tracy seized club and drove her
from the house. then with the club and iron
poker he began to beat the Pope woman about
the head and body. She soon became un-
conscious hut he continued to beat her. On
arrival of the police she was just breathing
her last, and when the doctor arrived she
was dead. Tracy, who was quite violent,
after some resistance was locked up.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
rAssociated Press Telegrams to the Daily
Kennebec Journal
MAINE.
Ere i'm West Gardner.

tUe IN W cSS odH
G,KpISxK. April %. Fire at West Tar
diner destroyed the house owned by Mrs.
John Campbell Loss $500; fully insured ;
cause unknown.
Burglary nj Litch6eld Plains.
G.EpiSKR, April %. The house OF
James 4. Chase on Litchfield Plains was
broken into last night, and sixty dollars
stolen Two persons residing in the neigh
borhood are suspected. and will probably be
arrested.
Serious Accident.
Placid White, an employee Of Bradstreet
Bros. at South Gardiner, fell from the top OF
a pile Of lnmber, and was seriously injured
Postal Changes.
W..HISGToN. ID. C., April ~. The fol-
lowing are the postal changes in Maine for
the past week:
Post-office stablishcd-Arnold, PenObscot
county.
P,smasters appointed-L. W. Goodspeed,
Pittston. Kcnnebec county; Lew W. lnger-
soil, So Beddington, Washington county,
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Car Rolls Down an Embankment.

PuEBLo, Col, April % Yesterday after
noon, passenger car containing IA passen-
gers, on the Denver { Rio Grande train,
which left here for Omaha last Wednesday
afternoon. jumped the track two miles from
Rock Tunnel, and rolled $50 feet down an
embankment. No other cars left the track
Five men and one woman were killed, and
three slightly. and three seriously injured
No employees were injured except the fore,
man. who was riding in the coach. 1t is i'm
possible to give the list of the killed at this
time.
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PENNINGTON.

The business Of the Sandy River X. r. is
so increasing that the company are about
having more rolling stock made They are
also painting and repairing all their pas
senger cars in an elegant manner.
1t will be one Of the handsomest looking
trains in the country when finished.
The building occupied by E. j. Fraser, as a
cabinet shop in this town, was discovered to
oe ON nre the 2lst inst, and by the prompt
action Of number Of men standing near by.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-25

When a board of eminent physicians and
chemists announced the discovery that by
combining some well known valuable RENE
dies, the most wonderful remedy was pro-
duced, which would cure such wide range
of diseases that most all other remedies could
be dispensed with, many were skeptical; put
proof of its merits by actual trial has dis
PEELED all doubt, and to-day the discoveries
of that great medicine. Hop Bitters. are
honored and blessed by all as bcnefactors.-
Democrat.
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Donation to Trinity College,

HARTFORD, Conn.,. April -. At a meeting
of the trustees of Trinity College, Saturday,
letter was received from Col. Chas. II.
Northam of this city offering donation of
$40. 900 for the erection of new dormitory
The new building will occupy place between
beauty and usefulness of the buildings. Col.
Northam, for many years, has been a warm
friend of Trinity College, and has been a
member of the board of trustees since 1859
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Knitting Goods Association.

New YORK, April IS. Some forty manu-
facturers of knitted goods have formed a ma
tional knitting goods association IN this city,
to take action in regard to the recent circular
of the Treasury department, which in effect
removes the duty on knitted wooden goods,
and which, it is claimed, threatens to cause
serious loss to American mat ufacturers
James Talcott was elected president, and J.
n. Carpenter. treasurer. The association
represents capital Of S25, 0OO. 600
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The elections which are to take place in
Virginia in May are exciting considerable
interest in view OF the mixed condition OF
political affairs in the State and the po-
sition Of Mr.. Malone in the Senate. The
fan elections however will he better test
Of the public sentiment.
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Messengers Notice.
OFFICE or THE SHERIFF OF kESxEBc COUNTY.
STATE OF MAINE

OFFICE or THE SHERIFF OF kESxEBc COUNTY
STATE OF MAINE
hENNEBEC S., April 18th. A. D. 1881
Wis Is TO give notice, that on the Ilth dov
L OF April. a. ID. 1881. "a warrant in insolvency
was issued ont of the Court of Insolvency for said
Sonnty OF kenDebec, against the estate Of
FRED ii. scrpfon and Wilson b. leighton lat.
coPartners as Leighton, Scruion & Co.. adjndged to
DE insoivent debtors, on petition of H. g. Heath
ana susie l.. Pullen, Augusta creditors which
petition was filed ON the ooth DIV
OF March, A. d. 1881, 10 which last named
date interest on claims Is TO be computed: that tl
payment OF any debts and the delivery and tram.
Ter OF any property belonging to said debtors to them
or Tor their usc and the delivery and transfer of
property by them are forbidden by law THAT meeting
OF .he creditors OF said debtors to prove their debts
ana choose one or more assignees OF their estate will
De held a. Court of Insolvency to be holden M fhc
Trooate Court Room, in Augusta, in said County of
ne u on the nineth day of APRIL A. ID. 1851
at O'Clock in the afternoon. '
"iven under my hand the date first above written
GEO X. STEVENS, Sheriff
As Messenger of the Court of InsoIyencv for ola
County of kennebcc. No., 90"
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The warm weather approaches though
very reluctantly, and the buds and the
grass make slow progress. But if we
think the season late in this latitude. what
must they think in southern ATTITUDES
where it is weeks behind other years. and
the frosts are playing havoc with the
blossoms that dare show themselvese
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New York, April %. Samuel A. Banks,
aged IS, died suddenly Thursday. The re-
mains were escorted by the 9TH regiment
volunteers to the depot last evening. They
will he inferred in Hallowell. Maine.