Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-10
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Fifty coal barges were destroyed by fire
at Cincinnati. Jan. 8. The loss was CSC, zoe
Reports from verplancks Point, Pough'
keepsie. up to noon Jan. ?, show everything
quiet there.
The three sailors from the wrecked bari
Josie t. Marshall, picked up by crew from
the life-saving station &c. Babylon, Jan. s,
were nearly persisted from cold.
Thomas A. Warren of Maine, was washed
overheard and lost on the voyage of schooner
NJ. ]. Russell. from jacksonville to New
York.
The New York sugar dealers have formed
an exchange.
Rev. James NJ. Beebe. native of Hebron,
n. H., Principal OF the High School al
Orange, n. j., died Thursday, at New York,
| aged Sc.
George Ricard, President of the Williams
burg Savings Bank, New York, died Jan. 4,
aged IS. He was soldier in the war Of
lSI2.
The post-officc at Cory, Pa, was robbed
of $1,000, several valuable papers and regis
tered letters, Thursday nigh, of last week.
| collision occurred Jan. s, on the Leigh
& Susquehanna Railroad, at Stony Greek.
Pa, between the freight train and engine,
Five men were severely injured; two fatally.
| Sixteen deaths have occurred at Havana.
from small pox, and four from yellow fever.
during the past week.
Work was partially resumed at Verplanks,
Poughkespsie, Saturday. Only one company
of militia remains. Seven alleged ring.lcad-
ers OF the strike gave themselves up al
Peckskill, and gave $500 bail.
| For the week ending Saturday. Jan. s.
2SS, 995 standard silver dollars were dis.
tributed, against l22, 495 for the correspond
ing period of 1850.
heavy snow storm is prevailing at Fort
Monroe.
| Affairs in Ireland continue as matters OF
much concern 10 the Pope. who is reported to
have sent fresh instructions to some of the
| Irish Bishops, with a view of promoting the
establishment OF order.
A serious split has taken place in Madrid,
among Carlists, large section of HON have
| abandoned Don Carlos.
| For the first time in many years, Raritan
Bay is solidly frozen over, TO the width of two
miles, and all communication by water 10
New Brunswick. South Amboy. and other
| towns on the river is stopped.
| A severe storm is reported at Long Branch.
Col. ID. b. Sacket has been ordered to re-
port to the Secretary of War as Inspector
General of the army This nomination is
| reported to have been decided upon by the
President, and will probably be sent to the
Senate Monday.
1t is understood that the President has
decided to reappoint Chauncy Richards as
United States District Attorney far Cincin-
natl.
Four thieves who attempted to rob a
jewelry store, on the Bowery, New York,
were captured by two policemen, after a
sharp fight.
Thirty-two Of the crew of the Spanish
steamer Leon, which sunk in collision with
the Harelda, have been saved. Thirty are
still missing.
Judge Wallace of San Francisco, demo
crat. to-day admitted that if called upon by
| caucus of democratic members of the
Legislature to contest the seat of Gen. Miller
in the U. s. Senate, he should do so.
| The cold weather in Chihuahua surpasses
| anything of the kind within the memory OF
| the oldest inhabitant There has been ice in
Paso Del Norte two inches thick.
The CHILEAN minister has no confirmation
| of the reported capture of Lima by the Chill
| ians. But he stated this evening that he
| confidently expected at any moment to re-
| ceive authentic advices to that effect.
The new Uniyetsity boat house, at Oxford,
| England, with many valuable boats, was
| burned, Sunday.
The Judge of Toxic, Sadbansho. was as
sassiDated in the streets of the capital, Dec.
18th. in revenge for the death of the assassins
of his father fifteen years ago.
Cyrus W. Field left for China December
18th.
The results of eighty elections are report.
ed, showing that A republicans, 6 Irrecon-
cilables, and s Conservatives have been re-
| turned. and 90 second ballots will be ieces-
sary. No Communists are yet reported
elected.