Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-04
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Mrs Rock of Moore,own, n. H.. was
burned to death Saturday night, during
drunken carousal. Her husband and
another man we're asleep in the room Mt the
time and were not awakened.
The public debt statement shows a de-
crease during December Of 8. SOS. 430.16.
The Navy department will remain with
out head until Wednesday. when the Fresi-
dent will send to the Senate nomination to
fill the unexpired term until March 4th.
Steamer Lancaster reports having spoke
Five Fathom light ship so miles of Barnegat.
Boats have gone to see if she needs assist
ance.
Judge Morris. in the L. S. District court
at Baltimore, refused TO appoint a receiver
for the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co.
Governor Head of New Hampshire has
signed the certificate of Hon. Ossian Ray,
and it will be forwarded to him to-day. The
official count in all but - towns gives Ray a
plurality of 5000.
Cardinal Rene Francois Regnier, arch
bishop of Gambia, is dead.
Paris police are preparing TO suppress the
disorder apprehended on the occasion of the
funeral of the dead Communist Blanqui.
Thermometer at Moorehead is 25s below;
Duluth. 50; st. Paul, -; La Crosse. Wis,
80; Vincent, ID. T.. 2ls; Omaha, -; Fort
Garry, pa.
A special from Albany SAYS that nearly all
concede the election of General Sharpe as
Speaker of the Assembly, and states that
anti-Conkling members are in minority as
to L. 5. senatorship.
Thomas Smoker is arrested in New York
for beating his wife to death.
Eastern steamers report the ice in Long
Island Snupl heavy and phsfrucfipu
Hugh McCabe has been arrested for shoot
ing James Jackson, last Tuesday, in New
York. Jackson died Sunday.
The report that the son of San Fran
cisco millionaire had absconded fiom that
city with over a million dollars and a ques-
tionable woman, is untrue.
Blanqui was unconscious from Tuesday
until the time of his death. He was seized
with a fit of apoplexy on quitting socialist
meeting.
Various municipal governments of cities
were inauguratcd Monday in Massachusetts.
The debt of Boston is S26.65S, 456, a reduc-
ton of 1851 ,s3l during the year. All the
cities in the State show reduction of their
Indebtedness during the past year.
Advces from Poplar River agency, Mon
tana. to December 3lst, state that the report
of the surrender of Chief Gall is premature,
and up to that date he was outside the lines
of Major Dodge, who has 500 serviceable
men at that point. In addition to 800 hos
tile warriors across the Missouri from Poplar
Creek. there is an excited band Of 1000
Yanktons at the agency.
John Smith, alias VIM. Bartelle, indicted
for passing counterfeit trade dollars in Fall
River, and who escaped and went to New
York, was arrested there Tuesday noon and
turned over to Boston officers.
Judge J. c. Cork has served upon NJ. f.
Cults notice of intention to contest his seat
for the 9th Iowa Congressional district.
Barque Esther, PegressO for New York,
reports that Dec. 81, so miles south of Della
ware. exchanged signals with ship show
ing the letters W NJ S NJ. with stem broken
in and covered with canvass.
Municipal elections were held Monday
throughout Ontario.
A building at Carmi, H.. occupied by
Brennan's dry goods store and other business
houses. and the normal school, were burned
Sunday. Loss $4,000: insured S2l 900.
The CHEYENNE River Sioux started home
ward Monday, from Washington.
Arguments were heard before the Secretary
of the Interior, Monday, in the celebrated
Chauvin case, involving title to 255 acres of
valuable land in the heart of st. Louis. The
case will now he taken under advisement.
Capt. S. b. Fitzpatrick of barque Horace
Scudder which arrived at Boston from the
west coast of Africa after tempestuous pas
sage, died at sea Sept. 80. He belonged in
Biddeford.
Patrick Ross of Chicago, aged IS, is dying
from injuries received in fight among boys
while skating.
Slosson wishes to play VignauX again, for
J, 900 points up, for stake of 5000 francs,
the game to be PLAYED on new table from
New York, on which neither have PLAYED, the
match to come off in New York, London or
Paris.
Two miners employed in No. l shaft at Car
bondae. Pa. were killed Monday by fall of
a lot of coal in their chamber. They leave
large families in a pitiahle condition.
The republican Assembly caucus at Albany,
Monday night, unanimously nominated Gen.
Geo. ii. Sharpe for Speaker. The democrats
nominated Hon. Erastus Brooks.
Heavy SHOWS have caused great damage in
Sicily. At Barcelona the river burst its en-
bankme nts, creating a general panic.
California legislature met at Sacramento.
Monday, and effected an organization without
delay the republicans organizing both houses.
The Nevada legislature also met and organized
at Carson City. Also the Territorial legisla-
ture of Arizona at Prescott. Indications are
that Gen. Miller will be chosen by the re-
publican caucus for United States Senator
from California.
Rev. Father Dowd. parish priest of st.
Patrick's, Montreal. has commended the land
agitation in Ireland from his pulpit.
Receipts from internal revenue for De-
cember. sl2,905, 0i7.44; from customs,
Sl3.7l7. 906.27.
The L. 5. Supreme court met Monday at
Washington. the first time since the holiday
recess. All the justices were present ex-
cept Hunt, Clifford and Woods. The latter
will probably take his seat Wednesday or
Thursday.
4 collision of freight trains occurred on
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia road,
last night, killing one man and demoishing
three ears.
Snow has been on the ground at Augusta,
Ga. for week, something Unprecedented in
the history of the city. The sleighing is
fine. the first time in Is years.
A smashup occurred on the Pennsylvania
Monday afternoon, caused BY col
lision of two freight trains. Twenty-f four
loaded freight cars we're thrown from the
track and badly wrecked. No one was in
jureJ.
W. B. Ramsey was elected speaker Of the