Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-29
NO. 2s3.
General News,

A foot OF snow fell at Buffalo in the late
storm and trains were delayed.
Diptheria is very prevalent in Baltimore
and is increasing.
/ The newsboys of Boston are to have
| Thanksgiving dinner in fremont Temple.
Ornoru, an African king, who died short
time ago, leaves 200 widows and - children.
| His eldest son has 400 wives.
| II. II. Cant, wealthy farmer residing near
Osborne, n j., was mysteriously murdered
| a few nights since.
Several Montreal firms have been REIN.
| bursed by the United States for overpaid
duty on hay.
The police are stA hopeful of arresting
| the asssssins of Lord Frederick Cavandish
and Under Secretary Burke.
Chicago has public library of nearly 90
| 600 volumes, from which $4,000 books are
taken every month.
Lewis Pettigrew and Sandy Unkmau had
a quarrel near Rock Hill, n. c., on Friday.
about woman, and the latter was killed.
A farmer at Dallas, Texas, named Morgan.
tried to chastise his son, II years old. The
son shot the old man in the arm, which was
amputated,
Peter Dick and Robert Roam, boys. fought
a duel with butcher knives, at Charlottesville,
Va, on Saturday. The former was terribly
injured.
At st. Louis, Mo. the grand jury Of the
criminal court will return an ignored bill in
John A. Cockeril case, who killed Col.
Slaybsck.
man has just died in the city hospital
at Lafayette, Indiana, of lockjaw, caused by
"A barrel of cider falling on his leg and crush
ing the bone.
If the rubber factories close next month as
agreed upon by the recent conventions in
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employment in New York, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and New Jersey.
A law of Pennsylvania imposes n fine of
$1,000 and one years imprisonment on any
person who shall "playfully or wontonly
point or discharge a gun, pistol or other fire.
arms at any other person"
In the ease of George Mellus, the brake
man on the Chicago express. which was run
into on January last by the Tarrytown special
at Spuyten Duyvil, the jury at New York on
Friday rendered verdict of not guilty. He
was indicted for manslaughter.
A Cbinaman arrived at Cairo, ILL.,, Satur
day, from St Louis. and while intoxicated
lost his queue. On discovering his loss he
tried to beat his brains out with hammer,
but failing in this, he ran frantically to the
levee, jumped into the river and was
drown.
The coroner and foreman of the jury now
holding the inquest over the bodies of the
victims of the recent fire in Providence, II.
l., had lively dispute on Friday over the
question of who should be boss" 1t was
decided, however, to leave the matter open
until Monday.
An envelope postmarked Boston, received
by Mayor Whyte of Baltimore, Md, on FRI
day, contained $3.50 in bills. There was
nothing to indicate from whom it came For
several years past, about this time, like
amount has beed received in the same way
from Boston. 1t is turned over to the ''con-
science fund"
The Legislature of Vermont has rejected
the proposition to submit prohibitory
amendment to the State Constitution to the
vote of the people. 1t is said it was defeated
by the ultra Prohibitionists, who want to in
cude native wine and cider among the for
hidden articles, and hope to succeed later in
the session.