Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-15
NO. 40.
General News.

Four of the prisoners who escaped from
Hudson, n. Y, Jail, were captured Tuesday.
Edward Ferry, 81 years old and intoxicated,
was killed by an express train Tuesday even.
ing, while walking on the track at North
Wilbraham, Mass.
Mayor MacGenigle, of Lancaster, Pa, has
issued a proclamation, requesting all residents
of the city to be vaccinated in order to pre-
vent the spread of smallpox.
The army worm has committed extensive
ravages in the grass fields of Hampden coun-
ty, Mass, but has lately been attacked by
parasite and it is hoped that its depredations
will be cut short
Patrick Ryan, the bogus reporter who
tors of sums of money on the pretence that it
was for the sufferers by the Southern floods,
was in New York, on Tuesday, sentenced to
two years in the penitentary.
The biennial session of the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars of the World commenced at
Halifax, n. S, on Tuesday, Joseph Malins,
of England. presiding. large number of
delegates FROM Great Britain, the United
States and Canada were present.
A National Seedman's Association was in
augurated at New York on Tuesday by the
choice of II. A. Robinson. president, and J.
Y. Murklanj, secretary. The convention was
III StSSiOu scNtTti ustNs auu tuCiutts ucttkatts
from the New England and other States.
Arthur Groz, hardware merchant, who had
a consignment of 5000 worth of American
locks and tools seized by customs officers at
Montreal, Can, for differentiation, has been
found guilty of fraud, and all the goods con-
fiscated. A fine was not imposed
The excitement at Troy, N. Y, over the
fatal riots of Monday is on the increase.
Sleicher, one of the firm which owns the NAL
leable iron works where the trouble occurred,
was arrested on Tuesday on charge of mur-
der, one man testitying that Sleicher offered
him Sl5 for every striker he shot.
The steamer Belgravia arrived in New York
on Tuesday with 797 immigrants from Coun-
" Kerry, Ireland, sent over at the expense of
the British government. OF the number Ssl
are children. All appear well clad, robust,
and have money. Most of them go to Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The annual Masonic gathering at Burling-
ton, VT, began Tuesday with the conclave of
the Grand Commandery of Knights Templars,
which elected the following officers: &. c.,
A. A. Hall of St. Albans; ID. c., I. M. Chap
man of Middlebury; T., +. b. Taft of Bur-
lington; r., w. c. Bradbury of Vergennes.
Charles II. Scott, a member Of the middle
class of the Theological Semiaary at Oberlin,
O., has been sent to Jail under a fine of 500
anu costs, to CoIHHilttcu Until paiu, ior
a theft of S25 worth of books from a station
er. He pleaded guilty. His home is in Water
bury, Conn. He was studying for Greek
Professorship. not for the ministry.
A large and influential C difference of exec
utve officers and managers of American and
foreign insurance companies, doing a general
business in the United States, Began at Cleve-
land, o., on Tuesday. The meeting is pure
ly deliberative, having reference solely to the
general internal policy and management of
the companies. 1t has nothing to do with
rates, legislation or other matters in which
the public at large is interested