Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-26
General News.

The Maryland Democratic state convention
| will meet at Baltimore, Sept ~.
Samuel l.. Clemens, Mark Twain is
the guest of the Marquis of Lorne, at the
government house at Ottawa, Ont.
Gov. Cleveland has appointed Hon. John
Jay of New York, civil service commissioners,
vice Hon. Andrew ID White, declined.
In New York, on Wednesday, 242S immi-
grants arrived, and left in the evening for the
West.
The Keystone lock works at Lancaster.
Pa, owned by Fraim Bros, were burned
Wednesday morning. Loss, 100000.
The charge Of larceny against the actress
Catherine Lewis, preferred by members OF
her company at Chicago, was dismissed Wed.
nesday.
Red cotton English prints imported into
Chill have been found to contain 2.ll
grammes of white arsenic to the square me-
tre Their importation has been prohibited.
Reports from Toledo, Fort Wayne and In
danapolis indicate that the grain crops have
not been materially damaged by the storm
and cold weather.
Mr.. Samuel s. Leonard, who started the
first local express on the Boston & Worces-
ter road. and one of the earliest in the coun.
try, died at Worcester Tuesday, aged almost
49,
Three Americans have been awarded med
"
Dannat. The fortunate owner of Pearce's
prize picture, "Prelude," is John A. Lowell
| of Boston.
The Democratic Union veterans proposes
to extend their organization through the
country, putting Gen. Rosecrsns at the head,
| with view, as believed, to give him presi-
| dental boom.
| Mr.. William Pierce. we'll known for many
+, years as the clerk Of the Massachusetts State
prison, died at his residence in the Bunker
| Hill district at an early hour Tuesday evening,
| in the 18th year Of his age.
| A foot of snow fell Tuesday night on the
line Of the Richmond & Allegheny railroad,
berween Lynchburg and Clifton Forge, Va.
| The weather is exceedingly cold, and consid-
erable damage to crops has been done.
The London Daily News says: There is
an impression among the Irish members Of
Parliament that the government is looking
| for an opportunity to remit the remainder Of
the terms for which Messrs. Healey. Davitt
and Quinn were sentenced to prison.
The iron workers scale Of wages was for
mally submitted to the manufacturers for sig
nature at Pittsburg. Pa, on Wednesday.
1t has thus far been only signed by Hussey,
Howe & Co., steel manufacturers, which will
| not affect the iron situation.
| The body of Miss Young, who died at Gin
| cinnati, o.. rs was supposed. of pnerperal
hemor rhage, was embalmed and sent to Rob-
insop, H., where it was exposed to public
view many persons from the country round
thereby taking smallpox Two persons in the
school where Miss Young died have also been
taken with the disease.
| The patent process -four mills at St. Paul
and Minneapolis are troubled by scarcity Of
hard wheat. The supply on hand will last
| fortnight, when they must depend on the small
portion of last years crtp held in first hands,
estimated at from 100000 to 1000, 900
/ bushels. The mills are reducing production,
and this will tend to keep up the price Of
| -four.
Applicants for positions in the New York
Custom House Is openers and packers were
examined to day at the appraisers Office.
Among them Was colored man, the first
who ever presented himself At civil service
examination. This is the last examination
under the civil service rule that will be held
Appointments after July l6 will be made in
| the same manner ~ was customary in 1863.
The People and Patriot has an attack on
the New Hampshire normal school Thursday
morning. It says: SIT would be better TO
return TO the old system Of teachers' insti-
tutes than continue the normal school as il
has been running. We do not say the
school should be discontinued, but say il
should either be popularixed or abandoned,
az enough money has been thrown away
upon il already"