Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-06
General News.

General News.
The Canadian Parliament is now wrestling
with the Chinese question.
Seven married women have eloped from
Evansville, Ind, within the past three
months.
Of the 100 members of the Iowa House.
fifty say that they have no religious preferen-
ces.
As an evidence of the recent remarkable
growth of Texas. it is stated that the state
has now sixtv-tour organized counties in
which no vote was polled at the last presiden-
tial election
Probably the only Indian policeman now
on duty in any city in this country is GRAY
Bear. an ex-chief of the Sioux Indians. who
has Just brought his first prisoner to court IN
Fargo, Dakota.
The Salt Lake City Tribune speaking of
the affairs in Utah, says: Polygamy is still
~ t,e saddle. and il i riding hard" The
Trinure giv,s the names Of three men N that
cav who within = short time have TAFT,
plural wives Dlr of the plural WV, o.,
only sixteen lc"r- old
Ntry nice. : vunrc engaged 10 Mr.. B /.
1t must be vary rice to be engaged 10 q d1ct r.
Every time Pee cali. yon know and =. course
that must be- very otten-yon feel n if YOU
wcr" gclt.ug for nothing what any body else
wound have. To pav three dollar. for -EIar-
varl Inmpuon.
Matthew Callahan. a vourg man OF - was
held m $4,000 in Boston SATURDAY for trial
March g., on a charge of having ruipci a
beautiful Young girl. Of IL yoar.. named
Nellie Evtratr, who lived with h,r parents
At west Ila street. New York. Callahan met
the Young girl ON the street near her father :
home. and managed to make her acquaint.
lance. After meeting her several times on
the street. he at last Undue, d her to accompany
him to restaurant. which the girl did not
know was of ilI-repute. Here Callahan pre-
val ei upon her to drink glass of milk punch
He had previously drugged the liquon and
while the girl was under the influence of the
drug he accomplished her ruin He tn n
took her to a dlsreputabe hotel. where he
locked her up in a room. and kept her a close
prisoner for four DAYS When the girl recoy-
cred from the effects of the drug she begged
Callahan TO release her. and after four DAYS
time he let her out only after she had promis-
ed that she would never tell what had occur.
| red In the meantime her parent, had been
searching for her, and when she returned
home the whole story came out. Callahan
stoutly denies the charge made against him.
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| WIS senator ffaie OF washington, Will
make living trip to Ellsworth this week to
look after the building OF her new house.
Mr.. I. whitman Boynton, after short
VISIT to his father. Hon. Gorham l.. Boynton,
OF Bangor, has returned to his home in Wood
oridse. n. y,
Lew" w. sawyer, young man who has
carried on the apothecary business in Port
isnd Tor the past SIX or seven years, went to
Florida some time ago for his health. FRI
dsy evening intelligence was received that
Mr.. SAWYER died Tuesday at Meanwhile, of
consumption HIS age was about 30 years.
HIS remains Will be brought home.
| Names latest novelist is young Bowdoin
ersduste' Mr.. AFRO Bates. His new story,
Inc fagans, although Just from the press,
| in Boston, partly pecause of its own inner