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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE or COMPTROLLER or THE CUkRkScf'i
WARRINGTON, July y, 1851 "a.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence presented 70 ~
undersigned, II has been made TO appear that ~
Granite National Bank Of Augu-ta" In the CITY :" ~
Asgusta, In the county Of Kennebec and Siate ~ -
Maine, has complied with all the provisions OF tns
"aet Of Congress to enable National Banking az y,
ci4tions to extend their corporate existence anu "
other purposes" approved July 18th, 1852 lila,
N0lo, therefore, I, Henry W. Cannon, Comb troIies
OF the Currency, do hereby certify that Ihe Grsne
National Bank of Augusta Ia the city OF Augusa
In the county OF Kennebec and State Of Mane' ~
thorized TO have succession for the period specln
In its amended articles Of association, namely, upu
close OF business on July II, 1904. ,of
In testimony whereof witness my hand and sea- '"
f.eal.l H. W. CANNON,
jylld30t Comptroller Of the Currency
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02

Agents-Augusta, WI. Tuck; Hallowell, +. r.
Lewis; Gardiner, o. NJ. Blanchard; Richmond. j. T.
Robinson; Bath, &. G. Greenleaf.
iu20du =. u. GLAZIER, Treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02

This powder never varies. A marvel of purity
strength, and wholesomeness. More economical than
the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competi
ton with the multitude of low test, short weight.
alum or phosphate powders. sold only in cans.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co, lo6 W ell street. n. Y.
sept2ltAwly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02
For SGLe.

INOR SALE Or RENT.-A fine house on
~ Patterson Street. II has twelve rooms; can be
used for two tenements or one. 1t is in complete
condition. and will be sold at great bargain let
on Reasonable terms. win rent the lower tenement
to small family without children. Gail on
JOHN l.. STEVENS,
jyl7t3w Western Avenue.
A HOUSE for sale also a house to let
IN HENRY B0YNT0N.
my2ldu rs Gage Street.
lNOR SALE.-Houses in different parts of the
II city, ranging in price from $3.50 to $4,000 Also
desirable store on Water street. Also good farms
in this city and elsewhere. Apply at the Office of
+. $. FOGti,
next south American Express office. feb26tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02
BAR YARB0R 6 MT. DESERT ISLAND,

and Of Plain, River. Ocean and Forest IN
equalled in beauty and grandeur on the Az
lantic Coast. It can be reached by the
through trains Of the Maine Central X. H.
via their their new Mt. Desert Branch. the
terminus of which is less than mile from
the house, cOmmodiOus steamer making
close connection with all trains.
The house will be conducted as FIRST
cla's Hotel, affording superior Accommodations
at reasonable charges.
Splendid Trout Fishing can be found WITHIN
easy distance. For further information ad'
dress JOHN SHOENBAK, Proprietor.
Refers bv permission to the officers OF tne
Maine Central r. X. jy26d2w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02
Educational.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE,

LNNAMlNATIONS for admission to college with.
II held at the Ceayeand Lecture Room. Mass,
chusetts Hail. on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, july iiA
and 18th, and on FRIDAY and SATURDAY., Sent ish
and 18th, beginning each day at $50 A. NJ An car
'idates must be present on Friday morning.
ALPHEUS :. PACK NRn
,-, ACTING President.
Brunswick, June 2lst. 1854
Junc15t&w9u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-02

Excursion every Tuesday and Friday. Fare frcm
Augusta, Hallowe and Gardiner 81, Richmond 75c. =,
Bath SOC.
Days down-Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays.
Days up-Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-29
Newton Grimths

On left side. ADD
tionui brand circle or
the lefthip. RangC ~
Oak spring. y. o..
Cedar Point. Chase
county.Kas ley1
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-08-29
5000. 90 REWARD.

5000. 90 REWARD.
This Company will pay the above reward to
any party or parties furnishing information
leading To the arrest and conviction of any par
~ or parties who have violate the stock laws
10 the detriment of this company. The above
reward will be paid for each and every person
so arrested and convicted.
SPENCER & DREW, Managers,
Al 7. d. Box Al DODGE CITY, KAS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
Feminine XigiIanfes.

HANNIBAL, Mo, March 25.-Considerable
excitement prevails in the town of Pearl
Pike county, His, at present A few weeks
ago dashing widow arrived in the village
and opened millinery store, which soon be-
came the headquarters of number of mar.
ried men of the town. This was discovered
by their wives, who, on questioning the
husbands and receiving no satisfactory
explanation of the amount of MILL
cry business they had on hand, concluded
something was wrong, and, after consulta-
ton among themselves, appointed commit
tee of twelve to put stop to further pro
ceeding:. The twelve indignant ladies went
in body to the store of the widow, and
with brick and rocks demolished all the
windows in the building and drove her off
the premises. They then piled her goods on
the street and gave her notice to leave. She
refused, and threatened, but was finally pre-
vailed upon by her male friends to leave
EpVER
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

own throat, and he was tracked by the blood
for near a half mile, where he was lying
upon the grouni nenr a straw pile. Con-
stable Clary leveled a shotgun at him and
ordered him to surrender, when he said
"Dont shoot me. l wouldn't hurt you, and
couldn't if would"
His throat was cut from ear to ear, and his
face, whiskers, haslds and clothes smeared
with blood. DR.. Whitly, in company with
the sheriff, soon arrived. The shallow cash
in his throat was stitched, face and hands
washed, and clothing changed when the
sheriff secured a wagon, put,a bed in, placed
the prisoner upon it and conveyed
him to Jail. Several hundred people
were standing along on the side
walks about the Jail when the sheriff arrived
with the fiend. The victims maiden name
was Rebecca Wells. She was Houlden's
third wife and he her fourth husband. II e
prisoner formerly resided in st. Louis ar |
worked in mill. When interviewed he saiCs
81 did it, and don't regret it; was tired of liy
ing in hell States Attorney Knoles has fore
stalled all opportunities for manufacturing
defense. A dispute about property was tht
pauSa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
Slight Odds.
A Little Story with Large Moral,-One
Man who Knew his own Business.

"No, my DEAR said the venerable keeper OF q
country store to a tmid little girl whose head
scarcely came up to the counter, No, my dear,
haven't any red flannel but we have some first
rate New Orleans molasses - Softly limiting that
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite well, the child went away in search of the
article she wanted.
"Haye you BEFSON.S CAPCINE PLAsTERS, -
asked a gentleman of a certain drcggist whose
name could be given were it desired. Il am trou-
bled just now with touch OF my old friend, the
lumbago, and the Benson's Plaster seems 10 go
the spot almost as soon as it touches the skim
Not at present. replied the druggist genially,
"but we have lots of plasters just as good, There
is Allcock's. the Capscum and others-won't one
of them do just as wells'
My dear SIR" retorted the gentleman, with a
slight show of temper. II say nothing against
those articles, but am a business man. and al
ways ask for precisely what want, and for moth
ing else. l may enlighten you, however, when l
say that sometime ago, for another disease
which the Capcine has since cured me, tried all
those you mention. with no appreeiable benefit.
Theyare inefficient, every one of Them the mean
est act of the proprietors of some of them being
this: that they make plasters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
| they are the same thing. Experience taught me
The difference I'll go to the next man in your line
Good day
BE on your guard against limitations. The gen
nine has the word CAPCJNE cut clearly in the
middle of the plaster. All others are impositions
Seabury II johnson, Chemists. New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
A Blind Transaction.

TRAVERSE CRY, Mich, March 25-Con-
siderable excitement has been caused at Fife
Lake, in this county over the actions of
James B. Lancaster, the postmaster and
supervisor of Fife Lake township. Some
VINE since a young lady school-teacher be-
came mother and charged man named
Hunt with being the father She offered to
settle the matter for $40O, and named as
arbitrator Mr. Lancaster. Hunt paid the
money TO Lancaster, and the young lady met
the latter in Traverse City to settle, but in
stead of turning the money over TO her, he
gave the woman his personal note The
woman has again become a mother, and now
claims that Lancaster took advantage of his
position while in Trave.se City, and that he
is the father. The child was born blind
Lancaster now turns out to be defaulter to
the postoi1ice department for 81, 400, and has
been arrested. The woman is unable to col
lect the money. Lancaster had it in trust for
her, and she is penniless.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
TILnEN.

That Tilden is very sick man, and
that the talk in regard to his health is all
nonsense, Is shown by the fact that he
was not able to attend the funeral of his
brother last week For year he has had
to be fed, and he is totally incapable of
carrying on conversation of any length.
Peoria Journal.
What's the matter with the Journal?
Didn't the editor know that Col. Dowdall,
of the Democrat, had an interview with
Mr., Tilden the other day. Dowdall said
in regard to his health, that his eyes were
as bright and sparkle when In converse
ton the same as they did twenty years
ago. That his skin is clear, and presents
the appearance of health That when he
entered the room wherein Dowdall was
sitting, that ne did not come tottering
along, but quietly walked in and extended
his hand. 1t looks as though the Jomnal
withes to dispute the veracity of the
Colonel, who went to New York purposely
to interview the sage of Gramercy Park.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

The wedding dress of Miss Fry, an
American lady soon to wed an Italian
Prince in Florence, has been exhibited in
Paris, where it was made, and is thus de
scribed: The corsage and train are in the
richest white satin. the former Slightly
open en- cpur, made with coat sleeves,
and slightly pointed in front and back.
The opening of the corsage and sleeves
is trimmed with point lace; the train is in
great wide plaits, and the front of the
skirt is crossed by = tulle scarf going be
hind i'll drapery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

CHICAGO, March 25.-Refering to letter
published by the Tribune, signed by Leonard
SWEET, of this city, in which 1t is stated that
President Lincoln told the writer that he had
read every line Ct the testimony before tho
court martial, which convicted Fitz John
Porter, and that he Porter ought to be shot
the Times publishes official records to
prove that Lincoln could not have
read the testimony, and that he acted in
approving the finding of the court upon the
review OF the proceedings Of the court fur
nished HIM by Judge Advocate General Holt
The Times also publishes a letter written by
Ex-Governor Newell, of New Jersey, close
friend Of President Lincoln, in
which the writer says Lincoln was perfectly
willing TO reopen the case if evidence was
extant that would affect the finding of the
court, an he 1.-THE presiden0 was inclined to
believe that Porter was victim of circum-
stInpas
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.

An Iowa man drank three quarts OF
cider il t,ree minutes.
David her, OF New York, has visited
Forcpausl's white elephant, and proaouuces
1t iran /
Postmaster Coggeshall, of New led.
ford, Mass, has completed a half century %
service as postmaster IN that town.
A dispatch from Portland, Ore, says
"Huntn- ton is reported to have boosted hd
now controls every mile of Pacific coast rail
road
The steamer City of Montreal, which
arrived at Queenstown, reports on the pas
sage having passed an iceberg 200 feet high
and 400 feet long.
Mr.. Il. W. Zachry, of Heard county,
Georgia, has an egg which is in circumfer-
ence the short way six inches and the long
way eight inches.
Perry farr, carpenter, fell from
a building at Charlotte, Mich.. chisel with
which he was working, falling upon and
emitting his throat, killing him almost in.
stanlly.
Juan Duaz, desperate, and a solder
fought a duel forty miles from Matemoras.
Mexico, nine shots being exchanged and bott
combatants killed. The quarrel was about q
woman,
Fire in the Newcastle coal mine, in
Washington territory, has been raging fol
eighteen months. The fact that it obtained
mastery over the management has been con
cealed
In collision between an emigrani
and passenger train. near Red Wing, Mimi
fifteen persons were injured, none fatally
and two coaches and locomotive were
wrecked.
Adolph Stein, aged II, of the school
ship st Mary on being ordered back to hi
vessel from a short furlough, donned hi
mothers dress and hanged himself Sunday
| ct Hobokeu, n. j.
Archibald Forbes, the war cores
pondent, has so many foreign decoration
and orders that he has caused lot of thu
least valued to be made into necklace fol
his little daughter.
Mrs. Lizzie Stratton, less than II
years old was found in her husbands cabiI
at Alamo, Mich, dead from the effects of al
abortion. An S-months'-old child survive
her. Detectives are engaged in the case.
Frank L. Chamberlain, sportsman
of Cleveland, Ohio has invented a machin
capable of charging 800 shotgun cartridge
per hour A company with S350,G00 capita
has been organized, and will establish man
ufactory at Cleveland Ohio.
The collapse of an ice gorge a
Greene, Iowa, Saturday, resulted in a rusl
of waters which swept away the agriculture
establishment of Thomas a. Co, and the dan
of the Wanatah mills. Houses and store
| along the river were hastily vacated, but no
| inundated.
Mr.. Gatling, of Gatling-g gun fame
is a beneyoient-lookng old gentleman, witt
snowy hair and whiskers. He is slightly deaf
wears gold-rimmed spectacles, and talk
about his wholesale slaughtering machine a
unconcernedly as though it We're merely al
! improved hay-rake.
The wife of President Gonzales, o
! Mexico, and mother of ten children, is nov
living obscurely in Houston, Tex She lef
her husband year ago, alleging neglect an
| ill-treatment, and tried to get her living b
keeping millinery store in the City o
Mexico But she failed, and is now living o.
what little means are left her.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
HORRIBLE MURDER.
Another Crime of Peculiar Brutality
in Hin OILS.
A FL sn,er Who Thinks Hanging Is
Played Out Takes the Chances
Hills Wife the
Victim.

PETERSBURG, Ills, March 25.-Charles
Houlden, an Englisbman, 4G years old, living
six miles south of Petersburg knocked his
wife down with an ak and cut her throat
from car n ear with his pocket-knifs. Sat
urday evening he saw a neighbor coming
from town, and he walked two hundred
yards down the lane to meet him to inquire
how the Carpenter trial went When
told, he said: Just as / expected; any man
can get free if he has plenty of money"
He went into tine house and sat
down TO supper with his wife, 14-year-old
step-daughter, and a l5-year-old step-son.
He gazed at his wife moment, and she said:
"Charhe, what are you looking at me fcr!"
when he jumped and began to curse and
smash the chairs, when his wife said: Il
can't stand this any longer Get you things,
children, we will have to GO" And at that
the villain stepped out and returned in a
moment with the AK. As he lifted the
deadly instrument to strike the fatal
tJow, they all screamed, and Luella
the girl ran to a neighbours for help. The
brute dealt his wife the second blow over the
head that felled her to the floor, when her
son, the 15-year-old boy, wrenched the ak
from his grip As the victim lay moaning and
screaming, the fiend straddled her, with his
WEIGHT mon her abdomen. and with draw n
pocEet-knife procsedgd to cut her throat the
poor woman begging for a few minutes ia
speak. The brave boy. clinging to his
arm to save his mother forced the assassin
to chance fine knife IN the other hand VIII,
the how rnsbe,I IN the otha,. sida and with a
desnerata efFact ,.becI,ed tho ,,,rle,.o,,s
thrusts Changing the knife IN the other
hand the Gend made desperate sIoshas AZ
tine little hero whom ha cnt SLIGHTLY in the
hand. Thinking he had depriyed the moor
woman of life he started to les,ve the bousa and
looking hack saw her rise tn her knees yha,.
he rat,,rned and o,raspiper be, bair ba ,,nlIod
lar head hacl, and saved with bis dnlI Mad
49, F '''-@ 'AA' NeAA' Ds~NAN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
SERIOUS FLOODS REPORTED
The " Rters Causing Disaster In Iowa
and Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, March %. -Serious floods ara
reported from Darlington and Calamine, i'll
Lafayette county. The Pecatonica river has
flooded both towns, and the people have been
driven from their houses. Great damage will
result. Railway travel has been suspended
through both towns.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 25.-The opening
Of navigation is not far off, and clear chan
mel is predicted this week. Thu ice has COM
menced TO move in q solid body. An ice
breaker at the east end of the railroad bridge
here was carried away by the force of the
ice, which latter is two feet thick The warm
rain of last Saturday is doing its work.
Teams crossed on the ice on Friday.
A dispatch from Waterloo, Iowa, says the
Cedac river is rising rapidly. The trestle-
work of the Illinois Central railroad bridge
at Jaaesyille, twelve miles north of Water
loo, was partially taken out, and passengers
will To transferred there for the present, as
the ice is running at such q rate that it is i'm
possible to repair the bridge. Two spans of
the Dubuque bridge across the Shellrock at
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

The next year promises to be one Of
intense political excitement in all parts
of the world, The American people are
on the eve of one of the most important
presidential contests ever held since the
government was organized; the Italian
cabinet has already resigned, and the
Gladstone cabinet is said to be on the
point of dissolution. With Ireland in a
state of chronic ferment; with the False
Prophets rebellion in Egypt, and the
Liberal opposition at home, the English
people will have enough to talk about.
Meantime, France and China are at war.
Russia and Austria are threatened by
NihHists, and the Pope thinks his indie
pendence is threatened by Italy. The
sky of the future is heavily overcast with
OminOus clouds.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

Clarksville went out on Saturday. Three
hundred feet of the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids & Northern railroad track at Winslow,
about eleven miles north of Waterloo, have
been washed out, and a wagon-bridge there
carried away.
DARLINGTON, Wis, March 25.-The rain
which had fallen for day and half
stopped on Saturday night, leaving the
river so high that the lower part of
the town was flooded The water
rose rapidly until it reached the high
est point it has touched in five
years, so old inhabitants say The Mineral
Point railroad track was covered with three
feet of water, and travel for a time was i'm
peded by huge cakes of ice, which stranded
on the track. A number of families living in
the lower part of town were obliged to leave
their homes on RATS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

CHICAGO, March %. - Ex-Governor st.
John, of Kansas, being in the city, was asked
about prohibition in Kansas, said it was a
success except in Atchison, Leavenworth and
Dodge City, adding: THE saloons in Topeka
are now closed forever"
DO you mean to say that no liquor is sold
in Topeka."
Not that exactly. But we have gov the
traffic suppressed to the same extenb as we
have theft, burglary and other crimes"
"Will this issue come up again this yeariH
u do not think it will"
"Do you expect to see any mention of pre-.
hibition in the national Republican plat
formp
There ought to be- and doubt not that
some one will introduce a resolution upon the
subject We do not ask the national Repub
Gcan party to take stand for prohibition,
but we expect it to express willingness to
let the people be heard upon this question,
We want an amendment to the constitution
submitted, and it viii have to be done before
many years roll by"
"To what do you attribute Frmstons large
majority at the special election in the Second
district
ITO the tariff question. 1t means that
Kansas will give 1900 majority at the ma
tional election for the platform that dem anda
protection for American industries.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

Delaware divorce laws, owing to their
liberality, afford facilities for the sever
ance of the marital relations unsurpassed
anywhere. Eight grounds are mentioned,
either of which is deemed sufficient to
free the complainant. In addition to the
courts, the legislature has power to act in
such cases, and instances of enforcement
pronounced by that body are by no means
rare. Add to these the fact that the par
ties to any suit for enforcement need not
be residents of that state, and it will be
seen that the business of Chicago and Salt
Lake courts must suffer, being unable to
compete with Delaware for the New York
trade.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25

1t seems to be about determined that
the panic over the foot and mouth dis
ease was unnecessary, The investiga-
tions show that the affection differs mate
rally from the contagion known by that
name in Europe, and it is believed that in
most cases the trouble has had its origin
in improper stabling and very severe
winter. There has been considerable loss,
however, in Kansas and other states, and
the scare will not be without profitable
use if it shall serve to emphasize the i'm
portance of taking better care of live
stock during cold and inclement weather
as well as of providing ample precautions
against tine spread of all animal diseases
of a virulcnt sort.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
BELIEVE HIM GUILTY.
Call for Meeting to Talk Over Cara
penter's AcUusttal

LINCOLN, Ills, March 25.-It is asserted
ninetenths of the people of this county be
lieve Carpenter guilty of the murder of
Fora Burns, and the feeling is running high.
The following circular has just been issued
and is being scattered broadcast over the
county:
Citizens of Logan County: All lovers of
law and order ~ Logan county are respect
fully requested to meet in a mass-rneeting on
Wednesday, the 2Sth inst at o'clock p. M,
at the court house in Lincoln, for the pur-
pose of expressing their views on the subject
of crime and upon the recent trial of o. A.
Carpenter. All persons who are in favor of
the enforcement of the laws and the prompt
punishment of criminals are invited to at
tend.
The circular is signed by many citizen
". II. H. Burns is here with his friends.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-25
BAD 8iood and SVhisky,

PETRoLIA, Pa, March 25.-The Bowser
and Barnhart factions, that are contesting
an oil lease, had a terrible melee Saturday
night, near Iron City, in which Bowser and
an innocent party named Andre We're
probably fatally cut Three of the Barn
harris assaulted Bowser, one of them using a
razor, and kicked and slashed him
most brutally. Just as the fight ended a
young man named Andre passed on the way
home. He was mistaken for friend OF
BOwser's, overtaken, and stabbed three times
in the rear near the spinal column, His con
dition is very critical Bad blood and whisky
were the canse of the affray. No arrests
have been made.