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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-11
LIVERY & STABLIMG BUSINESS

Having purchased the Livery Stable and stock OF
the late Frank Severance. the east end of Ken
nebec Bridge, shall carry on there the livery and
stabling business. Horses baited and boarded.
solicit the custom of the citizens Of the community
and by strict attention TO business hope TO merit
their patronage.
A1-Telephone in the stable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-11
CHESTER NJ. CLARK.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That the subscri.
IN Der has been duly appointed Executor Of
the last will and testament OF
REUBEN L,DD, late of Vienna,
in the County Of Kennebec, deceased, testate, and
has undertaken that trust by giving bond the Law
directs: All persons, therefore, having demands
against the estate of said deceased, desired
hibit the same for settlement; and all indebted to
said estate requested TO make immediate pay
ment to MOSES 5. MAYHEM.
Feb. Is. 1ss4 3wl0
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NOTICE.

All persons are cautioned against giving credi, on
my account, Is shall pay no bills after this date
uniess cont acted by my order.
u. r. HARRIS.
Augusta. Me-, Feb. 1854. feb3odsm
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Attest: HOWARD OWEN. Register. s"H'
, 1884-12-06
TWO Murderers Hanged.

SALINAS, Cal, December ~5.-Solomon
Terres and Jose Manuel Soto were hanged
at 1914 this morning for the murder Of
All Din, a Chinaman. on the Doth of
December last.
Before ascending the scaffold the con-
demned men. requested that some visiting
Sheriffs be permitted to perform the last
duties Of the execution as the resident
Sheriff had been most kind during their
confinement. and they did not wish him
to mar his past conduct toward them. In
accordance with their wish Sherifs Dakin
and Bennett adjusted the nooses and caps,
When the trap fell, Torres dropped, broke
his neck and died in six minutes. Soto
tainted, presumably from strangulation.
The moose being drawn too tight, he had
TO be pushed off the platform. He died
from strangulation in nine minutes. Two
hundred and fifty people witnessed the
execution, among them a number of
Chinese.
, 1884-12-06

PrrTsBuRo. December 5r-The project
to restrict the production of pig iron by
banking furnaces for a month or more,
has been allowed to die quietly. Instead
of further restriction reports received at
the Office of the Pig Iron Association in
this city are to the effect that a number Of
furnaces will blow in during the next
month. In view of the complaints ofdull
trade and low prices, resumption of work
seems parodoxical, but it is stated that the
stock on hand is much lighter now than
at any previous time for years, and that
while there is no prospect in the imme-
date future for better prices, there is
DON for more iron than is piled in the
yards at present.
, 1884-12-06
A Foolhardv Trick.

Dover, N. H., December 5.-Later
particulars from Stanford show that
Stepen Young, in whose house the ex-
plosion previously reported occurred, had
a party last night There was dynamite
for blasting purposes on a shelf. One of
the party, to scare the rest, fired a revolt
yer and the jar caused an explosion of the
dynamite. The house was blown to atoms
and burned up. One person, a French
mar employed by Young, was killed OUT
right. Seven were wounded. Bonds to
the amount of $4,000 and an amount of
railroad stock were destroyed. Miss Sadie
Greenfield. of Rochester. was blown
through a window and her head cut open.
Several of those injured will probably die.
It was later discovered that the explo-
sion was caused by a battery which it was
thought would not work. The eight per-
sons in the house were all terribly
mangled. One died to-day. -Four more
are expected to die at any moment The
ruins took fire but no one dared to ap-
proach, fearing a further explosion.
, 1884-12-06
Investigating Charges.

WARRINGTON, December Sat a
meeting Of the Committee on Expendi-
lures Of the Department ofJustice to-day,
Chairman Springer read a letter from j.
Barker, a former Treasury clerk, re-
the charges made by him some
time ago against the management Of the
First Comptroller of the Treasury Depart
ment. In. explanation of the charges,
Barker said he called the attention Of the
Comptroller to what he considered illegal
allowances of per diem. He said he had
written a decision on this same subject.
II told him his decision had not reached
the fourth door of his office. The Comp
troller told me ono bill per diem was out
rageous and should not be allowed, but il
was allowed. In other cases, | objected
to the payment of claims as Illegal, but
they were allowed. l called the attention
Of the chief Of the division to certain ir
regular vouchers and he replied il wa
none of our business. There were othel
accounts for $1,000 that were the result
of the Star Route trials l told th'
Comptroller they were illegal; he said h
had signed them without examining them
/ told him be could not afford to sisr
them. BE replied he could afford to, a
he had already done 30. l think the At
torney General influenced the Comptrolle
to allow the sll. 900 / went to the chair
, 1884-12-06
COURT ROOM SUICIDE.
A Lovers Dramatic Death Be-
fore His Sweetheart.
Two Mexicans Strung Up For
Killing a Chinaman.
Facts About the Pas
tors Missing Spouse.
Sensational Suicide.

CINCINNATI, December ga most
shocking tragedy occurred this morning
in the court room of Magistrate Cumming
at 10 o'clock when the case Of Louis KEEL
Ter was called The fellow was charged
with having threatened to murder Miss
Katie Inner, whom he had been engaged
to marry until a quarrel ended the court
ship when Keller commenced to make
the threats complained of. The young
lady was on hand to prefer a charge, and
as her eyes met those Of her former lover,
the latter, with a muttered curse, drew a
revolver and rushed at the woman. The
court officials scattered in every direction,
with the exception of Judge Cumming
who pluckily sprang between the pair and
called on Keller to put up his weapon.
The furious man paused for a single
second, and then, pressing the point of
the pistol to his left breast fred. The
bullet penetrated his heart and be dropped
to the floor dead as stone. The clothing
of the suicide was ignited by the blast
from the weapon and commenced burning
briskly as the body lay there motionless,
until the blaze was extinguished with a
pitcher of water. Miss Inner exhibited
no emotion whatever when the pistol was
first pointed at her. She neither screamed
nor tainted and stood silently watching
three or four men who picked up the
the smouldering remains of her lover and
laid them upon a table. She then walked
from the court without looking back.
, 1884-12-06

WASHINGTON. December 5.-The Star
says it seems to have settled down to a
certainty that this will be a working ses-
sion and much important matter before
the House and in the committees will be
disposed Of during the Winter. Mr..
Beckner says the banking and currency
committee viii try to pass through the
House some bill to secure a national sys-
tenn and avert financial depression, The
inter state commerce bill will possibly not
occupy moro than two days. Mr.. Cobb
will make an effort to pass some additional
land grant forfeiture bills. An effort will
be made to pass a bankruptcy bill. The
Nicarauguan canal men will attempt ia
have some action taken by the House tc
the advancement Of their interests. There
will also be an effort made TO pass a bill
restricting the coinage of silver dollars.
, 1884-12-06
WIRE WHISPERS.

Smalley's cotton mill in Lancashire,
Eng. destroyed by fire. Loss 5000, 900.
Failures for the past seven days: United
States, 2o4i Canada. &c; total of 800.
The increase is II.
Franchise bill read for the third time
in the House of Lords and subsequently
passed by that body.
M. Schenck has been elected President
and NJ. Daucher Vice President Of the
Swiss confederation for 1885.
President-elect Cleveland declined an
invitation to attend the Montreal Carnival
owing TO press Of business.
A large number of Connecticut clergy
men yesterday advocated the restriction
of Sunday traffic on the railroads.
Vessels at London dock supposed to be
taking on board cargoes of provisions
were found to be loading with munitions
of war for China.
Rayner, Seagrave & Co., private bank
ers, Toledo. o.. assigned. About two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars secured
liabilities and $3.50. 900 unsecured.
The New York Board of Aldermen
passed owe Mayor Edson's veto a resolu-
ton giving the Broadway Surface Rail
road Com pany permission to construct a
railroad on Broadway.
, 1884-12-06
Affairs in France.

CHICAGO, December Edmond
Carney, who for many years hold the post
Of French Consul in Chicago, hsss been
appointed by the French government
Consul in San Francisco. He arrived
here this morning from France en- route
TO San Francisco. Talking of French af-
fairs, Carey said the Republic il securely
anchored, and no other system of govern
ment can ever prevaifin Francs. At the
same time he thinks too frequent changes
of the cabinet is a feature Of government
that might be removed with advantage.
Tho Chinese war, he says, is by no means
popular in Franco. but for all that it will
be pushed on and France will retain all of
her possessions there and get indemnity
from China for the expense of the war,
too. MI. Carey has brought his family
with him to America and after remaining
in Chicago a few days he will proceed to
his new home.
, 1884-12-06

NEW YORK, December 5.-Govern-
ment IS, II; 4is. l3I; As, 2ss; Cana
dian Pacific, 43si Canada Southern. 50;
Central Pacific, asst; Burlington, 2ll;
LackAwanna, II; Denver & Rio Grande.
81; Erie. 14s; Hannibal & St. Joe, Ss9,
Kansas & Texas, III; Lake Shore, Oh;
Louisville d Nashville, 81; Michigan
Central, 50; Northern Pacific, Is;
Northern Pacific, preferred, Az; North
western, s7t; New York Central. oOs;
Rock Island, lit; St. Paul. 10: Texas Pa
cifc, I3s; Union Pacific, 5os; Western
Union 61k.
, 1884-12-06
The Pastors Absent Wife.

New YoRK, December 5.-Mrs, Terry,
wife of G. Mitchell Terry, who clipped
with the wife of Rev. Mr.. Downs, pastor
OF the Worthwhile, Long Island, Church,
says she had not the slightest idea of her
husband running away. He had always
been very affectionate and treated her
well. She did not believe he had left her
until last night, when she received a letter
from dated Hotel Bristol, New York
City, December 3, and postmarked Jersey
City, where it had evidently been dropped
in the letter box as he was passing through
to the cars. In this letter Terry states he
will never return to Worthwhile, that he
had deeied his farm to his wife and en-
closed the deed. He also enclosed a
check in her favor on Riverhead Savings
Bank for 1854, the balance to his credit,
also a number of bills, amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars. for her to collect.
The farm, buildings and stock are said to
be worth $1,000. Mrs. Terry thought
her husband had taken about four
thousand dollars in cash with him,
having recently sold some property and
drawn money from the banks. The wife
of Rev. Mr.. Down, the clipping lady, is a
daughter of Rev. james Hand. a local
preacher of Bridgehampton, and related
to the wealthiest families Of Suffolk
county. Terry always took an active part
in all political and religious movements.
1t is believed that owing to the unpleasant
relations between Terry and his sister,
who eloped to Florida with Captain
Penny two years ago, the new clipping
couple have not gone to that part of the
country.
, 1884-12-06

San Francesca, December 5.-The
Chronicles Prescott, ARK, special says;
Judge Howard to-day sentenced the con-
victed polygamists, Ammon M. Tenny.
Bishop 2. J. Christofferson, c. 1. Kemp,
to each pay a fine of $500 and be i'm
prisoned three and a half years in the
United States House OF Correction at De
troit, Mich. Much sympathy is expressed
for Kemp, who leaves two wives and
twelve children in destitute circumstances.
He desired to plead guilty but was pre-
vented under the pain Of excummunics
ton from the Mormon Church. The c
fences of Bishops William J. Flake and
james F. Skonsen, who pleaded guilty,
each $500 and six months c~onine-
ment in Yuma penitentiary.
, 1884-12-06
Employed and unemploved Mem.

P]oJC "HU OHSUpIOJSU HUH
CLEVELAND, December 5.-The Iron
Trade Revieao computes hat within the
past four weeks. twenty-five iron estab-
hshments have started up, giving employ
ment to 1900 men. In four establish
ments the force has been increased by L.
$50 men; in sixteen establishments time
has been .educed to an average Of eight
hours; in ~thirty-nine establishments wages
have been reduced an average of l2l per
cent, affecting about thirty thousand men
and that twenty-seven establishments have
closed down entirely, throwing out of
work 1925 men. These figures relate
only to the iron and steel industry.
, 1884-12-06
win Rasnlt in nnnd-

New YORK, December SIT Is claimed
here by business men familiar with the
provisions of the treaty just signed be-
tween the Dominican Republic and the
United States hat fit is made effective
by legislation that island will become a
valuable market for American manufac-
lures and doubtless open the way for the
investment Of American capital there.
, 1884-12-06
lew Again Marriad.

CHICAGO, December Levy. the cor
%netist, was again married last night, his
bride this time being Miss Stella Costa,
the leading soprano and a member of his
concert company. Levy presented his
wife with $1,000 worth of diamonds.
Levy's numerous previous matrimonial
difficulties have been widely published
His last wife was Minnie Conway, who
procured a divorce from him a short time
ago and married Osmond Tearle.
, 1884-12-06

CHICAGO, December Cattle receipts
5000; market brisk and steady, holi-
day cattle, $6.25@5.6 co. good to
choice shipping, IS. common
t medium, "a. O. 20; stocken, $500
@3.75; feeders, s3.60(94.2 rs; Texan
steers, s3.0o94.00.
Sheep receipts 1900; steady; common
to fair, g. COX rs per cwt; medium to
good, %. oo@st 80; good TO choice Ss.Tk
, 1884-12-06

LOUISVILLE, December 5.-The Cour-
ier-JourndTs Bloomfield, KY, special
says: Dock Cheatham, aged so, was found
dead in bed at his home in Washington
county, with seven bullet holes in his
body. The old man had been on bad
terms with his family. 1t is supposed
aome of them murdered him.
, 1884-12-06
Destructive Fire.

DENVER, December 5.-Breckenridge,
Colo, was visited by a destructive fire late
this evening. Twenty buildings in the
heart Of the town were burned, among
them the Grand Central Hotel, Finding
& Co.'S hardware store, Fl. Fl. Irwin,
dry goods; W. II. Woodside, boots and
shoes; W. g. Forman's storehouse and
dwelling. Newcomb's assay Office and
Radigan's livery stable. The other prop
srty burned is mostly dwellings. The loss
is estimated between sixty and seventy
1--WE thousand; insurance unknown
, 1884-12-06

NEW YORK, December 5.-A meeting
Of prominent merchants who orglnized
the Cleveland mass meetings and process
sions during the campaign, was held this
afternoon. 1t was resolved to hold a ban
quet Friday evening next. About two
hundred merchants will participate. The
invited guests will include George William
Curtis, Henry Ward Beecher and Carl
Schurz. All exchanges and money lend
ing interests will be represented.
, 1884-12-06

LOUISVILLE, December 5.-The Cour-
ier-Jo,rndEs Nj. Pleasant, KY, special
says: Calvin Smith was shot and killed by
bis brother-in-law, James Nolan. Nolan
was drunk and began firing at Smiths
house. The later appeared at the door,
way and said to shoot him, but to spare
his wife and children. Nolan took delib.
crate aim. fred, shooting Smith through
the head. Nolan fed to the mountains Of
Virginia, closely pursued by, a band Of
enraged citizens. Nolan haa killed several
men.
, 1884-12-06

CHICAGO, December 5.-The Federal
Grand Jury to-day heard a number Of
witnesses in the Brand-Leman election
fraud inquiry but elected nothing of i'm
portance. They adjourned till Tuesday.
One or two important links in the chain
of evidence are yet understood to DO miss-
, 1884-12-06

1t is collected by the Louisiana National
Bank for an unknown depositor. The
lucky 7S,455 was presented at the main
Offices Of The Louisiana State Lottery
Company by Nh. A Luria, cashier Of the
Louisiana National Bank. for a ~depositor.
This is all that the lottery company knows
of it, and Mr.. Luria declined to name the
fortunate holder. A check for SIS, 900
was deposited to the credit Of the lucky
deposition .-Nao Orleans Ciy Item, o.
tober Is.
, 1884-12-06

Safes, both fire and burglar proof, for
sale at cost, balance Of the month, to re-
duce stock. A new $50 pound, six-hange
safe for $45, Correspondents solicited.
]. Greenwood & Co., "a Dearborn street,
Chicago.
, 1884-12-06

fashionable dressmaker, late of Kansas
City Mo Room Is, over Cowhick 4
Whitc3mb's store.
, 1884-12-06

Los1-A sorrel horse branded J ] on
left hip; star on forehead, white left hind
foot Strayed from Fort Russell about
9Th November. Reward for return paid
by Weidman & W~orthington.
, 1884-12-06

800 Seventeenth street. sOS Seventeenth
street
, 1884-12-06

The LADIES' approve of your smoking
Little Joker"
, 1884-12-06

Ellis is making the finest candies eve
offered in Cheyenne.
, 1884-12-06

The best Colorado coal. in any quantity,
can be bought of Riner & johnson.
Scales at the door and full weight guar
anteed.
, 1884-12-06
AUCTION Room for Bar
gains.

AT the Star Restaurant can be found
the tinest stock of confectionery in the
city.
, 1884-12-06

For fine watch repairing and engraving,
go to the Cheyenne Loan office.
, 1884-12-06

At Cost.
We offer for sale best quality Of regular
made Norfolk and New Brunswick Child
ren's underclothing at cost.
MARKS & MYERS.
, 1884-12-06

l am selling Boys clothing lower than
ever. Poiack.
, 1884-12-06

AT the Star Restaurant can be found
the finest stock Of confectionery in the
city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-03-13
A SCARCITY OF NEWSPAPERS.

The world, taken as a whole, is short
of newspapers. A foreign paper has the
following to say on this subject: 1t is as.
tonlshing to contemplate the enormous
number of people in the world to whom
newspaper must be as rare diamond.
Recently published statistics show, that
while the circulation of newspapers
throughout the world aggregates the
great number of 10000, 600, 600, it only
averages six and half copies per year to
each inhabitant of the globe. This is as
Stunning that only one paper goes to each
purchaser; but since it is no uncommon
Thug for one man to buy several, the
proportion of those who never buy one is
greatly increased. Europe publishes 49,.
637, while the wonderful section of the
world classed as North America" in the
statistics follows with 1880. The whole
of Asia can only show IT'S. contrast the
more striking beside the benighted South
America, which runs close upon the vast
continent, with 500. Africa lags behind
with only 1S2, the modern settlements of
Australasia in its limited area owning
661. Dividing them into languages there
are 16, 800 printed in the English Ian
guage, 1850 in German, 3, $50 in French.
and 1000 in Spanish. The annual aggre.
gate circulation in the United States is
3, O0O, DOC, 600 as compared with $780,
OUO,OOO IN Great Britain and Ireland,
giving the United States the position of
being the most voracious devoursrs of
newspaper literature in the world.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-03-13
Established by these experimenters:

The best of seeds shabblly treated, are
liable to fail. Much wet, cold weather
will prove fatal to some while others will
go right on; moderate drouth will destroy
the germs of some, while others will
withstand q protracted one. For instance,
the experience of all gardeners is that
seed germs of cuoumbers, squashes,
melons OF all kinds, Lima beans, sweet
corn, and the wrinkled peas can not
survive protracted cold, wet weather,
while those of the carrot, beet, onion,
turnip, lettuce, and satisfy will Withstand
the trial great deal longer. The care
less or inexperienced may plant too deep
or too shallow and the aim of the man,
woman, or child who is to run farmers
garden should be to 30 inform himself
regarding the characteristics Of different
seeds in this respect that bad results
shall not follow. Gardening after all is
not the intricate thing that many believe
or pretend to believe, who satisfy them
selves, and try to satisfy the family, that
few of the commonest sorts of vege-
tables are all that it will pay to tamper
with. In addition to a first rate agrioul-
tural paper every farmhouse should con-
tain some standard work on kitchen
gardening. These books cost but q
trihe and are worth their weight in gold.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-03-13

The democratic state central committee
met in Milwaukee yesterday. The fol-
lowing call for state convention was
issued:
"A convention of the democratic party
of the state of Wisconsin is hereby called
to assemble at, Madison, on Wednesday,
the 2sth day of May, 1884, at II O'Clock
noon, for the purpose of electing twenty
two delegates -four from the state at large
and two from each congressional district.
with alternates), to the national Demo
cratic convention to be held at Chicago
on the 6th day of July, 1884; to place in
nomination eleven presidential electors
to be supported at the Lext general cleo
ton; to appoint state central committee.
and to transact such other business as
may properly come before the conyen-
ton.
"Al Democrats and other citizens of
Wisconsin who can unite in an effort for
pure economical and constitutional gov
eminent, and those who believe a sub
stantial reduction of the existing tariff
duties is demanded, not only as measure
OF justice to consumers, but as one con-
ducive to general industrial prosperity.
are invited to join in electing delegates
to this convention.
Zach senatorial and assembly district
viii be entitled to send two delegates.
"WENDELL a, ANDFRsaS
Chairman"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-03-13
ABOUT GARDEN SEEDS.

In 1878 Prof. Beal, of the Michigan
Agricultural College, tested vegetable
seeds put up by four prominent seed
houses that put out seeds at country
stores to be sold on commission. He
planted fifty seeds from each of nine
varieties under the most favorable cir
circumstances. He told the Rural New
Yorker that by actual count, only twenty
three per cent of the first grew; of the
second, thirty per cent grew; of
the third, forty-seven per cent; OF the
fourth, forty-nine per cent. We don't
suppose that since then the garden at the
Lansing College has been planted with
commission seeds. Still it must in fair
ness be said that we have sometimes had
seeds thus put up and sold that germin-
ated as freely as any ever procured
direct from the ''oldest and most reliable"
houses in the country. Prof. Beal's test,
and the experience of thousands in garden
planting, however, surely shows there is
risk TO run In using these seeds. Many
years ago Cobbett, in England, expert
mentaa quite largely in determining the
duration of vitality in different seeds.
Considerably later Vilmorin, in Franco,
experimental in the same direction.
The results of the two varied widely, so
widely, indeed, that the planter to be
safe had best be governed by the lesser
figures except, possibly, in cases of the
melon family, the seeds of which are not
as good previous to the fourth year as
afterward. We give the two lists az
established by these experimenters: