Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-01

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3d.
The frst assistant postmaster general to-
day issued the following order: BY direc.
ton OF the postmaster general, postmassers
will close their respective offices between
II NJ. and P. NJ, Tuesday, Dec. lst, out OF
respect to the memory of Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, late Vice President of the United
States.
Adjutant General Drum has received the
following telegram from General Crook
Sanchese brought into Fort Apache last even
ing the head of one of the hostiles named
Ogare Quelah. He also reports that the
hostiles are killing all the White Mountain
Indians they can find scattered over the res
ervatlon. This time they killed IL women,
four children and five men and boys. The
White Mountains threatens to retaliate on the
Chincahuas remaining on the reservati on,
but these are close to Fort Apache and care
fully guarded. The Indians on the reserva-
ton are extremely aroused and several par
ties of scouts and troops are hunting the
hostiles. All the Indian camps have been
notified 1t is reason to hope that more of
the hostiles will be killed
The pilot chart for December issued by tie
United States photographic office contains
important information in regard to various
meteorological changes and condtsons to be
expected on the North Atlantic and positions
OF Hoating wrecks that have been reported
from time to time. The most notable wreck
Is that of the schooner Twenty-one Friends,
first sighted in March 1885, near Cape Hat
teras, and having been carried along by the
Gulf Stream was last seen near the coast of
Europe. In the same vicinity is the Bertha pur-
suing the same general course. Value of
q tp tn Tor 90 loa
the coast of the United States during the
months of August, September. October and
November is again suggested. Accounts of
the use of oil to diminish the violence of
breaking seas embrace statements forwarded
by the secretary of the marine board of South
Australia. each being a brief narrative of the
experience of its writer. The following BY
W. G. Whitmore, pilot of the Adelaide, is a
fair example: 1.-The first time | saw the
soothing effect of oil on the sea was in the
year of l84o, when serving my time in a whal-
ing ship in Davis Straits. | have there seen
a large ship lying to in gale Of wind cutting
up whale alongside, and the sea for circle
of many miles was quite smooth, caused BY
oil from the whale. NV next experience was
in 1868. | commanded ship bound from
Newcastle to Melbourne; when off Sydney
Head l encountered a terrific gale, followed
by a tremendous sea. My ship was making
a great deal of water and found it necessary
to run for habor of safety. After getting
the ship before the wind, the heavy sea that
was running sometimes broke over our stern
to the danger of the ship and crew, l then
tried oil, but my manner of using it in the
first place was wasteful and of no effect, as
tried it with a bottle and jerked it out through
a hole in the cork, but l found it would blow
about the stern of the ship and not in the sea.
then tried an oil bag. putting about half a
gallon in bag, tying the neck tight and low
ering it behind the ship. After short time
the effect was wonderful, for what was a very
heavy running and dangerous sea, was re-
duced by use of oil into what seamen would
call blind rollers, quite harmless to a ship"
In the Supreme Court of the United States
TODAY Attorney General Garland announced
the death of Vice President Hendricks in the
following words: May it please the court
Since the adjournment of this court last We'd
nesday the heart of the nation has been sorely
touched by the death of Vice President
Thomas A. Hendricks. This is not the
proper occasion to pronounce a eulogy upon
the useful life and splendid character of
Hendricks, but he has been so long conspic-
uous in public service, has filled thoroughly
and admirably so many places of high trust,
including the second in rank in the gift of
the people and has been a prominet member
of this bar for so many years | deem it be-
coming and proper to request the court to lay
aside its docket and pause before this sad
event that now overshadows the whole coun-
try. and out of respect for the memory of
this good and faithful servant to cease its
labors till after the last funeral rites are per-
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