Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-14
SPARKS.

The report that Rev. VIM. Gross, bishop
of the diocese of Savannah, Ga, has been
appointed archbishop of Oregon City is con-
firmed.
The mill of Oliver Bros. & Phillips at
Woods Run, Pa, shut down Thursday night
in all the departments on account of lack of
orders.
The American Business Guide reports that
during the past week l2l new companies
have been reported with an aggregate capital
of S37 ,992 900.
Col Thomas Buford brother of Gen. Abe
Buford and SLAYER of Judge Elliott of the
court of appeals. died Friday morning at
the Anchorage Lunatic ASYLUM in Louisville,
Ky.
Thursday at Poplaruille, Miss, in a fight
between two citizens named Boone and Sand
ers both were killed
The 25th anniversary of the foundation of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States was celebrated in New York,
FRIDAY.
| The national cotton planters association
/ held its fourth days session Friday at New
| Orleans. The meeting was solely occupied
by an address by Capt. Bedford of the
English navy.
The eightieth anniversary of the birthday
of David Dudley Field, an eminent lawyer OF
| New York, was celebrated at his residence in
| that city Friday night.
The influx of Visitors to the New Orleans
Exposition has fairly began. Incoming trains
are crowded, and the city is rapidly filling
up.
! At Cavendsh, Thursday night W. J
Walker while drunk attacked a neighbor
VIM. Lowell, hitting him on the head with
a club and knocking him senseless. There
| is little prospect of his recovery
| Wednesday, on the highway near Brown
vile. Tex the bodies of three men were
found all murdered and lying on their faces
having been shot from behind. The mur
derers are unknown.
The county court house at Athens, Tex
was burned Friday morning. The fire i.
believed to have been incendiarv. There
were five murder cases set for trial. Many
valuable records were burned.
The powder mill near Hubbard, Mahonnl
county, Ohio. exploded Friday morning. The
ground was shaken for miles around as if by
an earthquake and the mill was blown Il
atoms. Two men were shockingly mangled
but may recover.
The billiard tournament which began fv,
weeks ago, closed FRIDAY night ONeil
wins the first prize and the amateur cham
piopship of the State of Massachusetts, with
Marshall third.
At the meeting of the Iowa citizens attend
ing the exposition, held last night a resolution
was adopted expressing admiration of tbs
magiicent display on exhibition and com.
mending the enterprise as worthy Of patron
age.
B F. Secord, one more of the men con
cerned in the Elmirs, N. Y, bank robbery
| Thursday night, has been captured. The
other two are in the wood and are completed,
surrounded. Their capture is certain.
James and Robert Sims and Micham Nc.
Kennev left Shelter Island in q small boat
4P NJ, Tuesday, for Sag Harbor, N. Y
The boat was caught in an ice foe and pre-
vented from reaching the mainland, drifting
about until p. NJ. the following day when
the men we're rescued. All we're badly
| frozen
The condition of the ice in Long Island
Sound remains unchanged. For severa
days past fancy prices for towing to New
! York has been offered and declined. A heav,
snow storm set in at 3 P. NJ. FRIDAY, with
| fresh easterly winds. and at P. NJ, the
snow had attained a depth of three inche,
| with no indications of abatement
The Indian appropriation bill wa. reported
by Senator Dawes from the Senate com
/ mittee on appropriations Friday and viii
probably be taken up in the Senate today.
| As compared with the House bill its gross in
/ crease is s232. 1873 1t appropriates s5,s37,
| 755 and contains one item of 5000 fol
emergencies 70 be expended At the discretion
Of the President.