Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.

| Sherman Coleman of Westfeld, Mass, was
frozen to death Thursday night.
Andrew Campbell, postmaster at Clerneth.
Ga, has been arresed for robbing the mails.
He admits his guilt
The Glen woolen mills at North Adams
Mass, was totally destroyed Friday morn.
ing, thus throwing l25 hands out Of work.
Friday evening John O'Hare was arrested
at indianapolis, Ind, on charge of robbne
the Adams Express Co. a package containing 9
| $500.
Joseph and Patrick White were arrested in
New York, Friday, on suspicion of being
concerned in the death of David Scott, which
occurred early in the morning.
1t is reported that the steamer Peter Cooper
from Annapolis to Philadelphia, struck a
sunken wreck and sunk off Turkey Point,
Chesapeak Bay. The vessel will be a total
loss.
There were reported to the American
Business Guide, during the past week, the
organization of II new corporations, against
76 the previous year. The total capital rep
resented is S26, 1872, 1000.
Thomas and Timothy Caff, brothers, be.
came involved in a drunken row in jersey
City, Friday evening, which resulted in
Thomas striking Timothy with brick, frac-
turing his skull. Thomas was arrested.
1t is stated that all the interests involved
in the coal combination under allotment
plan will accept percentages given them,
except the Pennsylvania railroad company,
and that others will work irrespective of that
corporation.
| Fifteen hundred persons att ended the dedi.
| cetion of the memorial tablet over the grave
of the great scout Kit Carson. in Taos county
N. NJ, last Sunday. Anthony Joseph, dele
gate to Congress. delivered the Grafton. The
tablet was furnished by the G. A. r. of New
Mexico.
Ordrrs have been issued by the Philadel
phia & Reading railroad company making
sweeping reductions in wages paid in tht
New Jersey Central division. The reduction
affects all the employees excepting conductors
engineers, fremen, baggage masters an'
brakemen. No trouble feared
There is nothing new in the strike at tn,
johnson gingham MILL North Adams, Mass
the whole mill being closed. The compan,
will make an effort to get other help to worl
at 10 per cent reduction. With the Gle
mill burned, johnson closed and others run
ming on part time the prospects for tn
winter are bad.
A despatch from Caldwell. Kansas. say
that Gen. Hatch expects to move on Oklah
anna early next week. Seven troops of cav
airy and one Of infantry. with foraging store
for fifty days campaign are being sent d
the front The latest report is that Lieut.
Day is close to Crouchs' Colony. Neithe
party, however, is strong enough to captur
the other.
A dynamite explosion occurred on the un
derground railroad between Grover stree
and Kings Cross station, London, Eng. a
L. 30 Friday afternoon The windows of tn
passing trains were shattered and the "a
lights ext0guished. The passengers wer
greatly terrified but no one was hurt. Th
train resumed its journey after a delay {
&c minutes.
Secretary McCulloch said Friday wit
regard to the slight increase of the publ
debt shown by the December statement, tb.
it is due not so much to any unusual expend
|. iture during the month as to the fact ths
there has been great falling off in receipt
for the past two months. The treasury, b
| says, has been feeling the effect of the ger
eral depression of business all over the coun
! try. and revenues have generally decreased
He said, however, that the indications al
, that the statements for January will show
diminution of the public de bt again.