The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-10-06
GENERAL NEWS

Mr. f. ID. Scwal of Maine. chief of in
ternal revenue agents, is quite Indignant
ut the charges which the New York UOrhi
is making that he has been engaged in po-
litical work in Maine while nominally
serving rs revenue agent, and says that
the charges are without foundation. Mr.
Miller, Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
who is strong supporter of Scwall de-
MES that any investigation OF those char
yes has been commenced as is reported.
Samuel J. Randall has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
third Pennsylvania district.
The Republicans of Delaware have de.
cidcd to place no State ticket in the field
r, G., Dun \ Co. report 1872 failures
for the quarter ending Sept. Both, with IL
abilities of S27 200 900; against = l73 fail
ures and liabilities of SOB, s74 900 for the
am, period of ls95.
The knights of Labor in the West, and
particularly those in st. Louis. have de
cidcd that strikes like the boycott. must
be discontinued and that they should no
longer be recognized n "A necessity in the
order.
The United States Treasurer gives no
ticc la gsarl to the issue Of one dollar
silver certificates llmt owing to the great
demand for iuaf denomination of notes
the Treasurer , unable to supply one dol
lar notes except in small amounts. In
order to satisfy "A, far a. possible the pub
lie demand it has been decided to furnish
from the lrca-urjT's office these notes in
sums of $1,000 t. cach bank making appli-
cation. and at the same time depositing
that sum with the Assistant Treasurer at
New York upon receipt Of a certificate of
deposit ike the sum to be forwarded AT
the expense Of the banks making the APP
pliCation.
Some time ago several prisoners broke out Of
of Wiscasset jail. One OF them named Reed
was recaptured in Lynn by State Detective
Ira NJ. True. few days ago Mr.. True reciey-
ed information that another Of them, Geo. W d.
Jones, was i'll North Waldoboro. People there
were very mucn afraid of Jones and several at
tempts were made to reeapture him without sue
cess. Mr.. True, Friday, sent Mr.. Simpson to
North Waldoboro after Jones Mr. Simpson
secured sufficient help and surrounded the house
in which Jones was lodged. He then burst
open the door and secured the Jail breaker with
out trouble, the latter seeing that resistance
was useless. Jones was lodged safely in Wis
casset jail
The event of the past week in Boston was the
meeting Of the sovereign Lodge of Odd Fellows
for the United States. The attendance was
very large. Wednesday was the odd Fellows
parade. Between 10000 and 100 men were
line, and the time spent in march was from
LAO to 6 O'Clock. During the parade Charles
0. Durrier Of Newbcryport, dropped dead in
the line, from heart disease caused by over e1
ertion.
Geo, NJ. Bartholomew, Hartford Conn. presi-
dent Of the Charter Oak Fire Insurance Com
pany and OF several other corporations was n
leading churchman OF Hartford, an old man,
believed to be rich and honest. He is neither
He has fed to Canada, leaving hi. dupes to
weep for two millions of stolen dollars. More
defalcations reported from Chicago. a
Lynn, Mass, man and Lowell man, have fed
leaving big defalcations behind them.
Hon John l.. Stevens of Augusta has re-
turned from Chicago, where he attended the
Anti-Saloon Republican Conference. He was
the Maine member of the committee on resou-
tons, and was present at the meeting OF the
national committee after the conference had
adjourned, Senator Frye the member-elect, be-
ing absent. Mr.. Stevens represents that the
Chicago assembly was thoroughly in earnest,
fully comprehending that the true place for the
temperance citizen is in the republican ranks,
and that the "Third Party" is only an obstruct-
ion to the temperance cause. Although not
much of an obstruction, we would sa ;, that
is not the fault Of the misguided men who have
run it.