Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-27

LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

s. +. Russell, cotton broker of New YORK,
suspended Monday.
DeLesseps announces that he has secured
$40, ,OO0, 900 more for the Panama canal
The court of appeals has acquitted NJ. Will
son in the french decoration scandal case.
The Watervilc democrats will celebrate
their recent victory on Wednesday the 2Sth.
Bath police are hunting after frcbug,
who has been detected setting fires in that
city.
Eight villages at the mouth of the Nistula,
in Germany, have been submerged by the
floods.
Ex-senator McDonald's friends believe he
will be appointed to fill the vacancy on the
supreme bench.
John Curtis of Bddeford Pool, hung him
self Monday to tree. Family troubles
were the cause for his deed.
Samuel Bowling of Machias, was knocked
from the jibb of the schooner Helen G..
Mosely, at Boston. Monday, and drowned.
Samuel A Parsons was appointed post
master at Dead River, Somerset county,
Monday, vice Emma T. Durrell, resigned.
The continuation of the floods caused by
by the Missouri river overflowing its banks,
has given rise to the fears that the fruit and
grain crops would be greatly damaged. The
floods Monday had not subsided.
Dora l.. Nickerson, under arrest for al
legged completely a. accessory before the fact
in the shooting of Luther Rowe was arraigned
before the Maiden police court, at 2 Z. NJ,
Monday, and held in the sum of $1,000 for
trial April 9Th.
In the first district court at Provo Utah,
Saturday, sixteen Mormons were sentenced
for living with more than one wife. contrary
TO the provisions of the Edmunds law. Most
of them were given six months in the peni-
tentIary and fined $500.
The house, ell. stable and barn on the farm
of Fred II Bangs, located on the east side
of the river, between Pennington and Strong,
were burned Sunday, together with hay, car
riages, farming tools, nineteen sheep and
thirty-four hens. A part of the household
goods were saved. Loss, 81 ,500 insured
for 81 100. The fire was caused by de-
fectve chimney.
Mr.. Joseph H. Choate made the closing
argument Monday morning at New York, for
the contestant, Col George II. Tilden, in
his suit to break the Tilden trust. Judge
Lawrence decided that Mr.. Choa,e must sub
nit his brief to Mr.. Carter, April 18th, and
Mr.. Carter is TO have two weeks to answer
the brief. Judge Lawrence intimated il
takes six weeks for him to give decision.
I The election of subordinate officers of the
| Bangor city government occurred Monday at
I City Hall. The principal officers chosen
were city treasurer, John l.. Crosby; city
clerk, Victor Brett; street commissioner
Frank c. Bracket; chief engineer, C. II.
| Parker; city physician, C.. d. Edmunds
( city solicitor, II. L. Mitchell; superintend-
ent of schools, H. G. Thompson; city engi.
neer, Z. Fl. Coombs.
4 The crusade against the Dsver, n. H..
liquor sellers. was .nangurated Monday af-
ternoon, by Revs. Frank h. Chase and c.
B. Turner. The wholesale liquor houses Of
Geo. Dunn and NJ. X. Kennedy were raided
liquor found and confiscated. Several land
lords of places where liquor is sold, have no
titled liquor selling tenants to quit. Rev
Mr.. Chase having threatened their arrest fo
letting buildings for this purpose.