Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-14
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.
Mrs. Garfield Reported Dying -Saco's S
City Building Damaged by Fire Hos
pital Reports from the Bradford Vic
tims-The Northern Pacific Complete
ly Blocked by Snow Reports of Vel
low Fever at Tampa Denied

Governor Larrabee of Iowa was inaugu-
rated Thursday
Bismarck is again suffering from severe
attack of the neuralgia.
The big Minneapolis flour train reached
Boston .. X Thursday night.
At gunpowder explosion at Fort Andul
mas, Tunis, five persons were killed.
1t is reported from Painesville Ohio that
Mrs Garfield the mother of the murdered
President is dying.
Henry Schmidt was hung at West Union,
Iowa, Friday morning, for the murder of
Lucretia Peck, September 4th 1886.
Mr. Henry A. Hart, the twelfth victim
of the Bradford accident died Thursday
night and his body was brought to Portland
Friday.
The London News confirms the announce
ment that Mexico has negotiated for the con-
version of a loan of ~, ,O0o, 900 pounds with
Berlin Banks.
The fog at Liverpool has cleared away and
has been succeeded by Chimcrian darkness
which envelopes the city. Shipping on the
Mersey is at standstill
r. II. Evans and w r. Williams, the lat
ter the proprietor of the Parker House,
Admission. Ala, quarreled on Thursday. Both
were fatally shot and died soon after.
The following Maine pensions were granted
Friday Margaret Ada, widow of Franklin
Hammond, Herman original, Howard w.
Cushman, Bangor; increase, Benjamin +.
Buzzell, Fryeburg Center.
The car works at Dauphin, Pa, owned by
Scholl & Shoop, employing one hundred and
fifty persons. were burned Thursday night
Loss So, 900 The Methodist church, in
close proximity. was also burned.
The board of health at Durham, n. H.,
who ordered the closing of the schools there
some time ago. because the diptheria epi-
demic was raging. have rescinded the order
and the schools reopen next Monday.
Frank G. McNeally has been located lat
ttrly at Danville, p. O.. at the house OF
Warren Carter, former Saco boy, at on,
time driver of the American express, and
ueighbor and friend Of the McNeaily's.
The report that yellow fever exists il
Tampa aud l..- City is without foundation
There has not b. n case in either place for
nearly Two month"; and there are no conta-
gious, infections. or epidemic diseases in the
state.
The animal report of the Canadian depart
ment of railways will be issued shortly. /
promises to show that the development o
railway construction in Canada, is increasing
about proportionally with that of the Cnitet
States.
The Boston & Maine railroad has issuet
the following order to all conductors on th'
eastern Stoneham division. Commencing
Jan. lst, 1888, you will issue no stop owe
tickets for points between Salem or Marble
+ head and Boston via Eastern"
4 The entire line of the Northern Pacii'
from Lake Superior to Dakota, as well as tn
Brainerd & St. Paul division, is entirely
/ blocked by the storm. Both St. Paul train
we're blocked shortly after getting out o
the Minneapolis yards, Thursday.
Bernard Berman, New York pawn bro
ker, having learned that he could not prose
cute Flora Samuels because goods were de
! livered to her by an express messenger, re
turned to New York Thursday with So 90
worth of his jewelry which he recovered a
Montreal.
The Massachusetts railway commissioner
on Friday commenced taking testimony wit
regard to the recent accident at Bradford
Several men testified mainly as TO the excel
lent condition of the road bed and tracks, bu