Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-10

The Reichstag at Berlin, on Thursday,
passed the military loan bill without debate.
The Massachusetts department, G. A. r.,
Thursday afternoon, elected Myron Z.
Walker of Belchertown, as commander.
1t is reported that the Hatfield Mccoy
hostillties have again been renewed aud that
troops are necessary TO quell the distur-
dances.
The mammouth clothing store of J. L..
Hudson at Cleveland, o., was damaged by
fire and water TO the extent of S75, 900 We'd
nesday night
The operation of tracheotomy on the
Crown Prince was successfully performed
at $50 p. NJ, Thursday, The patient is
progressing well.
The epidemic of typhoid fever has broken
out in the State Industrial Home for Girls
in Adrian, Mich, and thirteen or fourteen
new eases already are reported.
A dispatch from Olympia, W. T., says
sixteen bodies are reported found from the
wreck of the Abercorn, including those of
the pilot and captain. All the bodies were
found from l6 TO 10 miles up the coast.
There are still six bodies unheard from.
Sioux squaw in Col, Cody's camp at
London has given birth to daughter. This
is the first Indian child ever born in England.
The infant has been named Frances Victoria
Alexander, in honor of Mrs. Cleveland.
Queen Victoria and the Princess of Wales.
District: Attorney Fellows of New York,
said ON Wednesday that a decision as to
whether Gould and Sage would be indicted
for grand larcency, in turning over SO 3,00o.-
600 in 1879 from the Kansas Pacific railroad,
to the Denver Pacific railroad, will be an
uounccd on Monday next.
Austria and Turkey have been visited by
violent snow storms. In Turkey the storm
is the worst experienced since 1874 All
traffic by land, sea and lake is suspended
and telegraphic communication is interrupt
ed. At Constantnople the snow is three
feet deep and business is at a standstil,
The New York Trbune's Pttsburg special
says that daylight assaults and robberies in
the east end of pittsburg have alarmed the
people, who held a meeting, Thursday night,
to make provisions for protecting themselves
and their property. An encounter of two
ladies with thieves led to the action. Chief
Brown has asked the council for an appro-
pration sufficient to eqnip twenty mounted
policemen
| State Veterinary Surgeon Geo. II. Railey
sdN tiidt GJVb ItAdS DIOnCHOs were sDlu III
Maine in the last year; 60 in Rockland, S0
in Bangor, 80 in Belfast 45 in IIoulton, IS
! in Oldtown, So in Portland, 10 in Brunswick
number unknown in Dexter, Skowhegan,
Dover, Waterville, Lewiston. Auburn and
Biddeford Texas parties sold between g..
600 and 600 bronchos in New England last
season, and in the month of January, 'ss,
just closed, they disposed of 5000 in South
Carolina. These animals are so affected
with glanders that they will probably in the
future be quarrantined by the State Cattle
| Commissioners.
Jail at Utica, n. Y, at 1924 Thursday
morning, for the murder of his paramour
Johanna K. Cross, in Bonneville, June 9th,
1857. The execution was witnessed by "a
citizens, including the officials. Before he
| left the cell he declared himself guiltless OF
| premcditated murder During the march
| from the cell to the scaffold, four of the Of
| fcals slipped on the ice and fell This in
eident greatly amused the doomed man, who
roared in laughter and remarked, there
goes four of them" On arriving at the
scaffold he shook hands with the sheriff ant
assisted in adjusting the rope around hi
neck.
Tbt belief is current that the American
Sugar Refinery is to join the Eastern trus
preparatory to a contest with Claus Sprekels
who recently declined TO join the Trust. 4
the proposed combination is made public
and the trust lends its assistance to the loca
war, it il understood that Sprekels will bu,
or buili a refinery in New York, and Civ
the combination fight on its own territory
One of the principal stockholders of thu
American company says he expects to SCI
prices to go down to four cents poun'
in other sections of the country.
Chase's tannery at Hopkinton, n. H., par
tally fell in Thursday morning, in conse
quence of snow on the roof; damage no
stated