Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-28
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

The Sultan of Zanzibar is dead
Hundreds of villages on the Elbe are in
undated.
Earthquake shocks were felt at Nashua,
y. H., Tuesday.
James +. Balcom, a prominent citizen of
Nashua. n. H.. died Tuesday.
A man named Sessums living at Houston.
Texas, is accused by his wife of poisoning
his five children.
three masted schooner, "Alice McDon-
aid" was launched from the yard of John
Mcdonald on Tuesday.
Detective John Tahey was convicted at
Montreal Tuesday of having robbed the safe
of the Grand Trunk offices.
Lord Stanley of Preston, the new Gov
,rnor General of Canada will start for his
post about the beginning of June.
Ex- Lieutenant Governor VIM. Dorshei-
mer, publisher of the New York Star, died
Monday night in Savannah, Ga.
At Orltis, Ont, Tuesday, the building oc-
cupied as house, store and post Office, by
Jaseph Ball, was burned, and in it his three
children.
The little town of Reville Dakota, is com
pletely blocked in. The town is absolutely
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break up their furniture to burn in the
stoves.
heavy snow storm added to the terror of
the western floods. Nebraska farmers living
on the Missouri low lands are moving onto
the hills.
James l.. Black, book keeper for Uriah
White, a wealthy plumber of Asbury Park,
| \. j., was arrested on Monday. on charge of
embezzlement of over S25, 900.
| The house of Mrs. Peter Bertn, near St.
| Elose. \. B., was burned Sunday, during
her absence, and her two daughters, two and
eleven years of age were burned to death.
A Masonic service was held at Berlin,
| Tuesday for the late Emperor William, who
/ was member of the order. 1t was attend
ed by 1000 distinguished Free Masons from
all parts of the empire.
The dynamite factory of S. d. Stickney,
at Ardsey. \. Y, blew up Tuesday morn
ing, killing two men, George Hampshire and
Mike Callahan. Houses in the vicinity were
more or less damaged.
ON the proposal of the minister of war
Minister Carnot, acting on the unanimou;
advice of the officers who conducted the
court martial, has signed a decree placing
Gen. Boulanger on the retired list of the
army.
The daughters of the late Samuel Aaror
at Mount Holly, \. Y, once in good circum
stances but now reduced to poverty and too
proud TO beg, were found Tuesday morning
nearly dead from starvation. One Of then
died soon after being found
Nicholas Golden -Kirch was fatally shot b,
George Green at Brooklyn, Monday night
while he was trying to force his way int.
Green's house. Golden-kirch had been paw
ing attention to Green's daughter Emily
contrary to the wishes of the family.
Governor Hill of New York, has affixe,
his signature to bill which gives to tn
health officer of the port of New York,
salary of 1000 year and abolishes tbs
fee system, which has hitherto enabled tina
official to put anywhere from 5000 t
500, 900 ayear in his pocket.
The chairman of the board of directors 0
the State National Bank at Raleigh, y. c.
announces that the directors, having reason
to believe that the president and cashier o
the bank have absconded with large amour
of the assets, they have determined to clos
up the doors and turn over all affairs to tn,
proper officers of the United States. Othe
banks of the city are not affected by fbi
defalcation.
Tugs came up through the ice to Calais
Monday night. With the exception of hug
cakes of ice floating seward, the st. Croi,
river is open to navigation, one week late
than last year. Two inches of snow fel
Monday night and the storm still continue
Tuesday morning. Logging operations hav
. ceased for the season. Nearly all the team
r came in Saturday night. As rule th
o operatives report to fairly good winter
work