Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-17

the American Government with which to en-
J dow university at Chicago on the Vienn
model.
In the Crown Princes case, the doctor
now fear that laryngotomy will be unavoida
BILE. They are discussing whether partia
or complete removal of the larynx will be
advisable. The present treatment will b
continued three months, and the question OF
an operation decided afterwards.
Zenas Thompson, victim of the recen,
Boston and Maine disaster at Haverhill,
Mass. was brought home 10 Portland BY q
special train, arriving At $50 P. NJ. Thurs
day. The train run through Commercial
street to the foot of Pearl where an ambu-
lance waited at the nearest point to his home.
The fire in Washington and Eddy streets,
Providence, X. l., was still burning briskly
In the ruins, Thursday morning, but is we'll
under control. The four granite walls Of
the Aldrich houses are still standing, though
the wall ON the Eddy street side is greatly
weakened, and will probably fall.
The latest in the Barron case is that Dave
/ Stain attended meeting of the fire company
at Mediield, held at his house. If such evil
dence should prove true, Stain would easily
prove his alibi. But there are so many places
iu which Stain was, on that eventful day,
that such evidence is considered rather un-
trustworthy.
One hundred men at Lisfinuy, with horses
and plows have cropped the farm of ryne,
Nj. p, under arrest. Gilhooly NJ, 7. has
been admitted to bail. While Pyne was
being taken taken to the depot, "Wednesday
evening, large mob congregated and stoned
him. Some of the missiles struck Pync on
the head. severely injuring him.
Members of the republican state commit.
tee of Iowa, which is now in session at Des
Moines, are unanimous for Senator Allison
as candidate for the presidency, and favor
an early convention and putting him at once
into the field. The republican members of
the Legislature appear to be of the same
mind.
In the Portland municipal court. Thurs
day morning, John Bowie, a colored man
who lives on Washington street, was ar
raigned, charged with assaulting John Conck
of Bath. The circumstances of the case
were fracas in drinking place, last We'd
nesday. Bowie was ordered to recognize in
the sum of $500 and the case was continued
to Wednesday next when Conck will be able
TO appear against him.
The horse breeders of York county have
formed an association, Win oincers as fUl-
lows: president, Simon $. Andrews of Bid
deford; secretary, John +, Paines of Old
Orchard; treasurer, A. A. Dolloff of kenne-
bunkport. The following gentlemen were
chosen committee to draw up bylaws and
attend to the other preliminaries connected
with the organization b. +. Hamilton Saco;
Charles b. Harmon, Biddeford; DIR. +. A.
Southwick, Buxton; Jason Lunt Kenne-
bunkport; Samuel w. Berry, Biddeford.
At the auction sale of Ben Perley Poore's
collection of manuscripts and autographs
Thursday, some of the prices brought were
as follows; Robert Fulton, Sl7; Sir Ed
mund Andros, So; Thomas, Lord Culpep-
per, S.. 25; John Endicott first Governor of
Mass, $40; Thomas Hinkley, Governor of
Plymouth, 1925; William Penn, S26
George Grote, historian, Sl9.50; Nathaniel
Hawthorne, SIS; IA letter of Hannibal Ham
lin lS47, brought but % cents. An original
copy of the Declaration of independence, to
be read in the churches July II, l776,
brought S3l