Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-19
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

Winslow republicans have elected four
Marble delegates.
The Merrimac Journal has been sued for
libel by medical practitioner. Damage is
alleged at $1,000.
VIM. George was hanged Friday morning
at Columbus, o., for the murder of James
Scott in Noble county, in July, 1887
A large part of the business portion of
TalOuz City, Washington Ty., was burner
last night Loss S25o,000; insurance S75,-
900.
DIR. Jay W. Morrison of Springfield, H.. =,
recently met Mr.. Blaine in Naples, and says
that the ex-secretary seemed in superb phys
ical condition.
At republican caucus held at Deer Isle,
May l6, F. 2. Spofford, W. Is. Thurow, II.
L. Carman and +. Z. Spotford were elected
delegates to the State convention.
The World says that Samuel j. Tilden.
nephew of the late exGov. Tilden has been
offered the Office of superintendent of the
railway mail service and will accept,
Mrs. Cleveland will visit Princeton Col
lege, May 26. Wishing to avoid publicity
she will not visit Lennox where she has been
invited by Secretary and Mrs. Whitney.
A party of 1.-THE collectors and policemen
were attacked by mob at LlanifdI, Wales,
Thursday, and in the conflict that followed,
30 persons were injured, seven of them seri.
ously.
The Kansas democratic State convention
Thursday night elected delegates to the ma
tional convention. The platform instructs
delegates to St. Louis to vote as unit for
Cleveland.
In the Methodist conference Friday, the
report of the committee on missions was
presented. The report highly approves of
the work of deaconesses, which it says has
been attended with the most blessed results.
The report was adopted.
A special from st. John, n. b. states that
George Francis Train has abandoned expa-
triation and is going back to New York and
to the children aud birds of Madison Square.
He lectures here on the Collapse of Cana
da," before his departure.
1t is rumored at Berlin, that AL imperial
rescript is about to be issued which is intend
ed to prevent as far as possible Frenchmen
from visiting Alsace Lorraine in reprisal for
the obstacles placed in the way of Germans
on the French side of the frontier.
The Emperor is without fever. The diff
ly disappeared. His general condition is SC
salts factory that he will be allowed to spend
greater part of the day in the open air
His strength is increasing.
As the west bound Boston express, due a
40 Thursday morning. was coming on thu
draw bridge at No-walk, Conn, the rail,
spread and the locomotive and five cars RAJ
the length of the bridge on the ties. The
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edge of the bridge rails. The escape from
terrible disaster was miraculous. The tie,
on the bridge are all destroyed.
| The four story brick building numbered
| 1872 to l2s on Tudor street. South Boston
occupied by Adams Bros, as a storehous
and packing room for cotton and cottol
waste, was burned Friday morning Los
on the building s5,00o damage to stored
materials. $4,000; fully insured. Som
damage was done by water in several dwell
ing houses and other adjoining buildings.
The Herald's Washington correspondent
saws Mrs. Cleveland herself is authority fJ
the statement that she will remain in Wash
ingtOn until July first, and then will accom-
pany Gen. and Mrs. Greedy to Pittsfield
Mass, where Gen. Greedy has rented col
tage for the summer. The President doe
not expect to take his vacation until Septen
Der. At that time Congress will have az
journed, and his intention now is to run u
into the Adirondacks for few weeks hunt
ing.
The World of Friday morning says ther
has been numerous conferences IN Ne
York of the leader of the Blaine movement
and that active efforts in his behalf are no
going on within the party in every State