Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-31
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

The rivers of Vermont are overtlowing
| their banks
Bulgaria has asked the Porte to explain the
presence of the Turkish troops at the town
of Mustappa Pacha on the frontier.
Harry II. Levitt, was killed instantly by
electricity at the Thomson Hous ton works,
Lynn, Mass, Friday forenoon.
| A large business block in Chicago WAS
burned Friday morning. loss, $500, 200. One
man was burned to death and several were
injured.
The engine and boiler house of the Gran
lite Railway Co. at the quarry in Rattlesnake
Hill, near Concord, n. H., was totally des-
troyed by fire, Thursday morning.
A train left the 20" yards at Chicago on
Friday, with IA Pinkerton men, and while
passing through the city, were assaulted by
strikers with coupling pins and several were
injured.
Gov. Jackson of Maryland, on Thursday
night pardoned the seven democratic Judges
and clerks of election who were found guilty
of having perpctratcd frauds at the polls two
years ago.
Calden Robinson a negro, murdered his
wife at New York Friday morning. He cut
her throat with razor in fit of frenzy and
tried to murder his wfe's youngest sister
Robinson has been arrested.
A number of calamtous fires have occur
red in Hungary and 1900 persons are render
ed shelterless and are camping out in the
snow. Thirty eight houses were burned and
many lives were lost at Mezobereny.
King John of Abyssnia has proposed terms
of peace to Gen. San Marzano. II is under
stood that the government will accept King
Johns terms if they are compatible with the
instructions sent to Gen. San Marian.
The store of Holman & Co. at Dixfeld
Centre was burned, Friday morning. The
store and contents are total loss. The
post office was kept in the store but it was
known whether the property was lost.
Rev. DR.. William Tappan Eustis died
Thursday morning at Springfield, Mass. He
was known as the boy preacher early in life
and has been prominent since the Andover
controversy broke out he being one of the
visiting board.
The strike of the weavers in the Salmon
Falls cotton mills was terminated Friday
Most all are back at work and new ones have
taken the places of those who had not gone
back before Friday morning. Nearly all
who refused to return, left for other places
Miss Minnie l.. Chapman, who was shot by
Phillip c. Otell, at Dennispsrt, Mass, is
considered in very critical condition. Blood
poisoning is believed to have set in In case
of her continued illness, the case will be
postponed to the October term of the Su-
premc court
Lord Salisbury has written a letter to the
Sheffield Chamber of Commerce saying that
Minister West has been instructed to address
further representation to the American gov
ernment respecting hardships to the British
mercantile community, arising from the YER
iication of invoice before American consuls.
! A dispatch from London announces au-
thoritatively the conclusions of the negotia-
tons between the Canadian Pacific railway
and the Dominion government, by which the
road is to receive loan of Sl4 00O, 900.
! The Times says that for the surrender of its
monopoly, the road is to receive 5000, 900
pounds in bonds.
At postponed meeting of the stockholders
of the Portsmouth, n. H., Base Ball Asso-
citation was held Friday the following board
of director was elected Daniel A.
Pickering, Horace S. Hatch, Edgar ID. Stod-
dard, Fred l.. Church, Myes Dembrey, Dan
iel Garry, John s. Emery. ]. J. Leonard
was chosen manager.
1 In regard to the reduction at the Boston
custom house, it is authoritatively stated that
one half of the required amount of the re-
/ trenchment is to be provided for by the dis
charge Of employees, and the other half by
the scaling down of salaries of those remain
ing. Saturday>beng the last day of the
month the change goes into effect.
! 1t has been the custom for liquor sellers
when arrested and brought into the courts,
| to plead not guilty, waive examination. and