Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-18

thrown into the house of Inspector Kelly a,
Skibberen. Friday. The explosion which
followed, totally demolished the furniture
and partially wrecked the building. The in
mates escaped without serious injury
| Fred o. Towle. carriage painter, at Saco,
was horribly burned, Friday morning. by ex-
ploding benxine, which he was using to burn
old paint from a wheel. His clothing was
nearly all burned to a crisp, and his limbs
and body fearfully burned. His recovery
is doubtful, He is thirty years old and mar
ried.
The steamer City of Pekin arrived at San
Francisco, from China and Japan. Friday
morning, with several cases of small pox
among her passengers. She WAS placed in
quarantine. This is the fifth successive
steamer which has arrived with small pox.
quarantine boat is now occupied by sew
eral hundred Chinese, who arrived on the
infected vessel.
The London Daily News says: Few
speeches ever produced such an effort upon
the House of Commons, as did Mr.. 0'Brien's
speech, Thursday night His display of
wondrous magnanimity will certainly appeal
with irresistible forceto the English people.
The tories will be unable to complain of any
bitterness on his part, although the occasion
justites bitterness.
An error has been discovered in the con-
stitution of the State of New Jersey which it
is said will open the prison doors throughout
the State and liberate all prisoners commit
ted since 1875. The bar and the bench are
greatly agitated over the matter, as it is
claimed that on account of the error there
have been no legal courts Of common pleas
in the state since 1875.
The n Y. Tribune's Washington CORE
spondent says: Regarding the democratic
nomination for President, ). :. Cox of New
York, is reported as saying: I'VE all think
Cleveland will be nominated. The oppo-
sition to Cleveland talked of is a mystery to
MIR. Hill. asked Cleveland about it, aud
he said it was mystery to him. That he
did not understand it. Here we stand be-
tween two mysteries"
A n Y. Herald special from Somerset, O.,
has an interview with Gen. Sheridans moth
er, who is in her SSth year. She said Gen
eral was born in Somerset, ONO, on the 9th
day of March, 1881. We had lived in Som
erset little over year before he was born,
coming here in the latter part of 1929"
There are rumors that he was born in
Albany, n. Y. Yes, that it is likely,
comes from our, living there before we
moved TO Somerset"
One of the greatest fires ever known in
Westerly, Rhode Island, ragged three hours
Friday morning, destroying several business
buildings, causing IA loss estimated at $780,
900. The fire was discovered in con
fectonery store in U. ID. Wells building.
The buildings burned are Wells Block,
Segar Block, Stillman Building, Bradford
Block and Mantle Bank Building Losses
and insurance, so far as can be learned ag-
gregate Sl43 900; insurance $50, 100.
Thursday morning, the dwelling house of
Mrs. Margaret Brewer, widow of the late
Hezekiah Brewer, situated at Flying Point,
some five miles from Freeport village, was
found to be on fire. Mr.. Eli Rogers,
neighbor, gave the alarm, and FASTENED TO
the house AS soon as possible. Arriving there
he found the whole interior of the house on
fire. and the smoke SO dense, he could not
get in to find the occupant Mrs. Brewer,
and she perished in the flames. The house
and barn together with their contents, were
entirely consumed. 1t is not learned that
there was any insurance. Mrs. Brewer,
although over eighty years of age, had pre-
ferred to live alone. She leaves one daugh-
ter the wife of Mr.. Edwin Littlefeld, living
in Durham near Lisbon Falls. Loss, $500.
Thursday evening copper train on the
Duluth and South Shore road got out of the
control of the men at Prince mine, five miles
above Marquette, Mich, and came thunder
ing down the heavy grade at over mile a
minute. In four minutes after the engineer
blew the first danger whistle, the train came
dashing through the yards. Nine cars of
heavy timber were in the train, and at the
third crossing the timbers began to fly
through the air. Buildings were demolished
and cars thrown from the track in every di-
rection. Three cars held to the engine
and dragged a fourth with timbers caught
under the wheels. The engine stopped with
in 200 feet of a sharp curve, which would
surely have threwn it into the lake. For
three blocks timbers and cars were scattered.
The engineer and fireman stuck to their
posts. The conductors and brakeman cut
loose the caboose and escaped.