Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-24
LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

The emperor passed satisfactory night.
Disastrous floods are reported in Arkan-
sas.
The emperor of Brazil was slightly better
Wednc sday.
John Iovcy has been elected president of
the Adams Express Company in place OF
the late william b, Dinsmore, deceased
The medical staff attendant upon the Ger
man Emperor is to be reduchd, and hereaf-
ter one bulletin day will be issued regard
ing his condition.
Fire in the picker room of Willard Lewis
& Co.'S shoddy mill at Woodford, Mass at
one o'clock Wednesday morning, caused "A
a loss of about 81 500
The republicans of Pcnobscot have elected
A. f.. Narnum, c. X. Bridges and H. b
Wardwcll delegates to the Portland conven-
ton. They are instructed for Cleaves.
The Suns special from Springfield, Ill.
says that General John NJ. Palmer has just
consented to the use of his name before the
democratic State convention as a candidate
for governor and the belief is general that
he will be nominated
President and Mrs. Cleveland left Wash
ington "Wednesday morning tor Philadelphia,
to attend the Presbyterian anniversary
They will hold reception at overlook
"Wednesday afternoon. The President will
return to Washington on Thursday, but Mrs.
Cleveland will remain with friends there for
"A week.
A committee has gone to Bhauvoir, the
home of Jefferson Davis to escort himself,
Miss Winnie Davis, and such other members
of his family as will attend the laying of the
corner stone of the Confederate monument
at jackson, Miss, on Friday. Davis is in
feeble health and it is thought will not be
able to attend.
Mrs Belva Lockwood was in Pittsburg
Pa Tuesday. She said that she expected
the equal rights party to poll much larger
vote this year than it did at the last Presi-
dental election. The nomination of Blaine,
she says can have 20 effect on her chances,
rs she defeated him the last time and expects
to do SO again.
The simmer residence of NJ. Philbrick
iloulton, proprietor of the Smell House. con
sisting of comfortable house, II number of
large barns and outbuildiugs. situated two
miles west of Iioulton village, burned We'd
ncsday forenoon, The fire was caused by
chimney burning out. The loss is So 600 ;
insurance, 81 800.
The case of Luther W. Holman. who was
recently indicted for soliciting Inspector Col
Inns to murder his half sister at Worcester
was assigned for trial in the superior crimi-
nal court ON Thursday, before Judge Sta
Staples. but as the plea of insanity will be
made. the case has been indefinitely post
poned. The question of Iiolman's sanity
may first be passed upon before he is tried.
Abijah Tarbox, fish aud game warden of
York county, made two seizures of short
and seed Holsters from Charles Phillips and
John Parsons at York Beach on Tuesday.
About sixty under sized Holsters were taken
possession of, 1t is claimed that they have
been peddliug short HOLSTERS in Dover and
Great Falls The matter will be presented
to the grand jurS at the next term of court
4 singular story of a Baptist preacher kill
ing his father-in-law, comes up from the l2-
dian Territory. Parson Cantrell is a seventh
day Baptist. and his father-in law Deacon
Cotfey, went to his field near Jimtown. last
Sunday, where Csutrell was blowing, and not
only demonstrated against his working on the
Lords day, but undertook to kick him out
of the field. The parson resisted and split
his father-iu-law's head open with a hoe.
Wednesday morning the freight train on
the Rock Island went through a bridge near
Randolph Point in the vicinity of Kansas
City, Mo crashing into ravine 25 feet
deep short time after, the freight train
on the Hannibal 4 st. Joe road went through
the bridge which adjoined the Rock Island
aud which had been weakened by the irst
wreck. Two engineers, a fireman and two
trsmps were killed.
Judge Wallace. in the United States Cir
omit Cour, has oyerruled the demurrer of