Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-11
SATURDA. ..u.,AN1S NEWS.

Bya runaway horse Harry w. Nelson of
Hockdale, Mass, was killed, Saturday.
Nearly the entire town of Chesley, Ont. =,
was destroyed by fire Saturday morning.
The loss will aggregate 100000; insurance,
not over $4,000.
Andrew Curriers' shoe factory with con-
tents, at Newton, N. H., were burned Sa,ur.
day morning. Loss, $4,000; insured. 1t is
believed to be of incendary origin.
Jay Gould has been in his private car in
the Missouri Pacific yards in Kansas City.
No news can be obtained from him, but he
has had return of his recent illness.
Mr.. Blaine has engaged passage for HIM
self and family to return to the United States
on the steamer Trave of the German Lloyd
Line, to sail from Southampton on July 10Th
At a special meeting at Plymouth Church.
Brooklyn, Friday night, the resignation of
Assistant Pastor Halliday was accepted. He
will be given a suitable testimonial by the
church members.
Gov. Sawyer and Col. Wells with COM
panies A and ID of the First Regiment, and
companies and of the Second Regiment,
went to Concord Saturday morning for an
eight hour encampment.
Sergeant McGowan, of the Royal Irish
constabulary, was murdered Friday by Con
stable Simpson at Waderstown, county
West Meath. A sword and revolver were
used by the murderer, who afterwards COM
mitted suicide.
The King of Sweden was present at
Masonic dinner at Albert Hall, London, a
few days ago, where the enormous sum of
E5o,000 was subscribed by those present for
the benefit of a home for destitute girls and
daughters of Masonic parents.
The speakers for the Alpheus Hardy
prizes at Amherst, in extemporaneous de-
batting, were announced Saturday to c. +. l..
Chapman, Il. w. Coombs, ). o. Hartwell,
+. 2. Huntington, w. J. Moulton, W. E.
Ramsdell and Charles Sullivan, all Seniors.
Andrew j. Peck, well-to-do farmer re-
siding in the western part of Newton, Conn,
was shot and instantly killed at about
O'Clock Friday NOR ling at his residence.
Peck started to come out of the front door
of his house when the murderer fired the
shot from across the street. The charge of
some forty or fifty large shot entered his left
side and penetrated the heart The wounded
man turned to retrace his steps but fell dead.
A petition is circulating in York county
and will be presented at the next session of
the Governor aud Council, asking for a pr
don for Charles f. Prescott, now serving a
life sentance in the State Prison for the mur-
der of Harry Williams in 1877. Prescott is
sick with consumption and there is no hope
of his recovery. His mother and sister re-
side at Bar Mills
The fishing schooner Always Ready, of
Somerset, Mass. employed by Church
Bros. at Seaconnet Point, went ashore there
Thursday. She was towed to Boston Satur-
day on her beam ends. She was righted and
found to have a large hole on her port side
and other injuries to her hull and rigging,
which will be repaired
The grand jury for the June term of the
Supreme Court, Boston, on Saturday report
ed two indictments against Adolph A. AL
brecht, charging him with manslaughter for
killing Flanagan and Lenahan 1t the Avery
street gambling house on March 2s, 1887.
Albrecht pleaded not guilty and bail was
fixed at $40 600 on each indictment. 1t is
not settled when he will be tried.
The annual encampment of the First
Brigade, New Hampshire National Gard,
Brigadier General ID. NJ. White of Peter
boro commanding, began at Concord Satur-
day, and the troops cemain in camp until
next Friday afternoon. All the organiza
tons, consisting of cavalry and one four-gun
battery reported for duty before nOon Each
command has full ranks and attendance,
and will be the largest ever known. Satur-
lay af ern ,on Go Sawyer and staff will 20
into camp to remain during muster.
In Central Falls, X. L., Saturday, William
! Browning, bleacher, 33 years old, quar-
relied with his wife, both having been drink
ing. He locked the door of their kitchen in
which they were. The womans long con
| tinued screams induced the neighbors IL
| come to her relief. They finally forced the
| ioor and found her lying inse lsibe on the
! floor. A physician p onounced her dead,
with the appearance OF having been choS d
To death. Browning was arrested. He claims
tnat his wife fell of chair and so received
the injuries which led TO her death.
There is great excitement at Aric at
\ VI, &c tia. and ON the neigbboring Coast
Cape Breton, over reported dastardiy ou
RACES by the crews OF some AmerItai Fl h n.
! vessels Robert Wilson, local nsh, rma
| states that he set his nets SATURDAY q shori
distance of the Little Anse shore, and iha
while looking after them he saw a number
of men from the Gloucester schooner Alice
L. Gordon deliberately cut through them
The act was committed so that the American,
could continue their own seining without ex
perienclng any hindrance. Over 30 nets be
longing to Cape Breton fishermen are sait
to have been treated in similar manner b.,
Americans within the past few days,
New Corporations.