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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-02
wATERvILLE PEOPLE.
rheir Comings and Goings Mingled with
Other Gossip.
From our Regular Correspondent. ]

From our Regular Correspondent.
WArERvuLs, Aug |.
At the recent meeting of the stockholders
of the Lockwood Company semi annual
dividend of three per cent was declared.
Mrs. +. s Sawteile, who has resided in
this city since the death of her husband, has
returned to Kalamazoo, where her son. Chas
Sswtelle is in business
There were thirteen passengers on Thurs
,lav mo uiugs excursion trsia for Portland.
4 party of Fairfield citizens. including the
To,mans and Senator Williams of California.
took Wednesdays express on a trip 10 Moose
head lake.
Henry $ But.erield and family went to
Squirrel Island Thursday.
Amos Stark. the florist, accompanied by
hi. son, went 10 Boston Thursday for a
couple of weeks visit.
q. l.. He'll. son of Judge Hall. of the SEN
tinel, went to RockIaui Thursday. where he
will spend his vacation. He enters Colby
in the fall.
Geo. X Boutelle. Esq. went to Squirrel
Island Thursday
President Small of Colby, arrived in
wa,erville from Portland Thursday. DIR.
Small intends 10 remain in Wsterville the
rest of the summer.
The Misses MAY and Myrs Redington have
gone to Old Orchard for a short vacation
peuris Bangs. accompanied by his cousins
the Misses Miliiken of Boston, went TO Bal
Harbor Thursday.
A Dit of excitement was occssioued by the
report of a shooting affair "Wednesday even
ing, but an investigation by the p,iice failed
TO confirm the runor.
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OVER THE STATE.

To all appearances Bar Iiarb0r has sill
the Questionable call Mail and Erpyess,
New FORK
The TIoul,on Pioneer says the potato busi-
ness will start up there about the 2Oth of Au-
gust. Potatoes are looking well.
This is indeed a fruitful season. All the
crops in Aroostook, with the exception of
hay. which was not so light after all. promise
an unusually abundant yield and excellent in
quality Tunes.
A gentleman Of Bangor. who drove from
WiIterport few evenings since, informed
the Whig reporter that he could distinctly
see four of the electric street lights from
the hill near Bald Hill Cove The distance
lie about ten miles from Bangor. The gen.
tlemen said il was not the reflection of the
lights which he saw, but the lights them
selves.
At The annual meeting Of the Saco and
BiJdef0rd Savings Institution, the officers
for last year were reelected a. follows .
President, Hon. Il. 7. Burnham; vice presi.
dent, Dr. Jeremiah Mason; secretary and
treasurer, II. NJ. Kelley; Trustees, Hon. y.
=. Burnham, DIR. Jeremiah Mason, J. G..
Bradbury, Hon. s. l.. Goodale, and &. s.
Bryant.
Up to the present time there has beon .old
on the Penobscot river something over two
hundred thousand tons of ice, en1 there re-
mains unsoid about twenty five thousand
tons. as one of the prominent ice dealers in
forms us The icc dealers are now ge.tin {
two dollars per ton for their ice, but a perod
Of very warm weather would probably send
the price up to $3.50.
Mr.. Walter Corey. for many years prom-
nent in mercantile circles in Portland, aud
founder Of the house OF Walter Corey & Co
manufacturers and dealers in furniture, die d
a; . late hour Wednesday night, Mr. Corey
had been sick for some weeks with com
plication of troubles. heart disease being the
immediate cause of death. His age was
eighty years and five months
Hon. Hannibal IIsmlD, on his return from
the court Of spain, brought back, besides
some very entertaining anecdotes. a few
cions Of various Spanish fruit trees. Three
varieties Of pear cions Mr. Hamlin gave to
Jarvis c. Marble Esq, Of Paris Hill. ard
| they were grated into Mr.. Marbles fine or
chards. These varieties Mr.. Marble has
| named the IIamlin, the Paris and the Mar
Bile. The Hamlin pear has come into bear
ing this year for the first time, and it is the
first Of the three to fruit The fruit is small
and grows in eiumps or clusters and in great
quantities. The oxford Democrat has sam
pied il, and reports il ''iike its distinguished
| namesake, Of sterling quality"
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Now York Stock Market.
Ne York Produo0 Market

k.w YogE, Ang !.
FLpuF vrro'yts zoos rsrkiges; Exports, 7Hs
barrels, rates. .7s, K.p~ai apotsfiobs including
CITY mil esira. ~ fyass 90. patent. ss dos
b 81, Mperane, " a5st3 %. extra No. 2,
b. 1oatJ s., winter wheat iyv grade, ~ zsae5 u;
Maneshs extra, ~ bat5 IS; southern nouf
dull Rye spur duii
WnItr-n neeoipt.. s7.osJ. s.ports. s7.ls<. sales
vi 600, daii, so spring nominal, =;
n, rcd y, T. red. s7as7i elevator. ssiassl fob
-7j,sst delivered No. red. sominal. y,isySi; No
sL!ts nonin4i. sslnJii.
RYE firm.
BAELEy-- nominal.
Cpgs-- Receipts. u 100 exports, O,sD9, sales.
-, easier. steamer. Gis4ii; Ne. z, t4AH
store and elevator ,giasfl delivered.
OARS Receipts, .3.f0i, exports, i3.; sales, rS,
0d0 seiIye 40 ,. az do white 3Iass. No z7lA1s;
do white. 3iss5, No. !, %; DO white. ~;
Mixed Westefn, z6a2y, white do sgat6.
CDyFEy--.fair. Rio. fair, ~
SuoAs-kaw essy, refined steady; demand -
lower; crushed sIa7, extra crushed, 7ia7I; white
sxira crushed, 7ia7I cut loaf. VI. granalsted, ~
PgTEOLzrM brrn, quiet. ~
POgH--sluiet.
BYgg .--fIuiet.
LARD stronger; vestArn stesm, " sses rs;
closing u 57y. city steam, ~ Is. fennsd fair,
continent o. 5sas ", .. A. " 10.
BuTTgs--fnie: easy; western dairy 100
ia; DO creamery, izaI7.
CHEESE firm ffeights 70 Liverpool
firm.
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rae camp without pass, is violation oi
that contract, acd the cath taken by tine sol
der when he mustered into the service. ami
furthermore, that such violation renders hin,
Liable 10 arrest sni punishment.
" The camp will BE- guarded by brigade
guard. The heh Officer of the day and in
sPScting officers will make .ou. of inspec
rion At least six times during every twenty
four hours, 10 ascertain the manner in which
guard duty IS being performed. and will take
the names OF each oi,ieer and man found de-
hcien, in ;his daty and report the same to
the brigade commander
" Captain Alfred X. Paul, quartermas-
ter. will report TO The qaartsrmaster general
as Augusta for duty, Saturday morning,
August 23i, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ All other
members of the brigade staff will repor, at
Augusta, Angus. 26,h. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
VI Regimentsl, battery and company
commanders will forthwith forssr,i requisi-
lions for transportation of their men horses
and baggage for tents and all other supplies
and articles Of property they may need for
encampment- These requisitio4s must be
sent through the assistant zdjutant general
All moss.ei officers will a, once ro.ity these
headquarters from what eint they will ship
heir horses
VII. Special attention is called 10 para
graph Al of the U. S. army regulations,
With which will be REQUIRED.
which is as follows; There shall be daily n.
east three roll calls. viz at reveiIle, retrsa,
md tattoo. The will he made on comnany
'arades, by the first .ergeants, superintendent
~ commissioned officer Of the company.
VIII Tais tour of duty is for the pur-
,ose of instruction in the duties of camp AMI
very officer and man will be expected TO re-
'ort. None should he excused from attend.
ng except on surgeons certificate, as required |
y law. Each company commander and the |
aptain of the battery will, Immediately upon |
rival 10 camp, report in writing TO the |
ssistsnt adjutsnt general, the names of any |
members of their command absent without
cave.
IN. The following appointments of non
commissioned officers on the staff of the
rigsde commander are hereby announced |
or the information of this command: Lewis
!. Moore, Augusta, quartermaster sergeant;
llcnzo NJ. kimbill, Biddeford, commisssry
ergeant; Warren +. Riker. Lewiston, hos
ital steward; John c. Jones, Portland, chief
ugler. They will be obeyed and respected
ccordingly.
BY command of Brigader General Mitchell
CLARENCE S. LuNT.
Major and Asst. Adj't Gell.
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RUN On A ROCK.
Palace Steamer Of the Thousand Isles
Wrecked.

WATkkfo"N, ". l., aug l.
The steamer st. Lawrence was wrecked
this afternoon of Hog Island in the Canadian
channel of the st. Lawrence river. She re-
celved damages amounting TO $50, 900.
The palace steamer 81. Lawrence, the best
Of the Thousand Island Steamboat Com
panys line boats. ran on . rock of Hog
Island, in the Canadian channel today, and is
going to pieces. She had on board nearly
300 people, who were safely conveyed to the
adjoining islands and are now encamped
upon their shores until the superintendent Of
the line can send another steamer TO take
them off The greatest excitement prevails
all along the st. Lawrence river over the
accident.
IL is expected the steamer will go to pieces
during the night. 1t was conveying the
Rogers excursion party. which left Clayton
at / A. NJ. with over 1000 persons. The
Maynard was detailed to take those who
could not get on board the St. Lawrence.
When the boat reached Canadian waters and
entered the narrow channel near Hog island,
the captain, it is said, attempted To cross
from the narrow to the main channel and
struck rock. The Maynard landed at
Lawrence not person being injured.
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coNDENsED DISPATCHES
The Pfth Taken from the Current News
of the Day.

John L. Sullivan arrested in New York
Wednesday night on requisiton from Gov
Lowry. waived all his ri xhts and agreed to 90
back to Mississippi Friday with Sheriff
Childs
Anniversary Of the emancipation Of slaves Of
the British West India islands in 1894. vas
observed inNew Bedford. Thursday by colored
people, who had procession Many repre-
sentative colored men from Boston and
vicinity were in carriages; also military and
civic bodies belonging to this city.
A dispatch from London saws the collapse
Of the Magdeburg sugar ring exposes a
gigantic attempt at fraud in sugar in which
the New York sugar trust vas involved. The
syndicate obtained control of 80 million
pounds Of sugar which vas sold to the New
York sugar trust at a good price.
As the process vas risky, the banks refused
to advance any more money, and the scheme
vert To rieces. A great crash must come
very soon- The whole transaction involved
.onle 8, 100 900. The United States treas
ury would have lost 81, ,135. 600 If the plan
had not gone wrong.
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afternoon, under the auspiees Of the Ancient
Orxler of l'nif.sl waykmsn

afternoon, under the auspices Of the Ancien
Order Of United workmen.
W. y. Clement, Portland; $. HermAso,
and NJ, 7, Murphy, Boston, are rcsisteret
At the johnson.
The Gardiner Juniors received . commun'
ication from an Augusta amateur team, ask.
ing them to play game Of ball IN that city.
"Wednesday, August tn. The Juniors have
accepted and on that date will try and beat
the Capital City lads,
b, +. Besl. Boston; and s. Z. Telker,
Portland, are stopping al the Evsns.
Herbert Ring, wife and family, left for =
months vacation at Mrs. Ring's old home In
Oxford. n. s., on Thursday,
Mr.. Seavey, proprietor Of the Hallowell
glue factory, wss in the city, Thursday, and
purchased an elegant square piano Of
Hughes.
Harry Morrill, of Pepperell, Mass. Who
has been visiting friends in Gardner, re-
turned home, Thursday.
Mrs. II, G. Webster and Mrs. Henry
White, lef, for Bartlett. n. H., Thursday.
Mr.. Fred White aud Miss Helen wreun.
returned from their Moosehead Lake trip.
Thursday morning,
Last "Wednesday evening. just prior TO the
of the circus entertainment
in Randolph, Mr.. Main, the proprietor, an
noanced that all the seats in the tent were
taken. but those who cared to sit down ON
the straw in front of the seats were given
the privilege, which the majority were glad
10 accept. But George Taylo who lives in
This city, didn't care 10 sit down, aud so
stated, preferring TO stand up and hinder
The other spectators from viewing the per-
formance. A cowboy who was connected
sith the circus requested Tayler to sit down,
shich he refused TO do, wordy war then
ensuing After the show was over. Taylor,
n company with several Of his friends, laid |
Tor the cowboy, who Immediately came
.long. and when nearly opposite the Ran
lolph factory, Taylor and his friends at
empted TO play the game called "slug the
,inepin," with the cowboy. and n general |
ow followed. The parties being separated, |
was found that the cowboy had received |
lutte a bad humping, while Taylor was
discovered to have been stabbed in three
liBercnt places, the incisions being quite
leep, one on the breast and two on one of |
he arms. The cowboy Was arrested aud on |
thursday morning brought up before Judge
ioodspeed. who. On not finding sufficient
violence 10 prove that be did the stabbing,
discharged him. Tsylor's injuries were
bought at first not to be of aserious nature,
ut We understand that later developments
how that the doctors fear blood poisoning
The Y NJ. C. A, of our city have Just
ompleted arrangements Tor one of the
nest concert and le ,ture courses ever be-
ore held in this vicinity. The folov,,g
hows the date. also the entertainment or zee.
lre TO be given; Oct. Is, Harvard Glce
Tub, assisted by Miss Carrie Hale, rvs,lef
,ov. is, Rev. Geo. Lormer ID. d.. of Chi
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Chance for a Little CAPITAL.

The thriving little village Of Belgrade
Mills is rapidly springing into favor ~ .
summer resort. Mr.. +. s. Colder OF that
town was in the city yesterday and says that
the Austin house At that place is filed to
ovcrso~ing sith guests. Over forty summer
visitors are stopping at the house, and the
genial landlord says that he could take care
Of double the number IL his accommodations
we're better, hut unfortunately the house 10
small. Here is an opportunity for the out
lay OF a little capital in building q summer
hotel which would prove = hne paying in
vestment. The locality 10 about twelve
miles from this city. pleasant little drive,
but is more accessible from the back route
station Of BeIgrsde, which 10 but three Of
four miles distant.
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NO CHILD'S PLAY
Violation OF Law in Behring Sea to be
Summsriiy Dealt With.

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Tiche-
nor, 10 Il talk with Post reporter. last night.
about the Bchfing Sea seizure. said
There will be no child's play about this
administration. Officers of the revenue cut
ter in the Behring Sea have plain and un-
eauivocal orders. They will seize every
vessel American or British. found violating
the Law. Great Britain claims the right to
the fisheries. it is true. but Great Britain is
in the habit of claiming everything. All
idea of redress or Indemnity under the cir
cumstances. is absurd. The matter will be
treated as small trespass.
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HALLOwELL.
Former Hallowell Man Killed In New
Mexico Mains Circus a Good One.

Postmaster Jewell received card yester.
day from Wallace, New Mexico, stating that
Deputy Sheriff Warren H. Mooers was killed
there last Saturday July p, while attempt-
ing to make an arrest. The card also said
that he left property there but no relatives,
and as he was member of the G. A. R.,
having enlisted from Hsllowell in Co. F.
llth Maine volunteers, of which company
he was sergeant. they hoped to learn some
thing of his relatives from aequaintances
here He will be we'll remembered by our
citizens as living on what is now known as
the Bodvell farm, and carrying on the milk
business here. having sold out, and moved
away some fifteen years ago. 1t is sad news
to his many friends.
Mrs. Helen c. Roberts, ms,rou of Indus
trial school, No. 2, is taking 4 much needed
rest among friends and relatives at her old
home.
The Golden cross are to give an excursion
one week from next Tuesday, August IS
They are to 20 on the Islander to Ocean
Point. The Communicates from both Au-
vusts and Gardiner have been invited to ac-
company them and with them and other
friends they hope to have q large number
and a first class time. Tne fares will be
reasonable, of which further notice will be
given
Itwa. quite novelty for Hallovell to bt
treated to a circus. 1t is the second one
that has visited US within the last twenty five
wears, the other. which vas very inferior &c
| Mains circus, exhibited here nineteen yesri
ago in a field on Academy street. no~ owned
and cultivated by Judge knight. The fac
of its being so rare perhaps was one reasoi
| that our streets we're we'll filed with thos'
anxious to see the street parade, which va
very good, and as many said, much bette
than Vas expected, rs also we're the per
formances both afternoon and evening, whiei
were largely attended The papAs going il
the afternoon to look after the children
we're obliged to go again in the evening .
accompany their wives
Street Commissioner BrAnn Is having th
sidewalk on Spring street newly laid. whic
| is = great improvement He 10 also bus
with looking out for defective places in th
streets, which our late heavy showers hav
quilted out
Quite . number Of our citizens sent o
the excursion down river yesterday.
/ A few sporssmen vent after plover. yes
te.day, Aug. lst, with very good results.
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FOUR INCHES PER aOUR
The James River 10 Rising aud Threat
epiDg Towns Along Its Banks.

RIcHMoSD, Va, Aug. /.
James river is II feet above the ordinary
low water mark and is rising four inches per
hour. The wharves at the Rockets are ali
under water and adjacent streets, houses,
cellars and the gas works are inundated
number of business houses had to suspend
trade and move their effects in consequence
of the Schoch creek backing up and the
water from the river Overlooking the prem
ises, and it is still gaining. Indications point
to freshet equal to the greatest for years.
Reports through the State are very meagre
and lead TO the belief that all the streams are
swollen. The lower portion of Fredericks-
burg is submerged from high water. H.
Rappahannock the merchants and citizens
are moving their effects to places of safety.
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ITALIAN RIOT.
Five Hundred OF Them Strike, Get
Drunk and Fight-One Man Killed
and Two Fatally Wounded.

PursBrRG. Pa, Aug. |.
About 800 Italians at work on the Pitts.
burg, Lake Erie Il Western road near Bea-
yer, struck today and began drinking. They
became disorderly and tonight had riot in
which Antonio Costinello was killed Two
Italians were fatally wounded aud another
shot in the leg. Several others were badly
beaten. After the fight nearly all the
strikers went up the railroad for the purpose
of obstructing the tracks to prevent trains
running. Another outbreak is feared
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ON THE DAN.
More Water than Ever Before Known
In the River.

DANvMLE. Va, Aug. |.
IL has been raining here in heavy showers
today. This morning there was more water
in the Dan river than ever before known
Factories and small dwellings on the river
bank are flooded The loss will be about
$4,000, exclusive of damage to railroads
Travel on the Danville and New River roads
are suspended. Two bridges and one long
trestle were carried away. The wires are all
dow,.. Cars on the Atlantic and Danvlle
track were completely submerged and hidden
from view. The river is rapidly falling to-
night.
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BATH IRON WORKS.
Their Facilities for Building Naval Yes
sells to be Inspected.

BArn, Aug. !.
At the request of Gen. Hyde, the Secre-
tary of the Navy has detailed Naval Con-
structor liiehborn to visit Bath and inspect
the Bath Iron Works for the purpose of de-
termining upon their facilities for building
naval vessels for the government; also to
report upon the merits of Bath AS a naval
station. Capt. Hichborn was sent to Europe
year or two ago by the government to
examine into and report upon iron ship
building in England and along the continent,
His report was made to Congress and is of
the greatest value.
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THE COMING MUSTER.
General Orders Issued Here To-day De-
failing the Arrangement Dis
c;pline to be Maintained-New Non
Commissioned Staff Appointed.
HEA DoUARTERs FIRST BRIGADE.
MAINE VOLUNTEER militia,
BANGOR. July 80, 1889. J


BANGOR July 80, 1889.
General 0rien. No. 3:
I. In accordance with G. o.. No. I, A.
G. o., dated Juns 18th, 1889, this brigade,
with the exception of the Frontier Guards,
will go into camp in Augusta for FIVE days,
beginning Monday, August 26ih. Time
tables giving the movement of military
trains will be issued At an early date.
III. The commanding officers Of regiments
and the battery will, after their arrival in
camp, forthwith make up a morning report
and deliver the same to the assistant a5jH-
tant general. and daily thereafter AT the call
III. Commanding officers will see that
copy Of circular No. /, from Brigade head
quarters, dated June 20th, 1887. il placed in
the hands of each member Of their respec-
tive commands, and instruct their men TO
make themselves familiar with their con-
tents. Company commanders not having a
sufficient supply of these circulars will forth
With make requisitions for the same. In
spectinz officers viii report any
neglect to comply with thi, paragraph.
together with the name, company
and regiment, of any sentry who has failed
to give the duties therein specified the re-
quired attention. Commanding officers viii
be held responsible that every man under
command 10 instructed that he goes into
Gang under = contract viii, the State to give
his whole time to the performance Of suci
duties - may be required of him. and thai
to neglect those duties. or leave the hmits ol
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LOOKS LIKE FAILURE
Keeping Crowds From the Encamp-
ment.

MILWAUKEE, August l.
The encsmpment situation is rapidly
growing worse. Today it is apparent that
nothing much short of n miracle can prevent
the encampment as an encampment from be-
ing failure. The las, hope of getting the
rate of cent mile to bring large crowds
to Miiuaukee is gone. Twenty business
men of Milwaukee held a conference this
forenoon with president Miller of the st.
Paul road and John +. George of the Chica-
10 4 Northwestern and made strenuous eff
forts TO induce them to favor the cent rate
President Miller stated positively he could
not do anything toward securing the cent
rate.
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ARoosTooK HERALD PROPERTY


Special to the Kennebec Journal
PREsQuE ISLE, Aug. |.
Mr. Packard Of Eclfast has recently been
here negotiating for the purchase of the
Aroostook Herald property recently owned
by the late Hon. Joseph b. Hall. and will
probably c0nsummate bargain for the
same. Mr. Packard is u staunch republican
and a college graduate.
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THE ORANGE TRUST


NEW ORK, Aug. 7.
The orange trust seems abont to become
an accomplished fact At meeting today
parties interested took steps TO organize a
Florida Orange Growers and Dealers Pro-
tecuve Association. +. l.. Goojscil, the
prime mover, explains that a central office
will be established at Jacksonville, throu gh
v hich all dealers and growers will transact
business, avoiding the decentralization to
trade characterized by the hsphazard sys,em
hitherto prevailing.