Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-28

SATURDAY, Dave Harris Of Springfield, Mass.
defeated DaA Svully Of Brooklyn. y. Y
time. l3s.
News ha. been received OF Nv hite Cap
visit 70 JsromeyilIe Ohio. and the homes of
John and Adam Chroxn. in the southern part
of Ashland county, Saturday. They visited
the home. Of three people Who sympAthixd
with the ChroxBs, aud tore a0su their
houses. This Is the nrsr manifestation of
indignation al the Aeqaiit2l Of the i've
Chro~ns who were tried for the murder of
Constable Kelly and Herbert Nelly year
ago.
Archbishop Croke has promised to en-
deayOr 10 bring about reunion of the Gaelic
Society.
The appointment, of W. ID. Harrington as
collector al Halifax has been confirmed.
The Central Vermont Railroad contem-
plates laying a double track from Hartford
Vt, % White River Junction
A Herald dispatch from washin yton says
that Mrs James G. Blaine is looking about
that city for suitable house. She has in
spected a number of houses, both finished
and unfinished, and If she can md what she
wants she will again resume housekeeping
in that city. IL is understood that, in the
event the Blsines de not rent a house there,
they will build one.
The report has been extensively circulated
to the effect that Maine is one of the States
delinquen, IN sending in the returns from the
electoral college. This report is erroneous
Samuel n Campbell, one of the electors,
who was the messenger from the college,
presented his credentials and the vote of
Name to Senator Ingalls, on Thursday, and
the vote is on fle.
An order has been issued by the Comman-
der-in-Chief of Massachusetts, troops detail
ing the 2th infantry and lst and ID Corps Of
Cadets as the military representatives of
Massachu .etts al the centennial ceremonies
in New York next April
Mrs Hannah W Roberts of Salem, Mass.
who was bound over in $40, 900 in the Glou-
cester police court Saturday morning charged
with procuring an abortion on Miss Jennie
). Davis of Gloucester, MAS committed TO
jail Saturday afternoon To await the action
of the ESSEX county grand jury, which con-
yenes next week, Mrs. Roberts is native
of Maine. 30 years OF age and widow, her
husband the late Henry L. Roberts, having
died some wears ago. Sho has four child
rem.
There was a terrible strike among seamen
at Liverpool, Saturday.
Another thaw and rise III the ST. Lawrence
reported.
Two more correspondents of French
journals have been expelled from Germany
Shipping circles in Philadelphia are much
excited over overdue vessels.
No jury yet obtained for the trial of
boodler Cleary in New York.
A. K. Casauran a playwright, died at
Hotel Dam, New York at noon, Sunday.
A mad dog created considerable commo
ton at Dedhsm, Mass. saturday, but was
finally despatched. i
The Carter House FIRE inquest at Woburn,
Mass, terminated Friday night with some
important testimony that led to the arrest OF
Georgt II. Smith of Someryille and his
brother, Samuel ?. Smith of Biideford, Me,
on the charge of setting fire to the building.
The joint stock company of Waterbury,
Conn. capitalists, who have been boring for
oil at Southbury, are rejoicing over the dis
covery of oil at depth OF 1900 feet. The
drift runs through a vein of earth nearly SO
feet deep IN which there is much silver,
Louis Post Dispatch says: information has
been received here that many of he people
in Seward county, Kan, are on ths verge of
starvation.
Senator Allison left Washington Saturday
morning for Indianapolis.
Reports from Fall River, Mass. say that
print cloths are still booming. One after
noon the sale of 1000 pieces for next week
was made at 4 Lie cents. This is the first
sale made at more than four cents since
1881.
Word received from York. Me, Saturday
afternoon states that Nelson b Main of that
place was arrested Friday night by Constable
Plaisted on suspicion of being one of the
parties who have caused so many ince ndiary
fires in that town of late. The evidence
against the prisoner is said to be strong.
1t is said the officers will shortly make
another arrest
Barely 100 men were enrolled Saturday to
take the place of the Brooklyn car strikers.
No cars were run during the day.
A dispatch from Ottawa, Ont, says that
anticipating retaliatory duties on Canadian
lumber imported into the States in couse-
quence of increased export duties,
the big lumber firms are urging the
goyernm ent to take off export duties. They
say retaliatory duties on Canadian lumber
would cripple the industry. Nearly all the
heavy lumber men in the valley are Ameri-
cans who ave built up the country.
The Union Mutual Life Insurance Compa-
ny of Portland, was notified Saturday that
the Supreme Court of Illinois had rendered
decision in the companys favor. as an out
come of the litigation between the MON
Mutua and the University of the city of
Chicago, for title to certain land on which a
large amount of money had been loaned.
The decision is also adverse to the heirs of
Stephen A. Douglas These heirs claimed
that the property having been aiiensted from
the uses for which it was first intended, re-
verted to them and not to the insurance com
pany The decision sets aside such claims
and establishes absolute title in the company
to this valuable piece of property, valued by
many at over S4O0, 900