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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-07

On, thlustll nine huIlred inl seventy
three vess,l have arrived at Bang r, III,
past season vi h tonnage of jDs \ >,
one o. the ml.t .Aten,iye Industries
Alfred is the Lumber operations ot B e
Jo dau. lie manufactures sugar aud m"las
.s- shocks, ureualls and w,rges tor snip
huidig, spokrs ami bust-,inib' ~. b
manufactured pro,luc of thc yast year ha
b on abont 900 uu7 pine 4OO,Doo nrmlOck
l.0Uo,pUO oak and several thousard ot hard
wool.
III re have b. en- over half bundr d ho
ses built IN the ra nus of half m,e of tb
new Uni ~ depot. Portland, during the pas
wear. There are no vacant houses for reh,
in that ioCaiity, an as soon as n house Is III
shed iamI cs stand ady to move in. 1h'
new hot erect by W q DAVIS at the
corner OF st. john and Congr,s street, op
prsi'e the Union station is about ready toi
occupan y.
The consOlid iton is announced of the
ti'm of Cutter X Co. of Btugor, wi'b Mr.
Frank st, t,on o. y. Snhn, n. b, of tn,
recent tirm Of Hay ford & St'tson. the new
firm to be knusn ss Stetson. Cutler, & Go
! The business will be the manufacture aul
salp of long aud IUrt lumber, with Office
at st. JIhn, Bangor and Bo'on MIR Johi
l.. C,tler, Jr Will 20 To the st John Oiiic,
and Messrs. George G.. and Fred B Cutler
will remove 10 Bottom to take care of th'
Boston hrn ch Of the business, and Hon
John l.. Cutler will continue to reside il
l5 'ngor, lookirga ter the interests of the firm
fac pcopl,. of .!ro1stook should now maxi
strenuous fforts to secure the various indus
tries that will send to the outside market
orr products in finished form. Tier es
tabishm. MS will give our farmers bette
nome market and Will st muate the buslne-
this county in worderful degree
iToostook RtpuGiteaH, Ian. z.
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FAIRFIELD.

II. T. Day Of the Dexter Gazatte, spent
~ day in toxin.
4 gr'at deal Of sickness he . at this tlnf q.
veal cases Of pr, umonia, measles and
z fever.
Little Burlsh ouly daughter Of T.. p.
II es, died quite snIieniy Saturday fore
On, having heen -ick but a few day. With
at dread hi-ta-e, m N Famous Group. Th
lends have the .ympst Of Their many
{ end. ia III ir affection.
fhe Rv F. T.. Allen preached at tie
iefho.- ehurc' Wstery lie Sunday.
Mr. Sesvey is y. rdir few ~es ks with
'er is er Mr.. Sarah Ne
The app ,ntment Of g W. Young a. Dep
~ Sh riff il good one.
Firem,n'- Ball in + brusry.
Mrs Pease. the popular lsndlsdy Of the
4irieh Hous., ha. bee quite sIck but i.
ssttsr nov.
The NeGibeny Family are booked for the
,pera n Iuse, Jan. 22.
Next week the trst Of the series Of ss,em
u es will b. given.
Geo. King is quite .iek and has been cor
a d 10 the house for some time.
Mrs. Martha G-rald has been elected
rr-siient Of the Willing wo,kers."-
Hon. ID. W. Allen IL spending Sunday .,
nome.
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Smiles.

Miss Dusky-Am dem de black stockin's
you tole me about buying:
Miss Saffron-Yrs. dem is lie ones, Cicely
an dey only cos IS cents
Miss Dusky-Am dey silk?
Miss Satfron-Not 'zactly, but dey'r jes'
as good.
Miss Dusky-An' will dey wash
Miss Safron--Dst don know, Use only
had EN- TO weeks-Epoch.
Mrs. B-Ilov is the contestedwill case
comir on. Mr.. Skinner:
Mr. Shmmer-It's all settled. and in my
favor.
Mrs B-t congratulate you. suppose
you will be taking your family TO Europe
nov:
Mr.. Shimmer-No; but understand my
LAWYER sails next week.-LUe.
What did you get for Christmas, Jim:~
asked little shaver.
The watch and chain" was the proud re-
ply.
why, you got that for Thanksgiving
Yes, but dad took II away from me th'
next day for breaking the window, and be
gave it back to me for Christmas, "-Eren-
ing Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-07

"Ilcre you aro Eight cents n pound"
criel hfty or more men :. Ing wUoien
frUks, as | pressed my way I. ough the
crowd which bItrkcd up the sidewalk around
Washington Eiarart on Saturday afternoon.
The stalls nlpuy thc Washington and Vesey
s,rcct sides nf the market contained tons of
poultry, AMI "A motley crpwi Of women and
n. N were pushiuS nnd pulling each other In
the scramble tp rot what was lring S,ld At
eight cents pound
TrrkcyS. chickens. geese and ducks ware
going OF Ike hot cakes. and almost for -
song i'he crowd who were buying up this
bar, .in" In poultry wn- comp~el chiefly II
women who wore shawls and carried large
market basIets on their arms Beside the~s
were clas of women whsae appearance In
dicabsi that they were the lnndlldies u sso-
Dad and third rate boarding. houses The nisn
who {, rinai part Of this rushing, eager
throny @or. the carb of Lborers, and their
hands ore tho evidence Of n bnr1 days toll
What Lind of ppultry wcro tbess people
buying .or their sunday dinner at eight
cents p, Yn1f somo will ask who are nccus-
tomed 10 ! sin; char;.csl from t'1clve u fftean
cents pou'1 for chickens, and from sixteen
10 twenty-ts-p cents for turkeys, ducxs and
geese
They were buying poultry that had becn
shipped but delayed on tho road, and when IL
reached the commission merchants was
heated, and when eIpsssl to ,bc alr turned
green. Tho commission merchant must dis
pos of this class of goods at once, W be noti-
lies these men who handle this clns4 of poultry
on tho outside stalls of tho large iuarkets and
tho dealers throughout tho city. nnh they
respond promptly To the surnmons, for Il b
the only class of poultry they deal In
Th's.' dealers purchnse in large quantities.
and doctor up tins already unfit IN eat p'ui-
try, and cnD afford 10 sell II for eight cents .
pound and make a fair profit nt TINT How
do they do ~ They AJAX 1t IN ic" v .iter foF
twenty -four hours, dry IL. hnny 1t up IN their
stalls, and sell II Tor fresh poultry ~ the
thron: of peoplc have described RoDe u
tbeso foopIs buy this I,DisoD'-s food. taliev-
Ing - 10 H. Just wat the 'learr t,oclnres II 70
be, while oibrrs biy with n full knowlc ledge Of
the quality. nnd visit the rnnr .cis for tho eI-
press p'irT,sg of buying 1t. a. they have done
hundrels 0f tmeN ieforc This snmc class of
people bug tainted moats. and simply f,- the
rea,on TINT they arc cheap New York
IIcrnld
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MAINE rELEoRAMs CONDENSED.

Fire Saturday morning DESTROYED large
barn. i've tons of hay and farming tools be
longing to Danie, Cook of kitery. The
cattle in the barn were .aved The hre was
caused by The Gpsetting ano breaking of a
lantern bv dog The loss is over $1,000; !;
partially insured.
The annual meeting OF the Andro.coggin
and Horticultural Society was held in Ii wis
ton Jan The amount IN the treasury
to Jan ;. 1889 was s76.95. d. p Fields
was elected president.
Senator aud Mrs Frye left on the noon
train Saturday tor Washington.
Edgar P Kincade, a farmer on the Dur
ham road Brunswick. aged ~ years, was
found dead in his bed Friday of heart
trouble.
It is reported that Martin Hunter, the
cook at the lumber camp of Mr.. ferxa al
SMYRNA had a desperate encounter with
bear v hie near the camp a few days ago.
He succeeded III reach ns camp after 4 brave
fight
Friday evening Officer Samuel l.. Smell
and wife, of Rocklsnd, observed the 25th
annivers ry of their marriage. at their resi-
dence on Crescent, street. Friends and rela-
tives to the number of 200 we're present
The house and barn of Elwsrd Weston,
located about one mile from Winterport viii
Iag-, we're burned Friday night with all
their contents, including horse and COW
The family had the greatest difficulty in
saving their own lives, making their escape
in their night clothes. The fire probably
caught from defective chimney. The loss
will amount to s 200.
Mrs. Joras Edwards ard lady friend
were thrown from their carriage in Lewiston
SATURDAY Mr.. Edwards was dragged under
the carriage along the pavement and VA
badly hurt about the face and head, the
blood flowing freely.
Mr.. Harold NJ. Sewall. consul to Samoa
left Bath Saturday moon for Washington, te
be present at the investi CATION of our Pacldc
difficulties.
II 10 reported that Charles P. Fessenden
/ insurance agent of Portland, 10 In financial
trouble. His liabilities are placed by thu
I! Commercial agency At $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-07

Since the Italian exhibition IL London gave
q FOREIGN tone 10 oil thin..s n new sort OF
street ritisic has come into fashion. This n
tho street MANDOLIN Four or Eve men and
women in gag n,tire. suggesting ~'ene out
of Carmen. run lO1ec 70 aisJat the strsota,
and do most weirI anl will sons and dances
10 the jin-lin; Music evolved from their
dToIsical l.yD&iIg Inandolins Very often .
bare ls;;ssej piper. WITH his plaid anh bis
pips, startle-. Tho Dir of It's tranquility. 20
mo tho pip,s are n;,:s.ravatin;ly inharmoni-
Gus. but, Of course. tastes diLer. as they
should
Sos3s Of the street cries ~ various wares
have n vast melody Of scals Thee. such a.
tho sweet lavender" cry and the - Dung
toy l1T1bs tn sell" are very grateful 10
tho car after tbs s,lric.is ~ many itinerant
merchants. y bn-c wares one cuulh never gueas
By t.ie rlanncr IN which they nro Guile out
Street playing ~ musical Instruments, -
also street sin,irg. IA re.,arlri H. neither hids
u London a. n regular legitimate calling.
The children ~ parents en.asei t5us arc
brought up, "a matter Of coursc. to follow
TIE calling made lucrative and pleasant BY
their parents
There Ia ons srccles Of esr splitter unlike
anything Gn the earth or III the waters under
the earth" refer 10 the street negro.
tlac.;el Up To order. wbo~o mission II Is 70
dny oil American noutherD plantation sougA
Thcse be gives With a corxncy twan2 of
'-eoch Ee /. never by any chance a geuuins
G.r:y Oh. no. to /. q creature VI burnt
cor. and .hadowA Lis tastes icn,l him min
.,reluard. Ec Il roournfulIy eoasic. md 9TH
his tan ~ Is feziture unique In IBIS 1ay.-Coe.
ssn- Fraaeteo Chron,es
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-07

SoUrH Bo.roS, Oct. /. '-a
After suffering nearly week from pleuri-y
10 my left side / made an application Of
"Brorn's Instant Rehef" taking some at the
same time according 20 direction. and I can
confidently assert that il is the quickest to
give relief Of any remedy have ever .een.
| sould recommend It 10 any ore similarly
afflicted Ma j T CKookEk
325 Dorchester 81.
Your money rsfanf~d II 1t fails 20 benefit yos
when g-sd strictly a. directed on Inside srapper
you take no rsk In trying It.
6S-4nld by all dealers feesfimtoucOlip
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-07

A gentleman do n2 usiness within stone,
throS Of this Office. narrosiy csc ped ti'
loss of a new .uit Of clpthe. recently. La.
siturd.y night he received the garments !,
brown paper parcel from the tailors. ar
stepping in,o an adjoining fish market LAID
them down on the counter. When lie ed
purchased his Sunday o. ste aud vss ready
to depart, e fousd that both his Parcel and
a man and vonian who had b en- in th. store
sere missing. A policeman vas immedi-
stsly notified, Who BY the description giver
a once recognized the parties, and by 3
ssif, pursuit caught the woman bundle in
hand. JUS, before she reached her home
She claims that BY mistake she took tn.
srons bundle. and chance to sabstsntiais
tsis s,sSsment in the municipal court wi.
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ELEcfaIFIED
seems to be the Condition OF Those who
Own Stock In the F.iends' Electric
Sugar Refining Company.

New YORK, Jan 6.
The leading topic Of conversation among
the broker. and business men down to~n
today, was the great expose Of the late Prof.
Friends Electric sugar Refining Company.
The frien Is elegant home. half a mil
east of VI Ian, Mich, was completely de-
rted this morning. At the house of W
E. Howard, Mrs. Howard Was touni just
setting out to Din her husband and daughter
Mrs. Frlei d at Ann Ar0or.
New York AMI English capitalists have
been vctimized to the extent of a million
dollars, of which Friend, who is now dead
his widow and others in the plot received
$3.50 900.
A despatch from San Francisco says The
story of The collapse Of the Ele tric Sugar
refining Company excited great interest
here, wber, some of the stock was sold.
plausisl- maa nam ID Keller came here sew
cfal months ago To interest the local rehners
In the project. He had an apparatus which
he set up in Spreckies' refinery but the
owner would have nothing TO do with it
unless it could be explained to him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-07

At the meeting of the Universalist Society
in Dexter, held last Monltv, the folloTing
officers were chosen for the ensuing wear
Clerk. Milton Abbott; Treasurer, Cyru.
Fos.: Standing Parish Committee. job Al
uott. C. W Curtis, Dana Crockett. J. W.
SpriBgall. II. 5. Dole.
The annual meeting of the Brewer Village
Chap. society ~a' held at the chapel Thurs
dsy evening. Tne following officers were
ehos n for the ensuing year; President,
Mrs C. F. Nickerson; Vice President, Mrs
ID. A. Sargent; Secretary, Mrs II. l. Ar
cher; Treasurer, Mr.. W. B. SNOW.
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Gardner Reporter
The Pou.tIv onows.

The fret exhibition of the Androscogg
County Poultry and Pet Stock Assoc at.
will be h-ld in { il, Hail, Lewiston, on Tu,
day, " ed uesiay and Thurs lay of this We.
Committees have been appointed and
fragments pushed as much az pO-s'b
Wedne .dsy will be regarded ss chiltre
day, which will prove an added atrsctio
About 400 entries have been made VII
comprise, approximately 1000 bird. j..
sbout l0o dogs a spi.rdid she~i; z II
exhibition 10 sore TO be a magnificent succ'
and pubic Interest has been aroused ever
where.
The three days exhibit of the Yzrmou
Poultry Assoc ion al Masonic Hall in II =
yinAsr has closed IL was meet d,
cidedly successful. The display Of thor
oughored bird vas IN. Ips ciedly large 4
the number of points scored under the ris
examination Of Mr. A. y. Stevens, of Well
ley, Mans demonstrated hat the poultr
raisers are making good progres, and til
the interest in the rearin
of profitable and farcy fowl is steadIi
increasing The society is to be congra,u
lated upon the success of its third efor, i
the direction Of elevstinE the standard 0
this important inte7es, to Maine. 1, opene
free from debt and possesses property i
coops, ETC.. to thgvalee OF upwards Of a2.o
All premiums were pail BY the Treasurer .
the close Of ths exhibition
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Duty on Canadian Cars.

The collector of customs at Detroit re-
Gently applied to the treasury department for
information AS TO the duhable character of
certain empty cars belonging to the Canadian
Pacific RI l-oa Company, broughtJ into De
troit by the Michigan Central Railroad, and
which have ertered into use in domestic
traffic sithin the United States Assistant
Secretary MAYNARD has replied that foreign
built ears used in international traffic are not
regarded a mportstions. hut he SAYS, there
is no record that the department has ever
permitted the importation free of foreign
built cars for use wholly within the United
States except in ca.es of certain postal cas-
Mr. Maynsrd says tina, if the cars in ques-
tion were brought in for the express purpose
of being used between points in the ni,ed
States via Canalisn territory, they are liable
to seizure wherever found.
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Schooner Dear born Launched at Bath

BATH, Jan. ).
Saturday afternoon, the schooner Doug
las Dearborn was launched from the yard
Of A SeEsll & Co, and taken in tow imm,-
dlately for Boston, where she will load =
general cargo for Sidney, Australia. tn,
Dearborn is four ma.ted vessel, 1870 I feet
long, 40 | feet wide, and Is feet deep. meas
uring a1out 1900 tons. She is commanded
by Capt WEIGH OF Portland, formerly of ths
schooner Carrie y. Bailey. The vessel wa.
de signed by marine architec, % Bath. She
makes handsome appearance in the water
and premises to be a fast sailer.
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MRS WOODS WILL
The Supreme Judicial Court Decides In
its Favor-Bates College a Gamer.

BosroS, Jan 3.
On tie question whether Charles Wood
was pf sound mind hen .or a corside rsti IN
he r. leased the late Mrs. Caroline A. Wood
his Drvthers widow from her promise not
20 make will, the jury at the trial at Cam
bridge n No,embtr last did not agree, aud
the ,asr vent to the suprt me JUDICIAL court
on certain legal points These points have
been iecIded in favor of hrs. Woods will.
his decision. if sustained by the full bench.
- wntct, I understand 1t is to 20 in March
next. will give Cambridge s50,Oo0 for hos
pital and other purposes, instead st s2j 300,
Wellesley College $50 0l0 in, tead uf s2j
Opu aHt Bates tc,lcge $50 900 Instead of
sl5 .jur
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ANoTHEs BOILER BURST.
A Grist Mill Wrected, Five. Men
Killed. Four Being Blown Into
Shreds


Saturday aftern, on at New Hope Mercer
county, West Va. number Of farmers had
gathered at William P,r'er's, as is the Gus
t,m on Satur'irvs to get supplies of I Iur
They were u Ii Z in the boiler house when
the boiler exp.v-.ed wreeking the mill. Jose
French, Thomas Carter, Levi Shields,
ard John Vimme- we're instantly K ed.
Their bodie. were blown into shreds. Eli
Shields diec from bis injuries ,o'iay Piect $
of flesh from the arms Of Wade Shuttle bay er
exposed the bones and his death will soon
come. Jerome Carter ard William Carter
were also seriously injured.
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SAVED BY A d AND ORG AN
1t Turned 4 Man From Being a Criminal
to Successful Financier.

Two o.nt,eue, were walking N one
n, ,h. c,,wcsd 5ox, toxn .,re.ts n,t,. ar
TWO .,nc. say. fh. N.x YORK; Mail and FL,
nra.. .puav,J in earnest conversation. On.
was m;d,ilesyed the other some wears younY-
., both w4re were v, ll-dressed And had III At
ieJedn.ble air of assured pro,p.r,,y which is
nacnliar IN The succ.,sfui tnancier. Sud-
jeplv tho younv ma, sw.ryed from n, q,
comma niop and drnnp.d some change into An
oryan grinder. ,up. He rel ,ined MS ;rien 4
Who .aid ,,th An amu,,d exures,,ol. "W.ll
I n.y., Inv n.tor. ,h., taste far mnnc
uss one ot vour cbaract.ri.,ic,.
II suppose not" sa,d the other. "but when
| have tod you a nit of nv experience YOU
.ill unde, stand NV actlon. was born on a
farm near a country village far from this
busy CITY. The land VA. poor, ,her. we're
five of us children, and money was deci ,edly
scarce. WA. the el,le.t An VIII n Alb III
ntteen. urged nv father to let m, leave tn.
farm and take nv chances in the CIV. lie
consented. and set out on III, Journey fu |
of ambition and determination that fame and
richie. should be mice. After goitn through
the usual expert nc. of green boy IN n
large city. | MANAGED tort a srua,io
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SPORTING NEWS.
Around he Cire's, In the Diamond, ard
0Ysf The Net.
Vacant Places In the League-Crane
Beats the World Record In Throw
ing the Cricket Ball.

Preside ut Manager Davidson of Louisville
will give his men sl5U1 If Ih,y win the pen-
naut slow for secvni place, s15U for third
and s5ou Tor fourth.
Al the end of the last base ball game in
Australia, Satur tay, Crane, Williamson and
tietef. III response 10 an oder OF / luO made
BY Mr.. Spaulnng to all Australia. enIersd
into u comp, tiuou al thro-Iugs cricket bail
a long distance. Crane Threw the ball lss
yards, 10 ~ inches, beating all previou,
cricket ban throwihs recori, by yards sid
inches. AMI beating Williamson ) ysrds.
: inches. This throw is nov the worlds
record
Cyclists entering Austria now have 10 pay
sl2 25 dutiet ON Their machines. The noG-
10 rrturaed 10 them Oh leaving the coua-
try. Several cases ut cycle smuggling have
been discovered, and the al hur.ues, ,here-
fore paced those resuicllols On the ~Leel
men.
New lork's nomination for the chief con.
sulsnip vii be Mr. &. &. Lascolnb. Mo.
Luseomo Is Dris shi, enerseuc Iuus mah, a
lawyer and spiendIl speaker. lie has not
only taken great iatrrr,t IN the wheel. buS
nas doue great deal of ~ors 10 promote It's
cause. lie is very poyL.ar and 4. rs gener-
all, aim.tted that he ~oail make an excel
lent successor 10 Preshivn, hrkpatfick.
In the League at the present writing, Bos-
ton iaeks short stop AMI captain Ne"
York lacks y short stop; Pnilaiviphta wouid
IKE to get second bssoman, lndianapuns
is after iitchet Getzeln aul would teei All
r.ghI II he cUuid be s,currd.
S.Ieen of the can iidatss for the Harvard
crew had th~ir trst rOs SatuIdsS from the
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
A PRISONER AT KHARToUM.
Declaration OF Rebel Dese.ter Concern
ing Emin Pasha.

SuAKIM. Jan. 5.
One of osmsn Disns's lieutenants has de-
serted his eaier and has arrived here Ths
daserter reports that the rebels are enraged
with Osman Digna for seizing their effect,
and their wives, he giving as his reason Tor
such course thaI the rebels che ~ed tobacco
which Is contrary to the precepts laid down
by the Mahdi
wishes at Hsndoub are squabbllng with o.
man ID gns concernir the evacuation Of the
place, majority of the dersishes being de-
.irous Of retiring from the town. The de
.erter declares that l. min has been captured
and that he is a prisoner at Khartoum, where
he is well treated BY his captors.
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SUNDAY NEWS AT PARIS.
DsLssssps offered Chairmanship OF a
New Canal Company.
Paris, Jan. s.

At . republican congress ton ght at = hich
VI. Ciemenceaa vas present, 234 of the $40
persons attending the meeting voted for NJ.
Jacques, president Of the council of Seine,
as q candidate for a vacant PARISH seat in the
deputies. NJ Jacques then proclaimed amid
loud applause that he vas . candidate agains,
General Boulanger-
The petit Journal states that meeting Of
the Panama Canal bondholdsrs addressed .
letter to NJ. DeLesseps, offering him the
Of the new Canal C0nPany "a
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ILL WILL FELc
In France by N. DeLessepa Friends To-
waIds the United States.

PARIS, Jan 6.
The debate in the American Seusie on the
Panama canal e1eites i'll will here. friend
of N DeLesseps declares that when NJ De
Lesseps in 1877 asked the American minis
ter, Gen. Noyes, for an explicit statement of
the views of the American government,
Gen Noyes replied that while h GhIugnt
Americans viewed the project with suspi,-
ion. he Was unable 10 Obtain an official state
ment from the COVER imrnt
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STORM AT LONG BRANCH
Undermines Houses al Tears Out the
Bulkhead.

LONG BRANCH. Jan. 8.
The storm is still raging aud most of the
bulk betseen >eabri sht and Monmouth
bea h has been torn out and the sea demUl-
il he'd the brick pi r, the cottage of Hon
A. T. Kessv, ard nearly reached up to the
Methodist church. The surf undermined
the cottage of VIM NJ Sl'ppens, the tarck
of the New J rsey southern railroad sas
also undermined and heavily sanded.
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be formed BY the shareholders IN the presen nj
COMPANY. The Journal says the ne~ Com
pany viii have a capital of several million
francs and i'll take over the concern from
the old Panama Company.
Gen. BoulAnser. in addressing a depu,a
iion Of the Panama bon'lholiers today, said
You may rest assured of my support do
not desire TO enter into q discussion Of the
bourse question, but know tha, in resar /
10 the Panama enterprise the government
and chambers morally entered into engage
ments hieh they have not fulfilled.
Thereupon the Generi subscr bed for 25
additional shares of the Car al sock.