Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith OF tho News Taken From the
Current Events OF tho Day.

| Beverly, Mass has been undergoing a
series of burglaries and no clue to the per
petrators can be obtained.
! A San Francisco special says many deaths
from small pox have occurred a, Laredo
and that the epidemic is increasing.
| A case Of alleged Asiatlc cholera was re.
ported Thursday at Pittsburg, Pa. The
health department is making an investiga-
ton.
| W. c. Downes broke the worlds record
/ for 400 yards dash, at Beacon Park. doing
il in g seconds. and the 40 in a. 2-5 sec
onds.
| The brewery of the Henry Miller Brew
ing Company at Philadelphia was damaged
by fire, Friday morning. 500 900. Two
men are reported badly hurt.
/ Friday, appropriate services were held
on Boston common in commemorstion of
the first Methodist sermon. preached there
under the Old Elm, July u, 1890.
Wag Yin Wan. a wealthy san Francisco
Chinaman, has purchased ,500, 900 acres
on the Is,hmus of Tehuantepec on which
Chinese colonies will be established a,
once.
Christian Ackert and his son Chester were
killed at New York, Friday morning, by the
explosion of gas generator. They were
making soda water at the time of the ex-
plosion.
Harry Dent of Kansas City, Thursday,
opened up al Ottawa, Kansas, an original
package house. He and his assistants were
arrested and are nov in all charged with
melting to riot.
dali IL U1I .xla
Rev. Daniel b. Martin, a Methodist
preacher, killed Samuel Walker BY cutting
his head open with an are. woman was
the cause of the tragedy.
Thursday night the louisiana Legislature
adjourned SINE de. Among the bills signed
by the Governor was the special car bill ,
similar to that of Mississippi, requiring all
railroad companies to furnish equal bu,
separate accommodations for white and
/ celored passengers.
The body Of Charles ID Osgood, son of
Lawyer A. C. Oszood was found Friday in
Hsrveys pond, four miles south OF Man
chester, n. H. near COTS Falls. Young
psgood has been missing since Monday
forenoon. He was deranged and il cup.
posed TO have committed suicide.
The Rockford, H., chief Of police, Al
bert w. Webb, shot himself through the
head Thursday evening With suicidal intent
iDfictiog fatal wounds. /; had been dis
covered he forged the name Of friend to
two notes amounting to 1915. lie has bee n
chief Of police for six years and a mos. efYi .
ciehs efhcef' eIk
The newly appointed female factory IN
spsctors have inst begun their duties at
New York Their first days work was
1ot hard, a. 1t vas a sort of initiation to
their work, and only the better class Of
factories were visited. They were accom-
panied by male inspectors and got through
the day very we'll.
The United States steamship Maine, the
largest steel ship ever built in this par, of
the country, will be launched with appro
PIRATE ceremonies 10 September. from the
Navy Yard, Brooklyn. Pan. have been
completed. aud soon preparations will be-
gin for that event. No launch has taken
place at the Navy Yard in many years
TX United State. Senator Thoma. G.
NcCreery died Thursday At Louisville.
Ky. aged "a years. In 1868 he was elected
Senstor In the place Of James Guthrie, who
had resigned, ard served from 1868 TO 1871.
He vas again elected in the place OF Willis
p. Machen ard served from March 4tb
1873. till March Sd, 1873.