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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-25
STATE NEWS.
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| Ihe school now numbers about 40, and
more are eIpected,-Ihe various societies
nave reorRaDized With the following list Of
omcefs fs;-Caiiiopean Society Ralph Wood
sum- fres', Ralph Cramm, Sec. Litersti {:
Joseph H. U onder*ood' fres. II. l.. Crock
su' oee adeiphlan NJ, Lillian Ware.
Iiee' Maoei r. hing, See. Young Meme
nnrsuan ASSOCIATION: Herbert l. Nichols.
~ Ie'. SnriS'aH E"deafor Society; Mary
osu'' uies.i hnu'e Packard, See. Man
ss;,o,. C" G,... IN, nrseze VIM Wood
Kempton, local; l.. G. MacAIIi.ter. sT.
change; v. Is. SWEET. personal. y y
Hsnscom, business msnaver.-Ths Pre,id.
ing Elder was present and preached Snn.
day afternoon. and had cba,gs n, Oh. ..an .a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-25

Congressman Dingley has nominated
Carlton +. Snow Of Rockiand, for the
cadetship at the Naval Academy for the
second district. in accordance with the re
suit Of the competitive examination re-
Gently held.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
Arrest Of Suspected Students
Throughout Russia.
German Centre Party Will Uphold the
Empsros's Social Policy.

LONDON. Mar. 2&.-Despatches fron
kussia, regard the agitation among the
University students, confused and confiic-
ting. Later dispatches seem TO make clear
that the agitation started at the Agricultural
academy Of Pe'ropenskoie, near Moscow.
The imax was reached when the director
forbade the studcnts to make any protes,
against the decisions Of the school suthori.
ties, or hold any meeting. The students
broke forcibly into one of the lecture rooms,
aud held . meeting. Fully 200 were pre-
sent. and took part in the proceedings. In
spi'c of the strict precautions taken by the
government. the agitation has sprcad 10
other institutions. the students have bees
holding meetings al all the Unlvcrsities.
There 10 q general upheavai Of the student
world. The arrest Of s,udents suspcctea
Of being leaders in the agitation 10 being
made At every one Of the principal uni.
versities throughout Russia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-25

NV YoRx, Mar. s&.--A hearing "a
given in the supreme court today 10 thu
suit Of the Metropolitan Exhibition CON-
pany for an injunction to restrain John NJ.
Ward from playing base hall under any
manasemen; other than that Of plaintiff.
John d. Day tes,insd ~ to the contract
Ward had signed with the New York club.
He said Wards reputation - ball player
vas the hiehest and that il he failed to
keep his contract the damage would be be-
yond estimation He said that HE CON-
pany had engaged Glasscock At . salAry Of
eS 900.
Ex-Judge Hovland for the defence
moved that the case be dismissed princi-
psily on the ground that the contract vss
In mutually not enforceable In court Of
equity and cited decisions to uphold his
motion.
After considerable argument Judge Bar
re,t reserved his decision.
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Two FUNERALS.
Two Gallant Soldiers Laid in
Their Graves.
Actor Jumps From I Burning Hotel md
Is Killed.
Great Flood on the OHIO River and
BTanchoa

CUMBERLAND, Nd. Mar. 24.-The fun
efal Of the late Gen. Crook took place q
Oakland this afternoon. The train beariu
the RENAME arrived at 2 o'clock. Grand
Army post. No. IS, and = number Of dis
unguished persons were At the station The
casket vas placed on . temporary cata.
fAlque and over one thousand persons were
given An opportunity TO vie~ the remains.
The funeral procession wended its WAY tc
the quaint old Odd Feilows's cemetery on
Quality Hill. The pail bearers we've sol
diers from Fort Sheridan. who have guard.
ed the RENAME since the Generals death,
and Gen. Crooks stat. j. b. Fox, Geo.
II. johnson. and DIR. Z. II. Bartlett were
honorary pail bearers. At the grave, Rev.
J. Z. MofAtt Of the First Presbyt yterian
church Of this city, and Rev. DR.. Bolton,
of Palestine, offciated.
Among the prominent persons present
besides the principal mourners. were Lieut..
Charles b. Schodeld. Jr., Second Cavalry,
U. 5. A. aide to Gen. Schoheld, Gen.
samuel Brock, Lieut.. Col. and Asst. Adjr
U. A. Captain George S. Anderson,
Sixth Cavalry. Captain John G. Rourke,
Third Cavalry. for many years an aide to
Gen. Crook, Gen. Nathan b. GotY. Of vir-
sinp. VIM NJ. Mckinley. Jr. Of Washing
ION Geo. W. E. Dorsey of Nebraska, and
webb Hayes, son of the ex president.
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Tns Centre Party will Uphold the
EmperoI's Social Policy.

NV YORK. Mar. ?t,-The Hersld's
special from Berlin states that Dr. Win.
throst. the leader Of the centre party in
Germany. In an interview last night said
the centre party has no idea OF Offering
systemaiic opposition to the government.
On the contrary, he said 1--WE would prc.
fer TO further the ansirs Of Germany by .
mutual good understanding with the gov.
ernment. We will especially suppors,
with our entire strength, the policy of so
ciAl reform inaugursted by the Kaiser. ="
Continuing. he said THE new ReichstAs
will support the peace policy of the gov
ernment Germsny's interests are those Of
peace and can be furtbcred only by peace"
Herr Windthrost says the calling together
OF the labor conference will rebound To the
lasting glory of the Kaiser. even II no i'm
me late good result.
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oldtown Wants to bs q City.
Especial to the Kennebe Journal.

OLDTows, Mar. 24.-Meeting called te
order at . O'Clock by CLERK, C. w. Rob.
bins. Geo. T. Sewall ESQ.,. chosen Moder.
| ator. Ssiectman. Assessors and Over.eers
of the poor. Joseph T. Mullen, Henry
Davis reelected. Henry A. Pratt; school
committee, Alfred J. Keith, 8 yrs, Benz.
F. Small, 2 2yrs., VIM. II. Waterhonse, l
year; town treasurer. Geo. l. Godfrey :
town agent. Geo. T. Sewsll collector,
Edwin X Afford. compensation 2 per cent
on all money paid into the treasury. Ap-
preparations; Roads and bridges. 1880 /;
free High sch ,oI. q ,00O school books.
$700 fire department. o. 700; support Of
poor. 81 800; contingent, o., 900; outstand-
ing town. S2. 500; orders. $1,000; raised
for hydraDts, 1900: street lighting,
81 900. 1t was also voted that the proper
officer apply to the next Legislature for .
city charter. A public library committee
was appointed in the persons Of Jas. w.
Cousens, Geo. II. Hunt and Judge J. II.
Burgess to report At the next annual town
meeting.
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

| COLUMBIA Moderator, Gilbert l. Fab
butt; CLERK, Leighton; selectmen. s
Leighton, W A Dunbar, B G Smith; asses
'ors, Puffer. $ Leighton, G |. Tabbu,t
treasurer, b Leighton; overseer, A j
Merritt; supervisor, Z B Puffer; auditor
| A B Leighton; collector, A B Leighton
cons'abIes, b c Smith. W Coffin; agen,
l. Nash.
COLUMBIA Moderator, Jane. l.
Bucknam ;clerk, Henry w Bucknam select.
men, Samuel Bucknam. Horace NJ Leigh
ton, Asa T Worcester; assessors, Samuel
Bucknan, John Magee. Horace r Allen:
treasurer, Walter II Bucknam; over.eer OF
the POOR, Gilbert l. Bucknam; supervisor
OF schools, c G Buckna town agent, Al
bert A Lippincott; auditor, J L Bncknam
sruant officer, g l. Bucknam; cons.ables
Lippincott, q l. Bnckuam; fish c,m.
mt'ee, b LoH hrop, Willard T. Bailey, c
Bucknam; collector, G l. Bucknam.
Appropriations Schools. $3.50; poor $3.50
contingent. 500; officers fees. $500; free
high school, sl25 abatemenis, s25: re.
pair of bridges, $50; roads, 1915.
EDoEcoxB.-At the annual town meet.
ing heli on Monday. March II, the follow.
ing officers we're elected Selectmen, Eben
Chase, Jr.. Frank Dodge. James Brown;
moderator, A B Hasset:; clerk, Bryon
Cunningham treasurer, II W Clifford
supervisor of schools, A B Hagget,; col.
lector, Benz. Cothran.
NEw SwEpEs-CIerk, Az Ulrick. se
lectmen, L Lundvali. 0 II Nelson, L p
Larson; supervisor. A T Ulrick treasurer
Rinedahi; collector, Olof Ander.on
constA Die. z Ringdahl.
suLLIvAs.-Moderator, A d White
town clerk, Henry Boynton; seIectmer. Y
b Dunbar, Nat Noyes, Geo Havey; treas.
urer. Charles II Preble; tax cole .tor. q 4
Bunker. The report Of the selectmeu
showed the town free from debt with ,
surplus in the treasury Of over $1,000.
uSITr. Selectmen, W II MouI,on, d r
n cGrsy, A w Fletcher; town clerk. J n
COOK school committee, Otis CoYnforth,
" Y Fuller, J Craig. Nd. Money sppro-
ptiated; Schools, $3.50; other purposes
$1,000.
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Commencement Exercises at Dart
mouth Done Away With.

HANOVER, n. H.. Mar. 24.-The Dart
mouth Seniors voted today to have no exer
cises NJ commencement beyond what il
necessary to secure diplomas. doing ava,
with the concert, class day and ball, tn,
important social events Of the week. Here
tofore all commencement exercises have
been held in the old college church. Thi,
building has been extensively remodelet
and improved during the past year at al
expense Of $40 900. and IL was recently de
cided that ouly the Rradrating exercise,
should be held in it. For that reason, and
for the sake Of economy, the above action
was taken.
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Tho Mccalla Investigation.

NEW YORK, Mar. 24.-At the ScCalli
court OF inquiry At the Brooklyn navy yarC
today, Lieut. Ingers oil stated he knew Of
no official record of lashing men to JAbob',
ladder or using straight jackets.
The witness identified list Of such pun
ishments administered on board the Enter
prise during the years of 1883 and 1859.
Shpsw ritter J. ii. barley made q sweep
ing denial Of all the statements made re
latlng to depriving the men Of the use OF
hammocks.
Private Uf Marines Sanford testified &
the very bad re putsiion Of Walker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-25

Especial 10 the Ksnnsbec Journal
HALLowxLL. Mar. 24-At . spscia
meeting Of the city council this evening thl
following vas the more imporisns busine O
transacted:
Report Of City Liquor Asess, reporting
sales Of liqaofs up to March 18th - amount
ing to 90 0s. read and accepted.
Ii vas ordered that when the city council
adjourn II be to meet April 7th q 7.3l
Pm
The dasnce committee recommended,
and the following appropriations were
made City debt. d, 900; interest, $3.50
schools. S2.500; High school. $500; po,r
81 00oi highways. bridges and culvesss,
~ go; gravel. $500; sidewalks, $500
city watch. el.lls; street lights, q 1928
repairs and fuel. q 200; discount on taxes,
~ 500 engine men, e575; miscsllaneous
$500; NE department. e3l0: salaries,
81 800; school books, eI. 900; Clark dam
ages, $50; Fort Fairfield claim, eI43 SO
miscellaneous elaine outstanding, 500
Total e2l .959 50.
vas chosen city solicitor on the second
ballot.
A committee vas appointed to invest
gate ADD report on the cost Of building .
city vault for the preservation Of city books
and valuable records.
The committee appointed to investigate
condition Of city agency reported. Fol-
lowing are some Of the figures given /:
Total loss under recent city agent, o244.-
"a; sales for twelve and one-hall months,
TO elosicg Of agency. amounted to el,37s.-
81 Repor. Of committee accepted.
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By TELEGRAPH.
oIoAAL 0ERvrCR

Wssshsf Indications fos tbs asxt a.
0ou1A
Was DKpAnrnsnT.
omce ct the Chief Signal O6sces.
WAsErsoros. Mar. rs. l An.
For New England Fair. followed during
tns afternoon or evening BY light rain !;
vinds shifting to southerly; warmer.
Csuiionary signals displayed from Block
Island to Easspors.
Meteorological Report
Mar. ~ isse. s.op r. MI
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Oropo Elects Officers.

ORoNo, Mar. At the town meeting
toda, the following officers were elected
Moderator. Hon. John W. Atwell; clerk
Hon. Charles Bufum: selectmen. A
Frank Lewis, Albert J. Durgin, Albert b
Mosher; treasurer, Albert White; super.
intending school committee. Pref. George
H. Hamlin; auditor. Hon. Samuel Libby
A con mittee was chosen to negotiate with
the Electric Company for lighting the
streets and bridge With electric lights. II
was voted to assist In building q monumen
to the soldiers. It was voted to abate fol
q term Of ten years any new manufacturing
enterprise with capital Of Ave thousand
dollars and upwards. The selectmen were
instructed to prosecute any persons selling
goods from carts and contrary to the statute
laws.
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Funeral OF Herbert L. Taylor Of Fair
Held.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal.

Special to the Kennebec Journal.
FAIRFIELD, Mar, 24.-The body Of Her
bert l.. Taylor, son Of B. +. Taylor of
Fairfield. was found on Monday. Mar. 10,
in q sycamore tree In small creek in Red
Bluff. Cal. The deceased frequently
crossed this creek to Red Blun for mail,
and it is thought he attempted to cross on
the rifle at this time, and the water being
high on account Of the recent rain, the
current swept him of to meet his death.
He was a quiet, modest man = beloved
con, an affectiOnate brother, and much es-
teemed by oil who knew him. He was .
graduate Of Bowdoin College in 'ss, since
which time he has engaged in teaching in
California. He was a member Of Sloan
Lodge. No. 92, +. & A. NJ. of Fairfield,
and vas also an Odd Fellow.
The funeral services were held in F.ir
deld at his home on sunday afternoon
EheRo ARtritAk5xuHH" sia 6ish- esteem in
which he was held He leaves a father
and mother, three sisters and . brother to
mourn bis loss. The afflicted family have
the heartfelt sympathy of 4 large circle
of friends in their bereavement.
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Worlds Fair Bill oe Considered
Tods

Mr.. Cannon of Illir in the House,
from the committee oales. reported q
resolution making the Ids Fair bill q
special order for tonw morning i'm
mediately after the res Of the journal,
the previous question considered a.
ordered at four o'clockdopted.
Henderson Of Iowa, the committee
on appropriations. reps back the urgent
deficiency bill, With iate amendment
thereto, With the recondati on that Ger.
tain Of those amendm be concurred in
and certain Of them concurred in.
Henderson, stated that ssregate amount
carried BY the Seuamendments was
$3.50 600. The amensts ia which the
committee ACCOMPLISHMENTS car
ried only 337. 900. Tnouns appropri-
sted BY the bill vas %, 900. Of which
Ca ,s74 600 vas for sneAs Of the old
soldiers Of the country
The recommendatio the committee
were agreed to, and sserence ordered.
The Aoof vss then ded to the com
misree on District Of dbia
The hrst bill called considered in the
committee Of the vkas the Senate
bill authorizing the eshing Of . pub.
lie park In the DistFieolumbia. After
q long debate the smsns providing
that the total cost Of I'd shall not ex-
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MAINE PEOPLE.

The Rockland Y. NJ. G.. A, have elected
Mr.. J. N. Brainerd President.
A biogrs phical sketch Of Hon. Thomss
b Reed, with portrait and illustration, Of
his birthplace and residence, v iii appear In
the New England Mag zine for Aprii. The
writer 10 Mr. W. II. Broxnson Of the Port
land Advertiser.
Rev George S Inge who has supplied the
pulpit at Pine street Methodist Episcopsl
Church, Portland. for several months pact.
declines the unanimous invitation Of the
Official board to be returned for the coming
conference year. having in view other fields
Of labor.
At the Rockport town meeting On Mon
day Mr.. Daniel Andrews, one Of the oldest
ciufens OF tha, town, who is over 30 years
OF age took an active part and seemed -
smart a. one not over 50 years Of aye lie
certainly looks a. II he was good for twsu-
ty-6ve years more.
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OVER THE STATE.

Pushaw Lake is to have a new steamer
the coming summer and the boat has lust
been completed at Old Town. Her name 10
the Daisy HAYNES and she will aecommo.
date about twenty five passengers.
The annual meeting and banauet Of the
First Maine Cavalry Association will take
place at the Crawford House. Boston.
Thursday. April 3. at P. NJ. Members
are requested to bring their ladies.
TIE Stark's Hill stone quarry at FRYE
burg is to be opened a. soon A. the weather
will permit. Forty men are to be employed
in getting paving stones. The quarry has
been found to be just the kind for paving,
and undoubtedly will be the opening Of
large business in the future.
The mills on the Dexter road near Park
man are now being actively operated by T.
Z. Genthner. He has a saw. shnele. ls;h
and elspboard mill, . grist mill, and cider
mill which did big business last fall. He
employs about eighteen hands the principal
business nov being the making Of last
blocks for the new wooden ware mill at
Guilford
Benz. Dodge Jr of Newcastle, hs. been
awarded contract by the U. s. government,
to furnish 45 900 brick, a. eI3 per thousand,
delivered at Gloucester, Mass, and the
same quantity at el275 per thousand. de-
lvered at Goose Rock, Ne. Nathaniel Bry-
ant gets the contract to furnish rs. 900. de
hvered At Great Duck Island, Me. atAl2 75
per thousand.
At the last annual meeting Poland voted
$3.50 to aid Poole Bros. in the publishing Of
the town history. 1t was written
during the past year by VIM. A. Emery.
esq By the aid Of D. W. True and several
other old land marks several of whom have
since passed away. The book will contain
some $50 pages elegantly illustrated and
sold for $3.50 per copy.
Three thousand cords Of wood have been
hauled to the different slate quarries In Mon
con this winter. The drms which have
supplied them hauled - follows: Chaplin
L Sprague, 500 cords; L. 8. Craf,s. 200
cords; c. Watson, 600 cords. ]. r.
Sprague. 200 cords. This business has
given employment to more than Afsy horses
and nearly one hundred men.
J. T. Sprague, Esq, Of Monson, sold
Friday the Tibbets farm in that town Ia
capitalists residing in Worcester, Mas.
writes Monson correspondent. 1, II IL
uated near the Spectacle Ponis on the yosd
leading 70 Moosehead Lake. The Blanch-
ard vein OF slate runs across it and /. il ex-
pected that several slate quafries will be
opened there and in that vicinity. These
gentlemen have purchased large trac,
Of land 10 this town and their AGENT. M.
John c. Tnpp, 10 preparing for . lsrre
operation in ths early spring.
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The Races at Clifton.

New YoRK. Mar. PA good sized
crowd attended the Clifton races. First
selling. seven aud one-half furlonRs
Triple Cross won. time, l4l4 Second
purse, fve-eighths of mile. Selleck won,
time, l.04t. Third, selling, six and one
half furloDgs. Startling won, time, I.25&
Fourth, purse. 6ve-eishths Of a mile, King
Hazem wen. time. | 02i. Fifth, purse
one mile, Carnegie won. time, l 40. Sixth.
purse, thre s-fourths Of q mile, Vollett won,
time, ll34.
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Another Suit from the Bidoeforo
Election Cases.

BtppEFoRp. Mar. 2+.-Another SUIT re-
.nI,ipe from the election day srouoi.e vas
h,oush, Monday against City Marshal Fred
A T.rbox, who is charged ~ith committing
N ....uIt on Deputy Sheriff Goldthvai'
and re,cuing a prisoner from him. Tafbo.
.,,xiyned in the Bddef)rd municipal
.on,t MONDAY. pleaded not guilty, and gave
..,.on.I recoSuir ance for his appearance
10, trial this week Friday.
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GEN. ecHENCK's FUNERAL.
His Remains to be Taken to DAYTON
Ohio. for Burial.

WAsnlsGToS, Mar. 24.-The funeral
services over the remains of Gen. Schenck
were held at l 80 this afternoon a, his late
residence. Only the relatives of the de-
ceased and few intimate friends were
present. Rev. Mr.. Douglas. rector of ST.
Johns Episcopal church. conducted the
services At 7-40 the remains, accom-
panied by Gen. Schenk's three daughters
and nephew. Woodhall Schenck, lef,
Washington, over the Pennsy lvania rail
road, for Dayton, Ohio, where the burial
will take place Wednesday afternoon.
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A x
MILLION

people for the past year have had their attention
called TO our syrup Pix Iilulda Compound
MANY thousand. have taken advantage of the op
portunity to obtain u reitibie and Elegant cough
remedy. for their homes. safe tor the children
WIN are dAllY
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Camden Will Celebrate Its Tooth
Anniversary

CAMDEN, Mar. 2tAt the adjourned
town meeting today, all new roads proposed
we're voted down, the citizens not caring to
make extra taxation while the proposition
10 divide the town was waiting consdera-
ion TWAS voted TO exempt from taxa
,ion for ten years any shoe factory estao
H.hed in Rockpori village with $4,000
c.nitsl. A committee WAS chosen to make
arrangement. in regard to observing the
lOo,h anniversary of the tosn. Feb, 18Th,
1871. The town will support roads and
bridges by cash tax instead Of . Highway
tax a. last year. 80 600 being raised fol
thai purpose.
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The New York Deputy shsriifs Plead
Not Guilty.

NEw York. Mar. 24.-ExWarden Keat.
ing and Deputy Sheiiffs David McCouigie,
Patrick Fitzgerald, Charles Lindeman and
{. Il. Hebbsrd were arrAigned this morning
TO plead to indictments found against the m
last week. They pleaded no, guilty. bu,
asked for the privilege of Withdrawing the
plea within the next ten days AMI substitut-
ing another for it. Their request vas
granted.
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Sittafisld. Mass. Street Railway
Company Attached.

PIrTsFIELp, Mass, Mar. 24.-The prop.
erty OF the Pittsfeld Street Railway Com
pany vas attached this afternoon for s25..
600 in favor of the Pittsdeld Gas Company
for money loaned. The suit 10 friendly,
and arises from a difficulty the road en-.
countered in planning for an electric plan,
for motive power.
Keenan, & Higgins, grocers, have fled a
petition In insolvency. Liabilities S5. 900.
The firm offers twenty-five cents on a
dollar.
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Post Office Caucus At Foxoroft.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal

FoxcRoFr, Mar. "a Two hundred and
twenty three out Of two hundred and forty
Republicans of Foxcroft turned out today
to select candidate for the post Office.
One candidate, s. ID. Edes withdrew IN
favor of W. II. Vaughn. The ballot re-
suited in 1872 for c. s. Ham and 81 for w.
II. Vaughn. An oyster supper in Ssmp-
sons hall completed the days exercises.
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Expelled from . Military Company on
Just Grounds.

NEw ORLEANs, La, Mar. 2<-Lieut. II
T. CottAm, one Of the most popular and
Wealthy members Of the Continental
Guards, WAS expelled from the organization
Saturday night. About week ago Cottam's
watch and money were stolen from his
clothes in the armory and he had Gilbert
Jones. the colored armorer. arrested on
suspicion. He Vas kept in jail over night.
Two days after~ard the real thief vas Ar
rested. the watch recovered and Jones re.
leased. The officers Of the guards sus.
gested that Cottam publish q card In the
papers. exonsrating Jones from blame In
the matter. but he positively refused, hence
the expulsion.
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BARN. Mar 24.-The Bath Times says
that thirty q We cars of the largest ice in the
State arrived today from Livermore Falls
for William B. Olys for the barge Inde-
pendent Il is twenty eight inches thick.
aud fifteen cars . day will be brought here
for the rest of the cutting season.