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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-13
Meteorological Report.
Eoct. 12. ls9o. 10 r. N.
Horrible Discovery in a Graveyard.

NEw YORK, Oct IL Superintendent
JohH Schneider of ST. johns cemetery.
Middle Villsge, was acc1sei some time
sga, by Herman Helm 2, dischsrged gave
digger, Of saving TIE clrpse of Ssrvis Gen.
III 10 two. in order to make room for the
foundations of q headsfone. lieintx sllege
nat Schneider dug dovn to the coffin. and
thus having found he had made N scslcu-
lst,on. and instead Of digging back further,
he deliberately sswei cii about eighteen
inches of he coffin snl of the body.
Yesterday Miss Genti. daughter Of the
dead man, went to the cemetery to invesfi-
gate the story. She insisted on the grave
being opened and finally Superintendent
Schneider yut man to work to exhume
the body. During the work the superin-
tenden' and woman, while they were en-
gagged IN 8 loud arau meet cot too nea, the
edge of the open grave and the side eaye1
in almost buryiug the workman. lie was
dug cut ard another man resumed the
work. when the box was reached i. was
faufd on measurement to be II inches
short. Miss Gentil Insisted on the box be-
ing opened, although Schneider and Law
yer tried hard to dissua1e her.
When the cover was removed ghssly
sight met The gaze of the on-Iooks RS
damned iadi crimnstely in the box were
what apps arsd 10 be the renaias Of three
or four bodies, with arms and skulls seat
tered about sni mixed up with brick and
mortar " 6ieh bad been cast ssiie in baild-
ing the faunds dsiiln for the healstone. Miss
Gsrtil contempiates a criminal prosecution.
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Church Centennial at Hsvsrhiii, N II

UAsKRBiLi, N. II Oct IL To-day the
t,sn was filled With former residents the
occasion being the Coners gstional church
centennial Every seat in the spso,ous
church was taken The decorations of
flowers were beautiful aud on the val wss
the inscription "Rcorsanized October 10,
1870 Celebrated October l3. 1870"
The services were impressively opcrea
at 80 A. NJ. by Bible reading by Rev. j
Ba'stow of CIR ,tun, Mass, followed by a
prayer be T.. W. Stoddard and an anthem.
4 historical address by Rev, j. l. Merrill
Of Rindge, who revirwsd the pastorate OF
OF the society. which is the most pro1i
sent in Northern New Hampshire. Ii VISA
organized In 1850 with 20 members The
first pastors saiatv was paid from town
money. The Church has prospered uader
all the pastors, prominent among whom
are Rey.'s Peter Powers, Ethan Smith,
Grant Powers, su hor the History of Goes
County," II, Woods, Joseph Gibbs. A.
Flemming and J. q Billipger. late ednor
of the New Hampshire journal.
/. The speaker touchingly al uied TO the
late Il. II. Greely, ID d, Past,r 15 years
aod secretary of The New Hampshire mis-
son4ry society. At 80 communion s,rv.
ice conducted by Rev. J. Emerson, Ksnte-
bunk, Me-, assisted by Rev. Kew Rogcrs,
Georgetown. At Z 80 4. NJ, addre. on
history of early eLurc1 delivered by R,v
j. @ Billiuger, addresses on Sabbath
schools delivered by DIR. Spaldipg ard Hon.
Lyman d. stevyns. Ex Mayor Of Coneor1.
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CorDErssD DISPATCHES
rho Ptth Of tho Hews raksn From thu
Current Events Of the Day

II il estimated tbst Nex York; own csD-
sus VIII give its population as | G92 ssl.
Tie $4,000 White Plsios han5ieuo at
Morris Park, N j., Saturday was won by
Gaseon.
Saturday, afternoon Patrick Ford. AGED
so years ard re- certiy resident OF Fall
River. was inFtsn,ly killed on the Paptuek-
ct ysIiey railrosd at River Point, r. /.
The rolling mills Of the Pillow & Hersey
Manufacture Company q, Montreal wsrs
buraed Saturday. Three h1ai,ed men
were thvo~n out of work. Loss about
s59. eco; iasured.
The Manchester, N. II milk dealers
have lost nesriv all thsir customers owing
to fbe reports Of tuberculosis -Four co~s
killed Saturday we're found to be healthy
and the alarm il snbsiding.
Fifty thousand barrels Of salt we're ruined
and 1900. Geo .h3fgies DESTROYED by the
burning OF Louis Sands "r.d' mill ard
salt block shed At MsnisteI. NJ eh Fridas
night. Los. $50, 600; insurance, s50.-
OG0
X w. Maekie of Fort Wayne. who de-
seriea bis eff 4neei, Ms. Steele Of Crop.
ers'osn. N. Y on the eve OF the wedding
and fed to Montreal. One. with Nrs. Fslk-
ers, was married 70 Miss Steele st Denver,
Col, Friday night
The Bos or PLAYERS cub vas prssen.ei
With the championship pernsnt, Sassrisy
Col. tharlss Taylor Of ibe Gio5s making
the rressutsti9n speech. An exhibition
game between TIE Bostons ard Ne~ Yogks
vss Won BY the latter. seven to two.
Wriaht Parks of Indianapolis. lad
thinking that a hurgias was entesiug hi.
room Friday night, sh5s through the door
Immediately there was child's scream
'Oh. psps. Its me. You have killed
mesT II vas his own daughter. The bail
vent eisar th,oush her body ard ,oszrd in
her sries. 1t will kill Ter probably.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-13
THE ELECTION
10 Brazil Secures Nearly all the
0fhcial Candidates. = 2 :, :,
Enslish.Italian Negotiations Stopped By
Ensland's Demands.
The Political Trouble As Ticino otiu
In Lively Psoeross.

Nkw YoRx. Oct. ~ -Advices dated Rio
Jsnciro Sept. 20, say Further rcturns
from elections eondrin previous reports.
Nearly all the official candidates are elected.
Ministers OF war. navy, Justice. foreign af-
fairs are elected SENATOR'S minister Of sgri-
culture 10 elec:ed = deputy; the election Of
minister OF the interior for Senator 10 prob
able. The election Of minister Of finance
to the Senate 10 doubtful. the State Of
Bahia. in which he 10 . candidate, showing
q large opposition vote and viii probably
elect one, perhaps more, opposition SenA-
tors and several opposition deputies.
Iu this city all official candidates for the
Senate and eigh, official candidates for dep
aties we're elected. One Catholic and one
Independent we're elected, Neither OF these
can be Gated member Of the opposition
As they are not politicians. One Of them,
Banker Msyrink, may even be considered
partisan of the government ~ith whose d
nsncial policy he has beea connected ever
since tae beginning of the year.
Count De Figuereiredo, n Catholic dep
uty and slso rich baker. stood in tho
same relation to the emperor's last cabinet
a, May,ink do, S to the present government.
Rsrou DE I.adsria, Munster Of the Navy In
the empcrcr's last cabinet. wounded by the
revolut oni.,s. received $500 votes as can
,idate for the Senate; Carlos DE Laet, .
warm mansrehist aud not a candidate, re-
ceiyed $500 votes fsr deputy.
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Charles S.air and T,onas Packard
CO Fsse.


Especial TO the kerne6ee Journal
HAELosgIL. Oct. Ig.-The trial Of Chis.
f. Stain sni Thomas A. Packard, before
Judge Spear. vas continued SATURDAY
The respondents we're xrrai2red on the
charge Of having ssolen Ia Jsly, 1883. two
harnesses fram Mr.. Nathaniel wxeser and
Calvin Elsirsegr of Reaaasii.
Lawyer Seashafi appeared for the de-
Ifease. Several witnesses we're fxansiaed
and iaog string of ualntefs sEirg ssideBee
hsssnsd TO. The esmT claimants enaearosed
to shcw tsat the RESPONDENTS. Stain and
Packard. had stolen the harnesses. ard
sftsrxsrss, net daring to sssl or use shem.
taey had ssersted them in q beg in the rear
Of Stains houss, whsre fhsy were fousd
last May BY rome boys. The defense
sought to show that as the eomplairaats
we're esemias of Stsia snd Packard fhey
bad pisced the harnesses in the beg and
afterwards caused them to be found. In
erder .has ease might be brought sgaiss;
the respen tents.
The Judge, after iisteuing to the ,essi-
nony of both sides, decided tia. there vas
90 evidence 10 show that Stan an Pack ard
had aay connection with the theft of 'he
harnesses, sni ordered that they Be- dis
charged.
The court rocm wss crowded with per-
sons called there Only By curiosity to see
the notorious Charles Stain.
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Races at West Camden Driving Park

Races at West Camden Driving Park
RocKLAsp, Oct. i2.-The races at Wess
Camden Driving Park Friday snd Saturday
were largely attended and highly exciting.
Fridays races resulted thus:
2.35 class; Trot.ing; Purse SIS.
C II Marshall, Belfast. b g. Hsroldson.
Henry Chapman, Bucksport, blk $, Gen.
Hancock Jr.
C 7 Spear, Rockiand, ~hits stallion, Rob
ert s
Fl VI Bean, Camden, b m, Ksluis.
ID l. Piper, Belfast, blk g, ID. l..
Harold~n, lat money; Kaluls, "a
money; D. L. Sd money; Gen. Hancock,
4,h money. Best time ? A 81,
Free-for ali; Purse slcO.
II J Tibbetls, Rockport, eh $, joe Howe,
PAGER.
II VI Bean. Camden, b z, Romalus. troiter
G Il Iaqraham, Wett Camden, 8 z, Gay
nomede. PAGER.
money; Gaynomede, 50 money. Best time
2.34
Saturday-2.40 Glass; Purse S65.
JE Achorn, Reckland. Little Dan.
81 Gushee, Appleton, blk Frank Mel
son.
Chss Haley. Sesrsmont, blk $ Doctor
Knox.
c Bisbee. Camden, b z.
A Morton, Rockport, blk n Mrs Swift.
+ Copeland. Warren, b Z Little Jimmie.
Fred Ripley, Hope. Il, Mischief.
Frank Nelson got first money, Little Dan
second, ID 1ctor Knox third, Little Jimmie
fourth Best time. 246.
235. Pacing Race; Purse, go.
W Perry, Camden, b Cooper Boy.
X II Coombs, Belfast, M c.
Cbas Haley. Sesrsmont. z Sam.
W Scott, Camden, b & Fred Merrill.
Sam won first money, C second, Fred
Merrill third, Cooper Boy fourth. Best
time. FAC | 2.
Judges-Alvin McKin, II I. Winslow,
Roeklsnd; Capt. Coombs, Belfast. Timer,
S Gushee.
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President Harrison aud Patty at Ia.
dianapoIis.

INpIASAPoLis Oct. I2.--The Presiden
tial parry arrived here early this morning
and the President went to the home Of his
son.in-law Mckee After breabfsstt z
he drove TO bis old church, FIRST
Presbyterian and occagied his oil rev
with Seer, tary Tracy and Nr. ard Mrs.
Mckee. The church was crowded bo h
because Of the Presidents visit and 'he
admi. sy into the church Of cisss Of
young ufople.
Az fhe conclusion OF the services Il @
Pr, sisnt stood fer som time in front & f
tse chuIch exehsnging greetiegs with old
friends. The party were driyen TO the
Denlson for dinner After dinner tie
President ard Secretary Tracy repaired to
Parlor l2, whtre their hands we're
sbaktn by a large number OF people.
The President took tea al the Mckee ies
idefc &c, whore be spent 'he evening reseiv-
ing calls Of OH fri snds AMI nsighbrs Al
10 80 the Pre- sideI aid party returufd 20
their special car where they will spend the
night, depsr irg for the Esst at 6 A. ".
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Murdere 4 10 H,s Bea.

LEAvENwoRrH Oct. i2 Mrs. Matilda
DAVIS, aged II, WAS found dead in bed this
morning st her home. NJ. Gl2 Dsleware
street. She had been murdered and The
murderer had saturated the carpet with
cosl oil and then set fire to it, There were
two ugly bruises on her head, one on each
temple. She had also been ohloroformed
David Davis, her husband, was arrested,
charged with the crime. His wife had
applied for divorce and he bad
threatened her life several times.
The Coronets jury brought ina verdict
this afternoon that Mrs. Davis was smoth
cred by Davis with pillow, and that he
after~ ards set fire to the house to conceal
the crime. The cireumstartisi evidence
was all against him. His bed was rot oc-
cupied the night Of the murder. and being
unable to defend the divorce suit and fear
ing he wou'd lose his half Of the property,
he appears to have deliberately murdered
his wife. She was twenty-six years older
than her husband. She married him in
1882, Just sitter he had served a term for
cattle stealing. Mrs, Davis's young grand
son, who slept in the same room with her
and who had a vivid dresm that tight in
which the murder was depicted. is LETT
alone 10 the world to ihist for himself.
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II s Domestic Relations FteQgeoely
Out Of Gsar

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. l2-William l.
Wyse. who has sued DR., II. v. Pierce to
recover $4,000 damages for having.s as
Wyse alleges, slenated the affections of
latter's wife, has had a peculiar career
Though be vass New Yorker, he is rot
unknown in Buffalo, as he was frequent
,isitor here abo 1t ten years ago His wife,
whose maiden name was Delazelle, once
lived here snd WAS Known as Mrs Hill, but
her history while here and her an,eoeden,s
are not generally known.
Wyse's' domestic relations we're frequent
ly out of gar. At one time he was grest
croDy of Grover Cleveland in his ante.
Presidential days. He came to the race
meetiDgs and ether sporting gatherings
here. and at sdch iirnes was the guest Of
the bachelor coterie the headquarters OF
which was in the Weed block. Although
h iherto stanneh republican. at the tine
of Cleveisnd's nomination Billy became a
red bot Cleveland democrat. After Cleve-
land went to the White House, Billy was a
frequent visitor to Washington.
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A Huge Mountain sf rure Chalk Dis
covered

CHICAGO. Oct. l2.--Lsst winter the dis
eovsry of huge mountsin Of pure chalk
in t'nion county, ore mile from the Aleyan-
der county line, three miles from the ne
Of the Grand Tower & Csrbondsle railroad
ana within three miles of the Mississippi
river, was announced, but until the is.t
few seeks the magnitude of the find was
not appreciated, inasmueh as the work of
development had not proceeded to any ex-
tent The mountzin is sbout ore hundred
and fifty feet high. and from borings thus
far made there does not sppesr to be any
limit TO the chslky substance.
The mountain is the property of Jona-
than Peery, whose residence is at Mornt
Vernon. H., and who is just now put ing
the chslk on the ears at S5 per ton. The
chslk /. found by scratching away about a
foot of the soil, when the pure white sub
stance is exposed in solid mass, unslioyed
by aoy foreign element, apparently as pure
ss the driven snow. This discovery is The
more important from the fac, that il ia said
to be The only chalk bank in the United
States, and as it is convenient, to the railroad
aud TO the Mississippi river where ii may
be hsndisd in bsrses, its value is not likely
TO ee overestimsted. A company of cspi
tslsts in This city is investigating the mine
with view to purchasing the entire prop
erty.
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SAD Eadiss ef an En1ch Arcsr c. ..

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct ls.-Geosye Mckay.
twenty-five years ago. vosd and won .
young lady uhcse family had emigrased
from the South and settled il Scu.hsrn In
diana They were married and everything
apparentiy went we'll. A boy and a girl
we're hoYn to them The family removed to
Qainey afser while and there fifteen years
ago Mckay disappeared. leaving no word
and then nothing Vas hs2.d from him. Re.
port came in course Of time that be vas dead,
After waiting sight years the young widow
became MIRA. william A. Gould aaa re-
moved 10 this city. The second marriage
vas 8 happy enc ard the frs; husband Was
forgotten. But George Mckay appeared
On the scene about tan days ago ard claimed
his wife. He had nothing to say IS to where
be hsd been, ba. only asked his oaetime
wife to come and live with him Mrs
Gould. in view Of his irexplicshle coniucs,
naturally -<s uauiliirg TO return TO him.
The u COX to this ,t-snge case was
reached last SlSsiss. sn,l matters were set
ted wi,hou. the aid VI the las or any other
human agency and the settlement is fnsl
and ;rrevocabie. Mrs. Mckay (er Could
died. A cancer formed on her breast some
time ago. Ii was removed in June. but the
wound mortified and eansed her death last
Sunday. Mckay asked permission to at
tend the funeral, which was granted. Both
husbands forget thti: animosisy towards
each ether and mourned In silence the
woman who had been 'httle wife to both" "
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Capt. Richard Donovan. Iase of the
steamer fremont died at Portland, Satur-
day, sftsr long Illness
The dste for the sisI of the seven Bisisie-
ford aldermen has been axed for Nov II.
ard The ease will be heard by Judges Colt
and Webb.
TIE portIxr'l Rochester depot, Milton
Shsw's store. sad Rialon G Sons store at
Gorham were bursIsrizsi early Saturday
morning. Nothing of value is missed.
The big ship Shenandoah, beirg built 3.
A. SewsIi L Co.'s yard at Bath. will be
ready for launching in about three weeks.
This ship viii register about $500 tors,
will have four Hlssts. and il the largest
wooden vessel baiii in Maine shipyard.
The Penobscos Shore Liae Company will
put $500, ,o10 iat1 the old Knox & Lincoln
iust ss qricsly as the ~orkmen can get il
there. ia making the road bed Is for fast
trains and in providing for rev ferry. 1t
il sxpecssd that Bar Harbor boat con
meeting as kocxisni viii be en- next sRm-
mes.
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FIRE IN HOTEL
Al Chicago CAUSES The Death
Of -Four Persons,
While q Score Of People Barsly Escape
With Their LiYss.
Ths Inmates Awakened by Noise ci
Approaching Fire Elgines

caIcAeo. Der. i2.-Foar lives were lost
in the Putnam European Hotel. Adams
Lasssflst. early this morning. and a score
of persons hat narrow escapes. The ex-
piosi1n Of kerosene lamp in tie hallway
sss tire TO the stairway, and sosn 3 sheet of
flames hurst from The rear windows. The
inmates we're awakened by the neise Of The
rushing eoglnes, AMI found themselves en-
velsped By smoke and fumes. Ladders
were ruh up to the windows, sni few
persons were goE out by tie stairsays with
tas all OF The tremen.
Mrs Minnie Robinson. xho was slee ping
in the trort raom with her husband and
baby, becsme erased with fright. and rush.
ing 10 the winaos. ieeped to the pavement
wita the baby in her arms. She WIS ter
fihly crushed ssa lived but short time bat
the infant escaped uahu,t When the fire
was under congol, Ihe firemen found Ed
ward Psyten, eelored porter, burned to a
crisp in his room on the tbisd floor. In
another room on the same floor were the
two bodies ef tive other men, Tom Dew Ter,
Il barber, xEd II. X Sims.
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Shot His Mother.fn law, Mis- akipg
Her fr Burglsr.

MIppLrTomS N. j, Oct. IA Mrs
Sarah Atwater. wife Of Samuel Atwa,er. q
weEl-io-io farmer of the town of Lansing,
Tompkirs county, vas the victim OF ter
iib)e mistske the other night. Burglars
bad ra'ded several dwellings in tie town,
and the inhabitints were in state of great
excitement and alarm. The Atwater family
went 10 bed. leaving light burning in the
parl,r to frishten off burglars Along 70
ward morning. but while il was yet dark,
Mrs. Atwa.er got up snd put out the liah'.
Her s,n-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Haven, slept in IN adjoining room Me-.
Haven was awakened By hearirg steslthy
steps in the parior. He git up and oEeaed
the plrlor dor, and thought be saw BY the
dim light burglsr moving around in the
room He fired his pi tol at the figure. ani
shot Mrs Atwater in the breas', the hui ct
ss,ing clear through her body She lived
long enough to atqqii her slsyer of in'en-
jionai wrong and t, beg that he M ght not
be punished for his rash deed.
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More Trouble at Ticino.

TtcNo, Oct IL The members Of the
former radical provisional government have
resolved to oppose the resrpointment Of tho
respini government by every means. even
by force. Col Knnx'i, the federal COM
misssry, hsvics warned the council that he
would not he responsible for the result, and
,hsj bloodshcd .s certain. the central gov
errmcnt replied requesting him to wait till
this afternoon. Dispatches have been sent
10 all Tcinese liberals, and crowds OF citi-
zens are arriving To defend their votes.
Many OF them who were armed have been
,topped by order Of Col. kansil, and re-
eniurct ments have been ordered from
Berne. The town Is now occupied by the
military, and cartridges have been served
oat. The raicals are organizing 4 great
4 tisnlay
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Murderer Pardoned II He would Leave
the State.

Sr. PAU. Oct. J2-Thomss O'Connor.
who has served twelve years Of bis hfe SEN
tence 10 the penitenliary at Stllwater, was
yester lay granted pardon conditional up
on bis lssy.ng the State forever. He was
sentenced fer the murder of his nephew.
Harry Vau2hn. The two became involved
in fight on the occasion Of O'Connoi s re
turning home considerably intoxicated ard
ronsing The usiShborhooi by bowling
V0ugbn rose and endeavorsd TO get bIs
uncle Vnder control, ard the contest PROV
ing serious fer 0'Conuor he drew his jack
koife and dissmbo~eled his adversary.
Both men lived 10 the vicinity of Cleveland.
lie sueur Ceuaty. The petition was signei
by 'ha Judge who pronounced The sen euce
judge Severance, who was the prosecuting
attorney, and ali the jurymen who returned
the verdict.
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CHEyrsSE. Oct. I2.-Corporal Psrkin-
son Of the same is charged with the killing
of Roy Baker, the private fouud dead nesr
the fort last wed k with bullet through his
lead. The pritoIer wanted the dead man a
morer but this vas A secondary motive
Parkinson was the chief coaspirasor in a
plan to rob the esntsen safe, take the
horses and establish themselves a. noun
tain OUTLAWS. They hal signed dramatic
agreement with sDesd men tell no tales
between the lines ard had Already stolen
some arms. Baker was suspected Of
treactery.
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0ovarnor Of Virginia on His Diguity.

RrcuMoNp, Va, Oct. 12.-The action of
the governor in declining to so to the en-
terlainment given TO the Count of Paris has
made a stir ia this city. The governor had
u few days be fore the arrival If the count
expressed himself as opposed 10 Virg MAS
takiag any notice of the visitor, though il
seems that this opinion was not known to
the gentleman who gave the entertainment,
Col, Archer ADdtrs
The governors declina'ien was made the
more Noticeable by the fact that he prone
ma led with his wife in front Of Col. Aader-
sons residence short time before the en-
tertainment took place.
The counts visit has created something
of a war here snyhow. The country news
papers have Ii,shed into Richmond for its
reception of he count, calling it Richmoai
snobbery, ard the city press has haster ed
to explain that the city has had nothing to
DO with il. the reception. having been given
ty few individuals.