Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Of the News taken from the
Current Events OF the Day.

J.F. Puffsr hanged himself at Lowell,
Mass. Monday.
Judge John B. Hollenbeck died Sunday
morning at Burlington, VT, aged 80.
Patrick Condor was killed at South
Lawrence, Mas, Monday by an exploding
steam pipe.
President Harrison will take part in the
Memorial day exercises at Philadelphia
next Saturday.
Francis A. WILDER, professor Of spaly-
teal chemistry at Rutgers College, died
Monday from pneumonia.
Steamer Veendam from Rotter dam, be-
fore reported seen at Sc. disabled. arrived
off Fire leland early Monday morning.
Mrs. Mary ]. johnson of New Hamp-
| shire sues the Boston & Maine for damages
for the death Of her husband, killed on the
road.
There was heavy frost on the south
side of Long I'is0d, Sunday night, and
much damage doue u potatoes, sweet corn
and other vegetables.
No. 4 separator, owned by The Chateau
gay Ore and Iron Cor psny, located at
Lyon mountain, N Y, burned Monday.
Loss about 500, 900.
Sevell F. Prescott, aged 50 years. the
proprietor of Hotel Bruins <ics, and form
erly large shoe msrufsc.arer, died Mon
day at Hsverhill, Mass.
Mrs. Chrisiea Peterson, Danish woman,
ard four children. aged 8 to 10, were found
hanging in the cellar Of their hcmes, three
miles from Harlan. Iowa, Sunday.
Secretary Foster said Monday, ihstruc-
tons to the revenue cutters in regard to
the seal fisheries had not been issued yet
for the simple reason that they have not
been fully agreed upon.
A colored man named Eugene JACK son
Of Moriissown, N. j., has been arrested
charged with attempting to wreck trains on
the Balvidere division OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad He confessed.
Edward Z.iser, OF Burlington, Iowa, was
fatally shot in his house by burglar Sun
day night Fifteen yesrs ago Zaiser's ia
ther' vas killed by a burglar in the same
manner in the same room.
Margaret Hill was committed to Salem
Jail Mondsy from Lynn, to await trial a.
the October term of The Superior Court at
Lawrence, On charge Of infanticide. The
girl maintains the child was born dead.
Prominent Hebrews of Chicago protest
against the threatened indux of assisted
Hebrew Jews to chicago The Jewish
relief society has refused to sccept any of
the 50, 900, 900 fund given by Baron Hirsch
to cid this class of immigrants.
The suit of o Bren & Clark against New
Yory city for upwards of $500, 600 for
work on section six of the new squeduc',
Ha h.ynn Ia ta knl kI~N
suits aggregating over SS,000,00O Of q
similar nature may be effected by judge
ment.
Sunday nigh. an usknown man armed
with shotgun, held up five men in different
parts OF ROCKVILLE and suburbs. Three Of
them were shot by him and one of the
others gave up $50. The man has been
located and will doubtless be iynched il sp.
prehs nded.
Potter, White & Bsyley, shoe manufac.
tuners. 100 Summer street, Boston, have
assigned, They were rate at about $780,
coo. and are reported to have baen in the
Mem nhls, Tenn, failure NJ Hill & Co. to
the extent Of Sl7s 900. Liabilities are es-
timated A. 100000.
In the case Of Clark w. Hatch 1t Wor-
cester, Mass. charged with passing forged
check, the jury reported verdict of not
guilty. Monday. Hstch WAS Immediately
rearrested On civil process brought by the
Travellers Insurance Company. The ad
damnsn was placed at S25. 600.
A Washington special says that Admiral
GherMdi, Of the United States navy, is ne
gotia,ing with the president Of San Domingo
for the establishment OF naval station on
Cal hAv ~ th~t H. i.
ship and moral support Of the United States
in the present difficulty between San
Domingo and Hayti.
Judge L. G. Houck. rep,ese NATIVE 10
Congress from the secoud Tennessee dis
trics, died Monday morning. Sunday after
noon he went to drug store rear his resi-
dence to get = prescription put up. The
druggist compounded it for hi N and plac, d
it in . glass near another containing
strong solution Of arsenic which ne took by
mistake.