Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-14
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the wires IRON the kor'h. las:
Nest and South.

/ Members of the Portland hoard of health
/ examined the quarantine station in Boston
hArbnr Thursday.
/ Editor Seward of saltwater, MINI, who
was shot by discharged reporter out of
revenge, died Wednesday,
| The town of Sail, ID miles from Sioux
/ City, Iowa WAS wiped out by fire Wetlnes-
4 day night The 600 inhabitants are mostly
| homeless.
| \ warrant has been sworn out for the ar
rest of Burgess McLuckie OF Homestead,
charged with treason AMI being fugitive
| from justice.
! The jury IN the trial of Mrs. Dr. {. Il.
Stevens at Nashua, \. H., for the murder
of phebe Laharon returned verde, of no,
guilty, Thursday.
Four of the men who took part in the
| cholera riot at Saratotf, Russia, have been
! sentenced To death, while man, of the other
prisoners were sentenced to exile,
| The New York Legislative apportion-
men, law has been declared constitutional
by the court of appeals, The court is
unanimous upon all questions except those
discussed III Judge Andrews opinion.
An unknown but well DIR, ssed man was
found dead on the sidewalk in front of Is
- East Ninth street, New York, Thursday
morning. His coat, vest and shoes were
missing. lie was evidently robbed after
| his death
Clifford Calveriy, young, handsome and
enthusiastic, Wednesday crossed Niagaras
deep gorge on 81 inch cable with all the
sangfroid of Blondln aul astonisEcd the
world by making the trip in the shortcs,
| time yet, less than seven minutes.
Serious cholera riots have occurred in
ostrovo, Poland. A sanguinary conflict
took place between Christians and Jews
and the authorities called for military aid to
put down the rioters. The troops after
vigorous action suppressed the disorder.
The 18th company of the army service
corps stationed at Portsmouth Eng, as u
protest against alleged unnecessary drills.
"Wednesday night cut the harnesses belong
ing to their horses rendering them worth
less. lnquir, is being made into the case.
John Goodroad. about 90. was THURSDAY
held in $500 ot Fitchburg, Mass, for as
sault upon iive-year-oI girl. Goodroad
last winter was fined and sent to Jail for
keeping disorderly house. After serving
his time he was unabl" to pay his fine aud
was paroned by the Governor.
The action of Edward Parker Deacon
against his wife began Thursday at Grassc,
France. The trial is taken to prove crimi-
nal adultery on the part of the defendant,
The greatest interest is manifested in the
case. Deacon was present but Mrs. Dea-
con absent. The court ruled that il was
competent to try the case.
Mail alyices from Honolulu say aresolu-
ton has been admitted by the Legislature
declaring that as no action has been taken
by the American representatives here to
rescue the missing boats and crew of |
persons from the wrecked American ship
William A. Campbell, the Cabinet is au-
thorzed to incur the expenses of rescuing
the expedition and to dispatch II steamer for
that purpose.
Last Saturday evening while the prison
crs in the Western Peniientiary, lower
Allegheny, Pa, were being marched from
the workshop to their cells Berkmann, the
anarchist who attempted to kill II. G. Friek
of the Carnegie Company, made a dash for
liberty. lie jumped from the prison wall
to a brick pavement forty feet below. He
staggered to bis feet, but a shot in the leg
from one of the prison guards brought him
down. and he was returned to prison, sui
fcriug from a broken leg.
A. 5. Hanson. general passenger agent
of the Boston & Albany, in reply to a com
munication from the MASSACHUSETTS rail
road commissioners regarding the
| issuance of interchangeable mileage
tickets, states that the road proposes to test
the constitutionality of the law, and refuses
to comply Herewith until the court decides
| the question. The attorney general will
| doubtless issue writ of marlamus and