Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith OF the News Taken From The
Current Events Of the Day.

james Carroll Of Lowell, Mass, who has
been suffering from The grip, hanged him
self Friday.
Commander Winslow Of the torpedo boat
Gushing, at Newport, x l., received orders
Friday 10 proceed to Bro oklyu.
Henry Corbin, colored, was lynched at
Oxford, Ohio, Thursdsy for the mutder Of
Mrs. GeorgIa1a Homer last Tuesday.
The will of The late Senator Plumb was
entered for probate Thursday. 1t does no,
show definitely the value Of his es'ste but
it will probably amount 10 about $500 900
Friday morning The body Of man sup
posed TO be John Csrsons, a lawyer #
Baltimore, was found on Christie street,
New York, bis throat Gu: from ear to ear.
The case OF Joseph w. Hamilton, 40
officer of a defuuct endowment order, ws'
| called in court at Boston, Friisy. Hsmii
ton WAS not present and he was declared
defsuIted.
Thursday night at Chattanooga the Ten
nessee river WAS 30 feet above low water
mark and Friday m1rnirg it had risen
nearly 10 feet more. Railroad traffic il
partially suspended on sccount Of The wash
outs.
John Stesdman, the Boston gambler
charged with stsbbing ex Councilman John
Calls CHER in that city on New Years eve
and causing bis death, was turned over to
Msssschusetts authorities At New York,
Friday.
A special from Demipg, N. M, says a
courier from Ascension Mexico, arrived
Thursday. lie reports the suppression of
the revolt there and the resum ption of the
sway Of civil law. The total number of
csptivss is l07.
The employees Of the Pitsburg, ALE
ghany & Manchester Electric Traction
Company struck, Fiidsy, against an in
crease in the hours of labor The various
lines operated by this company in Pittsbur z
are completely tied up.
Ejmunds Altnu., Erast5s ID. Nixon and
John G.. Goldsborouah, boo; and sboe Arm
at Baltimore, Md, made an assignment
Friday to Henry C. Ksnnard, trustee, who
fled bond for $3.50 900, indicating the
assets at half ,hst amount
An Albuquerque. N. M special say. II
was reported that Garzs and his followers
numbering about 200 men, fully equipped
with Arms, we're ex pectcdto cross the south
ern bosrder Of this territory Thursday night.
The governor hss been called upon TO order
out militia, but up to o late hour DO action
had been taken.
The business failures throughout the
country the ss; seven dsys as reported -
Z g Dun & Co., and u + RusscA IL Co
mercantile sgsncy. number in the Uuite d
States. zeT; Csn'ds, 40; total, $50; az
compared With 435 las, week. Br,d,,eeta
gives the number ss 353 ss compared With
356 in the second week Of 1891
Gen Dstus + Coon, comm.ndsr Of
Heinz Einan Post. g A. r., Of San
Diego, Cal, and Sc 'ior vice commander Of
the National Uaion Vetesn l. ,gioD, on BE-
half Of ioresoiF z orders, teiesraphed Pres
ideDt Harrison TaurstaS, s.kiog permission
to raiss a brigade Of troops for Chli.
Bs'bsr0Bs Treatment Of American seamt o
in Valparaiso has aroused old soldiers here.
The special train Carrying the Andrf ~
Opera Company, was defsited near Brain
ard on the Northern Pacific road, FRIDAY.
The dead are Mrs I'd Andrews, known a.
Miss Mamie wilkinson. and Mrs. Lille
Wass Of Minneapolis. Twelve pe,soi
we're injured. The cause Of the sceidef
was broken rail. The night vas the
coidest Of the season. the thermometer ia.
dicstip9 a. degrees below zero snd the suf-
fering Of the il juret was terrible.
T'hs ID. Il Edgerly and John Barker
buildings on Main street, Farmington, N
| B., we're burned Friday evening. Loose,
are: EiEerly building. 5000; in.nrance
| 5000; grocery stock in sams, $500; in
.u,snce. $500, Burke's meat market
| $500, 70 insurance; Ellsworth Hodg.on'.
household goods, no Insurance; John
Barker building, 5000; iosursrcs moi
known; J B Bsrksrs stock Of clothing
$1,000; insurance. $500. The FIRE 10 sup
posed TO be Of iDcendiaYy ori9in.