Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-20

NEWS NUGGET rs.


sixteen stores an uweinilE houses were
burned at Carrie, ont, Tuesday night.
Silas W. Gordon, who attempted to shoot
his wife and take hs own life at Wakefield,
Mass Tuesday might, was much improved
Wednesday and will undoubtedly recover.
The principal feature of Wednesdays Is
event in the celebration of the 25oth ami
versary of Stamford, Ct, was a procession
which was the largest and finest ever seen
in that section.
Seventy-fve pounds of dynamite exploded
on "A goyernme dredger near Chattanooga
Tuesday. The dredger was sunk. one man
had his hand blown off and two others were
severely injured.
Paris papers generally express satisfac-
ton with the action of the Chamber of Dep
uties in appointing arbitrators to settle the
Cormaux labor troubles which threatened
to have great political consequences.
In the court of common pleas at Proyi-
dence Wednesday, the jury in the trial OF
Timothy DALEY for wife murder brought in
a verdict of guilty after deliberating an
hour and quarter. Sentence was re-
served.
Mr.. Morey, chief secretary for Ireland,
fused to receive the deputation of Dublin
Parnelites who desired to urge the govern
ment to grant amnesty to Irish political
leaders.
II is said that Il change of venue may be
asked for in the Borden case and that Ply
mouth county will probably be locally
selected Two Pinkerton detectives are
now at work on the case in and about Fall
River. it is said.
Another lepcr, woman. has been dis
covered in Philadelphia. The authorities
refuse to disclose the victims name or her
place of residence but they say the disease
is not of a contagious character. Two other
cases are at the hospital.
Charles +. Carroll of Norwich. c.. the
telegraph operator whose alleged negligence
caused the terrible railroad collision at New
London Friday and " ho disappeared mme-
liately after the accident, surrendered ia
the authorities Wednesday.
The body of John Flarity of Franklin
Falls. n H.. was found beside the track OF
the Boston < Maine Railroad at Danbury
Wednesday morning. 1t is thought he fel
from passenger train. Letters on his per
son established his identity.
| Steamship City of Paris has again broker
the westward record from Queenstown
/ She arrived at Sandy Hook ligh,ship little
after midnight Tuesday night, covering tn,
| distance of 21S2 miles in FIVE days. ~ hour
and "a minutes, beating the present recor
7 by one hour and - minutes.
/ The odd Fellows of st. Louis will no
take part in the Columbian parade Friday
( They object to the display of flags or en-
/ signs of foreign countries in the parade. de
/ clcring they will march only under the flag
of the United States. The order will prob
/ ably make an independent demonstration.
Felix Cooling and Daniel Coffey, tive
i Massachusetts, state prison conviets WHIT
escaped July sth last, with several others
/ by crawling through sewer main, pleaded
guilty Wedncsd sday and were each sentenced
! TO one years imprisonment, to take ehec
when their present terms shall have expired
John Booth, another of the escaping party
/ pleaded not guilty and will be tried later.
/ deputy Sheriff Young of New York ha'
! received an attachment for $3.50 agains
/ the South American CorroccO Company
When he went to the Office to make lev,
/ he found bill of sale covering all th'
propertv. desks. etc. The company wa
Incorporated last spring in Connecticut am
had a branch at Hartford. It manufac
iureal tablets for smokers as an antidotc tc
nicotine.
A local freight, while standing on curv'
al MON market on the Fitrhburg railroad
at Watertown, Mass, "Wednesday, was rul
into a, the rear by a wild engine with on
car attached. Four freight cars wer
smashed. Paul 1iernan of the fitcbbnre
brakeman, hal a leg broken, AMI drive
named Casey Of Vermont was badly shaker
up The fault il said to rest on the flag
man of the local train.
Commenting on the Conservative victor.
in the COrencester election the London Trut
/ saws THE results shows that our Inajorit.
does no, rest precisely upon rock. II !
therefore advisable to make hay while ~
sun shines. and pass all necessary bilis
The Radicals are only too willing to devot'
the whole Of the coming session TO tn
Home Rule bill provided Gladstone prom
ises that in the event Of the Iionse Of Lord
rejecting the bill he will create sui'icien
number Of Liberal parishes TO destroy tb'
present maioriiy in the House Of Lords.