Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-16
NEWS NUGGETS.
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West and South.

The Senate Friday confirmed the nom-
nation of Lieut.. Samuel c. Lomy as Judge
advocate general of the navy with rank of
captain.
The Paris Gaulois saws that the illness of
Prof Pasteur. who is suffering from So
called 'cholerine, will almost certainly
prove fatal
Failures for the last seven days reported
to Dun & Russell. number for the United
States les, against 2Ii in the United States,
in the same week IN 1891.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius went
ashore Friday during fog on sunken
meadow in Long Island sound. Assistance
was sent from the Brooklyn navy yard.
Mrs. William b. Wingate, residing in
Chancery street, New Bedford. while at
tempting to extiDguish an oil stove was ter
ribly burned about the arms and body
The announcement that the stockholders
of the Maverick bank of Boston are to be
assessed. came as surprise to most people,
who had supposed the assets sufficient to
meet the liabilities.
The Assabet Manufacturing Company of
MAYNARD, Mass. has notified the employees
that wages will be the same for - hours AZ
heretofore for 80 and that piece work will
be advanced > q per cent.
Quiet has been restored at Paducsh, Ky.
over 900 firearms were seized in the negro
quarters Thursday, and a number of lead
ers of the mob arrested. The better classes
of negroes are cooperative with the whites
in maintaining order.
General A. f. Stevenson, the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency
left Chicago for New York with a crowd of
distinguished Democrats Friday afternoon
to Join ex-President Cleveland and meet
the notification committee in New York on
the Goth inst.
The New York Evening Sun quotes W.
e. Whitney as saying tins morning that he
thought Secretary of State W. +. Harrity
of PENNSYLVANIA will he elected chairman
of the Democratic National Committee
when it meets next week and if the election
is unanimous he will accept.
4 Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger
train, south bound, was held up by a gang
of masked robbers at Adair. |. T.. Thurs
dav night The robbers secured the con
tents of the safe of the Pacific Express.
about 5000, and made good their escape.
1t is believed they were the notorious Dal-
ton gang.
Steamer Leo. from New York, with a
cargo of provisions for the Russian famine
sufferers. arrived at st. Petersburg, Thurs
day Capt Carnss was received by the
mayor of the city and the municipal autbori-
ties. who presented him with 4 silver speak
ing trumpet. Each of the steamers officers
were presented with silver bowl.
4 number of places at Dedham. Mass.
we're struck by lightning Thursday night.
The greatest damage was done to the old
Fairbanks homestead, which was erected in
1886. II is possible that the house may
have to he torn down. A dog under bed
occupied by Miss Rebecca Fairbanks was
instantly killed, but Miss Fairbanks escaped
injury.
II is announced at Hampton, n. H., tba,
Rev. Joseph Garland will not be arrested on
charge Of numbering Josiah &. Wasson
on what evidence the county now has al
hand Shortly after Midnight. Thursday
Coroner Rider reported that the lury'- YER
diet is that the said Josiah q. WassoH came
to his death by some manner and means to
the Jurors unknown, and thus the my stery
of the death of the old hired man remains
unsolyed.
In letter denouncing the Liberal Union
ists Gladstone says. II cannot help hoping
the Conservatives would, If left TO them
selves, have had good sense enough to re-
store harmony between England and Ire
land. but here is a set Of gentlemen whose
creed seems surned up in hatred Of the
Irish eause, and who indnlging in the un-
happy sentiment have foresworn one by one
all their LIBERAL ideas, yet retain the name
of the political creed of which they are
masked, but not dangerous enemies"
Representatives of ~ societies held a
meeting at Chicago, Thursday night, 10 pro
test against the action of the United State.
Senate in afFsxing TO the loan of s. 900, 90
I to the Worlds Fair the provisions that the
gate. must be closed Sunday and that M
| liquors be sold on the grounds. Resoln
lions were adopted declaring that nnless ths
absurd and oppressive conditions be re
pealed, the proposed Congressional aid I,
the fair should be rejected by the loca
directors, and pledging their assistance II
! secure the amount necessary from patriosi'
citizens of Chicago.