Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the North, East.
| South and West.

Bradstrec,s report 1888 failures in the
United States during the week, against 2';s
in the corresponding week Of 1881.
Arrangements have been completed for
Jack MeAuliffe and Billy Meyer to meet
Dee. 10Th in Chicago, in a six round con
test.
The steamer England of the National
line, eight days overdue, was sighted of
Fire island at 3.i5 o'clock Friday after
noon.
The big strike at New Orleans, was
declared of at o'clock Friday morning.
The workmen virtually surrendered their
claims.
The Boston board of fire underwriters
has issued circulars advancing the rate 30
pr cent in all risks not insured within ~
points of their value.
A special from Dahomey states that the
French dispatch boat, Brandon, has seized
the British steamer, John lIolley, loaded
with Winchester rifles for the Dah0meyaDs.
The trial of Adams. Caspia, Benoit and
Abrahams. all on charges Of murder, will
begin at Pittsfield, Mass, Nov. 2s. All
will be tried at one term. each having II
! separate jury.
The strike OF the Columbus, Ohio, street
! railway employees has been referred 10
Mayor Kairb as sole arbitrator, for settle
ment. Pending his decision the men have
returned to their work.
| Failures for the post seven days, reported
| TO Dun & Russell, number for the nited
States 1874 and in the corresponding week
of last year. the figures represent 253 fail
ures in the United States
The report that the Argentine Republic
and Peru are combining to attack Chill, is
| said by the Argentine representative to he
ahsurcd. The report is al.o regarded in
London as utterly improbable.
Nothing official has been received from
La Gnayra concerning the report that the
captain of the American stesnr"i Phi'a-
dcipiiia hal left tina; port with &-,'os. Mi
iarcz on board, after refusing in surrender
him as demanded by the Venezuelan a,i-
thoriies
Postmaster =. VI Tas of Hope, Kansas,
committed suicide Thursday sh The post
Office hy shooting himself in the bead with
= revolver IIe was financially embar-
rassed and the fear Of losing Gis place IN
der the Democratic admipsirsii N cause !
him 10 become respondent.
| 4 dispatch from St. Petersburg soys u
woman in the ismail district Of Bessarabia
who had been given shelter ~ = peasant,
! killed two young children of 'in latter ausl
ate the hrsi, of one during tie mothers abb
senee from home. The mother mon re-
turning became Il raving mane. The can
nibai was arrested after the most desperate
struggle.
judge Pu,uam of the L. =. circuit court
at Boston has ordered ris,driDg on The
: indictment Of Asa r. Potter, prcsident of
the Maverick Bank. The in'Iicimment
charges Potter with iuaaing fal'e entries in
repor. 10 the comptroller a"i AFRO max
ing fa-e entries on the bosk@. The re-
i port was stiestcd by Potter ~ director sinl
not rs president. .Indoc Pntpsin IN bt'
! opinion says. 81 nder indictments agsins.
French and Dana. the court in this easc
did not state facts wi.iel, raise the prcsumP-
. tion dat ;i. fiets c,,zrx,,i wert outside of
. and beyond his. Pottcrs authority. This
court desires 10 hcar the eonnsci further on
the question whether or iot in the face of
} the reports the alleged false entries by the
: president can, in presumption OF law, b
: anyihing ether than fictitious, forged OF
! unauthorized" Nov. 2J was assigned fol
argn ments. Eacl, side to have one hour,