Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-25
NEWS NUGGETS.
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West and South.

SUNDAYS cholera returns at Buda Ptsth,
give thirteen new cases and seventeen
deaths.
The Hamburg American packet will re-
sumo its steerage traffic in the | nited
States. Nov. 3.
| Mavor Grant of New York, Monday, de-
clined an offer of 1000 a year for the
presidency of a distillery company.
II. j. Coon 4 Co., Chicago, grain brok-
ers, have suspended. They were one of
the oldest firms on the board of trade.
Serious fores, fires are raging in wicim-
leo county, Maryland. No rain has fallen
| in the county for six weeks and everything
in the ground is becoming parched.
The criminal charge against Labor Com
missioner Charles II. Peck was again post
poned Monday until the week after cleo
tioi. This is the sixth postpocement in the
case.
Fenian Mullen, convicted of completely
in the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr..
Burke in 1882 and Bowling, convicted of
killing Il policeman, are about to be re-
leased from Marlborough Jail.
Mark A. Scott. general manager and
treasurer of the Portsmouth Brewing Com
pany, died late Saturday night of consump-
ton aged 50, lie was self-made man
and was well known throughout New Eng
land.
The plan to light the Pennsylvania Rail
road by electricity is under consideration.
If the project is successful there will be
practically no further use for headlights on
locomotives as the roadway will be as light
is day.
\ Buffalo special says the switchmen of
the country are preparing for monster
strike next May, expecting to cripple
Worlds Fair business of railroads. The
strike it is said will extend all over the
country.
In many Long Island churches prayers
were offered Sunday for rains. The island
is suffering from a lack of water and many
wells and cisterns are dry. Many streams
have dried up and the village water works
cannot supply the demand for water.
The Roderique brothers, who stole the
Yacht of the King of Tahiti and then mur-
dcred nine men to cover up their villainy
have been executed at Manila. The native
cook, who poisoned the crew and the captain
OF the yacht, was also executed. A single
sword stroke suff1ced TO cut on each OF thelr
heads'
Colonel Dolds. commander of the French
forces in the Dahomey, states that $1,000
of the DahOmyans have been killed in the
different encounters that have taken place
thus far in the campaign. Tne armv of
King Behazin, he says, has been half de-
stroyed and the remainder in a demoralized
condition.
The Renublicans of the First Louisiana
CONGRESSIONAL district have as their nominee
n native of Maine. Cant. Charles W. Booth
bv, formerly of Saco. Capt. Boothby is
running against Congressman Meyer, and
as the Democrats are not united and have
two candidates in the tield the prospects OF
apt. Boothbys election are very haifering.
Supt .Ryrnes of New York Monday nipped
in the bud n gigantic scheme for the colo
nizstion of voters. large number of ne
gro Iaborers have been brough, from Phil
adelpbia and ouartered throughout the
eighth assembly district. their expenses be-
ino maid 80 davs in advance. MANY of
them have already registered. but the at
tenn. 10 vote by any one of them will be
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