Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-28
NEWS NUGGETS.


The National Bank and Spokane Savings
Bank of Spokane, suspended payment
Wednesday.
Daniel Sherburne of Northwood, n. H.,
aged 30, took paris green Wednesday. and
vomited the same, then shot himself in the
heal. He is not expected to live.
Clarence NJ. Overman, ex-president and
director of the Citizens National Bank
Hin.boro, Ohio, was arrested Wednesday,
charged with embezzling $50 900 of the
banks funds.
Powell Crossley, attorney, Cincinnati,
made an assignment Wednesday. His as
sets are 5000 900, and his liabilities are
unknown. Crossley has been speculating
in land in Ohio and Indiana.
Taunton. Mass, was thrown into state
of excitement Thursday by the report that
Lizzie Borden had delivered herself up. 1t
proved later however, that she had merely
gone to the Jail for a few minutes call.
A cable 10 the New York Berald from
Panama says that a private telegram from
Nicaragua announces that the revolution
have captured Managua, the capital of
Nicaragua. Details have not been obtained.
The director of the mint has been mott
ounce has been accepted for $4,000 ounces
of silver of Wednesdays offer. Total pur-
chases for the month aggregate l,a32 900
ounces.
Walter J. Gilbert of Newfield, Conn.
aged 81, committed suicide by taking laud-
mum Thursday while crazed from the effects
OF alcohol He was formerly connected
with the ''l492" Theatre Co. A widow sur
wives him.
Cashier Edward s. Francis of the Pitts
field, Mass. National Bank. who has been
the subject of much unpleasant newspaper
talk recently and who resigned his position
last Monday, committed suicide Thursday
afternoon by shooting.
In the Wentworth tennis tournament at
Newcastle, n. H.. Thursday r. d. Wren
beat j. b. Reed 6-l, 7-3. Malcome NJ.
Chace beat A. Z. Wight, 6-l, Sc, Go. In
doubles. Bublong and Reed defeated Aver
and Warehouse so, 60.
The handsome suburban residence of
Dan r. Ellis. at River Bank, o., was totally
dc stroyed By fire Wednesday night. All
the valuable works of art, relics and pos
sessions gathered together in lifetime
were in the house and were all lost. The
total loss is probably s20o,000.
1t is stated that ID. J. Mackay and his
friends have again secured control of the
Evansville Terre Haute Railway. The
slump on the New York exchange Wednes
day enabled Mr.. Maekay to buy in hi'
stock at 20 and so. One week ago he
would have been willing to pay l20 to 80
per share for the same stock.
Gt
from the Yellowstone Park, "Wednesday
and was driven directly to the residence #
Archbishop Ireland. He will remain there
until the end of the week and will be giyt n
a grand reception on Friday evening, whi' h
will be participated in by leading Catholie 5
from all parts of Minnesota.
The National Granite State Bank of Ex-
eter, N. H.. temporarily suspended pay
ment Thursday. The institution is declared
by officials TO be perfectly sound, the PR s.
ent embarrassment having been caused BY a
drainage of the cash supply and delayed re-
miitaDces from Boston. An immediate re-
sumption of business is expected.
The late exodus of French Canadians to
New England has been converted to New
England exodus to Canada. They are
Manchester and other places in Massacl,u-
setts snd New Hampshire. The mills are
closing. times are hard. and they can get
no work in the states. Many of them have
considerable sums of money with them
which they have saved.
A commission was received at Spokane,
Tuesday, from Washington. appointing W.
G. Lsngfori, receiver of the Waterville
land office. The remarkable circumstance
circumstances connected with this is the
fact that Mr.. Langfsrd has been in his
grave three months. He served as United
States judge under Clevelsnd's former ad-
ministration. An effort will be made to
have the appointment bestowed upon his
Wi low,
woman with an infant, claiming to be
the wife of Gilbert II. Sanborn, went to
Concord, n. H., from Boston. Wednesday,
looking for him, and learned that while in
that city he married one of the most esti-
mahle Young ladies of Concord some three
years ago, by whom he had child. The
former said she married Ssnborn in Proyi-
dence about year since, and had no actual
knowledge of his prior marriage before
srriving there Wednesday. She says she is
dete rnined to punish him.
A. j Seymour, who wants to be buried
alive for few weeks, Rockford. H.. has
-ceivel an offer from New York club to
II .be act near New York under the aus
p res ofthe club. They agree to give him
$40 coo it he does it successfully and pro-
pose tn erect an ampitheafre and charge an
mission price to see the burial and the
grave. Seymour says he will not make his
experiment, a money making affair and will
do it near Rockford aud permit only press
representatives and few scientific men to
be present A. c. Mxxham, formerly .
Methodist minister nov a real estate agent
of Rockford, threatens to get out an in
junction to prevent the attempt, which is
being planned for the early part of Au-
gust.