Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-26

The Massachusetts Senate Thursday re-
jected, 80 to 2, the bill providing for :,
union station for the Boston & Maine and
Fitchburg systems at Boston.
The steam sawmill of L. C. White y.
Campton, n. H.. was burned with con,ii-
erahle lumber Wednesday. Loss, $1,000
to Sl5o0. Cause unknown; no insurance.
/ A cablegram announcing the total loss of
the American bark Pilgrim, Phildd iphla
Cienfuegos, with coal, has been Received
from Turks Island. Crew saved. No par
tculars.
Wednesday morning, John Mario, who
lived near Fart Howard, Wis killed bis
wife with cleavcr and then hanged him
self. The wife had brought SUIT for III
vorcc, and this caused him TO commit tn"
deed.
The United States steamship kearsarg,'
| arrived at Portsmouth Wednesday. and al
once went to the kittcry navy yard. Sc
is expected to remain for several months,
during which time she will receive extensive.
repairs.
Tenny Beauthe, aged 80, shot and killed
his wife. Teresa, aged %, and severely
wounded Gabriel Bertolimo, in the apart
ments of Rosi Somerello, at New York
Thursday. The murderer has been ar
rested.
Prof Moses G. Farmer of Boston, a
widely known electrician, died at Chicago
Thursday. He was for many years profe--
sor of electricity at the United States tor
pedo station at Newport, II. /. The burial
will be at Eliot, Nc.
Dr. Mary L. Walker was given hear
ing at Concord, n. H., on the Amy matter
Thursday. She spoke ut length reiteraing
the oft repeated claim that Amy should
not have been hanged for the Warden muir
der a week ago Tuesday.
The town of Bes, Greece, was shaken by
an earthquake again Wednesday. Many
houses collapsed and many others were
made uninhabitabe by partial displacement
of the foundations. Onc person was
killed and several injured
Fifteen of the most prominent members
of the Cara revolutionary party, who were
recently convicted of violating the neutral
ity laws, were Monday, at San Antonio
Tex, sentenced to terms of imprisonment
ranging from so days to two years.
Crazed by jealousy, Hugh Etter. col.
I.
David Shprrell. also colored, at Chicago
Police Officer Harris, in attempting to ar
rest Ftter, was stabbed by the latter and
fatally wounded. Officer O'Connor came
to Harris assistance and shot Filter in the
abdomen, intlicting injuries from which he
cannot recover.
Richardson & Devine dealers in hides and
importers of goat and sheep skins at 2o7
Congress street, Boston, have assigned
The firm consists of Thomas q. Richardson
and Edward VI. Dennie. 1t has not been
very active of late but Mr.. Richardson has
been considered wealthy. The firm was
rate, at 500, 900 to S3o0, 900 but it is not
thought that the liabilities can oyceed $500
000, this amount being for endorsed bills
receivable.
The Conservatives of Belfast Ire. and
the neighboring towns made great lem
onstration "Wednesday night in Ulster hall
in honor of the Marquis of Salisbury, who
spoke against the Home Rule bill. He
urged his hearers to oppose the bill but not
to resort to violence aud above nil to do
nothing in the way of disorder or riot. a.
any acts of violence would only give their
enemies in England reasons for calumnia-
ting them.
Col. J. si,crt Mils OF the Eighth regi-
ment vho has been agant of the Victoria
mill Al Sawburypott- Mass, for the past
nine months was placed under arrest Thurs
day. charged V it'll enlightenment. A short
age of $1,000 has already been found. but
the def stion i. expected TO reach much
larger fgnres. Col. Mills. who is under
guari at bis residence, confesses his guilt.
He will probably have preliminary hear
ing in court Friday.