Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-10
NE US NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the North. East
South and West

One case of cholera is again reported at
Hamburg, the first for four days.
The Senate MONDAY confirmed the nom
nation of Henry Clay Evans, Tennessee. rs
first assistant postmaster-general.
+. W. Thornton of Fayetteville, N. C.,
one of the largest dry goods dealers in the
state has assigned. Liabilities, S200,0oo.
A movement is on foot to form a com
bination of the manufactures of wire. wire
nails, and cut nails, with u capital of S25 :
5000.
Capt. c. 4. j. Farrar, who has made the
Rangeley Lakes famous in his numerous
stories of the region, died Sunday night. at
his home in Jamaica Plain, Mass. aged 81
years.
William +. Well Of Brooklyn, died Sun
Hay night of diptheria, aged IS. He be-
longed 10 wcll-knowp family was a
prominent yacht man and owner of the
Gitana.
Mayor Brock of New Bedford. Mass,
Monday removed Chief of Police Gardiner
from office on the ground of inef!iciercy
and non-enforcement of the law during the
past year.
The Van Buren House, brick hotel
located in Gcuverncur, st. Lawrence
county, y. Y, was destroyed by ERE Mon
day morning. The fre spread 50 rapidly
tla; the guests had barely time to escape.
Arthur Bowers, young man employcd
III the | nited States watch factory. W altham
was arrested Monday aud confessed TO nav
ing stoln goods from the building on several
occasions The thicsing has been going
on two years.
Tie six story building, Nos. AZ 10 q
Elizabeth street. New York. octsgi d hv
Frederick Doll 4 Co.. furnitnfe makers
and by Berliucr Strauss & Danzer. AMI
Altman Summer 4 Co, neckwear fnanufae.
tnrers, burned Monday at loss Of s250,-
900.
The management of the Fandalia rail.
road. Indiana has determined to follow the
example of the pennsylyania aa1 discharge
all freight handlers, who refuse to leave
their union. Freight Agent Perry says all
policy.
James Seaman. young man under ar
rsst for burglary. has entered more than
q, houses in Fall River during the past six
months, anil stolen all kiaIs Of household
articles. lie is scarcely II years old. A
young woman has been partner In his
crimes.
The Nassachusei's commissioners of in.
Iaml fisheries anil gau1e IL ta"ir annual re-
port recommended that the lobster sw be
80 amended ss to ALLOW HOLSTERS less thar
10 II, inches 10 size 10 pass nut of the
traps. and save the Fishermen macIi labor
Il, saYtinv on, their catch
A syndicate of Clyde yaehtsfnen have
given orders to Fife Of Fsirlee to bnilI a
. Yacht Of similar tonnage 10 tia. one being
bald for Dunraven. Thi% yacht ami Dan
ravens will compete against each other. Il
is sail, and the one proving the fastest will
be sent To the race for the American cup.
J.K. johnson of shspieigi,, Me-, wa.
found in field on the outskirts Of Ssyan-
nah. Ga. Monday, in dying condition
/ from a bullet wound in the head. Gircum
stances pointed uaSnsfakahly to suicide
DesponIency caused by failure TO find en-
pioyment IL believed TO have bee n the cause
OF suicide.
The extreme depression into which the
shipping industry in England and the con
tinent has fallen is shown by the startling
array of statistics just made public. Toia
number of vessels laid up at English and
Scottish ports is 40, AMI the total ,onnag,
is s5;, 900. Beetles these there are laid ul
in continental ports 90 steamers. As a re
suit Of the laying up Of 50 many there ar
500. 600 men idle. which means a loss o
$3.50. 900 in wages monthly.