Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-26
NEWS NUGGETS.
Trough. by the wires From the North. East,
South and west

The National Senate "Wednesday CON
tirmcd the nomination of Mr.. McComas as
associate Justice OF the supreme court for
the District of Columbia
The Granl View Hotel At Fort Hamilton,
=. Y burned early "Wednesday morning.
iels4, @loo,QoO; no insurance. 4 few of
allr guests were slightly injured.
TUESDAY evening Frank Ilenschel of ST.
I.onis. for some uDknown cause shot and
fatally wounded his sweetheart. Miss Alice
Bruce, ai her home, AMI then killed hint
self
\ resolution has been introduced in the
Nebraska House to impeach the Governor
for nalfeasance in office. in having ap-
proved the bond Of the collapsed capital of
the National Bank of Lincoln.
A dispatch from Halle, Germany, states
that IS new cases of cholera and one death
are reported from the Metlcben luna'ic
asylum Tuesday Wednesday eight new
cases occurred. and three deaths.
An intensely cotl wave has formed over
the Northwest territories. TUESDAY morn
ing heavy snow storm set in and ragged
furiou>ly all day. An average of six feet
of snow nov covers the pine districts.
Col. Arthur T.. Clarke, editor of the Mir
ro- and American. and the Mirror and
Farmer of Manchester, y. H., was married
At st. Johns Memorial church. Cambridge,
Mass, Wednesday, to Miss J. G. Ciliey of
tambriige.
The French press continues to display
deep Indignation regarding the attitude as
sun,cd by England in Egypt. y dispatch
: 81. l. -
France has asked the British government
for explanation as to the increase of the
Hrirish army of occupation in Egypt.
! At the Cnnarl !. ne office Il was sail that
! they expected the rapsirs on the shaft of
the | mbra 30 he completed IN time Ia al
low the vessel tD sail for liverpool We,inss- :
! day. an the ether side she will go into
/ liry-dock at Liverpool for her usual winter
ov"rhaHling and will have a new shaft put
in- She will sail for New York May {.
I Carroll county, ia. il in a state of in.
I tense excitement. Ashury Geu;ry, an cs-
cspel murderer. AMI his friends have
I threatened to kill the ju,ige anl jnrymcn
WIN convicted him and every hJly else who
testified against Gentry. Monday nigh,
two lawyers were shot at by his pattissns
/ about every man IS armed with shot gun
to defend himself.
| Fire "wednesday destroyed The upp+r
/ portion of the buiiing. 81 TO 81 Union
street. Boston, OCCUPIED by tic Walker &
I frsti Manufacturing Cempinv- rs stort
aui steam heating apparatus factory AMI
warcronms. A large stock of stoves,
| ranges furntees. radiators, etc, was prae-
/ tically ruined The loss is cs,isated 81
! sl00,o09. Insured.
All hope of reseuing alive tire men VINO
were .nf mbed br aiie explosion Of fr.
| damp in Feri-ehriit mine ut Dux. bohemia
| Tuesday, has beeu sshanianed. Dne hun
/ 'Ired and thirty men lost their lives in the
( disaster. as it is generally conceded that
those who we've not ki.lei by the explos ION
mu>t have been suHoaated by the si;ei
,i.np.
| The be5,icst losers by the Fairhar ren
VT. fire of "Wednesday morning. are Lloyd
Bl"ek, s3j. 900: ]. F. Hughes. dry GOO Il,
$4,000; J. +. Carver dry goods. s25 coo
W. iIowarl. furaitare- s12thl. Other
losses will bring thr total mp tn nearly
800 900 Seseral If the persons burned
ont were tenants anil are homeless. having
lost practically everything. Ii is reporte,
that the fire was iaeeadiarv.
President Harrison TUESDAY mitigafef
the unexpired portion Of The court marii :.
sentence in the eis.4 of Col. G.. r. Compton
II the fourth cavalry. who was made ii
bear the hrHnt ot .ii--race east upon sb.
garrison at Fort " ala WsiIs, Washington
last spriny by the action Of nanster d
srliiers ia lynehia- a p-i-aaer who hH
killad one ef their colleagues, Col. Comp
ton was tried for nrgiect of ,lasy in nj
taking steps 10 prevent the isnehisg. foans
guilty. AMI sentenced 10 three years siisPeH
ZION fron rank and 'luty.
The trial Of Asa +. Potter. ~ i;rssi,iea p
of the Maverick Funk, for false cerfifiet
tier of chicks was resumed "Wednesday a
Eo-son. District tftoraes AIlen open,
the ease FOR ss,e government He cited tit'
statute in regard 10 cert feaiion Of check
and csllel attention 10 the ccHnss prcsent,r
IN rtc grsni jsry indictments against Mr.
Potter. lie xplsineI sfieefFecs Of the crr
\ ,iirstinu Of check airi stated that he wotsA
pro uFe a man who zig e.i Irving A. Evan.
CHECKS and shsyw that is defendant signes
certiication when the aceoans Was over
sirzwn and fhst ttse checks we're i,a.st'
throHgis the CLEARING house anil pail