Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-07


Bandmas,er Chappa of the Seventh Regi-
ment, National Guards, New York, died
Friday.
The First Baptist church at Binghamton,
n. v, burned Friday. Loss, eSll0,ooo;
insurance, 10000.
The iIallock buildings and adjoining
structures, at Denver. Col, were destroyed
by fire early Friday. Loss, S29o 200.
Three big cotton warehouses on Juniper
street, Liverpool, burned Friday. Three
tremen were killed by falling walls. Loss
s150.o00.
Regarding the sensational story of the
Batesvile, n c., iynching and riotiDg. is
stated on good authority that il was grossly
exaggerated.
As a compromise the New York Life In
surancc Co. will pay to William b. Beers
the ex-presilent of the company the sum of
$3.50 per month.
a brief and unimportant session of each
branch of the New Hampshire Legislature
was held Friday morning, after which they
adjourned till Monday.
Bralstreet says the failures this week
were fewer than for any similar period
since 1889. The total for the nited States
was 3l3, against 33a in 1892.
The left wing of the main building of the
io-American exhibition at Genoa burned
Friday II is believed the fire was of in
ctndiary origin. The loss is heavy.
The deadlock at Lincoln. Ncb., wns
broken Friday by the election of Correll
tRcp) as President of the Senste. Four
Democrats out of five gave him tfcir sup
port.
William c, Laid, pioneer banker aud
one of the heaviest capitalists on the pit'liie
coast, died at Portland, one, Friday, Of
heart failure. He was born ut HOLLAND,
VI, in 1896.
The failures for the last seven DAYS, ~
ported to Dun & RUSSELL number for the
United States 323. For the corresponding
week last year there were 3g3 failures IN
the United States.
Maj. James r. Frost, the financial editor
of the Boston Globe one of the most widely
known journalists of New England, died
suddenly at about $50 O'Clock Friday morn
ing of heart failure.
Thomas w. Russell & Co., paror furni-
ture manufacturers. 80 Fulton street Bos-
ton, recently went into insolvency and now
offer their creditors 10 cents in composition.
Liabilities are about sl2 900.
The grand jury at Brooklyn. Friday
brought in presentments and indictments
against 30 members of the boarls of alder
men AMI supervisors for extrsvagani ex-
pcnditutes in the recent Columbian celebra-
ti0n.
dispatch frGm Bay of Islands, y. +"
says schooner Sunbeam, of that port tur
Halifax, with u cargo of fish, is ashore IN
dangerous position. The schooner is
owned by +. Hart, Halifax. Insurance.
500 on cargo. The vessel is insured.
Two freight trains collitlea, heads on, at
osborntown. CT, Friday, The engineer
ard iircmcn jumped in time to save their
lives. The two engines aud eight ears wcre
wrecked. The accident was due 10 ,h"
neglcc; Of iise engineer AMI conductor of
the egst bound freight. No ore was bur:
The first meeting of Governor Smith and
l,is Council Of New Hampshire, was beld
friiny. The following committee of the
Council were appointed State prison,
M,ssrs. Blunt, Ray and Moul,on; auditing,
Messrs. Parsons and Norris: State House
and yard, Mcssrs. Ray. Norris and Parsons.
Schooner Maggie Bell of Rockland. CAPT.
Rovcrs from Snnth t,nJnv viii, n f.aryn
Of coal for Co,,s,e C;,~ ~. au,v from
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that MACE dn,;n, ,,,a ,aa,,, n1,,,ess, .,,,e
THURSDAY n;ybt and de-, ,.ln,e on ,,,e
be,ch naar Inc ws,rs ,.ho,e shc ,o,s
! hes.
three.storv voo.,e, bn;,a;no owncd bv
the Concord & Montreal, n. r. Company.
| AZ pIsmou,b n. n. wa. burned Fr,day.
II was oecup;ed bv NJ. w ~ pre.sev h
Co. mjIlipers. whose los. wa. se5oo; In
| sprance $1,000; Josepb Y. yalles. tailor.
| whose loss va. saOD and two other tenants
| whose losses were small In.ureJ
pev p,,u., p,..h,,.,;.n min.
| is,er at Pitssburg. Pa. was Thursday ac-
quilted OF the charge Of u.ige abusive Ian
| guage to his young wife. As he was leav-
/ ing the court house be grabbed their q
year-old boy from bis wife's arms and made
/ dash for the street Palmer was i'm
media'eiy arrested and fined S25, in de.
fault of which he was sent to the workhouse
/ 30 days.
/ Mayor Stuart of Phiiadelphia, Thursday
vetoed the bill appropriating 81 200 900 for
n p 4 sasax.