Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-22
NEWS NUGGETS.
drought BY the Wives From the North. east
South and W.ai.

Three sons of Frank Lundgren of G-n' =
SEQ, Ill aged IL, 20 AMI %, were drowned
Thursday by the capszlng OF boat.
Anthony j. Drexers will was admitted to
probate at Philadelphia, Thursday. The
estate il estimated at between s25 ,00o, 900
and $50, 000,U0u.
Cashier James ". DovliHg, of the Uni
ted States mint at New Orleans, is under
arrest on the charge or embezzling $50 900
from the government.
The Naples newspapers contain no men
ton of cholera in that city and correspon-
dest- profess inability to gain any lnforma-
ton concerning an epidemic.
RIG. Dun & Cos. and T.. Russell &
Cos. weekly trade review says the failures
during the past week number iG7 in the
United States, against los last year.
The Chattaugay Ore AMI Iron Works At
Lyon Mountain, y. Y, have shut down be
cause of the dizziness in the iron trade
One thousand men are out of employment
James A. Ridley of Maiden, Mass, a
farm hand working for George +. Spall-
ing dropped dead i'll the har field At Nassau.
y. H., THURSDAY night. His family is in
Maiden. 81.
Gen. John &. Walker, who fought on the
Confederate side, died at his residence
in Washington Thursday from stroke of
paralysis sustained Thursday last, in the
10Th year of his age.
Fire in Corey's block a. Marlboro. Mass
Friday, caused to various occupants losse.
aggregating slo QOo; insured. Laurie s
Brigham was badly injured by fall from
building while watching the fire.
4 special from DURANGO. Mex, states
that mail ad1ices have been received from
Mszatlanl on the Pacific coast that yellow
fever has mate It's appearance ther", and
many deaths from the disease are reported
daily.
A special from Ashland, Ky, says that a
report has Just reached there from Wire
county, Va. that fight took place We'd
ne.dsy in that county between state troops
and outlaws. and that four soldiers were
killed and six outlaws mortally wounded.
Advance copies of Professor Charles A
Briggs new book entitled The Defence
of Professor Briggs Before the General
Assembly, have been received in CiEcin-
natl. The professor u'ters defiance Mt tin
conservative Presh9 terIans in caustic ptra
graphs.
In Il filthy room of a tenement house Al
% Pell street. New York. the hegl'h in
speetor Friiay found Constantine Trsh,ro.
his wife and three children hudhled To-
gether in ts0 beds suffering from smallpox
They were removed 10 the hospital aud all
the inmates are being vaccinated The
family was too poor to call doctor.
Two entire blocks of buildings at Long
Island CITY, n. Y, comprising the business
portion of the first wsri, together with 81
Mary's Roman Catholic church, parsonage
and new parochial school, burned Friday
morning The loss on the church il $500
600; other losses aggregate 500 poo. Th'
burning buildings contained many iene-
ments and "a result fully 100 families have
been rendered homeless
The dam being hult by the Canadians in
the 81 Iswrence river opposite FrAzier'-
Landing. n. Y. ia csu.ing the overflow of
thousands of acres of crops on the Ameri-
can side Of the river. The farmers for
miles around are becoming desperate. They
have appealed to the state department at
Washington, but yet no action has been
taken The farmers says they will resort
to force unless the government comes to
their assistance.
1t is reported that Congressman Burrow-
of Michigan will introduce resolution in
the House to investigate the present work
ings Of the pension office. with particular
reference TO the legality of certain orders
which have been made by Secretary Smith.
II is understood Mr.. Burrows claims that
after soldier has been examined in the
legal way, and his pension granted that
the commissioner has no right to suspend
him from the rolls. or reduce his pension
or compel him to he re-examined and go
through the form of again qualifying to
1rsw pension.