Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-20
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the North, East
South and West.

been ordered dissolved by the supreme
court and a receiver appointed, Liabilities,
Sl99 900; assets, $1,000
John Purvis, grain commission merchant,
Is Royal Insurance Building. Chicago, as
signed, Thursday. Assets and liabilities
are scheduled at $50, 900 each.
1t has been decided that the public obse-
auies of Marshal MacMabon shall be held
at the Eglise des Invalides towards the end
of the month. The body remains in church
at Montcrisson.
Rachael Prince, furrier, II Waverly
Place, New York, Thursday confessed
Judgment for $20,979. Liabilities, S5O,-
600: assets, consist of large stock, book
accounts and the plant.
A dispatch from Somerville, Ga, says
that two negroes, William Richards and
James Dickson, were taken from Jail there
Wednesday night and hanged to a tree and
their bodies riddled with bullets.
A bill was passed by the Choctaw council
Wednesday, allow ing a delegate to be sent
to Washington a. lobbyist. His salary
will be $1,000 year with $4,000 for incl
dental expenses. Gov. Jones will appoint
DR.. Wright.
The United States Vunboat Machias,
Capt. Train, left the kittery navy yard
Thursday morning for New York. She
will be given AS hours trial trip. The
Castine is expected at the yard this week to
be turned over to the government.
Martin Bakers house in Hinsdale, Mass,
was partially burned Wednesday, and Mrs.
George Carr who occupied it, WAS arrested
1. nt Grn
evidence against-he is strong. house she
occupied at Pittstield was mysteriously
burned few years ago.
About daylight Thursday morning in Au-
burn John W. Wilcox, of Providence, X. L.,
while working about his stable, was knocked
senseless with large stone wrapped in bur
lap, and robbed of about $3.50 with which
he was to pay note today. There is a
little clue to the assalant.
The New York IIerald's correspondent in
Rio Janeiro sends advices that the revoiu-
,ionary party, under Admiral Mello, will
establish provisional government at Des-
terro, on the island of st. Catherine. IL is
believed that if Mello once gets footing
on land the people will rise in his favor.
Carmel, Me, is the home of Mr.. Waldo
Emerson. Mr.. Emerson is - years old,
o rugged personality, and is distinguished
b; chin whisker of medium length. lie
wears black Derby hat, an old brown SUIT
and oa,fskin boots when he goes to Bos-
ton. He was there recently and was bun
coed out of $50, says Boston dispatch.
Charles +. Danforth aged = years, one
of the Oldest and mos, prominent residents
of Nashua, N H., died quite suddenly
Thursday He had been in feeble health
for some time. He was for long time a
lorg time leading newspaper writer and
editor of Republican papers and held many
positions of honor in the Republican party
1t has Just been decided BY the full bench
of the Massachusetts supreme judicial court
that a man is justified in preventing dog
fight, and that if doing such things he gets
bitten, the owner of the offending dog must
respond in damages if called upon TO do so.
The decision is given in the case in whlch
Daniel B. Matteson of Palmer was plaintiff
and Homer G.. Strong was defendant.
Between 90 and 30 states and territories
have, through their ex cntiye commissioner
at the Worlds Fair, resolved to go on rec
ord rs opposed to the entire Thatcher avs
tenn of an ards. At a meeting in the Mis-
sour state building the state executive con-
nissioners appointed a committee of II
members to investigate the whole awards
system as i, applies to states and individual
exhibitors.
David Lyons, James Hayes and George
Rogan, Central park policemen, New York,
while on duty early Thursday morning,
went into cottage to sleep. They were
accompanied by Thomas Furey. black
smith. They were all overcome by gas
which il s supposed escaped from a brok en-
gaa service pipe. Three Of the men are
dead the other, Rogan, is struggling be-
tween life and death at the hospital.
Michael Carey # soutbbriige, Mass,
ha, confessed to the murder Of his wife,
who was found dead in the pantry of her
house in that town, Thursday last. 1nves-
tigation shove that death resulted from a
bullet which had entered her skull through
the ear. Saturday Carey was sentenced to
the state farm for being a common drunk
ard. and there the confession vas made to
Deputy Sheriff Jacobs. II i. supposed the
deed was the result Of a drunken frenzy,
though Carey had been threatening 10 kill
bis wife for years. He is 63 years of sge
The io.s by the big fire on the Wet
Side, New YORK, Wednesday night, is no,
as heavy as was at first reportOi. II viii
no, exceed 81 10000 The fire wss not
under control until 2 A. NJ. Only the
wrecked and blackeued walls now remsir
| of Campbell & Co.'S and Sevins & Havi
lands extensive wall paper factories. II
all 10 structures vanished in the blaze
| While the fire was raging a rumor was cir
culated that four workmen had perished
All but one, Richard Sexton, turned up
Sexton, who was watchman in the place
was rescued by firemen, partially suffocate'
, by smoke.
The Trenton. n. J battle monument wa
dedicated Thursday. TIE pomp an
spIendor of tie affair were impressive
Governors of macy states participated an
an imposing military display was one Of tn
features Almost every dwelling in the ct
was decorated with a tzs AMI bunting an
public aud business buil'ings we're all hand
somely decked 10 national colors. Ever
v O kshop and factory was closed and tn
entire popula'ion turned out TO wines, th
exerri,es. The monument commemorate
the iis,orieal encounter OF Gen. Washingio
with the British and Hessians in the stree,
Of Trenton, Dec. 26, l776.