Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-27
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brough. by the Wires from the North. East
South and West.

The safe in the Weymouth, Mass, aims.
house was robbed Tuesday night of 5000
belonging to Keeper Alexander Cummings.
Sarah Jane Hunt. wife of Jonathan Hunt,
a saloon keeper in Pawtucket, r. l., died
early Thursday from drinking poison by
mistake.
The Colorado smelter, at Butte, Mont
owned by Denver people, was burned,
Wednesday night. Loss over 100000;
insured.
Theodore NIetcalf, since 1887 in the drug
business on fremont street, Boston, oppo-
site Kias's chapel, died, Thursday, aged
50 years.
Rev. C. +. Butler, an Episcopal clergy
man of Fort Meade, Fla, was found hang.
ing to bedpost in his room at the Lockner
house Thursday.
Gov. Flowers denomination of DR.. Jen-
kins to be health officer of the port of New
York has been rejected by the state Senate
by party vote.
Fire at Providence, Thursday evening,
| caused about $50 600 damage in Leopold
Dimond's dry goods establishment in Ran
dali square. Insurance, $GS 900.
By the burning of Philip Schneider's
dwelling in South Scranton, Pa, Thurs
day, three of his children, who were in an
upper room, were burned to death.
The Chautauqua house at Mayville, N.
Y, wac burned " it'll all its contents. l,
WAS among the oldest hotels of Chautsuqua
lake. Loss, $40 900; no Insurance.
The National Line steamship Helvetia
has heen abandoned in sinking condition
off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew and
passengers were landed at Gibraltar, Thurs
day.
II. W. Ogden (Dem.) was elected to
Congr Sc from the Shreveport, La, district
Wednesday, to fill the unexpired term of
M c. Blanchard, by a majority of about
5000.
The 18th anniversary of Odd Fellow ship
was marked at Woonsocket, Il. L., by the
dedication, Thursday, of the obi Fellows
hall in the fac new building erected by
Woonsocket Lodge.
The saw mill at Fitzwilliam, n H., be-
longing to Edward Stone, was destroyed by
fire, Wednesday night, together with a
large quantity of lumber. The loss is about
$780, no insurance.
The repairs to the Grand Trunk r ,ad
at North Str ,tfor1, where the lat. accid INT
occurred, have been completed, so the line
is clear and was in operation commencing
at 8 A. NJ, Thursday.
Michael Burke's brick block on Main
street, Marlboro, lass, was badly damaged
by FIRE Thursday night. The loss is proba-
by 500 900, with that amount of insurance
on the whole building.
Rev. n Bdtler, who was Vice Presi.
dents Hamiin's private secretary from 1861
to 1865, and who served in the Maine L~g.
i'laiuce in 1860, died at Burlington, Wis.
Wednesday. 7 he deceased was 20 years of
age.
A Telegram received Thursday, at the
m ners' headquarters, at Columbus, o.,
from Thomas FAIRY, dated Fire Creek, West
Virginia, says there are now 81 mines in
that state closed. They employ $500 min
ers.
Gov. Flower of New York has vetoed the
annual appropriation bill carry ing appro
,riations of some 50 coo 600, on the ground
that there is q ii 'er in the bill regarding
the employ ment Of counsel by the state
CON mttee.
The Germsn officer who was arrested az
a spy in Marseiiles on April 10 has not
been released as was generally supposed
He is still il custody and the irquiii.s Of
the French military authorizes into this
case are proceeding.
Ii is reliably stated that the Bal more &
Ohio engineers of the Whesiing, w. Va,
district, have concluded not to move any
C Irs loaded with Monographs coal. The
has caused some excitement.
men refuse to talk about it.
Notice was cent out. Thursday, that the
Mechanics Savings Bank of Nasbua, N.
H., which has been in the hands of assign
ees for many months. would nay the first
d.si END OF Is Per CENT. Nav /. 1t will
amount 10 ahnnt $40 G0e, distributed
among LOGO depositors.
Fori,fve aoats of the mans fishing fleets
at work IF Skib5srceu, ami navy frcm