Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-15
NEWS NUGGETS.
sroughj by the Wires from the North. East
South and West.

1903 to 30, passed the Oil aDolisnlhB rast
day in that state.
Steamer Texas at London from Portland
with $50 head of cattle, arrived at Avon
mouth dock. Wednesday, in good condi-
ton.
The Pail Mall Gazette says hand bills
dated London, and threatening the life of
President Carnot are in circulation in AL
gisrs.
The entire west side Of the square in Sar-
coke, the Oldest town in Jasper county,
Missouri, was burned Tuesday night. Loss,
$4,000 insurance, small.
Fire in the grain elevator at the rear of
the large lin,eed til plant of Il. j.. Preston
on the Passaic river, Newark, N. j., Tues
day night, caused o loss of 100000.
The Brazilian minister at Washington
received cablegrams, Wednesday, from
Preside mt Peixoto which indicated that
there were no important changes in the sit
uation at Rio.
Bank experts who are investigating the
business affairs of Hon. Charles Foster
have promised report by Feb. 20. The
report will cover the transactions of the
Foster Bank during the past 10 years.
1t is feared that the fishing schooner from
New London, Emma, and crew of eight,
are lost. Nothing has been heard of either
boat or men since the former was sighted
off Fire island. Monday, when the storm
was at its height.
Advices from San Domingo brought on
the steamer George w. Clyde, say the gov
eminent Of President L'Heureaux seems
seems animation by a very uneasy spirit,
since the recent discovery of a plot to
overturn the government.
Superintendent Kimball of the life saw
ing service received a telegram Wednesday
from Anglesea, N. j., stating that schooner
May Williams Of Camden is str md, d on
North bar. She was boarded by surf
boat, but the crew refused to leave.
The father of BENZ amin F. Campbell,
Philadelphia, supposed to have committed
suicide at Portland. Me-, received tele-
York, stating that he was all right and
would probably be home that night.
The cyclone of Monday passed through
a tpsrsely settled section of Mississippi.
Hewlett ard Georgetown, two small inte-
rior towns, are reported to have been blown
completely away. The wind was very
heavy and leveled everything in its path.
The tiial of Joseph +. Blaut, former
president of the Madison Square Bank
New York, began Wednesday at New York.
Blaut is charged with perjury in submitting
and swealiog to a false statement to the
state superintendent of banks of the finan-
cial condition of the bank.
The Tnll block. one of the largest bust
nets buildings at Spokane. WASH, burned
Tuesday. The four upper floors of the
hull ing were occupied by dodgers, mostly
women, and in the ensuing panic number
of them were seriously injured. The total
loss is SiJ 900; insured,
Prince Colonna has left Paris. 1t 10 BE-
lieved TINT he ia on his way to London. The
prince was informed of the arrival Of the
princess and their children in New York a
few days ag', and it is thought he may pos
sibly intend to take passage for tht IT.
from either Liverpool or Southampton.
The IDENTITY of the captain of the black
pirate sloop Sarah has been established.
Ills name ia Wash Hall, not Fitch, as pre-
viously stated. Tie il we'll known on b 9TH
shores Of Long Island sound. Capt. David
Phillips. who Identified Hall, was at Crab
Meadow b,ickyard when O'Hearn, the MI
now under arrest at White Plains, left the
schooner Dunbar of Oyster Bay, and
shipped with Hall. Both men lave bad
records.
The 27lh snnual encampment os the de-
pavtment of Connecticut G. A. r., tegar
At Hartford, Wednesday. and will continue
Thursday. About 400 delegates are in at
tendance, representing 70 post, in the
state. In his address Commander Roger
said the department is in most fl ~ .ishiog
and prosperous condition. The total 'uem-
besship is 610i There hiss been gallo Of
two posts but 4 loss of l0l m ,mbers
There were las deaths during the year.
AT the New Hampshite G. A. II. depart
mrut cncampment, Wednesday. the follow
Jog officers were elected: Commander
Ovid X. Pierce. Somersworth; seniol
vice commander. Charles +. Buxxell, Lake
port junior vice commander, L. w. AL
.irich, Westmoreland chaplain, Rev. c. L
PinkhAm; delegate It large, C. A. Holden
Rumney; delegates. d. b. Newhall, Con
cord; II. l.. Ingalls,, BIZ stol; G. A. Good
win, Dover: II. c. Atwood. WllmA; ]. B
Cooper, Newport.