Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-16
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The Lynn Press Publishing Company,
publishers Of the Lynn Daily fress, news
paper, at Lynn, Mass, has assigned.
corded. Influenced by the laps in the
price of bar silver. Rupee paper dropped
IS, closing at Sc 3 4. the loxe on record.
The steam tug Plymouth r,p,rls the bell
buoy in Pollock Rip Slue and buoy No. 4 .
on Pollock Rip shoal, are goae from their
positions.
Fifty fishing boats have arrived at Var
mouth county, Norfolk, Eng. All were
much damaged in the storm and seven
m, mbers Of the crews drowned.
Bar silver again declined at Lon Ion,
Thursday. The market was dull and the
price fell off $50. an ounce. 1t closed at
90 l-Sc.. 81. lower than ever before re-
The jury in the case of John Y. McKane,
for Withholding the Gtaycsend registry lists
from inspection, found him guilty. Thurs
day, with recommendation for mercy. The
punishment is from one to 10 years i'm
prisonment
Ex-Chicf Inspector of Police O,inton M.
Hanscom of Boston, who for several year.
has been under the oiium of dismissal fro n
office on charges of malfeasance while a
public sarvent, has been fully and honor
ably indicated.
The Pilgrim, the yacht built by Boston
syndicate for the defense Of the America
;up and which was sold to another syndi-
cate to lie made into passenger steamer
for use in Boston lurbor, has again been
sold and will be made into ste am yacht.
The case Of Alto, ney John II. Whiting
Ii ~ III, h.
cling $1,000 in ben Is from the estate of
Laura Sterling, was mol p-Ossed in the
superior court Thursday, Whiting having
settled the matter by restoring the bonds
and paying costs.
British steamer, Queensmore, sr,ived
Wednesday at Liverpool from Baltimore
ard l,nded the crew of the Norwegian bark
Christina, Capt. Nielsen, Port Morant,
Jamaica, for Manchester. The bark was
abandoned Feb &. lat 43. N. long. so w,
having sprung leak and being in sinking
condition.
Fire in a three story wooden builiing,
Medford street, in Charleston, Mass early
Thursday, caused a loss of 500. " lillian
Dare lG years old, belonging IN Philsdel-
phia, employed as janitor of the Review
Social Club. was burned to death in the
clnb rooms where he was sleeping and
which are located at the top of the building.
The New Bedford Evening Standard SAYS
it is learne that rich men VINO freqnent the
rockbound little island of Guilty hunk have
resolved to have til. fight hetween Corbe!t
an ! Jackson come off IN re if money is an
object to the principals. Certain psrtits
have been empowered to meet any offer
made by others AMI go them one better"
The repor. is received at Memphis that
the levee at Horn lake landing, about 80
miles below Memdbi,, broke, Wetne sisy,
covering about 5000 acres of valuable land
There IS narrow "trip nf land dividing the
Mississippi river from Horn lake at the
point where the break occurred. The water
10 reported to he pouring into the lake at
an enormous rate and it is feared that the
channel of the river vii! be changed into
the lake.
The London Daily News says: "sir Will
liam Harcourt's assurance in his Ports
mouth speech that The government will not
endure the dictation of the House of Lords,
fully satisfied his audience. 1t will also
satisfy the Liberals throughout the country.
1t 10 the peers own fault. They have made
themselves impossible The Daily Chron-
icle says: ITO argue with the lords -
though they had a title: to discuss their
claims with the Commons, il to admit their
right Of existence. That right. however,
c .nnot longer be tolerated. The time has
come, thanks TO Lord Salisbury snd the
archbishop of Canterbury, to cleanse the
constitution of this mors,rous hereditary
.dhe aim