Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-15
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

Secretary Carlisle has decided that Sec
ton 1922 of the Mckinley bill was not
repealed and that ''dutiable salt in bond
fish, free for duty" al
At Mystic. Friday, Ryland T. won free
for-all, $1,000, in 2.l3 IA; best time,
PIP IA by Lightning. Black Diamond
won 2 %, $1,000, in 2.1S ga; best time,
2.lS IL by Penryn.
The majority of the miners in South
Wales have cast ballots in favor of giving
the mine owners notice that they will be
bound no longer by the sliding scale of
wages now in force.
The imports of dry goods at the port of
New York for the week $2.254 1892. and
the amount marketed SO ,356 1876. For the
corresponding week of 1893 imports were
50, 0S9, 564, and the amount marketed
$2,1l0.79.
Frank Morris, who, Wednesday evening,
killed Bernard Loker, fatally shot Mrs.
Loker, and later wounded Joseph Halfhill,
at Cornnellsville, Pa, was arrested, Friday
was taken to Cornnellsville, and fully
identified.
The lighthouse board announces that
about October /, 1894, light vessel No. 81
will be established in 81 feet of water off
the entrance to the main ship channel
Boston harbor, Mass, until the new light
vessel for that station is built.
The Paris Gaulois says the Duke of
Orleans will give up the family residence
at the Stowe house, London, which was the
home of his father, the Count of Paris.
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travel extensively, visiting the various
European courts.
About o'clock, A. M, Friday, there
we're three incendisry attempts to burn
property belonging to the Soldiers Home
about one mile moi h Of Washing ION. A
stable which is located about half mile
from the main building was set on fire.
Some ambulances were destroyed and three
horses burned to death.
The postofice department, because of
insutiiciency of appropriation, has been
obliged to stop advertising unclaimed let
tiers, which costs $4,000 a year. Quite a
number Of other departments, notably the
navy and army department, by reason
of services of exigency, are on the brink of
big DEFICIENCIES, which it will be difficult to
avoid.
Failures for the first week Of September
reported to Il. G. Dun & Co., show liabili-
ties of only 81 ,430, 010, of which S4l5, 100
were manufacturing and 1887 ,450 trading
concerns. The aggregate liabilities
reported for August are Sl0,G97,5i3. This
week the fixtures were 267 in the United
States, against 3li in the corresponding
week of last year.
Within two weeks the distribution of ar
ships now attached to the HON. station for
seavice abroad begins b. the departure of
the cruiser Machias from New York for
China TO assist our fleet now there IN lovk-
ing after American interests in Korea. The
Machias las been ordered TO prepare for
Sea at once, and is preparing to get off he
latter part of the month.
The suit for the impeachment OF Mayer
Fitzpatrick of New Orleans, was filed, FIJI
day, in the civil district court by Dlst,ict
Attorney Butler, ex-Associa,e Justice Fen
ner and other counsel on behalf % repre-
sentative citizens embracing The professions,
capital and labor. The charges generally
are favoritism and incompetency. The case
will be heard in October, before five judges
of the civil district court.
Prof. W. G. Wright of Oberlin college,
Oberlin, o., who accompanied the Cook
Greenland excursion party, has jest
returned to his home in Oberlin, O. He
says that on the morning the Mirandi sunk,
nearly the entire crew of sailors were 50
intoxicated that they had to be helped frou,
the vessel when she went down. The reel
ON which the vessel struck, he says, was
lplainIy marked on the chart.