Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-28
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, East
South and West.

The French Chambers were prorOgued,
Thursday, until Jan. s.
Fire in the top story Of the new Boards
ley house, Winsted, CT, the finest hotel in
western Connecticut, Thursday night,
did damage by fire and water amounting
to $4,000.
Navigtion on the Connecticut river is
practically closed. The river is SO badly
blocked with ice that navigation is impos-
sible. 1t has been kept open longer than
usual this winter.
Olin Adams, president of the Debenture
Investment Co., recently held in $4,000 fol-
procuring money under false pretences, as
alleged, was defaulted in the municipal
court at Boston, Thursday.
At the coming in of the United States
circuit court at Concord, N. H., Thurs
day, Fred L. Morey of Peterboro, charged
with raising postal note, was sentenced
to one year in the state prison at Concord.
A dispatch from Montevideo says: A
house at San Gabriel used as hospital,
has been burned by the Brazilian troops.
More than 1870 rebels perished. Several
who tried to escape were forced back into
the flames by bayonets.
Dominick McCaffrey, heavy weight
pugilist was fined $3 in the New York
police court, Thursday. Mccartney was
found in City Hall park, Wednesday night,
asleep and coveed with snow. He had nc
money to pay his fine and was locked up.
Kid Lavigne and party were discharged
at New Orleans, Thursday, by Judge Au-
holm on the finding of the coroner's jury
that Bowen, the prize fighter met his
death by conclusion of the brain produced
by striking the unpadded floor of the ring.
At Concords, N. H., Thursday, Pres.
Putnam was found guilty of embezzling
$40, 900 of the banks cash and abstract
ing $4,000 of bonds of Leavenworth
Electric Railway. Counsel filed motion
in arrest of Judgment. Putnam goes to
Jail till motion is decided.
DAVID Holmes, the English labor agita.
tor, left Fall River, Thursday, for Law
renee, and will spend a few days in the
northeastern section of the state among
the textile workers. He expects to return
to New Bedford and Fall River, and make
addresses, early next week.
The three story frame morocco shop OF
Cass Bros, on Pope's court, Salem, Mass.
was burned, Thursday, with all its con
tents. The building was owned by
Michale Loony. Loss, about $4,000 on
building; $1,000 on machinery; $4,000 tc
$4,000 on stock partially insured.
Miguel Salgar, ex-consul general of the
United States of Columbia, died suddenly,
Wednesday night, while boing carried tc
O. 81 l.
for some time been living at the Barret;
house and was taken i'll about week age
with acute gastritis, accompanied by heart
disease.
A bomb was exploded near the official
residence of United States Ambassador
McVeagh, at Rome, shortly after II
o'clock, Wednesday night. The explosion
took place while Mr. McVeagh's reception
was in progress, but caused little or nc
excitement among the guests. No dam
age was done.
At meeting of the New Hampshire
state board of agriculture in Moultor
Opera house, Laconia, n. H., Thursday,
DIR. George NJ. Twitchell, Augusta, Me-,
secretary of the Maine State board OF
agriculture delivered an address on ''The
Horse of Tomorrow, with a horse on the
stage for illustration.
W. W. Spaulding's women operatives,
at Haverhill, Mass, Thursday night, voted
to strike, and, Friday, the factory will be
practically closed-only eight of over i0o
employees remaining at work. The work
men are well united and the employees OF
nearly every shop in the city are ready to
leave at a moments notice
Frank Briefly, the Irish bantam, made
his first appearance in this city country
before the Cribb Club. Boston, Thursday
night, his opponent being Joe Elms, the
colored boxer of Chelsea. They boxed Il
rounds and as both were ON foot at the
end, the contest was called draw Elms
was the stronger Mt the finish.
The Pope has sent to Commander New
ell of the United States cruiser Detroit
which vessel conveyed to Italy from the
United States the Vatican exhibits at the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago a large