Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-21
NEWS NUGGETS.
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floated Tuesday.
At the L. A. W. meeting at Louisville,
| Tuesday, it was voted TO hold the national
meet at Denver in 1894.
The death of Miss Julia W. Paris, daugh-
ter of the late governor A. X. Paris of
Maine, occurred in Washington last Satur-
day.
Bandits Evans and Morrell were taken to
| Fresno, CAL, Tuesday, and safely landed in
ia'l. Evans was sentenced to imprisonm. mt
Tor life.
Tuesday evening the English House Of
Commons rejected the sefiaiim majority OF
| the Lords amendments to the parish cOuu-
ellis bill.
The Eastern Base Ball League opened a
two days meeting at New York, Tuesday.
The franchise held by L. L. Fassett, Al
bany, was col to Syracuse.
The receipts from internal revenue,
Tue sday, were $l4i.G44; customs. $780,
Csc; miscellaneous, $22,32l. National
bank notes received for redemption, $227,-
sos.
Norton Bros hardware store at Chicago,
was damaged $500, 900 by fire Monday
night. The Kingsford Oswego Starch Com
pany's building and stock was damaged
about 100000.
In the suit of Ithamar Howe to recover
$50 900 damages from Isaac Woodruff at
New York, for the alienation of Mrs.
IIowe's affections, the jury Tuesday brought
10 verdict for the defendant.
Stanton Abbott, English lightweight
CT, mpion, will fight Jimmy Dime of New
York at the rooms of the New Bedford,
Mass, Athletic Club, March 8, for the
lightweight championship and a purse of
$4,000.
The town wood yard at New Haven, Ct,
run for the past three months, for the pur-
pose of giving work to the unemployed of
the city, was abandoned, Tuesday, becau e
there were not enough men to be had 10
operate the yard.
Fire i, Woonsocket, Tuesday night,
caused damage to the smount of $4,000 to
the plant and stock of the Rhode Island
Spool and Bobbin Company, $500 to the
building, owned by the Harris Wooden
Company insured.
Hugh Carey of Salem, Mass, is about to
sue the government fr pay as a soldier
from the close of the Rebellion until now.
lie enlisted in 1862 and shortly after was
sent home without discharge. He claims
his discharge was rever grant, d.
Twenty -four of the oficilIs who figu.el
with Juhu Y. Mckane at the last election
were taken to court Tuesday to plead to the
vuious Indictments which were fourd
against them by the January grand jury.
The hearing wet over till Frid,y.
Tugboat Stella. owned by Morse 4 Co.,
was eupk at the Atlantic Works dock, Ess-
Boston, Tuesday. 1t is not known VIII;
caused the accident rs no one was aboard.
She lies in 20 feet CT water. Arrange
ments have been made TO raise her.
Serb trouble is anti ipatel in conse-
qpencs of the strike at No. 6 Wamsutta
mi |, New Bedford, IS 100 looms were re-
ported running Tue s'ay, "knobsticks' be-
ing employed. If the strikers meet the
'kuobsticks" and the latter do not come
out, the strikers may do them harm.
As result of the recent stacking" af-
fair at Tuft, College, Medford, three of the
most active members of the sophomore
class were. Tuesday, suspended ty the fac
ulty. 1t il said that 90 sophomores have
ae,eed to share whatever punishment is in
tiicted upon any individual members.
Albert Ruhl of Waterbury, now serving
sentence ia the countp jail at New Haven,
CT, for obtaining mon ~ on false pretences,
wss srrested, Tuesday. charged with imper-
sonatirg pension sgent. AMI bound over
to the next term OF the United States dis
trict court. Rubl's sentence expired Tues
dsy.
The Berlin Post approves the declara-
ton made in the British House of Com
mons. Monday. BY Herbert A.quith, iscre-
tary Of stste for home affairs, to the { feet
that Crest Britain i. inclined to cooperate
with other nations ID adopting measures
az a'nst Anarchists.
The Norfolk Association Of Congrega-
tional ministers at Quincy, Macs, Tuesday.
| withdrew fellow ship from n. B. Thompson,
| formerly Congregational minister at Brock
ten. recently convicted Of coniuct nnbe-
coming . rninister. Mr.. Thompson i. At
rresent conducting : restaurant ia New
York city.
II Mas rumored ut Branford, CT. Tues
day, that the great granite cutters strike.
which has been on there for more than
year. IL about to be settled. A form of
agreement which, it Is expected, viii meet
the approval of the quarry owners. has been
submitted to John Beatty, the Red Granite
COMPANY and others, and an answer Is ex-
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