Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-16
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

Il. G. Dun & Co. report failures for
| the week. 270 in the United States.
against 3a3 in the corresponding period OF
last year.
John C. MacGowan, for years the
trusted book-keeper of the Quinnipiac
Company, ~ State street, Boston, was
arrested, Fficay, charged with cmbez-
cling $3.50.
The quillers at the Lancaster mills.
| Clinton. Mass, who Went out n few DAYS
| ago, on account Of cutdown, nearly all
went back, Friday, and the rest are ex-
pected to, Saturday.
| The three masted schooner Alma Cum
mings, abandoned Off Cape Charles, was
valued at about $50, 600, and her cargo
of hard pine at $4,000. The vessel and
cargo We're partly insured.
Schooner Emma j. Meyers, CAPTAIN
| OLIVE, Charleston to New London, CT,
with yellow pine lumber, is Is days over
due, nothing having been heard from her
since she sailed, Jan. "a. Anxiety is
also 1elt for the fishing smack Mystery,
| Capt. Mum.
Charles L. Abbott, one of the best
known hOrscmcn in America, died at the
City hospital, Worcester, Mass, Friday.
after brief illness, Of pneumonia, aged
81, He was born as Tun Bridge Yer
mont. He is survived by u widow, one
brother and two sisters.
Inquests on the deaths of Captain Maui
rice d. Fcnton, killed by Officer p j.
Devercaux in the Holyokc police station,
Feb >, and of Devcrcaux, who killed
himself after shooting Fenton, was held
at Holyoke, Friday. Nothing developed
to alter the general belief that Devereaus
WAS insane.
Charles Rugg aged Co. well known
hardware merchant of Stonington, CT,
was shot and probably fatally injuredBat
p NJ, Friday, while on the way home
from his place of business, by an I'M
known man, whose purpose is supposed
to have been robbery. Rugg has wife
and family.
f. H. Graham, f24th street, Bddcford
Me, who for the past few days has been
at Providence, on business with the Stat
Manufacturing Co, died suddenly of
heart failure, Friday evening. He was
stopping at Robinson's boarding house,
362 West Exchange street The body
will be sent to Biddoford.
The heaviest snow storm in the history
of New Orleans was in progress all day,
Thursday 1t was the first snow of any
consequence since 1881 All the Electric
and mule cars in tho city We're tied up
and business was entirely suspended. The
early fruit and vegetable crops, it is
thought, are ruined and the loss will be
great.
A sensation has been created in Mcxi-
can newspaper circles by the arrest and
solitary confinement in Belem prison of
Jose Candera dc Nelasco, managing editor
of La Raza Latina, on charge of abuse of
public officials through the columns of
the newspaper Vclasco is one of the
most prominent newspaper men in
Mexico
The Shanghai correspondent of the
London Central News says that the
Japanese made great efforts to save the
life of the American Harvie arrested by
the Chinese recently, aboard the passen-
ger steamer Sidney, sailing form sydney,
and held by them on The Liu kuntao, in
Wei HaiWei harbor. 1t is not known
whether they succeeded.
The residence of Mrs NJ n Arnold,
ANtGbil btutliIS- NIuSS., was
The fire was discovered in basket Of
kindlings n the cellar, and Mrs. Arnold
supposed she had extinguishcd the flames,
bat had been up stairs but a few minutes
when the whole cellar was ablaze.
Nothing was saved but some jewclry and
money. Loss, about so, 600; insured for
$4,000
Congressman McEttrick bill to estab-
lish a life saving station in the vicinity
of City Point, South Boston, having
passed both houses of Congress, will now
go to the President for his signature.
McEttrick says nothing now remains but
for the superintendent of the life saving
station to make the necessary prepare
tions and provide a crew and proper
equipment for the purpose.
The grand jury at Peoria, H., has re
fused to return indictments agaginst
Dr. r. G. Flower of Boston and Henry
c. Moshcr, which We're sought by ID. II.
Chapman, and it is probable that the
Indictments now standing against them
will be mol pressed. The charge was of
cmbczzling $500 600 from d. X. Chap
man of Peoria, H., in the purchase of
1900 acres Of coal lands in Peoria
county, Illinois.
The granite cutters Of Mantle, CT,
and from Stony Creek, will mold meet
ing in Westerly, r. l., next week, TO ar
range a new schedule of wages for the
Manufacturers Association. 1t is pro-
posed by the granite cutters to ask for an
advance of per cent in wages. 1t is
not believed the demand will precipitate
q strike, since the men say the manufact-
urers have practically agreed to the new
wage schedule
The West Chester Temporary Home for
INDECENT Children, about a mile east of
White Plains, \. Y. was burned, Friday
nighr. The building contained 200
from 10 to ID years, besides /
dozen teachers and nurses, all asleep. |
Miss Mcdonald, assistant superintendent, |
with teachers and nurses, formed the /
children into line and marched them I
safely from the building. Not single |
person was injured.
At 2. 30 A. NJ, Friday, an extra freight /
train on the Central Hudson River Road, |
jumped the track, two miles south of /
Rhinecliffe, y. Y. near Astors tunnel, |
the five rear cars near the caboose sagging I
over on the south bound track. Shortly |
afterwards train No 80, consisting of five /