Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-24
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West

The President has amended the civil
service rules by placing certain places in
the United States geological survey under
the classified service.
A dispatch from .Tiddah says $50
BedouiDs attacked five lighters lying at
that port. and after firing u volley. boarded
and plundered them. Sixteen persons on
board the lighters were wounded.
johnny Van Hest of Buffalo, and
Jerry Marshall of Australia, fought 81
rounds to draw, Tuesday night, before
the Eureka Athletic Club of Alexandria
county, Va, opposite Washington.
George K. Roberts, clerk in the foreign
mailing department of the post office at
Boston, was arrested, Tuesday night
charged with taking letters addressed to
Boston and Newfoundland concerns.
The Higganum Congregational church,
Middletown, CT, celebrated it's semi CEN
tennial, Tuesday. Many former pastors
and all the country Congregational clergy
were present Among those who spoke
was Rev. d. M. Pratt of Portland Me.
Articles were signed in the Gilsey house,
New York, Tuesday night, for fight,
Nov. l, at Dallas, Texas, between Tommy
Ryan and Mysterious Billy Smith.
The purse to be put up by the Florida
Athletic Club is $4,000 The weight is to
be 142 pounds, to weigh in eight hours
before the fight
Arrangements were commenced. Tues
day, for rebuilding the large slate mill O.
Minogue e. Green, in the north part of
Poultney, Vt, which was burned few
days ago, known as the g Evergreen mill.
The loss was SIS, 900, and insurance $l0,-
900. Fifty-tive men were thrown out of
employment. The firm is an extensive
manufacturer of wainscot and billiard
table stock.
Patrick Driscoll, who threw George
Tucker off the new extension at Jones
brewery, Portsmouth, last week, was ar
ralgncd, Tuesday, charged with sg-
gravated assault. He was fined $50 and
costs and ordered to furnish bail in two
suretes of 5000 to keep tho peace for one
year. The states case was weakened,
owing to two of tho principal witnesses
leaving the city, Monday
A Radical and Socialist demonstration
was made at Brussels, Tuesday, against
the governments sectar,an education bill
The names of the King and bis ministers
were hootcd and the crowd became SO dis
orderly that the police interfered The
efforts of the police to dispense the crowd
met with much resistance, but after a
time they succeeded in breaking up the
gathering. Fifteen persons were arrested
Tho verdict of the coroners jury in the
Craige Road collision on the Grand Trunk.
by which D persons were killed and go
injured, was rendered, Tuesday. The
jury is of the opinion that the collision
was due to carelessness and Incompetence
on the part of employees 1t was found
that Engineer Mcleod of the fatal train
had supplied himself literally with beer
at Arthabasta station before taking
charge of his engine
A meeting of the clergymen of all dc.
nominations of the vicinity met at Aver
Mass, Tuesday, and formed the United
Religious Association. The object of the
organization is stated to be Fellowship
and acquaintance with each others relig-
ious doctrines. local cooperation with
each other on the basis of love to God and
man. and to the furtherance Of all social
reforms and the bringing of the Kingdom
of God. :"
The trial of Patrick J Kirby, charged
with manslaughter in killing James Fitz-
gerald at Willamstown, Mass, Jan,
1894, was completed. at PittsGcld. Mass
Tuesday. and the jury rendered a verdict
OF not guilty. The testimony was to the
effect that Fitzgerald, with several COM
panions, raised disturbance in kirby's
blacksmith shop. All were drunk but
Kirby, and when he ordered them ont they
assaulted him. He raised II chair and
struck Fitzgerald, who died, 20 DAYS
later.