Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-04
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from the North East
South and West.

The newa6dition to the factory of the
Wright q Cation Wire Cloth Company at
Worcester. Mas, was Quilted by fire,
Wednesday. y
A deficiency Judgment for 81, $50, 1856 IS
was entered at New York, Wednesday,
against the United Lines Telegraph Co,
in favor of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Co., as trustees
The Stamford Manufacturing Co, at
Stamford, CT, employing 500 hands,
Wednesday, announce that the wages OF
all Its employees would be increased at
once 10 pei cent.
The Valkyrie, Britannia and Ailsa
started in the Mudhook Yacht Clubs
regatta off Gourock, Scotland, Wednes-
day morning, on the Clyde. The course
was so miles and the sea smooth.
The supreme council of the Catholic
knights of America was in session at
Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday, and elected and
installed new officers. Edward W. Ginness
Of Providence, K. l., was made supreme
trustee.
At meeting. Tuesday, of the academy
trustees, at Manchester, N. H., Howard
A. Ross of Manchester. waa elected man
ager of the Phillips Exeter gymnasium.
Mr.. Ross was born in Biddeford, Nc and
graduated from Bowdoin.
There was slight fire. Wednesday fore
noon, in the office of the Evening Record,
next to the Globe building, Boston, Wed
nesday. The fire department. was called
out but the blaze was extinguished with
out the aid of the firemep.
The Gayoso hotel, Memphis Tenn,
went into the hands of receiver Wednes.
day, with obligations amounting to about
$4,000 This hotel was Grant and
Sherman's headquarters during the war.
and was raided by Forrest when he raided
Memphis, then held by Washburn. Wash
burn escaped to the river in his night
clothes.
Albert j. Hosler, who is wanted in
Boston. for the embekzlement of an
amount Of money estimated at $40, 600
from the lawyer, Henry d. Hyde, by whom
he was employed, arrived at Boston, We'd
nesday, from Mexico, where he was ar
rested recently. Hosler jumped his bail
when he left Boston.
George Kenney, who with Henry
Thompson and William Welsh left Swamp
scott for Nantasket Saturday, in dory
and had not been heard of late Monday
night, returned to Lynn, Wednesday.
The party are all safe and his friends are
in Lynn now. They became separated,
Sunday highland so werc unable to start
out until Monday.
The ship William W. Grape of New Bed.
ford, Captain Harvey, from Junin, Chilli,
with cargo of nitrate of soda, which ar
rived at Hampton Roads for orders, took
fire at the latter port, Wednesday, and
was totally destroyed. together with her
cargo. The Grape was wooden ship of
1873 tons register, built at Bath, Me, in
$780, and was owned by William II. Bes-
sey of New Bedford.
Tuesday evening, IS persons, who live
north Of Washington, ID. c., were taken
violently Ill a short time after supper, and
at least three are in such critical condi-
tion that their recovery is doubtful. They
had all partaken of bread which had been
baked at the home of Paul Iglehart, and
1t is thought that the flour had been
sprinkled with arsenic. A warrant is out
for the arrest of Iglehart's son-in-law,
Jake Yeager, worthless fellow, who is
At Dawn, in Carolina county, Va,
Tuesday, Edgar Phillips killed his wife
by cutting and slashing her with q knife.
Their 10-years-old son interfered, where
upon the father cut the boys stomach
open. Phillips then mutilated his own
body in a frightful manner and died few
hours later. The boy may recover. No
reason can be assigned for the butchery.
The family had lived peaceably and this
tragic incident was great surprise.
The Slasher Tenders Union at Fall
River. Mass have received notice that on !
July the manufacturers will receive a |
delegation of is members and talk over
the grievances of which the slashers have
been complaining for three months. The |
notice is not understood as formal recog- |
milton of another trades union by the |
Cotton Manufacturers Association, but it |
comes from men on the executive commit
tee of the association and it is likely that
this action will be ratified by the full body /
when the next meeting Is held.
Deputy Sheriff H. G. Brown died at
n. H.. Tuesday night, OF Bright's
disease, aged So 1t was be who watched
in the corn field near the Warden harm |
with Professor George H. Whitcher. and |
saw. Frank G. Almy, the murderer of |
Christie Warden, come out of his hiding |
place. After a contest In the Legislature
and the courts for nearly three years over
the $4,000 reward offered for the .lurderer's
the foil bench at its recent
law term sustained Judge Smiths deci.
sion in dividing it equally between /
Whitchcr and Brown, after allowing Mrs
Warden $500. Brown received his money
four weeks ago.