Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-15
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North. East
South and West.

hight Rev. Richard Durnford, bishop O
Chichester, Eng, is dead, aged 90.
Ex-Gov. f. p. Ferry of Washington
state, died, Monday. at Seattle, Wash.
Fire, Monday, in Stearns Manufactur
ing Co. S tub shop. at Lyndonvillc, VT.
caused loss of $4,000.
Clare Doty Bates, the well-known au
| thoress and writer Of childrcn's stories
died at Chicago, Monday.
A little pamphlet has just been ISSUED
containing the geographical names which
have been decided upon by the L. s
BOARD on geographic names since 1892.
There was fire at Dyersburg, Tenn.
Sunday night, and Tucker block, includ
ing the Il. P. A. hotel and half q dozen
business houses, were destroyed Loss.
estimated at 800, 600; insurance, 500, 600
Three shocks of earthquake were felt
Saturday, in the Verona, Italy, district
The disturbance was very severe in
Malcesine, where a number of chimneys
were thrown down and assures made in
the walls of houses.
Advices from Port -au Prince say that
the Haytien Chambers have dissolved and
SANSVAob' ioi "a INV L Will tuh I
place, Jan. 10 Before dissolving the
Chambers sanctioned the raising of a loan
of Sl0, 900, 600 in Paris
Early, Monday, the converter in the
Frankstown Steel Works of Jones &,
Laughlin, at Pittsburg, Pa, burst,
throwing liquid metal in all directions
seven men were severely burned three
fatally, one of whom soon died
Judgments aggregating s43, 600 were
entered at 1Iollidaysburg, Pa Monday.
against Frank NJ Morrow, Altoona.
proprietor of one of the largest dry goods
establishments in central PENNSYLVANIA
An assignment will likely be made.
The steam barge Dominion, which
trades generally between Buffalo, Tona-
wanda and Canadian ports, is ashore at
st. Michacls bay, Manitoulin island
Nothing is known as to the safety OF the
crew of IL sailors and Captain Scdley.
The Berlin correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette at Constantinople tclegraphs that
information has been received there that
two British war ships have bombarled
and destroyed the town of Zabara Arabia.
peninsular of Katara in the Persian gulf
The cause of the bombardmcnt is not
known.
The famous law suit over the $50 600
given the city of Nashua, n. H., for a
public library by Mrs. and Miss Mary
Hunt and then sued for its return because
Of the litter fight between the two sec
tons of the city has been finally decided
The city wins, the plaintiff being ordered
pay the money to the city.
The recent defeat of the Portuguese
force by the rebels in Goa. had the effect
of bringing many wavcrers to the ranks
OF the insurgents, enabling them to plan
an attack on San Quelim. According TO
the advices received at Bombay, the
Portuguese officials are not displaying
great activity in suppressing the rebellion.
A collision resulting in the loss of 10
lives occurred off Dudcon, the steamer
Emma, Rotterdam for Bonessa having
run into and sunk the French bark
Pacifique, Shields. for Valparaiso. The
bark foundered so quickly after being
struck that she went down with the
captain, pilot and 10 of tho crew. The
Emma rescued the Others and landed them
at Hull
The new Democratic administration
at indianapolis, Ind Kept its word Sun
day, by enforcing The laws against the
saloon keepers. The patrolmen were In
structed to arrest every saloon keeper who
violated the Nicholson law. The saloon
people evidently believed the new mayor
meant what he said, for no attempts to
violate the law We're made. The police
reports indicate that it was one of the
quietest Sundays the city has ever ex-
perienced.
Barge Nellie Duff, Putt in hay to Cleve-
land, was wrecked off Lorain, Ohio. Mon
day morning. Capt. Peterson, John
Hageman and a sailor. name unknown.
were drowned George Wilson was taken
from the rigging by the tug Cascade.
Wilson dashed himself to the rigging and
was unconscious from exhaustion when
rescued. When revived he said that one
man left the wreck on plank He Is
supposed to hare been drowned, as moth
ing was seen OF him among the wreckage
that drifted ashore