Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, East
South and West.

An unknown man about 80, was found
dead near the Boston Il Albany depot at
Athol. Mas Sunday. His head was
crushed to jelly. 1t is supposed that he
was struck by II train in the morning
MCGOWAN and O'Neil, Fall River pugil.
lists, fought 23 rounds, just over the Rhode
Island line, from Fall River, Sunday. The
fight was declared draw. A big crowd
witnessed the mill and there were several
side scraps.
Ship Dundrennan (Br). Palmer,
Chittagong, February ., for London, was
wrecked off Struts point, southern coast
of Africa. The ship and cargo will be
total loss Three Of the crew were saved
but the rest are missing.
Steamship Lucania the first vessel to
undertake a speedier delivery of the mails
under the new system, left Queenstown at
s 05 A. NJ. Sunday, and is expected to
arrive at New York, Friday afternoon.
She carries 1913 bags of mail
Gen. Baratieri, commander of the
Italian forces in Eastern Africa, insists
upon the permanent occupation of Adowa.
which he entered. a few days ago. as well
as other towns in the Tigre region. He
says the Italians cannot secure themselves
by other means in their African posses
sions Premier Crispi approves of Bara-
tieris plan, despite the financial burden
it will place upon the Italian treasury.
The weavers at Atlantic mills, Olney-
vile, Il. | held meeting, Sunday, and
voted to strike for a restoration of the
scale of wages paid prior to the last cut
down of - per cent, year ago. They
asked, a week ago, to have the old wages
restored and the request was refused.
Dress goods of cotton, wool and mixtures
are made Mt these mills which give EN-
ploy:ncnt to 2f00 operatives.
Lawrence Reynolds, J. F. Preston and
Bud and Sid Il. Preacher, young white
men of Houston, Texas, become so an
gered at the jeering remarks ola crowd of
negroes as they We're returning from a
days hunt, Saturday night, that they
opened fire with their Winchesters, kill
ing two negro men and one negress. Sew
eral shots were fired on both sides, but
none of the white men were seriously
hurt. The young men were arrested
pending the coroner's investigation.
Tolland, CT, residents are excited over
the disappearance of A. r. Patten, ex-
postmaster and merchant. who left town,
Monday. 1t is alleged that he left many
creditors. He was tax collector in 1898,
and it is reported that he made no final
settlement with the town. Last Septem-
Der, the Holland postoffice was mysteri-
ously robbed of 5000. Patten recently
sold his store, announcing his intention
of engaging in the jewelry business-in
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The auditors division of the post office
department has just completed the settle
ment of the accounts of post offices for tho
last quarter of the calendar year 1894.
The figures compared with those of the
same quarter of 1894, are viewed with
much satisfaction by the officials. The
volume of business transacted by tho
postal service has long been considered
reliable index of the condition of trade and
commerce of the country. When the re-
cent panic began to affect the business in
forests of the country that fact was at
once shown in the reduced receipts at the
post offices. The sale of stamps for the
quarter was $40, 405, 57l. This is said to be
the largest sum received from that source
within the same period in the history Of
the postal service. The receipts for tho
last quarter of 1898 were S1S 100, 720.