Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
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South and West.

Schooner Belle X. Hull of Providence,
/ for New York, was wrecked Oft Watch
Hill, r. l., Tuesday The captain, crew
and captain wife were saved In the
breeehes buoy.
| At the session Of the Governor and
| Council at Concord, y. H, Tuesday, the
resi- gnation Of Fish Commissioner VII.
| liam II Griffin Of Manchester, was pre-
scented and accepted.
The business blocks occupied by Purdy
< Sons hardware dealers and the Fair
/ dry goods emporium, at Carbondale. Pa.
were destroyed by fire, Tuesday Total
| loss, 500, 600, Insurance partial
| John W Kelley the inventor OF the
| Kelley motor, was run into by runaway
| horse Mt Philadelphia, Tuesday. AMI pain
| fully hurt about the head. 1t is believed
that he will have recovered within two
weeks.
An official report made public by the
| United States Marine Hospital, at Wash
| ington, Friday, from DR. Spieridian C.
! Iavitziano official representative at Con-
stautnople gives the information that
cholera has broken out in Armenia
james H. McViczery, the veteran
theatrical manager, was stricken with
paralysis at Chicago, Monday evening,
| and, owing tn his advanced age and the
fact that this is the second time he has
been stricken, fears are entertained that
he will not recover.
The Porte has notified the foreign
diplomats that the Turkish government
agrees to grant amnesty to the Armeniars
who are in possession Of Xeitoun, but de
mands that those among them who are
members Of the Armenian revolutionary
committee shall be expelled.
Charles Nugent, alias Brooklyn Cur
ley, in the municipal court at Boston.
Tuesday, pleaded guilty Of being idle and
disordery and was sent to the House of
Industry fer four months. Nugent is said
to BE one of gang of desperate characters
who make business of enticing boys
away from their homes, make fake Grip
piles of them, aftcrward compelling them
to beg on the streets under threats of XII
ing hem.
Examination of the oyster beds near
New Haven, CT. by number of planters.
showed that the grounds in the sound
Were not very much damaged but there
is evidence of loss in the harbur 1t is be
harbor were destroyed. in value about
sl2-0d 1t is believed that the loss TO the
entire field in the sound and its harbor
beds will be 10, 000 bushels
The sporting element had some excite
ment at Dayton, Ohio. Monday night. in
the way of a challenge gwen to james j.
Corhett by d" Denver Ed Smith Corbett
is here with his theatrical company, 1.-THE
Naval Cadet, and at the end of the second
act Smith met Corbctt as he was coming
off the stage. Smith said II want to
have fight With you, and | will put up
$4,000 to fight at any place on the Ameri-
can continent Corbett declined all
propositions.
AT the ice palace ut Washington, Mon
day night, Joe Donoghue. champion
skater, lowered the worlds half mile and
mile records for rink skating. He covered
the half mile in 1.19 beating the best pre-.
vious record l.20 2-a, held by Nelson Of
Montreal. On the second half he slowed
up u bit along the middle, but came in
with dash that made the time identical
with the first, giving ?. IS for tie mile.
The best previous mile record was l6,
made by Donoghue himself
Mrs. Ida Qunlan, charged with the
murder of her sister, Mrs Sophia Mcleod
Grant, in Charlestown Mass on the night
of Feb. | last, was before the court in
that district. Tuesday, for examination
and was held for the grand jury without
bail. The medical examiners testimony
was that Mrs. Grant was killed by blows
on the head with blunt weapon, and
Pfof, Wood of Harvard college. testified
to finding blood spots on the front of
skirt belonging to the prisoner
The crime for which Annie Maud
Brewer was sentenced at Salem, Tuesday.
to seven years in the state prison, was
committed in Lynn. Thursday, Dee. 13.
1894, and the victim was Gideon W Lat
timer, Jr., Lynn expressman, with
whom she bad been keeping company for
about year. Yielding to repeated solici
tations of his mother, he went to the tene
ment, No. 10 Bond street. where Miss
Brewer lived with her mother and sister.
and told her that he would have nothing
more to do with her She drew a revolver
which he had previously loaned her and
shot at him three times rs he was ahont to
leave the house. Two shots took effect
ana Lattimer' injuries proved fatal