Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from the North, East.
South and West.

Large sections of field and forest land
near IIaverhil, Miss, were swept by
fire Wednesday, ana much damage done.
The coast defence monitor Terror was
put in commission at the brooklyn n. v,
navy yard Wednesday. The vessel Is
commanded by Captain +. r. Harrington.
Signor Bacci the Italian military state
attorney. has started for Massowah to
prosecute Gen. Barateri. late governor OF
Erythrea and commander-in-chiefo of the
Italian forces In Abyssnia.
A forest ire started in Cataumct.
Mass. Wednesday. ana ragged all day
over Il tract OF iarId between that place
and Sandwich, being about - miles in
length from one to four miles in width.
II WAS not under control at night and
had destroyed some OF the most valuable
woodlands in that vicinity.
The ba,tleship Massachusetts was for
mally Inspected at PHILADELPHIA, Wednes-
day. by the naval board from Washing
ton, preliminary TO the official trip OF the
vessel Oh the 10Th. No report was made.
The results OF The inspection will be
embodied I'M The report which the board
viii make on the official trial.
Frank Baribautt. aged II. was drowned
Wednesday noon in tluinbaug. O.. Chas.
BurtoA, machlniSi. saw the accident
from the mill and WIS drowned trying to
save The boy. Hugh Scallon nearly per-
SheA In trying to save Burton. Burton
=
dent was Witnessed by several VINO tried
Ia help. but without success.
The German court OF inquiry at Rottcr-
dam. investigating tn. matter Of the
sinking OF the North German Lloyd
s,ramer Ellie. Jan. -, 1886. hy the British
steamer Crathie. has handed down a
judgment requiring the owners OF the
Crathi. 10 pay the North German Lloyd
90. iGl.WD forms damages, with interest
theron dating from March ,. is95
During the trial OF ease in court al
Central city. col. Wednesday. Samuel
coVington. "a visitor charged with
d"avorlng TO intimidat" witness denied
The Insertion holly. ana being threatened
with arrest drew Il pistol and killed .x-
Mayor Williams and mortaily wounded
CRY Marshal keiehtr. coviugton. while
cndsavoring TO escape. was shot dead by
Henry f.eanan
Brig Acacia. which left Porto Rico
Fen. y. for New Haven. Ct. has not been
heard from since March -. and fears are
entertained regarding her safety March
!. the brig was % miles of Block Island.
when the heavy gales OF that period were
encountered and she was blown off the
coast. Several days later. the Acacia
was reported at Bermuda. and March -.
she started for New Haven. since which
tlmc nothing has been heard of the ship.
The "trip is usually made In 10 days.
An examination of the case of goods
picked up by the schooner William X
Parks. April 10 about ~ miles OF Barne-
gat. was made, at Portsmouth. y. H..
Wednesday. TIE case was marked
ID Il" IN a diamond and underneath
| were the figures zee" also the address.
Falmouth. Jamaica" Its contents con-
sisted OF ladies' straw hats. five or six
dozen fancy plaid tourists caps, chill
dren's lace, bonnets. white tape ribbons
and trimmings. Captain Lake says there
must have been fully 100 eases of wreck
age which ~ sailed through. but he WAS
bile to secure only one Ola account of the
roughneSS of the sea. He thinks ii must
haze come from some steamer.