Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-13
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Rev. Minot j. Savage's esignation a.
pastor OF the Church Of the Unity Of Bos
ton, has been accepted.
Supreme Court Justice MayEam issued
an order at Schoharie, n. Y, Saturday, Il
show causc, Jan. %. why there should not
be a now trial in the casa Of Bet" Shea
Oliver Curtis Perry. the notorious train
robbcr who IS confined at the Matteawan
" Y. state hospital for the criminal in
sane, in some way obtained small piece
of glass Thursday. and made another dies
pcrate attempt to deprive himself Of the
sight of one Of his eyes He seems 10 be
insane on this subject,
A mutiny occurred on board the Amer
can ship Solitaire, Capt Ryan. while til,
vessel was loading at Fassaroeaug. in
Java, for Delaware Breakwater, but the
disorder was quelled when the American
consul boarded the ship ana removed thu
first officer The Solitaire sailed frum
Passarocang on Dec. ..
The grand jury at Manchester, y H..
rose, Saturday, reporting 80 indictments.
four Of which only are said to he against
saloon keepers DR.. J G. Moore is said
to be indicted On three counts for the over
issue Of stock Of the Union Publishing
Company. There are no other importanl
indictments, the balance being for unim-
pertant offences
A bill was introduced in the Virginia
Legislature, sat urday, to restore the whip
ping post and innict logging for petty
larceny. There was a similar law in
Virginia up to 1881. A bout that time
pretty white girl WAS logged for stealing
Il pair of shoes and it raised such an out.
cry as to force the repeal of the law.
Several unsuccessful attempts have since
been made to replace the whipping post
Alfonso Mason, president of the Globe
Investment Co., which was recently
placed in the hands of n receiver, was ar
rested at Boston, Saturday, charged with
embezzlement. j. Lowell Moore, the
treasurer Of the same concern, it will be
remembered, was arrested some little time
ago on similar charge. He was con-
victed Of embezzlement, and at the present
time the ease is before the supreme court
where law points are being considered
Mason secured $4,000 bail
The annual meeting of the New Eng
land Insurance Exchange was held at
Boston, Saturday, and the following
officers elected for the ensuing YEAR Presi-
dent, W. H. Smith, Insurance Company
of North America; vice presidents, Henry
E. Hess, Connecticut Fire Edward c.
North, Merchants; W. H. Hellyar, Fire
Association; executive committee. n. s.
Barlow, Queen; W. p. Teale, Continental;
". F. Rice, Scottish Union: W. II.
Boutelle, Equitable; c. F. Wilkins, United
States.
Mrs AKa e. Vanderbilt the divorced
wife of William X Vanderbilt. was mar
ried to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont. by
Mayor Strong, at New York, saturday
The ceremony was performed at Nc. "a
East Seventy second street, the residence
of the bride The ceremony was per
formed at 10 o'clock, and only Miss
Smith, Mrs. Nanderbilt's sister. and a
very few personal friends were present
Almost Immediately after the couple had
been welded they left the house and
started for Newport.
Mrs. Matte v Angelier wife of Frank
Angelier, u cigar dealer and pool room
proprietor, shot and killed Charles H
Parker, agent for the Levitt Machine
Company of Athol, Mass, in her hus-
band store at 1881 North Charles street
baltimore, Saturday Parker was taken
to the City hospital, where he died at
Q clock. He Fad two bullet wounds in the
back OF his head aud another in his left
breast Mrs Angeler is locked ND at the
Ceptrai police station She claims that
Parker attempted to take liberties with
her,