Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
October 31, 1873
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iloial ana 3tate Netos. To realize—advertise. To-night will be All Hallow Eve. Advice adapted to the times—pull the green backs out of the old coffee pot and pay thy bills. The woods are full of ’em—gaimins after game. Don't forget Mr. Additon's Singing Class at the First Baptist lecture room this even ing. Immense rafts of logs are now being floated down the Kennebec to the mills, guided by four men to a raft. The Capital Guards propose to celebrate their anniversary by a grand military and civic ball, to come off at Granite Hall on this evening. The picture saloons are well patronized. People desiring pictures of themselves or friends should improve these bright days the atmosphere is clear, the sky bright, and even plain people may expect passable pictures. So well pleased were the members of the Augusta Dramatic Club with their success the other evening, that they will begin shortly the rehersal of another comedy, to be presented in a few weeks. The Methodists of this city, having repaired their parsonage, are now at work tinning the bell deck and a portion of the belfry of their church. Some bad leaks there have let in the rain and nearly ruined some of the fresco work. The Monmouth Academy is one of the few of the older academies in the State, which still appears to be in a prosperous condition. It was founded in 1803, and has sent forth ifour generations of students. There are at fhe present time ninety students at the insti tution. 1 One T. R. Law recently visited Clinton, leased a water power for the purpose of man ufacturing clothes pins, etc., and then mys teriously disappeared. Everybody wants to know where for “Law sake’s” he has gone. The great conundrum in Clinton now is, ‘Where is the clothes pin man?” The pen ile there would like to pin him to his bargain. There are some slight changes in the run dng of the accommodation train between this ity and Gardiner, to begin on Monday next, 'he accommodation train will leave Gardiner t 4.30 I*. M., arriving in Augusta at 5 00. .eaves Augusta for Gardiner at 5.30 P. M. >n additional freight will be put on between .ugusta and Portland. This afternoon, at two o’clock precisely, at le Eastern Express office, will begin the sale f reserved seat tickets for the grand concert i be given on Monday evening next, by amilta Urso and her talented troupe. There ill undoubtedly be a great rush at the office, nd we advise all who want good places to be n hand promptly. Failing to do this, they can lame nobody but themselves. The sale of tickets to Gen. Washburn's ■eat variety show, the “Last Sensation,” immenced yesterday afternoon at two clock, at the Eastern Express office, and by e way in which tickets were “gobbled up,” 9 should judge that the house will he tilled overflowing. The managers promise our ixens the most refined, elegant and enjoy le melange entertainment ever given in is city. For so large and expensive a colo ny, the price of tickets has been fixed at a ry low rate. (Edward Carswell, the celebrated Canadian mperance Orator, will lecture at Johnson ill in Gardiner, next Monday evening. He one of the most jolly, rollicking, genial nperance speakers in the country, and ugh alone can equal him in telling a story, elucidating a point. The last time he was Gardiner, Johnson Hall was crowded, and audience insisted upon another lecture; 1 now he returns rather tardily to give it. e Gardiner Journal cordially invites the [usta and llallowell temperance men and men to be present, and assures them that f will be well repaid for their pains. large and pleasant party assembled at residence of Mr. Waldron of the firm of cey, Smith Waldron, on Wednesday ning, to witness the joining in wedlock of George Blodgett, an enterprising and pro ing young man of Belfast, and Miss Jennie ton, one of the fairest and most amiable of Augusta young ladies, and niece of Frank ton Esq. Thj parlors of Mr. Waldron were gfutly decorated, the bridegroom looked py and the bride lovely, and the nuptial l was impressively tied by Kev. Mr. Quin Many valuable gifts and tokens of good and affection were presented the couple, took the train the same evening for Bos wul ea. Edward A. Nason, accompanied by ’oungest daughter, left the city last Wed ay to visit his brother Henry in Orange Va., and will be absent two or three tbs. idge Peters is presiding at the October of the S. J. Court for Lincoln county, le New England tour of Edwin Booth is positively announced. V. McClintook, Esq., was last Tuesday lie Court in Belfast, admitted to the ice of law. tmi Judicial Court.—DanTorth J. Prc Thursday, October 30th. 217, Oliver S. Philbrick vs. Town of ;on. Pillsbury for plaintiff. Clay for dant. This is an action to recover for a mal injury occasioned by a defective ray. After getting out the testimony on art of the plaintiffs, Mr. Clay moved for isuit, on the ground that the defect, as n by the proof, was not on the traveled if the highway alleged to be defective, Ithough within the limits of said liigh was in a private way leading to the ;ifTs premises, and cited authorities in irt of his motion. The court ordered suit, and the case goes to the full court sport of the evidence, with the stipula lat if tbs nonsuit is taken off, tbs ds fondants shall be defaulted, and the damages assessed by the court or jury. Eugene Pinkham, against whom an indict ment was found a year ago for an assault with a knife upon Janies Grsy, came into court to receive his sentence. The Judge gave him four months in the county jail. No. 237, John R. Peaslee vs. William Rol lins. Clay and Jackson for plaintiff. Pills bury and Benjamin for defendant. This ac tion comes up by appeal Irom the Municipal Court of Hallowell, aod is brought upon ac count for a wooden pump put in defendant’s well, valued at 913.00. The defendant con tends that he was not to pay for the pump un less it proved satisfactory on four weeks’ trial, and that the pump wholly failed. The trial is finished, except the charge of the Judge, which will be given in the morning. Miss Norton’s Concert. Miss Lizzie Norton’s Concert at Hallowell Wednesday evening was a delightful enter tainment, and, we hop11 kinds is improving. There was a white frost here this morning. RAILROAD MATTERS. Pniladelphia, 30. The President of the Pennsylvania railroad denies that there is any trouble in the management of that road. A rested. New York, 30. Mary Shepard of Brook lyn is placed under arrest for strangling her infant. Jim Dunn, the prize fighter, was placed under arrest tor assaulting P. P. Mahony. FROM BOSTON. Boston, 30. W. II. Fay, Superintendent of the Boston Young Mens' Christian Associ ation* and Free Employment Bureau, sends tile following: I wish, to check a wasteful expenditure of time and money by the poor and laboring classes by having tiie word go forth that Bos ton does not afford remunerative employment tor one out of fifty of its idle thousands. It is more than useless tor others to come here for work." Shot. Elmyra, N. Y., 30. A woman by the name of Arnold was shot this morning at Avoca, Steuben county, by some unknown person three shots were found, two of which took effect. Slight hopes are entertained of her recovery. No clue has yet been got to the perpetrator. FROM CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, 30. A fire at Keno, Neva da, last night destroyed an entire block and threatened the destruction of the whole town. The fire was still raging when the telegraph operator was obliged to move his office and instruments to a place of safety. Since which time no news has been received. Latex. The whole business portion of the town of Reno, Ner., consisting of two blocks, is in ashes, with the exception of three or four Are proof buildings. Loss 9100,000. HARING NEWS. New York. 30. Arrived steamer Allice from Malaga. The schooner Ellen A. Babcock, from Boston for Philadelphia, went ashore at Hell Gate to-day. She was subsequently got oA and f ut on the dock at Astoria. Inquest. New York, 30. The Coroner’s inquest on the body of Frank Jones, found dead in bed at the Libby House, revealed a pistol shot wound in the forehead. A pistol was found in the room, and now it is thought he com mitted suicide. The man registered his name as George S. Harris. There was a letter in hi* pocket from Willy Brown, Wind*or, Vt. WEATHER. Was Department, j Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Washington, Oct. 30,—7:30 P. M. For Friday, in New England, easterly winds, threatening, and rainy, windy weather. FOREIGN. Calcutta, 30. Advices from all parts of the Province of Bengal show the crops are fail ing, and that the impending famine cannot be averted. Vienna, 30. The Empress of Austria is ill and her condition is such as to cause alarm. AFTERNOON TELEGRAMS. New York, 80. The verdict of tne jury in the Stokes case was greeted with cheers from some portions of the house and hisses from others. Stokes was taken back to a cell in the Tombs. It is not thought that Stokes’ counsel will appeal to the Court of Ap peals again, hut cling to the laurels of a hard fought battle. Iiosa Blyler and the two girls, occupants of the wagon which was struck by the train on the Philadelphia A Trenton road yester day, have all died from their injuries. A race between California and Eastern hojses comes off at San Francisco, Nov. 16. The chief clerk in the Wilmington, Del., postofflce is $3000 short and has been arrest ed, but is out on 96000 bail. FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL. New York Money Market. New York, Oct. 30. Evening Report. I The failure of the Spragues was the principal topic in financial circles, and the effect was a heavy decline on the stock exchange and depres sion outside. The restoration of confidence pre viously going on has received a check by this event which can only be looked upon as a public calamity in the present state of affairs. There was a decline in gold and foreign exchange. The demand in the money market became so urgent per diem was paid for call loans, closing *a* per Dent. 'Ihe olose was marked by an un settled feeling and much anxiety. There was but little doing m tne discount market. The legal tender circulation to-day shows a de crease ol $118,000. Custom receipts to-day were $209,uou. Clearing House statement:— Currency exchange $51,742,154.77 balances 2,438,625.24 Gold exchange 4,161,591.47 Balances 636,382 $1,799,000. Foreign exchange w as weak at 106afl* for prime baukers 60 days sterling aud 108*a* for sight. Gold opened lower at lub*a*, and closed steady at loH^a*. The rates paid for carrying to-day were 1-82, S-64, 1-16, 7 and 7 per cent. gold. The final rate was 3-64 per cent. Gold Exchange bank statement:— Gold balances $1,541,067 Currency balances 1,187,455 Gross clearances 19,363,009 The assistant treasurer paid out to-day $340,000 on account of interest and $35,uuo in redemption of 5.20 bonds. State stocks were quiet. Governments closed weak. The treasury paid out $350 in silver coin to-day. United States Sixes (coupons), 1881, 112* 3-20’s, 1862, 106^ 1864, 107* 1866, 1L8— 1865, Jan. and July, 110* 1867, 11* 1868, 112 New 5’s, I06t$ l'> 40’s (coupon#)- 1064g Currency, 108* Central Pacifies, 85 Union 70* Land Grunts, 62 Incomes, New York Stock Market. New York. Oct. 30. Delaware A Hud. 100— Canton Co. 40— Consol’d Coal Co. 39% Cumberland Co. flo— Western U. Tel. Co. flo— Uuicksilv’r Min. Co. 10 Preferred 20— Pacific Mail 28% liost’u Wat’r Prow’r IA Adams Ex. Co. 78 Wells Fargo A Co. 56— Am. Merch. Union 49— U. S. Express Co. 51— New York Central A Hudson Kiv’r 83# Erie 46— Preferred 05— Harlem 103 Preferred 110— Heading Michigan Central 65 Panama 78 Union Pacific 16# Lake Shore A Mich igan .Southern 6 It* Illinois Central 96 Clevel’d A Pittsb’rg 74* Chicago A N.West’n 33* Preferred 54— Clevel’d, Col. ACin. 68— New Jersey Cent. 85— Chicago A Kock 1. 87 V MU. A St. Paul 23* Preferred 45* Toledo, WabaBb A Western 37* Preierred 50— Pittsburg A Port Wayne 81— Terre Haute 5— Preferred 22— Alton 00 Preferred 00— Ohio A Mississippi 23* Delaware A Lacka* waua 84* iioston, Hartford A Krie IV* Indiana Cent. 18* C.B.AI. >5 St. Joseph 10— New York Produce Market. New York. Oct. 80. COTTON Sales, bales. 300 Mid. Uplands, 13-0 FLOUR— Sales, bbls., 12000 State. 3 2087 00 Round H’p O., 8 10a7 73 Western, 5 25a7 85 Southern, 8 20011 00 WHKAT Sales, bu., 138000 No. 2 Mil. I 3fta35i* No. 3, 1 30031 No. 1 Chi., 1 430 No. 2 1310133 No. 2 Mix’d, 1 38 No. 3 132 Winter Red, l 47847 Amber, 1 550.Y5 No. 1 Iowa, 1 3003ft White Mieh., I 73073 Winter W’st’n, 1 470 1 47 CORN— Sales, 18000 Mixed West’n, 800 OATS— Sales, 38000 White West’n, 48840— West’n Mix’d, 48047V* BEEF— Extra Mess 10 00012 00 Plain Mess, 8 50a 10 00 PORK Sales, bbls., 200 New Mess. 15 00015 00 FREIGHTS—Grain 41 013* d. LARD— Sales, tierces., 230 Steam, 7 SB Kettle, 7S#~ BUTTER Ohio, 18—«-23 State, 20—£31— WHISKEY Western, eO£uls RICE— Carolina, 7S*8R SUGAR— Porto Rico, OR BOX ItellnitlK, "XBR No. 12 Ds., 8RB— Cuba, DR Havana White, 9X£10X COFFEE— Laguarva, 19Sa2tU9 Rio, 19t«B22R Maracaibo, 2219321 Java, —Biot* 8t. Domingo, 19X419 MOLASSES— Clarified, 30330 Nesv Orleans, 7s90.1 Porto Rico, 28933 Muscovado, 33323 TURPENTINE 42443— ROSIN— 2 STtjuilO PETROI.EUM Crude, 5R4X lb lined, —£1j\ TALLOW «7V steam, —fil4Kd; sail _ Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Oct. 30. Flour dull, unsettled, extra spring 4 25a5 25. Wheat ftiir demand, Higher; No. 2 spring 100>, reg ular 10.114; northwestern cash 102q Dec. No. 1 northwestern spring t»a«; rejected Hla2 t orn oneued dull, closed active and higher; No 2 mixed SB*, regular strictly fresh cash 5«S; Nov. 67i.it'. Dec. rejected S.v.a'* high mued 66l»a37. oats -teady; No. 2 cash 30a30', Nov.SIt; rejected 27. Kyo quiet and weak at 00 lor No. 2. Barley dull and lower at 25 for No. 2 fall; UOaHft lor No. It sprmg. Pork dull and lower; t‘2 for cash; 12 ft for Nov. hard steady on spot at 7c and easier tor futures at BSjc for Dec. Bulk meats fair demand, lower; large sales futures at H’jc Dec; long short clear mid id. short clear mid Dec. Ht*c short clear old 4c Nov. Baco nominal; green hams steady at 7c for 1ft and 16 lbs average. Whiskey quiet anil unchanged at 8H. Freights—Corn to Buflalo a; wheat a. Ueceipts—75,600 flour; 100,000 wheat; HS.OOOcorn; 52,000 oats; 5,000 rye; 50,000 barley. Shipments—0,000 flour; 146,OuO wheat; 127.000 corn; 84,000 oats; 27,000 barley; ,000 rye. Cincinnati Produce lirtS?® Cincinnati, Oat. 10. iSSHSS—a 5*0 K clear aides a. mr* BACON—shoulder, 7—07i elaar rib lidM la a clear aides a- ••“•a WHISKEY—880—• •TATE NEWS. A correspondent of the Portland Advertis er thinks that Belfast has presented a busier appearance this seeson than for many years. A larger amount of business than usual haa been done in the shipyarde. They have alee been more transactions in real eetate, the de mand for houses, stores and lots being better than for some years past; and especially since the severe fire in Auguet, the lover portion of the city has presented a scene of enterprise truly refreshing. A large number of dwelling houses have been erected, either on the site* of those burned or on newly pro jected street!, and eventually that portion of the city will be greatly improved, compared with its condition before the Are. The steamer Charles Houghton hm* been hauled up for winter. Mr. Simmon*, the sculptor, state* that a bronse statue, to be erected in Portland, as a soldiers’ memorial,seven feet high, would coat about 97000. The pedestal to be 31 feet high. The Ellsworth American says that while witnesses and other* were discussing at the dinner table of a hotel in that city, the merits of a case pending in court, Judge Barrow* deliberately arose from his seat at the table and made a brief addrese. He vividly por trayed the impropriety of the discussion, and strongly enforced the necessity of keeping the springs of justice pure and the minas of the jury free from all extraneous influences. II was a timely rebuke, happily given. Warren Loomis of Skowhegan, last week, bad his leg broken from the kick of a horse. Gordon’s case ha* not yet been definitely assigned, but it is understood between the court and counsel that it will be taken up on Monday, November 10th, if nothing prevent*. The Post office in Ellsworth is being en larged and improved. The svrvivors of the blasting accident at Brownville are doing well and will complete ly recover. An animal waa killed at Trenton on Satur day last more than twice the sixa of our com mon house cats, having abort legs, a thick body, full head, and a slim, abort tail. Its color was grayish, with black ring* and Its cars tufted. It was probably a species of wild cat, tnough from its peculiar tail, eom* of our woodsmen called It a bob-cat. How easy is the descent from college to lockup Is shown by this item from the Port land Press. Prof. Gereu, formerly profeeaor of the French language and literature to Uowdoin College, distinguiahed himself Wed nesday, by entering while intoxicated, the law office of one of his former pupils on Ex change street, and making himseif generally disagreeable. Two policemen took him in charge and carried him to the lodging room in the station. One day last week in broad day, we saw an earthen vessel containing a quantity of spir its taken from the side-walk, and carted away to a safer place of deposit. This earthen vessel was made in the image of a man, and may have been, but no life was apparent.— [Ellsworth American. MOTHERS READ THIS KEEP MILLER’S BABY SYBTJP od hand, and your children will never be tick, will Instantly cure sour stomach, dysentery, grip ing iu the bowels, wind colic, Ac. Gives relief in teething. Pleasant to take. Contains no opium or morphine. Relieves your child by curing, not bv causing it to sleep, as its restored health and thrif ty growth will soon indicate. Bold by druggists. Price 35 cents per bottle. MADAME DE ROSSA’S ANTHEO is the best preparation in the world for beautifying the complexion. It Imparts smoothness, transpar ency and rosy freshness to the skin. Cures all eruptions of the face. Is not Injuriona. Sold by Druggists, or sent by Mail. Price50 oents per box Address MILLER BROS., «m3 US Malden Lane, N. T. ANI>| DR. GRAVES’ HEART REGULATOR WILL DO IT. Give it a. IVial AND YOU WILL BE CONVINCED. The Heart Regulator hat been recommended by many physicians, and is allowed by all who know its value to be Just what we claim It—a Care for Heart Disease. For circulars of testimonials, Ac., address tbe sole agent, FRANK E. INGALLS, CONCORD, N. H Price $1 per Bottle. For tale by our agent, F, W. Kinsman, Druggist, Avgusta. Me. lyg The Best Place —TO BUY— —IS AT— The Market Square Grocery Store. Here you can find CHOiCK TEAS (bought in bond before tbe late advance), Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Corn, Flour, Oat Meal, GRAHAM. CRACKED WHEAT. Spioes, Lard, Cheese, Batter, Crosse A Blackwell’s Pickles, So., Which I am selling at Very Low Prices,! Call and See, H.A. B. CHANDLER NOTICE II’ A SMITH A SON have this day formed a M co-parthership for the purpose of carrying on the Blacksmith Business In all iu branches, each as Horse and Ox Shoeing, Edge Tool* and Stone Tools. Mill Work and Shi)) Work, alflo all kinds of Heavy and Light iron Forg ing. ▲11 Work done In the Beet Manner, and at Reasonable Prloee. We hope to receive a liberal share of patronage from the citizens of Augusta and vicinity. Near Kallroad Bridge, October 6,1S7S. DUTCH BULB81 DUTCH BULBS 90 Hardy Klowbrino Bulbs malted to appli cants. enclosing B3.00. A descriptive priee list of Bulb?-, free. WM H. SPOONgK, No.4 Boaeon It., I Boston. spntwM
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