The Portland daily press., 1868-08-25


New York, Aug. M.-Dr Howard is criti-
callyeexaminng the diseased cattle at Com
munipaw. Nearly all of the recently sick are
now well.
GAMBLERS ARRESTED.
Five gamblers We're arrested Sunday night
at saloon near Washington Market.
SUICIDE.
Edward Jones, after dispute with his wife
yesterday, hung himself 10 Brooklyn.
MAN BlATBN TO DEATH.
Difference of opinion political questions
yesterday, led Peter McAveri to beat Richard
Burns so badly that Burns will die. McAyeri
was arrested.
DEATHS IN BROOKLYN.
There were 311 deaths in Brooklyn last week
one-haif of which were infants.
TENIAN CONVENTION
The savage wing of the Fenians is holding
Convention here, which is to last ten days. A
Fenlan Soldiers Convention is also to be held
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTs.
About two thousand emigrants have arrived
here to-day from Liverpool.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.
Adam Reilhardt, a printer, fell down the
stairs of the Demokra. office yesterday, and
was picked up dead.
Patrick Murphy, firemen, was accidentally
knocked off the express train on the Hudson
DEATHS OF PROMINENT MEN
Mr.. George Scott, who died suddenly at ST.
Albans Chapel yesterday was a dry goods
merchant OF Steubenville, Ohio, where he
leaves a wife and family. His death was
caused by apoplexy.
Ebenezer Irving, brother of Washington
Irving, died Saturday at. Sunnyside, aged 81
years.
Prof Geo. j. Adler, well known author OF
several German scholastic work, died here to.
day.
FAILURE OF BROKERS
Two brokers are reported as having failed to
day through late disastrous operations in Erie
stock.
SAILING OF STEAMER
The steamer South America sailed to-day for
st. Thomas and Brazil. Consul Robson was
passenger for st. Thomas.
ATTEMPTED ARREST IN THEATRE-rwo PER-
SONS SHOT BY sHERIFF's POSSE.
Tonight shortly after the commencement OF
The performance of Foul Play at the Broad
way Theatre, several sheriff officers armed
with a warrant issued by Judge Barnard, for
the arrest OF ID. II. Harkins at the suit of j.
4. Lloyd OF the New York Theatre attempted
to force their way behind the scenes Being re-
sisted In their attempt to effect an entrance
they drew revolvers and fred one of the shots
striking George, Hyekey, the property man in
she ieg, woundlng him seriously. Another
shot passed through the arm of boy named
Leslie Chamberlain, ana lodged in 1iu fofs
breast, causing probably fatal wound. Dur
ing the confusion Mr.. Harkins, who was in full
theatrical costume, esaped through the body of
the house. The sherifi's officers were arrested
alter which the performance proceeded, al
though consider able number OF the audience
had retired from the theatre.
DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANET.
UTICA, Aug. 24-A communication to tie
Utica Herald from DR.. G. III. f. Peters of the
Litchfeld Observatory of Hamilton College.
Clinton, dated Aug. 24th, in which he says
that new planet of the group OF the Aste-
roid, was discovered by him on Saturday night,
and its position and motion verified by him
this morning. 1t is in the constellation Pisces
as had at O'clock this morning, Is deg, SO
min. of right ascension, and II deg, 81 min.
declination moving slowly to the East. 1t is
now equal to a star of about the 11th magni-
tude