The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-10-08

The new machine shop of the G. T. r. Co.,
at Gorham, is nearly finished
Three hundred soldiers have been sent West
over the Pacific Railroad.
1t is rumored that large body of Mormons
have left Utah on mission of proselyting
among foreign nations. '- =47.i..- +e--
The Petroleum Oil Refinery of Kidder,
Vaughn & Co. at Winthrop, Mass, was burned
yesterday.
Reports from the Saskatchewan Mines are
very favorable, but the Indians prevent their
being worked.
Bicycles are still the rage in England, and
those who practice them have an organ in the
press, the Policeman"
1t is reported in London that the son and
daughter of Mrs. Leigh contemplate bringing
Mrs. Stoves narrative into court of justice
Letters from Berlin published in the London
journals predict that the speech of King Will
liam at the opening of the North German Par
lament will be decidedly pacific in tone.
Travel on the whole line of the Boston and
Albany Railroad will be resumed to-day, it is
said. The Connecticut River Railroad north
from springfield, IS now open. -.-t
At Whitehall station on the Northern Cen
trail Railroad, Pa, the mob took Jim Quinn, a
colored man, from sheriff by force and hung
him. Quinn was charged with committing an
outrage on woman 65 years of age.
There will probably be change of postmas-
ter at Gorham, N. H., as all the Republicans
of the town with the exception of five, have
signed a petition for the removal of the present
incumbent, and the appointment of V. L.
Stiles to succeed him.
A contract for transporting the mails be-
tween Port Hudson, and Alaska has been en-
tered into between the Post Office Department
aud johnson, Kohl, Hutchinson & Co. The
consideration is $4,000 per monthly trip, or
$4,000 per annum. g.9ar-tf
A telegram from Helena Montana, says
that party had just arrived at Fort Benton
from the British Mines. They report having
found the remains of three emigrant wagons,
destroyed by Blackfeet Indians, together with
the skeleton of a woman and some children
murdered year ago..
The Farragut-Porter prize money for the
capture of New Orleans came up in the Equity
Court in Washington on Friday. Hon. B. f.
Butler appeared for Admiral Porter. Farragut
claims not only prize but head money. This
latter point gave rise to considerable discus
sion and argument, and was finally referred TO
special commission to be appointed by the
Secretary of the Navy.
A couple of mad animals entered upon their
exploits in New York city Wednesday evening.
A bull rushed down Hudson avenue, scatter
ing the people to the right and left, and catct-
ing its horns in the feet of policeman
threw him fifteen feet into the basement OF a
house. He was injured severely. At the same
time an OK came through 10th avenue with a
crowd at his heels, but was intercepted and
killed, after having knocked over several peo-
pie. but did not seriously disable any.
Some donkey, who signs himself "a Member
| OF Congress has written to The London Times,
that as a literary woman Mrs. Beecher Stowe
| is simply nobody, and that she is also a noto-
rious liar This seems the more stupid in view
of the fact that the Times has spoken in very
complimentary terms of Mrs. Stoves Byron
article. Both Mr.. J. Fl. Estcourt and Mr..
Sampson Low, Jr., have written to the Times
in defense of Mrs. Stoves literary ability and
Of her veracity, though why they should have
thought it necessary, we do not exactly under.
stand 81. '-~ s.-.,.-5 ' -' '-