The Portland daily press., 1870-10-10


w. w. CheneryIhas rec overed verdict of
$4,000 against John 2. Goodrich, late collect
or of the port of Boston, for libel contained in
a pamphlet charging him with custom house
frauds. Mr.. Chenery Gained $4,000.
1t is reported that the preferrec stockholders
of the Hannibal & st. Joseph railroad have in
sttuted a suit to prevent the payment of the
recent dividend of three and one-half per cent
to common stock holders.
Miss Lena Kendall, of Kossiusko County
Indiana, recently won wager of $50 by walk.
ing eighteen miles in less thar five hours
The leader OF a..notorious gang of cut Threats,
in Kansas, was recently arrested and summa-
rily executed for the murder Of Thomas Rey-
nolds three years ago.
A man named Frank became insane at Buff
falo a few days ago, through the loss of his
wife, and blew his brains out with a revolver.
A new cattle plague has appeared in Jersey
county, III. The victims are seized with
stiffness Of the joints and slowly waste away.
| Some enterprising citizens OF Fort Scott,
Kansas, are forming company with capital
Of 100000, to manufacture agricultural imple-
ments.
A Detroit Mich, lady, was recently surpris-
ell with the gift Of a valuable set of diamonds
from her Quaker aunt and godmother. They
were accompanied with the following epistle:
'Thee may find them convenient, Catherine, in
case of necessity"
A college for the education of ladies for the
| medical profession has been dedicated with i'm
posing ceremonies at Chicago. It is to be
known as the Woman's Hospital Medical Col
lege.
A gentleman, who had once been one of the
wealthiest citizens of Albany, appeared at the
station-house of that city the other night, and
| requested the Sergeant to send him to the
| Almshouse
| Mr.. James Andrews, contractor for building
the sea-wall at Long Island, in Boston harbor,
| captured at North Head a veritable sea-ser-
pent, fourteen feet in length and twenty-seven
inches around the largest portion of his body.
| The serpent had evidently had battle with
| some large fish as his head was broken in, and
he probably ran into shoal water to elude his
| pursuers, when he was taken. He is covered
with scales, has four rows Of teeth, and is va
riegated in color. Mr.. Andrews proposes TO
have him stuffed, and our natura'ists will have
an opportunity of seeing him.
| On Wednesday last Miss Elite T. Barstow
of Boston, school teacher in Canton, Mass,
was assaulted in very severe manner with
stones thrown by some Of her scholars She
was in feeble health at the time, and died on
Thursday. Physicians are of opinion that the
assault fastened her death. Four boys
James Cogswell, Jeremiah Callahan, Daniel
Callahan and Coffee have been arrested and
are in custody awaiting examination on the
charge of the murder of Miss Barstow.
The letters lately captured on the Cuban fill
buster Salvador show that an expedition is to
leave the United States at an early date, by or
der of Gen. Jordon, while Gen. Quesada is to
lend force of five hundred Mexicans; first from
New York, aud then from Vera Cruz The
| Cuban Junta in New York, however, has moth
| ing to do with the latter affair." and many of its
members are bitterly opposed to it and Cues
ada.
1t is stated that about week ago a quarrel
occurred between two sisters and another
| young lady in fashionable house in one OF
the uptown avenues in New York, in refer
ence to young man, when the sisters attack
ed and stabbed tho third inficting wounds
that have caused her DEATH The affair has
been kept very quiet.
DR.. w. II. Jones, a prominent physician in
Cleveland, Chic, was shot and instantly killed
Saturday morning by DIR. Galleutipe, for al.
legged seduction of his wife. Gallentne imme-
diately surrendered himself to the authorities,
and is now under arrest.
So it seems John Allen, "The Wickedest
Man in New York" is not dead-at least his
father says so. This fact will utterly confound
the prospects of those New York editors who
aspired to the inheritance of Johns question.
able fame.
Montgomery Green, lately removed from the
Vice Presidency, and chief management of the
Second Avenue railroad in New York city, has
sued the company for $65oOO damages.