New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-17
GENERAL TELEGRAPHGc NEWS.

The fat men of Maine will hold Con-
yeutiOn IN Portland this week.
The town of Laporte, Cal, was nearly
destroyed by tire nJanuary IL.
The Rev. Benjamin j. Powell. Baptist
clergyman at Gr.lsshOpper Falls, kln has committed
suicide
James Hammll proposes to row against
Walter Brown, Coulter and others ~ regatta al l's'
burgh next Spring
The product of Il of the principal silver
mines in Cornsock Ledge, in Nevada, during the pact
year, was S7.265OOC
49,. Great preparations are making at Port
land for the celebration OF the Maine OnFeisalsJ
Centenary Thursday next.
The old Brattle-square Church, in Bos-
ton. took re on saturday from 1,ie,ts a, out tDo
The weather throughout Canada on Friday
was xtremely cold. the Thermometer az Montreal atd
quebec marking respectively y and "a degrees belo"
The Rev. DIR. Amos Blanchard. for the past
forty wears pastor of the kir,t Congregational church
at Lowell, Mass, died Of heart disease ON iHd'y
evening
A severe rain and wind storm was pre-
vailing in ONO aud Kentucky last evening All ne
streams were rising rapidly, aud great destruction 10
property was Threatened
A fire in Baltimore yesterday destroyed
the barDer shop ana bathing rooms o Christopher smith,
Los. si60 600 Tie stock GRO Taylor, halter and mrre
adjoining, was damaged by water
The Consul of San Salvador, AT San
Francisco declines issuing ships papers 10 The Clode
formerly the ship Choftain the ground that the yes-
sci Is intended for the COoiio trade
The new gas house Of the Saratoga Gas
p amounts 10 s. So No one was seriously blurred
The supply OF gas was not interrupted
John HAYES and John Long who were
discharged from the MASSACHUSETTS, state Prison on ID"
a coyery OF their innocence after four years impff
en have applied 10 the Legislature oil that STATE iof
compensation.
Samuel Otto was killed by Walter Ora
ham in Rose Wayne County, " Y, on Friday The Two
gnsrreled while chOpplng wood. Graham sr4yA oito
ou the mead with An AK, killing MN instantly 4A' ip"
dercr has been arrested.
Thomas J. Campbell, convicted of the
murder OF nj. wife by beating her to death last ~ve
her, IN Pltts6ur ha; been ,entsTea 10 me
term that could be imposed
At Bryant's Station, Kentucky, on ihsrs.
day farmer named Casper Gregg SHOT ana A1T
ntoAcaIed Gregg was arrested, aud will Doubtless be
tried in United states Court
The rains for several days past have
been quite general throughout the Pdcine sia,ss
prospects thecrops are most favorable s r
longer reason TO apprchena danger " '"' s''"'"s
i'm the state FROM want OF ram
MFR. HAYS of st. Louis has brought SUIT
AGAINST George II. Roe and Edward Jones ~ WIZ" n
damages are laid at O i Sslo ,ne 10 Perry Fae
and seized IN ~. LOUIS last september.
A clerk named Thomas +. NJ. llawly has
been arrested v !" He states that he lost pub
h,hinS a paper called me Boston stage aud oeside
sSnepded considerable money in fast living
defalcation in the Boston City Treas
rr,, ofiee of $4,000 Is reported John W. collins, late
~ csIfornia the clerk who had charge OF paying he
W, ras an he city deDt charged with the crime he
ntesses 10 having lost 1900 Of the funds IN gambling
At Pawtucket, X. L. on Saturday, 9oy
named william Daniels. IA years DID, was hanged IN =
,s.tory by play Who placed rope about In herh
IA sport and threY IL a shaft In motion Inc Se
ssow was immediately drawn up 70 the ceiling VI tn<
mll aud strsngcd
The anti of the United States Mail Zine
against the lusurance companies IN Clneigpati 10 10
eoyer FOR the loss OF tho steamer Amefica, Dmr"fs
Tarember A 1865. between Grcbusu ana LouhtHe,H
tha t,ne OF the collision VIA Gre United stAsA ne"
been decided VI favor Of tie aa.i hss