The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-15
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steamship Alaska from Aspinwai. Lynch
was arrested on bis arrival in New York.
The London Times has an article going to
prove that Bsmarck's obvious policy is to rem
der France pOwerless for offence or defence
hereafter.
John Rhine had his SIX ull fractured on Tues
day at WoonSockef, r. / by a billst OF wood
drapped by a workman on the railroad bridge.
His recovery is doubtful.
one wing OF the American Flask and Cap
20 at Waterbury, Con, was destroyed ty q o
tuesday event.. g. The building was used fr
tne manufacture OF powder tasks aud metallic
| goods. Loss about $35OOO; insured.
The U. s Marshal has begun active preps-
rat oDs for enforciog the new federal election
| laws at the next election in New York. About
one thousand deputies will be appointed at ten
dollars per day.
The report that Mr. Langrin, Minister of
Public Works Of Canada, hal taken possess
sion OF the American canal at st. Clair Flats
Is denied.
"A strong minded woman" at Sioux City,
Iowa, keeps house OF refreshment which she
has dienihed with the name of the Woman's
Rights Hotel.
widow at Clarinda, Page county. Iowa,
married widOwnr last December. Week be-
iore last she OBJ aimed divorce and straight
way was married to husband number three.
Five thousand eight hundrt and ninety
nve dollars worth OF human hair was entered
at the Boston Custom House ior the veek
ending Oct. 7, 1870!
Wednesday afternoon, in Boston. a man At
tempted to cross the track iD front OF ac In
ward bound train on the Eastern Railroad
when the engine struck him, knocked him
down, and the whole train passed over bis
Dodv, cutting it completely in two above the
middle. There was nothing found on his
body to show who be was.
4. W.. Fox has been appointed surveyor of
customs at st. Louis. Quite a number of
changes are expected to follow his appoint
ment.
1t is reported that murder has taken place
on the french corvette De Estagne, now lying
IN Newport harbOr. A seaman was buried
from the vessel Tuesday, and it is stated bis
death was the result OF iracas, and that the
murderer is now in irons on the ship
Apples are so plenty in Connecticut that
are feeding them to their cows, with the re-
SUIT oitent.mes OF nearly doubling the quan.
tity OF mix.
The mosquitoes are so plenty in the Adj
rondacSs that they can't all get on stranger
at once, so they stand around in reliefs spd
wait tor their turns, like customers in a bar
Der shOp. They exhaust q man In three
days, and then let him alone, like a deserted
OIL well, to accumulate more blood.
Another victim of the National Hotel poi
soning-which occurred IN Washington ten
years a9o-bas just died in indianapolis. Re
was only ninety y'a ars old when poisoned, and
mlsnt, perhaps, have lved fifty or sixty years
yet, but Tor that exceedingly iong-range calam-
ity.
The sum for which A. G.. Munsou ofSbrley.
Mass, has contracted tO build the Moutpelier
and Wells River railroad is 81 ,O65, ,OCO. $4OO.-
OOO In cash, which has been already raised by
subscription, and the balance in honds Be-
sides ,he forty miles of the road proper, there
are about two miles of sds track to be laid.
Some one. either by accident or design,
locked the door OF recitation loom at Will
lams College the other day, but the Professor.
not to be banked. assembled the class on the
campus IN front Of the room and conducted
tie exercises in as prompt and Orderly a man
ner as if within the building. 1t was che first
open ar recitation in the history of the
college.
Mrs. Warren, who has made herself noto- e.
rioas in New York. for some time past as a
swinder and confidence woman, died sudden
Iy Tuesday morning. at Williamsburg. She
had been at the house ten weeks, paying no
board, but putting off all demand for payment
by saying her banker had tailed to make q
SoNSn III bOis ~ 10 ~upPsscu SIG COm0ILteQ
suicide in consequence ofthe recent exposure
oil her course By the newspapers.
There is an unusaly large amount Of ship
ping at the wharves, and consignees and ship
ma sters hare been retarded in unloading ow-
ing to the want OF berlhs. Vessels have been
lying for nearly a week in a tier of three or
four deep for want of wharfage accommoda-
tion.-Quebec Chronicle.
A new method for prosecuting Cinnamon
il called an act to discourage casfs ss:f15s. re
this act It is to be made a felony for anv ,,,sIo
inhabitant OF the state to wear bis oueue or
shave POI tiOn OF bis scalp without first OBJ
tanning license therefor at the rate of $40 q
month. 1t is believed the bill will pass, as the
democratic members are IN earnest about 1t.
A POLITICIAN Strikes FROM THE SHOULD
er.-Gen. w. b. Thomas, the Congressional
candidate in the 4th district of PENNSYLVANIA.
and Hon. w. ID. Kelly, were invited to speak
at Manyunk (Philadeiphia) Monday evening.
prominent citizen of Manyunk, standing in
front OF the stand, called Gen. Thomas liar,
whereupD he sprang from the stand and
struck the man Leavy blow, Telling him 10
the ground, and then finished his speech.
B. N. Farren of Boston completed on Sat.
urday bis contract for filling in the street
which is to be known as Atlantic avenue,
with materIal from the Fort Hill district.
Since work commenced en- the 18th DAY OF
November, 1869, about 10000 cubic yards of
earth have been removed from al area OF
aheut two and hat acres of giound. the
depth OF the excavation raging from rew in-
ches 10 thirty ieet. The steam shovel, which
Was introduced as an experiment, has proved
decided success, dong the work of about one
hundred men.
Boston is happy In the possession ofa verI.
table sea serpent, which was captured in the
harbor, few days ago. after storm. 1t had
evidently hal battle with some large fish, as
its head was broken in, and had probably gone
Into the shoal water, where it was captured,
to elude its pursuers. 1t is fourteen feet long
and ~ inches around the largest portion OF
the body. 1t is covered with scales, has four
rows OF teeth and is variegated in color.
Great excitement has been created a: Brat
tleboro, VI, by reports OF a wild beast at
large in the woods near there, His ugliness
was discovered by two small boys, who were
out chestnutting, Sunday afternoon, instead
of being at Sunday School. While they were
walking along the edge OF the woods ON q hill
just north of West Brstt eboro, an INNER Sc
beast sprang out Of the broncbes OF tail hem
lock tree at their cog, catching him, and
maDgling him and breaking his legs. The
boys didn't stop any longer, but ran to tie
village, nearly hightened out Of their senses,
and told their story. Partds were immedi-
ate.y formcu to hunt tor the animal, which Is
supposed to be apanther, as The hunters found
deep impressions where his paws struck the
| ground when he leaped from the tree, the dis
tance between the impr'nts of the two iorefset
being more than two feet. Search ior the
monster has been thus Tar unavailing.
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