The Portland daily press., 1870-09-17

The Charleston Courier 1.-THE valuation
of the cotton crop of the past year (1S69 70)may
be put down in round numbers at 325,O0O,-
O0O''
An Englishman named James Hilton, a
stranger, died recently at Alexandria, Va. On
his person was found property amounting to
upward of $4,000.
A gang of prisoners, while being escorted
from the TOmbs to court in New York, We'd
nesday, broke from the officers and ram Two
succeeded in escaping; the remainder were re-
captured.
1t is reported that in three counties OF Hi
nos, Sangamou, Morgan and Macoupin, there
are over 100000 acres planted IN corn, which,
according to the estimate of good judges, will
yield 150000000 bushels-ffty bushels to the
acre.
HThree charred bodies were dug out of the
ruins of the Chicago fire on Saturday. Only
four moro persons are absolutely known to be
missing.
Ii any subject for new uneaSinesS is want
| ing, it may be found in the following: "Sir
| William Thompson says that it is as certain as
| it is that the weights of clock will run down,
that planet after planet, age by age, will creep
| into the sun, ar d not one escape its fiery end.
| Charles w. Bennett, an esteemed citizen of
Black Hawk, Tenn, was shot by young man
named Reynolds on the 10Th inst, for driving
| dog from under dinner-table.
Mike Ferguson was sentenced to be hung,
| Wednesday, at Ithaca, for the murder of JON
| athan Linger and his wife on the Goth of
| March last. The execution takes place on No
vember 4. ~
| The execution of John Grobe at ST. Joseph,
| Mo-, took place at o'clock of the 9th inst
| The prisoner slept none during the previous
| night until five o'clock in the morning, when
| he fell into a deep sleep from which it was
found impossible to arouse him. DR.. Gray was
called and found that be had taken morphine
Aptidotes were administered, and at IL o'clock
he had recovered sufficiently to be hanged.
The Fall River Neaos says an agent of a
Chinese Emigration Company was in that city
Tuesday, and visited the agents of some of the
mills, with whom, we understand, he discussed
the question of the Introduce of Chinese la
Dor in their establishments. Whether the
same experiment will be tried here that ap-
pears to be in successful operation in the shoe
manufactures of North Adams may depend
somewhat upon the course the present ''strike"
among the spinners may take.
The case of Mrs. Wise, widow of the late
| Henry A. Wise, late rector of Christ Church
| in Baltimore, against the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company OF New Jersey, was decid-
| Court, Maryland, and resulted in a verdict for
the plaintiff for $21 56476 The case had been
removed from Baltimore at the instance of the
defendant. The company had refused to pay
the amount OF the policy, on The ground of the
ill-health of Mr.. Wise before the insurance was
effected.
Mr.. George Carhart, farmer of Golden's
Bridge, Westchester county, New York, COM
United suicide on Tuesday night by taking
laudanum. According to information attain
ed, it appears that the deceased a married
man about thirty years old, had lately been
very attentive to young lady residing in the
neighborl God, and taken her out to ride on
several occasions, which conduct had SO enrag-
ed his wife that serious alterations had taken
place between them. That after one of these
quarrels about a week or ten days ago. Mr..
Carhart attempted or threatened to commit
suicide, as it is supposed to deter his wife from
creating any further disturbance en- the sub
ject, and it IS supposed that he did not intend
to commit suicide at all, but only to brighten
his wife. He was unable to obtain the lauda-
mum himself, and the young lady whom he has
been paying attention to is said to have pro-
cured the narcotic for him. His groans on
tuesday night attracted the attention of his
| .a. aqd doctor was sent for, but it was
| One = lass to prevent fatal result.
session Of the Qusetewpse found at the June
York. was against Thondaassy p grand Jury, New
9, lne horse market. corner Of sixty.six street
stealn HecG hnrso avenue for grand larceny, in
reasons best known to himself, allowed RELY
70 pe out on bail, with no intention of brinoiry
tne case to trial. As Reilly and his wife Eve
zee osen me principal witnesses by which the
for the .d defenc were found guilty the unsel
cross-examlnation and more to thea in his
summing up. During a recess. an9 before the
counsel for the defence had finished his ad-
Dress Rely called to him and reminded him
that he was member Of the Tammany Soce-
w. that Mayor Hall, Tweed and Sweeney
were his friends, and wound resent the Ian
guage which he, the counsel, was using in re-
gard to him. The only remark made in an
sWer was, "Mr. Rely, I think 1 ala acquaint-
ca with your history, and mean thai the Jury
shall also be acquainted with it." On Reilv;s
return to the city he swore vengeance against
Judge Iurv and cnuOSol