The Portland daily press., 1870-02-07
BOOT AND SHOE BUs1NEsR.


The wife of Hon. John Wentworth, of Chi
cago died at Troy, Saturday.
Judge Nathl Harrison, one of the District
| Judges of Virginia, is to be impeached.
Mr.. Bergh has been making raid on the
owners of cows in the swil milk stables of
Brooklyn, and several are under arrest
The Bath Times speaks of the "disguised"
officers at the Augusta ball. How's that?
vas 1t a masquerade, with Toby en- naasque?
New York physicians have been discussing
the new disease known as ''relapsing fever
and advise that each case as it appears be quar-
antined Immediately.
An immense concourse of people attended
the funeral of the lost children of Wynockie
at the Methodist Church in that village Friday
| morning.
Eighteen illicit stills have lately been seized
in the 4th district of Georgia, and number of
men engaged in running them arrested. The
property is valued at $500.
Commander James Taft has been detached
from the command of the Saugus and placed
on waiting orders. Lieut.. Commander Sulli-
van ID. Ames has been detached from the Bos-
ton navy yard and ordered to the Naval Aca-
denny.
AT a meeting held at Merigon Isle, in Pic
tou county, N. S., resolution was passed de-
claring that the confederation is a failure and
urging the local legislature to move for annex
alton to the United States.
Considerable excitement was occasioned in
Marseiles. France, Saturday, by the falling of
two houses with tremendous crash. Twelve
persons were buried in the ruins, but it is not
thought that all are killed. Two bodies have
been recovered from the debris.
A union association has been formed in
Prince Edward Island, and Hon. T. K. Hayi-
land, M. F. has been chosen President, Hon.
Joseph Pope and Hon. William Head, Vice
Presidents. The object of the society is to for
ward the cause of confederation.
In street quarrel in St. Joseph, Mo. Thurs
day night between several parties, Michael
Colligan was shot by H. L. Church, and died
soon after. Chorch, who is conductor on the
st. Joseph & Council Bluffs railroad, gave
himself up and was committed,
1t is reported in Madrid that the Duke of
Montpensier, candidate for the throne of Spain,
will be altogether abandoned Prince George,
tCatholic) 81 years of age, son of the King of
Saxony, is now talked of in some quarters,
while others propose Prince Charles of Rus
STA.
Prince Arthur was at the Philharmonic re-
hearsal Friday afternoon at the New York
Academy of Music. The box was neatly drap-
ed in English and American colors. The Prince
and William c. Bryant and daughter occupied
the same box. The audience was mainly la
dies, but the distinguished visitor was cheered
and the orchestra broke away from the pro-
gramme and played "God Save the Queen"
The result of Assessor Websters raid on the
New York brokers for failing to make returns
on bonded capital invested in business is that
about 100 firms have been fined to the aggre-
gate extent of 10000, whereof $24, 900 goes to
the assessor. The San says having disposed of
the small fry operators on the street he will
now begin war upon the great foreign bank
ers. This class have not paid any tax whatev-
er on the capital in action although it is known
they transact business amounting in the az
gregate to hundreds of millions of dollars in
year.
Two scoundrels assisted by couple hundred
thieves and murderers fought each other for an
hour and half near the Palisades, on the
Hudson, Friday. Dempsey, the favorite with
the betting, was totally beaten, and when the
referee announced the result of the fight the
mob drew knives and pistols and began an in
discriminate battle among themselves. Seve-
raj men were badly wounded, and the whole |
party returned to the Metropolis breathing
mutual vengeance towards each other. No ar |
rests have been made. |
There is remarkable clerical scandal re- |
ported in the Philadelphia papers of delin-
quent Catholic priest, name unknown and the
victim of his wiles, Miss Louisa Dober, who
and mysteriousy disappeared. Mr..
MIR. Hartley, of the Reformed Church, has re-
ceived letter from Miss Dober, in which she
states that she is confined in the cell of
Catholic church, and that she is to be sent to
nunnery in Milwaukee. The affair creates
much excitement in religious circles in the
Quaker City.
During an exhibition of stereoscopic views
It the John Street Congregational Church in
lowell, Friday, an explosion of hydrogen
asses took place. About three hundred per-
ons were in the church at the time, many of
whom were in the gallery, where the gas ap-
'aratus was placed. The force of the explo-
ion was SO great as to break all the windows
n the church. and considerably injure the Or
an. Several persons were injured, but none
cry badly. The damage to the church was
bout $500, and Mr.. j. w. Black, who was Civ
ng the exhibition, will lose $1,000 The cause
the explosion is not explained.
An old feud existing between Sinclair and
ackson Hurst on the one side, and Joseph
ry' Calalf Jones and others on the opposite
de, eliminated Thursday last at Rushyille,
TO-, in the death of the two former. An al
creation occurred in store when the Hursts
'aked out and were assaulted with stones.
ne Of which struck Jackson Hurst on the
cad, knocking him insensible. Joseph Fry
len struck Sinclair Hurst with piece CT
,antling, crushing his skull. He also dealt
ackson Hurst a similar blow while he was in
nsible, terribly fracturing his skull. The
stimony at the inquest showed that the
ursts were drink had been very Ouarrelsoma