The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-21
Domestic n ews.
MAINE.
Especial Dispatch to Daily Press.]
THE ENTHUSIASTICALLY TNOrEaT

THE MURDER-coRoNER's INQUEST.
AUGUSTA, Sept 2O.-At the Inquest to-day
upon the body of Latin, murdered in Hal
lowell by Hoswell no cause for Jealousy was
shown by the evidence. Latin went into Mrs.
Hoswell's house, which was contiguous to
his shop, to show her carpet which he had
purchased, and entered the house by her invi-
tation, when Hoswell, who had secreted him.
self near by, rushed in and made the attack
upon his wife. A struggle followed and she
succeeded in getting into an inner room and
closing the door. Hoswell then turned on
Latin. A Mr.. Knight, who worked for de-
ceased, singularly enough went to the shop at
that moment, and hearing the cry of murder,
passed around to the rear and saw Roswell
and Latin struggling together, tie latter with
blood streaming from the wound in his neck.
The alarm was given and number of persons
rushed to the place; but Latin died before a
doctor arrived. Hoswel waived examination
before the magistrate and was fully commit
ted He does not show any sorrow for the
deed, and asserts that he caught the parties in
and his clothing i'll order, the story is improba-
Die. HoSWell felSnS INSANITY.
TRoTTING ON THE FAIR GROUNDS.
The trots on the Fair grounds this afternoon
were quite lively. The Howes horse won the
first prize in the 2 so race, and Mays Handle
tonian the second. Best time, 2,43 In the four
years old race, Mays Jackson Morrill, wo the
hrst purse. Best time, 252. NJ.
ITO the Associated Pressl
FIRE IN CARMEL.
BANGOR, Sept. 20. The barn of E. M. John
son OF Carmel was burned Monday night, to-
gethtr with horse, carriage and harness and
SIX or eight tons of hay. Loss about $780,
There was an insurance of $1O0 on the building.
NEW YOxM.
FARRAGUT's FUNERAL
NEW YORK, Sept 90 Gen. Mcclellan will
act as Chief Marshal at Commodore Farraguts
obsequies, and President Grant and Secretary
Robson will participate. The procession will
rival that of the Lincoln funeral. There will
also be a grand cortege of ships up the bay
from the NarrOws, and the landing of the
remains will be marked by all the magnificent
ceremonies attending naval burial
DENTAL CONVENTION.
The American Dental Association met this
morning at Cooper Institute. There was a
large attendance, principally from The East
ern States. j. II. Amber of New York was
elected President and j. H. Smith of New
Haven Secretary The convention lasts three
days.
ARREST OF FRENCH VOLUNTEERS.
One hundred and twenty volunteers for the
French army were arrested this afternoon on
board the steamer Lafayette by the United
States authorities, on warrants issued on COM
plant of the North German Consul General.
Roesing. The steamer was on the point OF
SAILING when the arrests were made and will
a.
prisoners, which will take place to morrow.
The men arrested had been recruited for the
French army in this city and Brooklyn.
Ldter.-The men who were arrested were
discharged early this evening, but not in time
to join their comrades on the Lafayette.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Nilsson lost diamond butterfly, valued at
$4,000, on her way from Steinway Hall to the
hotel last night
army sailed on the Alaska for Aspinwall and
California this afternoon,
Andrew Wilson, Jr., we'll known real es-
tate operator at Grand Park, Westchester, cut
bis throat this forenoon, INJECTING q wound
which it is feared will prove fatal
Gov. Hall OF Newfoundland sailed this after
noon for England.
The executive committee of the Union
League of America held a short and secret ses-
sion at the st. Nicholas Hotel in this CITY to-
day, at which the prospects for Republican
success in the fall elections were generally rep
resented as favorable. A new s ate Council was
authorized tor West Virginia, aud the next
meeting appointed at Philadelphia month
hence.
An alteration took place in the Grand
Opera House to-day between James Fisk, Jr,
AMI Max Maretzek, who was conducting a re.
hearsal OF the Opera Bouffe Company, during
which the parties came to blows. The quarrel
resulted in dissolu ion If the business connec.
ton between Fisk and Maretzek. Carter Patti
will be conductor for the new opera season.
Steamship Villa de Paris arrived to-day from
Havre.
The $50 deaths at Havana last week reported
by yellow lever were from cholera.
The Steamer Merrimac arrived from Rio
Janeiro, Augustus via. St. Thomas She is
detained at quarantine.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
ROCHESTER, Sept. 20.-The city is filled with
delegates to the Democratic State Convention
tomorrow, and the feeling is unanimous in
favor of the denomination of the present State
officers: The New York delegation, represent
ing the Young Democracy, will urge their
claim to admission GU the ground that thew
were elected under the only legitimate orsani-
cation in the city. Their section of the party
elected General Committee, which with
bout authority were set aside by the Sa-
cheDs OF Tammany, secret society which has
no authority to act in such matters, but was
tor entirely different purposes No
one has been determined on for chairman of
the convention, nor have the points of the
platform been indicated. 1t is the opinion of
some that there will be no expression concern
ing the Franco Prussian war beyond congratu-
lating France on the establishment of repub-
lie.