New-York tribune., 1870-05-21
GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

The bill annexing Brighton to Boston
has passed to third reading In the Massachusetts Sc
~ w.. George s. Bradfords knittingmill in
Bennington, VT, was burned yesterday Loss, $4,000
insured
Elizabeth Chase has been sentenced to
six wears the Boston House of Correction for kdnap
ping Nellie Burns.
THE Rev. John Hubbard a much-es-
teemed Baptist minister Of Bangor Me-, died suddenly
yesterday Of heart disease.
....Newell Brown of East Hampton, Conn.,,
2 years OF hung himself to an apple tree short dis
.... Thomas Cmmlick, convicted of man.
slaughter killing Philip Houghton has been sentenced
to three years imprisonment III the Massachusetts State
. The warehouse of Freeman & Crumbs
Lubricating Oil Works Cleveland was destroyed by
fire Thursday Loss $4,000, which Is covered by Ill
surance.
go. Mrs. Schwalbensteiker and daughter of
ST. Louis were thrown from wagon Thursday, when
the latter was instantly killed and the former danger
Ousy wounded
49,. The Mayor and Council of st. Louis have
instituted suit against the Gas Company, to compel
them to sell the works to the city, as provided by the
terms OF IA contract.
Miss Eliza BoswOrth of West Woodstock,
Conn, committed suicide on Thursday afternoon by
jumping down the well at her residence while Temporal
IA fire in the extensive malt house of
Francis Perot, in Philadelphia yesterday destroyed
Large stock OF malt valued at s75,OCO; insured. The
damage to the building is not serious
destroyed two wooden buildings occupied by Mr. James
l. Cross for manufactnring ammonia an ana Mr' j. W.
Stickney for oil and yarnishes. Loss, $4,000.
"A dispatch from Des MOines Iowa, says
there has been copous rains throughout Central Iowa
during the past three days which have been of great
benefit to the crops, all of which are looking are we'll
The Big Horn Expedition has been aban-
doned The recent military order prescribing the move
had been received but it unnecessary, less
ready to start on the day appointed
IAN armed guard ordered by Gov.
m
is guard at the Jail in Belfast Me- to prevent the
escape OF the persons connected with the Lime Rock
bank robbery.
IA son of Whitney Graves of Hartford
Conn, 10 months old, fell into sinkdran in Williams
vile, near Danelsonvle, while at play on Friday, and
drowned. The water was only four or five inches
deep.
The Diocesan Convention of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia adjourned sine die
Yesterday The most important act OF the Convention
their creation Of new diocese comprising the five
around Philadelphia, subject to the approval of
the General Convention
"A fire in Bangor, Me-, on Thursday night,
destroyed three business houses Among the sufferers
are McGreery Tracy tnware W. K Tuck, brass found
were owned by A. r. HaIoweII, Enoch Tbbetts, and
Frank Dudley. The losses are not heavy.
49, There is considerable commotion among
Monday Mo % next Of Cen oNeill, who comes to complete
arrangements already nearly matured for sending force
to the Red River country He is expected to make this
city hts headquarters.
..., The public exercises of the Alpha Delta
Phi Society, in Portland Thursday evening, were
largely attended, and much interest was manifested.
Gov. Chamberlain delivered the address the Rev j. \.
Tarbox ID. D., OF Boston read poem; the Hon: T. NJ.
P0meroy delivered GRAFTON. ChiefJustice Bradley of
the BromOnan Chapter chosen to deliver the ad-
dress in 1871 and Alfred b. Street OF the Hamilton Chap
ter to deliver the poem.
IA train of eight Pullman Pacific cars
passed East the Great Western Railway yesterday
Tor Boston, with the Board OF Trade OF that
city ON an excursion to California The arrangement IL
the most complete attempted The train consists OF
two hotel two commissary two saloon, one smoking and
one baggage arranged that passengers need only
go to and from any two for anything wanted for
weeks continuous journey.
Further particulars of the fire which Oc-
Cured at WenOna, H. the lSth show that 1t
extensive and destructive than ut first reported Almost
the entire business portion Of the town burned in
Guiding large block OF wooden buildings, occupied by
dealers dry goods Shoes groceries, drugs jewelry,
OF Chicago, the Central Railway depot freight house.
principally In the Etna and Hartford Companies.
The Edwards Church and the Hunt
on Thursday night The loss is about $4,000 Of which
go 600 falls upon the Church. - upon Benjamin Norths
heirs Of the Hunt Building us upon X j. Fair
whose dry goods In the building and IS 900
Everett Hanmsn, jobbers In the upper story Of the
same There insurance OF t27 900 In New York and
Hartford companies, of which 6.o0o the Church
aud q. .cQQ On Fairs goods.