The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-21

The tradesmeb's strikes are spreading on the
Continent The character of the disturbance.
is most formidable. ALI the branches of trade
and mechanism are involved, and the move
ment is OF such Importance that it is suspected
to have originated in the International Work
ingmen.s Society, which has its head quarters
IN London. The magnitude of the strike in.
wolves the cotton factories Of Lille, Tours and
st. E'1enne. The hatters, mathematical IN
strument makers and enelavers have IN some
instances participated in the movement. Inc
principal strength OF the strikers manl'ests 1T
sell among the workers on iron and other
heavy metals Many of the iron iOundries oil
| France and Germany for manufacture of cast
| and hollow ware ana parts of machinery, have
| been compelled to close Oh account OF the de.
| sertion of the workmen. Others are about
stopping. and if the movement continues
there will be general suspension of opera
TONS The English and German Unions have
contributed $1,000 to the support of the strik-
ers.
The recent investigation of the grand jury
into the criminal conduct of the young men
arrested at Bolton, Eng, had fatal result
Lord Arthur Clinton, one of the young men
against whom true bills were found as having
been directly involved in the disgusting prac-
tlce, and who has been missing tor past two
weeks, died to-day in village in the county
OF Hampshire. 1t was supposed be had fed
to America, but it seems he had been hiding
in this village ever since t e warrant was is
sued for his arrest, under the name of Capt.
Gray. The excitement produced an attack oil
brain fever, from which he had been suffering
for the past week. He recovered his con-
seriousness shortly before his death, when he
called tor the magistrate and clergyman of the
village, acknowledged his identity, and with
his dying breath declared that he was innocent
of the heinOus crime with which he was charg-
ed.
One of the most outrageous crimes of the
year is reported from Charlestown, Mass.
The narrative is that as some Boston officers
were riding near Prison Point bridge, their
carriage was stopped by some boys, who said
that little boy had been drowned off the
bridge connected with the prison yard. The
officers at once went to the spot and grappled
the body up from the bottom, but life had
fed. While the efforts at resuscitation were
going on, one OF the boys near approached the
officers and said, pointing over 10 a pile OF
lumber, where stood man, THAT man threw
aim in" Of course the officers proceeded to
the place designated, and questioned the man.
The boy had told him he could not swim, he
had thrown hun in the water and bad not
ried to save him at all. The man allowed
hat he had done the thing, but had supposed
The lad could swim. One of the prison con-
victs and a little play mate had jumped into
the water and tried to rescue the drowning
lad but had tailed to do so. The greatest ex
element prevails in Boston over the on rage
Gus act. The nan, whose name is Edward
Collins, and who is employed at the prison
ward, was taken INTO custody. The little boys
name was Benjamin M. Eastman. He was
eleven years OF age, and an only son OF one of
the prison officials.
An explosion occurred Sunday in one of
the government powder mills at Waltham,
(Eng.) Abbey, near London. Several we're
killed. The death of Lord Arthur Clinton on
Saturday created renewed interest in the case
of the Boulton masqueraders. His Tying
declaration that he was innocent of the crimes
imputed to him is fully verified by his attend
ants. who solemnly disclaim any criminal
purpose IN the woman PRESERVATION folly. The
funeral OF Mrs. Luby, mother of the Fenian
convict, occurred at Dublin Sunday. Great
crowds of people svmpathizing with the Feni-
an movement attended. Dean Stanley of
Westminster Abbey preached sermon Sun
day on Charles Dickens. Part of the last will
OF Dickens was read. In that he declines
monument but rest his fame on his published
works. He also urges his children to prac-
tice Christianity in broad spirit, not accept
ing narrow construction of any man or sect
The Dean closed with glowing tribute to the
illustrious dead.