The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-14

At midnight of Friday fire broke out in the
bobbin works of Sprasue and Co., Lawrence,
Mass. The flames extended and caused great
damage. The losers are the Lawrence Lum-
Der Co., Briggs and Allen (stean miA) and
Winkley's carpenter shop. A large amount of
lumber was consumed. Total loss $125 900; in
sured about $55,OOo.
It is said that Russia has askei for revision
of the treaty of 1856.
BY the explosion of boiler in a saw mill in
Cashawa, Miss, last week two men were killed
and several others badly scalded
A locomotive boiler exploded near Memphis
on Friday. The fireman was killed and the
engineer seriously injured.
BY the fall of the floor of Hall & Diapers
stable on Saturday in Roston, Charles French,
an employee, was killed and several horses
kille1 and wounded.
In the Norman murder case in Philadel-
phia the counsel for defence offered newly
discovered evidence of the fact that Dunn, the
convict, who testified as to Hanlon's confession
prior to his acquaintance with Hanlon and
while in prison had received copy of the Po-
lice Gazette containing all the facts of Mary
Mohrman's murder and also learned that he
was informed that if he testified he would be
pardoned; the evidence was admitted and the
witness testified to the fact.
Susan j. Anthony said at the meeting of the
New York Woman Suffrage Society Friday:
II have little hope that either party will take
up the suffrage question, and there is not a
ghost of chance for us till the Republican
party retires to private life, as it is in very
fair way oil doing; thea Sumner, Wilson and
others will take up the movement and make a
vital principle of it. The Boston Woman's
Suffrage Association is welded to the Republi-
can party and so lost as far as efficient work is
is concerned"
The London Examiner rejoices in the APP
pointment of Gen. Schenck minister from the
United States. 1t wants the Alabama bill
made out immediately, and says England, be-
cause she made no attempt to arrest the vessel
must pay the cost.
Fifty thousand dollars worth of small build
ings were burned at San francisco Saturday.
Mccormick has been elected to Congress
from Arizona.
A horrible story comes from San Bernardo
no, Cal. A Chinese woman who committed
petty TOuDeTy Was sciAtu NY uer people, lieu 10
a stake and burned to death. All the Chinese
had been ordered to leave San Bernardino.
Four of the Nevada railroad robbers have
been captured and $4,000 recovered. Stage
robberies ale Of almost daily occurrence in
California and Nevada.
There was heavy fall of snow in Yorkshire,
Eng, on Saturday.
| Ane V'ceroy OF Ireland has prohibited carry
ing arms into the parishes of Templemore and
h'ibride. This is in accordance with law of
parliament passed at the last session
A bill to extend suffrag e has heen ;n+roduc
ed into the Belgium parliament
The completion of the Mount Genie +n., :.
promised in December.
| A writ of error has been granted in The ooso
of ex Mayor Cahoon, in Richmond, convicted
Of forgery, and the case will be brought before
| the court for revision.
A judge of elections in Richmond, Va, has
been arrested on charge of violating the 15tl
| anne ndment.
The internal revenue receipts Saturday were
5000 038 grand total for fiscal year $68 545 $40
coin balance in treasury at the close of bust
ness Saturday $97 100000 currency balance
| $24. 0OO. 0OO.i