The Portland daily press., 1870-06-24
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.


James Burbridge was killed at Jersey City
on Thursday by the explosion of a can of gycer-
Inc, which he was moving on trucks.
Among the degrees conferred by the Univer-
sity of New York was that of LII. D., on Cy-
rus Hamlin, President of Robert College, Con-
stantinople. -& teEl4
John Bickford of Ossipee, N. H., hung him
self on the Goth inst He was insane.
The Cornell University Brazil exploring ex-
petition sailed from New York Thursday
Goodwin Smith contributed $500 to the expense.
Mr.. Stern, travelling agent of Cincinnati
iewelry establishment, was robbed of $4,000 at
st. Louis, Thursday.
Mr.. Kerr has been re-nomnated for Congress
in the second Indiana district.
Rev. William o. Ratter, colored minister
of Flushing, L. l., has been sentenced to a
years Imprisonment for rape.
The nomination Of Mr.. Alderman as Attor-
ney General, was confirmed without objection
or debate by the Senate on Thursday. Geo.
j. Stannard was also confirmed as Collector of
Customs for the district of Vermont.
The Senior class of Trinity College, Hart
ford, kept class day Thursday. Mr.. Backers
of Michigan was orator and Mr.. Dyer OF New
York the poet. Commencement will occur on
the 14th Of July.
The extent of the damage by the drouth to
the crops in France cannot be estimated. The
accounts from the provinces are contradictory
but the grain markets show much weakness.
The effects OF the extraordinary heat are still
felt in Paris. The.Seine is so low that grass is
growing at the foot of the guagwalls.
Mobile seeks to be the initial point of tho
Havana mail line, claiming that thirty -sx
hours shorter mail service can be had for nearly
all the Union.
Annie Corners has been arrested in New
York for completely in the THEFT of S12 OOC
worth of silk from A. 7. Stewart s. Co.
The Alabama and Tennessee railroad is &c
have 1900 Chinese laborers.
- The Democrats of the fourth Ohio district
have nominated j. Kenney for Congress
The Republicans eff the fifth Indiana district
have re-nominated John Coburn for Congress
by reclamation.
The Princes of the House of Orleans have
written to the Corps Legislative demanding as
right the privilege of the return to France oil
the Princes Of both branches Of the Bourbon
family.
The Boston excursionists will leave San
Francisco on their homeward journey to-day
Six survivors of the ship Mercurius, from
San Francisco, lost off the Brazilian coast, have
been brought to Liverpool. They were rescued
from desert island, upon which they had re-
| manned 30 days.
At the Narragansett Park Thursday the first
race was for purse OF $1,000 for horses who
had never beaten ESQ; $500 for the first, $500
for the second and $500 for the third. it was
won by Lady Augusta, Charley Green being
second and Lady Emily third. Time, 23O-
| 230 1-4-232. The second race for purse of
$4,000 for horses that had never beaten 2H;
$1,000 to the first $500 to the second and $500
to the third. 1t was won by Idol, Jessie W ales
| coming in second and H. w. Genet third
Time, 2a-228-2.28 81
| The city is in great state of excitement in
consequence of the renewal of the disturbances
of Wednesday. Riotous crowds that gather in
the streets have been repeatedly dispersed, but
reform and continue to attack the houses O.
master-tailOrs. Several constables have beer
| wounded. ..,