The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-21
Fires and Suicides.


MASSADHUSETTS.
DISCRETION OF CHILD ON BOARD A RAILROAD
TRAIN.
Especial Dispatch by the international Incl
HAvERHILL, Nov. 19.-On the arrival of the
Portland train at South Berwick Junction to-
day lady entered one OF the cars and laid an
infant child on seat, leaving the car at once.
The train passed on, and on arriving at Dover
Mr.. Aborn received telegraph dispatch from
the mother informing him of the fact, and re-
questing him to take it to the Home for Little
Wanderers, Baldwin Place, Boston. The
child was we'll cared for by the aid of ladies' on
board the train, who volunteered their services
and a nursing bottle full of the tactical fluid
left with it was soon put in operation. The
infant was fine, plump child, about six
months old, of the male persuasion. Conduc-
tor Aborn at once telegraphed to Superintend-
ent Merritt as follows:
'Please have an officer to take charge of an
infant boy six months old Oh arrival of the
train in Boston. 1t don't belong to me-
(Signed) ACORN"
When the train passed through this place
everything in the travelling nursery was pro-
crossing finely, with every Indication that the
supplies and all facilities would bold out till
the arrival of the train in Boston.
ITO the Associated Press.l
FIRE AT MAIDEN.
Boston, Nov. 2O.-A fire in Maiden last
night destroyed David Dyers wooden mill,
with the contents, including valuable machin-
cry. The loss is estimated at $4,000
NEW YORK.
THE CENSUS
New YORK, Nov. 20-The census re.
turns from all tue counties make the popu-
lation OF this State 4, $40 SAG, an increase of
$4,000 during the last five years. The census
enumerations in this city have determined to
assess one per cent of the salaries of each man
for the purpose Of procuring an increase of
compensation from Congress.
Leppmann Christeller, a Bowery clothing
dealer tor 81 years, died in this city yesterday,
aged 100 years.
The receipts of the French fair during the
first four days exceeded $35, 900 and it is es-
timated that the fair will realize $4,000.
The fair in aid OF the Methodist Episcopal
Aged Home, which closed last night, netted
$40 900.
John G. Paulding of Poughkeepsie, starts
from the custom house Tomorrow morning
wheeling barrel of -four to that city in paw
ment OF an election bet. He is allowed four
days for the journey.
LETTER FROM CHARLES SUMNER.
a lottcr Irom C0aS. sumner, containing the
following, was read at a peace meeting at
Cooper Institute last night:-I shall be at
Chicago on the day of your meeting, but send
you my cordial sympthY. The working men of
our country are relieved from the terrible tax
under which Europe groans to support a
standing army, but it is none the less their du-
ty to unite with their brethren in other coun-
tries for the overthrow of this intoerable sys-
tenn. l know of no reform by which the work
ing men of Europe will be 80 much benefited.
Let the tax of blood, as it is Justly called dis
appear, and civilization will win one of its
grandest triumphs.
A fire this morning in the five story building
II and 63 Broadway, owned and partially oc-
cuped by Adams Express Company, damag-
ed the extent of $4,000. The loss to the occu-
pants is about $4,000.
STEAMER BURNED.
The propeller Sarah Brown, of Mattawa, N.
j., with cargo, was burned tonight at her
dock at the foot of Barclay street. She was
owned by Capt Storey and valued at $50, 900.
A TOWN BURNED.
SYRACUSE, Nov. 20.-The entire southern
portion OF the village of Baldwinsville, twelve
miles north of the city, was destroyed by fire
this morning. Among the structures burned
were several large -four mills. Loss about
100000.
NIAGARA FALLS, Nov. 2O.-The wife of T.
M. Avery, of Chicago, committed suicide this
afternoon by throwing herself into the river
near the falls.