The Portland daily press., 1871-03-09
Latest NeWa by NIail.

An atrocious murder was committed on
Thursday last at Richmond, Mich, a station
Oh the Chicago and Lake Michigan railroad,
ten miles south of the mouth of the Kalama-
zoo river. A laborer on the road, named
O'Brien,was returning from Holland City with
5000, and stopped at a tavern at Richmond for
the night While there he was called out by
two men, and was never seen again. During
the night an old shanty near by was burned,
and in the ruins, Lext morning, were found the
remains of human being, which from some
remnants of stockings were positively Identified
as those of O'Bren. Henry Ward has been
arrested on suspicion of being one of the MUIR
derers. 1874 e2"a
A late despatch from Detroit states that two
more murders have been committed at Rich
mond. On Thursday night an unknown man
was killed by unknown parties, and on Friday
night the body of another unknown map, ap-
parentIy laborer,was found on the road about
three miles north OF the settlement, with fear
full cash in this thigh. severing the arteries.
There is no clue to the murderers. The town
is whiskey cured, which is probably the source
of these and the other horrors.
The Massachusetts, Humane Society has sent
$40 for the White Rover fuId. The Newbury-
port and State societies mention their gifts as
for the crew.
Bismarck has begun his homeward journey
The Emperor and the Crown Prince are to
hold a review of the German forces to the east
ward of Pal is and will not return to Versailles
The evacuation of the peighborhood of YER
sailles is probably accelerated to enable the
as thoro Tho
national guard of Paris are excited over the
fear that they are to be disbanded, and have
made protest against the appointment of Gen.
Palladine to command over them Paris is
| otherwise calm. s4s.,-og..s
A new railroad, to be called the New York,
Boston and Western, is proposed to run from
Yorktown, West Chester couoty, connecting
| with the New York and Boston road now
building at Red Hook, on the Hudson and also
connecting with the Erie railway at Turner's.
About twenty-five negroes at Buffalo Gap,
Va, Tuesday night attempted to mob another
named jackson Norvile. Two of the number
Sc zed Norville when the latter drew knife
| aod vigorously commenced to cut them. He
killed one instantly and mortaly wounded
another He then made his way into his house,
where the mob could not get at him. A few
hours later he was arrested and lodged in jail.
| The elections in Porto Rico resulted in favor
of the Radical candidates for deputies to the
Cortes. The Conservative element is general
ly abstaining from voting .,...-s
| A terrible tragedy occurred Wednesday
morning at the. residence of Dr. Lemuel P.
Van Hooseu, Albany, N. Y. The Doctor, who
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bis wife, aud Selling an iron griddle, struck
her on the back of the bead, crushing hor skull
and causing her death almost instantly. The
Circumstance becoming known, the police ar
rested the Doctor The Doctor Is a ravirs
maniac through the use of liquor. l zig
| The New Y ork assembly tThas rejected bills
making Decoration Day and ST. Patrick's Day
| legal holidays. 10
At Nanvoo, ILL.,, short time SINCE boy
named Logan broke away from the school mis-.
trees while she was punlshipg him. and was
captured and Brought. back again by school.
| mate named Yates. This SO enraged an older
brother OF Logan's that when the two met at
school Logan attacked Yates with knife and
stabbed him so seyeIely that he died in few
hours. Logan fed and has not been arrested
-Four desperate rufians confined in Jail at
Rnshville. ILL.,, succeeded in making their es-
cape Sunday night, after making an assault
upon the iaier and his wife.
In NV ork Tuesday, Mr.. Bergh made a
raid on the swill mix vendors. He found q
feed dispensed to cows, to be the refuse from
distilleries, hotels, slaughter houses and mills
which in many instances had soured and spoil
ed to such degree that was it offensive. When
the cows became so exhausted from disease
that they were unfit to yield milk they were
sold TO the butchers who manufactured their
meat into sausages.
Government bought $4,000 900 of bonds in
New York yesterday at 1C9 SO to ITO 03