The Portland daily press., 1871-08-21
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

The specie payment from New York Satur-
day was $223000. t,t*uE-
Col. Aug Funk of New York, has been elect
ed Brigader General of the I'd brigade, vice
Lewis Burger, deceased.
Van Orden, captain of the tug boat Dean
Richmond, and John w. Earl, implicated in
the escape of the Sing Sing conivcts Thursday,
were discharged from custody at Sing Sing Sat
urday after an examination. - .r
Counterfeit tweuties on the Merchants Ma
tional Bank Of New York were circulated
Friday. -t
The Workingmen's Union expressed dissatis-
faction Friday evening with Governor Hoff-
man and PRESIDENT Grant for failing to enforce
the eight hour laws among the laborers on the
post office irtNew Yorkand at the capitol at AL
bany.
@Ihe committee preparing for the italian Gel
eDratlon reported Friday night that delegations
were expected from Boston and Chicago for
the special purpose of participating in the par
ade. "A letter expressing a desire to unite in
the celebration was received Saturday from an
Irish organization.
An appeal to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue which it has been decided by the Su-
preme Court of the Uuited States is necessary
to be made for refundng the tax OF incomes
illegally assessed and collected, is now being
made by the members of the Anti-Income Tax
Association and papers for this purpose are re-
ceiving signatures
Halt million of N orth Missouri r. r. stock
owned by the county of st. Louis, has been sold
fol $4,000. To 49,
A terrible tragedy took place in Macon Co.,
ia, lately. A young man named Devereaux,
shot and Killed his step-ather it is supposed at
the instig alton of his mother who has been ar
rested as accessory. -.
little daughter of Mr.. Hiram Berry was
burned TO death at Frankfort, KY, on We'd
nesday night, by the explosion ,Of a coal oil
lamp Mr.. Berry and his wife were also burnt
The Banner -four mill. owned by VIM. Ball,
az Sheibyvllle, KY, were destroyed by fire
Thursday night. Loss. $4,000; insurance,
$1,000. -
The tug boat George H. Starbuck, burst her
boiler at Staten Island Saturday, killing the
fireman.
The Custom House officials of New York Sat-
urday, seized $4,000 worth of precious stones
toundlconcealed on the persons of three French
Jew passengers by the steamer Itay. Warrants
have been issued for the arrest of the alleged
smugglers. 20
A tannery owned by A. IL. Peters, at the
Lower Cove, st. Johns, N. b. was consumed
by fire on Wednesday night Loss $4,000 no
insurance. McSorley's shoe factory adjoining
the tanned sustained the same amount of dam
age, which was covered by insurance.
The verdict of the coroners jury in the Pit
tston shaft disaster Isl that the deaths were
caused from the effects of carbolc acid gas
produced by the explosion of carburetteG NV.
drogen or fire damp accumulated over a an old
lail, oelng forced by the fall OF the roof on the
lights OF the boys and men in the main gang
way. 2
lunitic named Barry, who was under con-
hnement in the Washington, O., infirmary ,Ibe-
came excited Thursday and broke out Of the
room in which he was kept He seized short
stout board with sharp edge, land with the
dangerous weapon killed two of the inmats, 9
woman named Agnes Kmball and a man
named Ritchie. ".i-
The brig Alice Lee went ashore Friday on
Frying Pan Shoals and in damaged state,w was
tOwed to Wilmington. ~ a. t O..
The delegation of Tennessee journalists were
received by Mayor Fox in Philadelphia Satur-
day. ---......-.. ..... .r-..'-'I
The arrest of Evans, the Pennsylvania claim
agent, will tahe place at once for embezzlem ent
A powerful ring is supposed to be connected
with him which expects to settle the case by
paying his bond of $4,000.
At Avon, N. Y, John Donnelly was buried
rs feet under cavng bank, but after over ten
hours confinement was dug out vita but slight
| Injuries. NJ -. 800,
George Graham is reported to have seriously
injured the Republican prospects in California
and anti-subsidy TANKS in a recent speech.
James Keefe, leader in the recent labor strike
at the new capitol at Albany. N. Y, has been
arrested on the charge of having a pistol and
threatening the life of the superintendent
Arrangements have been made to run sleep.
| ing cars from Baltimore to st. Louis.
A Salt Lake City dispatch says, transactions
| in mining property during the past week
amounted to $150O0,O00 Sci.
Two mammoth buildings heve been complet-
| ed in Bnffalo, N. Y, for the International In
| tional Exhibition The buildings will be open
ed for the reception of goods Sept. 4th.
| In New York the Fenians propose, if it is al
| lowable, to join the Italian procession. slt
| In Warsaw, Ind, yesteday, fire destroyed
| thirteen building including church. Loss,
| The Nebraska Constitutional Convention ad-
Iourned Saturday. The constitution will be
submitted to the people the third Tuesday of
September, and if approved, the election of
1fhcers will follow the first Tuesday in Novem-
Eight of the Sing gSng convicts have been
recaptured, one of whom, named Dreamer was
mortally wounded.
| A dispatch from Wilmington, N. c., reports
hne rain of twenty four hours duration that
will do much for the crops bnt is to late to save
some which will fall short half ~ q ls
South Carolina has been visited by the heav-
| lest rain fall that has occurred for years. In
forty eight hours 1 inches fell, followed by
/ gale,