The Portland daily press., 1871-09-02
TEEEaswAPHIC ITEMS.

VIM. G. A. Ryan, the Cuban ''g 9neraI," was
arrested in New York Friday morning, for
passing worthless check for $3.50. Ne
Maurice Daley OF New York, and Albert
GARNER OF Chicago, wllrpay billiards in Oc-
tober.
A tornado in Kansas Sunday night killed a
father and daughter named Scott.
Nine Savannah doctors unite in the assertion
that there has not been case of yellow fever
in that city this season.
VIM. Lewis Smith, first mate of the Amer
can ship Euterpe, has been arrested on charge
OF scuttling and sinking the ship at sea.
Five scoundrels violated woman near Cas-
eyville, Kentucky, recently, and two of them
were hung by mob soon after. The other
three were caught and executed Friday.
Fire originating in grain FIELD at West Og-
den, Utah, Thursday, destroyed large quanti-
ty of grain and farming machinery belonging
TO a cooperative company, ana school house.
A commission of physicians has been ap-
pointed to visit the convict Buck hont in New
York Jail, and see il he is sane enough to be
hanged.
Daniel S. Miller OF Baltimore, suspected of
robbing bis employer, fired twice upon the Of
flcer VINO attempted to arrest him, and then
shot himself through the temple.
The coroner's inquest on the body of Alice
A. Bowls0y, returned verdict that she came
to heI death from the result of an abortion pro-
cured by Jacob Resenweig.
The President and Superintendent of the
Staten Island Ferry Company, and U. S. In-
spector Matthews, have been indicted by the
grand jury.
Lawson Woodbury. of Eddington, 66 years
old, hung himself in his barn Thursday morn
ing. Cause, mental depression.
President Grant declines to visitNew Bruins
WICK at.the opening of the European and North
American orr nd that 10
not customary for the President to leave the
United States during his term OF office.
While acting governor of Louisiana in the
absence OF Yarmouth, Lieut.. Gov. Dunn par
doned Henry Hewes. On his return Cover
nor Yarmouth ordered the re-arrest of Hewes
and his commlttal for the rest OF his term
THIS Dunn characteristics as ''outside of the con
sttution and the laws"
Postmaster Gen. Creswell was at Fort Mon
roe yesterday, where he was received with a
salute
James f. Wilson has consented to be can
didate for the United States Senate from
Iowa.
In New York harbor on board the ship Dun
nam, yesterday, the first mate, Thomas Lee in
a fight with a sailor. named Ca-r-y, -. Ii
dead TLo vmcerS aud nine of the crew were
arrested
large gathering of Democrats near Little
Rock, Ark. declare for the new departure.
Secretary DelanO thiDks that tine Republ
cans will carry Ohio by 10000 majority
John Wheeler of White Plains. N. Y. oct,
nve years at Sing Sing for aiding the recent es
cape OF convicts from that prison. Wheeler
has been there before.
The debt of Tennessee was reduced yesterda,
$l, 734 9O2, that amount in State bonds having
been paid for the franchise of the Mobile anC
Ohio railroad.
The Yarmouth delegation await the return
OF the President at Long Branch where they
arrived yesterday.
The pastersers of New York will strike Mon
day for the eight hour law. sEf
Vice President Colfax declares for Grant fo
the nomination in 1872 against the field.
The Cincinnati Express train on the Toledo
Wabash and Western railroad exploded it
boiler near Springfield, Friday morning, in
stantly killing engineer John Moore and M
COnnor, the fireman
Weather RepOrt-sept. 1-a2 p. NJ.
War Department. Signal Service U. s. Army, Di
vision OF kilograms and Reports for the benefit Q
| Commerce.