The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-07

| Inc delegations now being chosen Tor the
News new Jersey Republ'can Convention MoI are de
G,dedly IN favor of Cornelius Walsh. Gen.
fitzpatrick is his principal competitor.
:, A sad accident occurred to the Bennett fam.
ny, living near Fairfield Lake, about five miles
rom Wilkesbarre, Pa. A child belonging to
tho family fell into the water. Its mother i'm
medlately jumped into the water and another
| ehiu followed the mother. All three were
| drowned, p -1 u FsNlD a. y
A Washington dispatch says that the at
Tempt OF the women to get the question Of
their rights under the 14th Amendment before
| the Courts has failed.
A large mine belonging to the Wilkesbarre
| iron and Coal Company. known as the Hol:
Saturday morning. The mine was abandoned
| Saturday as it had been considered unsafe for
months. An area of five or six acres Of ground
| sunk 200 feet.
There were sixteen proposals Of bonds to-
| day. amounting to 81 on, 800, from 112. so to
| 113 "a. The award of 81, 100000 was at 1926
| to 1926. a e0 .EfgRt5DEE t.c..e
The Boston Commandery of Knights Tenn
| plar left yesterday on an excursion to Albany,
| N. Y, accompanied by Gilmore's Band. III
| The New York Democratic State Conve :
| ton will be held at Rochester Oct. 4.
| Senator Wilson arrived in New York from
Europe yesterday. ~ Feg- Los
The National Division of Sons of Temper
ance are holding very interesting session in
Boston the preseat week. 1t was voted to ad-
| nit the members of the Maryland Colored
Grand Division.
John G. Haskins, a man of many accom-
plishments as a confidence man, detective
and reporter of the Herald, was arrested for
swindling country bank president.
Ex-Postmaster Filkins, of Albany, N. Y.
fell down stairs Tuesday night and broke his
leg.
ION Inns
capped from the Albany penitentiary Tuesday
night asr
The gold medal for the best shot at the meet
ing of the National Shooting Club, held at
Springfield, Mass, was won by w. w. Whet-
more of that city.
Five deaths from yellow fever were reported
Yesterday in Charleston, s. G. The cool,
weather is having an unfavOrable effect on the
sick, but there are few new cases. a.
Controller Connolly informed the committee
of Aldermen and citizens that he would be
ready to furnish all information required next
Monday, and added that he is anxious to do SO.
Thos. Scranton, lately summoned before the
grand jury at JAG kson, Miss. under the en-
torcement act, testified that he knew OF no Ku
Kux but was member of secret organiza-
ton, about which he refused to answer ques-
tons. The Judge deemed this contempt and
he was sent to Jail without bail.
Tuesday night, near Jacksonville, Florida,
Two OfOtnerS, named durnn, omcerS, were
so fatally stabbed by negro they were at
tempting to arrest that they died instantly.
The statement that dissatisfaction with the
London banking house of Barring Brothers,
was the cause OF the transfer of United States
accounts to Clews & Co., is untrue. 1t was
made solely Tor the purpose of placing the
agency of the State and Department. in Ameri-
can hands.
Philip Rupert was killed and two others
wounded in a fight on the occasion of Repub-
lcan meeting at Chico, CAL, Saturday night.
The second Cincinnati Industrial Exhibition
was formally opened last night and is every
way success
The Globe wooden mills at Utica, N. Y, were
destroyed by fire last night. Loss $25O,OOO and
$50 hands thrown out of employing 1T.
Among the. passengers on the Colorado,
sr*e-aeyJr,-
Gen. Francis A. Walker, Superindent of the
Census.
Ten convcts escaped from the Arkansas
STAGE Prison last night by overpowering the
guard.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota
railroad earued during August, 1857 pa lover
10 per cent. nbove the mortgage obligations of
tue company.
A fire at Westield, Mass, yesterday morn
ing destroyed Steer & Turner's church organ
| factory. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.