The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-12
TKLEGRAPnIO ITEMS,

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On account of the illness of his counsel st4
| tciai OF Foster, Putnam's murderer, is pvst
poped till Monday.
Gevernment sold two millions OF gold il
New York Thursday at Ill. "A to Ill 40.
The subscription for the new loan Thursday
were S947 300
The State Department is looking Into the
| case OF Capt. Griffin of the Stockton schooner
| Lillias, imprisoned at Sagua.
Bombay advces report q famine In Persia
from the lack of rain, and thousands Of people
are perishing.
The New York Bricklayers' Union has re-
solved to strike for 81 80 a day, an increase Of
| fifty cents.
Anna Gibson, alias Patterson, q notorious
confidence woman, was arrested in Rochester,
N. Y, Wednesday.
The James river was ten feet above the usual
level at Lynchburg on Thursday, and rising
rapidly.
The United States store. ship Relief, from
New York and Philadelphia, with provisions
for the sufferers OF Faauce from the late war,
has arrived off Sicily Islands.
Dir. f. Jones of Portsmouth, has challenged
to match his black stallion Fearnaught Prince
with Mr. Locke's trotting mare Nellie. for
$1,000, and race will DOUBTLESS ensue. The
80 or better.
William Kelley and John Devine have been
ssHlehced at Hampstead, L. l., to imprison-
ment for life for the murder Of Garrett w.
NostIand last winter.
A large building at EImi7a, n. Y. occupied
Tor business purposes, was burned Thursday
morning. Loss $18, 600. The FRA ws. ths
work OF on ineendiary.
j. Frederick Thompson Of Iudiapapol, wa
arrested Thursday charged with forgery on
the Aud National Bank of Cinoinnati to the
amount of $12. 900.
The Morse statue on Central Park, New
York, will be publicly inauRurated on the 10th
OF June.
Boats on the Erie canal now pass the OK
Bow break.
At Poughkeepsie on Wednesday night there
was heavy frost and fears are entel tanned
that the fruit crop is seriously injured
The White Stockings of Chicago and the
Forest City club Of Cleveland, attempted a
game ct base ball on Thursday but it was
stopped at the 9Th inning by the partially of
the umpire.
commission appointed by Gov Hoffman
to determine the sanity Of Rulon the muIder-
sr, will make-a very interesting report soon.
Gen. o. z. Babcock has been appointed su
perntendent of Public Buildings and Grounds
at Washington, vice Gen. Michler, relieved.
Steamer Commerce of Essex, was injured
on the North river Thursday by being run into
BY tug.
"A ferry boat was sunk ON Deer Creek, near
Helena, Ark, on "Wednesday, and two sacks
OF mail matter and treasure box were LOST
Five thousand persons were present at the
Tennessee expositlon at Nashville ON Thug
day.
Steamer Hercules, sunk In the Potomac nj
GeorHstown, d. c., 10 to be raised. A copper
dam will DO built around her and pumped out.
Tbs Pullman car manufacturing shop at De-
trols Vas destroyed BY frs Thursday mo rninE.
Loss Jas, 900; insured $4,000.
The Orange road has lost the bridge over the
James at Lynchbur2 on account of the freshst.
Passengers arc transported by boats.
Tho foundation stone of the Great Western
Air Limo Bridge to CROSS the Grand river n
Cayuga Ont, was laid on Thursday with Ma
stnio honor.
A comparative statement of the Ieeeipts
from the several sources Of revenue taxable un-
the fiscal year ending june 80, 1870, and the
same period of 1871, shows for the foimer period
an aggregate of receipts Of 1921 996 ITO, and the
latter period $108, 576, 094; a decrease of IL per
cent. There is an increase in the receipts from
tobacco of 81 ,764 459; from fefmented LIQUORS,
$S05, 40S, and penalties of ST., 400 The sub
scrlptious to the new loan Wednesday were
$4OOO The Internal Revenue receipts were
$315, 1855.
Governor Claf1u Of Massachusetts has an
pointed Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Stevens
of Cambridge justices Of the peace for Suffolk
oonnty.
In Philadelphia George AieEsburg set 1877
GINS in an hour and Richard Mclean set 1877
ems. Tho former won the prise offered by the
proprietors Of the Printers Circular.