The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-03
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The Times published, Wednesday mornings
call signed for large number of merchants and
bankers for public meeting, Tuesday evening.
The Paterson and Newark railroad was sold
to satisfy an execution of $500. 1t was subject
TO a mortgage of $500, 600, and was purchased
by the Erie, its real owner before.
The Tribune says it is claimed that the Con-
molly accounts extend over period of five in
stead Of enc year.
President Grant made the following appoint
ments Tuesday: Barclay White, of New Jer-
sey Indian superi ptendent for the northern
superintendency; f. w. Lincoln, appraiser of
merchandise of Boston; Thomas Donaldson,
of IdahO commissioner OF the Philadelphia
centennial celebration of American Indepepd-
ence, and James s. Reynolds, of Idaho, sabsti-
tute for the same purpose.
A party of engineers and an excursion party
will start from St. Louis soon, to survey route
across the plains 10 the Pacific for the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad.
The steamer America, from San Francisco,
| carried out three hundred Chinese and forty.
seven cabin passengers including Gen. Horace
CaprOn and party.
A meeting of Irish citizens, of New York,
last night appointed a committee to prepare an
| address thanking Gen. B. f. Butler for his re-
cent exposition OF the riots of that city.
Dr. George Howe and wife, Mrs. Charles T.
| Tilton and Miss Wolcott all of Boston, while
| driving Tuesday in Charlestown, N. H., were
run into by an express train on the Vermont
| Central road and the three first named were
| instantly killed. Miss Wolcott escaped with
severe bruises.
Thomas Owens, the driver of Second Ave-
nue. car in New York, and Mr. DelatOver, a
| passenger, were pushed of by rOu2hs on Sun
| day aud run over by the car. Owens died and
DelatOver cannot recover.
| Emily Pitts Stevens, an intimate friend of
| Mrs Fair, applied for registration as a voter in
| San Francisco, and being refused threatened to
sue the county clerk for damages.
David w. Kellcher, the associate editor of
| the Irish World, has been missing since Sun
day morning, and his friends fear he has been
| killed by the explosion of the Westfield.
The central committee of the order of Sons
| of America, voted down proposition to
| change the ritual SO as to admit all persons CD.
posed to Roman Catholicism.
There were six proposals Of bonds to the gov
| ernmeut, Wednesday, amounting to ST. 647 $50
The award was one million at 112 to 1928
T.. j. A. Green, chief of police OF Providence,
died Wednesday morning of paralysis.
John Langenbahr, New York, grocer was
invited into an Office at 16 Wall street, Tues.
day noon, chloroformed, and robbed of So 800
by Young man who looked like a clerk Of
Langenbahr's. He remained unconscious till
about 5 o'clock last evening, when he found
himself in the woods on Staten Island. There
is no clue to the thief
| James Gilmartin, of Jersey city, has beer
sentenced to the State prison for year. for in
citing insubordination among the workmen o.
the Midland railroad.
Joe Coburn. pugiist had a fight with Geo
Mcleod, gambler, in Bowery saloon, Tues
day night. bullet from McLeod's pisto
glanced from Coburn's hard head and wounded
John CLARK, who was passing in the street
The whole crowd was taken to the station
house.
? Fire at East Boston, last night, destroyed
lumber warehouse of j. w. Kimbal, valued a
$4,000, and insured for $4,000. The Lyman
school house was damaged about $4,000.
The Charlestown, s. c., municipal election
yesterday, passed off quietly, though the mos
exciting ever known in the city. The vote wi
be counted to-day.
: A large meeting of Germans was held /
q | cincinnati, last night to express their Oppos
ton to the Sunday laws. The meeting wa
. large and enthusiastic.
Prot. M. III. Buckham was inaugurated Pre-.
ident of the University OF Vermont, Wedne.
day.
The name of the man found murdered nes
New Haven, Ct, is George s. Brown, who hf
a wealthy father living in Pitts burgb, Pa
r clue to the murderer as yet.
- A dental convention is in session at Viii
Sulphur Spring, West Virginia.
New Orleans continues healthy, and thel
are no indications of yellow fever.
Patrick Finnegap, fireman of the Westfel
> died of injuries received at the explosion, WEI
' nesday night.
Il The Masons of Troy laid the corner stone
$ tdeir new temple, yesterday, with appropria
ceremonies.