The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
TEHEGgApHIO ITEMS.

The trial of Bolts, who killed Pc. Halstesd,
is assigned for the 18th inst. He pleads not
guilty.
Asbbury, oN Der of the Livona arrived in
New Y ork yesterday.
Thirty two fire companies have al eady en-
tered for the muster at Fitchburg, Mass, on
the 10Th inst
The Tennessee legislature organized Mon
day. John c. Vaughan was elected President
of The senate, and JAS d. Richal dson speaker
OF the house.
The patent Office received $40. 500 during
September. The applications for patents num-
bered 1852; extentions granted, %.
Jameson's silk store, corner of Broadway
| and Waverley Place, New York, was robbed Of
| $4,000 worth of goods Monday night
Susan Hunter took arsenic in Brooklyn, Sat
urday night, and died Sunday jealousy of
| her lover Was the cause.
| The yacht race Monday for the Bennett cup
was won by the Oracle which peat the Addie.
Four Chicago boys went out in a small boat
| on Lake Michigan on Saturday. and have not
| been seen since. The boat was discovered the
next day floating bottom upwards.
| Gen. James Totten, who was Lyons chief of
| artillery in 1861, died near Sedalia, Mo-, yes
terday.
Immense supplies Of political documents are
being sent ihto the States which vote this
| month
Windon & FizePs glass works in Brooklyn
were partially burned yesterday morning. Loss
| $4,000.
VIM. Purdy, engineer of a New York tow.
boat, shot two roughs named Charles Kelley
! and John Flanagan Monday night They
went aboard the boat and assaulted Purdy.-
Ihey are both fatally wounded.
The International Coopers' Union held theil
annual meeting in New York this week Del.
egates are present from every State and Cana
"a Ihey make parade and bold mass
meetiDg at Cooper Institute FridaJ.
A Sing Sing letter states that the trouble a.
the prison arose from the bad quality and in
sufncent quantity of the food, and that plan
mad been concerted for general revolt OF al
the prisoners to be led by those serving lit'
Sentences.
Salt Lake despatch says that the penalt!
ior the crime charged against Bingham Younf
IN case OF conviction, Is ten years lmprlson
nent and fine OF n thousand dollars. Troops
are arriving and further reinfOrcements OF ar
tllery and cavalry are expected.
despatch from North Carolina says Judg
Bond refused to continue the Ku Klux case:
upon any arrangement. Plato Durham con
tinued his case on affidavits. Nine pleadet
guilty Monday and judgment will be prayed II
the cases.
Maurice DAILY; of New York, and Alder
GARNER, of Chicago, played billiard mate
Monday night for $1,000. GARNER won, 1900 t
1866.
The bridge over the Mohawk river between
Cohoes and Waterford, was burned yesterda
morning. Loss $40, 900.
Charles Lovett, OF lowell Mass, a boy {
fourteen, stole 500 from his father and wa
caught by an officer as he was taking tn
morning train for New York. The money, eS
cetgs that he had spent Tor revolver aud
ssuit of clothes, was iouud on his person.
! Hon. Caleb Gushing has accepted the pos
tio0 OF counsel for the United States at th
Geneva conference.
Charles O'Conor has decided not to go to th
Rochester convention. Ii Is thoug Int the pla
form will denounce the New York frauds an
call Tor the repeal of the city charter.