The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-23
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S~s ANS"D ~ AVA6kAs
The safe of Mark Bushans & Co., of Gin
cinnati, was robbed of $3,700 in drafts and $3O(
in money, Saturday, while the partners WERE
at dinner. 1t had been individually left un
locked.
The boiler in the saw mill of Bernard John
son, Taylorvlle, ILL.,, exploded Monday, killing
three men and dangerously ipjuring fourth
One man was blown $50 feet
o. c. Perry, Auditor of Drake county, Ohio
on F-iday, shot and killed Edward Bartlns
who entered his Office and insulted and threat
ened him.
Fred Kopers of Cincinnati, shot and instant
~ killed Monroe Wellington of Covineton
Friday night.
Commissioner Pleasauton has not decided
that no stamps are required on ths removal o.
insurance policies.
Dast year the State tax in Tennessee was 4C
cents on the hundred dollars. This year it is &C
and this is not enough to meet the obligations
Of the State.
j. B. Blackman, diamond importer of New
York, was arrested Friday for smuggling $780,.
600 worth in q false calf
Judge w. P. Chiffon, Grand Master of the
Free Masons of Alabama is dead.
The government of Servia has sent repre-.
sentative to the London conference.
The broken Atlantic cable cannot be repair.
ed before spring, so good authority represents
lively row is in progress between the st.
Paul Press and Minneapolis Tribune, originally
growing out of the United States Senatorial
contest After long promising, the Tribune
u.ade an expose of the alleged corruptness and
venality Of the Press, accusing its proprietors
for having been twice brought up to support
Mr.. Window the sum last paid amounting to
$4,000. Besides this, the Tribune accuses the
Press with several smaller jobs, and asks to be
required to substantiate them IN a court of JUS
tice. The Press on Friday morning devoted
thee columns to denial, explanation and re-
elimination.
William P. Lyon of Racine, has been ap-
pointed Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, of Wisconsin, in place of Judge Paine,
deceased
Edward Horton, just released after fourteen
years imprisonment in New Jersey State Pris-
on, went in desperate and comes out sim
cere Christian.
A concurrent resolution censuring the Presi-
dent for his interference in the late election in
AouseFriday, and tabl ID by vote of over two
to one.
Two large burglaries in New York were dis
covered Friday. A Fulton street concern lost
$4,000 worth of jewelry. and store on Sixth
Avenue was relieved of $4,000 worth of gen.
tlemen's furnishing goods.
William Keeny, aged 16, was drowned at
Lawrence, Mass, Friday, while skating
The funeral Of Mrs. MCGEE, widow of the
late Hon. DARCY MCGEE, was numerously at.
tended at Montreal on Saturday, the Mayor of
Montreal, and many prominent citizens joining
in the procession.
Vice-Admiral Rowan and Rear-Admirals
Bailey and Radford have been appointed q
board to meet at the Naval Department, Feb
ruary LIST, to investigate the cases OF such off,
GERS Of the navy as deem themselves upjustly
passed over by promotion under the act of July
26, 1866.
There are now living in Portsmouth, N. H.,
forty persons whose aggregate ages amount to
three thousand three hundred and sixty five
years. Seven of these, four women and three
men, bave passed ninety years. and one wo-
mantle mother of Jonathan M. Tredick,
President Of the Rockingham National Bank,
nnety-fve. There are ten between fifty and
ninety years of age, and eighteen who have
lived over four score years.
Chancellor Clifford has issued judgment sus-
pending the sale 10 Great Britain of the
American edition of Ternyson's poems.
Tha Hnueo IF REPRESENTATIVES, Cakur1ov
was given up to general debate, and number
of members made speeches. which are to for
mally printed in the Globe.
Col. Robert B. Clark. convicted of printing
and dealing in counterfeit Internal Revenue
stamps, and whose defence was insanity, has
been pronounced sane by medical commiss-
ion, aud sentenced TO five years imprisonment
and hard labor. Clark has been Colonel in
the National guard and weigher in the Custom
House, and counsellor at law. He received
the!sentence with sto)id indifference.
Alex Nichols, the Russian counterfeiter has
been granted new trial in New York. He
claims he can produce evidence to show be was
made tool of by United States Secret Service
detectives for their own aggrandzement.
The common council Of Dubuque, Iowa, has
instructed the city attorney 10 commence suits
against resident holceIs of two hundred thou
sand dollars worth of city bonds, purchased of
M. K. Jesup of New York, at % cents on the
dollar, to compel their surrender at the price
paid for them, and ten per cent interest. The
city claims that the understanding at the time
Of. purchase was that the bonds were being
bought for the benefit Of the city. Thirty eight
Of the wealthiest and most p lominent business
men of the city are defendants in the suit.
MONTREAL papers announce the death of the
widow Of the late Hon. Thomas Darcy McGee.
The circumstances of her death, although less
tragic than those attending the assassination of
her husband, were very affecting. She had
never recovered from the shock oceasioned by
the death OF her husband, and had suffered not
a little from disease of the heart. Her daueh-
ter, returning last Tuesday night from a party,
looked into her mothers room aud found her
on her knees in prayer. Miss MCGEE did not
then disturb her, but returning some time af-
terward, and fudng her in the same position,
discovered that she was dead. Mrs. Mc3ee
was very highly esteemed, and great number
of friends testified their respect for her by at.
tending the funeral.