The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-24
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Judge Barrett has resigned his membership
of the Committee of Seventy, in conseque nee
of his candidacy for the Supreme Court judge
ship. He is still counsel.
The house and barn of Charles Pickering, of
Laconia, N H., was destroyed by fire Sunday
night Tncendiary.
In Williamsburg, N. Y, Sunday, Joseph
Bose, aged Al years committed an assault Oh a
girl of four years, from which she will de-
The police with great difficulty restrained an
Infatuated crowd from hanging the man to Il
lamp-post
Liverpool has contributed $4,000 to the
Chicago fund.
Stephen Gerrehelt was found guilty, yester-
day, of numbering his cousin in Buffalo.
Jacob Rosenzweig, accused of producing the
death OF Alice A. Bowley, whose body was
found in trunk, was arraigned Monday for
trial for manslaughter.
The warrants for the payment sof the quar-
terly pensions are being forwarded to the agents
for the first of November. Over 1900 600 is
required.
TIE New York Chamber of Commerce ap
propriated $25 600 Monday for the Wisconsi o
and Michigan sufferers.
Monday all the members of the United States
| Supreme Court, except Judge Nelson, tonS
| seats. No decisions were announced.
A Scranton (Pa.) special states that Rev.
| Mr.. Devlin attempted a lecture Sunday on ,he
| street against Popery, but mob of Catholic:
endeavored to kill him, and would have done
| so but for the protection OF the police He
| had his skull badly split by stone, and now
| l VS. in a dangerous condition. There is great
| excitement
The work on Sc, erai public buildings of Chi
cage will begin at once.
| II has been ascertaiued that 5000 worshipers
| of the 4th Presbyterian Church were rendered
homeless by the Chicago fire.
Two men were killed and several badly in
| iured by the giving way Of a derrick in New
| York.
The National Insurance Convention contin
| ued its sessions yesterday IN New YORK, bu
| nothing important tranSpired.
The civil service commissioner was engaged
| Yesterday in considering the subject of ;promo
lions Ex-senator Cattel was present for the
first time.
The brig Wexford from Little Glace Bay fol-
New York, was towed into Newport Monda,
| afternoon dismasted and the captain badly in
jured.
The Hartford Insurance will rebuild ii
building so as to have it completed it 60 days.
The entire white population of Arizona and
Southern California. protest against the inter
ference of Vincent Colyeriupon Gen. Crook'
method of subduing the Apactes.
A New York board of three charged $152,
900 for making an appraisal of the real estat
of the city which amounts to S244, 100000
Sir Roderick j. Murchson, President of tn
British Geological and Geographical Societies
died Sunday, aged 70 years.
In the Marselles municipal election, Sur
day, the ultra Catholics were successful, defea
ing the radical candidate for Mayor.
The convention of International Leagu
Communists met in Geneva, Monday. Th
attendance was small and no noted leader WI
present.
Haytien advices state the partisans of Sa
nave are assembling on the Dominican borde
They are aided by Back in their pro ested il
cursion into Hayti.
In San Domingo the news from Cabral al
. the revolutionary army confirm the reports
an engagement with Baez. Cabral RENAME
in possession of San Juan, while Baez retrea
ed with heavy loss.
The revolution in Venezuela continues vii
vgor. The revolutionists retain possession
the seaport of Cuidad Bolivar, ard have in
posed a contribution of 500 900 on the inhat
tants They are now are marching on Bare
Iona President Blanco is actively preParil
to quell the revolt, but the struggle will
| close
On the Fleetwood Park, yesterday, s.
Foam beat American Girl in three of fol
heats: best time, 229 Ia