The Portland daily press., 1871-09-27
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MT. ". T.. L. 1eatOn, VINO mas been missing
| from Portsmouth for some time, has been heard
from by his relatives in that city, through a
letter from friend in Buffalo, N. Y, to which
place he strayed while in a state of partial
insanity. He still had on the clothing he wore
away when he arrived there, and managed tc
give his name correctly when asked it.
| Rev. Joseph Richardson, Of the First Parish
at bingham, died Monday morning at the age
of "a years. He graduated at Dartmouth Col
lege in 1902. Among bis classmates were Rev.
Brown Emerson, D. D., of Salem, who sur
| wives him. He was ordained pastor Of the
| First Parish in bingham July 8, 1903, and still
retained his connection with it at his death
| He filed various important offices, and among
others was that of two Congressional terms
| from the Plymouth district
Mr.. Reavs has lost faith in st. Louis as a
prosperous site for the national capital, and
now only asks that it be removed to any place
in the Mississippi Valley.
James w. Marshall, who discovered gold in
California, is now earning living by lectur-
ing about his life and adventures.
The late Edward Everett's sister an d John
G. Breckinbridge's cousin, are said to be living
The question relative to the statue to be
placed on the Vendome column has been def
nitely solved. M. Theirs has decided that Ma
poleon L., in his little cooked hat and gray coat
shall be replaced there.
Captain j. j. B. Walbach, formerly of the
navy, disappeared from the Stevens House.
New York, on the 18th inst, and his friends
can lind no trace of him.
There were five deaths from yellow fever at
Charleston Tuesday.
President Grant left Cincinnati for Chicago
Tuesday morning, and Secretary Deano with
his family, for Washington.
Rev. VIM. M. Punshon arrived in Quebec on
the HISTORIAN.
The National Council of the order of United
American Mechanics is in session in New
YORK. The order has nearly doubled during
the year.
of the American ambulance corps in France
during the late war, has arrived in New York.
William A. Burtis, President OF the Empire
rlre insurance Company, arrested some time
ago on the charge of altering $40 900 United
States bond has been honorably discharged.
The steamship Humboldt which arrived at
New York Saturday, from Stettn, with over
300 passengers. is still detained at Quarantine
one passenger having died on the voyage
Augustus Brewster of Norwich, Conn Pres
ident of the Norwich Fire Insurance Comma
ny, and formerly President of the Norwich &
Worcester RAILROAD, Died very suddenly Mon
day morning of apoplexy.
Private letters from New Orleans state that
the yellow fever exists in a malignant form and
that the newspapers and Board of Health are
striving to conceal the fact because the truth
would be detrimental to the business interests
of the city.
A double scull race for women at Harlem
Monday; was won by Miss Annie Harris and |
miles over half mile course, with two turns.
Time, II minutes IS IL seconds.
People are fleeing from Wick sburg in large |
numbers to escape the yellow fever The
deaths at New Orleans from fever average 25 |
daily. -
A dispatch from Columbus City, Ind, states
That Saturday, the last day of the County Fair,
ended in bloody riot between a number of |
boys and young men, belonging to the town
ship of that place, and a number of men en-
oloyed on the railroad Clubs and stones were
lsed with frightful violence. Ten men and
our women were badly injured, some being
1urt beyond recovery. Fifteen of the rioters
nave been arrested and heavily fined.
The New York Republican State Copyen.
ion meets to-day. Both the Conklipg and |
fenton wings claim majority.
e l.. jackson and j. A. Polhamus. New
Ork brokers, have been arrested, charged
hem with conspiracy with Hodge, the default-
ng army paymaster. They were Hodges To-
al agents.
Two horse cars came in collision in New York
esterday, and both the horsessattached to one
ar were killed and several persons injured
John Coates, prominent citizen of Balti-
lore, is dead, at the age OF 70 years.
The st. Louis convention has fixed the LIST of |
anuary and 4th of July as the national holi-
ay for the colored race.
Joseph Fl. Kidder of Manchester, has been
DpOinted Superintendent of Public Instruc- |
on in New Hampshire.
The severest storm known for years prevail
at Raleigh, N. c., yesterday afternoon.
Paymaster Hodge pleaded guilty to all the
larges against him before the court martial
'sterday.
Both parties claim the New Mexico Legisla-
re. Only the Democrats claim the delegate
Congress.
Rand's powder mill near Newbargh, N. Y,
ew up yesterday. One man was killed. Loss .
5000. I
Two employees of the State Department
we been arrested for stealing the silver seals
I'm some OF the foreign treaties.
Slavin, the escaped New Bruins wick convict,
40 was arrested at Vanceboro, was released
tore the New Brunswick officers got there.
1t is reported that the Duhe of Anhalt will
IN abdcate in favor of Emperor William.
Advices from Berlin report that the relations
tween Russia, France and Turkey become |
re intimate.
Count Hohenwart, president of the Austrian A
nistry, will shortly resign. c
Mr.. Gladstone will address his Greenwich | FL
nstituents during the autumn.