The Portland daily press., 1871-01-28
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The residence of Montgomery Demorest,
West 40th street, New York, was seriously
damaged by fire on Friday. Five two story
frame houses adjoining were entirely Destroy
ed.
Boston had eight inches of snow on Thurs
day night. The railroad trains from the south
were much delayed
The Massachusetts House of Representatives
have passed an appropriation of $50, 900 for the
support of the State Constabulary the present
year.
Hapgood & Co.'S wholesale boot and shoe
warehouse in Boston, was damaged to the
amount of $4,000 on Friday morning.
The steamer Florida, supposed to be Gu
ban cruiser, has arrived at Halifax. The agent
of the vessel says she is sent there to be sold.
Gen. Hincks' testimony before the Military
Committee, showed that he purchased the To-
gus Spring property for the military asylum,
and that it was we'll worth the money paid for
it. The question is, whether there is any dit.
ference between the sum appropriated and TIE
price paid, and how much, If any?
The trial of Representative Bowen of South
Carolina, for bigamy, has been fixed for the
18th Of February.
Representative Jeuckes is understood to have
addressed letter to the Sprague Investigating
Committee, denying the public statement that
he had failed to substantiate the charges made
by him at Providence, as the special Commit
tee have had no meeting ncr summoned him
to substantiate his charges. It will now be
necessary for the Committee to subpoena him.
Ship Marian Emerson, of Yarmouth, N. S.,
from Savannah Dec. Sd, for Bremen and Lon
don with cotton, has taken fire OF Bram erhav-
en-. AT the date Of the telegram, the foremost
had been cut away, and the fire was increasing
in strength.
Gov. Brown Of Missouri. has sent special
message to the Legislature Thursday, referring
to the divorce laws, and recommends the es-
Enlistment in the State of House of Refuge
for juvenile criminals, thorough geological
survey of the State, and complete revision Of
the revenue and insurance laws. The Cover
nor thinks adultery the only sufficient cause for
absolute divorce and suggests that this act be
made penal and where evidence of adultery is
sufficient to justify legal separation, the guilty
party should be punished by the same iudg-
ment that grants the divorce.
Steamship Russia, with the rest of the Fen
ian exiles, has arrived at New York.
Brooklyn is threatened with water famine.
One man was instantly killed and several
others seriously wounded by an explosion OF a
gasometer in New York Friday.
The steamer Thomas Snowden foundered at
sea on the 4th inst, and the crew were landed
at Havana on the oath inst
Nine Crispins have been lodged in Jail at
Bloomfield, N. Y, for assaulting non-society
men who took the places of the Crispins on a
strike at George Botsel's shoe factory.
The Mansion House in Hull, Mass, was
burned Friday morning.
The Missouri Legislature has passed re-
solve asking the Congressman from that State
to urge the new apportionment law along in
time for the next Congress.
A. w. Canfeld's block at Morristown, N. J.
was burned Thursday. Loss $4,000.
Commissioner Davenport has gone to Wash
ington to urge the passage of a more stringent
law to prevent repeating in the New York
State elections.
There are five or six inches of snow at Wash
ington and the weather is very cold.
Adam Shearer has been arrested in Hudson
City, charged with beating his father-in-law to
death few days ago. Mrs. Miller died of fright
at the same time. Shearer's object was to OBJ
tain possession of the property.
The colony recently formed in the western
part of North Carolina now consists of 800 per-
sons, mostly from New Jersey.
About nine inches of snow fell in New York
on Thursday. City travel was greatly imped-
ed, and several lines of cars ceased their trips
at 10 P. M. All the ferry slips were considera-
by blockaded with ice, and at the change of
the tide it was almost impossible to enter any
of the slips. All the railroad trains were de-
layed. Prominent railroad men believe that
nearly all the routes between New York and
the Mississippi will be blockaded and travel
temporarily suspended.
The House Judiciary Committee has agreed
to recommend several amendments to the
Bankrupt act; one Of which is to exempt wild
ows' bowers from its operation; another pro-
vides for the appointment of registers in bank
ruptcy by the U. S. Circuit Judges instead of
the justices of the U. S. Supreme Court hold
ing Circuit Courts.