The Portland daily press., 1871-10-27
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Tweed's contractors have appointed com
mittee to wait on the Controller and ascertain
where they can get s., COO, due them.
The Tribune has evidence that one Bowlesby
a root bser aud bark doctor of Brooklyn, is a
partner of Rosenzweig, the abortionists and is
also relative OF Alice Bowesby, the recent
victim of RoseIzweig. Bowlesby is professor
in the Eclectic MedicasColege OF Philadelphia,
his name appearing on the list with Matthew
Hall Smith and others in connection with the
Brooklyn Eclectic Dispensary.
William A. Rice and Walter Cooper died
Wednesday in Boston, from injuries received
at stations near Boston on the Boston & All
bany Railroad Both we're employees on the
road
The building of the High School in Hollis
ton, Mass, was burned Wednesday night. Loss
$4,000.
VIM. Grinder, Wednesday, shot H. D. Eos
ter dead at Port Morrise, N. j., and wounded
John Burns. Both the latter and Grinder had
a dispute about the payment for whiskey
drank at Grinders bar. Grinder was arrest
ed,
Rev. George Brown, editor of the Methodist
Recorder, died at Springfield, Ohio, Wednes-
day, aged 80.
In New York the propeller Rondout has been
condemned and ordered to be sold for not com
plying with the law for the inspection of
steamboats,.
Wednesday young man 10 years of age was
instantly killed in Boston near the City Hall,
by s4ick of lumber falling from a building
which was being repaired. His name was I'M
| known.
The officers of the San Francisco Firemen's
| Fund Insurance Co., state that the company
will continue business, paying all losses.
| In Holland, Ottawa, Co., Mich, three hun
| bred families were burned out tossing, houses
crops, clothing-everything.
A Niagara Falls special states that the fire il
do Of of OH "
miles, was entirely subdued and the heavy
rains Wednesday night will settle it., Fly,
| houses, seven barns, two flour mills and l70l
tons OF bay have been burned sincei SUNDAY
| morning. There is also a large lire east o
| Medina. The fire near Lockpor is now con
fined to Tamarack Swamp. Two children wer
| burned in it.
G. 7. Yerkes, Jr., a defaultiug Philadelphia
stock broker, was held to bail in 5000 for
further hearing On,ths complaint of Henry ID u
han, President of the Common Council, charg
eo him with ENLIGHTENMENT and larceny a
bailee of the City loans placed in his hands b.
the City Treasurer for sale.
7. Clarkson Taylor, a Quaker, died in Viii
mington, Wednesday.
In Woonsocket, r. l., Wednesday, Michae
Hearne attempted to shoot officer II. M. Pierc
with double barrelled gun. One cap snapped
when the gun was seized by the officer an
broken in the struggle. Hearne is in Jail.
In an attempt to break the Trenton, N. j.
State Prison, the ringleader was severely,
not fatally injured.
The world should know that Frank Thomr
son, Superintendent of the eastern division {
the Philadelphia & Erie r. R., has been ap
pointed manager of the railroad service to th
Grand Duke Alexis during his visit.
AT Oak Lake, Mimi, the present terminu
of the Northern Pacific railroad, there was
riot Thursday, in which one man was kile
and several injured.
The st. tPaul & Pacific railroad has bee
| completed to Breckenbrdge Mimi