The Portland daily press., 1871-05-24
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The Irish Democratic Union, of New York;
voted Monday ght to call a mass meeting of
American citizens June LIST. to protest against
the action of the High JOINTS" for ignoring
the just claims OF American citizens and PAN
dering to British the ariStucracy.
The New York Academy of Medicine has
passed resolutions thanking Judge Bedford for
his course in the trial of Evans, the abortion
list. -.4t see t-
Steamship European from Quebec, arrived
at Liverpool 23d.
Monday night, near Buffalo, A. C. VIM,
conductor on the N. Y. Central railroad, put
off two intoxicated men. One of Them named
John Coltor attempting to re-enter the car,
fell under the wheels, losing both legs and
arms He di d Tuesday morning. Winn was
arrested for man slaughter, but has since been
acquitted of all blame. r.4..
Edward l., Sears, editor of the National
Quarterly Review, was arrested and confined
in the 9TH precinct station house in New York.
Monday night, on charge of rape, preferred
by relative of his named Margaret O'Kee,e.
Three stores and several offices in building
opposite the Mansion House on Broadway.
Saratoga, were burned Tuesday morning,
Loss, $50, 600.
Stermer Cuba will not await the ratification
of the treaty, but Will sail to day.
The New York Sun, such excellent authori-
ty, has Washington despatch saying that the
man named Terrill, who got it in some way
from Senator Morton. I'D
In Baltimore, policeman James Clark was
shot de ID by Fred Kussey Tuesday night, while
attempting TO quell disturbance in a bagnio.
Rev. DR.. Walter Clarke, pastor of the First
PIesby terrain church in Buffalo, died Tuesday
morning.
The base ball epidemic RACES fearfully for so
early in the season. The Olympics of Wash
instOn defeated the Hay.naker's Monday, IA 10
8. The Haymakers earned two runs and the
Oympics three.
The shipments of specie from New York on
Tuesday were $35OOO0. ty. ~,
There was disastrous fire il Canandaigua
n. y, Tuesday morning. destroying several
buildings.
The canal bOatmen are now making fuss
about the coal ireights, and it is feared they
may reject them altogether.
Subscriptions to the new loan Tuesday were
WI 900, and the internal revenue receipts
The premises of J. j. Daniels, copper-plate
engraver, 81 Washington street, Boston, was
so 600. ~ l'7- - -
A Bangor dispatch says the body of man
was found floating in the river yesterday. An
inquest was held aud the body was found to be
That OF John TumDlety, an Irishman, forty five
NcaIS Oh, VINO mas Oeen missing from his
boarding house about month.
Sixty New York and Pennsylvania editors
with due proportion of hangers-on are max
ing an excursion to the South.
Tuesday a fellow sailed for England from
New York in a craft of four tons register. His
faithful dog will bear him company.
Rev. John s. Weaver, an old and widely
known Presbyterian minister, died at Spring.
field, Ohio, yesterday.
John Renkin, living at Red Bud, Randolph
county, Ill.,, shot his wife Saturday, instantly
killing her, and then blew ont his own brains
Temporary insanity was the cause.
In Boston, Tuesday, game between the
Olympics and Harvards resulted in favor Of
the former by score of II to5
VICE President Oolfax was SO seriously il
| Monday night as to cause anxiety among hi:
friends, but yesterday he was much better and
will speedily recover.
| Bishop Clark, youngest bishop of the M. e
Church, died at 9 20 last evening. He was
born at Mt. Desert Feb. %, 1872.
| , at San Francisco yesterday, the California
tacihc Railroad and Eastern Extension Co
organized by the election of VIM. F. Rollfsor
| as President. Col. j. P. Jackson vice fresi
| Dent Milton S. Latham, Treasurer and Col
| W.. y. II. Barnes, Secretary.
The Baptist Home Mission Society elected
the following officers in Chicago Tuesday =
President, j. M. s. Williams, Of Boston; vice