The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-19
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Edward Barr, son Of wealthy parents. wa
shot and instantly killed in Memphis YES
terday morning by desperate. Much excite
ment was caused.
Henry Clews, j. Fl. Choate, John Foley ari
others constitute the commits tee of arrange
ment for the public meeting in New York II
| reference to the municipal frauds
Inc shlpwrights' union of St. Johns N. B.
| ssrucK Thursday, demanding that nine hours
snail constitute working day. The builder,
| refuse to accede.
| Inc st. Louis county county court adyer.
Uses ior proposals Tor nall million of the
stock OF the North Missouri railroad owned by
| the county. ~
The residence of Senator Cattell of New
Jersey was plundered last night during the
absence OF the male members of the family by
Two masked burglars, one OF whom enforced
silence while the other went through the
house.
ahe protracted drouth has done great dam
age TO the crops in some sections of Kentucky.
Ihere Will not be more than one-elghth the
average crop of tabacco in Louisville county or
sufficient corn for home wants. Old corn is
now selling for 81 80 per barrel.
John Fl. Earl, New York liquor seller. was
arrested yesterday for aiding in the escape of
the Sing Sing convicts He employed the yes.
sci. VIZ 'os-
Intensely hot weather IS reported in Cal;for-
ma, the Thermometer marking 112 degrees at
San Barnardino, Thursday. Heavy Showers
fell at San Diego which is unprecedented.
NO new developments are reported in the
Evans case OF Pennsylvania. He declines to
pay the wy, oOO, claiming it as commissions as
demanded by the financial. officers and the
matter IS likely to go into the courts ATTORNEY
Gen Rrewstor will proceed with the sf,it at
once.
Salvage to the amount of $4,000 has been
awarded on the Boston brig j. l.. Bowen,
whose master was recently murdered by mutt
neers.
Louisa Muhlbach, the celebrated German
Authoress will visit the United States during
the present year and give public readings in
} the principal cities.
1t turns out that the Pittston mine disaster
is largely to be attributed to the carelessness OF
the Inspector, who had never examined the
mine. There were strong indications of the
explosion OF large accumulation gasses ap-
parent to committee.
The American Consul gave the brig victo-
ria, on leaving Cienfuegos, a clean bill of heath
although she had left one of her men in hospi-
tai with yellow fever and the captain ana crew
were attacked with the same disease on her
passage to New York, where she arrived Wed.
nesday-
Ten bathers have been drowned at Con ey
Island, N. Y, since June LIST.
Johnathan r. Warner of Poughkeepse, re.
Gently deceased, will $4,000 each to several
charitable institutions.
In Norwich, Ct, Mrs. Catherine Burton fell
down stairs last night and broke her neck.
Contracts amounting to half million fol
transportation of government supplies from
Leavenworth, KS, to Fort Sill were awarded
| to w. G. Graham.
There was rumOr yesterday of the loss OF
| the Pacific mail steamship Henry Chauncy
which left New York for San Francisco with
| 80 passengers the 18th inst. but it turned ou
to be hoax and the company has offered {
reward for the discovery OF the author.
| Two batteries of artillery on duty in Nor,I
Carolina the past month returned to Fortress
Monroe yesterday.
The members of the American Scientific As
ISOLATION, to the number of 300, were the guest
of the city of Ter1e Haute, Ind., yesterday.
Jonathan Hoffman was murdered Thersda,
night near Cape Island, N. j., while walkin.
home with his wife. The murderer is reported
| to be a boot-black whom Mr.. H. had detecte,
stealing melons.
Hills rolling mill at East New York wa
burned, with several dwellings, yesterday.
John Parrot of Burlington, Mass, has bee,
arrested for Wandering his wife who was foun,
dead few weeks ago in the kitchen, with
gun by her side. 1t was supposed at the tim
that she committed suicide, but suspicion wa
aroused against Parrot because another VIC
man was Immediately installed over his house
| hold,