The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-21

Alexander HI. Stephens has connected HIM
self with the Atlanta Daily Sun as political
Reditor. t,-.., 1909. -, =.
Ifov. Alcorn has rem owed mayor Weber Of
VFksburg, and appointed DR.. c. A. Foster his
h successor.
Senator Morton will accompany the Presi.
dent to the Pacific coast, and Senator Nye will
join the party at Salt Lake City. Sd
A mule went on a tear at West Pittston, Pa.
yesterday and bit several horses and mules
Il is supposed to have had hydrophobia. He
died soon after. st's,
The Internal Revenue receipts were 1928, 400
for Tuesday. ~ f
Three convicts named John Wilson, Jasep oh
COX and James Ward, made an unsuccessful
attempt to escape from Sing Sing prison YES
terday. Wilsan was shot in the thigh. break
ing the bone. fFfVr
The steamer Natchez run from Ne " Orleans
to Memphis in two days. thirteen hours and
seven minutes, including % landings.
The horse disease in New York is fast abat
ing. 1t has also appeared in New Jersey and
Connecticut
Ferdinand Barr, keeper of Whales Back
Light. was drowned Sunday afternoon. Mr.,
Barr was a Prussian by birth, and Distinguish
ed himself in the war of the rebellion, being a
member OF the 18th N. H. regiment.
The Sixth.avenue public school house in
Newark, N. j., was completely DESTROYED by
fire on Sunday night. Loss $4,000. As this
was the third fire on Sunday the firemen are
OF the opinion that incendiaries are at work.
Quite number of Presidents of the Nation
al banks in Boston and Philadelphia met in
lection of the United States Bank tax divi-
dends. A committee will proceed to Wash.
ingtOn. -t..-1 it,s
The steamer Helen Guilty, while max ing her
landing in Philadelphia, collided with the Ed
win Forrest, crushing the side of the former.
Bradford, seaman, had his leg crushed.
Postmaster G. L. Putnam Of Mobile, has
been arrested on an indictment presented by
the Grand Jury. charging him with robbery.
A collision occurred yesterday morning on
| the New York Central railroad, at Fairport
station, slightly iDiuring ten passengers.
All the general officers of the Kansas Pacific
railroad except the Vice. President, Treasurer
and supply agent, has been removed from St
| Louis to some point in Kansas. Purpose moi
| stated.
A special train of nine cars went from Gin
| cinnati yesterday to attend the funeral of Mr.
| Vallandigham -
The Charestown fremen entertained their
Savannah guests Monday by a barber excur.
| sion and YESTERDAY thew visited the public in
stitutions and went home at night.
President Grant gives notice that he will en-
terrain no applicant or application for office a
at Long Branch to the disgust of large crowd
of patriotic seekers that visit there daily.
The Ohio Republican Convention to-day
promises to be largest ever held in the State
The nomination of Gen. Edward +. NOyes il
| certain. H. 4.
Southwestern Kansas was visited with {
| terrible forbade asst Friday. In Eld0rado Ion
buildings were blown down. ta6
A musical protection society was formed il
Philadelphia yesterday. Its principal Purpose
is to unite to compel managers to keep thei
| contracts. .H
| Col. Thompson, whose resignation was re
ported a few days since in the Internal Reven
ne Office, was compelled to do so, it is said, be
| cause he revealed Commissioner Pleasanton''
decision in the New York Central railroad
tax, two days before its announcement, fol
which breach of trust he got $4,000.
Harvey Hill and Ready the blacksmith wer,
arrested yesterday for participation in priz
fight. -. -
Elk. Minister Motley will return in Septem
There were 100 brakes in New York Tues
day looking after a little trif1e of $4,000 OO
left by Sir Francis Drake, whose heirs the,
claim to be; but the connection between tn,
English AID American branches is a little. mis-
| ty. 5ss .nMt+- I g
Caucuses at Concord made no nomination.
for State officers last night. -
Mrs Gov. Weston is quite i'll with dysentery
The funeral of Mr.. Vallandigham was attend
ed by distinguished men from all parts of tn
country. The procession was two miles il
| length. @ r.--
| A plan TO, appointing commissioners to es
tablish State capital at Hartford was table,
yesterday for printing. Fs'
The Communist spirit manifested attract
much attention in the Assembly. Theirs i
strongly in favor of severe measures with tn
members of the International Society. a'S