The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-18


Daniel Leary Of North Reading Mass, was
arrested in Lowell on Sunday for causing the
death Of q horse by over driving. ~
The trial Of Foster, the street car murderer.
began in New York on Monday before Judge
Cardoza. Ex-Judge Stuart and w. o. Bart
lett are Fosters counsel.
Fred M. Platt, Postmaster at Port Chester.
n. T., was killed Sunday BY being thrown
from a carriage at Norwalk, CT.
Henri Drayton, the famous En- slish baritone
singer, was stricken with paralysis as he was
about to take the train at Rochester, N. Y on
Monday morning His lower limbs are para
lyzed. f''"
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
OF Joseph Il. Lewis as Associate Justice of the
supreme Court in New Mexico, and Joseph
N. Lucas OF Ill, to be Consul at St. Johns,
Canada.
The Rev. Eleazer Williams has turned up
again, not IN pr0prid persOng as Dauphin OF
France, but in the person of his SOB, who Is
captain OF lake vessel forty years old, Hitter
the Chicago Times. He may be lineal heir to
the French throne, but we don't believe it; for
the death OF the original Dauphn in Paris is
about as well proved as the death of Julius
Cesar, and he, it is well known, is the deadest
imperial parsonage on record.
Ninety eight students graduated from the
Columbia College Law School on Tuesday.
Eugene Jembrey, aged Is, was killed Mon
day near Providence, by accidentally receiving
charge intended for target.
Rev. Daniel E. Chaplin, Methodist minis
ter of u years standing, died in Worcester on
Sunday night.
B. w. Nolan of Boston, was thrown from a
carriage in Somerville ON Monday night and
killed.
Tom Allen denies that he has challenged
Coburn or O'Baldwin.
been suspended by Bishop Whitehouse for ten
days. ~
Frank NJ. Prince has been arrested at Gin
cinnati for robbing the Post Offices at Will
mington and Circleville, Ohio.
DIR. George Eldermuller, prominent San
Francisco physician, died ON Sunday evening
from injuries received by being thrown from q
carriage two weeks since.
Mrs. Josephine Getzel of Philadelphia, COM
mitted suicide Sunday evening.
Ex-City Treasurer Susisky of St. Louis, has
been sentenced to five years in the Penitentia-
rry for embezzling the public funds during his
term of office.
Miss Anna Mehlig, the pianist, sails for Eu.
rope on the Goth inst.
Cyrflle Dion accepts Mr.. Daniels challenge
ior the billiard championship, and desires that
the match may b5 played on or before June
18th.
Louis Blanc, the French Socialist, is coming
to America. -
"A daughter of Senator Cameron, Mrs. Burn
side, has been struck with paralysis and he
has been called home.
Edward L. Stanton, son of the late Secreta-
~, mas been appointed Secretary Of the District
of Columbia. -s4..
Dr. Daniel Watson, venerable physician Of
Newport, r. l., died Wednesday morning at
the age of Y. = - -
William Rudd threw his wife from third
| story window of tenement house in New
YORK Tuesday night, causing her almost in.
slant death. ass 49, &. II
An unknown miner was found dead about
a mile below Hazelton, Pa, Tuesday evening
He had been shot through the head and his
throat was cut. ..-.
| George Washington, negro, was hanged
by the citizens of Bowkersville, Arkansas, last
week for an attempt to outrage little girl
years old. ...