The Portland daily press., 1872-09-19
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

boat capsized on the Firth of Clyde off the
Isle OF AVIAN Tuesday, and seven persons We're
drowned
.unrecognizabe bodies of two white men
were found in thcket near Baltimore Tues
day.
Another letter has been received from DR.
Livingstone, dated July 2, 1872. He was still
az Onyanyembe, well, and waiting the arrival
oeanley's second expedition.
Washington despatch says that Lewis E.
Johnson, son of Reverdy johnson, ha. been
dominated for Congressman at Large by the
sawyer or boiling Republicans of South Caro-
lima.
=, secret caucus of the Tammany General
committee was held Tuesday evening" a~which
~ ~ is understood that measures were taken for
tre expulsion of certain obnoxious members.
r, Ihe post mortem examination of the body of
70 iioratio Seymour. who died at Wards Island
IL Is alleged by the brutality of his nurse dis
closed the fact that five ribs were broken and
til;at there were several contusions of the skull
At the examination in the case of Forester,
sile sile alleged murderer of Nathan on Wednesday,
Mrs. Ann Keenan,, music teacher, testified
Ila0 ABOUT o'clock on the night of the murder
she saw man who she identified as the prison.
el, prowllng about Mr.. Nathan's premises. He
M liau something concealed up the sleeve of his
coat. She saw him go into the basement of the
house He seemed very excited
despatch from Teheran reports cholera rag
ing with great violence in Bakhara 1t is esti
mated that one thousand persons are dying dali
ly from the scourge.
LOlive, De Schamps and Demiville three
French communists condemned to death for
murderlng hostages, and in whose cases COM
ihutatlon OF sentence was refused were shot
yesterday at Satory .i.I
A new Carlst uprising in Spain is anticipat-
ed.
Hon. Thomas Swan has been re-nominated
Tor congress by the Democrats of the 4th Mary
land district. There is no opposition.
1t is reported that Edmund About was to be
tried by German court martial at Strasbourg
yesterday. .t'3' - VI
The examination of securities on the bail
bond OF .ames ii. Ingersol for 100000 began
yesterday .T.lEI.' =, -.
Richard S. Morley bar tender at the Cattle
Far Hotel, Brighton, shot himself on Tuesday
night. aged "a.
In the cases of Ornell and Seymour who died
recently at Wards Island Lunatic Asylum from
alleged ill treatment from an attendant named
Farrell, the coroner's jury have returned ver-
DICT that Seymour died of injuries inflicted by
Farrell. and that Ornell died of disease of the
brain, hastened by the ill treatment of Farrell
Gov. Jewell has ordered an election for MEM
ber OF Congress in the First District, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the decease of Hon Ju-
lius L: Strong, to take place ON the day of the
Presidential election
The New York papers publish letter from
President Grant, congratulatng Gen. Dix and
the people of New York on his nomination for
Governor and expressing the belief that his
election is certain.
The Republicans of Manchester N. H., had a
brilliat torchlight procession last evening. The
young Democracy also held spirited meeting.
g.. w. Griffin, Consul at Copenhagen, has ar
rived at Washington on six months leave of
absence. -.- a....f
Gen. Sherman received multitudes of callers
yesterday at his Office in Washington, among
whom were large numbers of the officers of the
army. 3-a...l
took SIT 200 in specie for Europe.
President Grant will visit the New Jersey
State Fair at Waverly this afternoon and New
ark exposition this evening. At Newark the
different Republican Ward associations will
parade in honor of the President