The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-01
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

A petition to the South Carolina Legislature
to consolidate its debt is being signed by the
financial men of New York CITY,
A disastrous fire occurred in the armory of
the I'D New York regiment yesterday caused
by the wood work taking fire from a crate nut
in by Carney, the ring plasterer
1t is stated that Attorney General Barlow is
about to commence suits against Jay Gould and
members Of the Erie Ring,
A Washington dispatch saws Hon. J. r.
Doolittle is in that city confident of success in
the new movement in favor of Trumbull for
Presidency, but nobody knows what that
movement is.
The salt, iron and wooden interests were heard
by Congressional committees Tuesday -
Eight thousand men have sailed from Cadiz
for Cuba,
tits supposed that Assistant Assessor Coyle
Bayley OF Austin, Texas who has disappeared
has been murdered. ,
The eorqpers jury Tuesday night, rendered
verdict that Mrs. Fannie Hyde killed Geo. w.
Watson in Williamsburg Two juries consid-
cred the shooting justifable.
The Hudson and East rivers were frozen over
at New York Tuesday night aBfft
Memphis papers state the collision on Thurs
day last on the Yorkville Railway. Alabama.
between freight and passenger train, resulted
in the killing of three men and the wounding
of seven others. The tender of the freight
train was forced through the express car into a
passenger car. i -i-' 'l- '.'t
The merchants of New York are taking
measures to oppose in the Maryland Legisla-
ture the passage of a bill now before it provid-
ing that all nonresident traders shall pay Ii
cense fee of $500 prior to selling goods in any
part of the State s;=ylsssss;i lRss.
The California Senate refuses to endorse the
postal telegraph system of the government.
The weather in Oregon is reported unusually
cold L'F
The amount of United States currency out
standing is $685. 900, ~ 90
Col Mcclure proposes to contest the election
of Gray to the Pennsylvania Senate, on the
ground of fraudulent voting.
Chief Justice McKeon has refused the mo-
ton to admit the Utah prisoners to hail -
Syndicates in several French towns petition
for the arbolition of the laws against gambling
and offer a large sum for the right to license
such establishments in their towns.
The Mariposa estate in California was sold
Wednesday for $685. to Judge Hydenfeldt
The Japanese party left San Francisco on
Wednesday for the east, stopping at Sacrament
to at night. FIX. -. -. ,..
In tho disturbance at Barcelona, Spain a
slight collision occurred between the troops and
rioters in which two men were killed. The lat
ter hred several shots. All is quiet since. u
There were $50 delegates iu the Cincinnati
Convention, the object of which is to secure an
amendment of the constitution recognizing
God: Judge Hogan of Cincinnati was chosen
president Mr.. Abbott, editor of Toledo free
religious paper protested against the object of
the meeting which was objected to.
Thos. T. Phillips, Pittsburg dry goods mer-
chant has failed with 100000 liabilities and
$40, 900 assets. A.a q, es 4 w
The blockade still continues ou the Pacific
railroad, One train reports that it has been
sixteen days from Ogden to Cheyenne. One
passenger train at Sidney ran into another in
Juring one passenger.
Capt Barr of the revenue cutter Wilderness
testified to the Congressional Committee at
New Orleans, that he had II Senators on the
cutter by order of Collector Casey.