The Portland daily press., 1872-09-21
MINOR TELEGRAMs

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The next convention of pork packers will be
held on the End Tuesday of September instead
of the LIST Tuesday of October sou
The specie IN the bank of France has inereas-
ed 100000 during the week. 9RtfN4E
A. T. Stewart declines to be a candidate for
Mayor of New York.
A State Senate Committee has begun an in
vestigation into the affairs of the department
of public buildings in New York.
Judge H. H. Foster of Oswego, has been
nominated for Congress by the Liberals.
American citizens residing in Paris are pre-
pairing to give grand banquet in honor of the
American representatives at Geneva ~
The President will return to Washington ear
ly next week. ..
"A London dispatch says decline in coal is
confidently expected.
Sir George Carter, Canadian Minister of
Militia, will leave Quebec to-day for England
for the benefit of his health. is.tlf s-n
Both boards of the Louisville city council
adopted resolutions rendering Horace Greeley
the Inequalities of the city, and appointing a
committee to meet him at Cincinnati to escort
him by special train to Louisville.
A Phil Idelphia letter says that Gov. Curtin's
acceptance of the nomination by the Democrats
and Liberals as a candidate at large to the con-
stitutional convention is in the hands of lib
eral leader and will soon be made known
throughout the State.
Timothy McKenna was run over by cars in
Worcester, Mass, last evening, aid SO badly
injured that he died in a few hours. Ia
Charles A. Jassup, a successful paper manu-
facturer and prominent citizen of Westfeld,
died yesterday, aged &c.
Christian Hook, aged 70, fell under the cars
at Attleboro, Mass, last evening, and had both
legs cut off.
The grand council of Tamma,y Hall, yester-
haxy rAcA laI - Ill.
grand sachem
Prince Arthur opened Rhundhay Park at
Leeds with appropriate ceremonies in the pres
ence of a large assemblage. A ball was given
at the town hall in the evening.
During thunder storm Thursday the light
ming struck a mill at Littleborough, Lancashire,
Eng, and killed four women. Several other
operatives were injured.
Seorlla the Spanish Minister of State, in the
Cortes on Wednesday, declared that he would
abolish the system of military CONSUMPTION in
spain and introduce into the Cortes bill for
the organization of the army
It's officially announced that the number of
insurgents in arms against the government in
CUBA Is 1900, great majority of whom are
Mexicans, Domincans and Americans.
AT Danvers, Mass. Thursday, the barn of
Col jesse Tapley was struck by lightning and
burned with its contents, also q shoe shop ad-
joining: Loss $4,000; insured for $500.
Inc Congress of old Catholics convened at
OoioShe, wednesday, and mucn enthusiasm
was manifested among the delegates who num-
bered 3O0 'rl|.-ttE
capt Maury of the steamship Ocean Queen
was yesterday admitted to bail in New York on
! me charge preferred by members of the crew of
llfftTreatmen. and of securing the imprisonment
ol JACOB ruth at Asprwall from July 18th to
to Aug. 23d,
Secretary Delano left Washington yesterday
!or ONO, where he will take part in the pend
ing political canvass.
Inc Italians of New York yesterday celebrat-
Gu tiie anniversary of the occupation Of Rome
ny y FESTIVAL at Suffers Park and \ grand ball
IN the evening. The proceeds will be devoted
W Gne Mazzini Monument Fund.
oesse Pomeroy, fourteen years old, residing
with his mother in South Boston, is under ar
rest Tor decoying boys five to ten years to out of
the way places, stripping them, gagging and
lying them up, beating and otherwise maltreat-
ing Them. In many cases he cut small holes un.
DER ms victims eyes, disfguring them for life
ana lnfiIcting on others painful cuts and stabs
on various parts of the body He confesses the
orlne.
AT the meeting of the New York Clearing
association yesterday nothing definite was
zone In the matter of the City Bank of Com
NE refusing to pay out legal tenders on GER
titled checks
The match game of base hall at the Fair
sIouuds at So Weymouth, Mass, yesterday,
petWeen the Rostons and the Mutuals of New
york, FOR purse of 5000 was won by the
former. Score-Bostons H. Mutuals 4.
:, The Sth Congressional District Republican
convention, yesterday, unanimously nominated
.. M. 5. Williams of Cambridge for Congress,
anu A q. Mayhem of Milford, Presidential