The Portland daily press., 1873-08-13
MINOR TELEGRaMS.

Apprehensions are felt Of the entire failure
of the corn crop in some sections of Mis-
souri,.
The Widows and Orphans Home near Kansas
City was burned Tuesday.
Dr.. L. Van Trasen, late of Albany, N. Y. :,
committed suicide at Omaha, Nebraska, TIES.
day.
The brig Fido from Hamburg, reported that
July 10Th Capt. Madison was washed overheard
and lost. .E
A house, barn and out-buildings in Concord,
n. H., owned by j. Noble of Lee, were burned
Monday night with their contents. Loss 81
600; no insurance.
A squadron of Austrian war vessels has been
ordered to the coast of Spain.
Four convicts escaped from Sing Sing Mon-
day night.
The Massachusetts, State Republican Conven-
ton will be held at Worcester on the 18th of
September.
Solomon S. Sampson, Boston merchant, at
tempted to take his wife's and mothers life
Monday night He attempted to kill himself
but did not succeed. He is insane.
Charles w. Cartwright, for many years an
eminent underwater of Boston, died Tuesdgy,
He was born in Nantucket in 1870.
Judge D. P. Noyes of Vt, stopping at the
Revere House. Boston, in descending the front
stair case Tuesday. made misstep and broke
the ANGLE joint of his left leg. He is eighty
years old.
At the Twin Mountain House, N. H., Miss
Reeves, one of the stage coach accident VIC
tins, died yesterday.
Base ball-Atlantics IL, Irvingtons 4.
The striking painters of New York deny that
they have takan measures TO prevent the paint.
ers from western and eastern cities from going
there.
Some twenty conductors were discharged
t,4v
Ign. Sunday and Monday night. The safe in
which the punches and returns OF night con-
ductors were kept was stolen.
Another body, evidently murdered, was
found in the East river, New York, Tuesday.
The sheds at Catharpe and Center markets,
New York city, have been ordered to be remov.
| ed by the health board, and the confiscation OF
all the unripe fruit in the city has been ordered
to be continued during the week.
John Caldwell, sexton, and Edward Wilson,
were arrested in New York Tuesday, for rob-
bling a church in Jersey City of q valuable
communion service
Col Stanley, in command of the Yellow
stone expedition, writes that he is encamped
in Bad Lands, where the water and grass are
poor. They need forage and clothing badly.
Col Bracket writes from Fort Stanbury,
Wyoming territory, under date of July 29th,
that the scouts have returned from an unsuc-
cessful pursuit of Mrs. Richards and Miss Hall.
Gems Sheridan and Sherman both recommend
that the Indians be compelled to retire from
the vicinity of Forts Laramie and FetteIman
to their reservation.
The Supreme Council of the Temple of Hon
or of the United States and Great Britain met
at Providence, r. l.. yesterday. Sixty mem
bers were present. There are 1896 members
of subordinate lodges.
Yesterday three men were drowned near
Pittsburg, Pa, by the upsettng of a skiff.
Serious washouts have occurred ON the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad near Harper's Ferry,
owing to the heavy rains of the past few days.
Two freight trains off the track at Point Ut
Rocks yesterday, caused delay of other
trains.
At the Democratic State Convention al Bal
timore yesterday, N Walford was nomina ted
for Comptroller.
Both shoe manufacturers and crispins Of
New York deny any reduction of wages or
strike IN consequence.
The trotting stallion Sentinel was found dead
in his stable in Lexington, KY, yesterday.
"A Frederick, Maryland despatch says that
the storm OF Monday was the most severe of
any Tor years, doing great damage to crops and
making breaks in the canal that it will take
ten days to repair
Two women were killed and several injured
IN shanty struck by lightning near Scranton
Pa, Tuesday.
Duke de Broglie at Lyons, France. in speech
last night, declared that radicalism and society
were engaged in death struggle.
A Scranton, Pa, despatch says that terrific
hail storm passed over a large section of that
country doing great damage to crops. RAILROADS.
etc. In some parts the railroads were covered
with immense land slides. - +