The Portland daily press., 1873-10-20
MINOR TELEGRAus.

The Republicans of the Detroit, Mich dis
trct have nominated w. p. Williams for
Congress as the successor of w. d. Foster, de-
ceased.
The banks of st. Louis have voted to resume
currency payments Monday the 9th inst
The Executive Committee of the State gran
ges in the Mississippi valley have taken meas
ures to secure system of fnll agricultural stat
istcs.
In Louisville, KY, prostitute named Jo-
sephine Brown stabbed Mike Keller so that he
died. She was released on the ground that the
murder was in self-defense.
The Bank of England has raised its discount
rates to prevent a further draw of gold to the
United States. =
Dizziness is complained of at New York in
the domestic dry goods market but country
collections are easier.
A Baltimore despatce says that Postmaster
General Creswell, at a mass meeting Friday
night, advanced his ideas of postal savings
banks, which, it is understood, will be enlarged
upon in his annual report. He said the only
fault of the national banking system was that
holders. He said that the Government might,
through his department, provide machinery
whereby the labortng masses could have the
fruits of their toll protected from lawless specu-
lation and guarded with absolute security.
1t is cause of regret that Jay Goulds agent
says uc 10 uOU SOluS W IcHuquiSu SWluulluS vi
Wall street
The remnant of the Modoc tribe reached
Yreka Friday, under the escort OF Captain Has
brouck, with company of artillery en- route
for Wyoming Territory. About thirty wagons
are used for their transportation.
In San Francisco Thomas r. Furt, one of
the sailors detained as witnesses against the Of
fcers of the ship Sunrise, and who, with other
witnesses in the same case, was paraded
through the streets from Jail to court, ironed
like criminals, by order of United States Mar
shall Norris, has sued that officer to recover ten
thousand dollars damages for the outrage.
The Spanish minister of war has presented
Gen. Sickles fine sword, having the names of
sthe battles of the late war in which he partici-
pated, engraved thereon
T. B. Snow, clerk in the Westfeld, Mass,
postoffice, has been arrested for robbng regis
tered letters. He confessed having stolen sew
eral thousand dollars.
The receipts for fractional currency in Wash
ington, for the week ending Saturday were ST.
172,000
The house of Abraham Post in Catskill, N
Y. was entered by six men Friday night, who
bound the family, and carried away over a
thousand dollars.
Dennis Mari of Woburn, Mass, was shot by
John j. Hurst sometime ago. A coroner's
jury exhonorated Hurst, but Mars sister sub
sequently obtained warrant charging him
with murder, on which he has been rearrested.
The President returned to. Washington Satur-
day evening. Hn
The Boston Light Infantry Tigers celebrated
their 18th anniversary at the Parker House,
Hon. Johias Quincy presided and Hon. X. Z.
Winthrop was among the speakers.
$685. bullion was shipped from Southamp-
ton, Eng, to New York Saturday.
This case of the theving State cashier Phelps
has been continued to Wednesday
John Bright was reelected to Parliament
Friday without opposition.
A Salt Lake City despatch says there is a
large amount of bullion locked up there on ac-
count of the. scarcity of currency. Silver is
selling at 20 cents announce aud mining is de-
pressed.
Gen. j. f. Blair has been appointed Insur-
ance superintendent IN missouri.
Charles @. Smith has been appointed POST
master at North Bridgton, and VIM. L. Wells
at South Durham.
The Senate transportation committee will
hol d session at St Louis on the Both inst.
The Exc cutive Mansion at Washington has
been altered in some of its interior arrange
ments and the exterior has been thoroughly
cleansed.
Caroline Hazel, aged %, was killed by her
father Sunday Immediately after landing from
steamship Louisiana at New Orleans, for i'm
proper intimacy with q Frenchman on board
tne vessel.
Hon. Calvin Blodgett of Burlington, VT,
died Sunday, aged rs.
Daniel Calow of Linsdale, r. l., died Friday
from the effects of a fall from tree while nut
ting.
Mary Donohue of Providence, r l., was
found dead in her chair Saturday, aid Geo.
Beadey dropped dead Sunday in house where
he was making a call.
F. The Oseark, Gov. Kellogg's rival steamer.
with the metropolitan police, horse accoutre-
nents and two pieces of artillery left New Or
leans for Grant Parish Sunday night The
object of the undertaking has not transpired.
The distilery of Carpenter, Hamilton & Co !,
of Cincinnati, was damaged by fire Sunday.
Loss S37 ,00C.
The wooden store of Jas. Todd & Co., of
Louisville, KY, was destroyed by fire Sunday.
Loss 5000
Bark Strathdon arrived at Quebec Sunday
from Malaga, after voyage of q days, the
quickest passage on record.
The wife of Pere Hyacinthe gave birth to a
son Sunday.
A change in the Prussian cabinel is rumored