The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-07
MINOR TELEGgAMs.


jeff Davis is still at New York.
The Cuban planters want their slaves and
agree to pay the Government 80 each and give
them their Chinese to work on the fortiflca-
tons.
The trial of Marshal Bazaine will begin in
September.
Independence day was celebrated at Madrid
by banquet given by Gen. Sickles, at which
Senior CASTELAR, and other Spanish officials were
present
A Bombay dispatch announces the rising of
Hindoo peasants in Poonah district. They re-.
fuse to pay rents and have plundered several
estates
The first auual reunion of the teachers and
graduates of the Portsmouth High School oc-
Cured Saturday and was great success.
The night editors of many papers aud the
telegrapIers connected with the Associated
press held a reunion in New Haven the night
of July 4th.
The Shah has arrived in Paris.
The Khan of Kheva and all his officers have
submitted to the Russian commander aud i'm
plOre mercy.
Three distinct aud quite violent shocks of
earthquake were experienced at Buffalo, N. ",
Sunday morning between five and nine O'Clock.
Judge Robertson, aged SO, we'll known Vir-
ginia jurist, died at his residence at Mt. Atees,
Saturday morning.
The nost-office at Mt. Kineo, Me-, has been
discontinued
Texas will have two-thirds of cotton crop
and fine crop of cereals.
Nellie johnson, aged five years, daughter of
widow, was Instantly killed at Milford N.
H., Friday. She was playing with other chill
dren in barn and upset a loaded gun.
A London dispatch saws that a private meet
ing was held there to devise means for the In
PRODUCTION of steam railways into China.
Our national anniversary was celebrated W tn
a banque. at Willis rooms, London, at vi .ch
all the prominent AmercanS here were pres
emit The day was similarly observed at Paris,
Berlin, Vienna, and other leading citizens of
the continent, the American Ministers presid-
ing at nearly all the celebrations.
A dispatch from Gerry says that Memno
Mite deputaJion on prospecting tour in the
French settlement of White House plains, was
set upon by party of balf-breeds and COM
PEELED to take refuge in public house Word
was sent to Winnipeg and Immediately squad
or nifty soldiers were despatched. The party
has now all rived safely in Winnipeg. The
military have flee prisoners.
Count Joseph Poniatawski, the distinguished
operatic composer, is dead.
Robert Fitzpatrick of Boston, has been arrest
ed, accused of beating his wife to death Faiday
night.
Two boys were fatally injured at Arlington,
Friday, by the premature discharge of a cannon.
Many buildings were struck by lightning in
the New England States Friday. A woman
was killed at Tuf,onboro, N. HI. A church in
Andover, Mass, was struck while filled with
people, several were stunned but none seriously
injured.
j. NJ. Tucker, proprietor of the Clifford
House, Plymouth, Mass, was drowned Friday
while bathing. He formerly kept the fremont
House, Boston
The Sultan of Turkey intends to make long
visit to the Khedive of Egypt.
Secretary Richardson has returned to WASH
ington from Long Branch.
Melville Staples, 16 years old, was drowned
at Worcester Sunday, by the upsettipg of
boat.
Amos Westcott of Syracuse. N. Y, commit
ted suicide Sunday, by shooting.