The Portland daily press., 1873-11-03
MINOR TELEGRAms

Gold coinage at Philadelphia during Oc-
tober amounted to $l1 100000 in double eagles
The gold weighed thirty eight tons.
The bricklayers of Washington have struck
fer S. for eight hours work.
The State bank of New Brunswick, n j.,
has re commenced under new officers.
Stokes was not tand-cuffed when sent to Sing
Sing
Internal revenue receipts Saturday $3.50, $50;
for the fiscal year 1913, 435, 1923.
Saturday DR.. Henry de Graft of Union Hill,
N. j., was fatally shot by James Columbus. 1t
is said Columbus accused de Graft of running
his wife and two daughters, and quarrel en-
sued. Columbus was arrested.
The Democratic Committee of the Third
MASS Congressional District report that they
fail to find a candidate to run against Mayor
Pierce Nine gentlemen declined the honor.
John Donahae of Wakefield, Mass, was kill
ed in the Boston & Maine depot Saturday, at
tempting to board a train.
A New Orleans despatch says that last week
in Colfax parish, a lady and her daughter were
taken from their house and violated. 1t is
thought that soldiers committed the crime.
The victims were relatives of Ex-Governor
Wells.
A Philadelphia despatch says that the widow
of Ex-Secretary Stanton is very ill and not ex-
pected to live
Since Tuesday the U. s. Treasurer has paid
out $500 in silver
The revolution at Panama is so formidable
that the authorities at Aspinwall are unable to
protect tie railroad. The United States ship
Wyoming is there for that purpose and has had
good effect
Col. Wood, of Fort Richardson, reports num-
erous attempts of Indians to steal horses and
make raids in the vicinity of Lost and Carrolfs
creeks He reports that the Indians were meyer
so troublesome.
Ontario Odd Fellows are contributing liberal
ly to their Memphis brethren.
Macon, Ca, subscribed $1,000 to the centen-
NAL stock Saturday.
A treaty fixing the boundary line between
Paraguay and the Argentine Republic has been
ratified.
The French Minister of Finance reports a
surplus of $4,000, 900 francs.
The French Cabinet has resolved to support
motion for the prolongation of MacMahon's
presidency.
be able to leave his bed.
Three small colored children were burned to
death in house opposite Georgetown Satur-
day.
The mint officers take strong grounds against
the restoration of double standards of gold and
silver.
Several New York theves.have been arrested
in Boston for burglary
The horse Judge Fullerton beat the Amer.
W
Of four heats. Best time 2.21.
The Choctaw legislative council has adjourn
ed without making any provision for the settle
ment of their late slaves, for which Congress
has appropriated $500, 600 to pay for land. There
is grea: indignation among the negroes.
The Cranston, Il. l. savings bark will wind
up its affairs, the depositors in time getting
their money if the Spragues pay in full.
Madrid telegram says dispatch has been
received at the Ministry of War announcing
the total defeat of the Carists under Tristany
by the national troops. The insurgents were
scattered and fled in all directions.
The rate for the purchase of silver was re-
duced from 40 to lis per standard ounce at the
assay office.
The First National Bank of Washington will
pay its credits 80 per cent from present assets
Postmasters appointed in Maine the past
week: Thomas q. Dole, Alma; F. P circuit,
Brdgewater.
The Emperor of Austria has conferred the
imperial order of Francis Joseph upon Nathan
iel Wheeler of New York.
Serious charges are made against Gen. o. H.
LeGrange, Superintendent of the San Francis
co mint by Darby Call. The same have been
sent to Washington.
George Deft a telegraph operator, was killed
Sunday at Fulton, Md, by jumping from a
train while in motion.
Three fourths of the square bounded by Car
ondelet, Barome, First and Phillips streets,
New Orleans, was burned Sunday. Loss $50.
QUO; mostly insured.
The universal exhibition at Vienna was for
mally closed Sunday.
The report of a violent eruption at Mt Etna
is pronounced false
~ Inc BOSNIAN difficulty has been arranged.
turkey has removed the offending functona-
ries and pardoned the political refugees.
over 800 English mechanics of Patterson, N.
D., have purchased tickets for Europe the past
month.
The engineers, firemen, machinsts and black
snliIns, OF the East Tennessee, Virginia q Geor-
gia Railroad Company have quit work on &C
the engineers and tiremen have been filled with
but little delay.
shooner Ellington, with cargo Of block
stone, sunk at Buffalo Saturday. Loss $23 ,OO0