The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-17
MINOR TELEGRAus.


Lawrence Barrett, the actor, is very i'll of
Inflammation of the bowels and brain, at st.
Louis.
Joe Coburn says he will fight Tom Allen in
West Virginia or Canada for from $500 to
$4,000.
The internal revenue receipts Thursday were
S24O,39S.
The cable between Prince Edwards Island
and the main land has been successfully laid.
Thursday more rations were ordered to be
sent from Louisville to Memphis, and the citi-
zens of the former place have subscribed S16,-
500 for the sufferers at Memphis and Shreve-
port.
Last Tuesday, prairie fire swept over TWEEN
ty-five miles of territory in Nebraska, burning
many houses and large quantities of grain.
Several school children were burned to death in
one town.
A convention was held at Denuer, Col. i,
western States and Territories, to consider
measures to irrigate the rainless districts for
agricultural purposes.
Capt. Forest of the Lake View Cottage Po-
lice, near Chicago, shot man who attacked
him, dead.
Charlotte GilbeIed, colored, obtained YER
dict of S75 against the New York and Charles
ton Steamship Company for being elected from
stateroom She wanted $4,000
The Secretary of the Irish Laborers' Associa-
ton in London writes the Press that he has re-
ceived from the United States proposals of en-
gagements for 100000 men.
The body of an infant, evidently newly born
was found in a field near Concord, n. H., Thurs
day.
Judson's block, the best in Evanstown, ILL.,,
was burned Thursday. Loss $4,000.
In the Women's Congress in New York, the
subject of motherhood was discussed. One
member apparently apologfzed for infanticide,
whereupon Mrs. Julia Ward Howe expressed
the hope that the Congress would not disgrace
itself by even an apology for such crime.
The Manufacturers Board of Trade of Fall
River have voted to recommend suspension of
all the mills two days in each week and to run
only eight hours day the other four for the
present.
The National Executive Council of the Union
League of America will meet at Philadelphia,
the 23d inst.
O'Conoden of Dublin told his constituents
Thursday that the Federal Union in the United
States was held together by bayonets.
The rumor of difficulties between Italy and
France is false.
A fire in the village of Blackstone, r. l.,
Thursday, destroyed eight buildings Loss
about 200.
james William Graham dropped dead in
West Springfield, Mass, Thursday.
The Masops of Springfield, Mass, have con-
tributed S2500 for Memphis and Shreveport
The steamer City of Montreal, which sailed
Thursday from Liverpool for New York, took
e73,OGO in gold, and the Oceanica 100000.
John Ryan chopped off the head of Owen
Gillen in saloon in San Francisco, Thursday,
while he was asleep.
Base ball at Observation-Disclosures 8,
Philadelphans 49,
The Institute of Architects held session at
Chicago Thursday.
A. III. Brown was MORALLY shot by Harrison
Carter at Salt Lake City Wednesday.
The storm of Tuesday and Wednesday did
great damage 10 fruit trees at Salt Lake City
At Dexter Park, Thursday, Goldsmith Maid,
Gloster aud Bashaw, Jr., trotted for. $4,000.
The former won in three straight heats. Time:
2.23il, 2.1S, 222a.