The Portland daily press., 1873-06-30
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1t is again reported from Washington that
Attorney General Williams will soon COM
mence suits against Gems. Howard and Bull
lock for moneys alleged to be due the govern
ment.
A private San Francisco despatch says that
Chancellor Zabrskie of New Jersey, died in
California Saturday morning.
James West and Lewis Palmer both cOlored,
were sentenced Saturday 10 be hung, one for
numbering his paramount, and the other for rape.
w. Fl. Thompson, Justice of the Peace at
Greenville, Ind, shot and killed Peter Reybalt.
He was admitted to bail in $4,000.
In the case of Allen the abscoIding bank
messenger of Boston, he having returned the
money and checks stolen, the bank declined to
discharge eim
An election to fill vacancy in the Bistish
House of Commons took place in Berwick
shire, Scotland, Friday, and resulted in the re-
turn Of Mr. Miller, the Liberal candidate, by
majority of IA over his opponent
The Saxon Band concert in New York Fri
day evening was a failure.
The Dutch government wants to compromise
with the Achinese, by acknowledging their
independence and paying the expenses of the
war in return for certain privileges to Dutch
traders.
The small pox is prevailing in San Francisco.
An International regatta at Toronto, Ont,
was largely attended.
Severe shocks of earthquakes were felt in the
North of italy Saturday morning. AT Feletto
church was destroyed and thirty-eight per-
sons killed, and in four villages near Vito
via. IA persons were killed and many injured.
Great damage was done at Bettuno.
The capital of Khiva was occupied by the
Russian forces on the 10th of June.
severe thunder storm visited New Haven
Saturday afternoon, doing considerable damage
Gen. Quesada is reported as having landed in
Cuba and taken command of the insurgents,
ID. j. Heffew was hung Saturday night by
the vigilance committee of Salem, Ind, for the
murder of DR.. Halstead
The Portland, Oregon, common council has
passed the ''cubic foot of air. ordinance direct
ed against the Chinese.
Samuel Robinson was killed by locomotive
at Turner's Falls. Mass, Saturday. and a boy
named Cramer had his head crushed off by an
elevator at Shelburne Falls, the same day.
Three boys were drowned in Hartford at diff
erent places, between Saturday noon and Mon
day night, while bathing
Nathan Story aged %, was bound over Fri
day at Waterford, Ct, for entering the house of
Esther Edwards and committing rape the
night previous. She was IS years old.
One of the signal party at Mt Washington
named Seeley, was seriously injured Saturday
by falling from the trestle-work of the railway
Chas: Baker, aged IA, was shot dead yester-
day at Baltimore
Robert Wilson was Instantly killed at Terre
Haute Saturday, by the explosion Of q boiler in
saw mill. Several others were injured.
j. M. Stoddard proprietor of a hotel at
Pennington, Mimi, in dispute yesterday with
boarder named Brown was shot dead. The
Sheriff tried to arrest Brown who resisted and
was shot and killed by he sheriff,
On Wednesday, German living in Fillmore
county, Neb., attempted to kill j. B. Cory but
only wounded him in the leg. The next morn
ing the neighbors went to the wounded mans
house and found that he had blown his brains