The Portland daily press., 1873-04-21
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Inc LONDON Times OF Friday says that any
railway than President Watsons is equivalent
to an appropriation of the shareholders money
| without their consent N
The Governor of South Carolina has conf
muted the sentence of death of Samuel Gail
lard to imprisonment for five years. He was
| to be hung Friday
Rufus King, Postmaster at Silver City, Ida
no, mas been arrested for embezzling five or six
thousand dollars worth Of money orders
A man named G. Finn was shot dead in the
jail yard at Sacramento by Sheriff Cross, on
| Friday, while engaged in an attempt to liberate
the murderer, Charles Mortimer who is sup
| posed to be bis brother.
Lieut.. Dennison of San Francisco, addressed
letter to his wife and father, announcing his
| purpose to commit suicide, and accusing his
father of i'll treatment. He says he caused the
| rupture between himself and wife. The latter
| had sent the deceased q note saying she would
never live with him again, and was going to OBJ
| tain divorce. }.i
lerbacher, the circuit clerk of Case county, for
| the murder of w. E. Millstead, at Virginia
ILL.,, in September last, resulted in verdict of
acquittal. 4f -5TGH e
The railway between Constantnople and
| Adrianople is completed. Trains are now rum
| ming between the two cities.
The trip to Norfolk by James Brooks has af-
tOIuou ulut III dppdIeut Ttil6I. he mas re Gufn-
ed to Washington and his disease seems to battle
all medical skill.
Simeon Leelleik was arrested in Jersey City
for killing George Butler Friday night Both
were employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The old Sixth Massachusetts Regiment held
reunion at Stoneham, Mass, Saturday, it
being the anniversary of the march through
Baltimore in 1861. ,t ,
In an explosion Saturday morning in por-
fioD of nunopt'S 10 ily,in
ton. Del. Micnael Dougherty was killed.
ST. Louis merchants and bankers are taking
measures to secure large meeting in that city
next month in the interest of the South and
West.
The steamer West Wind sunk at Memphis
Saturday with 800 bales of cotton.
The funeral of Rev. DR.. Thomas took place
in San Francisco Saturday, and was largely at
| tended.
Lieut.. Dennison of the United States steam.
CT Saranac, who committed suicide at San
Francisco Saturday, was son of ex-Postmas-
ter General Dennison of Ohio.
! The petition of James Brooks asking of the
| Arkansas Legislature the right of contrasting
the election of Elisha Baxter as Governor was
rejected, So to 8.
Prince Allrecht, nephew of Emperor Will
| liam, was married Saturday to the Princess
Mary of SAKE Allenburg =
| Guatemala has declared religious freedom to
all.
Hon. John Chapman, several years editor of
the Salem Gazette, died in that city Saturday
| Hon. Joseph Howe has left Ontario to take
! the Governorship of Nova Scotia.
The first vessels Of the season arrived at Gar
| diner Saturday.
A large summer hotel building in Lancaster
| n. H., was burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
Charles S. Merrill of Boston, died Saturday
| on the train between Petersburg and Rich
! moni, while en- route home from Florida.
The colored people of Richmond will cele-
brats the anniversary of 18th amendment to-
day by parade. $3.50
George Bliss, one of the Oldest citizens of
Springfield. Mass, and largely interested in
railroads, died in that city Saturday, aged so
| years.
Col. Emory at New Orleans, reports great
difficulty in getting steamer to take troops to
Grant parish, where the massacre occurred.
Ex-policeman John Willy of Lowell, Mass.
committed suicide in the police station Sunday.
Rum did it.
ANN