The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-20
Serious Riot Between Englishmen nmd
Irishmen.
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Foster, the car-hook murderer, will be hung
tomorrow.
The Hartford and Erie stock has fallen three
or four per cent. upon the announcement of the
decision of Judge Shepley in Boston.
The fire at Centreville, Ohio, Tuesday, de-
stroyed the principal part of the town, includ-
ing Stores ships and dwellings. Loss, $35, 600.
Ex-senator Sawyer has been confirmed by
the Senate as Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Mrs. Robinson and two children were fatally
burned at Port Robinson, Canada, on Tuesday,
by the former lighting fire with coal oil. One
Of the children is dead.
Madrid despatch says that confidence is
being rapidly restored in the government by the
recent successes over the Carlists.
Threatening letters are said to have been re-
ceved by the English and French ministers at
Madrid from the Internationals.
The three men arrested in Cork Tuesday. on
suspicion of being the parties who committed
the frauds on the Bank of England, were re-
leased from custody Wednesday, no evidence
connecting them with the forgeries having been
produced,
At GAINESVILLE, Ohio, the jury in the case of
johnson Streets for killing Hill, have returned
verdict of guilty of manslaughter
In Baltimore, Tuesday, Robert Williams,
aged q and recently married. committed sui
eide with laudanum Rum did it.
Recent votes in the New Jersey Legislature
indicate that the railroad rings have lost their
prestige, and it is believed that what is called
the Stree railroad bill" which will allow full
competition with existing roads, will pass.
The citizens of Frankfort, KY, have sub.
scribed over 81 900 for the sufferers by the Law
renceburg fire.
pardon Thomas Smith, convicted of the MUIR
der OF Joseph Brederon, and he is to be hung
on the 2Sth inst,
Three companies, with nearly million dol
lars OF cash capital, principally from New York
city and Brooklyn, are organizing for the pur-
chase and development of the mining property
in the southwesterly part of Utah.
Two hack drivers named William and Thos
Gillen attacked Dennis Wheeler in Brooklyn,
tuesday night, pounding him nearly to jelly.
The Gillens had been drinking.
Israel s. Lee, of Salem, was run over by a
team, Tuesday, and fatally injured.
Gov. Washburn, of Massachusetts, has ap-
pointed Charles Francis Adams, jr, Vienna
commissioner, in place of MIR. Rice, who has
declined.
Tuesday night, at Port Bruce, Ont, family
named Price and some friends were attacked by
five men with clubs as they were getting ont of
sleigh. George Price was killed. and man
named Warren cannot live.
The President has pardoned two more Ku-
Klux prisoners.
Attorney General Williams has written Cakes
Ames for the Credit Mobilier books, for the
purpose Of beginning suit against the corpo-
ration.
The preaching of Father Hyacnth in Geneva
is causing great excitement,
The French Assembly has unanimously rati-
fed the treaty with Germany.
A young man named George Austin, of Lew
iston, was robbed of $3.50 in Lowell, Mass, by
two young men with whom he formed an ac-
quaintance at clearinghouse. They have
been arrested.
The practicability of ship canal through
Nicaragua has been settled by the U. S. Sur
veying party.
Both houses of the Michigan Legislature
have adopted resolutions condemning the ac-
ton of the majority of the late Congress in
voting to increase the pay during the expiring
hours of the session. and applauding those
who opposed the measure.
A temporary light is to be erected at Digbv,
n S., ON the site of the one burned Sunday
night.
The Providence Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church commenced session to-day,
in Warren, r. l. Bishop Andrews presided.
There was large attendance of the clergy.
The patent elastic felt factory of Bloodgood
& Ostermoor, on King Street, Brooklyn. was
destroyed by fire last evening Loss 100000.