The Portland daily press., 1873-05-17
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Gov. Booth of California refused to re-
preve the murderer of Mortimer and he was
hung yesterday.
Secretary Robson having received a des-
patch from st. Johns that the harbor was clear
of ice, he ordered the gunboat Frolic to sail
from New York yesterday to bring back the
Poaris crew.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in Lowell,
Mass, to encourage the building of railroad
from that city to Windham Depot, N. H., to
connect with the Nashua & Rochester and the
Manchester and Lawrence roads.
Elk Postmaster Gill, of Hillsboro, n H., on
trial in the U, S. Circuit Court at Portsmouth,
for robbing the mail, is declared guilty on one
count by the jury.
The German government has resolved to ex-
pei the Redemptorists, Lazarists, Congregation
of the Holy Ghost and Sacred Heart, and the
occupants of close converts from tho country
within six months
Joseph ONeal was hanged in Mt Carroll,
ILL.,, Friday. He confessed the crime and laid
it to whskey and women.
A committee of the Presbyterian Assembly
IN session at Baltimore, has reported in favor
of that church participating in the Centennial
celebration of America and to designate the
hrst Sabbath of 1876 as a day of thanksgiving.
The funeral of LIT. Sherwood, one of the
Modoc victims took place at Buffalo yesterday
1t. Howe will be buried at the same citw Sun
day.
Base ball-Baltimore- Baltimore 13, Mntuals
George B. Stuart, chairman of the commit
tee purchasing the Indian supplies, asks Secre-
tary Delano for thorough investigation of the
charges.
A new national bank has been authorized at
WATERFOWL, N. Y.
Quite large numbers of Sioux Indians appear
near Fort Lincoln, near where the Northern
Pacific railroad crosses the Missouri, but their
actions are regarded as mere bravado
Clayton McMichael of Philadelphia has been
re-instated as one of the Vienna commissioners
Herald O'Kely is to be Immediately released
by the Cuban authorities.
has been dissolved because the most of its
membees were found to work ten hours
Gems. De Blanc and De Clot et and othere
have arrived at New Orleans from St. Martins-
vile, in charge of squad of soldiers, and gave
bail in $4,000 each for their appearance Mon
day.
The ordinance of Chicago closing at O'Clock
all liquor saloons, went into operation Thurs
day night and was generally observed, except
in two or three cases where suit is invited to
test the cOnstitutionalty of the act
Commander Breeze is to command the mid
shipmen at the naval academy.
At the Lexington, KY, races the three year
old, Tom Bowling. made the best time on rec
ord, running his mile in 49,
A fire at Joliet, H., Friday DESTROYED eieh-
teen buildings on Blnff street. Loss $40. 600:
insurance $10,500. The fire was incendiary.
The brush factory of Clerk & Bro, of Grand
Rapids Mich, was destroyed by Fl re Friday
Loss 100000; insured 81, 900.
At meeting of the policy holders of the st.
Louis Mutual Life Insurance Co. Friday, a
committee was appointed to make full exam
iDation of the books and accounts.
The health of the Pope continues to i'm
prove.
The total vote recorded in the recent election
in Spainis 1,250,000.
The steamer HISTORIAN, from Liverpool, ar
rived at Halifax Friday
-Four more bodies have been recovered from
the wreck of the Atlantic
The Women's Foreign Mission Society of the
M. E. Church, adjourned Friday, to meet in
Philadelphia next year. Additional mission
aries will be sent to Mexico and South Amer
lea, but none to Japanor Africa.
A public meeting is to be he'd in Philadel-
phia May 23d to raise funds for monument to
Philip Embury, who held the first Methodist
service on this continent in 1865.
Adv ces from Buenos Ayres report that
steamers and sailing vessels with upwards of
200 passengers on board, were guarantined at
that port.
The Shah of Persia with three wives and the
whole of his cabinet ale expected at Vienna.
His tour will cost e5,0O0000
The United States Consul at Belfast, ireland,
writes that during the month of April $500 of
the flower of the youth of the agricultural dis
tricts left that port for the Uniei States.