The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-01
MASSACHUSETTS,.
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7 he Man of the Kearsaae Gonc-Deaih of
Admiral Wihsicw.
BosToN, Sept. 30.-Yesterlay afternoon Rear
Admiral John A. Wi1sow, the hero of the
Kearsarge aud Alabama fight, died at his resi-
depce on Kearsarae avenue Boston Highlands
after an Illness of nearly two years.
On the Track. of a VI lr.ierer
The recent confession of John Green alias
John dcDonald, tnat he accompanied Michael
Lynch from New York city to Little Neck, L.
l., in February last, anc there murdered James
Graham. has furnished clue which couuectS
these Williams with the highway robbery and at
tempted murder of L. Ii. Nash, then editor Of
the South Norwaik, Conn, Sentinel, at West
port, ON the night of March 10th last Green
IN his confession, stated that after waiting d
New York until the excitement which attended
The Graham murder had blown over, he ami
Lynch started East, and when about 45 miles
east of New York robbed man of his watch
and a SUN OF 1.oney. Mr.. Nash, on eeing the
confession came to Boston, and to-day was
shown the TWO couvicts by Warden Chamber
lain, and immediately recognized Green as one
OF the men who $" OF and robbed him.
Marine Disaster.
Returned, schooner Belle Crowel for repairs,
having started cutwater by COLLISION with sloop
America OF RockDort Mass. The latter lad
port quarter stove and was laid ashore Oh the
flats at Bird Island, Boston harbur, III a sink
Ing condition.
navy RA kDOStVN.
Mr.. Edward Jenkins, author of ''Ginx's Ba
by" opened the Boston Lyceam course IN Mu-
sic Hall tonight with lecture on s'Phe Eng
land of to-day" Mr.. Jenkins was favorably re-
cpived by l,rge audience and listened to with
much apparent satisfaction. He Is self -posses
Sed and a pleasant speaker. Charles Simmer,
Gen. Banks and other distinguished gentlemen
occupied seats on the platform.
The Bank Defaication.
| No new developments have been made re-
speeding the deialcltion of the cashier of the
bingham Bank Rlmors were eircula tn S
morning that two Of L)vetts boudSmeu We're
dead but the National Bank Examiner says his
his sureiies are perfectly good and that deposit
ors will lose nothing.
State Temperance A Iiinnce.
The animal meeting OF the Massachusetts
Temperance Alliance was held this forenoon IN
Wesleyan Hall Rev. DR.. Miner. President, oc
cuped the chair. The Secretary announced as
tie platform of the Alliance as total abstinence
for the individual and prohibition for the State
Rev. George Vibbert offered the following reso-
| luton, which was unanimously adopted:
| Resolved, That n committee of i've be ap-
| pointed to inquire why the prohlhitory law is
not eifectually enforced by officials of the State
and that the committee be instructed to seek
! information from those upon whom the reSpon
! sibility rests.
| Rev. A. d Sargent offered the following:
| Resolved, That the Massachusetts Temper
| ance Alliance renews its demand for the thor
| ough aud impartial execution of the laws
Resolved, That any government not aiming
| at and dong its utmost to secure the overthrow
of the liquor traffic, and tue removal of the
manifold evils that follow in its way merits the
| deepest cepsure of its citizens
| Resolved, That a committee of three be rails
| ed. charged with the duty of inquiring Whether
there is any legal remedy, and if So, what
against the authorities of the chief cities OF the
Commonwealth for their persistent neglect o
their sworn duty, and report to the Executive
Committee OF the Alliance at their earliest con
| venence.
Aft eleoting officers for the ensuing yea
the meeting adjourned