The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-10
MINOR TELEGRAuIS.

At the assizes at Napanee, Ont, a man
named Peter Bowen was convicted of attempt
ing TO commit a rape on his own daughter, and
was sentenced to four months Imprisonment
and forty lashes.
At Lowell, Mass Brooks d. Russell was
yesterday sentenced to eighteen months in the
house of correction for larceny of brass from a
manufacturing corporation and of watch and
jewelry from private individuals.
Burglars robbed the dry goods store of Forbes
& Wallace at Springfield, Mass, Thursda
night of $4,000 worth of silks and laces, bold ly
carting away their plumber in a truck wagon
There is no clue to the perpetrators.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$327, 126.
A London despatch says petition has been
presented in the Court of Chancery to wind up
the affairs of the Little Emma mine.
The Biglin-Ten Eyek boat race was rowed at
Zyack, N. Y, at 81 this morning. Bigin won
by half boats length. Distance, three miles;
time 22.30
A Chicago despatch states that petition is
in circulation among prominent Episcopalians
for the convention now in session in New York,
to investigate the election Of DR.. Seymour as
Bishop of Illinois,
Joseph Seligman, banker is mentioned by
many Republicans as fitting candidate for
Mayor Of New York. VIM. Fleiss, well
known merchant, is also spoken of in connec-
ton with the mayoralty. Both gentlemen
were influential members of the late committee
of seventy.
The danger of the OVERLOOKING of the Nile is
over.
The Cincinnati express due at Jersey City
Thursday night, did not arrive till yesterday
morning. The detention was caused by the
wrecking of two freight trains on the Delaware
division, which collided three miles east of
Stockpolt, where there is only single track.
The locomotives were considerably damaged
and the cars more or less smashed but the
trains were running slowly and no one was in
jured.
The Midland Railway Co., has resolved to
dispense with second class cars.
The funeral services of the late Dr. T. M.
Eddy took place yesterday.
U. S. steamer Plymouth will go into COM
mission to day and sail for the China fleet in
few days.
The postal convention was signed at Berne
yesterday by all the delegates to the Interna-
tional Congress.
Dispatches from the transit of Venus expe-
dition reports all well. Owing to bad weather
the party to be landed atsCrozer Island was not
landed.
The committee appointed to examine into
the recent alleged murder of five Usage Indians
report that the attack upon the Osages was un
provoked and unjustifable, and that the1Osages
should be reimbursed.
The FAN River Railroad Co., has made a
contract with II. W. Phelps to build the road.
Work will commence Immediately. The build
err subscrbes for large part of the stock.
The new bonds of the District of Columbia
will soon be ready for delivery for signature.
A call for a convention of Republicans of re-
constructed states to be held the Both, has
been extensively circulated in the South.
The Butler Plaisted boat race is again post
poned.
Senators Clayton and Dorsey and other Ar
kansas politicians have gone to the Chattanoo-
ga convention.
There is no foundation for the report that
the act of June %, 1874, revising the U. S.
laws effected any change in the rates of duties
The members of the postal congress have
presented their president Wild service of sill
yer.
The East Parish church of Aberdeen, the
finest edifice of the kind in the north of Scot
land has been destroyed by fire.
j. O. Nathorn of Macon, shot his father fat
ally yesterday while drunk. He fled.
One thousand mariners embark for Cuba,
Nov, 1.
The American squadron has arrived at
Piraus.
A match game of billiards was played last
night between VIM. Cook, the English cham
pion, and Rudolph. the Frenth expert. Ru-
dolph won in the 204th inning. Time of game,
a hours, IS minutes.
Base bal-Mutuals 4, Red Stockings3
The English government has awarded 95
each to Mrs. Wilkie, Mrs. Mcdonald, Miss
moore and Mrs. Cameron of Aspy Bay near
Haiifax Tor heroic conduct in saving lives of
tne captain, second mate and four seamen of
the bark Charlotte Harrison of CaIdiff abau-
doned in June last.