The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-10
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wa "a h business nlock IN Leavenworth, Indiana,
independent printing Office Were DESTROYED.
% J 10 duoee r and George Williams, colored,
tor the murder of William Mates, have %a5
their sentence committed to imprisonment g.
life by Governor Beveridge ioi
The locomotive engineers have accented tho
terms proposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
company.
cable despatch announces the capture in
London OF Stephen Raymond, the noted New
York forger.
1t is reported by a gentleman Just returned
from Europe that both Woodwork and Tom
fled the ring thieves, are in Brussels
Hon. John b. Thompson, ex-Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, and member of Con-
gress for several years from 1S40 died in Har-
rsburg Wednesday.
Jacob Meichella, a Russian sailor who muir
dered United States Deputy Marshal Stephen
son in Jersy City, in July last, was hanged
Friday.
The internal revenue receipts Friday were
S535, 900.
Mayor Havemeyer of New York is much
alarmed over the reception of an anonymous
note cautioning him to "beware of the 10th of
January"
James s. Chambers and Samuel McMullen
balS a." in e. ay tnewspaperl Philadelphia, wefe
-. - Io,ooV eacH Tor alleged libel Alex
ander Erving. president of the 9Th National
Dank' charging him with forgeries
The Legislature of the province of Ontario
met at toronto Friday and Lit. Gov. Crawford
addressed 1T, giving an encouraging outlook.
The Conservatives of the Virginia Legisla
ture have caucussed two evenings for a candi-
date for u. 5. Senator without result On the
first ballot there were II candidates. The last
ballot was as follows.-Wethers %, Huter rs,
j. GOode 20, Stuart %, Guide 90
A Berlin despatch says that it is possible that
the elections in Germany to day Saturday
VIII result in giving fourth of the seats to the
ultramontaine plrty.
g. battle is expected at Santopa Marion,
Spain, where the Carlsts have $4,000 troops
The Spanish government has promulgated a
decree dissolving the Cortes and announcing a
new election as soon as a degree of order was
secured that would ensure unhindered unlver-
sal suffrage.
The water in the Connecticut river is 90 feet
III inches above low water mark, but has ceased
to rise.
The Florida Legislature met Friday. The
senate organized by making Liberty Billings
PRESIDENT and the House chose j. NJ Martin
speaker. The Governor says that the state of
the finances is encouraging and urges retrench-
ment The schools are prosperous.
Destructive floods are reported in New
Hampshire.
Lower despatch says 1T Is quite certain
that Buttrick. cashier of Wamest National
Bank is defaulter but the amount is not
known. Other dispatches deny it.
The Missouri Legislature, by a vote of 102 to
IA, passed resolution cOndemnirfg President
Grant and every member of the 42d Congress,
who voted for Increase of salary
1t is stated that Judge Durrell of Louisiana,
has placed his resignation in the hands of the
President.
A Toronto despatch saws that tho ;ota sIaat
storm has been the most destructive to tee-
graph lines ever experienced.
Gov. Davis of Minnesota, in his message.
says that every railroad in the State has violat-
ed its charter by increasing tariffs on freights
and suggests the Importance of penalties.