The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-22

MINOR TELEGRAMs.

| The specie shipments to Europe Yesterday
| were 1000, of which $4,000 were in gold
bars, 1000 in silver aud the remainder in
| gold coin.
1t is reported in Madrid that the Carlists shot
| several women last Sunday.
The three American students drowned in
| Lake Geneva were two brothers Damed Wood
bury and a student named Graut.
| The police dispersed demonstration of strk-
ing laborers at Orange, N. j. Wednesday,
! Wednesday night fire burned Booths
packing house in Chicago Loss $4,000; in
sured.
Thee barns and Is tons of hay belonging to
| Horace N. Allen were burned last night in
| Guildhall, Vt. The fire is supposed to have
caught from lantern. Loss $1,000; insured in
the farmers Mutual for $500.
In Lowell, Mass, yesterday forenoon, the re-
lief committee sent $1,000 to the Mayor of New
Orleaus, and S632 to the chairman of the Sc
iectmen OF Northampton, for the sufferers by
| hoods In their respective localities.
A meeting of the Adjusting Fire Insurance
Agents of the Northwest was held in Louis
vile Wednesday. The business consisted
mainly OF reports of committees and dis
cusson OF the merits of fire patrol. The
underwriters of the South also held meet
| ing.
Charles Macdonald of Detroit, and James
McCreary of st. Louis, fought COR $1,000 on an
island near Detroit Wednesday Macdonald
won. 1t is said that officers are searching for
the principals.
The Connecticut Legislature will visit the
scene of the recent flood in Massachusetts, by
an excursion train over the Northampton road
to-day.
Mexican advices state that General Cavales.
who styles himself Governor of Tamanipas,
has elected Cortina from the Mayoralty of
Matamoras
Judge Connolly, fugitive ring official of
New York, was i'll Cairo, Egypt, early in April,
but receiving the cold shoulder from all people
as soon as he was found out, he went to Alex
andria.
en- ST. Georges Club of New York, numbering
seven, and the Unions of Philadelphia, num-
berng nine, commenced Wednesday. The St.
George scored Sc in their first inning, and the
Unions 30, with only two wckets down. The
game was resumed yesterday.
Sheehan's gambling den on 18th street, New
York, was broken up last night by the police.
The proprietors and several gamblers were ar
rested.
The 10th annual council of the Protestant
Episcopal church of Virginia. assembled at
Charlottesville Wednesday. No mention has
yet been made OF the Cummins departure.
Ten persone have been arrested in Cork, Ire
land, Tor being concerned in the mysterious
disappearance of arms from a government bar
rack
A fire in Chicago Wednesday night and an
other yesterday, caused a loss of $4,000.
The general assembly of the Presbyterian
church met in st. Louis yesterday, Rev. How
ard Crosby presiding.
In Lowell, Mass, a man named Richards
died under suspicious circumstances yesterday.
There is difficulty at Albany. The Deputy
State Treasurer can't sign checks, and the
treasurer is unable to do so, IS there is dead
lock.
Base ball at Philadelphia-Phi ladelphias 6,
Hartfords 4.
| The steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland,
arrived at Queenstown yesterday.
Prof. Swing has Withdrawn from the Pres
byterian church.
The duel between Prince Meternich and
Count Montebello took place yesterday near
Versailles. The Count was wounded in the
arm and disabled