The Portland daily press., 1874-08-19
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

G. j. Foster, a son of Dr. Thomas Foster, of
the Indian bureau at Washington, was drowned
near Duluth, yesterday.
The health of Ex-President Theirs is COM
pletely restored.
The Massachusetts Republican State Con-
vention will be held in Worcester, Oct. 9TH.
T. B. Harris, Grand Secretary of the An
Gent Free and Accepted Masons, died Tues
day morning, at Hamilton, Canada.
H. T. Newcomb, President of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad died from paralysis
yesterday morning.
1t is reported that Governor Dix has con-
cluded to dismiss the charges against Mayor
Havemeyer.
Ephram George Squier, the eminent archae-
ologst, formerly United States Minister in
Nicaragua, has been declared insane, and will
be taken to an asylum.
In Tweed, Ontario Sunday, Charles Moran
murdered his brothers wife, and was arrested
this morning. The cause for the murder is un-
known.
Westinghouse s. Co.'S agricultural works at
Schenectady were burned Monday night. Loss,
$4,000; insurance $4,000. Fifty men were
thrown out of employment The works will be
rebuilt.
A fire at Barker, Michigan, Monday, origin
ating in Taylor and Maulthrops lumber mill,
destroyed that building, with about q million
feet OF lumber, several small dwellings and a
salt mandatory. Total loss $4,000; in
surance unknown.
Rev. B. A. Chase, of the Providence Metbo-
dist Episcopal Conference, died in Cumber-
land, Il. l., Monday. He was a native OF
Maine aud chaplain of the 4th Maine regiment
during the war.
A diamond thief was arrested on the Boston
and Albany Railroad Monday night. He ad-
mits he has disposed of $4,000 worth belonging
to New York parties.
Miss Mary E. Pomeroy. the alleged victim of
Rev. John S. Glendenning of Jersey City, died
yesterday morning. Her dying statement is
that Glendenning is the father of her child.
The purse of $500 offered by the late Richard
Fletcher of Boston for the best essay on the
importance of high attainment in the Christian
life, has been awarded to Rev. Daniel w.
French of Concord Between fifty and sixty
commended.
VIM Mclaughlin isl charged with the MUIR
der of Allen A. Craig in Keene, N. H., who
was found on the sidewalk last Saturday,
dead.
A female nurse in Lowell is under arrest for
stealing all the money her patient had.
The selectmeh of Westford offer reward of
1000 for the detection of the parties who set
the fire there last spring.
The Tennessee Democrats assemble to-day to
nominate a candidate for Governor. Dorsey
Ii, Thomas and Judge Porter are prominently
mentioned as favorites of the Granger Many
other gentlemen are mentioned also.
Postmaster.General Creswell was momen-
tarily expected in New York yesterday and
preparations were made for his reception.
The man arrested for the murder of Form,
in Brooklyn turns out to be innocent and has
<beeu discharged.
The managers of the n Y. Produce Ex-
change has been informed that the railroads
will decline Jc abolish the 4 per cent for hand-
ling grain.
The second national bank Of Leavenwortf,
Kansas, capital 100000, will 90 into voluntary
liquidation.
Secretary Bristow has gone to Cape May.
Panama letter says that Commandant
Gonzales of the Magee outrage notorety with
his accomplice Burlues have been sentenced to
five and two years penal servitude respectively
VIM. Farbairn, the we'll known civil en-
gineer, died at London yesterday, aged So.
The leaders of the nltramonta;ne party OF
France, Austria, Germany aid Belgian will
soon hold conference at Geneva.
Steamer Falmouth, for Portland sailed from
Halifax yesterday afternoon.
Another cloud burst at Austin, New, yester
| day, flooding the town badly No lives lost.
Chas Moran has confessed to the murder o.
| his brothers wife at Tweed, Ont.
The vote of Ohio yesterday on the new con-
| stitution was light and little general interest
| manifested. The result is not known.
| Two men and a woman have been arrested
| at Odell. ILL.,, having in their possession chill
supposed to be the missing Charlie Ross.