The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-21
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

GOV General Du1ferin OF Canada was the re-
cipient of a complimentary dinner in New
York Monday night by few prominent citi-
zens.
The Philadelphia board of trade adopted res
olutions, to petition for more lights in Delaware
Bay, and to secure the simplication of the
present tariff
Commander r. S. McCook is detached from
the Portsmouth Navy Yard and placed ON watt
ing orders.
Negotiations are pending between Canada
and this country for a Encouragement of the
postal law.
James Howard has sued the Brooklyn Times
for 900 for charging him with abscondipg
with $4,000 belonging to citizens Of Lexington
avenue.
A lighter ran into and sunk custom house
barge in the harbor of Havana, Monday. An
officer of the service and an interpre ter were
drowned.
The mint has delivered the first installment
of the Centennial medals. They will be sold at
81, 50, So and S., the proceeds to go toward de-
fraying the expenses of the celebration.
John A. Carson, captain of schooner Kate
Winslow, was found insensible in the cabin at
Cleveland, Monday night. Foul play is sus-
pected.
Schooner Dawson, Selleca, sunk between
Watch Hill and Point Judith yesterday. The
crew were saved.
james Donavan, charged with forging pen
sion papers in Philadelphia, was arrested at
Falls Church, Va, yesterday.
Held's lumber yard at Rutherford Park,
New Jersey, was burned last night Loss S25.-
600.
A detachment of the 10th Infantry has ar
rived at Memphis.
Carl Formes, the celebrated basso, is dead
Chas. Draper was severely injured yesterday
by falling from bridge on the Boston s. Maine
at Holliston.
The Empress of Russia visited Eugene at
Chiselhurst yesterday.
1t is reported that Gov. Dix will be serenad.
ed some evening this week and will make
speech upon the third term question,
Postmaster James report for the last quar-
ter shows balance in favor of the United
States of $472, 900.
A farewell testimonial meeting was given to
Rev. Messrs Goodwin, Robinson, Wetberbee
and their wives Monday night at St PanTs
Methodist church. They left yesterday by the
steamer Minnesota.
Elliot block, in Memphis, containing several
stores, was burned yesterday morning. Loss
heavy.
A London despatch states that Captain
Mayne Reid is lying dangerously ILL.,
A Louisville despatch states that Judge Bal
lard Monday sentenced Henry Triplett to fine
of $500, and three years Imprisonment for in.
timidation of witnesses.
A Wilkesbarre despatch states that the sher-
iff's guard left the Glenwood mine at Moosc on
Saturday. On Sunday number of turbulent
people again made their appearance, but the
raising of another posse by the sheriff prevent
Gu any trOuUlS,
The gun shop of E. E. Fisher at Concord, N.
H., was broken into Monday night and half
dozen revolvers stolen.
The clothing store of N. P. Washburn, in
Nashua, N. H., was broken open Monday
night, the robbers leaving three complete
suits OF old clothes and taking three new suits.
The steamer Winants, which is supposed
LOST as she has not been heard from since
September 18th, when she was then en- route
Tor key West, had fifteen people on board,
including James Stanton. Cape Cod wreck
er.
San Francisco despatch states that e. E,
Morgan & Sons agents for the Changers, have
failed, with liabilities of $35O,C0) What spec
ulation.
and Boston, Concord and Montreal -ailroad
companies, was arrested yesterday morning in
Boston, on charge of embezzling from the lat
ter corporation.
Phelps, the defaulti3g cashier Of the New
York state treasury at Albany, was sentenced
yesterday to fifteen years in prison.
The Spanish government will send a battal-
ion of mariners to Cuba by the next steamer.
A private letter from T. A. Dockray has
been received in Boston, in which he briefly
narrates his hard experience, and says he
knows not what his fate is to be. He had re-
ceived an encouraging telegram from General
Gushing.
Two deck hands were fatally scalded and
three others slightly by an explosion on board
steamer lying at Dardanelle Arkansas, yes
terday.
The employees of the Michigan Central rail-
road refused to allow the employees of the Bal
timcre & Ohio railroad to lay their track across
the former at Lake station. The sheriff was
driven off and serious troubles were anticipated
but the difficulty was in a fair way of being
amiably adjusted yesterday.