The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-31
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Count Won Aruim has appealed from The
sentence in his case.
Lieutenant A. r. Carter. of the gunboat
Benica, died at Honolulu, November Both, OF
mption, and was buried with military
houorS.
The annual meeting of the New Hampshire
Agricultural Society was held in Manchester
Yesterday General Nat Head was chosen pres
ident. The society is in very prosperous con-
ditjon.
Venezuela advices state that the revolution
is in full force and that it is rumored General
Digoda has been captured with sixteen OF his
followers.
The Congressional committee have arrived at
New Orleans.
John Goodman was hung at Ottawa, Ont,
YESTERDAY, for the murder of the Haywood fam.
lily. He made confession
A Madrid special says it is rumofed that Gen.
Esparten is dead.
Duchesne Paucelet, the French workma II
asserts that the alleged conspiracy was only a
Joke. He says he signed the letter to the Arch
bishop while intoxicated.
The Archbishop of Cologne has again been
fined 30 900 thalers and will probably be i'm
prisOned again before long.
Relief Association of Norfolk, Va, took place
Tuesday evening. The following numbers
drew the principal prizes: No. IL, 545 drew W,
500; No. 21,195 drew $3.50, and No. 47,0OS
drew $4,000.
Gen. Smith, who was found dead at hotel
hotel in Jersey City, Tuesday, was formerly
Colonel of the Sth Missouri regiment, bore an
excellent reputation for bravery during the war
and in 1864 was in command of the district OF
North Mississippi. 80,
Wages in the Pennsylvania coal mines will
be cut DOVE % per cent. at the beginning OF
the new year, and a general strike is threat
ened. The miners say they can stand out q
year.
The office OF the Connecticut Fire Insurance
Company at Hartford was cleaned out by fire
yesterday morning. Many valuable papers
were destroyed.
King Kalakana leaves New York for New
Haven and Boston by the morning traiu to-
day.
California reports cold and frosty weather
and rain is needed.
New Zealand were most satisfactory, 247 photo
graphs being taken.
The Dwigers and O'Briens-17 of the former
and Is of the latter-engaged in fight Christ
mas at Perkins Mills in Templeton. Ont,
fought nearly all day and at night, every man
of both factions had to be hauled home. A
priest who attempted to stop the row was badly
beaten.
A destructive fire took place in Cory, Pa,
Tuesday night, burning three hotels and sever
al stores. Loss heavy.
Professor Seelye declines to be elected to NIL
er.
Further details of the Cospatrick disaster
have been received. When the vessel was dis
covered to be on fire, eighty persons, mostly
women, rushed into one of the boats, which
was capsized and all were drowned. Soon af-
forwards all the masts fell, killing many OF the
passengers. An explosion subsequently &C.
CURED in the stern of this vessel, completing
the destruction. The total number OF lives lost
by the destruction of the vessel is now eStimat-
ee at 474.
hsbert j. Dallas, late cashier of Malsen's
Bank, Toronto, who robbed it of $4,000 re-
Gently cent vas captured Tuesday nlsht at ETA ::
beth, N. j., and $50, 700 found on him. He is
held Tor red'ssition BY the Canadian authori-
ties.
A Mauck Chunck, Pa, despatch says that
the operators and minerS have decided a re.
ductOn of Is per cent. ON ce,,tract work and 1C
per cent. on miners wages.
The funeral of Congressman erocker took
place yesterday. He died without a will. leav.
ing an estate valued at 81 100000.
An attempt was made 10 abducs anoJ,el
child near Philadelphia, but was rescued b,
the neighbors after being taken mile. Tit
kidnapper escaped.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$3.50, 1907.
The proprietors of the Cornell Watch Factory
in San Francisco, have resolved to employ
Chinese workmen, which causes intense feel
ing among the present employees. The works
are not yet fully running.
John Murphy, who used to give sparring ex
hibtions with Heenan; was hung at Carson
Nevada, Yesterday, for the murder of j. r
McCullum. On the scaffold he made some re
marks protesting belief in spiritualism, and a
the same time uttering horrible blasphemy.