The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-16
MINOR TELRGRAMs.

Internal revenue receipts Wednesday, S3l3.-
947 ~'
A Brooklynite contributed $500 to the U. s.
conscience fund Wednesday.
Miss Laura Alexander, the actress is dead.
For the first time in Mexico, the right of tri
a! 6y the Jury has been established in the State
OF Iamanlipas In criminal cases.
The Iowa House has not vet been able to ct
rect an organization, the vote standing 80 to 50
each time. Both parties refuse to comprom-
Use.
A workshop connected with the Rhode Island
State Prison was partially destroyed BY fire
"Wednesday morning. Loss $4,000; not insured.
at $500; insured.
Gov. Taylor of Wisconsion, was inaugurated
wednesday. He wants Congress 10 go 10 build
Ing railways and canals.
Despite the panic, deposits in the Rhode Is
land savings banks the past year have increas
ed ~ O33,655, the aggrrg gate being over 46 1-2
millions. aid the number of depostors 93,124
The Gloucestermalkets have bul light stock
OF fish. Vessels are now fitting out for the
Western bank of which there will be As or 80
against IS last year.
Welch's nlock in Lawrence was burned Wed
nesday. Five families lost their goods.
st. Louis reports that Wednesday was the
coolest day OF the season, the mercury being
near zero There is considerable ice in tie
Mississippi.
The Japanese government has notified Peru
that 1t Will not treat with her until she sends
cratic.
Vice President Wilson, now at Washington,
says that his health has greatly improved. He
VIII not resume his place in the Senate but re-
turn to Massachusetts next week.
The members of the Convention of Mexican
veterans marched through the streets of Wash
lngton yesterday with music, and organized by
the choice of Gen. Domer as President Gen
Gushing will deliver his Grafton to day.
Mr. Matthews, step-father of ex Vice Presi-
dent:Cclfax, died Wednesday.
The Intransiaentes at Barcelona have sur
rendered. ard the authority of the Spanish gov
eminent has been fully restored in that city
There has been so much dissatisfaction ax-
pressed by the citizens of Patterson. New Jer.
sey, at the manner 10 which millimen receutlv
mpioyei by the city have worked, that il is
impossible to raise money to pay them, and the
aldermen have voted to stop work.
The sals of the ST. L,nis and St. Joseph
1saiiroad announced for sale at the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company, who ON November
"a, 1858, secured mortgage on the road for the
pay 9e e, oI one thousand bonds of the par val
ue or $l0OO each, the interest which remain
unpa q, has been postponed until Feb. 18th
Advices from Newfoundland reports speedy
overthrow vi the present Bennett government,
The prohibtionists of Connecticut met al
New Haven Thursday and nominated State
tucked with Henry d. Smith Of Southington al
its head.
The strike of the Kingston carpet weavers in
Philadelphia continues, 1900 men being out OF
work.
large fire occurred yesterday in the dock
yards at Portsmouth, Eng, destroying thou
sands OF pounds worth Of stores for the Asian
tee expedition.
Advices from Rio Janeiro officially declare
the war ended and Gen. Jourdan total " defeat
ed aud a fugitive.
Affairs at Terre Bonnie, La, are serious
Work has ceased on all the plantations in that
section.
The bricklayers union at Baltimore THURSDAY
adopted resolution recommending the brick
layers throughout the country to keep sober
and avoid strikes
The coroner's jury in the Stlwel shooting
case, Wednesday, at Anderson, Ind, rendered
verdict of unsuitable homicide.
:, At Philadelphia, Wednesday, aftera hearing
the report OF the Register, the creditors of Jay
Co., voted to put the estate in the hands of a
trustee and committee of creditors.