The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-15
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

NJ B. Brown. formerly postmaster of Phila-
delphia, is dead.
The Schuykill River is now nearly clear of
ice.
The cotton and wooden manufacturers of
Philadelphia refuse to increase wages above
the present rates.
The report of the committee appointed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature to investigate the
alleged cruelty at the House of Refuge has dis
appeared.
A banquet was given to the Hon. Thomas
Costigan in New York, Saturday evening.
Cal Wagner and his ticket agent are under
bonds at Montgomery for violating the civil
rights bill, in forbiding negres to enter their
theatre.
South Carolina dioceses consent 10 jaeger
confirmation, but refuse to consent to Deko-
vens.
Brigham Young was escorted home from the
penitentiary Saturday.
Snow slides in the Big Cottonwood have
been frequent of late and at present the canon
is impossible. At one place the road is covered
to the depth of fifty feet for nearly mile.
E. G. Chilson, a Methodist preacher of Wa
terville. Ky, laboring under insanity, set his
room on fire at the International Hotel, Hele-
ma. Montana, Friday. He was rescued and
taken to an asylum.
A party of Adventures is to leave Bismarck
this week for the Black Hills, and another
April 9th.
As the steamer Richard Borden was on its
way from Fall River to Providence, Patrick
Sullivan of Fall River, a passenger, jumped
overheard and was He'd by the wheel striking
him. His body was picked up. He had been
much depressed because of the death of his
wife.
An attempt has been made to blow up the
ice in Port Jarvis with naptha, but it proved
unsuccessful.
A man FAMED Dixon was shot and killed
at Nine colliery, near Minersvile, Pa, Satur-
day night, during quarrel.
When Nj Beecher will testify is still uucer-
tain, though it is stated that the defence is
waiting the passage of an act permitting Mrs.
Tilton to testify, and that Mrs. Beecher will
supplement her testimony.
The master painters of New York have pass
ed resolutions that they will not employ any
man VINO will not agree to werk under the ten
hour system. A general strike is imminent if
the resolution is carried out.
George Van Velzer defaulter to the New
York Central Railroad was arrested in Denver
Friday.
A bill has been introduced into the Della
ware LIE sistature to affect the civil rights bill,
in so far as it affects hotels, theatres, railways,
steamboats, or stages
Charles Daily was arrested in North Attle-
boro, Saturday. charged with being implicated
WIFI Cu6 OI ~ uibSO otdtcS
cy recently arrested. He was committed to Jail
in Boston in Default of 200 bail.
Jas. Costley, convicted of the murder of Juli1
Hawkes. in Boston, was sentenced, Saturday,
to be hanged.
San Francisco papers state that Capt. Chas.
HI. Avery, formerly of Connecticut, but for the
last seventy years engaged in the coasting SER
vice on the Pacific shoe himself dead while la
boring under fit of insanity brought on by
continuous suffering from neuralgia.
The greatest dissatisfaction is expressed by
parties DESTROYS of sending newspapers and
small parcels by mail, with the double charge
made necessary by the Inconsistencies of the
new postal law.
The Pomery-York controversy, involving
charges of bribery against Pomeroy of
Kansas, is over, and the famous $1,000 has
been turned over to Pomeroy, after deducting
the cost incurred in prosecuting, amounting to
$1,000
Frederick Neisaht. Prussian sailor, COM
mitted suicide at Providence, yesterday. Cause,
unrequited affection.
The difficulties in the Charleston cotton
market have been adjusted. Factors are to sell
at delivery, weight buyers taking cotton i'm
mediately from the sworn weigher and weigh
ing it with a beam scale. All differences are
to be referred to third, whose decision is final.
The cornice and shedding of the Northeas-
tern market house in Reading Pa, fell yester-
day. fell yesterday under the weight of snow
aud ice, and MORALLY wounded little boy
named Frank Apffel, and seriously injured
several Others.
At ball in Reding Saturday night, young
m an named Frank, was seriously stabbed by
young married woman named Kline.
Several men were drowned at Cotton Hill,
West Va, yesterday, by the upsetting of
boat
Ia the case of Michael GilIgan and James
M for ,r1a nE
VIM. Livingston, the jury returned verdict of
acquittal as to the former and disagreed as TO
Huut.
The wharf and club house of the Boston
yacht club at South Boston was badly damaged
by out going ice yesterday. Loss $4,000.