The Portland daily press., 1875-01-13
news and Other items.

Earle Peck aged 20 years, hung himself yes
terday in Worcester, Mass.
Gov. Tilden yesterday transmitted message
to the Legislature, condemnatory Of the Presi-
dents course in louisiana.
Thomas Talbot of Southbridge, Mass, was
killed Monday by the overturning Of . load Of
wood .,rr,gf srrvu -F0u yrT,rEu
A mass meeting in st. Louis Monday night,
denounced the recent proceedings in New Or
leans. .f ... .a r
meeting of coal miners and operators was
held at Hazelton, Pa, Monday, to effect q COM
promise, but nothing was agreed upon and
great strike is imminent. .snal sal -.
The John street Congregational church OF
Lowell, Monday night, created the Office of dea-
conness, and provided for the election of four
hereafter. ail .e-a .a3b
A despatch from Kankakee. III, says sixteen
cases of trichina have occurred in that place
from eating diseased pork. Two died and sew
eral others are In critical condition.
The statistics in regard to immigration and
emigration at New York show an unparalleled
decrease in the arrivals of foreigners In 1874.
and also exhibit powerful return current to
the Old World. ...al l....,t ~ LA
Ilero Is no aCcOuutlug Iuf k45tc5. N tf8mp
calling at the station house for lodgings, had in
one pocket some bread and meat which he had
fished out of a swill barrel and in the other was
bottle of cologne. 1t isn't every fellow In like
circumstances who can keep up his stock Of
perfumery; but always where there's will
there's a way-Hargord CourdRt
The opposition of the clergy and nearly all
the merchants, as we'll of the letter carriers,
who are in many cases Sunday school teachers,
to Sunday letter carrying in New York, is
likely 20 result in the sbolshment by the post
Office authorities, and the substitution Of Sal
urday night delivery. +.......
The latest minister to get into trouble Is Rev.
Cyrus w. Oliver, pastor of jersey City Meth
odist church, who has been sued for defam alton
of character by two young colored women.
whom he addressed by name, in his chnrch,
Sunday evening, telling them-and the consre-
| cation-that they were bad girls, on the road to
perditien, aud must reform.
An Illinois court has rendered curious
decision. A boot dealer in Piano sold man
| pair Of boots, both lefts. The purchaser
clamored for his rights, but the court decided
that pair of boots was pair Of boots. aud il
man had to wear them both on one foot il
was q case which the laws of Illinos could not
reach.
During the erection OF his new church at e.
mira, which is to be the largest Protes.a ut
church building In York state. Rev. Tom
Bsecher has preached at the opera house,
every Sunday evening, one cent admission be-
| Ing charged. The size Of tho audiences at this
novel figure has been sufficient to cover ex-
| penses. 5A r. 90 ia 'nta
Henry Clews's friends stoutly deny the state
| ment that his firm viii not be able to pay more
| than Is cents on the dollar. and say he win
pay at least 30 cents, aud If his securities be
properly managed a good deal more. The ex-
hibit of Clews's affairs has had bad effect
on private banking, many persons in conse-
quencs Withdrawing their deposits from private
houses and putting them in chartered instisu-
tOns.