The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-07
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A tornado at Colona, ILL.,, Thursday night,
destroyed barns, uuroofed houses and blew
down chimneys. Grain in the surrounding
country was considerably injured.
George Blake, well known barker, and
Frederick Almy, prominent merchant, died
in Boston yesterday.
The robbery at the Hoboken steamship docks
Thursday was heavier than at first reported,
being case of silk velvet, a case of silk and a
case of cutlery, valued at $1,000. River pirates
got the booty.
Finnerty. a New York policeman charged
with an outrage on girl, has been held for
trial.
A woman in Newburyport attempted to COM
NIT suicide with laudanum yesterday. Five
doctors were called but she survived them ALL
Merrill Cram of Great Falls, trader, was
foundi dead in bed at Newburvport yesterday
morning.
1t is at last settled that travellers letters of
credit on Duncan, Sherman & Co., will be paid
in London by Morgan & Co.; in Paris by Drex-
ell, Harges & Co. up to Nov. LIST.
Europe an steamers arriving at New York re-
port heavy icebergs off the coast.
Eugene Archie Kelly, negro, was hanged at
Selma: Ala, yesterday, for the murder of An
drew Cunningham, also negro.
Ramsdell, the murderer of Hally, in Glou-
cester, waived examination and was commit
ted for trial in Lawrence in October.
The London Stock Exchange will be closed
to-day in order to repair the building.
Lawenskie, who owns the counterfeiting ma =
chinery found in Brooklyn this week. ha been
again arrested and his bail increased to $4,000.
Jew is said to have been secured who will
turn states evidence.
Internal revenue collector Wilkinson of the
sixth Missouri district, has been arrested for
embezzlemeat and held in $4,000 bail.
Lewis f. Dudley has sbeen appointed keeper
for the I'd Connecticut district.
A man calling himself Rugant attempted to
obtain $4,000 from the Pemberton National
Bank of Lawrence yesterday on forged draft,
but failed. Search is being made for him.
Chicagos IL; Atlantics T.
Election returns from North Carolina leave
the result still in doubt. 1t is thought that the
majority in the CONVEX ton cannot exceed or
either way.
There bias been no new case of yellow fever
at Fort Barrancas since the I'd inst One death
Thursday night.
Cardinal McClosky sails for Rome to-day on
the steamship Periere. He expects to return
about the middle of September. He carries to
the Pope $4,000 in gold, an offering from the
Hartfords 10; Atlantics 0.
Indiana, shot at Samuel Riley, editor of the
Miner, but without effect. Riley then beat
Luther nearly to death in self defence. By
ISLANDERS finally separated them.
A Washington special to the Tribune says
that one OF the parties whom young Delano
endeavored to blackmail was Mr.. Davis, Land
Agent of the Union Pacific Railroad at Oma-
ha.
George w. Palmer writes from Pittsfield,
Mrss to New York, that the statement that
he was interested in Nolan's gains from lobby
ing for steamship companies is untrue.
Steamships Oder and w. A. Schotten have
arrived in New York
Messrs. Navy & Marshall. builders in New
York, have suspended. Liabilities $14 1000.
McCreary's majority will be from 5000 to
5000 more. than Leslie's.
Crops in Wisconsin are not damaged by the
rains.
The Marietta, Pittsburg s. Cleveland Rail-
road has gone into the hands of a receiver.
Peter Monroe was arrested in Newark Thurs
day for circulating $40 counterfeits on the City
National Bank of Poughkeepsie,
Miller alias Woodruff, the defaulter, embez-
zler and bigamist, who was reported to have
escaped to Australia, is said by railroad off
Gals to be held in private durance by the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad officers, probably in the
hope that he will be made tie disg orge some of
the money of which he robbed them.
1t is reported from Titusville, Penn, that a
combination of capitalists has been formed to
buy up all the petroleum in the oil districts,
to obtain advanced prices for the remainder.