The Portland daily press., 1875-08-23
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

James A. Garner, q well known m erchant of
New York city died Saturday,
The taking of the Hoboken city census is
completed. 1t places the population at 24,766.
Mrs. Mary KiIlerhouse died at Knderhook
Friday night, aged 106 years 2 months and 9
days.
Mr.. Amman was brutally beaten and robl ed
on the highway, Thursday, and left for dead
near Flatbush, in the outskirts of Brooklyn.
Peter Harrington is under arrest as one of the
ASSISTANTS.
Alonzo Howe. aged 2s, committed suicide at
Lawrence yesterday.
The printers of Paducah are on a strike con-
sequent on a reduction from 80 10 % cents per
thousand.
John Coffee was drowned at New York yes.
terday.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax delivered religious
addresssn the Seamen's Bethel, Newport, yes
terday.
The death of the patients at the insane asy-
lum at st. Louis, last week, are attributed to
the carelesSness of the nurses, who adminisie r-
ed an over dose of a sedative.
Base ball at St. Louis-Browns 5; Bostons 8.
The Bostops played substitutes.
The annual Fenan convention has been
postponed till next January.
Captain Daniel Bach of Manchester, died
yesterday.
John Thompson porter in the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel, fatally stabbed NJ. w. Allen, anoth-
or porter, Saturday night
H. Fl. Stsrkweather, for many years an Off
cial by appointment in New York city. and
father-in law of Gov. Hoffman, died at Sara
toga yesterday.
Rear Admiral Reed Worden is ordered to the
command of the South Pacific station.
The postoffice department states that by an
in Uiprr nnfI dina I'd n II
bert be appeared as being removed from the
Higganum, CT, postofi;e for improperly in
creasing the salary of bis Office 1t should have
read A. E. Hill, Mr.. Gilbert being the new ap.
pointee.
Rev. Henry R. Smith of Philadelphia was
drowned at Beach Haven, N. j., Saturday. The
body was recovered.
David Hall, a saloon keeper of Allegheny
City, shot and fatally wounded L. l. Hayes on
the steps of the court house Saturday evening.
The provocation was information by Hayes
against the assailant for keeping a gambling
house and carrying on illegal traffic in liquor.
Hall was arrested.
The Albion mills at Conshocken, Penn,
were burned Sasurday morning Loss $3.50, 0OO
The insurance include the following: Citizens
of. Maine, Newport, New Fl ampshre, Bangor,
Me-, and Manufacturers of Boston, Springfield,
Roger Williams and Boston Underwriters
$4,000 each.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is rer orted recovered,
and is now with her sister.
The official count of the vote on the Texas
constitutional convention from 101 counties
shows the following result: For the convention
46, 253; against 25,655
The bark Sabra, from Gloucester, Eng, for
Shelburn, is total wreck near Cape Negro.
Crew saved
The ship General Woolsey, from Liverpool
ashore on Gull rock, Bear island Wednesday,
and will prove total loss. The crew was
saved.
The state census OF Louisiana recently taken
shows the city of New Orleans: Whites, 49,
721; coored, 81 647; total, 203, 1858, an increase
of II 1866 upon the census of 1870. Population
of the whole state: Whites, 404 36l; coored,
450 929; excess of colored over whites 45,66S,
aod total increase 128,115 over tho census of
1870.
The deaths in New York last week were
674.
The theatrical benefits for Dan Bryant's fam
lily reached $4,000.
President Grant and cabinet were in New
York yesterday.
Steamship Peruvian from Liverpool passed
Father Point yesterday
Nearly all of Duncan, Sherman & Cos cred
itors have accepted their Jffer of 33a per cent.
Senator Morton was in New Haven yesterday
and leaves today for this state
The commissioners investigating the affairs
OF the Usage Indian agent Gibson, have found
fraudulent vouchers as to both payments of
money and for furnishing supplies to the In
dams.
The New York Heralds Washington special
duplicates Assistant District Attornry Fisher in
ffauduleD: transactions