The Portland daily press., 1875-05-04
MING TELEGRA1Is

Considerable damage has been done in the
Indian territory by water spout Bridges
aud railroad tracks were swept away.
The reported death of Stephens, the scup-
tor was premature. He Is still living.
The last Belgian note is considered highly
controversy.
There is great prevalence of yellow fever in
South Americ IN ports
James Rice, alias Dobbs, one of the most ex-
pert and dangerous burglars in the country, es-
caped from the Connecticut state prison in
Wethersfeld yesterday morning.
The Board of Education of Newark, N j.,
have voted Is to 2, that the reading OF the
Bible aud the repeating of the Lords prayer
shall be retained in the public schools in that
city.
Vgpaux the billiarjist has gone to France.
Steamer Falmouth arrived at Halifax yester-
day.
The St. Lawrence river is clear of ice at
Quebec.
A fire Sunday night at East Minneapolis
destroyed Farnham & Lovejoy's lumber yard
and large amount of dry lumber and shin
giles, and five dwellings. Losses, Farnham &
Lovejoy, $1,000; Others $4,000.
The ow ners of American Girl offer to put her
against Occ;dent for either $25O0 or $3000
There was sharp frost in New York, Sun
day night.
The steamer st. Luke sunk at st. Louis, Sun
day night. 1t is thought four persons were
drowned.
The stock market in Wall street was consid-
erably affected yesterday by the annoqncemedt
that John f. Tracy, President of the Rock Is
land railroad and identified with many other
western roads, was dying.
1t is stated that the Fifth Maryland Regi-
ment will attend the Bunker Hill celebration.
The pilot and captain of the steamer City of
Hartford have been arrested pending the de-
cision of the coroner's jury, in the cases OF the
four children drowned in a boat capsized by the
steamer in East River.
Officer j. d. Baxter of Plymouth, Mass, was
shot dead in that town yesterday while IN the
discharge of his duty by Christopher Stoddard,
who was arrested.
A scow was capsized in East River, yesterday
morning, and four children of Capt. Cortina
drowned.
Rev. Drs. Frothingham and Fulton preahed
against Catholicism, Sunday.
Rev. j. s. Glendenning has resumed preach
ing. 1t is understood now that he will be tried
for believing in purgatory.
DR.. Fuller was consecrated Bishop of Mag
ara, Saturday.
Schychkin the new Prussian minister to this
country, is on his way here
Benjamin Remick, Boston grocer is under
arrest for alleged murder Of his father last week
uuTinS QudrTel ABOUT money affairs.
It is said Sir John Halker, the British So.
liicitor General, will be elected to the bench in
place of Judge Pigott deceased.
The Chattanooga railroad was sold yesterday
to the first mortgage bond holders for 81, 2O0,-
900 above the lien.
The English commission has telegraphed for
double the space at the centennial originally
allotted.
John D. Swain has been restored to the po-
sitou of master platter at the Portsmouth navy
yard
Base ball-Bostons H. Mutuals l.
Madame Annie Ih charged with causing
the death of Josephine Curtis of New York,
asks to be released on bail.
Salem H. Wales has been elected President
of the docks department of New York.
The laborers on the new tunnel of the Lack
awana railroad at Bergen, N. j., struck yes
terday.
Sllman Witt, one of the wealthiest citizens
of Cleveland died at sea on board the steamer
Suevia, hence to Europe
Base ball-Atlantics 81, Washing tons 0.
The New Hampshire state prison was slight
ly damaged by fire yesterday.
Considerable excitement prevails at Hooksett
N. H., over the supposed discovery of silver
mine.
A special from Bayou Sara says that an in
cendary fire ttere yesterday destroyed several
stores. Loss $22, 900.
The Democrats carried Raleigh, N. c., at the
municipal election yesterday, the first time