The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-27
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The German Consul at Philadelphia has been
appointed custodian of the German interests at
the centennial
A fire in Calls lumber yard in Portsmouth,
N. H., Sunday night, destroyed the office,
stables and blacksmith shop: Loss, $4,000 to
$4,000. The trees and fence of the old grave
yard where President Cults and other celebri-
tiles are buried were burnt, and some of the
tombstones cracked by heat and water.
The United States frigates Colorado, Worces-
ter, Dictator, and Pawnee have gone from Key
West to Port Royal to escape the yellow fever.
During fire in Charlestown, Mass, yester-
day morning, Mrs. Ellen Murray, an aged
was burned to death, smoke preventing her
escape.
Daniel Mahoney was shot in a saloon quarrel
at Harlem Sunday night by John Broderck.
The latter escaped.
Joseph Doyle killed Philip Sheridan in
Jersey City, Sunday, while the latter was
ejecting him from his residence. Doyle was
arrested.
John H. Conner, formerly Secretary of James
Fisk, is charged with appropriatng $4,000
alleged to be due to the Erie railroad for
freight. He has fled.
The postmaster general has received dis
patch announcing the robbery and burning of
the post office at Carlo, Texas, and confirming
the murder of DR.. Lowell.
Base ball in Neutrality-suspicious. s; Wash
ingtons 2.
The Lawrence mule spinners have voted to
Of the Lowell strikers.
Charles Page Woodbury.. well known as an
inventor, died in Boston Sunday.
Sarah Walker alias Pus' Oakley, has been
sentenced to three months imprisonment in
Washington for stea ling an infant child.
O. j. BRUSHES hotel at North Egremont,
Mass, was burned yesterday. Loss $4,000
Reported break in the tunnel at Minneapolis
is almost wholly unfounded. Damage is very
trivial.
Base ball in New Haven-Atlantics 8; New
Ravens 2.
U. S. steamer Swatara arrived at Melbourne
on the 10Th of February and was to sail for
New York on the LIST of March.
The Board of Aldermen of Boston last night
adopted the new city charter, which places the
management of the various departments under
commissioners instead of committees of the
council.
Trains arrived at Omaha from the West
Yesterday, bringing 400 delayed passengers
The entire line will be cleared by Wednesday.
A suit has been brought against Walter
Manu. President of the Merchants Bank of
st. Paul. fer refusing to allow a special agent
of the Treasury to examine the cancelled checks
in search of uustamped checks.
The Lord mayor OF LONDON VIII go to Dub
lin in state to attend the banquet to the Amer
lean rifle team on their arrival. He will give a
dinner at the Mansion House in London in
honor of the 'Americans, after the contest.
In the case of Bowen's libel suit against the
Charleston News and Courier, the jury went
out yesterday.
Thomas Baylan killed John Blake in New
York, yesterday, during quarrel, by blow
with horseshoe.
The 18th anniversary of the introduction of
Odd Fellowship was celebrated in the principal
cities of New England, yesterday.
Boston's police force has been increased to
700.
The city clerk of Chicago has been restrained
by Injunction from canvassing votes at fridays
election, on the ground that the election was
illegal and fraudulent.
Cornelius Deery was sentenced to death at
Montreal, yesterday, for assauting Constable
3asquet.
Raymond's saw mill at Digby was burned
Sunday night.
The funeral of the late John Harper took
place yesterday, and was largely attended.