The Portland daily press., 1875-03-16
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

l. A. Cowardn of the Richmond Despatch,
called delegate Fulkerson a scoundrel yester-
day. A rencontre ensued, but neither were
hurt, as friends soon separated them.
The steamer Dispatch left Washington yes
terday for New Orleans, where it will take a
party of senators to Vera Cruz. They will then
pay an exhaustive visit to the City of Mexico
and other places of that Republic as guests of
Mexico.
Attempts are being made to remove the ice
gorge at Port Jarvis, New York, by blasting,
and it is thought they will prove successful.
Richard Ward Greene, formerly Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court ff Rhode Island ,
died Sunday nightin Providence, and DR.. How
ard w. Ring, Surgeon General of the state,
died Monday morning.
Gov. Kemper of Virginia, having been APP
piled to for the pardon of Jesse Forks, the nur.
lerer of the HerndOn family, the criminal says
he does not want to be pardoned, and he will be
hung the 10Th inst.
Tax Collector Ketchum of Babylon, L. l.,
is some $4,000 short in his accounts, and he is
under arrest.
The ice between Long Island and the smaller
islands east has commenced moving.
While the prisoners in the Jail at st. Louis
were taking their exercise in their rotunda
Monday, eleven climbed over the grating, thir-
ty feet high, and escaped. Only one was re-
captured.
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bage was snagged at Liberty Island and three
lost.
The members of the distillery firm of Jacob
Laysey 81 Co., at Cleveland, OHIO, and G. f.
Thielens, a stofekeeper, are under Sl5,0OO
bonds 10 answer charges of defraudlDg the rev.
cDue.
John Hickman is dangerously i'll at his resi-
dence in Westcbester. Pa
The ice in the Delaware is rapidly disappear
ing.
The painters ia New York have struck owing
to the bosses insisting on the ten hour system.
The lesscs of Fleetwood Park announce $14,-
600 u premiums for May, and sic 900 for June.
Several prominent horses have been entered,
including Goldsmith Maid, Fullerton and
American Girl.
Benjamin White, for forty years cashier of
the Phoenix Bank, Providence, died yesterday,
aged u years.
Patrick Lau.hran was killed in Natick mill
No. 2, Providence, yesterday, while oiling ma
chinery.
Chimney of the Capitol City Rolling MILL 90
feet high, at indianapolis, was blown down
Yesterday, and a tramp who was 10 the habit
Of slecning near the boiler of the mill, was
killed.
Indiana Legislature has repealed the Baxter
liouor law aud passed license law instead.
A colored barber VIII, was refused game OF
billiards at the Trenton House, trenton, ~ d.
Yesterday. has had the proprietor arrested I'M
der the civil rights bill.
Freshets are feared on the New Hampshire
rivers.
Dennis Sullivan fell nto cellar on Oliver
street, Boston, last night, and was killed.
Gen. Ord has ordered a company of cavalry
ry to start for Fort Laramie as soon rs the
weather permits to bring in all the miners at
Harney's Peak.
Vice President Wilson has written letter
explaining his vote in favor of the bounty bill.
He thinks the veterans of the war are entitled
to receive much as those who enlisted much
later, but received three times the bounty.
severe wind and snow storm prevailed at
Omaha yesterday.