The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
MINOR TEHEGFsANS.

There are rumors of strike on account of
the ten per cent. reduction of wages on the
Concord railroad.
A man on Elm street, Manchester n H,
had a valuable gold watch snatched from his
hand Saturday aftern DON.
Friday night locomotive of coal train on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad exploded at Stony
Greek, killing the engineer, fireman and three
brakemen.
The International Indian fair closed Satur.
day. The 81 wild Indians in ate ndance left
for their distant homes well pleased with all
they saw. The representatives of over 30 tribes
IN friendly intercourse at an agricultural fair
marks new epoch in the Indian policy that
will result in good.
The family of Mr.. Ross place no reliance in
the story from 'Ypsilanti, as the child found
there has black eyes, while Charlie Rosss eyes
are blue
Albert Staben and Henry Bowman lave been
arrested for attempting to liberate DR.. M III.
Frank, the counterfeiter, from prison.
The signal service observer at Long Branch
reports the three-masted schooner Mabel
Thomas ashore two miles north of Long
Branch. Crew safe. Damage to the vessel
not known. .
Tne jury in the Major poisoning case, which
has been on trial at Nashua, N. H., has been
discharged. They stood 4 for conviction and
for acquittal.
White & Douglass, butter and cheese, New
Yofk, have suspended, having speculated in
hops which fell on their hands from IS to 10
cents per pound
Mr.. Beecher arrived in New York Saturday
morning, also Henry Bowen.
Rev Messrs A. Fl. Newhall and A. Tough.
ridge, ard Misses Sweet and Keller missiona-
ries. sailed Saturday for the East Indies They
were given parting greeting Friday night at
the Madison avenue Baptist church.
Mrs Annie Moore of Plttsburg, Pa. commit
fnd tn1l NJ arr.
which she obtained from a druggist on the pre-
text OF poisoning rats. No cause is given for
the act.
Her Britanic MaJesty's ship Bellerophon,
Admiral Wellesley, arrived at Newport Satur-
day morning.
The bone building establishment of j. P.
day. Loss $4,000; partly insured.
All the members of the Cabinet are now in
Washington except Secretaries Fish and Robe.
SON The President may 60 to st. Louis before
returning.
Steamer Mas at New York, reports spoke
steamer Ethiopia from Glasgow for New York
IN lat. AZ 3o lon 40 40, with shaft broken
and under SAIL She wanted no assistance.
The eastern Connecticut fair at Wood
stock, closed Thursday night. The annual
address before the society was delivered by
Henry Z. Bowen of the New York Indepen.
dent.
There was considerable excitement Saturday
morning among sporting men in Brooklyn con-
sequent upon the shooting of VIM. McMahon,
proprietor of Deerfoot Park, on the Coney Is
land road. Mcmahon was shot at o'clock
Friday night by man named johnson. The
ball entering the left side just below his heart.
Twenty Texans killed citizen at Kearney
Junction, near Omaha, Friday, when a party
of citizens pursued them, captured all but two
and put them in Jail. 1t is thought they will
be lynched.
The steamers Montreal and Quebec collided
Saturday evening on tue way to Quebec. The
MontreaPs side was crushed and Der bows and
saloon were smashed in. No one was hurt, and
the boat continued her trip.
The house of Ebenezer Sawyer, late Repre-
sentative of the Massachusetts Legislature
from Metbuen, was entered by burglar Satur-
Jay morning; He was frightened off after
taklhg a lot OF napkin rings.
me steamer Emery City was burned to the
WI, water eoge Saturday near Kingston, Tenn.
1911 n9 i,i"n, anp passengers were uuniured. The
Ilelght q anu BOAT Doat are total loss The cabin
Caught nle from a stove in the engine ROOM
Frank Marshall, so years old, of Brookline.
Mass, cut his throat Saturday night at his
home in that town. aud bled to daatb hofaro
assistance could be obtained He leaves ,n;fe
in Chicago and several sons and daughters
Charles Fl. B. Snow, Massachusetts state
Senator, died in Fitchburg Saturday evening
Base ball in Observation-Disclosures Reds Ia.
st. Louis Browns 8; eight innings and quarrel
over decision of the umpire.
Further troubles are threatened by the Molly
Maguires in the mining regions about Potts
vile, Pa.