The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-01
MINOR TELEGRAMS,

James Murphy. the Irish giant, died at Bal
timore, Friday.
Steamship Yazoo still remains ashore at
Newcastle, Del.
The Changers of Rockingham county N. H.,
held festival at Exeter, Friday night.
John MeEIvoy, aged four years, was found
drowned in a cstern at Woonsocket, Friday
night.
By an accident on the Lehigh Valley railroad
at Penn Haven, Friday, an engineer and fire.
man were badly injured.
Violence and robbery is still reported to be
rife in the I.ehigh region. Bands of men mum
bering from 100 to 300 go about the country by
night destroying coal works and robbing houses.
| In the case of Stewart, the witness who was
| confined by the House for contempt against
Speaker Blaine the court decides for the latter.
| Lookout Touring mills at Chattanooga, Tenn,
We're burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
Several of the Province town fleet have es-
capped from the ice
A despatch from Nashville, Tenn, says the
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad
is broken in twenty-six places west of Knox
VILE Trains are delayed at least week. East
of Knoxville the damage is not so great. the
bridge at Strawberry Plains was considered in
danger last night, but should it hold trains will
run to Bristol by Monday The loss to the
road is heavier than first reported.
The destltntion in various parts of Kansas is
extreme, and several persons have died of star
vatIon. The Legislature has raised 100000.
The freshet on the Schuylkill river is so great
that all the mills and factories at Manyank are
unable to operate. Several thousand workmen
are idle in consequence.
The Wisconsin House refuses to- repeal the
Potter railroad law, but the Senate is inclined
to do so.
The herb house of the Shakers at Mt. Leban-
o. N. Y, was burned Saturday. Loss $780,
600; ncendiary.
Mr.. Eastman, said to be wealthy manufac-
turer of Brooklyn has been arrested for at
tempting to blackmal respectable women.
Among the prizes drawn at the Kentucky
Library building scheme are the following:
10,S7S drew $4,000; n, S45 drew $500; 1927
drew $1140; 63I26 drew $1140; 54,S61 drew
$9251; and &c. Isl drew $4,000
The Chicago, DanvilIe & Vincennes railroad
is apparently bankrupt concern. Its bonded
indebtedness is $9,000,000, a sum double what
it actually cost. --
Sir Charles Lyall was buried Saturday in
Westminster Abby with great pomp.
The town of Port Jarvis. N: Y, on the Del
aware river, is inundated by the ice freshst and
bridges swept away
Ice gorges are reported at several points
along the Connecticut river, and considerable
damage has been done.
A Quebec despatch says that severe snow
drifts the past few days have blocked up the
Grand Trunk Railway. The mail trains for
West ami Portland, which should have lett
Friday evening did not start until Saturday.
The Art and Agricultural Association of the
Dominion ask the government for $4,000 to
help it in the Centennial.
A St. Paul, Minnesota, despatch, says that q
bill repeating the railroad law OF last year
passed the House, 81 to %, indicating great
change in popular sentiment.
1t is rnmored that the prohibition candidate
for Governor in New Hampshire will with
draw from the field
A three masted schooner ives seen to go over
on her beam ends off Long Branch, in squall
Friday, and sink. A steamer and pilot boat
went to her assistance and saved the crew.
The steamship Partha ran ashore while
going out of New York harbor Thursday night,
but was got off without much damage this
morning.
The Kansas Legislature is discussing a bill
appropriating 100000 for the relief of the
grasshopper sufferers. 1t is said that several
persons have lately died of starvation.
The Wisconsin Legislature has ordered to a
third reading bill which continues the Potter
law and adds more obnoxious features.
The extensive locomotive shop known as the
Cliff Works, in Scranton, Pa, were burned
Saturday. Less $1S5,000.
Witeher, one of the party that went to the
Black Hills, despite the federal troops, has re-
turned with favorable reports. twenty-five
prospect holes had been sunk. and gold was
found from grass to the bed OF the rock The
specimens he has brought back are pronounced
very rich.
Fall River operatives had anothsr meeting
Saturday, at which several speeches violently
denunciatory of the mill proprietors were
made A resolution was passed that general
strike be deferred tor the present.