The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-07
MINOR TELEGRAms.

Ine snip Glioert y. Trufont, on her arrival
at any American port, is TO be- seized for an al
legged illegal sale to British parties.
Josiah Cobb aged 80 years, died Sunday at
Baltimore He was prisoner at Dartmoor
for five months in 1915.
A burglar was shot at Great Valley, Catta-
raugus county, N. Y, Sunday night after
despef rate resistance and attempt to escape.
The ball took effect in his leg, breaking the
bone. His aame is John Weston, painter by
trade, who has been loafing about the place ali
summer An accomplice escaped.
The Texas party of editors arrived at Chica.
go Sunday morning.. In the afternoon M rs
o. y. Norton, wife of the editor of Days In
telligeDcer, while standing by train was se.
cideDtaily thrown down and the wheels passed
over her arm, cuttng 1t off above the elbow.
Mrs. Norton was removed to st. Luke's hospi
tai, where she lies in very precarious condi-
ton, having received inter nal Injuries which IL
is feared will prove fatal
A conductor on the Third avenue horse cais
10 New York was arrested Sunday night for
holding passenger against the dash board
until confederate picked the passengers pock
ct.
1t is said that William M Crafts will accent
the nomination of Attorney General b. the
New York Republican State Convention, and
that Hon. Calvin I. Holbrook will be nominate
ed for Comptroller
United States steamer Plymouth has arrived
at Port Royal from The Rio Grande, where she
has been on duty for sone weeks Soe was
ordered to proceed to Norfolk, Va without
delay
The commissioners of Schuylkill county. Pa
Patrick Conroy, Valentine Bender and Moses
Hine, have been convicted of neglect and COR
ruption in the discharge of their official duties
an each sentenced TO two years Imprisonment
and $1,000 hne besides restitution of their en-
bezzled funds. They were Immediately taken
from the court room to prison.
Washi upton fesnatch statas that tho ro
ported attack on GARDENERS geographical party
by the Indians was probably more of a scare
than reality 1t is believed that if the Iu.
dams intended other than to scare the party
and run OFT its stock, some of the showers of
bullets would not have been so harmless as re-
ported.
The wife of Ira P. Gcldthwate of Nashua,
N. H., drowned herself Sunday night.
George Miles, one of the robbers of the
Berre, VT Bank, and the one who put the
rope around the neck of the cashier was
caught in New York Sunday, and is at the no.
lice headquarters.
A disease similar to the old epizootic has
broken out among the cattle near Avon, N Y.
Forty have died within two weeks; twelve
died Sunday.
The steamships City of Brussels and Navari-
no have arrived in New York, and the Ohio
Philadelphia and City oflIndiana at Queens
town.
committed suicide in New York Friday. He
was native of Boston.
The birthday of Lafayette was celebrated in
New York yesterday.
Secretary Bristow and Attorney General
Pierrepont have returned to Washington
Capt. VIM. 7. Truxton has been ordered to
duty as captain of the navy yard at Boston, on
the 18th Of October.
Rear Admiral Godsboro was somewhat bet
ter yesterday morning.
A fire at Elizabeth. N. j.. Yesterday morn
ing, destroyed the Spetler refinery works. Loss
on stock $1,000: uninsured. The buildings &c.
valued at $4,000, were partially insured in
New York com panies, but there was no insur-
ance on the machinery.
Abijah Brewer has been appointed Secre-
tary and John @. Hinchman General Superin-
tendent of the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany
Hon. BENZ. E. Prescott, Secretary of State,
in jumping from his wagon at Epping, N. H.,
to catch the morning train, fell and severely
sprained, perhaps dislocated, his kuee.
The proprietor of the Rockingham trotting
park at Portsmouth, offers $500 in six purses
OF $500 each, for three days trotting, Septem.
Der q to g.
The Great Falls riding park association offer
$4,000 in six purses, for September % to 30.
Saturday morning Horace Cowles, respect
able citizen and officer of the savings bank in
Pennington, N. H., blew his brains out with a
pistol He was probably temporily insane.
The schooner Minnie Kinnie of Philadelphia,
from Perth Amboy for Fall River, with $40
tons OF coal, went ashore 10 a fog on the rocks
Two miles east OF Poin: Judith. The vessel
and cargo VIII probably be a total loss.
John w Brown, an eminent iurist of New
York. died yesterday, aged IS.
Fitten's WOODEN mills at Cavsndish, Vt, was
entirely consumed by fire Sunday nighe. There
was an insurance of 100000
The California board of brokers resumed
business yesterday. Transactions were limit.
ed.
The Missouri river has risen five feet at Oma-
ha. The Ekhorn valley is submerged for
miles
The wife of James Mahoney was thrown
from buggy at the steeple chase at Saratoga,
yesterday, and severely Injured.
Edward Payson Weston is attempting to
walk 100 miles in twenty-five hours in New
York