The Portland daily press., 1875-04-05
MINOR TELEGRAGIS

The flag sent from Boston to the Washington
Light Infantry of Charleston, S. c., was pre-
sented at the fair there FRIDAY night' py
Messrs. Hall and White of Boston, in the
presence of an immense concourse, amid en-
thusiastic demonstrations of patriotic feellng
Arthur S. Pike, convicted of placing OBJ
structions upon the track of the Montreal rail.
road ,shas been committed TO State prison for l4
years.
James Otis, arrested at Manchester on a
charge of sswearing falsely in naturalization
cases. has been discharged, there being no evil
dence against him.
Addie Andrews of Lawrence, Mass, wander.
ed off in fit of somnambulism, Friday night,
e and Saturday was found in a yard IN Lowell,
ten miles distant. She was but partially dress
ed. and was thoroughly exhausted
The cashier and assistant cashier of the Dol
lar Savings Bank of Richmond, Va. are I'M
der arrest for embeZzling the funds OF the
bank.
A panic took place in the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, caused by fire in the cellar. No
one injured.
The case of Cameron, indicted at Salt Lake
for polygamy, has been appealed.
The trial of parties concerned in the Mount
ain Meadow massacre is postponed
Tn the u. S. circuit court at Mem phis, Satur-
day, Judges Emmons and Ballard overruled
motion of the state attorney general to dismiss
the Gibson county Kn-klux tor want OF Juris-
diction.
Gov. Porter of Tennessee has pardoned eX-
state Senator McKenna, sentenced to tive years
Imprisonment for marrying his deceased Wife's
granddaughter.
Sharkey, the murderer will probably arrive
at New York to day, but will be taken from
fine steamer Eat quarantine and conveyed TO
prison by thespollce.
James Coddington is under arrest for offering
for sale ten bonds of New Jersey worth $4,000
each, which were stolen from the state treasury
few months ago.
The Chansery Grange of New Jersey is al
legged to have sent threatening letter to the
New York Herald which says that Lands
must be hung for attempting to assasslnate
Carruth, who is member OF that order
Greenleaf Boardman Of Newburyport, died
Friday night of injuries received by Delhg
thrown from carriage.
A dam at Stanton's saw mile in Hunting
ton, Mass, was carried off by the sudden rise
of the east branch of the Westfield river, Sat
urday morning. There was no other damage
of consequence. Loss from $4,000 TO $4,000.
Shipbuilding is much depressed on the Merri-
mac river. Seven vessels are en- the stocks,
most OF them approaching completion, with
only one contract upon which q beginning has
not been made. The live business of Newbury-
port is silver mining, and that the fever
runs high.
Gen. George Stark, manager of the Nashua
g. Lawrence, and the Boston & Lawrence rail-
roads, has resigned his position.
Saturday noon the Delaware river at Easton,
Pa. was twenty feet above low water mark, and
rising slowly.
The total coinage for March was $780,
$50.
President Grant gave private reception in
Elizabeth N. j., Friday night.
George Drury, member of the Louisiana
House of Representatives, has been indicted
for participating in the forging of the general
appropriation bill, recently passed.
A boy named Billings was knocked off
freight car on the n. I'll. Northern railroad, Sat
urday, and received fatal injuries.