The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-18
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

John Morrissey has been nominated for SEN
ator by the Anti Tammany Democrats of the
4th district.
N. Y. prohibitio nists have nominated a full
state ticket.
The removal of William G. Waphagan and
Judge Koch from the fusion county ticket ex-
cites the DISGUST of the anti .Tammanyite5 and
will probably break the combination against
Tammauy.
New York sugar refners protest against
the reduction of the drawback on sugar ex-
ports.
The President has appointed J. S. Hastings
agent for the Indians at the Red Cloud agency
in Dakotah.
An insane man with five barrelled revolver
in his pocket demanded to see the President
Saturday. stating that he had been wrongfully
confined in The penitentiary and that the Pfesi-
dent was his father
There were killing frosts at Memphis and
New Orleans Saturday.
Major John Edw lrds, one of the principals
in the Winnebago duel, has been arrested.
A severe tornado passed over Milford, Pa,
Saturday night.
The house of Dwight Tyler, at Griswold, Ct,
was entered Saturday night and Mr.. Tyler
compelled to surrender $3.50 at the point of
pistol.
Eliphalet Jones, a boarding house keeper in
Gideon Ferris wealthy resident of Green
witch, was killed at Stamford, Conn.,, Friday
evening by the train from New York.
A st. John despatch says that the schooner
Magnolia, loaded with piling at Sand Point,
Cumberland, has gone ashore.
In jamestown, N. Y, Nelson Cool, convicted
of the murder of Charles Whimple in Little
Valley last March, was Saturday sentenced to
be hanged Nov. 26th.
r
and daughter, sailed from New York Saturday,
to inspect the American Episcopal churches in
Europe under an appointment of the presiding
Bishop of the Episcopal churches of the United
States.
The run on the Home Savings Bank in Bos-
ton continued Saturday, but Commissioner
Getchell says it is perfectly sound.
The attorneys for Lewis, muster for Jay
Cooke & Co., have brought suit against Fred.
f. Dent for $3.50 loaned him before they be.
came bankrupt.
Wreckers have found cargo of whiskey in
Lake Michigan lost % years ago. They hope
to make $4,000 by their discovery.
The Unatilla Indians have driven off the
workmen on the Nevada & Northern telegraph,
threatening to kill them.
Morris beat Coulter in a five mile scull race
at Pittsburg Saturday in IS minutes 20 seconds
the best time on record.
Luc tllai VI NuCIJlIdbu, idtC otdGo duulhUT VI
Illinois, on the third indictment, resulted in
disagreement.
Col. J. Fl. Cooke and B. FL. McHenry of Sem
atobia. Miss, got into political dispute Satur
day, when McHenry shot Cooke, probably
fatally, and the latter drew knife and stabbed
McHenry, killing him instantly.
Young Asa McGoun, son of the Barre, VT,
murderer, has been arrested and will be exam
ined at the same time as his father.
At HackettstowE, n j., Saturday morning,
James Kicker shot and killed his two sons and
then shot at his wife but missed his aim. He
then shot himself, but not seriously. Demes-
tic trouble was the cause
The answer of Tweed to the complaint in the
S6.OOO,oOO suit, denies that he did combine,
agree or conspire with the late James Watson
as chaged, and gives a general denial to all the
allegations in the complaint He also reserves
his right to appeal against the adverse decision
in his case, refusing him sty of proceedings.