The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-07
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David Kearuey, fifteen years old, has been
arrested for numbering his father at Petersburg.
Mass, Easter Sunday, and w. II. Fairfield of
Savoy, Mass, has been arrested for wife MUIR
der
William Lampfeld, tramp belonging in
Tewksbury, Mass, was run over and killed by
train On the Boston g. Albany railroad yester-
day.
The Lowell mule spinners have decided to
resist general lockout aud to send back por-
ton of their number to England, unless the
corporations give way.
At the Annapolis municipal election Monday
a riot took place between the blacks and whites.
Shots were exchanged and negro was killed,
and several on both sides wounded.
The ship Dacia, which went ashore on the
Isle of Wight, has gone to pieces. Nothing
was saved.
The high water is seriously impeding opera
tons in the Lawrence mills. Over 5000 opera
tiyes were idle from this cause Saturday.
The city elections in Ohio appear to be about
equally divided between the two parties
The story about Santo Domingo demanding
$5,000,000 from this country is denied.
Ex-Judge Roosevelt of New York, died Mon
day night, aged eighty years.
General Butler, in a letter, says he has not
been using his influence to obtain offices for
his friends.
The new postal law in Canada will be carried
into effect the LIST of May instead of the LIST of
August.
Rev. Mr. Wood ward of Brooklyn, sues W.
III. Young, trustee in his church, for SANDER
The only dangerous national bank counter
feits of the denomin alton of S. in circulation
are the issue of the Traders National Bauk
First National Bank, Third National Bank and
Merchants National Bank, all of Chicago
These counterfeits are exceedingly we'll done.
and calculated to deceive.
James f. Furlong committed suicide in New
Haven yesterday by shooting. Financial en-
barrasSments.
Col. James Page, we'll known member OF
the Philadelphia bar, died yesterday
The reports concerning the Waikiki freshet
were exaggerated. Only two bridges were de-
stroyed.
The Chicago alcohol works were burned Mon
day night.
Democratic majority in Cincinnati is 1858.
The first freight train passed through the
Hoosac tunnel at about eleven o'clock Monday
evening, with twenty cars of granite for Bos-
ton, and one local.
Postmaster Jewell attributes the Connecticut
disaster tv lack of organization.
Under construction of late act of Congress
it is decided that Gen. Sickles retains his place
on the retired list, and is entitled to pay as a
major general since his resignation as Minister
to Spain.
Theophilus Reeds barn in Seekonk, r. l.,
was burned last night. Loss $4,000
Two buildings at Medford, owned by Patten
and Batchelder, and occupied as sash aud
blind factory were burned yesterday. Loss
$13, 800.
The bargue Architect has returned to Lon
don, her captain having died at sea.
Sharkey did not arrive from Havana yester-
day.
Two more men died at Syracuse. N. Y. from
injuries from boiler explosion Monday night.
The ice in Lake ST. Clair is breaking up.
A destructive fire occurred in Shelbyvile,
Ind, Monday night originating in a drug
store. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Edward Ell Bennett, arrested in New York
for fraudulent bankruptcy in Boston, will be
sent back to that city.