The Portland daily press., 1875-06-14
gyUNOR TEkEGRAMS

Hon Tappan Wentworth OF Lowell, eX-
member of Congress, died Saturday.
Fishing schooner Bloomingdale of Gloucester
is ashore at Cape Breton and VIII prove a total
loss.
w. d. Moore has won $4,000 from the
Pittsburg Post for accusing him, while chair,
man of the Democratic county committee, OF
abandoning his trust and being traitor4to the
party.
A fire at East Buffalo, n. Y, Saturday morn
ing DESTROYED S. W. Drake & Co.'S slaughter
and packing house and Alexander 81 Croker s
phosphate mandatory. Loss about $4,000;
partly insured.
An Evansville, Ind, dstillery firm has been
fined $1,000 for running its establishment in the
absence of the storekeeper.
A bow named John Dougherty was drowned
at Andover, Massachusetts, Saturday, while
bathing.
Ella Shaw, the companion of Leslie, the
defaulting clerk of Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
has been arrested and held in $4,000 bail for
trial
Parties in the Black Hills who have suffered
loss by the military, have sued the government
officers, laying their claims at $28.0O0.
Base Ball-St. Louis Brownstochings s; New
York Mutuals 2.
Bostons "a; Chicagos7
John f. Rowe of West Concord, N. H., COM
mitted suicide yesterday. He feared he had
contracted the diphthera of which hiswife died
the Eight before and killed himself rather than
suffer.
Joseph Patron was shot dead in Fall River
by Jeremiah Cone, while the latter was care
lessly handling gun.
Joseph P Gardiner. a wealthy and proml-
nent citizen of Boston, was found dead, Satur-
day, in the woods near Beverly, having DOUBT
less committed suicide. No cause is assigned.
Michael Marsh and daughter of Poughkeep'
sic were burned to death Saturday.
The Brilliant Oil Works near Pttsburg were
burned Saturday. Loss $15O,OOO.
S. j. Stafford. very prominent citizen OF
Selma, Ala, died Saturday.
The Washington Light Infantry left Charles
ton, S. c., Saturday for Boston to take part IN
the Bunker Hill celebration. They left amid
great enthusiasm.
The yacht Octavia recently seized at New
York as filibuster turns out bot to be one.
She is owned by British parties and the Brit
ish consul will demand her clearance papers.
The Kansas City, Mo-, board of trade has
passed resolution calling upon the President
to define his policy in regard to the Indian
treaties, and with reference to the Sioux In
dians; and committee was appointed to me-
morialze Congress, protesting against, the
blocking up of civilization by settling all the
savages upon the richest portions of the nation
al domain.
Frank Palmer, ex-member of Congress from
Iowa, has been appointed commissioner to
treat with the Sioux. Should Bishop Haven
accept the position rendered to him on the
commission, this will complete the number.
The wooden mills of Root & Co., at Con-
nersville, Iowa, were burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
Dead body of man about 26 years of age
was found near Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston,
Yesterday, with pistol by bis side and note
say be had taken his life because he was
tired of it.
Chas. P. Button of Burlington, VT, proprie-
tor of the newspaper reading rooms, Union
Square. N. Y. has suspended Liabilities over
5000.
Paymaster A. j. Clark has been ordered to
duty as purchasing paymaster at the Ports
mouth, N FL , navy yard, in place of Pay In
spector Chas. I'll. Eldredge, detached from that
duty and ordered to settle his accounts.
A st. Louis despatch says indictments have
been found against five more of the whiskey
ring but they have not yet been arrested.
Prosecutions will be vigorous.
The Chicago communists had meeting yes
terday to consider the labor question. Speech
es of a most infammatory character were
made.
Nineteen prisoners escaped from Clevean d
county Jail yesterday morning, through the in
strumentality of young girl who was working
out fine in the iailors family.