The Portland daily press., 1875-04-16

Thomas Spratt was sentenced yesterday at
the new county &C urt of special sessions in New
York to five days imprisonment for boxing his
sons ears. The boy was not hurt. 1t took
three judges, viz; MardeI, Hammer and
Wheeler to pass this sentence which is con-
sidered very extraordinary even for New York
city court.
The St. Lawrence river is rising steadily and
the ice will probably pass out without damage.
Steamer Commadore with $4,000 seals has
arrived at Harbor Grace, n. f. She reports
that the steamer Vanguard has taken 7O00
The sailing feet Jared badly.
Patrick Morgan and Dennis O'Connor were
held in Boston yesterday to be tried at the U.
S. Court in New Hampshire for illegal voting
at the election in that state.
Herbert w. Kew, son of a prominent clergy
man of Belfast, Ireland, was arrested in Bos-
ton Yesterday. charged with numerous forgeries
and confidence swindes.
Sharkev is in Jail at Havana awaiting the
action of the authorities. He says he did not
steal his passports but that they were given
him freely by Fox
Act increasing the capital stock of the New
York, Boston & Providence railroad company
to $4, 900, 900 has been passed by the Rhode Is
land Legislature.
Fire in the six story building No. % ia SO
Merchants Row, Boston, occupied by seed and
agricultural stores and job printing establish
ments was burned last night. Loss on building
500, 900; on stock S60OON
The difficulty between the Merchants Bank
of Canada and the Detroit & Milwaukee Rail-
road has resulted IN placing the railway IN the
hands of a receiver.
Dry goods store of f. M. Cowles in Lansing,
Michigan, was burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
The management of the different New York
theatres will give benefits for the family of the
late Dan Bryant.
j. W. Sneetbe, a San Francisco banker,
shot himself through the heart, yesterday, in
New York.
The wool firm of W. J. Brownson & Co. of
New York, has suspended with small liabili-
ties.
The stockholders of the exploded Ocean Ma
tional bank of New York, have petitioned the
Secretary of the Treasury to suspend I. M.
Davis, the receiver, on the ground of illegal
disposition of moneys.
A genuine Palmetto tree from Charleston ar
rived in New York Wednesday, on the steamer
Champion, and was reshipped by the Stonlng
ton line for Boston, whence it is to be used at
the great celebration next Monday.
The widow of Thomas Emery of Cincin.
natl, donates 100000 to erect a new building
for the Young Mems Christian Association.
Travel on the Union Pacific at Bitter Greek
Valley Utah, is interfered with by floods.
The Irish societies of New York held meet.
| ing last even ng to organize movement tC
raise funds for the family of the late John
| Mitchell
John Clifford and Thomas Melany, work
| men at the Hawkins foundry, Springfield
Mass, were instantly killed yesterday by The
| explosion of shell, and j. Drake was fatally
| injured,
| Sharkey was to leave Havana for New Yorl
| yesterday. He was very much depressed VI
his way to Havana from Santiago de Cuba hi
| once nearly succeeded in jumping overheard.
A despatch from Jeddo, Pa, to the Herald
states that there are rumors that large bodies O
miners are drilling in the woods between tina
| place and Eckley.
| Governor Chamberlain of South Carolina j
on his way to attend the Concord Centennial
| Franklin Hall, Portsmouth, N. H., which i
| of historic interest from the fact that Lafayette
made an address from its balcony, has beef
renovated and of course celebrated with s
| dance.
| Edwin Walse shot Michael Shannehan dan
| gerously in New York Wednesday night.
| VIM. McHale of Balls f. rry, N. j., cut hi
wife's throat Wednesday night.
! Judge Donohue has dismissed Pauline Luc
cas- suit for the recovery of $25OO paid her at
torneys for procuring divorce.