The Portland daily press., 1875-03-06
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Another member of the Black Hills expe1i-
ton has arrived at Fort Laramie. Two of the
members have returned from Sioux City and
one died Gold has been found, but the wealth
er was too cold for much prospecting.
Before going into the Senate yesterday, Sen
ator johnson was introduced and cordially re-
ceived by the Chief Justice and the associate
Justices of the Supreme Court.
Counterfeit bonds of dangerous character
on the Old Colony Raj lroad are reported to be
in circulation.
The Cape Cod Railroad Is blockaded with
snow.
A man named Harris has been arrested at
Pittsfield, Mass, charged with setting the lire
at the Shaker settlement at New Lebanon. An
old grudge is the alleged motive.
The embankment at Riordan's pump mill
at Merritton gave way yesterday morning, and
flooded the village with water The cold
weather has exposed the banks to severe test,
and evidences of their giving way are apparent
in macy directions
Patrick's church, Cleveland, and formerly vi
car general, died yesterday, aged "a.
The standing committee of the diocese of
louisiana consent to the conservation of Jag
ger to be bishop of Southern Ohio, but refuse
to consent to the conservation of DeKoven
The standing committee of the diocese of Cen
trail Pennsylvania take action similar.
Lie CmplOy6S VI S6NcIdt large CObtOh duu
wooden mills in Kensington, Pa, struck against
the 10 per cent. reduction in wages made some
time ago. Strikers are daily receiving accessions
and the indications are that the strike will be
general in that district. lt
The annual report of the Illinois Central
Railroad shows that among the earnings for
the wear are: Freights 500, 572 and passengers
81 ,679. 457-a decrease from last year of 1885,
1888. The operating expenses for the year were
81, 030, 150-a decrease of $569.958 The length
Of road is 11O9 miles, and the proportion of the
operating expenses, inclusive of the char ter tax
to the earnings was so 7O-100 per cent
The Walch house, somewhat noted resort
near St Louis, was burned Thursday night.
Loss $4,000. 7 rs al -Grt
The building on the corner of State street
and Broadway, Albany, occupied by the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, was destroyed
by fire last night.
Dion Boucicault, William Stewart and other
theatrical celebrities, appeared in court yester-
day, in the suit of Briggs q Co., bankers, to
foreclose mortgage Of $4,000 ON the Parke
theatre.
The Alabama Legislature has expelled a
negro for proposing to do certain certain things
in his legislative capacity for $780,
A passenger train on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad ran into land slide near Grafton yes
terday. The engine and several cars were
wrecked and the engineer badly hurt
A large seizure of Illicit whiskey stills has
been made in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Fisk is trying to get new trial in the
case of Josie Mansfield VS.. the estate of her
late husband on the ground of new evidence.
Daniel Harvey, the Adams Express robber.
has been convicted in New York. He has been
remanded for sentence, as he is wanted as a
witness in the case of Mr.. Hail VS.. Supt. Wal
ling. ta. !.
Mrs. Adelia W. Avery was arrested at Low
ell yesterday for producing an abortion on an
unmarried woman -EF
The President has signifed his intention of
attending the centennial celebration at Con-
cord.
Fast Day in Connecticut March rs.
u, Golfalln has been appointed chief justice
of Minnesotr.
During fight in a bar room at Lawrence,
Mass. last night Frank Walcott was shot in
the forehead and seriously injured.