The Portland daily press., 1875-08-25
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John d. Powell aged 35 years. superintend-
ent of the Manchester, N H., mills died at his
residence Monday night of consumption.
Irterual revenue receipts yesterday, $266, ,4OS:
customs receipts $685.
Twelve frame houses in Bloomfield, N. j.,
were burned yesterday morning. Loss $500
Levi d. Stewart of Lowell was examined
yesterday morning on the charge OF incest with
his daughter, and sufficient evidence was pre-.
sented to warrant his being held in $4,000 bail
for his appearance before the supreme court.
In an alteration bstween two servants at
the Cliff Cottage, Newport, yesterday, Jere-
mial H. Crump aged 18, stabbed Daniel B.
Lowden, the head waiter, with carving knife,
infIcting probably fatal injuries. Crnmp was
locked up.
Barnes hotel at West Rutland was burned
yesterday. Loss $40 900.
When the Boston mail train for New York
reached Kingston, Mass. Monday night, the
body of man was found on the top of car
with his skull crushed, probably by contact
with bridge. He appears to be an umbrella
mender.
Charles w. Cross was arragned at Provi-
dence yesterday morning for shooting a boot
black named Sullivan, and held in $4,000 for
examination next Tue sday. The boy is doing
WELL
The reception of Gen. Sherman in San Fran
cisco, Monday evening was very enthusiastic.
A salute was fired and he was escorted to his
hotel by the Mayor and procession of citizens.
The freedom of th- city was rendered him.
The single scull race for the championship of
New York, which took place at Saratoga yes
terday, was won by Courtney, beating five 9TH
erS. Time IL. 80.
John P. Taylor. late paymaster at Lucyneg,
Kansas, has been held in $4,000 bail for robbing
registered letters. He is a grandson of Presi-
dent Taylor.
Another agricultural society has wanted Jeff
Davis to deliver its annual address.
Two men were scalded to death by boiler
explosion in Painter & Sons mill, in Pitsburg,
Monday.
Mutuals 2; Hartfords 3.
The Sheriff. of Onondaga County. N. Y, has
attached the property of Dennison, Belden &
Co, to the amount of $605 600 or nearly 5000
600, in excess of the amount claimed to have
been illegally obtained for the state.
Benjamin Donner. of Acton street, Boston.
committed suicide last night. Business troub-
les.
Albert Mehlor, merchant and lumberman Of
Rogers City, Michigan, and Edward Sullivan,
his clerk, were fatally shot Monday night,
while standing at the desk in the formers
store The assassin is unknown.
K G. Spragle, under sentence of death at
Kansas City, mas escaped.
There are rumors of the discovery of exteu-
sive whiskey frauds in San Franblsco.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
has declared a semi-annual dividend of per
cent.
Ex-senator Carpenter has written a letter
saving that the announcement that he would
address the National greenback convention at
Detroit, was made without authority, and he
will not be present on that occasion.
Thomas and Nicholas Moran, who kicked
their brother William to death at horse auc-
ton in Cincinnati last Thursday. have been re-
leased on $4,000 bail each, although charged
with murder in the second degree The action
of the police court causes much unfavorable
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