The Portland daily press., 1875-05-25
MINOR TELEGRAMs

George Alfred Townsend assumed prou-
inent position on the st. Louis Times, yester-
day.
A disease fatal to horses has broken out in
St. Louis. There have been seventeen fatal
cases in all.
There are no grasshopper ravages IN Iowa,
and no danger is anticipated. The crop pros
poets are suspicious for an immense yield.
At Rochester, New York, yesterday MORN
ing "Chicken" Forbes, a notorious character,
fell dead while running away from the officers,
who wanted to arrest him for beating his wife,
The governor and other executive officers of
West Virginia have gone to Wheeling. Inc
archives and other state property will remain
at Charleston for the present.
Rev. j. j. Rain was consecrated as Catho-
lie Bishop of West Virginia, at Wheeling, Sun
day.
A Philadelphia despatch says the renomin-
alton of Governor Hartranft at the Pennsyl,
vana Republican State Convention, to be held
at Lancaster, Wednesday, is a foregone conclu-
sion.
The strike of the Lowell mule spinners came
to formal end yesterday morning, though
practically defeated fortnight ago.
The Secretary of War has granted permission
to the Southern Memorial Association to enter
Arlington cemetery on the first OF June Tor the
purpose of memorial services
Capt J. B. Campbell of the Fourth Artillery,
pointed Indian Agent in Alaska.
Thomas Simons, for many years assistant
District Attorney in New York, has been APP
pointed Second Assistant Attorney General to
attend to cases before the court of claims.
Mrs. Erastus E. Lapham of Providence, COM
mtted suicide yesterday.
A man who recently died in Brooklyn, and
who was supposed to be wealthy, turns out to
have been for years a plunderer of Stewards
vplvnt 6nnartmant of which the deceased was
superintendent.
Lawrence, the silk smuggler, is to be tried
for forgery, as he was extradited from England
on that charge.
The Lowell mule spinners, before they
were permitted to return to work, signed
paper declaring themselves free of all trade un-
ions.
and jurist of New York, died in Saratoga Sun
day night, aged 81 years.
Three children of family named FiDdlay,
near Sedalia, Mo-, died last Friday of starva-
ton Many other people in the neighborhood
are suffering for food, and meeting of citizens
has been called to obtain relief.
Kezar Place, tie keeper Of house of ill re-
pute in Rochester, N. H., was accidentally
shot and killed by his son, Saturday night.
At meeting of the stockholders of the Bos-
tou, Concord s. Montreal Railroad yesterday
the old board of directors was reelected.
Decoration Day at Memphis was celebrated
yesterd w. Both confederate and federal SOL
d die ers participated. The Spcessi0n was very
Spotted Tail and Red Cloud have returned to
the fremont House, but the others remain at
the Washington House. Government has no.
titled the proprietors of the latter, however,
that their bills will not be paid, hence they
will be invited to leave
The Rhode Island Assembly meets today.
A governor and lieutenant governor are to be
elected.
The New York board of trade at a meeting
Yesterday adopted resolution to prepare bill
to be presented to the next congress for the
punishment Of smugglers and receivers OF
struggled goods.
The Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad office in
New York has a despatch stating that the
crop prospects in Kansas was never better.
The grasshoppers are not so numerous in Ne
braska as in former years and the crop prospect
is excellent.
Hon. Albert Fearing of bingham died yes
terday. During his life he hadIcontributed
100000 to various societies.
The governor of Illinois has set apart May
20 or 81 for the decoration of soldiers graves.
The investigation of the coroner's jury at
Portsmouth, N. H., into the case of the Petit
grew woman found burned, has revealed moth
ing yet. The coroner thinks she was strangled
in bed and then her clothing set on hre Inc
contents of her stomach will be analysed. The
bible ia which she kept her bank bills cannot
be found.
The president and secretary of the Lowell
Male Spinners Association took $500 each as
salaries for six weeks and otherwise swindled
the spinners.
Rev. R. Reynolds, a Methodist minister of
Exeter, Ontario, was killed Sunday night by
being thrown from his buggy.
Base ball-Centennials 0, Bostons 8. Hart
fords 3, Phladelphas 6.
The extensive lumber yards of Gaines, Cook
& Co., and Petit, Roi inson & Co. iu Mnne-
apois. were burned Saturday evening. Loss
about $65,0O0
A meeting in the interest of the forthcoming
Black Hills expedition was held in New York
last evening. Glowing panegyrics on the re-
gion were delivered.
Mayor Wickham was elected father of the
Tammany Council last night, and G. G. Acker'
man, Scribe.
The forest fires are about subdued by rains.
Great damage has been done.
John L Clemens dice Familiarity known as
and Miss Annta r., daughter of Gen. w. b.
French, commander at Fort McHenry, were
married yesterday.
Two workmen. Forge and Damever. fell from
the steeple of the new Roman Catholic cathe-
dral in Montreal, 100 feet to the ground and
were instantly killed.