The Portland daily press., 1875-05-21
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Schooner Carrie Bell was towed into Charles
| ton, s. c., yesterday, disabled.
The consolidation of the st. Louis CLIQUE ana
Democrat has been effected.
Samuel I'll. Mead, jr., inventor of the ex-
plosive bullet, committed suicide in New YORK
yesterday.
Memphis paid not much attention to the
Governors proclamation recommending the
observance of the centennial of the Mecklen-
burg declaration. A mass meeting, however,
was held in the evening.
X. G. Barker aud three others, names I'M
known, were drowned at Detroit yesterday by
the capsizing of yacht
All the steamers arrived at New York yester-
day report large fields of ice off TIE coast.
The New York Telegram has a rumor FROM
Charleston, S. c., that Sharkey escaped from
the steamer Crescent City, which put into that
port for COAL
Bishop Jaeger was received by the citizens
of Cincinnati, Wednesday night
The body of Mrs. Lucy Taylor of West
Compton, N. H., was found on farm in Els
worth yesterday She has been missing since
Dec. 29th.
Rev. Charles Macready, the pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Society of Middeboro',
Conn, committed suicide yesterday morning
about o'clock by cutting his throat with a
razor. Mental alteration and family troubles
are assigned as the cause.
The main building and warerooms OF Spell
er's pottery works in Trenton. N j., were
burned Wednesday night. Loss $20,000 in
sured in Philadelphia.
The Long Island Episcopal convention has
passed resolutions favoring the fostering of
diocesan schools for training the sons and
daughters of the church.
The New York Assembly has appointed a
committee to scrutiniZe the police matters of
the city of New York.
A party of the New England press are on a
visit to New York.
A committee appointed by the Centennial
Commissioners has visited Gloucester City,
N. j., with view to devsing means for re-
moving the hull of the British frigate Augusta
to the centennial grounds. Ga October %,
1776 the Augusta, a GA gun ship, accompanied
by the Merlin, a sloop of war, and four smaller
vessels, attempted to get within cannon shot of
Fort Miff1in, but the Augusta got aground and
was blown up. A few years ago the hull was
raised and towed to Gloucester, where it was
placed on exhibition. All that is now lett of it
are the beams and part of the panking.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$446, 443; customs receipts S3I7 $50.
Hobart Tennay of Newburyport was killed
on an Indiana railroad t. is week.
General Assembly of the Presbyterian church
is in session at st. Louis.
Chas. Eigbury has been convicted at Canaan
dagua Of murder.
Boston city council last night appropriated
$4,000 for Fourth of July.
Geo. Marshall, in the employ of q. ID. Bng-
bee, a Boston pawn broker robbed the safe yes
terdry OF $4,000 worth OF watches, diamonds,
SC He has not been arrested.
In the case of Carl Vogt, the writ of habeas
corpus has been denied and Vogt has been re-
manded to the U. S. authorities
Base ball-Hartfords, 10, Atlantlcs l.
Sharkey did not leave Havana on the Cres-
ent City, hence his reputed escape is not true,
Rev. Edwin Howe, assistant editor of the
Western Christian Advocate, fell dead yester-
day of heart disease.
The celebration of the Meck!enburg decIara-
ton of independence took place at Charlotte,
N c.. yesterday. Delegations were present
from South Carolina. Virginia and Tennessee
Mayor johnson of Charlotte inaugurated the
ceremonies in a lengthy speech
Nelson Davis of Montreal, made gu assign
ment of his property yesterday. Liabilities
$l50,000, assets $4,000.
Bostons 8, Phladelphias G. Athletics 70,
New Ravens 5.