The Portland daily press., 1875-05-31
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Base ball-Bostons 8; Mutuals g. Hartfords
9; Atlantics 5.
VIM. Cunningham was found guilty in New.
ark. Saturday, of conspiracy to kill his
wife,.
Allison Darison, Miss Hatfield and Miss
Starbird were drowned on Halfway River,
Cumbe rland county, MS, Wednesday even
ing, by the capsizing OF boat
George Alexander, alias 'Goose" Alexander,
was shot and mortaly wounded at fhiladei-
phia, Saturday, by policeman.
Gov. Jacobs has Issued proclamation de-
clariug the seat of government OF west VIZ
gina at Wheeling.
The first spike was driven Saturday, in the
extension of the Atchison, Topeka and santa
Fe Railroad.
The Union Pacific Co. has appealed from the
decision of Judge Dillon in the Omaha bridge
case.
Gen. Crook has ordered that Gordon,
leader of the Black Hills party, be released on
parole.
The Cozzeps hotel property in Omaha is adj
yertised at sheriffs sale to satisfy Judgment
of G. f. Train.
The President has appointed Charles 2. Lin
coin of Mississippi, Consul at Canton China.
The selectmen of the town of Holliston,
Moss and citizens, have offered reward OF
$4,000 for the detection of the persons causing
the recent incendIary fire at that place.
The funeral of 4S of the victims of the disa>-
ter at HOlyoke, occurred Saturday morning IN
in the basement of the. new Catholic church.
an immense crowd being in attendance.
Sixteen barrels of crooked whiskey were
seized in New York, Friday, by order OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, most of which was
from the West.
The fat woman, Mrs. Rohm, died in Balti-
more, Friday night, aged 20 years. She weighed
583 pounds.
Rowignd Sweet an estimable citizen of War
wick. r. l., was found by the roadside Friday
evening with his neck broken. having evident
ly been thrown from his wagon. He leftshome
half an hour before he was found, to plough
friends garden.
John Daggett and Henry Sill were burned to
death in fire in New York, Saturday.
The Jury has found IS indictments against
Charles e. Lawrence, the silk smuggler Eff
teen other indictments for forgery ana corrup'
ton were also presented.
The business part of Great Bend, Pa, was
burned Friday night. The Masonic Hall, post
Office printing offices. two banks and ten stores
were burned. Loss 100000
Adam Sting and wife were burned to death
OF East Hamburg, N. Y, Friday night.
The Secretary of the Treasury has instructed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
half million in gold each Thursday during
June.
VIM. j. Braman, brakeman on the New
Bedford railroad, fell from train Saturday
and was rup over and instantly killed.
"A. Chase and Daniel Willard. each 81
years, were drowned in the Connections river
at Northampton, yesterday while bathing.
The referee in the recent scull race between
Plaisted and Regan, at Boston, has ordered
the race to be rowed over again.
Henry w. Harrington, associate editor of
the B ;ston Saturday Evening Express, died
yesterday of Brights disease.
Incendiary fire at St. John, yesterday, de-
stroyed nine dwellings and three Larns.
Saturday night Dennis O'Neil of Brooklyn,
while intoxicated, seized chisel and cut his
wife's hand and face in fearful manner. She
will die.
Geo. Butts, hostler of Providence. fell in a fit
Sunday, striking his head on curb stone,
causing probably fatal injury.
Saturday, James Kelley aged ten years,
while running down railroad embankment in
Providence struck his head against passing
train, and his skull was fatally fractured.
About the same time a boy by the name of
Morrow had his skull fractured by horse car
STEP
A meeting of prominent New Hampshire
Democ. ats will be held ia night to arrange leg
islative matters. Legislature convenes Mon
day. House stands 1872 Republicans to $50
Democrats, and Senate Democrats to Re-
publlcanS.