The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-23
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Wednesday night man was killed at Fat
terson, N. j., il attempting to leap from
freight train. From letters his name appears
to be Peter e. Curren, formerly OF Bradwell'
Ferry. Boston, and more recently of Tompkini
Cove, New York.
The steamer Ventura, from San Francisco tc
southern California, was wrecked wednesday
night at Point Sur, twenty-five miles below
Monterey The vessel is total loss put Tilt
passengers were saved. ,
Nothin definite has been heard from the burn-
ing steamer seen off Santa barbara, CaItornla
A schooner has gone to her relief.
1t is reported that the Sioux Indians are ~
ino in wait for any bodies of miners VINO mal
atiemnt to locate on the Black Hills.
Several merchants of Williamsburg were ar,
rested on an affidavit OF a man VINO charged
them wlthsan attempt to kill him. lie provet
to be Insane. Duo,-,
for setting a bloodhound on his wife who was
fleeing from his cruelty. The hound tore the
woman shockingly, and her life was barely saw
ed by the neighbors.
Charles Thompson and y. II. lmman are IL
the Tombs awaiting trial for forgery OF d SoUOI
check on Colgate & Co., with which they at
tempted to purchase $500 worth OF gold Wed
nesday of Haweg x Go.
At the reception to Congressman Lawson IN
New York, Wednesday night, he recommended
the Republican party 10 nominate roscoe oonh
ling for the next President
The steamer W. A. Scbulten, at New YORK.
from Rotterdam, had rough passage Hel
propeller Is damaged, starboard bow stove ana
fare compartment filled with water, having en-
countered several fields of ice AM lceDergs. a
one time she was completely surrounded by
icebergs.
case of the seat-owners to restrain Moody anc
Sankey from using the opera house mas peet
postponed again to the 3lst INST.
Notice has been served on the Two Demo'
cratic Representatives elect OF Seaorook, N H.
that their seats will be contested.
The Comancbe chiefs, Mawway, Long Hun
gry and Wild Horse have surrendered with 1t
braves 14O women and children and 700 ponies
II ia declared that the election of severa
Catholic Democratic representatives In Man
chester n H., and elsewhere will be contest
ed. as tn state constitution provides that hep
resentatyes must be of the Protestant rellg-
ion, and the people have several times refused
to repeal this.
Fisk & SayIes' wooden mill in Pascao~, Ii. L.
was partly burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
Steamer Stonington, of the New York and
Boston line, filled with water and sunk at th'
foot of Ninth street Pier yesterday, wDlle IN
dergoing repairs. There were fifty men a
work upon her at the time, but they all escap
ed. The accident is not serious aud Will have
no effect on the trips OF the line.
A committee of the New York Legislature IL
investigator the terminal charges on grain a
Charles B. Nash of Hudson, N. Y, proprie
tor of Columbia Springs, committed suicide
yesterday. -,
Francis Schwartz is under arrest in Mllville
N. j., for the murder OF Joseph Alert
A fire at Sing Sing Yesterday destroyed 8
number of lime sheds and large quantity o.
lime Loss S13 600.
The following are the Treasury balances 70
TODAY Currency, $2,563, 2O2 special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates o
denosi $40 $50 600 COIN 1888, 891, 48S 90 including
coin certificates, S23, 49,ouU; OUTSTANDING 'eSa
tenders, 1919. 226900.
From Old Mackinac to Duncan Light the lc'
is solid, -, -
finance yesterday it was announced thaC 10 lui
ly complete the work and bear the EXPENSES u
the end So, 900 will be needed.
Boston papers announce that Augustus
Heard & Co. of China, have allowed their pa
per to 90 to protest.
State Treasurer Mackey of Pennsylvania, is
willing that as members of the Legislature
the committee appointed 10 investigate his ac-
counts should examine them, but denies theIl
right as a committee and will not allow a party
designated by the committee TO make an exam
ination.
The Dist annual examination of the State
Reform School of New Hampshire took place
yesterday.
Prof Donaldson was quite badly hurt in his
balloon adventure.
More Mexican incursions into Texas are re
ported. Two men, George Hlll ana Dr Lowell
have been murdered and many cattle driven
off. The troops are after the raiders
In the u. S District Court at Baltimore il
the case of the steamer Edgar Stuart, Judg,
Giles rendered decision condemning the yes
sci and decreeing her forfeited to the United
States Oh the ground that while enrolled in Tho
coastIDg trade she left New London fully equip
ped and destined for a foreign port.
The officers of the n. e. Agricultural Society
are corresponding with the New Hampshir,
Society with reference to holding the fair il
MAJ chester.