The Portland daily press., 1875-06-23

Timothy Lynch, Michael Regain and John
Tobin were severely injured in Portsmouth YES
terday by the giving way of staging.
In the libel suit of c. E. f. Hayward, a DO
liceman of Fitchburg. Mass, VS.. Jacob III.
Fairbanks, wealthy citizen of Fltchburg, the
jury returned verdict for $572.80 for plaintiff.
Defendant had called Hayward liar, kperjurer
and obtainer of money under false pretences.
At the Eastern yacht Climb regatta yesterday
Hacyon and Fearless won in the first and
second classes; Nimbus in the second class
sloops.
The celebration of the 2O0th anniversary of
the attack upon Swsnzey, Mass, by King
Philip, took place yesterday in the presence of
great multitude. Dr. G. B. Loring delivered
the Grafton.
A despatch from Olathe, Kan, says that dur
ing a storm there Sunday night house occu-
pied by man named Leavtt was blown down.
The father and child we're instantly killed and
the wife was badly injured.
The steamboat R. w. Skillings, while lying
at her wharf at Cincinnati Monday night, was
struck by lightning and burned to the waters
edge. Loss $4,000; insured $4,000 in western
companies.
The annual examination of Phillips Acade-
my took place yesterday. The graduating
class numbers Sc. AT the commencement of
the next term in September the English DE-
partment established by Woodbridge Odln will
be inaugurated.
The hosting apparatus of the Murchi Mine
| at Nevada City caught fire Monday afternoon.
| There were six men in the shaft, which is four
| hundred feet deep, at the time, one of whom
| made his escape, two were taken out dead after
| subdung the flames, and third will proba-
| bly, die. The remaining two were rescued un-
| injured.
Seven men were badly injured yesterday at
molding shop, at West Albany, N. Y, by
| the sudden opening of trap which caused
| molten iron to flow upon them.
John Morrissey was before the Tammany
| committee ON discipline Monday night to ans
wer charges of disloyalty last winter at Albany.
| He said he was in harmony with Tammany
but opposed to its management. MQrriSsey
| said the committee might as well expel him as
| he would not resign till he got ready.
The Uruguayan exles will be allowed to
land at Charleston.
Steamship Stratby, outward bound from Que.
bee, went ashore during a fog, on Bic Island,
| Sunday night.
| Surgeon General Beal reports case of vel.
1 low fever at Key West.
| Postmaster General Jewell was in Indianap-
| oils. yesterday, and reception was given him.
| Three fourths of the Cook county, Illinois,
| commissioners have been indicted for corrupt
practices, especially in connection with build
| ing contracts.
| w. H. Willis holder of $1,000 worth of
| bonds of the Buffalo, New York q Erie Rail
road. the payment of which is guaranteed by
the Erie, has commenced suit to foreclose the
| mortgage.
VIM. j. Brown plead guilty in the U. S. Cir.
cult court yesterday of the charge of counter.
feiting and was remanded for sentence.
The mortgage sale of the Vermont Central
| Railroad which was adv ertised to take place
| yesterday at Montpelier, was adjourned till
Aug. 81. A legal decision bearing on the mat
| ter is awaited.
| In the U. S. District Court at Chicago, yes
| terday, Judge Blodgett decided that books and
papers may be seized and used as testimony
| against owners.
By the fall of a scaffold in the Few opera
house in Detroit yesterday, one workman
was instantly killed and others fatally injured.