The Portland daily press., 1875-06-21
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Brown & Sons machine shop in Pittsburg, a
large six story building, was destroyed by fire
Saturday morning. Loss $65,00O.
The last of the visiting military bodies left
Boston Saturday, and the centennial exercises
have ended.
Adiutant General Townsend is visiting
friends in Massachusetts,
The ship Hamilton of Boston. on June 4th,
felt shock and heard an earthquake 1t be-
gan in smooth water, and the ship pitched bows
under during the disturbance.
Cyrus W. Field telegraphs from Liverpool
that Lady Franklin is dangerously ill., and re-
quests the churches in America to offer prayer
for her.
Two government officers in Texas have been
arrested for allowing counterfeiters to escape.
The Canadian Wimbledon team has started
for England.
During the past week large number of the
Pennsylvania collieries have resumed work
and others are preparing to commence today.
Peter Shoker, under sentence of death at
Salt Lake, has been granted a new trial.
Minnie Conway has recovered $236O from
Janausckek, the German actress, for breach of
contract.
The Supreme Court of Utah has decided that
the conviction of Geo. Reynolds of polygamy
under the new U. S. law is null and void from
the fact that the grand jury was composed of
% instead of Is as required by the Territorial
law.
A train on tho B. & o. railroad ran off the
track Saturday and several cars were smashed.
No passengers hurt.
Postmaster General Jewell is in st. Louis.
Some scoundrel placed railroad tie across
the track of the Portsmouth railroad Saturday,
but fortunately did not succeed in throwing the
train from the track.
Paul Scheppe has failed ON petition to re-
woke the will of Mis-. Stienecke of Baltimore,
the judge deciding that the alleged marriage
between them was not proven.
VIM. Sinton has been arrested at Wilkes
barre for outraging girl aged IL years.
Haydock (English) won the 100 mile walk in
Boston for the championship of New England.
Time % hours, 36 minutes.
Capt Ritchie of the steamship Prussan was
detained days by heavy fOgs Passed steam
ship Commodore searching for the missing boat
of the Vicksburg.
E. A. Mitchell, a live stock commission mer
chant OfiOstego county, N. Y, was robbed Sat
urday night at Albany of $4l00
Reports from all parts of Southern Nebraska
say the grasshopper rayages have been exag-
gerated. Most of them have left and the rest
are doing little damage.
A gang of tramps set. fire to house near
Port Jervis n. Y, Friday night, because they
were refused admittance. The house was de-
stroyed and the occupants wife badly burned
bling about the responsibility for killing
patient whom they all tended at different
times.
Prof John Tripp walked 100 miles in %
hours and minutes on the track of the East
ern Duchess agricultural association grounds at
Amania, n. Y, Saturday.
The barque with sixteen Uruguayan refugees
which was recently ordered away from Havana
has arrived at Charleston, s. c., and from there
will go to New York. The refugees intend to
return to Montevdeo as soon as the political
storm has blown over.
The population of Providence according to
the state census now nearly complete, is 100,-
200, a gain of 2200 since last year.
Gen. John HI. Chedell, one of the most prom
inent citizens OF Auburn, New York, died Sat
nrday night.
Rev. Dr. Love- editor of the Northam Chris
tian Advocate, died yesterday morning.
The Democratic central committee of Missou-
al have invited the Democracy to hold their ma
tonal convention in ST. Louis.
-Four horse thieves were hung at WHINING
ton, Kansas, last week by the vigilants.
As result of the conference Saturday in
Philadelphia between the Baltimore & Ohio
and Pennsylvania ticket and freight agents, the
rates on western bound freight will be advanc-
ed today in Philadelphia and Baltimore. No
change in passenger for day or two.
Chicago Communists held picnic yesterday
and made incendiary speeches. No action was
taken in regard to their future course.
Steamer Falmouth has arrived at Halifax
Two tugs went out in search of the ship
Champlain yesterday but returned unsuccess-
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