The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-06
MINOR TELEGRAMS

Charles Ais int reside t of Lebanon, n,
H., has been arrested for burglary at Plermont.
A mass of earth in Brooklyr fell on half
dozen laborers Tuesday afternoon. Four were
rescued badly injured, but two were dead be-
fore the rescuing party reached them.
Three Irishmen and policeman are under
arrest in Brooklyn for outrages on poor servant
girls.
r, w. Miller, treasurer Of the relief commit
too of Oshkosh. Wisconsin, says that three
hundred families are destitute and 1000 persons
ont of employment, and calls for help. In Chi
caoo Tuesday night committee was appoint
ed to solicit aid.
The New England Society of New York will
attend the Bunker Hill centennial in body,
escorted by the Old Guard. The steamer Old
Colony has been engaged exclusively for them.
Burglars entered the house of Joel Amber
cromhIe of Florence, Mass, yesterday morn
ing. and attempted to chorotorm the inmates.
Fortunately a son of Mr.. Ambercrombie awoke
and the burglars wers trlgntened on. There
was large sum OF money IN the mouse, and
the burglars probably knew 1t.
Tuesday evening some children at Merri-
mack. N. H., made bonfire, and the clothes
of one of them, Belle Stuart, aged nine years,
caught fire and she was burned to death.
Four valuable barns and J. Richardson's
dwelling at Hampstead, L. l., were burned
Tuesday. Loss $4,000. The Methodist church
was SllgnGly I'd udSeu
At the Municipal election Tuesday James
Caven. Republican, was elected Mayor of In
dianapolls by 400 majority. The Republicans
also elected the entire city ticket by majorites
of from 400 to 1000 and they gain one Council
man.
Gen. Custer SAYS his expedition will leave for
the Black Hills about the 10th or 10th of June,
and will comprise about 1000 soldiers.
Mr.. Steel, delegate to Congress from Wyo-
no Ind ia mi f1,at
the stories about bad -four and ether supplies
furnished the Indians are lies.
At the annual meeting of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railroad yesterday, the old
board of directors was reelected, with Mr. Bur-
rill in the place of Stillmau Witt, deceased.
The Democrats elected their Mayor in Terre
Haute yesterday, and the Republicans their
Treasurer.
A call is issued for a convention of cashiers
of national banks, to be held at Saratoga on the
goth of July. The call bears the signatures of
a number of Portland gentlemen.
The jury in the Buzzell case yesterday visited
the house in which Miss Hanson was sitting
when shot, and examined the road over which
Buzzell is supposed to have driven on the night
of the murder.
The adjourned session of the cheap transport
tation convention was held in Boston yester-
day, e. Il. Nudge was elected President, but
he declined. E. r. Nudge and Wendell Phil
lips delivered addresses.
Twenty two vessels with sugar and molasses
arrived at Boston yesterday.
Sturdivant the Plymouth murderer, is very
uneasy, AID threatens suicide. Precautions
have been taken to prevent such an occurrence.
Connections Legislature met yesterday. G.
b. BoWe was chosen President of the Senate
and Charlee Durand Speaker Of the House,
Gov. lDgersoll was naugurated and read his
annual message, which dealt with state mat.
tets.
Josie Lehan of Hartford, % years of age,
committed suicide yesterday.
Baltimore City Council has appropriated
| $4,000 to defray the expenses of the Fifth Mary
land Regiment at the Bunker Hill centennial.
The New York Assembly has passed to a
third reading the bill for the better regulation
Of railroad companies and for the better pre-
servation of the rights of the minority of the
stockholders. Bill relates especially to Ere.
In New York last night Samuel Decker at
| tempted to assassnate David S. Page, proprie-
tor of Pages Hotel He fred two shots, one
of which struck Pages watch chain and lodg-
ed in the lining of his vest.
Thomas Smith was fatally burned by the ex-
plOsion of kerosene lamp in New York last
night.
Reports from peach sections of New Jersey,
Maryland and Pennsylvania indicate that the
late severe weather has not materially damag-
ed the crop.