The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-19

TO three years and six months imprisonment,
and to pay fine of $4,000.
The Oceanic House on Star Island, one of
the Isle of Shoals, was burned to the ground
last Wednesday. 1t was one of the largest
hotels in the country, and was opened July s.,
1873 1t had accommodations for 300 guests.
rhe estimated loss is S20O,OOO while the in
surance reaches $125OOO. The origin of the
| fire is not known. The house was owned ly
John r. Poor.
Seven business houses and Is dwellings in
Lawrence, KS, were burned last week. Loss
/ S4s,0O0
At Sc. Mary, Mo-, Wednesday while young
colored girl was being married to a man named
Brooks she was shot through the head by DIS
carded lover The murderer escaped.
Daniel Emery, Waterman in the paper mill
at Bristol, N. e., was caught Thursday in a
large revolving gear and fatally maneled
Horace Elwell, afflicted with delirium ire
mems, committed suicide Thursday, at A Park
man street, Boston, by cutting his throat with
a razor.
Michael fainter, for the past so years In the
employ of the John Russell Cutlery Co., in
Greenfield. Mass, was killed Thursday after
noon by being caught in belt and thrown over
the shafting. He was frightfully mangled.
Elk Gauger Moellcr was convicted at st.
Louis yesterday of making false certificates of
dumping, in connection with the whiskey
frauds.
Capt. Perry, of the ship Peter Young, was
killed by his steward at Pohellia de Plea a
short time ago
Heinrich Miller was instantly killed on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near Annapolis
Junction. Friday.
Roger O'Connor is under arrest 10 Boston for
outraging little girl named Mary Hammond,
and the mother of The child is charged with
aiding and abetting the crime.
The New York Times saws that Geo. L. Fox,
the we'll known pantomimlst, is insaue
Orrin Marshall. who shot his wife at Slough-
ton last Saturday, was found Tuesday morn
ng at 80 Pleasant street, Boston, where he
engaged a room last Monday. He had taken
morphine and shot himself through the head
Michael Jeffries was killed by boiler
explosion at Baggs' Hotel, Utica, Tuesday
morning.
The Poole brothers, who clandestinely to K
the little acrobat Zanlo from the house of Mr..
Gatchell. 10 whose custody he was placed by
Judge Wiley, were brought by Diet. Gives from
Baltimore to Washington Monday night, when
Zanlo was restored to Mr.. Gatchell and the
Pooles discharged.
Mrs. Wllmarth H. Peck was run over by
hack in Providence Monday night aud killed.
BRIEF MENTION.
The American Pablo Health Association
loll n.
TIE next session will be held IN Boston--The
faculty at Dartmouth College have adopted
resolutions strongly deprecating the recent dis
urbances of the students and expressed deter
mination to punish such as have not been in
dicted by the grand jury.--Returns from IS
Counties in Missouri show majority of ne rly
1000 for the new constitution. The Hook
ing Valley coal-strikers have returned to work,
the proprietors having yielded to their de-
mands.--Paul and Povey, wool dealers in
New York, have suspended. small pox
has abated in Brooklyn.-The Supreme Court
will not render its decision in the Union Pa.
cific case till the holidays.--The four miles
race at San Francisco has been postponed on
account of rainy weather.--Mr Bowen
claims $4,000 from the Brooklyn Eagle
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company at
Manchester has notified its employees that
reduction of wages will take place Dec. 1st--
Ex-Judge Metcalf, formerly on the Supreme
Bench of Massachusetts, died in Boston Sat-
urday,-Slight shocks of earthquake were
felt at Cairo last week.--Virgnia Republic
ans ara engaged in an attempt to reorgapize
the Republican party In that state by uniting
NIT, tka s,,Io
Arkansas House and Senate have passed bill
authorizing the state board OF finance to by
pOthecate the bonds of the state in order to
borrow mooey to pay the current expenses Of
the government. The Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania has refused to grant review in
he case of Westervelt, convicted of aiding in
the abduction of Charlie Ross.--Rev James
f Miles, Secretary of the American Peace
Society AID Genera Secretary Of the associa-
ton for the reform and cod,fication of The laws
of nations, died Ssturd y morning Per
emptory orders have been received at the Kit
terry navy yard to have the U. S. ship Maisou
ready for sea by December 1 The new Ala
bama constitution has probably been ratified
by popular vote.--Eighteen Mormons living
at Franklin, Idaho, have heen indicted for
polygamy.--The New York court of appeals
has dismissed the appeal In the Tweed case
IN GENERAL.
The cotton crop reports indicate that the
yield will be about the same as last year over
the whole cotton producing region.
The valuation of Massachusetts as returned
ny assessors is 81, $40, 7S5 OOO-a gain of $4,000
900 over last year. This does not include the
property of corporations or savings hanks.
The Moody and Sankey meetings continue in
Brooklyn with cousdel able tote est. A re-
lig'ous awakening is reported through the
country AID par icularly in the large cities.
Mr. Moody SAID that 1000 earl est and trained
Christian workers could revoIutionize the
world. He estimated that it takes 1000 Of the
Christians of the present time to make one
good one. A New York doctor has sent circu
lars to Moody and the New York cIergymen
offering to convince them that there is no
heaven aud DO future state.
Mrs. Moultou informs Plymouth church
that if it does not jolt with her within four
weeks to call council to try MIR. Beecber, she
will, herself, demand council.
More American calicoes have been exported
to Great Britain, German, and Canada The
total value of exports of domestic cotto1s last
week WAS $171, 900, of which $141.OOO went to
Great Britain
The Fall River manufacturers have reduced
the pay of all employees from the highest
officer to the help generally, ten per cent A
committee are to 60 to Great Britain to make
arrangements for the expectation of Fall
River fabrics to that country.
FOREIGN.
The debate in the French Assembly on the
elector Il bill has resulted in the defeat of the
Republicans, the project OF electing delegates
from each department on one list having been
carried by email majority. The Republicans
have also been repulsed in their attack ON the
appointments of Mayors by the government
The Eastern question is still threatening.
Rumor has it that there is disagreement be-
tween the three northern powers as to the atti-
tude to be taken by them. Austria desires to
obtain Roumania, embracing the great princi-
palities of Moldavia and WaIlachia, and Rus
STA would like to seize upen Constantinople
and the remaining provinces. 1t is also re-
ported that England has it in mind, should
division of the Ottoman empire take place, to
occupy Egypt and Gambia.
There has been great storm on the English