The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-11
MINOR TELEGRANIS,

There is great excitement in Jersey City over
the removal of remains from st. Peters Gene
terry by the Lackawana u Western Railroad
Co. The usual guard OF mon were on duty
Yesterday to prevent the disturbance of the
homes of dead relatives. Rev. Father Carrigan
visited the cemetery and besought the people
not to interfere with the work of removal, as
the remains We're only being transferred to an
other part of the cemetery. His words were of
little avail Fully 10000 people visited the
cemetery Sunday.
Geo A, Kukman of Nevada county, Iowa,
was taken from his bed yesterday morning and
hung by unknown parties. Great excitement
exists in regard to the terrible outrage.
A brakeman was killed, conductor injured,
and % cars and 3engines smashed, by coils
ion between two trains on the Central Pacific
road, yesterday morning.
Ahouse and ,outbuilding in Guilford, N. H.,
occupied by John Thompson and owned by
Mrs G p Dow, were burned Sunday night.
Loss $1,000; fully insured.
The first International Sunday School Con-
vention assemblies in Baltimore to-day. A very
large number of delegates arrived Sunday. UP
to last Saturday night 40 delegates had ex-
pressed their determination to be present, rep
resenting twenty-four States, Canada, Nova
Scotia and England.
Edward Payson Weston started in tAe rink
at New York at 1906 yesterday morning., on
his effort to walk 119 miles in twenty-four
hours, 125 miles in twenty-five hours, 2OO miles
in forty eight hours and SIG miles in six days
Base ball at New Haven-Philadelphia IL,
New Havens 0.
There have been no cases of yellow fever at
Key West for a month.
Advices from the coal region report much
suffering among the miners, and strong proua-
bility that they will go to work again despite
the advice of their leaders.
Sixteen business places in Springfield, Mo-,
were burned Sunday, causing heavy loss.
Chas. w. Clark of Hartford, the colOred muir
derer of Washington, another colore mau, mas
been arrested.
The New York Express says that on Satur-
day some-of the trunk lines made further re-
duction in freights to the West, and this has
something to do with the decline IN Erie.
Caroline M. Crane, one of those lost on the
Schiller. was a niece of Senator Edmonds,With
whom she passed the winter in washington.
She was on her way to Europe to spend two
years with Minister Marsh and study art In
Italy.
Memorial Day was observed at Wilmington,
| N. G.. yesterday, with more spirit than usual
Archbishop Williams confirmed 900 children
and 30 adults in Newburyport, Mass, yester-
| day.
Brig Dora, owned in St. Johns, N. F., has
| been wrecked near that place. The crew were
| saved.
| Union plasterers of Boston are on str ike
| for an advance of so cents day.
| Base ball in Boston-Bostons Mutuals /.
| A large number of veteran corps have signl-
| fed their intention to take part in the Bunker
| Hill celebration.
| The Presidents son-n law, Sartoris, arrived
| in New York yesterday, and left for Washing
| ton. ro-t.
| A fieht occurred at the Bergen tunnel. yes
| terday between workmen and strikers. Sever
| al were badly bruised.
Vice President Wilson, yesterday, visited
several colored schools about Memphis. At
o'clock he left for Little Rock.
| Massachusetts House yesterday appropriated
| $4,000 to represent Massachusetts at the Cen
| tennial
| The st. Johns riggers who joined the strik-
| ers, have offered to return to work, but the
| owners refuse to allow them to do So
Steamer Miomac is reported off Newfound-
| land in the ice, with both winter propellers
| los and only the summer one left, which is OF
little use. She is In dangerous position.
Reports from Cape Breton say the prospect
| is that the coming season will be the dullest
| In coal ever seen.
Planets carpet mills in Brooklyn were burn
| ed last night. Loss over 100000.