The Portland daily press., 1875-05-14
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The Nebraska State Constitutional Conven-
ton assembled at Lincoln yesterday. Hon. j.
l. Webster was elected President.
Senators Sherman and Thurman, and many
other distinguished persons are attending the
Cincinnati musical festival.
Lawrence Habel sentenced in 1874 to three
years imprisonment for robbng lette boxes
has been paIdoned by the President.
The Sioux chiefs on their way to Washing
ton, arrived at Omaha yesterday.
The laborers at the Delaware & Lackawanna
tunnel in jersey City, who struck for higher
wages two weeks ago, returned to work Wed
nesday, having allied to attain their object.
The leaders of the strike have been reduced 10
cents per day and were notified that il they
did not submit to this reduction, other men
would be at once employed.
A tug arrived at Dutch Island yesterday
morning and is to tow the steamer Metropolis
to New York.
Russell, who killed his mother in Byfeld,
Mass, Wednesday, had previously threatened
the lives of his family
Charles Smith of New York. was killed on
train near Poughkeepsie, Wednesday night, By
his head coming in contact with covered
bridge.
Charles L. Lawrence, the silk forger, recent
ly arrested in London, has arrived at Nav
York in charge of officers He is much de-
pressed.
A Mr. Crummett of Hyde Park, Mass, was
run over and killed yesterday. Edwin Y.
Baker of the same place, committed suicide
yesterday, by hanging, and Frank Standish
was drowned by the upSetting of boat
A destructive fire ragged all yesterday after
noon in the MiddIesex woods, near Lowell, be-
ginning in Pine Grove. owned by G. ID. Star
bird Much valuable timber has boon con-
sumed.
In the U. S. District Cont at Des Moines,
Iowa, Judge Dillon affirmed the validity of the
Iowa railroad tariff of March %, 1873, and its
application to the Burlington road now opera
ted by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Co.
The decision rests upon two grounds, viz: That
the state never made any grant to the company
and if it did it was recalled when the company
accepted its land grant from the state. The
case goes to the Supreme Court
Boston, base ball-Bostons 10; Washingtons
The Brooklyn Eagle says ex-senator Nye is
confined at the Sanford Hill lunatic asylum,
Flushing, and is not allowed to 60 out without
an attendant.
The New York Assembly yesterday resolved
the Senate concurring to instruct their repre-
senta,ves in Congress to secure to the Repub-
Tic of Cuba recognition as belligerents.
Advices from Topeka, Kansas, say that in
formation has been received from Washington
that President Grant has examined the charges
against Superintendent Hoag made by Gov.
Osborne and declines to remove him. 1t is
further stated that Gov. Osborne will on bis
return from California make additional charges
against Hoag, this time of official and personal
dishonesty in the matter of distribution of the
Indian annuities in Kansas and in the Indian
Territory.
Cadet c. L. Hall was fatally injured at West
Point yesterday, by being thrown from his
horse during cavalry drill.
The rectifying establishment of B.. A., Fein..
men & Co. at Kansas City, and the dIstlilery or
Shehan & Son at st. Joseph were seized yester-
day.
A man about 30 years old, a stranger, was
found dead in his bed at the Berkshire House
in Springfield. Mass yesterday: He took a
dose of choral before retiring. From letter
found in his pocket his name is supposed to be
Henry N. Nygatt, belonging in Washington. "a
DR.. A. c. Hubert, aged 80, committed suicide
yesterday in Baltimore street car by poison.
Leonard, Stokes, Franciscus and Wilson,
members of the Board of Managers of the
Philadelphia House of Correction, charged
with irregularities in the management Of that
institution have rendered their designations.
Vice Pre- ident Wilson was at St. Louis yes
terday.