The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-12
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Several persons were injured and two cars
smashed by an accident on the Rockford Rock
Island 81 st. Louis railroad, Wednesday.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decided that
the practice of taking a case and dividing
the profits with the client is illegal and punish
able by fine and Imprisonment.
The colored people of Cincinnati held meet
ing Wednesday night to consider the condition
of their race in the South. Resolutions were
passed calling upon all good citizens to assist
in the maintenance of peace and order, offer
ing sympathy to the freedmen in the South and
urging them to endure unto death, abstaining
from neutrality-suspicious., relying on the JUS
tce OF the people, which, though tardy, is sure.
S. s. Jewett of Buffalo, was elected President
of the National Stove Manufacturers Associa-
ton at Chicago, Wednesday.
In the sacking of La Paz, Bolivia, by the
revolutonists, more than 700 persons, includ-
ing women, children and old men, were muir
dered. Pillage was carried on four days.
kilograms from China say that civil war in
that country is considered imminent.
The revolution in Peru has been wholly sub
dued.
There was Slight earthquake at Valparaiso
January 18th.
HOMELAND & Co., fruit dealers, have failed on
account of large losses from the importation of
foreign fruit. Their liabilities are from $780,
600 to $500, 600, and their assets from $500, 900
to 100000.
By an accident on the Old Creek railroad in
Pennsylvania, woman was fatally and severe
ly injured.
King Alfonso has arrived at Bargos on his
way to Madrid.
The American Isthmus canal surveying par
ty under Capt. Lull have proceeded up The
Charges river and fixed on a central point,
from which the whole party divide into two
sections, and will take up the survey towards
Panama.
Hon. Charles Matteson was yesterday elected
Associate Justice of Rhode Island Supreme
Court, to fiji the vacancy caused by the promo
ton of of Judge Durfee
The prices of nails are fifty cents per keg
lower than at any time since the war, but the
present stock is not more than sufficient to
meet one months demand in a prosperous sea-
son, and should a revival in the trade occur in
the near future, the market would be in a
healthy state to meet it.
On Tuesday afternoon the large dry dock at
the Philadelphia navy yard was sunk to take
in the steamship Pennsylvania for repairs.
During the evening several large cakes of ice
fioated under the dock, causing it to overturn
and doing considerable damage. One workman
was drowned.
Hon. Henry Croker having resigned the
Presidency of the Union Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Boston, Hon. Henry s. Wash
burn has been chosen his successor.
The managers of the Metropolitan Theatre,
New York, were held for trial yesterday for
keeping disorderly house.
The royal train, bearing King Alfonso and
suite, was fired into by Carlists few miles
from Lograno. No one was hurt.
A Berlin despatch to the Times says Bis
marck has given no intimation that he intends
to resign, and he is likely to remain office as
long as his health permits.
heavy snow storm prevailed in Concord,
N. H., yesterday.
A telegram from st. Petersburg announces
that the Khan of Khiva has paid the last in
stalment of the war indemnity to Russia.