The Portland daily press., 1876-11-01
Grimes and Casualties.

Summers opera house at Akron, Ohio, was
burned yesterday. Loss $65, 900 to $75, 1000,
Three Democrats were arrested at Norwich,
Conn.,, yesterday, for fraudulent registration.
Scion 81. Woody was committed at Bellows
Falls, Vt, yesterday, to answer to the charge
of murder.
In the case Of Charles Strabel. charged with
murder in the District of Columbia, the jury
returned verdict of guilty of mapslaughter.
DIR. Arthur Copeland, veterinary editor of
Wilkes Spirit of the Times, committed suicide
yesterday on account of family troubles
Lizzie Collins fell from third story window
at house 81 Maverick street, East Boston, last
night, and was killed.
The loss on the Hillside House in Kearsarge
village, owned by Alouz Barnes, is about
$6000 insured fer $4,000.
Isaac Brown, an aged man living in Roches-
ter, n. H., attempted suicide yesterday by cut
ting his throat with razor. He will recover.
Besthoffs fancy goods store in New York
was robbed Sunday night of $4,000 worth of
jewelry. sc.
The Norwegian bark -Kok from Hong Kong
for Manila and New York, has arrived at Sic
gapore with her masts cut away and leaking.
The wire mill of the heirs Of Ira Berry at
Charlton, Mass was burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
The son of Rev. Henry G. Fay of Aver
Mass, had both feet cut off by freight train
yesterday.
An explosion of fife damp occurred Monday
night in Waterville coilery, near st. CLAIR, Pa.
Ahtso nSh "SAO SLoShtu5Iy UuIHCu uub Will re-
cover.
1t is reported that the barque Marchioness Of
QueeDsburg, Quebec for Point Glasgow, with
timber, is ashore at Langlade, N. F., and will
be total loss. Crew safe,
Henry Il. Stephenson was arrested in Boston
yesterday for stealing $4,000 worth of jewelry
from Mrs Joseph Garrett of New York, and
taken to the latter city
John Henley, who killed officer Edward
Scott in the 4th Brooklyn precinct in Juiy. was
cOnVIctpd ATARI m no urfh darr
yesterday, and sentenced to four years impris-
opment
George Lambeth, who, during the yellow
fever epidemic Of 70 in Memphis, stole $4,000
from the Southern Express Company delivered
himself up yesterday, tired of fleeing from de-
tectives.
A boiler of locomotive on the Alexandria,
Manassas & Orange Railroad. exploded yester
day killing j. w letter, the fireman, and Rob
EFT Wilson, the engineer. Carbon Fugua, a
you b, was badly scalded.
d. w Wheaton, ticket agent on the Lacka-
wanna Railroad at HobokeD, is missing. HIS
accounts are all correct and foul play is sus-
ptcted as he Was instrume ntal Ia breaking M
a RUG OF thieves few months ago
A lumber of lottery offices 10 New York 90.
ing under the name of the Kentucky lottery
and run by Summons, Dickerson & Co, were
visited by the police Yesterday. who arrested
parties 10 charge and cHrried their stock TO the
station house.
John Strathers and Samuel Wilson, both COL
ored, got into quarrel at negro bali Oh CHRIS
tie avenue, st. LOUIS, yesterday, during which
wilson drew large pocket KNIFE and plunged
it into Strathers left breast, killing him al
most Instantly. Wilson was arrested.
Th3 cofoDer's inquest GU the body of youog
Williams, murdered Sunday evening" at ST.
Louis, Closed Monday hight. TIL jury render
ed verdict that re came to his death by a Dis
tol shot wound Inflicted by DENY Dressing,
and that Herman Dressing and William WeD-
er were accessories All the parties are under
arrest