The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-02
GRIMES AND CAPABILITIES.

twisted almost from his body.
Charles Gates, William Coombs and William
Keen, while sailing in Gloucester harbor Thurs
day evening, were capsized and Gates and
Coombs were drowned Keen, after being in
the water about two hours, was rescued by help
from coaster at anchor in the harbor. They
were about IS years old and belonged in East
Gloucester.
Britton's block, San Francisco, was partially
destroyed by FIRE Thursday night. Loss will
aggregate 100000; insured, principally in
Eastern companies.
James Dodmouth of New York, aged 60,
murdered his wife Friday night
A young girl named Mary Aun Butler, at
tempted to drown herself in the river at Paw
tucket Friday, but was rescued.
Dubufe's painting of the Prodigal Son was
burned at Cincinnati Friday, where it was
on exhibition. Loss 100000; insurance $685.
900.
The Anchor Touring mill in ST. Louis was
burned Saturday night Loss $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
VIM. A. Stuart of Gorham, N. H., was
drowned while fishing at Milan on Saturday.
Saturday night burglars opened the safe of j.
B. Kerby & Son, in New Haven. and got away
with $4,000 worth of jewelry.
Fire at Midland, Mich, Friday afternoon
destroyed the International and st. Nicholas
hotels, two grocery stores, one dry goods store,
two barber shops, saloons, several unoccupied
stores, Masonic and Odd Fellows lodge room
and about twenty dwellings. The burnt dis
trct comprises four entire blocks and several
buildings on others. Total loss estimated at
$4,000.
The livery stable of Freeman & Francis on
Pine and Potter streets, Providence, was burned
just before midnight Sunday. Stable con-
tanned between 80 and go horses. None of
them probably were saved.
G. M. d. Bloss, one eff the editors of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, and widely known through
cut the country, was instantly killed about 7.3O
Sunday night by being run over while walking
on the track of the Little Miami railroad near
Brand Hill station, where he resided.
By the upsettng of a boat on Fresh Pond,
Brighton, Mass, Tuesday, four persons were
drowned, viz, Mrs. Dunckiee and daughter,
Maud, Miss Wilson and her lirtle brother,
Capt. Alfred Wilcott of Salem was run over
and killed OH the track of the Eastern Railroad
in Boston, Tuesday. ta D
Bartholomew Shehau cut his throat at New
port, r. l., Monday. 5e rI TO- .a7
A small pleasure steamer sunk in Suncook
river Monday evening. Three persons were
drowned. ~ iR
Extensive fires are raging in Carroll, in the
vicinity Of the Twin Mountain House and sew
eral hundred cords of wood belonging to
Browns Lumber Co. have been burned.
Newman's wbeelbarrow factory at Milton,
N. Y, was burned Saturday. Loss $40, 900.
Frederika Trechan threw her child into the
lake at Chicago, Sunday, and then, with her
baby in her arms, jumped in herself The
bodies were found Monday morning. The
woman is said to have been insane.
Passengers from the Hot Springs, Arkansas,
report intense excitement there on Saturday
over the shooting of John c. Hale, prominent
citizen of that place, and son-in-law of ex-Gov-
ernor Brown of Tennessee, by VIM. P. Walsh,
postmaster. The difficulty grew out of Wash's
building store on some ground claimed by
Hale. Walsh emptied double barreled shot
gun into Hale's side, inficting mortal wonnd
Walsh has been arrested. heiass .. s
Three white men, McCarle, Graham and Du-
morville, sleeping in camp in Ibervile parish,
La, were attacked by negro, who killed Nc
Cardle and Graham with an axe and wounded
Dumorville. The negro then plundered the
camp and fed.
tJe- VARIOUS MATTERS.
Two years ago Mr.. Fl. W. Edmands W as pay
ing teller of the Second National Bank of Bos-
ton, but the sum of $4,000 was missed from
the safe and the consequences was his quiet
discharge from the service of the institution,
August 18th, 1874. The directors believed him
to be an hoenst man, but the fact stood that
there was deficiency of $4,000 for which he
was responsible. They were content, however,
with dropping him, taking no legal action for
the recovery of the money. Since the sever
ance of the connection with the bank, Mr.. Ed
mands has been engaged in the book business
but, through all, he has been suspected man.
Last week his deliverence came in simple
way. His successor in the bank, Mr.. Henry
o. Fuller, while engaged at the safe, found the
Identical bills which had been missing for two
years, in the safe near the jamb of the door,
and in such position that.every time the door
was opened they were pushed farther out of
sight.
The Indians in the vicinity of the Black Hills
are committing murders daily and stealing the
property of the gold seekers. A party of Gin
cinnatians who went there for pleasure were all
murdered. The road from Black Hills is strewn
corpses. On the 10Th Indians attacked Custer
City and burned the ammunition houses which
in blowing up destroyed several houses. Gen.
Crooks expedition had at last accounts Just got
ready to move.
BRIEF MENTION.
James Gallatin of New York, died in Paris
Monday of pneumonia. He was the son of
Albert Gallatin, for many years President of
the Gallatin Bank.-District Attorney Dyer
has obtained judgment against the bonds of
the illicit ST. Lonis whiskey dealers to the
amount Of $1,0C000 0.--Rev. j. f. Withrow,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of
indianapolis, has received call to Park street
church, Boston.-A grand council of the
American League was recently organized in
Philadelphia, and it proposes to held nation
al convention July 10th, to act upoa the nom
ination of President and Vice President.-
1t is rumored that Gov. Tilden intends to re-
move Sheriff Conner and appoint John Nor
risy.-Small pox has broken out at San Fran
cisco.---Hon. Hiram r. Roberts died at
Salmon Falls, N. H., Tuesday.--Belmont
Driving Park Association opened new park
at Philadelphia Tuesday. On Friday Gold
smith Maid will trot to beat her best record
and then retire from the turf.-The New
York Bar Association has acquitted Charles
OConor of all the charges preferred against
him in connection with the Forrest divorce
case.--The Senate has confirmed the nomna-
ton OF Seligman Bros. as special financial
agents Of the United States at Londan.--The
suit OF Bessinger ct al. to recover $4,000 from
Jay Gould for the alleged sale of gold on Black
Friday has been dismissed. --Rhode Island
has elected Henry Lippitt (Rep.) Governor,
and Mr.. Sisson Lieut.. Governor
e. Dodge testified before the sub-Judiciary
Committee of the House that he had no doubt
but Gen. Butler had part of the money paid
by their firm to compromise revenue SUITS
Charles L. Lawrence, the New York silk smug-
gler, plead guilty last week to an Indictment
charging him with forging custom house en-
tries, covering substantially all the charges on
which he WAC indictad