The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-29
MINOR TELEERAms.

Mcclure and Mclaughlin of the Philadelphia
Times, have been held to answer to charge of
libel preferred against them by Nathaniel Nc
X ~. The alleged libel was contained in an ar
tcle charging Mckay with being connected
with certain navy yard frauds.
Roxana M. Flanders has recovered $4,000
from the city of Lawrence for damages for in
juries by reason of a defective street.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Young, whose
body lay in the water for twenty-four hours at
at the foot of Wall street, through the bung-
ling OF the police and coroners rendered YER
dict censuring the defective police arrangements
in such cases.
Hon. James G. Blaine was in New York yes
terday.
The steamship Leipsic, lately arrived at Bal
timore, brought 572 packages of goods from
Bremen for the Centennial.
At meeting of the miners of Kohinoor and
Turkey Run colleries at Shenandoah, Monday,
no action was taken, and they called another
to vote on the rejection of the contract prices
offered.
Barney Williams, who has been ill with pleu-
risy for the last week, is out of danger.
A heavy snow storm prevailed in st. Louis
Monday night.
A Washington special says President Haw-
ley is consulting there as to the policy of issu-
ing dead-head tickets to the Centennial exhibit
ton, the issue being that if such are sent to all
newspaper people and others such as Congress
men, state officials and those of smaller degree,
the price to the public will have to be fifty cents
per ticket, but by not having any dead-head
tickets whatever, the price can be put at twen-
ty-five cents.
Secretary Bristow has ordered Collector Ar
thur to discharge fifty night watchmen and 10
day inspectors from the New York custom
house.
Robert Mcdonald, New York importer of
white goods, laces, &C., has failed. Liabilities
100000.
Columbus, Ohio, hotels were crowded last
night with delegates to the Republican Con-
yention, which meets today. There is q nearly
unanimous sentiment to instruct the delegates
to the National Convention to vote for Hayes.
A contract has been signed by the Gilbert
Elevated Railroad Company of New York, and
William Sellers of Philadelphia, representing
the Edgemoor Iron Company, to build first
class viaduct railroad, the first section of five
miles from the Battery through Church and
Chambers streets, West Broadway, South Fifth
Avenue and Central Park, to be completed by
August.
The N. Y. Express says it has leaked out
that some enterprisiDg German fnanciers are
about organizing huge financial insti ution in
the shape of bank, with $4,000, 900 capital,
to deal in the two thousand millions of govern
ment bonds in this country and Europe, and to
virtually control the markets of this country,
Great Britain and Germany in these securities.
The Merrimac at Manchester has fallen and
no trouble is feared unless there is sudden
thawlng out of northern snow banks.
A tremendous rain and hail storm ragged in
baltimore and Washington last plight.
A number Of indicted New Orleans whiskey
men appeared before the court yesterday and
plead not guilty.
A severe snow storm prevailed throughout
Ontario yesterday.
The Democratic State Convention in New
Jersey will meet at Trenton May %, to elect
delegates to 81. Louis.
Gen. Buffers suit against the city of Lowell
for $2500 for professional services has been set
tied BY agreement. The General has commenc.
ed to canvass his chances in the Congressional
contest in the fall. His soft money views are
most frequently alleged against him.