The Portland daily press., 1877-10-24
MINOR TEEEGRAws.

SDeake Randall will announce all the COM
mittees THURSDAY.
In the case of John Butterworth of North
Andover, Mass. on trial for wife murder, the
jury yesterday returned a verdict of manslsugh-
ter
Woods museum in Chicago was partly burn
ed yesterday afternoon All the animals died
from sutfocation. Total loss $4,000; fully in
sured.
Governor Rice of Massachusetts and council
have gone on tour to inspect the institutions.
A boy named Reilly was arrested in New
York Monday for burglary. His mother drop
ped dead when she heard of it.
Chas. A. Nichols committed suicide at the
Mclean Insane Asylum, Somervile, Mass,
Saturday by taking poison.
Gen. Abram Duryea New York lumber
dealer has failed. Liabilities 100000; assets
$4,000.
Geo. Stoughton, superintendent of the boy s
lodging house in New York, was fatally beaten
Monday by VIM. Merritt, jsnitor. The latter
escaped.
John Sullivan hung himself in Boston Mon
day. Cause intemperance.
Francis Tones of New York, importer has
failed. Liabilities 500, 0O0
The Manchester Savings Bank of Allegheny
City suspended yesterday. 1t is believed the
deposltors will be paid in full.
Manuel Keada, 10 years old, gwas washed
overheard from the schooner Dictator on
Georges Banks, on the 18th inst, and drown
ed.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 7, Bostons l.
A heavy white frost at Memphis yesterday
will materially benefit the cntton crop By stop.
ping the second growth.
Complete official returns from the Ohio cleo.
ton place Bishops majority over West at o..
$50.
Allan mail steamer Circassiau has arrived al
Quebec
Sehooner Jefferson Borden put into Kew
West Monday, with the loss Of part Of her car
go.
Senate yesterday held a brief executive ses
sion and adjourned
The suit against John Henderson for counec
ton with the whiskey ring at st. Louis has
been dismissed.
Tees furniture factory in Montreal was burn
ed yesterday. Loss $4,000.
American ship Marcia Greenleaf from
Greenock, Oct. II, for Tybee, Ga, put int
Holyhead with loss of sails.
Bank Examiner Best yesterday stopped {
run en- the Dime Savings Bank of New Yort
| city, by putting in force the sixty days rule.
The subject of the English mission was moi
| referred to in the cabinet session yesterday.
A genuine Chinaman giving the name O
| Emanuel Thompson, was naturalized in New
| York yesterday.
| Banks and Butler yesterday asked the Secre
| tary of the Treasury to advance the pay of Gus
| tom inspectors of Boston from So. so to So PEI
day, or reduce the pay of New York and Phila
| delphia inspectors from 81 to IS 30.
| One hundred and ninety-one Southern
Apaches have surrendered at Fort Wingate
| and 56 more are expected soon.
| Senator Morton is doing we'll a1d Dr. B ISIS i
| we'll pleased with hi progress.
Geo. A. Nelson dropped dead ia the Wander
bilt House, New York, Mondey night.
| The Brooklyn Board of City Works has yot
| ed not to allow political assessments.
Five hundred more cigar makers struck yes
| terday A relief bureau for needy strikers ha.
| been organized.
James A. Ryan, for passing counterfeit five
| cent pieces, was sentenced at Baltimore yester
| day to two years in the penitentiary.
James r. Hawkins (colored) will be hung al
| Baltimore Nov. 23d, for rape.
The plaster mill of the Newark Cemen
| Works were burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
Steamer J. B. Walker with nearly $500, OO(
| OF arms and munitions of war for Turkey, sail
| ed from New Haven yesterday.
Printed circulars signed by officers of the re-
| organized Hayes Civil Service Association,
| asking for money for election expenses. were
| received by subordinate officials ia the New
York custom house and post office Monday.
Large wooden mill of Evans s. Seagroye in
Waterford, Mass, was burned last night. Loss
| $780, 00 Two hundred hands thrown out O
employment
A st. Stephens, N. b.. firm calling them
selves f. w. Andrews & Co. arr flooding the
United States with circulars advertising a lot
terry swindle.
The injunction recently issued against the
New Orleans school board, forbiddng the board
to establish separate schools for white and col
ored children has been dissolved.