The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-05
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

IDENTITY extinct bafore the flames reached the
bodies
MINOR TELEGRAMs.
Hon. Ezra Hall, prominent and highly es-
teemed citizen of Hartford died Saturday.
The Yale foot bali team beat the Tufts college
team by score of one goal and four touch
downs to nothing for the Tufts.
The connecting rails at Greenfield, N H.,
between the Manchester and Keene and the
Wilton and Nashua Railroads have been laid
The work will at once be commenced OF laying
the rails between Greenfield and Bennington.
Saturday afternoon at the new Catholic church
10 Warren Pa, by the giving away of ratters,
the scatfoldng fell buryiDg six workmen. One
was killed and five danger ously Injured.
The stables of four prominent citizens o.
bed Saturday night.
A fire in Liverpool, n S Saturday destroy
ed a building owned by G. ID. M. Black, occu-
ped as foundry carpenter shops, etc. Loss
$4,000.
By the schooner Leo, at San Francisco from
Alaska, it is ascertalned that the killing of
some fifteen natives at Cape Prince of Wales,
recently reported, was done by the crew of
Honolulu whaling brig. The natives boarded
the brig aud demanded liquor, and being refus-
ed attacked the crew, who obtained arms from
the cabin and beat off the assailants.
An examination of the players of the Louis
Vile base ball club for alleged crookednesS in
throwing resulted IN thu expulsion of three.
Five steamships from New York for Europe
Saturday with grain and provisions. new
feature IS 100 barrels of quercitron extract used
for tanning purposes. This goes to Liverpool
Nathan P. Overtop, white, aged Sc, and Noah
Tay Tor, coOred, aged 81, were executed at Wash
iDetop, N. C, Friday.
The chiefs of the Pouca Indians are abo u
to make trip to Washington to treat for lands
and overcOats.
Judge Duffy of New York, is charged with
malfeasance in office and his removal is sought
LangdOn W. Moore alias Charley Adams. the
bank robber, was before Judge Douahue Sat-
urday on writ of habeas corpus, his counsel
denying that the prisoner is Charley Adams
The Clerk was directed to take testimony re-
garding bis identity.
Full time has been resumed 10 the Grand
Trunk shops at Montreal.
The Republican State Central Committee of
California have appointed committee to Draft
resolutions OF respect to the late Senator Nor
ton.
Two indictments against George NJ Pnney
for forgery were dismissed in the San Francisco
Municipal Court Saturday. There are three
more against him for obtaining goods under
false pretences, but these also will probably be
dismissed,
a fire in wood pile on the Virginia and
Trnckee Railroad near Carson, Saturday de-
stloyed 10000 cords of wood. Loss 800 000
Gov. Rice of Massachusetts, has appointed
Nov 10Th as Thanksgiving day.
E. n. Haywood, prominently known as a
leader OF the free lovers in Massachusetts, has
been arrested by Anthony Comstock on charge
OF circulating obscene literature
The trade mark treaty between the United
States and Great Britain provides that subjects
or citizens Of Que country have each the same
r'g6t as the subject or citizens of the other, or
such as are now or may be granted to the sub
Ject or citizens of most favored nations in eve
rything relating to trade marks or trade labels
John d. Stockman, one of the editors of the
New York Herald, died at Philadelphia Satur-
day night, aged Al.
The American bark Augustine Kobbe has
been cut down to the waters edge in collision
at Liverpool.
Dwelling house of R. Granfield at Mortified,
Mass. was damaged by fire to the amount OF
$4,000 Saturday.
Woodward g Plaisted's starch mill aud dry
er at East Lancaster, N. e., were burned Sat-
urday u,ght together with fifteen tons of starch
Loss $1,000; insurance $2500.
Esther Fullerton, relict of the late Stephen
W.. Fullerton, died in Middletown, Conn, yes
terday, aged So.
John Lahey was found dead on the Lehish
Valley road near Plttston, yesterday. Three
trains had passed over him. 1t is supposed he
WAS murdered and placed there.
Efforts are being made by several of the suf-
ferers by The scrip forgeries of William G. Gil
man, to have their claims adjusted before reg
lister in bankruptcy. aud five creditors whose
petition for that purpose.
Weiser & Bender's lumber yard near Phil
lipsourg. Pa was set on fire by incendiaries
yesterday aud over 100000 feet of lumber burn
ed LOSS $40 900; insurance $25,OOO.
AT the trial of James S. Lyon. former part
ner of Joseph Bark, the defaultng city treas
urer of Buffalo, for being accessory before the
fact, jury returned verdict of guilty.
Thomos Dudley of Charlestown D, while eros s.
ing the Woburn branch of the Lowell Railroad
at Winchester Saturday, was struck by loco
motive and died from Injuries
John O'Brien was struck by train on the B.
& M. Railroad at Edgeworth station Saturday
night, and killed.
Mrs Dora Christy disappeared from her resi-
dence 10 chelsea about two weeks since, and
yesterday her body was found in the marshes
off Breeds Island. She had given signs of in
sanity for some time
Frank Edward Brown of Warwick, r. 1.
who wandered from home insane, was drowned
10 Woonaquatnckey river yesterday.
Steamship Frankfort from Bremen October
10Th, rescued the captaia aud seven men of the
WdtcEiogReu eCuOouer hAy AOlu I0rk, from LIS
bon for Norway.
Clothing store of Yates & Co., in the Ledger
building, Philadelphia, was robbed Saturday
night of tin box containg S16,5 500 in small
notes and aud bag of silver coin.
The schooner ashore al Port Colburne, Ont,
last night is the Hartford, loaded with is 900
bushels Of wheat, from Detroit TO Oswego
Schooner Wacusta is reported off Long Point
10 sinking condition, with sails ard anchors
gone.
Steamship Russia, which arrived in New York
Friday evening, was fourteen days making the
passage from Liverpool. 1t encoun tered terri.
fic gales all the way. Saturday was an exciting
day or board, and many of the passengers on
board offered prayers in expectation of being
drowned.
John Powers of Poultney, Vt, fell from a
wagon yesterday and broke his neck.
Michael O. Hara and Alexander McLape quar-
relied over politics in New York SATURDAY. night
when McLane knocked O'Hara on the pave,
nent the fall fracturing his skull, from the
effects of which he died yesterday.
Fire last evening in the rear of Nos 12O and |
% Williams street, N. Y, damaged the build |
og $4,000. Damage to stock unknown. Messrs |
1'fford, Sherman & Jarvis, wholesale drug |
yists at No. 122. had their stock damaged bv |
water Estimated damage from ST., 900 to 500.
100; fully insured.
At Glasgow, KY, Sunday morning fire broke \
)ut in the grocery of j. w. Dickey, and spread |
,ver an entire block. Loss and insurance NOT |
tated.