The Portland daily press., 1877-05-21
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Six Illicit distillers captured in Lee county,
va, have arrived at Bristol, Tenn.
The Catholics of Ottawa yesterday celebrated
the Goth anniversary of the Popes episcopacy.
The Archbishop of Halifax was consecrated
yesterday.
Steamer Celtic passed the City of Brussels
May 18th. All well.
:, The property of the Chicago whiskey ring
has been attached.
Goldsmith Maid beat Rarus, SATURDAY.. in
2l9 IL, 24 10, 2.17.
A company of q. s. troops will be sent to
Techi country, La, to look after the interests
OF the United States if force is required.
The 22d annual meeting of the Catholic Ger
man Central Committee began at Cleveland
yesterday.
Loss Of the Nashua Iron and Steel Co. by
de1aicatlon OF Paymastar Collins will not ex-
coed $500.
Body-of Merria Clark, Manchester. N. H. ::
mill operative. was found in the river yester-
day. Suicide
The dwelling and barn of Elon Cutting at
Newport, N. H., were burned Friday NIGHT
Loss $4,000; insured $4,000.
The steamer Cameron sank ut Omaha
saturday. She had cargo valued at $4,000,
chiefly government stores.
1t is understood that w. W. Fobes will be
appointed postmaster at Richmond, in place
OF Miss Van Lew.
:. The Secretary of War, Gen. Sherman and
Zen. Hancock inspected the Notifications at
Newport yesterday. They go to Boston today.
The Attorney General has decided that the
ffhce OF general appraiser of merchandise for
Inc South is unwarrantad by the Revised Stat
utes.
Chief Justice Lewis of Washington Ter
cepted, but no appointment to I'll the vacancy
was made.
=. The n. Y. Herald says the government in
iImaIad TO the English government that Gen.
,Irant IS expected to receive the honors paid
Lewis Napoleon and Louis Phillip
The Supreme Court of the District of Column
Dla has decided against Admiral Porter in his
celebrated prize suit The claimants will ar
peal.
Inc reported laborers demonstration over
GOV. Robinson's veto of the bill appropriating
Sl,O00,0O0 for work on the capitol building, YVES
greatly exaggerated. There was no violence
and no threat of riot.
~ a daughter of Josiah f. Jones of Epping,
n. b., 16 years, who disappeared ten DAYS ago
mas been found at Rochester. She was drugged
and carried off by Cyrus W. Peavy, she says.
law prohibiting the sending of women to
Ihe State prison of New York went in force
Friday. They will be sent to the penitentiaries
hereafter, where the discipline is more severe
The State department denies the report that
~se>SSAe<A&
OF any request or invitation from the govern
ment OF the United States.
The New York Sun says G. Decker. fomerlv
Dasso OF Mrs. Oates opera company, was
stabbed on Saturday night in a Broadway
saloon by Martin Rafferty,, and badly injured.
The Worlds Washington special says that
ex.Secretary Chandler has closed his house
IN Washington and returned to Detroit The
same correspondent says ex-Gov. Fenton of
New York, is likely to be minister of Russia or
Austria,
At the Yale races Saturday, the six cared
race, Two miles, was won by the crew from the
cass OF ", in IL m. 81 s.; best time ever made
n1 tne lake. ID. ID. Donelson, of the class of
80, won Inc single scull race, and the barge
race was won by the law school over the medi-
cal school. 'Ao 49,
Csptaln Bracket, special treasury agent.
Friday, found Struggled on the Saline sbin,
isaac webb from Liverpool to New sYork,
Marshall, the great ship-owner, and Mr.. G. d
Murray. He also found some valuable dress
goods. ~'-'''
Col. /. d. Brady, native of Virginia, who
served in the Union army, was appointed by
The President collector of internal revenue for
Inc tenth district of Virginia, in place of
.Ieorge 5. Richards, originally of Maine Who
has been holding office in Virginia for twelve
years.
another telegram from Collector Mills at
Mynchburg says the shooting affair in that
s slstrct recently resulted in the shooting of
"t iclt dlstillers and one other citizens, and
Hoe iI MORALLY wounding one and shooting
Tour United States officers as was at firsf
supposed. wac az Ni''
The New York Times Washington specal
says Gen. Sheridan proposes to send an eS.
pedition to the scene of Gen. Clusters fight
the remains of the gallant dead. and OWNS
them burial with the proper military honors at
such point as may be designated by the
War Department.