The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-31
MINOR TEEEGRAus.

The Lyle House at Leominster, Mass, owned
by j. S. Roper of Sterling, was burned Mon
day night. insured for $1,000 LEGENDARY, as
the house was unoccupied.
Emily Powers, aged II, was found drowued
10 the Passumpsic river at St. Joht sbury. Yer
mont, Monday night The Gauss IS not
known.
Gilbert Gerry's house in Fitchburs. Mass.
was burned Monday night when nobody was at
home. 1t was probably incendiary Loss 81 =
500. IGsured.
The public school building 10 Cha,ltou, H.,
was burned Monday night Loss $4,000; it,
sured for $4,000 in the Hartford
At Elizabeth, n. j., yesterday, the jury were
unable to agree in the case of Nicholas Duby,
the striker, and be was discharged
The fourth annual session Of the Protestant
Episcopal church congress began in New York
Yesterday. Bishop Potter, who presided, deliy-
cred the opening address.
Z A paper, signed by members of the bar, fed
eral judges and several hundred merchants of
New York, requesting the President not to
remove Collector Arthur, haying come to the
knowledge OF the collector, fe has very firmly
requested that it be dropped and not sent to
Washington.
Work has began on the Ogdensburg & Nor
ristown railroad in New YORK.
Emery Williams Shaw, who has lain in Jail
since the 10th of last December, on a charge
of numbering Simeon Smith Of WEYMOUTH
Mass was discharged yesterday, the govern
ment not having evidence enough to convict
him.
The death of Henry Meiggs has been con
firned, and news received of the death of Prof
Orion of Vassar College on the "a b of Sept,
while crossing Lake T,tcaca, it is supposed
from material fever.
Since the return of Sir John Young from
Australia be has received over no diplomas
and medals for Canadian exhibitions
Peter Powers was killed at Dutch Valley, n
b, Saturday. by man named Thompson.
Toe case of Metcalfe VS. Frost, to compel the
issue of the certificate of election as congress
man from the third district Of st. Louis tC
Metcalfe, was decided by the Supreme Cour
| yesterday in favor of Metcalfe. Contest ir
Congress now devolves upon Frost
Steamship Devonia, which arrived at Neville
| yesterday, reports that she spoke steamship
Bolivia from Glasgow for New York, the Oath
| inst. repairing broken shaft.
The n. Y, Telegram has a reuort that TIE
Stevens battery was sold to an Enropeau gov
ernment through the agency of Nat Mckay
and will be transferred in March. TIL price il
| not stated.
The marriage of President Elliot of Harvard
College to Miss Grace Hopkinsop, took place a
Cambridge last evening
The Boot, Shoe and Tannery Company's
| taunery at Amherst, N. S, was burned yester
| day. Loss SIT 900.
A fire damp explosion took place in No.
| mine of the Lehigh & Wilkesbirre Coal Co. q
Nesquehoming yesterday. Two men wer
badly hurt.
| Patrick McQueeney was drowned at Provi
| deuce last evening by the upsetting of skif
when returning from fishing excursion.
The striking cigar makers of New York helC
| large mass meeting at Cooper Institute las
| night. at which it is estimated fully 10000 t.
| 1900 workingmen we're present.
Myron Bangs of Albany made sworn safe
ment yesterday that the testimony given b.
| Bfidgeford and Houehke before the alder
| manic committee in New York, so far as thu
same relates to him or to any transactions be
| tween himself and Hamilton Harris of Albany
is absolutely false in every particular.
| John NJ Genger of Cicero, Ind, was arrest
| ed in Toronto last night for forgeTies amount
| ing to $4,000 on the Ciuzens Bank AID pfivat
| parties at Noblesville, Ind.
| john Williams, found guilty yesterday O
| the murder of his wife at Westoo, Ont wa
| sentenced to be haoged on the 30 of Novem
| Der
| Robert Fl. Isabelle, late pension agent a
| New Orleans, VIM. Terrell, VIM. l.. Randall
| and John II. Hanson were arrested yesserda.
! charged with forgery, eerjury and snbornatiol
| of perjury in the matter of Isabelle and Benz
| as pension agents, and in default of bail were
| sent TO the Parish prison.