The Portland daily press., 1877-08-09
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Mayor Seidler of Jersey City thas vetoed
nearly 200 liquor Licenses on the ground that
they were granted places not reputable.
1t is reported that Clara Louise Kellogg will
devote the profits of the coming California en-
gagement to funding musical, college for
American women.
Several thousand dollars worth of rare fishes
at the New York aquarium, died Sunday, and
an analysis of the water shows the presence of
white lead, which it is supposed was malicious
~ thrown into the tanks.
An unknown young man shot himself dead
at the Battery in New York Tuesday night.
Andrew Beck took dose of carbolic acid in
the street in New York Tuesday, and died in
an hour.
Mrs. Holmes, whom Clark tried to murder
Monday night in New York, will probably re-
cover. 1t appears that she was betrayed by
Clark some time ago, and that he also swindled
her out of money,
There has been uncommonly hot'weather in
Jamaica.
Boys in the government reformatory at
Kingston, jamaica have been ehamefully
starved by the superintendent.
At Gardiner, % miles from Rondout, N, Y,
barn was struck by lightning Tuesday even
ing and burned, and the owner, Dubois Elten-
ing, instantly killed.
Two barns were also struck and burned at
KerohonsOn.
The Museum building on Elm street, Man
chester, N. IL. was partly destroyed by fire
$4,000.
Seven buildings in the business portion of
Aylmer. Ont, were burned yesterday.
Chief Joseph. with more than half his fight
ing force, has gone to the head of Bitter Root
Valley and. will form junction with Looking
Glass and White Bird, near Ross Hole. How
ard and Gibbon are following the trail.
Matthias Mathews, aged 30, was fatally in
jured while blasting rock at Phillipsburg, N.
Y, Tuesday.
The farm and buildings of Joseph Newell, at
Phlorick, n. a., were burned yesterday
morning Loss about $4,000; insurance $500.
A despatch from Pembroke says that the
county treasurer of North Renfrew is defaul-
ter to the extent CT $17,7l9 purloined by his son
who has absooDded The father will make the
loss good.
Mr.. Hendricks is in Paris.
Mr.. Conkling intended to return August q,
but message to "Come back Immediately"
led to bis abrupt departure, which is believed
to connected with complications in home poll
tics.
Capt. Warner Reed, a highly respected citi-
zen OF Hollis, N. a., died at his residence Tues
day, aged 63.
The family of Mr.. j. N. Philbrick, whose
buildings were totally destroyed by fire at Rye
D00ou3 yCouOAuoy AAOIAiuEs udu o very uaFTOW
escape and were unable to save any of their
clothing or valuables
A Bannock Indian hearing that the hostiles
were approaching the Fort Hale Indian agency
il H. godsho, yesterday, shot two teamsters and
Neither teamster was fatally wounded.
John F. Winter of Illinois, has been appoint
ed consul at Rotterdam.
Thos. Campbell, who was to have been exc
cuted at Wilkesbarre today, mas been respited
till Sept 10th.
A young Norwegian named Harold s. Chic, a
civil engineer, has been arrested at Montreal
charged with being one of the robbers of the
bank in Keesville, N. Y, of $4,000.
Surveyor Sharp of New York has received in
structlons from Washington to seize the steam
ship Denmark on arrival from Liverpool on &C
count of the smuggling Of over 100000 worth
of goods. principally silk, by her officers and
crew. the seizure of which was made by Capt.
Brackett.
The review Of the sailors and marines at the
navy yard at Washington yesterday afternoon
was attended by the President and Cabinet.
The President was greete with a salute from
on board the Swantoa
A man named Norville, aged rs, from Com
necticut, hung himself at Whtby, Ont, last
evening.
Despatchers at headquarters confrm the
previous reports Of the loss Of two officers and
~ A~ASA3 VIZ eho ReonCu l. ldtucs ACAae, IcC6utIy.
Joseph Howard of New York was drowned
while bathing at Newport yesterday.
The prize offered by 8. f. Pratt of Boston to
the Newport yacht club, was won yesterday by
the Dot.
The first sod of the Atlantic end of the Ma
tonax ana Atlantic Railroad was turned at
Malone Bay, yesterday.
Jno. s. Morton has been elected President of
the permanent exhibition in Philadel phia, in
place of MIR. Biddle, resigned.
The steamer Cumberland, ashore at Isle
Royal, Ont, has been abandoned by the
wrecking tug. An effort will be made to re-
cover the machinery.
The QUOT match for the cham pionship of the
Dominion at Gait, Ont yesterday, between
Alexander Muir and James Dobson, was won
by the latter by 8 Shots
DIR. J. B. Armstrong, leading physician of
Terre Hante, was returning from visit to a
patiet in the country. Tuesday night, when he
was shot and killed by an unknown hand.
In qnarrel between families in Greenwich
street. n Y. Tuesday evening, Mrs. Tate was
fatally stabbed by Mr.. WarreD.
VIM. n. Walcott, an extensive brick manu-
facturer, was arrested at Danvers, Mass Tues.
day on charge of forgery. He acknowledged
bis guilt. The amount is thought to be $60OO
At Mahony City, Pa, yesterday morning a
number of men and boys with drums entered
the city, trying to get I'D strike at the mines
in that v.cinity, but they were quickly dispersed
by the sheriff. Two of the principal leaders
were arrested and put under bail.
at Rochester, N Y. yesterday the first race
was won by Rarus, beating Lucil aud Coselte.
Time III, 217a. ZIG. The second race was
won by King Phillip. Time 2.254. 2.224, 2.23a
A tram on the Missouri Pacific from Soda
liza, MO-, going west was thrown from the
track mile west OF Centerview by a broken
rail. Twelve dersOns were ininred hut pono