The Portland daily press., 1877-10-09
MINOR TEuEGRAms

Capt. Owen Dale, killed in the fight with thu
Nez Perces, was from Troy, n. Y, and was
brave officer.
Fourteen men implicated in the riot of july
| 22d, were on trial yesterday at Reading, Penn
| sylvana.
A London despatch says that Edward Gran
vile Eliot, third earl of St. Germans, is dead
aged 70.
Senator Louis Oliver Bourbean has LATELY
died in Paris, France, aged sc.
Indications are that the Pennsylvania Goa
compaDys men will not be permitted to worh
by the strikers. One of their trestle bridges il
Spring Brook was set on fire yesterday morn
ing and destroyed.
Eli T. Fif1eld committed suicide yesterday
morning by hanging himself in his barn a
ClaremOnt, N. Ii.
Thomas Mackay, a tramp in jail at Pittsfelt
awaiting trial for burg airy, committed suicide
yesterday by hanging himself.
Louise Servers of Poughkeepsie commenced
suit against Henry M. Dickinson of New
York for breach of promise of marriage
claiming $4,000 damage
Nine new cases of yellow fever were reported
at Fernandina Saturday. three deaths Sunday
and five new cases and one death yesterday.
Thomas Van Foster and Thomas Lewis, no
torious counterfeters, were arrested in Phia
delphia yesterday with a large quantity Of
counterfeit quarters, half and trade dollars.
The barn of VIM. M. Watts, near Mechanics
burg, Pa, was burned by incendaries Sunday
night. Loss $4,000; insured.
The Pavilion Hotel at Glencove, L. l., was
nearly destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $15,'
900 to $4,000; insured.
There have been two new cases of yellow
fever at Port Royal since Saturday. There
are forty-two cases in all and one death.
The brig Calls from Turks Island for New
York, was spoken in lat 36i 400 under jury
mast She wanted no assistance.
Gen. Crook reports the arrival at Omaha of
the Sioux Indian chiefs on their way home.
Gov. Van Zapdt of Rhode Island has so far
recovered as to be able to ride out He says
his views have not changed relative to the
Presidents Southern policy. that he has had
no conversation on political subjects since his
return from the West.
The steamer Cleopatra from the West Indies,
brought to New York Capt. Myers and crew
of the bark Herald from Montego Bay for New
York, which was totally wrecked ON Rocky
Point jam Sept. 26 during hurricane.
Col. Fl. r Sibley was arrigued in court to-
day and failing to obtain $4,000 bail, was COM
mitted to Charles street jail.
The bark Idaho of New York was seized by
authorities at Cienfuego, Cuba, Sept. %, two of
the crew having reported that contraband
goods, such as guns and ammunition, were on
board The marines from the Soauish man-of-
war were placed Cd her and they were held as
witnesses until her cargo is discha rged. The
captain denies that there is anything contra
band on the vessel.
The Pennsylvania Coal Co. at Pittston, Pa,
have placed armed guards over all their prop
erty ex posed to incendarsm. There has been
no requisition yet upon the government for
protection.
Stanley Field of Lennox, Mass, yesterday
was bound over for trial for starting fire
which destroyed house and tin shop in that
town.
Ella B. Washington has sued Walter S.
Church of Albany, 10 recover moneys received
by him for certain relics of George Washing
ton, sold by bm as her agent, to the state-$10,-
900 amount claimed.
The British schooner Cheftaip, johnson,
from Nova Scotia is ashore on North Break ers,
near Newburyport, aud is liable to be lost.
The failure of w. T. Duncan, member of the
Pacific stock exchange, at San Francisco, is
announced. 1t has grown out of the failure of
the Pioneer Bank of which Duncan's father
was manager.