The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-29

them.--The Canadian National Society of
Montreal has adopted resolutions in favor of
Canadian independence ~. Stein & Co.,
shirt manufacturers of New York and Boston,
have failed and filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy. The failure is the heaviest in the
shirt trade for several years.--The Central
National Bank of Chicago has failed Liabili-
ties to depositors $250,00O; assets $500, 900 in
bills receivable and $4,000 in cash. 1t is
claimed that depositors will lose nothing
The belgerent Black Hills miners were smoked
out with sulphur Saturday and arrested
Several small insurance companies of New
York retire from business on the first of Jan.
uary.-An immense pear shaped meteor
passed over Richmond, Va, Wednesday of
last week.--It is probable that the Vanderbilt
will case will be settled out Of court.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Michael Murphy, in East Boston Sunday,
while drunk, set savage bull dog upon Cath
crime iConey and Mary Mccarthy. and both
were badly bitten, the former 10 twenty-one
places.
A passenger train ON the Charlotte road in
Sonth Carolina was thrown from its track Fri
day into creek and several persons drowned.
John Nisley, clerk of the treasury of Har-
risburg County, Pa, is missisg, and it is be-
lieved that he has been murdered.
S. j. Therrasson, New York lawyer, is
charged with embezzling $4,000 belonging to
the Zabriska estate for which he was trustee.
Deacon e. T. Smith and Mrs. Champlin
have been committed to Jail at Vergennes, Vt,
on charge of numbering Mrs. Smith.
J.R. Hawkins (colored) aged 20, was hung at
Townsontown, Nd, Friday, for rape.
Two men charged with violating the U. S.
revenue laws were released from 1.-THE Wayne
County (Ky.) Jail the 18th inst, by band of
80 men. Several men who assisted the Mar
shall in making the arrest were horsewhipped
and driven out of the county.
In case of Stiles, tried for perjury at Port
land, Oregon, in connection with the Grover
investigation, the jury disagreed, standing IL
for correction to for acquittal.
TURco-RUssIAN WAR.
The Russians continue to gain small successes
in both Europe and Asia. and the opinion
strengthens that the downfall of Turkey is
near at hand. There are unconfrmed reports
that thirty thousand Russians have crossed the
Balkans and that Mukhtar Pacha mas with
drawn from Erzeroum. There is great alarm
in England at the Russian progress, and the
talk Of Intervention is renewed.
The ministerial Fremdenblatt has special
rom Constantinople which says that the Sultan
has expressed his intention to treat separately
with the Gear. He abandons all idea of apply
| ing to any foreign power for mediation.
A Russian official dispatch, dated Bogot,
announces that the Russians on Saturday cap
| tured the fortified town of Entrepol, about 20
| miles north of the Balkans, with trifing. loss.
The Turks fled in disorder.
OTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
The Fishery Com missioners gave their de-
| cision Friday awarding Great Britain S., 500,
| 900. 1t was a majority award, President De
| forse land Sir A. T. Gait agreeing, and Judge
| Kellogg, U. S. Commissioner, dissenting.
The new French ministry is gazetted. Re-
| publican journals regard the ministry as a
| short-lived expedient, and say the Republicans
| cannot accept it. They will reject any compro
mise SO long as satisfaction is not given to uni
versal suffrage. M. Lepslletier, the new Min
lister of Justice, was a distinguished magistrate
of the court of cessation. Politically, he is
conservative, but without enthusiasm for any
monarchical party. M. Graeff, the Minister of
Public Works, was member of the roads and
bridges department in the late ministry. Ad-
miral Roussin is the naval officer. He was the
under secretary of the last ministry of the
marine. The House of Deputies has voted
| that it cannot enter into relations with the new
ministry MacMahon is still bent on resist
ance.