The Portland daily press., 1877-08-07
MINOR TELEGRAMS

The Skuptchina at Belgrade has closed.
Washington specials say no applications
have been made for the Alaska collectorship.
The Secretary of the Navy states that John
Roach told him recently that the government
could not build ships. and that he (Roach)
would break up the navy yards. TIE Secretary
thinks Roach mistaken.
Fire in the Ceader brush near BERTHE station,
Canada, nine miles from Buffalo, is reported
spreading Six miles were burned over.
Nathaniel Allen was arrested in Lowell last
night on charge of forgery committed in Bos-
ton. He has served two penal sentences
Ex-Chief Justice Upton of Oregon will accept
the second comptrolership of the Treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drumming were rescued from
drowning in an undeltow Saturday.
Judge Bernard of the Supreme Court, at
New York, yesterday ordered that Mrs. Gun
SER her son and adopted daughter be released
from custody, the district attorney stating that
there was not particle of evidence to sustain a
detective charge of murder the murder of Mr..
Gunser.
The strike of the workmen at the national
tube works at Keesport has ended and the
men will resume work without an advance of
wages.
Rev James Blanchard coored, was sent to
the New York penitentary yesterday for
drunkenness.
James Brady. conductor of Coney Island
horse Car, is dying from fracture of the skull
caused by blow with stone thrown by a
drunken rough, WHO had been arrested.
The body of E. M. Brawley was found in Nj
agara river at Lewiston, N. Y, yesterda and
the coroner's jury have returned verdict that
he was killed by Chris Flanagan and thrown
into the river.
1t is expected that Spotted Tail and Red
Cloud will be among the visiting Sioux to
Washington.
The Citizens Fire Insurance Co. of Newark,
N. j. has been eDjoined by the state fchancel-
lor from doing any more business.
In Meriden, Ct, last night Michael Nor
rissy, while in drunken frenzy, attacked a
crowd in Brady's saloon with knife. He was
knocked down and his skull cracked. He will
probably die.
A one story building on Kemble street, Bos-
ton Highlands, occupied by the Whiting Iron
Faandy Co. for storing patterns was burned ed
stock $1,000; insurance $500.
Secretary Schurz denies the statement that
w. 81 Kemble of Pennsylvania paid him $1,000
for repeating the same speech three times in
the campaign of that state.
The St. Boniface Hospital at St. Louis, under
the Sister Franciscan Order, was burned yes
terday. Loss $4,000. All the patients were
safely removed.
w dlldco pOOSS pdCkers, aI m66Glug at o.
John yesterday, presented him with $500 gold
watch. They decided to challenge the Cana
dian oarsman for scull race ON Kennebecasis,
for from $1,000 to $4,000 side.
Revenue officers destroyed Dick and James
Ballett's distillery in Wilson county. Tenn,
Saturday.
A citizen of Buffalo, N. Y, has brought
charges of corruption against justices Senter
and Guck of that CITY,
Senator Holman of Prince Edwards island,
testified in support of the British case before
the fishery commission yesterday.
A foot race of $50 yards for $500 at Beacon
Park yesterday, between James D. Wyer Of
Bostsn and Charles Draper of Northboro', was
won by the former by three feet. Time 15t
seconds.
james R. Dewey, Jr., of Chicago, Sepior
in the Williams College, was drowned at Will
Jamestown, Mass. Saturday
The state auditor has issued an order direct
ing the Illinois agent of the Charter Oak Life
Insurance Co. to cease doing business in Illi-
nois on account of the impairment of the COM
pany's capital.
ard as Consul of Spain at Boston, and Gjert
Lootz Consul of Austria and Germany at Bos-
ton.
Fire at Murfreesboro, N. c., last night de-
stroyed the main building of the Wesleyan Fe-
male College Loss $4,000; insurance $780,
600.
All the trains began running regularly on the
Lehigh.& Susquehanna road last night, and
are on time; not the slightest trouble. On the
Lehigh Valley road night trains begin tonight.
Ex-President Grant arrived at varese. A
grand concert and display of fireworks will be
given in his honor tonight.