The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-08
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

"A controlling interest in the Queen Anne and
Kent railway was purchased Monday by the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail-
road Company.
Geo. French, the oldest Freem ason in the vi
cinity, died at his home in North Andover,
Monday evening, aged 81.
The independent Greenback party will hold
consultation at Rochester, N. Y, August
18th.
Gen. Gibbon left Missoula Monday with 200
men in wagons to follow the hostile Indians,
who were at Doolittle's rancho, IS miles away,
on Friday.
The case of the United States against Mckee
is set for the third Monday in September. III
understood that similar suits will be brought
against other parties.
Benson's shoe factory at Binghampton. was
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
Charles Borden, Swede, aged about g. at
tempted suicide by jumping into the canal at
Manchester, N. "a. He was rescued by work.
men.
The examination of the charges against Col
lector iceland of Brooklyn, is going on with
closed doors at New York hotel.
The American residents at Rome have sent
congratulatory address to ex-President Grant.
John Murphy was killed in the yard of the
Mansion House at Long Branch, yesterday, by
a gang of rufians Seven arrests were made.
Prizes awarded to Swedish exhibitors at the
centennial will be distributed by the Crown
Prince in the latter Fart of August.
Ex-President Grant and party arrived yester-
day at Bellagio, Italy. A grand fete was given
them. T.
A general order prohibiting the sale of arms
or metallic cartridges to the Indians was issued
by the President yesterday.
= Patrick O'Brien, years old, was drowned
yesterday afternoon at Lawrence
A break in the water pipe on Broadway, Law
renee, yesterday afternoon. uprooted pavements
and flooded cellars of stores in the vicinity.
O'Donohue, the striker, languishes in Jail for
lack of $4,000 bal.s
Fifty men were put to work at the Port john
son yesterday No immediate danger is appre-
hended, but an outbreak is pretty sure to occur
sooner or later.
The strike in the Schuylklll region ended by
the miners voting to go to work tomorrow.
Frank McClary, leader of the Jersey Central
strikers, has given $4,000 bail to appear for trial.
The international rifle match will be held at
Creedmoor Sept. 18th and 18th.
S. E. Alexander, has been appointed receiver
of the Columbia Life Insurance Company at
St. Louis.
Barnum's circus. which collapsed at Atlanta,
Ca, had debts of $216, 900 according to schedule
furnished the U. S. Marshal. The assets are
$129,000.
The Australian subsidy for American passen-
gers has ceased.
Clark, who nearly murdered the widow
Holmes in New York, has undoubtedly COM
mitted suicide as he cannot be found.
Charles Hovey, aged Is, while playing in
Washington market, caught hanging hook
on a Dutcner's stand in his eye, tearing the eye
out and fracturing his skull.
Two hundred and forty -eght rumsellers have
been arrested in New York within twenty four
nours. an are held in SlOO for trial on !ne
Gharge OF violating the excise laws in not being
licensed,
A fife at Rondean, Ont, Saturday night, de-
stroyed large block, including fifteen business
stands and dwellings. Loss $4,000.
Deputy Marshal Harris and PEBBLES, with
two men, after Selling Burton's tobacco factory
in Henry county, Tenn, and while loading the
machinery were surrounded by twenty armed
men, who forced the marshals to leave.
The scull race for the championship of Hall
fax harbor was won yesterday by Warren
Smith. champion of last year, beating John
Nickerson, with ease.