The Portland daily press., 1877-01-08

Frederick May is reported in Baltimore.
President Smith of Dartmouth is better tina n
for several weeks.
1t is reported that young Bennett and Mr..
May have sailed for Europe to fight their duel,
Heavy snw storm prevailed ia New Hamp-
shire yesterday.
Christian Ferdinand Cruitzer, the celebrated
Danish poet, died Saturday.
Rev. Richard Cobbold, the English autbor ia
dead.
Mrs. Dsforest Egbert, sister of Commodore
Vanderbilt, lied Friday, aged 81.
The Congressional House Committee passed
through Augusta, Ga, Saturday, en- route for
Florida.
A man named Edwards left Watertown Sat
urday night to drive home aud was found dead
yesterday ID his cutter.
The Presbyterian church in Portsmouth Va
was burned yesterday. Loss - 600; Insurance
$4,000.
~ Bark Scot Bay from Liverpool now at New
YORK, reports severe weather during the pas
sage and the loss of three men overheard.
Eugene Sweeney of Hanover, N. H., was
drowned Saturday while attempting to cross
the Cocheco river. Body recovered.
James 81. Butler and Charles Wilson, negro
murderers, of Baltimore, will be hanged Febru-
airy 9th
Over 100 checks, notes and drafts were found
on the premises of the woman Collins in New
York. who concealed them for one of the most
Office robbers. ''
OF 80 delegates to the New Hampshire Re-
publican convention from Manchester, over 40
are said to favor the nomination of Gen. Matt
Head of Hooksett for Governor
1t is stated that Coles Morris proves to he a
defaulter from the Coles estate, of which he was
trustee, to the extent of over $50 600. The
matter will be settled outside of the courts.
Capt II. +: Fl. Pierce of Keene N. Fl. hung
hlmseit IN MS barn yesterday. He was 60
years old and leaves a family. Cause. III
health and low spirits
-Four inches of snow fell at Concord. NH.
Saturday night, blocking the railroads Eight
inches fell at ST. Adams, making thirty inches
there.
William Fl. Jones placed himself in front OF
locomotive OF a swiftly running train on the
New YORK and New Haven railroad as il was
crossing pie bridge, and was instantly killed.
He was insane.
Five negroes have sbeen convicted of the
murder OF Kaufman and Portman. near Aiken.
S. @. One of them confessed and gava names
of citizens they intended to kill.
The Washington day express leaving west
Philadelphia Friday at 1906 jumped the tract,
before getting out Of the city, injuring the en-.
gineer and fireman, the passengers escaping
unhurt.
In the Ohio House Saturday a resolution was
adopted calling on the railroad commissioners
for information as to what the condition of the
Astabula bridge was when last inspected lby
them, and when such inspection occurred.
The legislature of Tennessee has adopted
resolutions regarding Vanderbilts death, and
speeches were made in both bodies. 1t ia the
first time that such marked respect was ever
paid by the legislature to private citizen.
1t has been ascertained that the death of
Charles Bielfeld, policeman, who was supposed
to have bsen killed, and his body placed on The
railroad track, was purely accidental and he
ed.
1t is estimated that New York merchants
lost oyer million dollars the past week by
reason of their inability to obtain transporta-
complain bitterly of the negligence of the city
officials in allowing the snow blockade to con-
tinue