The Portland daily press., 1877-06-13
MINOR TELEGRAMs,

Judge Lee, U. S. District Attorney, is inves-
| tgating the Chisholm massacre.
| Senator Conkling is going to Europe next
| Saturday.
navy yard to-day, and is expected at Bostou
| Friday or Saturday.
Geo. Nevens fatally beat and kicked his wife
| for alleg ed infdelity, Monday, at Garnet City
Va, and then shot Charles Thomas, clerk in
| the Garnet House.
A Washington rumor says it has been dis.
covered that the Indian ring, through fraud
ulent census system, has perpetrated astound-
| ing frauds, which an investigating committee
! is now unearthing.
Karmena of HobokeD, is untrue. He was at
home last night and his bonds of $2C0000
were prepared yesterday. There is no defalca-
ton.
A crowd of Russian and Austrian Hebrews
in New York, are petitoning Secretary Evarts
| for protection. They comprise the very worst
types of the race, and refuse either to work or
pay taxes.
President Hayes will arrive in Boston on the
26th instant. attend the commencement exer-
cises at Harvard on the 9th, and be present at
the military anniversaries in Providence on the
28th. 1t is probable that upon his arrival he
will be met by an escort and taken to the State
House, where formal welcome will be extend
to him.
The Secretary of the Navy has gone to visit
Brooklyn and League Island navy yards,
Brigham Young's accounts while Indian
agent are to be overhauled and it is expected to
find evidence upon which to found prosecution
against him.
Mary Heenan was arrested at New Haven
yesterday, for passing counterfeit money,
New evidence which is thought to be conclu-
sive, has been discovered against Jared Wheel
er the supposed murderer of Harriet Wheeler
at Northampton.
The body of marine John McCarty, drowned
at Portsmouth, was found last evening His
head was badly bruised. An inquest will be
held.
Schooner Caroline Kenzel, from Philadelphia
for Salem, with coal, went ashore on the south
west point Of Block Island. Sunday morning,
and bilged.
Bark Emma and Alice, from Java for the
British Channel, has put in at Table Bay,
leaking badlys
Fairbanks & Co.. the American scale manu-
facturers. have received the highest prize at the
recent International exhibition at Sydney, Aus
tralia.
The District Attorney at New Orleans has
b. johnson, charging him with having taken
certain books from the Auditors Office which
belonged to the State.
An election was held in Georgia yesterday, to
ascertain whether the people desired a constitu-
tlonal convention. Theeblacks generally voted
against the convention. The result is not
known.
Gov: Hendricks had brillan reception in
New York last night.
Centennial of the adoption of the American
flag was celebrated at Portsmouth yesterday.
The damage by heavy rain storm in north
ern Missouri Friday was very great. In many
instances the crops were ruined entirely, fences
were swept rway and stock drowned.
There is project on foot in New York for
demonstration of working men in honor of Gen.
Grant.
The New York Post heartily endorses James
Russell Lowell for minister to Spain.
The British government has taken into con-
sideration the case of the Fenian Dewitt who is |
serving a sentence of Is years.
The North German Gazette denies the truth |
of report in the Pail Mall Gazette of June 8 |
thatGermany was about 10 form second prac- |
tlce squadron of seven vessels and was prepar- |
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