The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-19
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

In Lancaster, N. H., Mrs. M. Fl. Bowles's
summer boarding house on Jefferson Hill was
burned early yesterday morning. The furni-
ture was saved. Loss $4,000.
At Derby line, Vt. the dwelling house and
buildings of Albert Goodsell were burned yes
terday. Loss $2500; insured for 1880.
The passenger station at Belmont, Maiden
Saugus branch of the Eastern road, was burned
Tuesday night. Loss $4,000
Patrick Hammil, late pressman in the office
of the Evening Press at Providence, was yes
terday adjudged guilty of setting ire 10 the
press-room and committed for trial IN default
of $2500 suIety.
The city council and permanent postal COM
mttee of Richmond have formally invited the
President and Cabinet to visit that city.
Peter Van Kerren died in New York Tues
day, and there is a medical squabble as to
whether or not it was a case OF Asiatic
cholera.
Tuesday, during thunder storm and tor
nado, Horace Dyer's barn in Clarendon, VT,
was completely wrecked, Adolphus Quiet,
Frenchman, who had taken refuge there, was
probably fatally injured.
About six hundred Ponca Indians, from
Nevada territory, passed through Columbus,
kansas, Sunday, on their way to their new
home in the Indian territory.
An order has been issued from the War De-
partment for the establishment at LeavenWorth
of an infantry school of training
1t is reported that cotton worms have ap-
peared in considerable numbers at different
points in the valleys of the Brazos, Colorado
ers are supplying themselves with poison with
which to destroy them.
Ex-senator Cragin is at Washington, on his
return from meeting with the government
commission at Arkansas Hot Springs. He
met many representatives Democratic poll
%s4a f-ry. l. A1Au4 r.
satisfied with Hayes's policy, but evince no dis
position to abandon the Democratic organiza-
ton.
Lightning played many pranks in New York
Tuesday. Clara Morris's stable was struck
and horse killed. The steeple of the Tarry-
town Baptist church was destroyed, and
building on 163d street, in New York city, was
damaged 5000. Several trees, and the flag
stats of two hotels at the Elysian fields,
Hoboken, were struck. and several houses in
Jersey City.
The first biennial session of the first cotton
exchange in America met at Greenbrier yester.
day.
Batteries X and L and detachment of the
light battery A of the Second ARTILLERY, num-
bering in all rs men, left Baltimore last night
for Martinsburg.
Secretary Sherman. accompanied by Presi-
dent Hayes son, was at st. Johnsbury last
night.
A woman with three husbands, known as
Sis Cole, was arrested at West Ware, Vt, for
6lgamy, yesterday morning, and committed to
jail.
Charles Smell, an employee of the postoffice at
Erie, Pa., has been arrested for rObbing the
mails.
The race of the Newport Yacht Club yester-
day, was won by the Titania of Boston. Time
Oh Ism 44s. Distance % miles.
Minister Pierrepont has received gold med
al for Capt. Clifford of the American whaler
Young Phoenix, presented by!nne survivors of
the British emigrant ship Strathmore, and
their frends, which was wrecked in the South
Pacific.
The American bark Halcyon, from New York
to New Orleans, with an assorted cargo, struck
ON tbs American sh0al near Key West, Tues
day night, and will discharge into the wreck
ers.
The American ship Sterling, Capt Baker,
new 4 DIX 1or San FRANCISCO, was wrecked on
the 18th Of June at Salt Pond.
The body of Charles Burt was found on the
track near Fergus, Ont, yesterday morning
The head lay across the rail and the body was
covered with brush. Foul play is suspected,
The steamer City of Lawrence made an ex-
cursion yesterday from Norwich and New Lon
don to Newport Rowdies from Providence
captain of police and four officers went on the
boat to arrest them. when they were attacked
by the roughs and all terribly beaten The boat
left with the rowdies on board.
Detective Wood. of the Boston and Provi-
dence detectives, visited the boarding houses in
providence yesterday with photographs of pro-
fesslonal burglars recently arrested, and found
one of their trunks which contained burglars
implements and some plumber.
Dr. Josiah Trow's house at auckland, was
set ON fire by lightning on Tuesday and nearly
destroyed. Furniture and library was saved.