The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-21
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politan Bank, is dead.
The Presidential party made several short
stops at stations while on the way to Nashvil e.
The colored people were very anxious to see
and shake hands with the President
The San Francisco custom house nvestiga-
ton closed Wednesday.
All is quiet at Rocklin, California the scene
of the murders by Cinnamon.
A French boy was run over by train at
Manchester, N. e., Wednesday night and in
stantly killed.
The New England Conference of Christian
workers met at Concord, N. e., yesterday.
The stockholders of the Salisbury mills, Bos-
ton, which have liabilities Of SLABS and as
sets of $107 270, have voted to sell the property.
At Manchester, N H., yesterday forenoon,
the Manchester base ball club scored runs,
base hits 2 errors, and the Chicago profession
ais no runs, 3 base hits, Is errors. The Chica-
go club left for Boston at the end of the sixth
inning.
Patrick Donovan, section hand Of the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad at Moth Andover, was
run over by hand car Wednesday and fatally
injured.
The Clairmont savings bank of New York
is now undergoing an investigation. Every
thing is not satisfactory, and several persons of
reputed good character are involved.
Secretary Sehurz will not allow the Interior
Department clerks to go to Ohio to vote.
Wednesday night the third floor of Whet-
stones linseed oil factory in Cincinnati gave
way under the weight of 5000 bushels of flax
seed and carried all the floors below to the Gel
lar.
Virgin ian officials have been unable to obtain
loan of 100000 either of banks 10 Richmond
or New York, 10 consequence of the repudia-
ton of their bonds.
Hoyt will not take the Indian com mission-
ship at less than $4,000 per year, with the assur-
ance that the bureau will not be merged into
the War Department
Kingsley says that Tweed is mistaken about
the stock and per centage operatives in the
Brooklyn bridge matters, aud Murphy denies
any knowledge of the bribery of aldermen in
connection with the bridge affairs.
Andrew jackson, of East Boston, committed
suicide yesterday
House of Thomas r. johnson, at Melrose,
was entered by Burglars Tuesday night and
$3.50 stolen from bureau drawer
House of Benjamin F. Nichols, at Keene, N.
FL was burned yesterday. Loss $4,000; insur.
ance $4,000.
There is no further news of the Omaha ex-
press robbers. OF the money stolen $40 600
were consigned to Wells, Fargo & Co. and
$4,000 to the New York National Bank of
Commerce. The money stolen from the pas
sengers aggregated nearly $4,000.
The delegation OF the Sioux and Arapahoe
Indians is expected in Washington Saturday
night or Sunday morning. The council will
commence the first of next week in Secretary
Schurz's office.
Oscar D. Patterson, with several aliases. was
sentenced to seventeen and half years in the
Albany penitentisry yesterday for assault on
an officer and larceny.
The President arrived at Chattanooga at u 45
o'clock yesterday.
Trustees of the Saratoga Savings Bank
have complied with the requirements of the
bank supervisor and made up the deficiency in
its assets. The bank will resume business.
Judge Westbrook decided yesterday that the
stoppage OF the examination of Col. Gessner,
the alleged forger, before Justice Dnffy was
illegal and that 1t must proceed.
Steamer Cyrus P. Smith was burned We'd
nesday night at the mouth of the Patapsco
while coming up loaded with fruit and produce
There were no passengers. The captain and
crew took to boats and reached the Shore Toe
$1,000 w ''S' " ~--''00' 'n'0'eu
Steamer Great Republic the largest steam
boat in the West, was burned Wednesday
night The Carondelet, another large steamer,
was badly damaged. Both were idle. The
Great Republic was valued at $15O, 600; insured
for $50 900. The Carondelet, $4,000; insured
hlluire belWean, hardware dealer of Mon
treal, has made an assignment. Liabilities
$4,000. The Jacques.Cartier bank is largely
interested.
fire in the wool waste loft of Patrick Ken
ney, in Providence, yesterday caused consider.
able damage. Insurance 900.
The New York News says bankruptcy is
threatened in the case of the Mt. Clair aud
Greenwood Lake Railroad Company, whose
boats on the Lake have been seized by the
sheriff for debt.
John L. Hunter, inmate OF the Sailors Home
at Quincy, was found dead yesterday with a
bullet through his head. 1t is supposed be was
murdered. His real name was Nj. j Appleton,
the son of wealthy merchant of London, Eng.