The Portland daily press., 1877-07-14
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Com. Vanderbilts daughter, Mrs. Labau,
VINO contests his will, wishes to obtain the
share that would fall to her if there was no will
which would be one-ffteenth of the whole es-
tate.
Colored men are about petitioning Congress
in behalf of Cuban freedom.
Three trunks containing books and papers,
involving several merchants in silk smuggling
transactions, have been captured in New York
by Captain Brackett Five of the fourteen ar
rested for silk smuggling have confessed.
Two men were arrested at the Parker House,
Boston, yesterday, with trunk full of
stolen vanilla beans. They are worth $12
pound.
Upon suspicious looking fellow arrested by
the Providence police yesterday, was found q
watch recently stolen from the Evangelist San.
key, and marked with his name.
The World reports that General ONeill,
IN charge at West Point, declined to permit
knights Templar to land there, saying that
Masons cannot be allowed to land at q public
dock.
The President has ordered a. call for two
hundred volunteers to reinforce the troops in
Idaho.
:, A narrow guage train jumped the track on
the st. Louis and Crsro road Thursday. Nearly
every passenger was injured.
The post office department officially rules
trade journals are third class matter, the rates
for which are two cents an ounce. This is al
most equivalent to prohibition of their circu-
lation.
Martin T. Ricketts,. of Woodstock, Vt, a
tramp, committed suicide at Amsterdam, NY,
Thursday.
Oscar Jechen, twelve years old, accidentally
shot his younger brother at Wilmington. Della
ware, and then tried to shoot himseIf
through fright, and failing fled and cannot be
fonnd.
it is stated that the Georgia Republicans
vii viii probably decline to nominate ticket this
United States Marshal Payne, of New York
has received orders from Attorney General
Devens, to enforce the Presidential order
prohibiting his employees from taking part in
politics.
In the New Hampshire House yesterday an
sct 70 ieorganlze and equalZe the senatorial
ulstrcts agreeaby to the amended constitution
was passed.
Geo Michaelland Adam Eisiel have been az
rested on suspicion of being the murderers of
Gunner in East Williamsburg May 10th.
The late Jno g. Kane left by will $4,000 to
charitable institutions. ''''' W
The Queen Fire Insurance Com pany of Ton-
don has ordered payment of all losses by the
lief fund.
A batch of burglars were DISPOSED of vester.
day In the supreme Court in New Haven, The
terms vary from one to five years in the State
prison. '0
Two of q gang of Boston burglars were ar
tested in Newport, r. l., yesterday afternoon
The erection of 499 buildings,were bepun in
New York city for the three months ending
June Both. 's
Jas. Durheim, a we'll known architect of
hoboken, committed suicide Thursday night
by hanging
Inc New York Surrogate Court has admitted
10 PROBATE the will of David Graham made in
1868, and rejecting the will of 1874.
The American school ship St. Marvs sailed
on the 9th inst. from Madeira for New York.
Bishop Won Retteler,io iof Mayence. is dead.
!. A man named Ryan was struck by locomo.
tive on the Bay Ridge. L T., railroad this eve
ming, and instantly killed. His companion
was badly injured. The engineer and condnc
tor have been arrested.
. During the thunder shower last eyeninp the
lightning struck the planning mill and grist mill
in Appanaugb, r. l., owned by Browning.
Capron & Co., and entirely consumed, Loss
$1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Capt. FL. Courdort of the schooner John
Nofthrop was found drowned at North Sydney
N. g., yesterday morning.
iyphold and other malarial fevers prevail to
cases of yellow fever are in military and private
hospitals.
The New Hampshire Express excarsionists
arrived at st. Albans last night.
Large numbers of cattle are reported DIVING
OF distemper in Attakapas county, La.
1t is stated that the report of the New Or |
leans Custom House investigating committee |
VIII De completed next week.
Inc Great Vein Mining Company, New Lex
inston, ONO, has made an assignment The /
~'se's are $oOo,0OO; liabilities not stated. ]