The Portland daily press., 1877-07-12
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In his address to the constitutional
convention yesterday, President Jenkins
said: 1T is unnecessary to caution you
against doing anything that would infringe up
ceived with great applause.
Charles Lewis of Bridgeport, aged 1S, was
struck and killed by the cars while standing
on the track at Stratford, Conn, last evening.
Deacon A. c. Parker of Westfeld, who has
been missing for over week, has been found
at Greenfield.
Two young ladies of Bellows Falls, while out
riding last evening, were run away with and
one was seriously injured by jumping from the
carriage.
The body Of Miss Benton, who has been
missing from her home at Point Oliver, Allen
county, KY, was found near the residence of
her brother-in-law, Geo. Starks, with two bull
let holes in her head and her body in an ad-
vanced state of decomposition. Starks was
arrested and then hung by mob.
Quite quantity of stolen goods were recov-
cred from the rooms over the paint shop of G.
w. Steinbour at Bellows Falls, yesterday,
for parts unknown.
Two burglars named Williams and CLARK
were captured Saturday night while making
their way into Kirby & Sons jewelry store,
New Haven. They pied guilty yesterday and
were sentenced to two years in state prison.
Joseph James, retired lumber dealer, aged
20, while walking beside the Medford branch
of the Boston and Maine railroad yesterday,
fell on the track and car passed over him,
killing him instantly.
Marshal Pitkin is said to have given to Gen.
B. f. Butler the miniature coffin sent to the
colored postmaster at Bayou Sara, with q
threat that if the postmaster attempted to run
the office he would be killed. He resigned to
prevent the funeral.
Frank Kelly, acquitted on the charge Of
numbering colored Republicans at Philadel-
phia, at the election Of 1871, is said to be i'm
plicated in the Ohio election frauds last fall,
and threatens to squeal Oh the Democratic
managers.
Information has been received of the death
of Prof. G. Tenpey, OF Williams college in
Michigan, where he was visiting sister. This
will probably break up the Williams scientific
expedition, of which he had charge.
A conference was held in New York Tues
day between Galusha A. Graw, Reuben E.
other politicians, but the result is not known.
Thos. Curly is to be hanged in Morristown,
Pa, Aug. 9th for numbering Mary Whiteby,
confesses;that he committed the crime from a
natural impulse of cruelty and desire to shed
blood. He was convicted entirely on circum-
stantial evidence.
The strike among the Mahoney and Shenan.
doah Valley miners is virtually ended thou gh
the demands of the men are not officially
answered.
The track of the Indianapolis, Bloomington
and Western railroad was found torn up Tues
day morning Three men confessed that they
intended to wreck the train and rob the pas
sengers.
Capt. John 7. Lawless of Bristol, r. l.,
lately died at Galveston where he was inspector
of customs, aged 62. He was formerly a well
known sea captain.
Edward o. Brust, aged 70, died suddenly at
his summer residence in Detroit Tuesday. He
inherited his farm, a tract of land extending
along the main street of Detroit, and lef
property to the amount of several million dol
lars