The Portland daily press., 1877-12-31
MINOR TELEGRAms.

EXCISE commissioner Murphy is in Toronto.
General rains throughout California assure
farmers OF prosperous season.
The New York stock exchange will adjourn
from Monday to Wednesday.
Rev. Joseph Hill, a veteran Of the war of
1872, died in Brooklyn, Friday.
The French academy of moral science has
elected Ralph Waldo Emerson a member,
The loss of property on western rivers the
PAST year is set down at Sc, 100000
Harry Meredith and Mckee Rankin had a
fist fight in Philadelphia, Saturday.
Mrs. Abraham Van Buren, widown of the
Oldest son of the ex-Presdeut, died in New
York, Saturday, aged 6l.
Lowery M. Wall, while passing down Chaun-
cey street, Boston, last night, was assaulted by
two men. knocked down, gagged and robbed
Judge Brady. on Saturday, denied new
trial to DR.. Lambert. The latter's sentence is
deferred until Wednesday next.
Fire at Napoleon, O., Saturday morning, de-
stroyed six buildings. Loss $15,00C; insured
$4,000.
A fire at st. John, N. B., Saturday, destroyed
ten tenement buildings in the rear Of Waterloo
street. Loss 10000; insurance $4,000.
Two weeks suspension of coal mining in
Schuykill region, from the 9th of January, is
talked of, owing to the overplus supply.
az The second week e the MRFRhB svaB ofs Two
weeks 1900 have signed the pledge.
Jacob Harris was hung at Clinton, Tenn,
Saturday, for the murder of Isaac White in
1868.
The referees in the Belden canal case have
found Judgment for the State of New York for
1887 ,000
Thomas &yman's paper box factory. 80 Cros-
by street, New York, and stock was damaged
to the amount of $4,000 Saturday night.
John Dugan, aged 26, resident of South
Boston, was crushed to death in the STANDARD
sugar refinery, Saturday.
A man supposed to be Rev. Albert Cast
canvasser for tue Golden Rule, was struck BY
train on the Boston & Lowell railroad at Wo.
burn, Saturday, and killed.
Al unsuccessful attempt was mads Saturday
night to break into the o. S. bonded warehouse
on Stone street. New York. One of the burg
lars was captured.
Geo. B. Bigelow, a prominent Boston lawyer,
was arrested Saturday evening, charged with
embezzlng trust funds to the amount of $40,
600. He was released on 100000 bail
Geo. Minks & Co.. dry goods and importing
house, at Montreal has failed. Liabilities,
100000; assets will pay rs cents on the dol
lar.
A meeting of the friends of temperance in
New York, Saturday night, endorsed the police
commissioners aud Mayor Ely's action in dis
missing the charges against them.
The United States Treasurer, Saturday, de.
stroyed S1, 396,512 legal tender notes. that be-
Ing 80 per cent. OF the amount of national bank
circulation issued for the past month.
Great efforts are being made in New York
to arouse sympathy for the miserable johnson,
who nearly killed. his wife, failing only By
accident. Bail has not yet been accepted how
ever.
Tue fancy goods store of ]. & J. Simpson, in
New York, was damaged $45, 900 by fire Satur-
day. James McKahon watchman, was
hurned to death. Several persons in the upper
stories were rescued by the police.
A building in Boston, owned by Doane. Kei-
ley & Dihsmore, and occupied by S. H. Kelley,
dry goods, and III. f, s. Sears, hardware, was
partially burned Saturday. Loss on baiding
$1,000; Kelley's loss $4,000; Sears $25OO.
A Boston Sunday paper had rumor that
Vanderbilt is about to conclude arrangements
for the lease of the Lake Shore railroad on a
payment of 5 per cent. on the stock for 20
years and at per cent on the debt.
AT the dinner of the Banks Club, Saturday
evening, Gen. Butler spoke at length. He de-
tended the Presidents title, but criticised his
Southern policy. About eighty prominent Re
publlcans were present Gen. Banks also
spoke.
The Graphic's despatch from Washington
says thst Postmaster General Key says he hes
'salco 1pOub uohIuS SUu5 CllClal changes as
they could not take effect for some time, aud
he does not know that he shall be in office af-
ter Congress meets
1t is rumored that the engineers on the Lack.
awanna, New jersey Central, Lehigh Valley
and Reading roads will strike January 1st,
owing to orders said to have been issued to
discharge all members of the Locomotive
Brotherhood.
William S. Curtis of Hopkinton, N. H., was
found in front of his house yesterday morning,
covered with blood, and with bad cash on his
forehead and the back of his head badly
bruised. He could give no account of himself.
1t is probable he was assaulted by tramps,
whose intention it was to murder him and rob
his house. He may recover.
Judge Pierce of Philadelphia, has denied
motion to reopen the case of Brown the negro,
who ohot son of William d. Kelley, but he
has added another years imprisonment for
carrying concealed weapons and ordered that
he be held in $4,000 to keep the peace for
year after the expiration of his sentence. His
first sentence was two and half years.