The Portland daily press., 1878-11-26
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The receipts of the internal revenue yester-
day were 1881 ,216; customs receipts $685., sos.
Jose Baro, the wealthiest person in Cuba, is
dead.
The subscriptions to the per cent loan
yesterday amounted to ST. ,0Sl 1000.
Major VIM. 81. Dobb who was bitten by a
small dog some week ago died at Wilmington,
DEL, of hydrophobia yesterday morning
james Sutherland, known to the public as
Senator Bob Hart, variety actor, died in
Jersey City Sunday.
DIR. Richards, a respectable physician of
Orange, n. J.,was killed Sunday by runaway
horse accident.
Frank. son of Marshal Pierce Of Putney.
shot himself probably fatally Saturday, during
temporary fit of insanity.
Geo. Moran committed suicide la Natck,
Mass, yesterday, BY shooting himself. Des-
pondency the probable cause.
Owen Tansey, b years of age, was killed by
train on the Providence road in WORCESTER
last night.
The French scientific expedition around the
world, arrived at New York yesterday from
Panama, aud will leave shortly for San Fran
cisco to join their vessel.
While party of workman were engaged in
tunnelling under street in Mahony City, Pa,
yesterday, the earth overhead caved in killing
two and seriously injuring another.
IL Is LOW De1leVeu InaG w mite, tne Methodist
minister killed near Sumter, S. c., was shot
accidentally by some person al a distance who
was probably hunting.
The fall term of Dartmouth College closes
today noon with four weeks vacation. There
will be small attendance next term owing to
the numbers teaching.
John Welcb, employed in the Hinckley
locomotive works at r. Cambridge, was fatally
injured yesterday, by bsing caught in the
betting.
The bill antagonistic to the tramping frater-
nifty, after repeated conference, has passed,
and now Vermont, like New Hampshire, will
be stunned by those diabolcal robbers and
murdersous tramps.
James Martin. an old and and respected
citizen OF Epping, N. H., died suddenly Thnrs-
day night. He got up to light lamp and on
getting into bed again dropped dead 1t was
his S1st birthday that day.
The Novelty Works in Wethersfeld, Conn.,,
were burned Monday morning Loss abont
$4,000; insured for $4,000. Hopson s.
Brainard, the lessees of the property, are in
sured for about $4,000. They lose all their
stock.
An application has been filed with the re-
corder of the Pennsylvania board of pardons
for the commutation of the death sentences Of
Martin Bergen of Schuykill county and James
Mcdonnell of Carbon county, the Molle Ma
CURES whose execution is fixed for December
9Th.
Ell. M. Smith Of West Tisbury Mass, con-
tractor and builder, and Mr.. Hopkins, a
carpenter, are supposed to have been drowned
Friday last. They left place called Norton 8
Landing to carry two RATS of lumber to Gay
head, just as the gale was coming Oh, and
have not since been heard from.
The report that complaints have bsen made
to the United States district attorney of the
violations of the election law in the second
Virginia district, and the arrest of such COM
plainants upon the charge of perjury is in
correct. No such complaints or arrests have
been made.
The State Department has been infor med
that the late Austrian minister at Washing
ton, Count Hoyas. has been appointed by bis
government envoy extraordinary, etc., to Rou-
mania, Russia, Italy and Turkey having also
sent diplomatic representations to Bucharest,
making together with the empire of Austro-
Hungary total of four European powers that
formally recognized Roumania's Independence.
There was strike of the oyster suckers
association at Norfolk, Virginia yesterday
morning. They have been getting Is cents a
gallon for the last two years and now demand
20 cents, which is refused by the oyster packers.
Both parties are firm and general stagnation
OF the business is very probable. The strike is
general along the Chesapeake and its tributaries
II is the result of efforts on the part of the
Baltimore shuckers for an advance in price,