The Portland daily press., 1878-01-10
MINOR TELEGRAHIS.

Fire 10 Laurensburg, N. @, yesterday caused
a loss of $4,000. Little insurance.
judge Edmuuds will be reappointed post
master of Washington.
There were two slight shocks of earthquake
at Cairo, Ill , last night.
VIM. S. Curtis, who was assaulted by tramps
at HopkintoD, n. II f, week ago. is dying
Joseph Sweet, the Oldest citizen of Provi.
dence, died yesterday, aged 90.
Ex-Treasarer Kamena of Hoboken, is de-
faulter to the amount of $50, 900.
Ex- Mayor O'Neil of Jersey City, was 40
Quilted Tuesday night of the charge of NAL
| feasance 10 office.
Owen Geoghegan shot customer fatally in
his own shop on the Bowery yesterday and es-
| capped.
This second ballot in the Kentucky Legisla-
| ture yesterday, for Senator, resulted in no
| choice.
| Geo. G. Folsom, an engineer on the Boston
| & Maine railroad for 35 years, died yester-
day.
| The Lehigh Valley Coal Co. has come to no
understanding with the other companies re-
| gardng the proposed combination.
| A few days ago the son-in-law of Moses Car
i ney of Union Village, n. H., stole $4,000 in
bonds belonging to his wife and decamped.
| Capt Eads yesterday received warrant for
100000 on account of his improvements of the
Il mouth OF the MISSISSIPPI.
Harvard Colleges net increase of funds, ex.
elusive of gifts and legacies, last year was $751;.
1880.
The President has pardoned Joseph Levy,
| sentenced to four years imprisonment for cleo
| ton frauds in New York
Edward S. Dunning, Jr, a note broker of 81
| Wall street, n. Y, has made an assignment,
Liabilities between 100000 and 100000.
Rev. Mr. Vacula of the Bohemian church in
| New York, has been warned that be ia to be
assassnated because he does not sympathize
with the Bohemian cigar strikers.
Frederick R. Goodrich, who admitted that he
forged the names Of certain employees of the
Interior Department to the pay rolls, has beer
sentenced to years ia the peniteutiary.
Capt. H. W. Hunt of Neponset, Mass, has
| accepted a responsible position in the Russian
service and is going to st. Petersburg. Gen.
Buffers son Paul Is going with him.
Gov Hampton of South Carolina, has di
rected the sheriff of Union county to see tha
the law is enforced, and proposes to remove the
trial justice and disbaDd the military impli-
Gated In the recent rescue of federal prisoners
The witnesses who were relied upon to prove
ballot box stuffing 10 the Acklene-Darrall con
test in Louisiana, broke down yesterday anC
the indictment was dismissed. Acklene, who
is Republican, vii, now probably get his sea-
in the House.
strong Reed, brother and nephew of Gen
Custer, killed with him at the Big Horn massa
Gre. were buried Tuesday at lakewood Gene
terry, Munroe, Michigan. The funeral wa
largely attended.
Horace Rublo says that he is chairman of tn,
Wisconsin, Re publican committee, and that h
not only never wrote letter urging Congre SIS
men to keep up the fight against Presiden
Hayes, but does not believe that the sentiment
of the Republicans of Wisconsin is antagonis
tic to Hayes
The New York Produce Exchange yesterday
passed q resolution declaring that as a pre-.
requisite to the restoration of the commerce Of
the United States to the position that it once
occu Died, it was indispensably necessary tina
there should be free trade in ships Sob.idie
for carrying the mails or for other purposes
| were condemned.
The first mortgage bondholders of the Con
necticut Valley railroad have petitioned tn
state treasurer to take the necessary steps tC
foreclose the mortgage. Bonds amount to ST.,
| 100000 10 case of foreclosure the SECOND
mortgage bonds, amounting to 100000. which
are held by the Charter Oak Insurance Co. be
come worthless.