The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-07
of buildings and killing ten persons. Loss

of buildings and killing ten persons Loss
$500, 900.
The house of Mrs. Becky Baldwin, near
Tazewell Court House, Va, was entered by
tramps Saturday night. They demanded her
money. She got the pocket book and threw it
into the fire. While one Of them was trying to
pull it out she killed him with an AK The 9th
er then stabbed her, and she with the ak severed
his arm from his body. He was found dead
and Mrs. Baldwin when found by the neighbors
was dying.
A widow lady of Springfield, Mo-, named
Thompson, highly connected, killed her daugh-
ter during fit of insanity, Monday, and then
herself.
The janitor of the Ohio Medical College, ar-
rested on suspicion of being implicated In steal
ing the body of the late John Scott Harrison
has been released on $4,000 ball.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The outlook in Europe is decidedly pacific.
The powers have all accepted invitations to a
Congress to be held at Berlin on the 18TH inst.
England will be represented by Beaconsfeld.
Odo Russell and the Marquis of Salisbury;
France, by M M. Washington and De St. Val
lier; Austria, by Count Audrassy and Won Hay
meie; Germany, by Bismarck and Count Won
Bulow; Russia.by Gortschakoff and Schouvalof
and Italy by Counts Corti and De Launay.
Turkeys representatives have not been Sc
lected. The rebellion in Roumelia still contin-
ues and Russian detachment sent against the
insurgents suffered serious reverse. A bet
ter feeling is prevailing in Constantinople, and
in all the European capitals except Vienna
there is growing confidence of peaceful solu-
ton. Austria seems to fear that the agreement
between Russia and England may in some way
result to her disadvantage but she will proba-
bly, not give any serious trouble.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
While the Emperor William was driving at
2.SO o'clock Sunday afternoon some shots
apparently proceeding from a house in avenue
Unter-den-Lnden, weres6red at him. The En-
peror was wounded 10 ons arm and on one
cheek by duck and small shots. The would be
assassin is DR.. Modelling, occupying apart
ments at No. IS Unter.den Linden. When
his door was burst open he fred upon and
wounded the hotel deeper and tried to commit
suicide, but was secured. The Emperor's per-
sonal attendant jumped into the carriage and
supported the Emperor until the carriage
reached the Palace. The Emperor was con-
veyed to bed and several grains of shot were
extracted, causing great loss of blood. The
Emperor Suffered great pain, but never lost
consciousness. DR.. Modelling admits that the
plot against the Emperor is widespread, and
that he was selected by lot to kill the Emperor.
Modelling cannot live. The E nperor's condi-
ton at last accounts promises recovery.
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ment of Peru decided that all provisions, etc.,
for the relief of the sufferers shall pass over
Peruvian territory free Of duty.
The Argentine question is not settled, and is
likely to lead to war.
Preparatory work for extracting gold in large
quantities at Catapulco is rapidly advancing,
and it is estimated there will be an annual
profit of million dollars during the next fifty
years.
On the 14th severe earthquake at Guaya-
quill preceded by tremendous noise and accom-
panied DO exceedingly heavy rains.
Costa Rica is getting up navy to intimidate
the rest of Central America and brighten them
into restoring the old Central American con-
federation.
BRIEF MENTION
Bennett, in letter to the Baltimore SUI, adj
mits that the published accounts of his duel
with May as substantially correct. He is about
to return and suffer the penalty of the law it
it is deemed that justice requires it.--Recruit-
ing for the Mexican revolutionists is going on
in Texas.-Geo. M. Bartholomew has been
elected President Of the Charter Oak Life IN
surance Co.--WiliamC Cullen Bryant was at
tackled with syncope on Memorial Day aud for
a long time was unconscious. At last accounts
he was improving--In the Joyce Taylor
divorce suit Judge Lord has granted divorce
to this lbellant.--Measures are being taken to
prevent an Orange parade in Montreal on the
18th. Of July.--Mr. Gladstone in an article in
the Nineteenth Centuay, opposes the scheme
for establishing British protectorate over
Asiatic Turkey.--The syndicate has sub
scribed for the remaining fifteen millions of
the Al per cent bonds.