The Portland daily press., 1878-05-27
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

The Duchess of Argyle is dead
The British consul at Cameo, Crete, was re.
Gently fired at by the Turks but not injured.
Two more transports with Indian troops have
arrived at Nal ia.
Count Grippenberg, commander of the Cim-
oria, and companions are still at New York.
The striking coal miners at Belleville, Mo-
are starving.
The militia of Pennsylvania is being placed
on war footing in anticipation of strikes.
The Russian government has decided to abol.
ish jury trials in cases of attempted assassina-
ton from political motives
In mutiny on board the barque j. s.
Wright, near New York Friday, the boatsWain
Robert Armstrong, was killed.
Thirteen buildings in St. Augustine, Florida.
including some of the finest, were burned Sat-
day. N '"'
Henry Roberts was hanged at Shelby.
Ware.
John Holland, wealthy citizen of st. Paul.
Minnesota, aged IS, committed suicide FRIDAY
night.
Captain General Jovellar will return from
Cuba, leaving Gen. Martinez Campos in full
command.
The rumored split in the British ministry is
unfounded.
james S. Mills of New York fatally stabbed
Ato ooh yCoeCAuoJ al al ditcIChtlUus
1t is stated that three months truce is talked
of between the Spaniards and Cubans.
Four steamships sailed from New York for
Europe Saturday with full cargoes and lists of
passengers.
The straw works at Corna, L. L., were burned
Saturday. Loss $4,000. IS hands are thrown
out of employment.
A paymaster of the army was robbed in
Cooks Canon by highwaymen. No U. S. funds
were obtained by the robbers.
The New York sugar merchants have testi-
ned before tue customs committee, and it has
adjourned for one week.
Civil Justices Pinckney and Flanagan of
New York have been ordered to show cause
why they should not be removed, the former for
drunkenness. the latter for incapacity.
A Herald correspondent describing the con.
dition OF leading industries, says he can find
no trace of communism among the $4,000
workingmen in and around Pittsburg.
In the case of W. P. Groom for $50, 900 dam
ages against Peter Cooper the jury failed to
agree. Eight stood for plaintiff and four for
defendant
-, 1t has been decided to have no election in
tne District of Columbia owing to a change
IN the government of that troublesome bor-
ough. -0 '"A
Az ottawa, Ohio, Saturday mornia @, a fire
1estIoyee seue,ai stores and dwellings; also the
$4,000. ''po'' N0SS
1t is expected that the Shah of pa,s;, will
arrive at Paris June 18th, and stav a month
He goes thence to London, Madrid and T;S.
bon. His European journey will occupy SIX
months.
Saturday morning mammoth oat bin at the
Sixth avenue railroad depot, New York, fell
through three floors to the cellar, carrying with
1t four men. Three of them were taken out but
slightly injured, but the other, Hugh Murdoch,
has not been found
A Santa Fe special says that Lieutenant
Butler OF the Ninth Cavalry, son of General B.
+: Butler, was attacked Tuesday by two mask
ed men near Ell Paso. The driver and escort
were badly wounded, but Butler ESCAPED un-
harmed. Colonel Wade has captured the as
sailants ~
A Cleveland despatch says that the reyenue
cutter Commodore Perry has left for a crnise
along the canadian shore. This, with the fact
that the steamer Michigan has received on
board at Erie Calling gun and ammunition.
has caused belief that the boats are on the
lookout for FeDians. 'A0
1t Is rumored that prominent LAWYER Ia
preparing charges against Mayor Ely of New
York with view to his impeachment He ia
charged with the responsibility for the ineffi
cheney and mal-administration of the health
and police departments.