The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-07
RIINOR TELRGRAMS,

Capt. Bogardus is seriously i'll in New York
from the effects of his triumph in shooting.
w. FL. Rowland, stable keeper in JERSEY
City, has borrowed 900 and disappeared
The city treasurer of Quebec is defalter to
the tune Of $4,000.
Fred. A. w. Gay, fireman, was fatally Jam
med at at engine house In Boston, Saturday.
CooradOs product of gold and silver for 1877
was $7,879, 435.
Diphtheria is prevailing extensively in Ports.
mouth, N. II.
Psddecoud & Barrows. bankers of Decatur
Ill. have suspended.
The steamship Sandman has arrived at He'll
fax.
200 lodges of San Arcs and Mime Couions
renegades have gone to join Sitting Bull
Michael Doherty died yesterday from injuries
received from falling through hatch at 70 En-.
dicott street, Boston.
All the delegates from Dover, N. a., to the
Republican state convention are pronounced
Hayes men.
Lieut.. Alexander Rogers of the fourth cayal
~ Is detailed to represent the army of. the
United States at the Paris Exposition.
1t is probable that an order will soon be is
sued for the. uniforming of custom house EN-
ployes.
Samuel P. holland was sentenced at Hous
ton, Texas, to 15 years in states prison for muir.
der of Jos Shannon.
Delegates from Hanover to the Republican
state convention in New Hampshire were moi
instructed but favor Prescott's denomination.
E. s. Winston, President of the Mutual Life
Insurance Go. has written letter setting forth
the evils of silver reconciliation.
Charles Hunt, of the firm of Hunt & Russell
OF Boston, was run over and killed at Auburn.
dale Saturday night.
The Saturday Night Despatch of Manchester
N. H., has gone into new hands, aud will here.
after support President Hayes
The libel suits against Mcclure and others at
PHILADELPHIA, by Nat Mckay, have been with
drawn by the latter.
p The New York Herald says that Senator
Patterson will spend the winter in Pennsyl.
yania, without pairing his vote.
Coal rose 80 cents ton in Philadelnhia Fri.
day and it will be advanced in New York this
week.
w. 81. Rowland aud SIC, 900 are missing from
Jersey City. He was a stable keeper and bor.
rowed the money.
Anthony Trenope, a member Of a swindlinp
nrm or chicago which obtained some $3.50. 0O0
worth of goods under false pretences, has been
arrested. ''oA
Augustus Hemenway of the class of Tx
Harvard College, has given that institution
sufficient money to erect a new gymnasium
that Will accommodate 300 persons.
The police authorities of New York ara search
lng for Thomas II. Crockett of Fall Rivar
Mass, who has been missing siuce Dec. 8 II
Is f-ared he was robbed and murdered.
The motion for new trial for Mrs. CREIGHTON
was oyerruled at Lancaster Ohio, and she was
sentenced to three years in the penitentisrv for
granddaughter of her husband.
Jno Montello, aged 80, committed suieida nv
hanging 10 cell in the Massachusetts states
prison yesterday, where he was serving tbree
years sentence.
The certificate of a second marriage of Thos
Lord and Mrs. Kinds by Rev. DR.. Van KIeeck
of Hyde Park, Mass, was filed with the regis-
ter of vital statistics, in New York, Saturday.
At meeting of bank presidents in New
YORK Saturday committee of five was an.
pointed to take action regarding the silver bin
now before Congress. VA
Grain receipts by the New York Central for
the month OF December, show an Increase of a
million and half bushels of wheat. and 1877
600 barrels of flour over the previous Decem.
ber's work.
-Four vessels cleared from Norfolk for Liver
pool Saturday, with 100000 bales of cotton val
ued at Q million and half, including one 1880
bales, the largest ever shipped from Southern
port.
The Grand Jury at San Francisco has found
indictments against Kearney, Wallack and
ODonnell, incendiary agitators, for Conspiracy
to incte riot. All furnished bail and were re-.
leased from custody.
AT Chicago Saturday, an Indictment was
found against Mayor Ward. state examiner
under Auditor Needles, and j. 81. Kellogg. act
uary both In connection with frauds commits
TED In protection of life insurance companies.