The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-11
mINOR TELEGnAus.

The DomDion Parliament has been pro-
rosusd till April 11th.
The Haydeuvitle. Conn, Savings bank has
been closed by order of The Bank Comm s.
Toner.
The long bond bill for savings was discussed
oy the com mittee Saturday, but no action was
taken.
fhe great railway bridge spanning the Rari.
tau AZ New Brunswick N. j., was burned
Saturday morning Loss 100000
At Cincinnati, Bertha Vou dtlern complete
ed Der S9 b mile al 8 SO Saturday night 10 mir-
utes ahead Of time.
A Conference con mittee of the South Caro-.
lima Legislature have agreed upon a plan for
paying the debt of the state.
Dr. John E Tyler, Superintendent of the
Somervi lie Asylum for the Insane, died Fiji
day Dlgnt.
At Poiut Henrs, N Y, Saturday night a
Swed, name unknowo, stabbed Mike GIBBONS,
miper, XII Ing him instantly.
The Mary boro fouriog mills in Mooreie'd,
t., VIZ fouod yesterday. Loss $40, 900; ID
suraoce $4,000
A qaar Il between Catholics aud Oranre-
meu Iu MOotr-a lass night resulted in young
mans being stabbed il The ribs.
Steamboat Shannon from Nachita r yer
With $40 bates Il cotton, collided WITH ,be mont
tor CAhonicus yesterday aud SUNG. No lives
lost.
The Chicago & Iowa railroad has been sold
under an ord 10 clancy for $9OO,O0O TWAS
bid N by the 0ondhs lders. An ATTEMPT is
made TO Set aside the SALE
Toe remains If Commodore White who died
a tew days SINCE IN Rraooke county, Va, were
taken to Norfolk aud buried Saturday moro
ing,
10 the Pinkham murder case, which has
been on trial several days 10 D ,vrr. N. H., the
jnry returned verdict of gully of murder in
the first degree
A mock duel with knives took place last
Thursday between son of Ssnstor Cock -ell
and son of Gen. Bradley T. johnson of Vir-
gina. they are both students at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia.
At Harrison. Ohio, Friday night, gasoline
machine exploded 10 the town hall, killing 70
persons and iljuriDg several others TIE
building was with Difficult y saved from burn.
ing.
At Montreal Saturday the courts granted a
mandamas to compel the directors of the Mon.
treal, Portland aud Boston railroad to produce
the hooks OF the company for the inspection Of
the shareholders.
p f. Van Arden, first sergeant of Co. E 7th
Ibfautrv, at Camp Baker, Montana, suicided,
March II, by shooiog. fhe deceased IS SAID
to be son Of the Countess Van Arden Da.
mentz of Hague, Holland.
A despatch states that San Domingo has
been Captured by the fevolutlonists, after The
defeat of the Baez army. Porta Piapta ia also
about capitulating The San Domingo sugar
crop will be very light.
Three men, Mcclure, Nelson and Harris,
we're arrested in New York Saturday. on snspi.
ciop of passing counterfeit mou-y, Over $500
was found on McGpirP, ready packed for mall
ing to dupes IN couhtry districts. The men
were remabded.
The steamer Camia from Bermuda brings to
New York as passengers, 10 seamen, beng a
part of the crew Of the shp Celestial Emnre,
Capt. Stewart, of and for New York from
Bremen, Jan. 10. abandoned February 22i)
landed at Bermuda, March 7th, by the bark
Ten lar Inc balance OF the crew including
the captain, went TO Bremen.
The ship Aver at Charleston, il about loaded
with provi'ions, agricultural Improvements,
cry goods, Uoots, shoes, &C.. aud viii 5000 take
250 colOred people to Mourovis, IN Liberia,
AftIcs IL is said that 25 900 coIored PEG ole 10
th- Sonth are to follow tus summer, and over
100000 are enrolled p the association for emi-
gIalion to Liberia No white man has any
With the exodus.