The Portland daily press., 1878-01-21

Jonn MorrlSSey Is recovering.
The Highgate, Vt, murderer, Edward Tatro,
will be hanged the first Tuesday of April, 1880.
Two boys were drowned at Newton, Long Is
land Friday, by breaking through the ice.
A Jesuit priest of Washington declined to
celebrate mass for the King of Italy.
Murphy begins his temperance work at North
ampton, Mass, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lord were reported at
Wilmington, N. c., Friday, bound North.
Martins block Of six stores in Kingston, On
tario, was burned yesterday. Loss $50, 200;
small insurance.
Gold fell to 1O1a Saturday, and Wall street
people predict practical resumption before a
final vote on the silver bill.
Three story wooden block in Lowell, Mass,
owned by Miss Ann E. Aver, was burned yes
terday. Loss $4,000.
At Washington Saturday Bertha Won Hill
lern successfully concluded the walk of SO miles
in rs consecutive hours.
Mrs. Dow, victim of the Dorchester, N. H.,
tragedy died Saturday. No legal steps in the
matter have yet been taken.
Four boys broke through the ice in Easton's
pond, Middletown, CT, Saturday, and William
Riggs, Jr., was drowned.
VIM. u. Piper, proprietor of the Howard
Medical Institute of Providence, is under ar
rest on charge of forgery.
A large majority Of the members of the New
York maritime exchange have signed memo
rial to Congress against the Bland silver bill.
Edward Barley, 81 years old, was struck by
train on the Fitchburg Railroad at Fitchburg
Saturday forenoon and killed.
Indians in large bodies are raiding through
WATSON and Lano counties, Texas. Two men
have been killed and q lot of horses stolen,
Troops are in pursuit.
John w. Stout, New York dealer In canned
goods, has failed Liabilities $4,000. Assets,
large stock, which has deprecated 80 per
cent since the fall season and two factories.
jeremiah Plunkett of Springfield, on return
ing from work Friday night found his wife
drunk and lying on the dead body of her baby.
She had lain on the child and suffocated it,
The grist mill of Cole & Turner, Scituate
Harbor, with 1000 bushels of grain was burned
by an incendiary Friday night. Loss $4,000;
partially insured
Daniel Boyle, a longshoreman, was fatally in
Jured on the steamer Astral at Boston, Satur-
day, by cask Slipping from hosting gear and
falling on him.
Beverage & Helliwell of Montreal, importers
OF woolens, have failed. Liabilities $4,000.
The banks interested are the Toronto, Union
and Merchants.
There has been very general and severe
storm, with falls of snow and rain throughout
california. This ensures good crops and abund-
ant water for next season,
ner OF Einstein Brothers s. Co. of San Francis
co, and Einstein Brothers & Co., leading boot
and shoe merchants on Pearl street, Boston,
died Saturday.
Henry Seavey, editor of the Labor Journal at
Fall River, was assaulted SATURDAY. by Bob AL
len, business manager, and George Cook, treas
urer OF the Fall River Opera House, for pub
nshing an obnoxious article in regard to them
A steamer from Liverpool for New York Sat-
urday took 100000 in eagles. lit is expected
that further large shipments of gold will be
mace TO America In consequenceof the state of
foreign exchange.
The Mexican authorities at Pedras Neerss
have delivered the murderer Cordova to the
United States. He belonged to band of high
way robbers who are supposed to have killed
six persons.
Granite block on Harrison Avenue, Boston,
owned by heirs of Samuel Way, was damaged
uy nie ySseeIaSy TO the amount of $500; insur-
ea. ROBERT Young, who occupied room on
the fourth hoor, was suffocated from smoke and
gas in endeavCring to escape -N
Manton Marble prints letter denyipp that
he ever made Mr.. McLin of the Florida return.
ing board, any promise of payment or promo
ton whatever in behalf of Tilden or the Demo
cratic party, provided McLin cast his vote for
Tden. WV Avn
The jewelry store of Simon I. Bodberg of
West Baltimore street, Baltimore, was entered
by burglars Saturday night, the safe door
Wrencneu OH and the safe robbed of gold and
silver watches and diamond rings to the value
of $4,000.
Elmer Perkins Of Newburyport, Mass, aged
10 years. shot himself yesterday while fooling
with pistol, James Hunnewell of the same
city, aged Il. pointed loaded gun at some girls
to brighten them when it was discharged, kill
ing Rosa Farrell, aged six, and wounding two
John Higgins, England's champion sculIer.
has issued a challenge to row Hanlon. the Can.
a9lsn, courtney or any other man in the Unit
cd states and Provinces, sculling race for $500
and the championship, the race to be rowed
from Putney to Mortlake on the Thames. and
Higgins hackers to allow the American oars
mans expenses
y, A young couole named Bragdon, living in
Melrose, were found Friday evening by friends,
IN their sitting room, Mrs Bragdon lying dead
upon sofa, and her husband near by on the
moor, unconscious but still alive. Medical aid
vas summoned, and this morning it is probable
Inat ne will recover. The affair is mysterious,
gas WI wa