The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-15
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

| Gen. Sherman believes that Gen. Grant will
be nominated for the next president.
| Hanlon while practicng Thursday struck a
rock, damaging the boat considerably.
The government warehouse at Fort Lincoln,
Dakota, was burned Saturday. Loss 100000.
j. Reichert of Philadelphia is under arrest
for putting Paris green in his wfe's tea.
| 81. G. Eastman, mayor of Poug hkeep,io,
died Saturday.
A pile af lumber fell in New York Saturday,
killing one tramp and iniuring others.
Capt. Alexander Moore Of the Third Cavalry
has resigned.
The meeting of the American Sanitary Com
mission, which was to be held at Green burg.
Va, this month, is indefinitely postponed.
Unofficial advices say that Senior Mata has
| been appointed Mexican Secretary of Foreign
| Affairs
Ira Thrall of Vernon, Ct, a member of the
night and broke his neck.
Deputy Collector Lydecker says that the
charges against him were exploded by inves-
tigation long ago.
The legal contest on the Montreal Portland
aud Boston railroad has been finally amicablv
arranged, and all suits have been Withdrawn
In New York Saturday DR.. Carver broke
$500 glass balls with rifle in hours and 81
minutes.
Lieuts. Henley and Ruche of the 9th Infantry
were drowned at Camp Supply, Arizona, recent.
ly, by water spout.
At Nashua, N. H., Saturday, Walter Green.
wood was probably fatally injured By largo
beam falling on him while at work on a new
dam.
1t is reported that Secretary Sherman offered
the New York colectorship to Postmaster
James on Wednesday, but the latter declined
the honor.
ID NJ
VT, had trouble with his father aud went out
and killed himself BY shooting the top of his
head off.
The Victoria cotton mil at Newburyport.
Mass, employing 200 operatives, have reduced
the time one half, and will run every other
week.
A swimming match at Haverhill. Saturday.
distance 81 miles Win G. Nudd aud Frank 6
King swum the distance in 1 hour ard IL
minutes.
In Philadelphia last night Samuel Bragg
aged 81. was arrested for forgery and counter
feitipg a deed of real estate. A deputy
sheriff from Michigan is there with requisi-
ton for him.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ret urped
to Washington, but has nothing to say regard
ing the changes 10 the New York custom
house or the financial affairs of the govern.
ment.
The celebration of Orange Day in Great
Britain was generally quiet. At Wisham, Scot.
Land, however there was riot and at least
hfty-eight persons were seriously iDjured.
There were slight disturbances 10 Belfast.
In the walking match in Chicago
in which Daniel O'Leary challenged
Schmell to walk $50 miles while be would
walk $50 miles, closed Saturday evening.
Scbmell won having completed $50 miles at
$50 O'Clock. O'Lsary did net finish his 275
miles until 10 o'clock.
1t is understood that the smuggling cases
against the National Steamship line will he
settled by the payment of a nominal fac of
$4,000. This will be 10 accordance with the
commentators ofthe district attorney of New
YORK, on the ground that confiscation of the
steamers would work gr eat Injury to innocent
stockholders.
The London correspondent of the New York
World says that the self-styled Lord Oeilyie
who has lately been swindling people in New
York, IS fraud. He has defrauded people in
almost every city in England and on the con.
tinent, and actually swindled lodging house
woman in London by pretending to be cores
pendent of the World The Earl of Airlie
knows that his son is aud has been for two
years With his egimeDt in India.