The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-29
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

There was heavy white frost in Washing
ton Thursday night, the first of the season.
The Typographical Union has reduced the
rate of composition in the job office to 40 cents
per thousand in Washington.
The entries at the Land Office thus far this
season exceed any since the days of the war.
This is considered an indication of returning
prosperity.
Four Princeton students were dismissed
Saturday for ungentlemanly conduct.
One of the grinders in the pulp mill at Pas
sumpsic, weighing about 1000 pounds, exploded
Friday night, scattering in all directions. One
piece of about $50 pounds was blown through
the roof into the river Only three men were
at work at the time. All ,caped uninjured.
During a quarrel over some property be-
queathed them, Edward Decourc was Fri
day night shot dead by his brother at Lambton,
Ont. After the deed the brother took poison,
from the effects of which he is not expected to
recover Both had been drinking.
The United States frigate Wyoming, which
has been cruising in the Black sea- has arrived
at Girgenii, Sicily.
Tt is expected, as the result of the efforts at
Berlin of Mr. George Walker, United States
commissioner, that Germany will consent to
participate in the proposed international
monetary conference.
Clark Brown of Cornwall, Ont, for the muir
der of his father and sister, at West Winches-
ter, Sept. I'd was Saturday sentenced to be
hanged Oct 31st
The Supreme Court in Providence, r. l.,
Saturday morning appointed Robert Thomp-
son trustee of the property of Mrs. VIM.
Sprague.
The puddlers on strike at Palo mil, Potts
vile, Pa. held meeting Saturday, and de-
cided not to return to work unless their de-
mands are acceded to.
A young man named Chef Beardslee of
Sutton, Mass, while hunting Saturday after
noon, was accidentally shot by friend in the
leg. The doctors hope to save the limb.
Hereafter casks filled at distilleries may
have the name of the spirits burned or cut into
the heads tho Iettors to be an inch in length.
Our consul at st. Petersburg says there is a
large demand for rosn in Russia.
The consul at Mauritius reports that the
cattle plague continues, 1892 having died
since July Dist, and 10000 since the plague
began.
A poor old woman named Bertha Wathan
was unjustly accused and arrested on Wednes
day in New York, on the charge of passing
counterfeit coin to an italian peanut vender.
She was discharged, but her excitement
brought on an attack of sickness, which
resulted fatally Saturday.
A fire Saturday in Bolton, Texes, destroyed
five of the largest stores in town and two
others pulled down to stop the flames. Loss
100000.
A party of twenty-e1ght prospectors who
started on an expedition two months ago from
Silver Reef, Utah have been massacred by In
dams near the Eastern boundary of the terri
tory.
VIM Claff was arrested in New York Satur-
day nigh with $1,000 in counterfeit Sos on the
National State bank of Troy.
A prominent lawyer of Chicago lately re-
returned from Europe reports having seen in
Strasbourg the late president of the defunct
state savings bank, ID. ID. Spencer, who is
living there in poverty and is anxious to
return and vndicate himself.
James Qusenburg of Palestine, Texas, late
ly acquitted of the charge of numbering DIR.
Gragoon and wife last Saturday shot
dead by G. Rogers, city marshal, who was
state witness IN Quisenburg trial
Chester Goodale of Egremont, Mass, victim
of the assault Friday morning, is reported i'm
proving, and it is thought by his attending
physician that the prospect OF his ultimate
recovery is quite tlattering
Anthony Blair (colored) was hanged at
Morristown, Tenn, Friday afternoon, for the
murder of Maggie Walker, his step-daughter.
The striking piano-makers in Haes factory,
New York city, have resumed work at 10 per
cent advance. Many of the men at Weber's
factory resume work.
Washington specials say the Postmaster
General Says postinasters will not be injured
by refusing to subscribe to campaign funds.
Senator Blaine's brother, who has been as
ss5ant keeper i'll the Senate document rooms
for several years. was removed Saturday to
make room for Democrat
M.rritt will go to England to contest for the
Ashley belt.