The Portland daily press., 1880-09-06
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

The Eagle Fencing Works at Cincinnati
were burned Friday night. Loss $751; 600; in
surance, $4,000.
The Dudley House, at Bradford, Pa, was
burned Saturday morning. Loss S157 600; in
surance, 100000.
Thirteen million three hundred thousand
bushels of grain were exported from the port
of New York during August.
Secretary Sherman will not return to WASH
ington until some time next week.
Gen. Grant has declined the presidency of
the San Pedro Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany.
Three actions have been begun by the Des
Moines and Minneapolis Railroad Company vs.
the Chicago and Northwestern.
The sheet iron rolling mill of Marshall &
Bro, at Philadelphia, was burned Saturday
morning. Loss about $4,000; fully insured
The earnings of the Burlington and Quincy
Railway from January 1 to July 81, were $4,-
$4,000, compared with $3,27S,000 the same
period last year.
A young daughter of Pratt Jennings, of
Woodstock, N. Y, was killed by being thrown
from carriage Saturday.
Judge Donahue, in the New York Supreme
Court Chambers Saturday. dismissed the writ
ofhdbedS corpus in the case of the alleged BAN
dit Mali, whose extradition is demanded by the
italian government on the ground that State
courts have no jurisdiction.
"Joe" Emmett the comedian, is still at the
Tombs, New York city, and will be held until
sober enough to take care of himself.
The Portsmouth, N. H., delegates to the
Democratic State Convention were chosen Sat-
urday, and instructed to support the Hon.
Frank Jones for Governor.
The new Postmaster General announces that
he will not make any removals or any changes
in the methods of doing business in the Post
Office Department, except for cause, and that
mill ho oil for
ment to apply.
One million three hundred thousand in gold
arrived at New York from Europe Saturday.
In the four per cent. registered bond list
there are names of &c, al persons of whom
1858 hold bonds for $500 and less in amount.
Among this number are the names of 66S7 VIC.
men.
The recent hurricane did no damage below
Cedar Keys on the west coast. No wrecks are
reported on the Florida reefs.
Two young colored men named Grier were
murdered Friday near Newburg S. c., and
their bodies were found by their aged father
At Fall River Saturday, Mrs. Daniel Maho-
ney lost her life by a singular accident. Being
thirsty she arose to get drink, and dropped
glass goblet. STOPPING in the dark to pick it
up, one of the arteries below the knee was
severed by the broken glass. She delayed call
ing for assistance, and after calling for it died
from loss of blood.
President Hayes and party are being warm
ly received in the far West
Five thousand ex-Union soldiers were pre-
sent at reunion at Kirksville, Mo-, Saturday.
Charles HI. Wibrook was run over on the
Old Colony railroad, near Boston, Saturday af
ternoon. He will probably die.
The colored men of New York are disposed
to lionize Cadet Whitaker.
Charles Robinson, one of the leading and
Oldest merchants in Portsmouth, N. H, died
Saturday. aged 81 years.
Gen. Walker says that no change can be
made in the pay of enumerators, except by
specific legislation, and this would require
reopening of at least $1,000 accounts.
Another attempt is being made to unite the
two hostile factions of the Democratic party of
Virginia
There will be an attempt made to have the
Signal Service taken from the War Depart
ment. General Sherman is in favor of such a
course.
Fire in Mobile yesterday, destroyed property
to the amount of $350,000
Secretary Schurz and party have arrived at
Keogh, M. T. They have had several coun-
ellis with the Crows on the reservation, who ex-
press desire to go to farming and become per-
manent settlers.
Robert Small has been nominated by the
Republicans for Congress from the Fifth dis
trict of South Carolina.