The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-22
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

| The striking furniture dealers of New York
have gone to work.
| The national convention of bituminous coal
| miners have adopted resolution in favor of
enforcing the eight hour system.
| The Oxford Cambridge boat race was post
poned till today, and all bets were declared
off.
Rev. George n. Hepworth writes that the
committee of the American fund has given
$1,000 especially to furnish starving children
with foot to enable them to attend the nation
al schools. The money given to Ireland by
the Dominion is to be spent in the purchase of
| nets for fishermen,
| st. Anthony Falls have been purchased by
the st: Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad.
Price $415,OOO.
A large block at Troy, N. Y, occupied prin-
cipally by collar and shirt manufacturers was
burned Saturday. Loss $4,000
Farwell's wooden mill in Burrillville. r. l.,
was burned Saturday. Loss 1875, 900.
Edward G. Palmer, President of the Louis
lana Savings Bank, has been convicted of en-
beZzlement and sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary.
Judge j. w. Wright, tried for an assault
with intent to kill on Columbus Delano, was
convicted OF assault and battery.
Leggett & Leeds have been convicted of
embezzling the funds Of Elizabeth, N. J.
Judge Westbrook has denied the application
of Chas. E. Smith for the appointment of
receiver for the Albany Evening Jour nal.
A special from Fort Davis, Texas, says the
Indians attacked rancho in that county last
Monday and killed a man and carried off
boy. The troops are pursuing.
The ringleaders in the disturbances in st.
Charles parish, Va, have been arrested.
The New York communists celebrated the
anniversary OF the uprising in Paris in 1871,
Saturday might. John Swinton and Victor
Drury made speeches.
The British steamship Azalia, Shields for
New York, was disabled after being out %
days and towed back to Queenstown by steam
ship MerenZo.
Chief Clerk Brooks of the Indian bureau
testified Saturday that the removal of the
Ponca Indians was made with consent on
their part that he should not wish to be remov-
ed under.
Blakely's cotton waste mandatory in Phila-
delphia was burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
John Pembrick was convicted in Philadel-
phia Saturday, of killing James Casey.
E. S. Stickney, President of the Union
Stock Yard bank of Chicago, died Saturday.
The Pope will submit to the expulsion of
the Jesuits from France, though he does not
approve of it.
The Queen departs for Baden next week and
will remain there month.
Minister Lowell has returned to Madrid ON
account of letters indicating the possibility of
his wife's removal. He intends to establish
her at Biarritz temporarily. He hopes to re-
turn to London by February.
A Tucson (Arizona) dispatch says that Hon.
John J. Casper, Secretary OF the Territory,
arrested for violation of the revenue law in
selling tobacco without license.
Stock yards workmen at Chicago have
brought suit for the recovery of about $4,000
intrusted to the officers of the Butchers Union
during the recent strike.
Grain dealers at Chicago assert that the
Grand Rapids and other Michigan parties who
have met disaster in recent speculation in
grain did not deal in Chicago but at Detroit.
Statistics of pork packing at St. Louis from
November LIST to March 1st: Number of hogs
packed, 577, 1888; average gross weight shade
over 258 pounds; cost per 100 pounds $4.05;
yield of lard shade over 36 pounds; amount
of pork made Al, ISL barrels.
A New Orleans dispatch says it appears that
affidavits charging the leaders of the strikers
with riot in assaulting planters with sticks and
pistols and whipping negroes who refused to
strike. On the arrival Of troops at the scene
the strikers had meeting, which was address
ed by several prominent gentlemen. The lead
ers Of the strike charged with assault surren-
dered themselves, but were released until Sat-
urday, when they were tried. The negroes
disclaim any intention of violence to whites,
and there appears to have been no serious
trouble.
Henry Campbell was stabbed to death in
New York yesterday by Dan Delany in fight
between Delany and Thos Reilly at liquor
store in East 18th street, in which he rushed
between contestants. Dalany was arrested
Parnell has arrived at Queenstown.
Arrests continue to be made in St. Peters
burg.