The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-02
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

The residence of Ex-senator McCreary in
Greensboro, Ohio was burned Saturday with
the Senator's valuable library. Loss $4,000.
The New York Republican State Conven-
ton to choose delegates to the National Re-
publican Convention will be held at Utica
Feb %.
Daziere's dry goods house in New York city
was robbed of $1,000 worth of silks Saturday.
No arrests.
Charley Taing, a Chinaman, was hung at
Colrusa, Cal, Saturday, for murder.
The German army, exclusive of the propos-
ed increase numbers 1927 officers and 401,-
$50 men.
The Empress of Russia is on her way to St.
Petersburg.
A hundred ton gun has been tried at Spezza
with results which surpassed expectation. 1t
attained range of 10, 0OO metres with charge
of 220 kilogrammes.
Emile Lemoinne has been chosen candidate
for the vacancy in the French Senate caused
by the death of Fayre, by the Left Centre SEN
ators whose turn it is. according to the stand
ing arrangement between the various groups
of the Left, to fill up the vacancy
A violent storm has ragged in the Mediter-
ranean for two days past, and disasters to ship
ping are feared
M. Loyson (Pere Hyacinthe) has asked the
Perfect of the Seine to grant him the use OF
the church of the Assumption at Paris, at
present occupied by the Polish Contraternlty.
Ioyson pleads that his present church is I'M
suitable and that his work addresses itself to
persons requiring religion free from supersti-
ton and fanticism. His application will prob
ably be refused.
Joseph Gillespie was hung at Statesville, N:
c., Friday, for completely in the murder OF
VIM. G. Fowler.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, James Rooney, for
killing Thomas Foley, has been found guilty
of manslaughter.
The citizens of Butte and Walkersville,
Montana. numbering 5000 inhabitants, Satur-
day sent $500 to the Irish relief fund at New
York.
Twenty-Five indictments have been found
by the grand jury against Rev: Edward Crow
lev for brutality to the children in the So
called Shepherds Fold'' in New York.
Superintendent Dudley of the Department
Of Buildings of New York has been indicted
for malfrasance in office.
Charles Titus was sentenced to state prison
in New York Saturday for forgery.
VIM. S. Eakin, a gentleman OF means and
leisure. residing in Groton, Conn.,, died Satur-
day evening on the East Side Elevated rail-
road train at Grand street station, New orK;
IT is supposed his death resulted from heart
disease. He was nonresident member of the
Union League Club, and was native OF Ten
nessee.
The Swiss Federal Council has ordered the
military staff to draw up report OF the
strength and cona itions of the Notifications on
the Swiss frontier.
One thousand and forty. one postmasters
have been commissioned during the past
month, which is the greatest number ever
commissioned during like period.
Mrs. Smith and "Cove' Bennett were ac-
Quilted at Jersey City Saturday, after second
trial for the murder of Mr.. Smith.
1t is reported that named Page Wallace,
who escaped Tuesday from Leesburg, Va,
Jail, where he was awaiting trial for an outrage
on colored woman, committed similar act
Wednesday.
Adolph De Granier De Cassagnac, father OF
the well known Bonapartist deputy, Paul De
Cassagnac, is dead.
At meeting in Rochester, N. H., yesterday
afternoon a movement was inaugurated for the
formation of an National Land League Asso-
citation of the United State to cooperate with
the Irish Land League OF Ireland.
The London Standard asserts that telegraph
ic instructions have been sent to the command
er-in-chief of the British naval forces in the
Pacific to dispatch q man-ot-war to Topaz,
Lower California, in consequence OF the late
disturbances there which are regarded as LA
BILE TO endanger British subjects.
The international conference on Arctic ex-
ploration, in session at Hamburg, has decided
not to send fresh expedition to the North
Pole at present.