The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-23
MINOR TEL EGRAMS.

Fearn defeated Boydton in the swimming
match Saturday by g minutes.
A special announces the death at Red
Sulphur Springs, w. Va. of Judge Henry M.
Spofford of Louisiana.
Rev. d. S. Dagitt, d. D., Bishop of the
Methodist Church. lies critically i'll at his re-
sidence in Richmond, Va.
John Beach, one of the Oldest citizens of
Hartford, Conn, died Saturday, in his 39th
year. He was formerly prominent business
man, but retired some years ago.
A small lot of new Carolina rice, the first of
the season, reached Charlestown, S. c., Satur-
day.
The satinet mills of B. f. Learned, at Au-
burn, Mass, were destroyed by fire Saturday.
Loss $50 600; insured for $4,000
1t is rumored at Havana that the French
are treating with the Danes for the islands of
ST. Thomas, st. Croix and st. Joan.
Among the arrivals from Europe yesterday
at New York were Hon. John A. Kasson,
minister to Vienna. and Rev. Phillips Brooks.
The condition of Washington Mclean,
editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, who has
been dangerously ill at Long Branch, is some-
what improved.
Bullion that went into the Bank Of England
on balance Saturday was E15,CoO.
The Russian torpedo boat Nodne which
recently crossed the Atlantic on a tr al trip,
was completely wrecked off Adriatic, at the
mouth Of the Jaguarebe river, Brazil. The
crew were saved.
Garrett Golfer of Worcester, a contractor,
was killed at Southbridge, Mass, by the cav
ing of an eDbankment.
Among the arrivals from Europe Saturday
were Minister Kasson and Rev. Phillips Brooks.
Thomas Holmes and Patrick Oman were ar
rested at South Brooklyn yesterday while en-
gagged in prize fight.
Hosmer, of Boston, beat Gandaur, of Toron-
to, at single SOULS at Cornwall, Ont, Saturday.
James Campbell of New York, who dsap-
peared lately with three of his children was
found in Fifteenth Street Park. When asked
to go home Campbell was afraid to face his
neighbors, and in the confusion escaped,
leaving the children with their mother. The
little girl said her father had taken them to
Canada. He has not been again discovered.
The official report of the assignee of Thomas
McGraw of Detroit, whose failure was re-
ported last week, shows liabilities of 1858, 567,
with assets of $87,281.
The earning OF the st. Paul and Omaha
railroad increased $12, AGO for the second week
in August.
Two young women, Emma Lapene and
Nellie Earle, are nnder arrest in New York
for robbing Maria Rivers of valuable jewelry
at Troy. The property was not recovered.
Three hundred thousand dollars of specie
was shipped from Havre last week by steamer
Gellert for New York.
The obelisk steamer Dissong was raised on
the marine railroad at Staten Island Saturday
and the work of taking out the obclisk begins
to-day.
The rope walk at the Charlestown navy
yard was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
Total loss $125 600
Secretary Ramsey has gone to Fortress Mon
roe.
U. S. Marshal Payn of New York, Saturday
morning, received from President Hayes par
dons for James Inglas, sentenced to 81 months
in Sing Sing prison for embezzlement in the
postal service, and John Flood, sentenced to
one years impr sonment in Auburn Penten-
tiary in March last, also for ENLIGHTENMENT in
abe postal service and robbing the mails
The celebrated actress, Mrs. Charles Keen,
f4merly Miss Ellen Tree, is dead.