The Portland daily press., 1881-05-16
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

1t is discovered that the clause fixing the
rate of taxation was left out of the California
tax bill by the oversight of an engrossing clerk.
Lawyers think the omission will invalidate the
whole bill.
Steamer Galatea has been foated and towed
to New York.
A Somerset (lAy.) special states that the dog
OF Mr.. GaStineau, III the eastern portion of the
county, brought into the yard Friday evening
the head of man, which ON examination was
found to be the Lead of stock dealer who
disappeared mysteriously few days ago De-
composition had not set in. The remainder of
the body is not found.
A primary school in Brooklyn was closed
Friday on account of bad sewerage and yentil-
alton by order of the Board of Health.
First officer Spencer of ship Tam O'Shanter
was lost overheard en- the voyage to San Fran
cisco January 9th. He was a native of Proyi-
dence.
There were six deaths from sunstroke Friday
in New York.
Capt. Storch, of the Eleventh regiment, who
fell on the field at Brooklyn during the drill
on Thursday, from sunstroke, is dying, and
Col. Unbekant remains seriously ill.
Tony Scott shot George Homer dead at Che
rau, S. G., Thursday night for threatening the
honor of his wife.
B. F. Gcthings, merchant, arrested in New
York Wednesday, arrived at Pittston, Pa, on
Friday, and was taken from the train a mile
before reaching that city to prevent lynchlng,
he having outraged two girls of ten years Of
age.
Three cases of sunstroka were reported at
Cincinnati Friday.
special frem Mason, Texas, says the up
bound blackboard was stopped and the mail
containing several registered packages, rided
by masked robbers.
+. S. Moses, a contractor and builder of
Spencer, Mass, was killed Saturday by the
cars.
William Cummings, Jr., of Northumber-
land, N. H., aged 30, was run over and killed
by a train on the Grand Trunk Railroad at
Stark Saturday
Seven hundred passengers sailed from New
York for Europe Saturday.
The Havana police, under an order of the
Governor of the province, confscated Thurs
days edition of the newspaper Ell Trumpo for
transgression of the press law.
Schooner Blanche Hopkins, Boston for Phil
adelphia, went ashore at Cold Spring bar, near
Cape May. yesterday. The vessel is new and
registers 600 tons.
William Abrams was drowned yesterday at
Franklin, N. H., by the upsettieg of boat.
Twenty finback whales were shot with bombs
off Provincetown, Mass, Saturday.
1900 bales of cotton on the British barque
Isabel Cragg, lying at Charleston, S. c., were
burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
The freight sheds of the Hamilton & North
western railway at Hamilton, Ont, were
burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
Annie Dryer, 8 years of age, child of Mich
ael Dryer, was fatally burned at Lawrence on
Saturday.
Will Leary, aged %, of Exeter, an employee
of the Concord railroad, was instantly killed
at South Newmarket Friday night by train.
The Allan steamer Polynesian which W as
ashore near Three Rivers, got off safely and
sailed for Quebec Saturday afternoon.
Lawrence & Martin, wholesale liquor mer-
chants of Chicago, known throughout the
country in connection with "Tolu Rock and
Rye" failed Saturday. their store and stock
being seized by sheriff. Liabilities are very
heavy.
The total value Of exports of petroleum and
petroleum products from the United States
during March, 1882, was So, 285, Jig. and during
March, 1880, SS2,37S,342.
A COPY of the revised version of the Scrip
lures will be presented to the Queen Tuesday
next, and thereupon will be published for gen.
eral circulation.
Vanity Fair says:-"We hear the Queen de-
sires to confer the peerage upon Master Con-
ingsby Disraeli, nephew of the late Lord Bea-
constied, but Gladstone dissents
The Board of Trade of Montreal has petit
toned the Government to use its influence
with the Imperial Board of Trade Of England
upon British and Colonial shipping in regard
to the loading of oats.
Since the advent of Secretary Hunt the
Navy Department has been flooded with ap-
plications for positions of all kinds. There are
at present no vacancies.
Surgeon John S. Billings, U. S. A., has been
detailed to proceed to London, Eng, as dele
gate to the international medical congress
which is to meet in that city in August next.
He will also visit on public service, in the in
terests of the medical department, points in
Holland, Belgium, Germany and elsewhere.
Adiutant General Drum has issued an order
giving explicit instructions and full regulations
for the convenience of those who may have
occasion to draw cJnveyances, make abstracts
or collect evidence of title to lands, in cases |
where it may be the duty of the Attorney Gen.
eral to certify concerning the validity of title.
Gilmore & McCulochs furniture factory
and lumber yard at Minneapolis were burned
Saturday night. Loss $4,000