The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-04
MINOR TELEGRAMs.


Thirteen children died on the steamer Gel
lert, on her recent passage to New York.
A national council of the Union League OF
America will be held in Philadelphia the 18th
inst.
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In New York, last week, there were 584
deaths, 515 births, 222 marriages and 1909 ar
rests.
The receipts at the custom houses of Cuba
for last month exceed those for November,
1881, by 1924 925.
Gen. De La Vega Indian, the newly appoint
ed goyernor-general of the Island of Porto
Rico, has arrived at his post
The eastern part of the island of Cuba is in
undated with Mexican silver dollars, causing
great annoyance to the merchants there.
At meeting of the Brooklyn bar and also Of
the bridge trustees, Saturday appropriate reso-
lutions were passed concerning the death of
the late Henry q. Murphy.
ex-Postmaster General James declines to re-
ply ID Dorsey's cerd.
R. P. Olin was sentenced at Plattsmouih
Neb., Saturday, to be hanged March 10Th for
murder.
In San Francisco, saturday, the libel suit
brought by j. w. Schaefer of that city
against Emi Kennedy, supreme treasurer of
the Order Of Chosen Friends, was dismissed.
Jacob Sampson of Hyde Park, Mass, was
badly ini red Saturday by the accidental dis
charge of gun.
The overdue Anchor line steamer Devona
arrived at New York Saturday night A slight
accident to the machinery was the cause of
the delay.
The United States steamer Nipsic ran
aground on the coasl of Portugal, but got off
without damage.
Henry A. Bowen of the New York Inde-
cry case.
The officers of the Western Union and
American District Telegraph Companies at
New York complained at the police head
quarters Saturday night, that the officers had
ordered two branch offices to be closed. They
were ordered TO keep open.
There is already snow enough in Wisconsin
to permit of logging.
A reduction of the working force of the
Springfield, ILL.,, watch factories has been
made.
The examination of Seaman Ninderman was
continued at Washington, Saturday.
Samuel Ogle was arrested at New York, Sat-
urday, charged with the murder of James
Brown.
Bright & Davis, heavy commission firm,
failed at Chicago, Saturday.
NJ. G. Denman, who claims to be brother
of British lord, is trial at Dubuque for
illegal voting and forgery.
Thirty-five east bound boats are in the Erie
Canal, but will probably be worked through
to tide water, as the State authorities are
breaking the ice for them.
At Cincinnati, SATURDAY, Frank Frayne,
who accidently killed Annie Won Behren
while playing Isl Slocum," was discharged
from custody.
Madame Bonaparte, granddaughter Of Dam
iel Webster, is Varv ains-rin Wa ashisaotns.
bury, Mass, BY the accidental discharge OF
/ III if1oh. Samuel Bigbee was on Saturday elect
ed chief justic of the Supreme Court Of the
Cherokee nation.
A St. Louis despatch reports an unsuccess-
full attempt 10 rob train on the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railroad, Friday night.
The Washington National Republican will
appear tomorrow under its new management
Hon. Wayne MacVeaeh denies the story told
by Joseph Pulizer, of St Louis, that Garfield
saved Dorsey from arrest.
About 800 arrests were made yesterday in
New York city for violation of the Sunday law.
Bill Allen, noted negro desperado, was
shot by the police at Chicago yesterday.