The Portland daily press., 1883-10-08
GENERAL NEWS.

A Washington despatch says the Annapolis
oyster shuckers are on their annual strike.
Five hundred colored employees of the packing
houses claim that the oyster gallon held eleven
quarts, and they demand reduction In size OF
a corresponding increase in compensation.
The Northern Pacific directors Saturday re-
elected the old officers and authorized an issue
of $20,0OO,0O0 second mortgage bonds, subject
to the approval of the preferred stockholders
Twenty five members of the North Carolina
Press Association and a number of distinguish
ed gentlemen from Connecticut were elegantly
entertained Saturday at dinner given them
by the proprietors of the Boston Commercia
Bulletin, at the Parker House.
New York's importations last week were
valued at $8,673S80.
George Kimball, Detroit Mich, police
man. was shot while pursuing three suspicious
characters Saturday. and died in few mo-
ments. One OF them was arrested, but th o
others escaped.
An old gentleman, while crossing the rail-
road track near Plainfield, Conn.,, Saturday,
was struck by team and killed.
The New York roduce Exchange Saturday
opened bids for loan OF $12500O in notes OF
the Exchange running one year. The Corn
Exchange Bank offered to lend the money at
the low rate of 70-l00, and their offer Was ac-
cepted.
In the Supreme Court, Kent county, r. l.,
SATURDAY, inc lnQlcJm0nt against Ct Org6 w.
Congdon, charged with the murder of Christie
pher G. Wilcox, July 31st, was quashed on the
defendants plea of abatement, based on the le-
gality of the composition of the jury.
A San Francisco despatch says that skele-
ton was found Friday night which is believed
to be that of G. e. Belden, the United States
Cadet Engineer, who has been missing for sew
eral months past.
The committee appointed to wait on the
Senators and Representatives of the State of
Illinois, to secure counsel for ODonneil, the
murderer of Carey, are named w. ID. Hynes
and w. W. O'Brien.
John Chisholm, who shot and killed his wife
in June last was, Saturday, at Newark, found
guilty OF murder in the first degree.
While going rapidly around curve near
Austin, one OF the suburbs of Chicago, yester-
day, dummy car filled with passt ngers was
derailed and thrown into the ditch. Charles
Cook was fatally injured, and eight others
more or less seriously hurt.
A despatch coming all the way from Minne-
apols, Mimi, says the Tribune of that city
prints an article to the effect that Hendricks
has lately visited Tilden, and they have deeid-
cd to accept the Democratic nominations, as in
1916, i they. can get them in 1884; also that
John Kelly has visited MIR. Tilden, made up
their old quarrel and promised to give the
TICKET his hearty support.
At meeting of the Massachusetts State
BOARD OF health, lunacy and charity, Saturday,
formal demand was made upon them by
| GOV. Butler for certain books. The board vot-
| 90 TO permit the governor to examine them at
tnelr rooms, but will not allow HIM to take
them away.
! John Smith, negro, under sentence oi
ueath Tor murder ,swho escap ped from Jail Thurs
day, at Oakland, Maryland, after assaulting
ana locking the iailer in his cell, surrendered
| himself Friday.