The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-22
GENERAL NEWS.

At the Manchester autumn meeting yester-
day the race for the Paddock handicap sweep
stakes was won by Lord Rossmore's formerly
Lorillard's, five year old Gelding, Passaic.
Thursday negro in the upper part of Sum-
ter county, South Carolina, outraged white
girl named Dixon, twelve years of age. The
sister OF the victim in trying to protect her
was stabbed by the negro but not fatally. In
the night party of citizens took the negro,
tied him to tree, shot him, then beat him to
a jelly and left him,
The French corvette Corinde, from White
Bay arrived at St. Johns, N. F., yesterday.
The United States war ship Powhattan saluted
the French flag, and the salute was returned
by the Corinde.
The equinoctial storm struck Dakota Thurs
day. Farmers were already through with
threshing but considerable wheat remains in
stacks on large farms, and if the weather keeps
cold much damage will be done.
There are no cases of yellow fever among
the naval forces at Pensacola. Two new cases
are reported in Warrington, but no deaths.
Negotiations have this week been concluded
which make it certain that the New York and
Boston Inland railroad is to be constructed at
once. 1t is to be simply a railroad between the
two cities and will follow nearly straight line
1t will be about 40 miles shorter than any other
now in operation. The amount of capital re-
quired OF the firm, who have taken the con-
tract 10 build the road is understood to be about
next month
o. B. Weld and Charles johnson were acci-
dentally poisoned at Camp Point, Illinois,
Thursday. They procured bottle OF what
was supposed to be btters at drug store to
be taken as beverage. Drinking Of it freely
they both in short time dropped dead.
third man who drank was take with spasms
but will recover.
The city council of Worcester, Mass, has
voted to send its city engineer to Europe to in
vestigate the sewerage system of several cities.
Gov. Cameron of Virginia and wife, accom-
panied by Gen. Vagroner and family Of Nor
folk, arrived in Boston yesterday.
One OF Mr.. Wizards special trains arrived at
st. Paal, Minn., Thursday evening on its re-
turn trip. Among the passengers were Baron
Won Hoffman and the Marquis Demores.
The Kentucky Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church South, which closed its ses-
sion at Cynthiana, Thursday, endorsed the ac-
ton of the Louisville, New Albany and Chi
cago Railroad in Withdrawing Sunday trains.
1t also adopted resolutions opposing Sunday
trains to camp meetings and all traffic on camp
grounds on Sunday not absolutely necessary
The conference appointed committee to at
tend each camp meeting to report, with the
understanding that If Sunday desecration does
not cease the church will prohibit the holding
of camp meetings.
Henry Kassen & Co. of Cincinnati, shoe
manufacturers made an assignment yesterday
Their liabilities are $4,000.
Frank Booth, of Booth Bros, contractors of
New London, Conn.,, was knocked down and
robbed on Washington street yesterday morn
ing. The police arrested three men in the act
of assault and recovered his watch, which had
been stolen. Booth had $500 and some Jewell
ry about him and had been seeing the sights
The Coresn Embassy visited Lowell, Mass.
Yesterday, and inspected several cotton mills
and other places of interest, and left for Boston
in the afternoon.
Forest fires are doing considerable damage
in the province of New Brunswick.
Mathew Mcdonald, e seven-year-old son of
Thomas Mcdonald, had both legs cut OF at
Phillips's wharf, Boston, yesterday noon by
the cars.
Q. S. Mead & Co., fur manufacturers Of To-
ronto, Ont, have failed with liabilities of S6O-
900; assets not known.
special despatch yesterday from Independ-
ence, Mo-, to the Chicago Daily News saws a
cold wave from the northwest reached there
shortly before daylight and the mercury drop
ped from rs to Al degrees.