The Portland daily press., 1883-09-17
GENERAL NEWS.

In conversation Saturday in Philadelphia,
Postmaster General Gresham said the reduc-
tion in letter postage will cause a loss to the
government of over 100000.
John M. Krum, aged 73, formerly mayor of
St. Louis, No., and for half century a
prominent member Of the Western Bar died
Saturday evening.
Three new cases Of yellow fever were re-
ported at the Pensacola, Fla, navy yard Sat-
urday.
The freight elevator In the Boston store at
Chicago fell from the third floor Saturday
morning. Two clerks, Charles Grasshover
and Herman Allen, went down with it, and
were seriously injured, the latter probably
fatally.
Frank Foster, aged q of Portsmouth, N. H.
was drowned Saturday by capsizing of his boat
in the harbor. The body has not been recov-
cred.
Two engines and eleven cars of merchandise
were wrecked in a collision on the New York
and New England railroad Saturday near
Willimantic, Conn. Nobody killed. The col
lision was caused by disobedience of orders.
Gov. Jarvis Of North Caroliur, accompanied
by his wife and Mrs. Stonewall jackson and
her daughter arrived in New Haven, Conn,
Saturday and will remain there a few days.
Inspector Henderson of the postofiice depart
ment Saturday arrested William L. Lacey, q
clerk In the pension office, for robbing the
postoffice at Suitland, MI, on January LIST,
1888.
Hon. Parish Furman, author Of "Furman's
Compost Formula for Cotton" aud the most
night at Milledgeville.
Anthony, better known as ''Tony," Hale and
John w. Edmundson, of Philadelphia, were
Saturday taken into custody charged with
counterfeting notes Of the Brazilian govern
ment
The bondsmen have, paid into the jackson,
O., county treasury the amount of Treasurer
Keenan's defalcation. Attachments have
been served upon all of the defaulter's proper
ty and the probabilities are that part OF the
sum will be recovered.
Mrs. Regina Hoas and her three daughters
have brought suit against the Philadelphia
Evening News Company, claiming $4,000
damages for libel. They alleged that the
News accused them of conspiracy to place the
husband of Mrs. Hoas in an Insane Asylum.
The six days walking match in Baltimore
closed Saturday night. Neither of the con-
testants made the distance required to get the
prize for upward of 500 miles. The score at
close was as follows: Hart All. Panchet 4O6,
Elson 401
Richard Brown, wife and five children of
Pittsbure, Pa. were poisoned by eating csnn-
ed corned beef. One Of the children died, and
the others are in serious condition though it
is thought they may recover.
The Metropolitan plate glass company OF
New York has notified the Dominion govern
ment it intends to retire from business In OF
tawa.
U. S. S. Powhattan arrived at st. Johns. N.
f., Saturday, to investigate the causes of dis
turbance between American and Newfound-
land fishermen.
Charles j. Hammond of Columbia, N. H.,
1S years old, was shot and killed at Colebrook.
Saturday by the accidental discharge of a re-
yolver.
There have been four new cases of yellow
fever at the Pensacola navy yard but no deaths
during the last "a hours.
The next meeting Of the American Pomolo-
gical Society swill bo held at some point in
Michigan in 1885. -
The hugh lumber raft which was RECENTLY
towed from New Brunswick to BROOKLYN, N.
Y, has been attached upon claim for towing
amounting to SO, ,S66.3S, presented by Captain
Cornelius Ellis, of the tugs Cyclops and Havi-
land, which brought the raft into Brooklyn
harbor.
The directors Of the Exchange Bank of
Montreal resolved last evening to suspend pay
ment this morning and put the bank into liqui-
dation until the temporary pressure is over.