The Portland daily press., 1884-03-06
GENERAL NEWS.

President Grevy yesterday received the
Queen of Tahiti
The Russian imperial family has gone to the
Gatchina Palace.
Princess Clotiide, wife OF Prince Napoleon, is
dangerously i'll.
Three inches of snow fell in Washington
yesterday.
A board of trade has been organized at New
Bedford, Mass, with Frank Swift president.
Mr.. Wilson Barrett. the London actor, has
declined the offer of an engagement in
America.
Stamford, Conn.,, has sent twenty tramps to
State prison this winter Tor terms of from six
months to one year.
The House committee on the jndiciary
Tuesday ordered an adverse report on the Nc
Garrahan claim.
A small body of Chinese soldiers Tuesday
assaulted some Europeans ia Shanghai and
wounded two with bayonets.
Richard Calden, Democratic politician of
Scranton, Pa, was held in $1,000 bail Tuesday
on the charge OF issuing bogus tax receipts.
Joaquin Bimendoux, director of the Havana
/ Savings Bank, has committed suicide and the
bank has suspended payment in consequence.
The board of trustees of the Presbyterian
Hospit Il in Philadelphia refuse to accept the
proceed of the charity ball held for the bane-
fit of the four city hospitals.
Willis Hodges, young colored man, was
sentenced Tuesday to be hanged in Eastman,
Ga.. on April Is. for numbering his psramour,
Lizzie Jones, last Christmas.
The cable servics between Brazil and Eu-
rope has been interrupted, and telegraph mes
sages for South america areS at present sent
and received by way of Galveston.
Lieutent Schultzs of the navy, who assisted
Lieutenant Hsrber in bringing back the "a.
mains of Lieutenant DeLong and mis- COM
rades, is Ia ST Louis on years leave OF abb
sence He will receive public reception at
the Merchants Exchange on Thursday.
a San Francisco despatch says that Ed
wards, the champion Apitralian pedestrian,
hss accepted the challenge OF Vaugho, the
Eoglish champion, for six days walk and
has put up forfeit of $3.50.
The House committee on invalid pensions
has agreed upon bill to allow the wiaow of
Gen. Frank P. Blair of Missouri 5000 and
pension of $50 month for money expended
and services rendered 10 the Union cause by
her husband during the rebellion.
Suits for criminal libel have been entered
| against the edit lrs OF the Republican STAN
dsrd OF Uniontown Pa, BY R. II. Acklin and
Lawrence Kuott, members OF the grand jary
| which acquitted Dukes.
| An Ottawa dispatch says the Canadian Pa
cific loaa bill passed the Senate yesterday.
George F. Hunt, treasurer of the Odd Fel-
lows Building Association of Lowell Mass,
was arrested yesterday charged with the em-
bezzlemept Of funds of the Association 10 the
| amount of $2700.
AT the Rockport, Mass, town meeting this
| week permissoR was given the Bennett
| Mackey Atlantic CaDle Company to land
their cable at Cape Hedge and lay it under
| ground along the highway to the central office
in the village.
At the annual meeting of the Vessel o vn-
| 'ers' and Captains Association held in Phila-
| delphia yesterday q resolution was adopted en-
| dorsing MIR. Dingley's pilotage bill.
At the Louisiana Republican State conven.
| ton, in New Orleans yesterday. p. B S. Pinch
back, A. s Budger and A. j. Dumont were
named as delegates for the State at large, to
the national convention, and A. S. Dumont
was made chairman of the State central COM
mittee.
| In the Maryland Senate yesterday, resolu-
tion was adopted, appointing a committee
with power to send for persons and papers, to
] investigate the charges of msbehavior in office
| preferred sgaiDst Mayor Latrobe Of Baltimore.
The Roosevelt bill giving the mayor OF New
Ycrx sole power In appointing heads OF de.
partments passed the Senate yesterday by q
! vote Of "a TOT.