The Portland daily press., 1884-12-11
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Wilkinson Brothers, private bankers at Syracuse
y. Y closed this morning Their affairs are in the
100000 WAS rated very high and had been in
Syracuse for many years. Their liabilities are
about $500 0Oo and assets S150,0u0. including
real estate which is mortgaged for S125 900. 1t is
thought there will be very little for depositors.
A Portsmouth, r. l., ceutenarian VIM. Manches
ter, died Tuesday aged 102.
All employes OF the torpedo station at Newport
K. l., save the heads of departments, were dis
charged last evening owing to the lack Of funds.
L. Gammons and James Davins quarrelled Tues
dsy at Bradford, Ky., when OF the latter shot
Gammons through the head killing him instantly
W. p. Gammons, the father of the murdered man
then stabbed Davine twice with pocket knife, in
nicting serious wounds.
Mother Mardelbaum took to Hamilton. Ont,
quantity OF Jewelry and precious stones without
paying duty and they were seized They are valued
At $4,000. In event OF their having been smuggied,
they Will be confiscated.
Victoria Schelling Hnlskamp (nee aIorrissini) has
begun suit in the New York city court against the
Hanover Natl NAL Bank for recovery OF Si1UO. She
claims the money was deposited in the bank in her
name from time to time aud payment was sub
sequently stopped by her fathers order.
Reuben R. Springer died in Cincinnati, o. yester-
DAY morning. He was widely known for his nagui.
hcent gifts 10 the public in the form of music hall
exposition building and college Of music. to which
Sltnln the past niue years he contributed about
$500. 900. He was 81 years old.
Frank jerks. mail agent, was arrested on a
Providence tram on its arrival at Worcester Mass.
yesterday, by Inspectors Field of Boston and New
combe of New York, and taken to Boston, Jeuks
was formerly mail agent the Shore Line ana CON
necIed with The Providence journal
The jury in the Stewart Huntington case in New
YORK Yesterday returned verdict in favor of plain
tiff for Sl02, ,9z3.
Col. Chas. 3. Morton, ex-deputy postmaster of
brooklyn, N: Y. yesterday, surrendered himself
and gave bail TO answer the charge OF embezzie-
ment. He has been abroad and asserts there ia
nothing in the charge.
fire 10 the hold of the steamship City Of Angus
ia at savannah, Ca, burned or damaged a thousand
bales VI cotton. Loss to cargo between $50 OuO
and $4,000. The vessel was only slightly dam
agea.
A. 3. Wilson OF Waterbury, Conn.,. inventor OF
the wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, was yes
terday taken to the Hartford insane retreat
stroke Of paralysis broke him down physically and
mentally year or two ago.
1t is proposed to connect the White House with
the exposition buildings AT New Orleans by a tee-
graph wire anu at noon, 10th inst. in presence of
the cabinet, members of Congress judges govern
ment officials and foreign reprerentaIives the Presi
dent is expected 10 start the machinery of the ex
position by electricity.
Daniel Kennedy Of San Francisco was shot dead
by his wife yesterday morning.
VIM. Castles of Springfield, o., was arrested ves
terday charged with violating the postal laws BY
using the mails to promote fraud enterprise
known as the Miniature Pearl Oil Painting Com
paDV.