The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-12
GENERAL NEWS.

At meeting of the Pennsylvania Railroad stock
holders in Philadelphia yesterday resolution was
offered denouncing contracts with the Adams Ex-
press Company, Pullman Car Company, and Western
Union Telegraph Company. Pending action the
meeting adjourned.
The Sycamore Mills corporation of Fall River,
Mass. offer reward OF $500 for the apprehension
and conviction Of the four men who assaulted John
Riddles, alias VIM. Lee, on Friday night last.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has selected the play Of
"Yorick's Love" for his debut at the Lyeeum Lon
don.
Baron Tennyson took his seat in the House of
Lords yesterday. He was introduced by the Duke
Of Argyll and the Earl of Kenmare.
The trial Of Orrin A. Carpenter for the murder OF
Fora Burns began in Petersburg, ILL.,, Monday
More than one hundred witnesses have been SUB
penaed.
Union College has refused to receive the boiling
students OF Hamilton College on the ground that it
educated.
A conference of oil exchanges is in session in Oil
City Pa interviewing the Pipe Line officials regard
ing the recent transfer of the United ripe Lines to
the National Transit Company.
About sixty-seven per cent of our last YEARS. corn
crop has been consumed, leaving thirty three per
cent. still on hand. The wheat remaining on hand
is about 100000 bushels, or % per cent Of the
crop.
While q train was passing through a snow drift
between Troy and Schenectady, n. Y, Monday,
the cab window of the locomotive was Shattered
and James Voast, the engineer, was badly cut on
the head.
james Nugent, brother of the proprietor of the
Theatre Comique in Omaha was shot and killed in
the barroom adjoining the theatre at late hour on
sunday night Several arrests have been made, but
the guilty parties and the cause of the shooting are
not yet certainly known.
Edward G. Nickerson, q respectable business man
having an establishment Long Wharf, Boston,
has been missing for four weeks, and all efforts to
discover his whereabouts thus far has been futile.
An examination of his books shows nothing pointing
TO the slightest irregularity.
The yacht Atalanta has arrived at Havana, having
Jay Gould and family on board. 1t will remain
there some time, and then visit other parts of the
island.
The Massachusetts House yesterday passed bill
providing that wife beaters be ogged by the keeper
OF the House of Correction in the county where the
ohense occurs.
The complete Democratic ticket was elected in
Laconia, N. H., yesterday, for the first time for
three years.
Mrs. Fannie Tudor of Newbury, VT, widely
known through her philanthropic work, and warm
friend Of temperance and woman suffrage, died yes
| terday.
In the Supreme Court at Taunton, Mass, yester-
| day, the jury disagreed in the case of Edward
o. Brion per pro ami vs.. the Diamond Watch Com
pany Of Norton for $40 900 damages for the loss OF
hand while running planning machine. There
| Will be new trial.
Mass, colored burglars, were sentenced at Taunton
yesterday to four and three years respectively IL
| State prison.
he body of woman, who had apparently beer
dead two days, was found in a hovel on Common
| street, Lawrence, Mass last evening 1t sub
| dissolute character, aged 40. Her husband wa'
found drunk on the premises Death is supposed tt
have BEEN caused by alcoholism. There viii be al
] investigation.