The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-11-18
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Afre in the private room of the Cohasset. Mass.
mil. yesterday morning, at Taunton, damaged a
large quantity of cotton The cause of the fire was
spontaneous combus ion.
Fred Measures and Albert G. Murphy, belonging
in Stoneham, Mass. muVderously assaulted Mary
Welch, residing in Wakefield Sunday night The
woman refused to sell them beer Botn were held
in $4,000 70 await the result of her INJURIES which
are thought to be fatal.
George W. Davis of New Bedford, arrested In
worcester on charge of counterfetiDg silver coin
in league with Lowell counterfeiters under Coram,
was brought before Commissioner Hallet in Boston
yesterday morning and held in $1,000 for appear
anc9 In the district court the first Tuesday in
December.
The Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad has refus-
ed to cut rates to meet those of the other lines
ming to Chicago.
firm has been arrested at Montreal Can. on the
charge of stealing and bringing stolen goods into
Canada.
Between and o'clock Sunday the office of the
Texas Express company at Brien entered by
thieves and the safe robbed of $40, $780, The doors
Of the Office and the safe were opened with duph-
cate keys.
A lunatic created CONSERVATION in Astoria. n. Y.
yesterday morning by running through the princi-
pal streets in seminude condition. He was finally
captured after desperate struggle. He had swan
across the East river from Blackwell Island.
Governor Cleveland has accepted an invitation to
the wedding of Mr.. Daniel Manning and Miss Mary
Margaret Livingston Freyer, at the Freyer mansion
on on state street. Albany, on Wednesday. at 3 p. m.
Europe is without foundation.
The New York canals will be closed Dec. 1, unless
closed sooner by ice.
ather Eagan forcibly elected Duncan McCopua.
over 20 years of age, from the church in Thornhill
Ont, Sunday, for refusing to pay a tax levied by
the priest. McCogua's thigh was broken, and it is
feared he is fatally injured.
George Schwennecke, alias Augustus Gregory of
New York city, who has been robbing hotel guests
there for considerable period and has taken unto
himself about SIG. 900 worth of the peoples prop
erty was sentenced to ten years imprisonment yes
terday.
Capt. Mcclure, of the schooner Frank Morris,
navigated his vessel into Port Huron Mich yester-
day, alone his crew, William Clark and John Cliff
ford, having been knocked overheard by the boom
this morning during terrible gale which still con-
tinues.
Latest returns of the vote in New Hampshire on
the question of calling constitution convention as
received at the Office of the Secretary of State show
that the project has been defeated. The total vote
in 243 towns and wards was 24,909, of which g.
S35 were against and IL ,574 in favor. Majority
against, 1761.
Immense schools of blackfsh haze been in the
bay at PIovincetown, Mass during the past three
days. and fishermen have succeeded in driving the
school to Indian Neck and ,slackish Creek Well
feet, where 1900 fish, valued at 10000, were
caught. This is the largest haul ever known in that
vicinity.
Steamer Matteo Bruzzo with cholera on board,
arrived at Rio Janeiro from Montevideo yesterday.
She was not allowed to land her passengers how
ever, and will proceed to some other port Ten pas
seDgers died from cholera an the passage.
Wm. Allard, who at Pictou N. s., Saturday
bravely attempted TO rescue his comrades though il
believed he lost, has been found. He was
carried out to through the loss of an oar, but
was blown ashore several miles distant.