The Portland daily press., 1884-10-25
GENERAL NEWS.

The tonnage of the New York canals from the
18th to the 22d of October w's $50; for the
same period last year, 209, PA.
The Peoples party he d three rallies in Boston
last night, in each of which Gen. Butler spoke.
The wages of ship carpenters at Essex, Mass
have beeu reduced 90 cents per day.
Col Mapleson sailed from Liverpool Thursday in
the City Of Berlin, for New York. Patti and
Nico iui sail to-day.
The Louisville Times says: Harry Altman of st.
Charles, by. shot and killed his father, Lafayette
altman. Thursday. Family troubles were the
cause of the killing.
John Gallagher was struck by an express train on
The Lehigh Valley Railroad. in wilkesbarre Thurs
day afternoon, and instantly killed. He was Ihe
person who murdered young Van Loom in Ply
mouth, in 1874, and served six years in the peni-
tentiary.
Mrs. Helen Cummings, female physician of
Boston, Was held in SO o o for manslaughter yes
terday in causing the death of Isabelle M. Hill of
Rockland, Mass, by gross carelessness in labelling
certain prescription furnished AIRS. Hill who was
under her crae.
A fire at Platte City, Nevada, Thursday destroy
ed number Of stores and dwellings, causing a 10 81
of 600. Several families are destitute aud are
carel for by the cltiz5ns.
large agitator at Kings county oil works on
Newtown Creek, Long IsanO. exploded at 11.3o
Thursday night. Fifteen hundred barrels of oil
were burned.
H D. Cooke g. Co the failed Washington bankers,
yesterday made an assignment to Horace +. q, m
mngs of Washington, OF the law firm of Cummings
& Baker.
The warden's residence at the penitentiary at
Pittsburgh, Penn, was damaged by fire ye-terday
morning to the amount of $4,000. The news
that the penitentiary burning spread rapidly
and created intense excitement. kuInors were Cir
cuiated that several prisoners were burned and
others had escaped bat these stories proved to be
un ounaed.
The Yale faculty has partly abolished he annual
examination and the change will probably be sane
toned by the corporation of the college.
james L. Clayton. aged 18, and john S. Baker,
affENoIx xTct,.N 1ocf
home Of the latter in Phi ladelphia while alone in
room; Both boys are dying. They we're excellent
friends.
The government of the United States of Columbia
has informed the Panama r ilroad Company il will
allow that company's line OF railroad to be cut
changed or damaged for the benefit Of the De
Lesseps canal.
Six men were killed Thursday by falling rock at
Rid sucker Cove, Man., on the Canadian PAc fc
road. Three were also killed by premature blast
farther east.
The steamboat Henry Frank, bound from New
Orleans for Memphis burned to the waters edge
near Davis Crevasse Thursday evening. She was
total los. No lives lost. The Frank was
valued at $40 900; insured for $35, 900.
Gov. Hendricks received great ovation in Terre
Haute, Ind, last night At his hotel he reviewed a
torchght process. on of 1000 marchers and later
addressed au immense assemblage AZ the wigwam.
He addressed large crowd at Brazil in the after
noon
Mrs. Annie Logan, of Philadelphia aged %
years killed her three year old boy and herself last
took quantity herself then turned on the gas so
that lis escape would suff cate them and lay down
to die. letter left by her indicates that poverty
and desertion of her husband led to the crimes,
rumor is current at Clinton. La. of the Turder
by negroes of three persons-father son and
nephe@-in st Tammany parish few days ago
AID that posse captured and hu & four of the
murderers aud were on the track OF the Others.
Judge Van Brunt, in the New York Supreme
Court chambers. yesterday, denied motion to va
cate attachments against the roperty of Ferdinand
Ward in suits brought by brokers to recover upon
worthless checks given to Them by Ward.
In response to call issued October goth by
Thomas G. Platt, chairman of the executive COM
mttee of the Manufacturers National League
about 120 gentlemen met at the Fif h Avenue
Hotel, New York city, last night, and held pri-
vate meeting. John ko4ch and others m 4de ad-
dress favoring protective tariff, and $4,000 was
subscribed toward disseminating the views ex-
pressed.
The Presbyterian church at Princeton, N. j., was
we'll filled yesterday at the opening exercises of the
Inter-Se.ninary Mssi nary Alliance. Students or
the ministry from all parts of the United States and
divines from foreign lands were present