The Portland daily press., 1884-09-17
General Logan's Tour.
GENERAL NEWS.

Mrs. Gen. Geo. W. Cullum died at Newport R. l.,
Yesterday. She was the widow of Gen. Halleck
The remains will be taken to New York.
Justice Bradley of the U. S. Supreme Court de-
MES the newspaper story that he intended to resign
his seat the BENCH and says that it is interesting
news to him.
Thomas Thurman, lin jail at Bordertown. Ken
lucky, for murderous assault on colored man
named Rogers, Monday Drained fellow prisoner
uamed Frank Fenster, who interfered to stop his
torture of a boy who was confined in the same cell
with him. Fenster will die.
Two Philadelphia & Reading railroad trains ran
into each other at Pottstown, Pennsylvania yester-
day, and forty-ye cars were wrecked: Both engines
were damaged. The engineer of one train was hurt
in jumping. The tracks were blocked.
The strike at Hsrtman's Steel Works. Beaver
Falls, Pennsylvania, is failure Thirty men re-
the Amalgamated Association and the knights of
Labor and the others we're expected to follow yes.
terday. The men have been out IL weeks.
The 10Th annual convention of Congregational
opened last evening at Newport with a sermon by
F. D. Aver of the North church, Concord. The
convention lasts till Thursday.
In view of the existence of pleuro-pneumonia
among Jersey cattle in different sections of the
country, the board of directors of the st. Louis
Fair Association has decided to exclude them from
exhibition at the fair this year, which will open
Oct. 9th at st. Louis.
Fourteen carloads of sealskins valued at several
hundred thousand dollars and carefully guarded
recently made quick run from San Francisco to
by rail-. Sealskins all go to Europe to be tanned,
plucked and dyed.
President Seelye has positively declined the nom.
nation for Governor of Massachusetts by the
Prohibitionists.
Premier Mowat, who recently successfully argued
the Ontario boundary case before the Privy Council
returned from England yesterday and was received
with grand demonstration at Toronto.
In every county in South and West Jersey the
hog cholera now raging, and its spread is rapid
and the rate of mortality so large that the farmers
are greatly exercised.
A. S. & w. D. Nichols s. Co.'s mantel manufacto-
ry and Calvert's sash and blind factory in East
128th street, New York city, were burned last
night. Loss 100000.
Rev. I. F. Smith of Boston, author of the nation
al hymn America" ard his wife celebrated their
golden anniversary yesterday.
At Blaine and Logan flag raising in Hopkinton,
N. H.. last evening, addresses were delivered by
United States Senator Blair, Hon. j. III. Gallinger
and Charles R. Corning of Concord.
The Republicans of Attleboro, Mass, held a
grand rally last evening with address by ex-
Governor Long
The new spectacular musical ballet "Zanita'' was
given its initial performance at the Boston Thea
tire last night and scored pronounced hit The COS
tuning is on scale of magnifcence exceeding any
thing ever previously produced in Boston.
The annual convention of the National Associa-
ton OF furniture workers met in Allegheny City
Pa. last night. Thirteen delegations representing
the principal factories in the United States were
present. The principal subject to be considered is
the advisabiity of demanding that hereafter eight
hours shall constitute days work.
United States Minister Logan and family have
arrived at Angel, Chilli. An unsuccessful attempt
was made by bandits TO wreck the express train
upon which they were passengers, near Coihuco.