The Portland daily press., 1884-03-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Schooner Electra Eaton of Gloucester Mass,
her crew March 18th while visiting their travis.
Their names Randall McCamer0n and Duncan
Mcdonald, natives Of Cape Breton.
The Connecticut Senate yesterday concurred in
the passage Of a bill fixing fiue of $1,000 or
years imprisonment for deprivation of any rights
bee ,use of race color.
The Grand Lodge OF Knights Of Horror of Rhode
Island met yesterday and elected VIM. 4. Denman
Grand Dictator.
The Kansas Democratic State convention will be
held in Topeka, May 2Sth.
II is just discovered that Franklin Este former
treasurer OF the town of scarborough, Mass, is
sued note for 5000 fourt en- years ago al used
the money for personal matters making no record
On the town books The town probably loses the
money and prosecution is barred by the statute of
limitations.
Archbishop Gibbons has convoked the third
plenary council of Baltimore to be held ip the
cathed al In that city Nov g. 1884. 1t is predicted
that this will b. the greatest council of the Catholic
church ever held in America.
Wednesday afternoon as four men were Passing
over tc Big Falls near the mouth of the Clarion
river. near Clarion, Pa, The boat capszed Three
were drowned but the other escaped by clinging to
the boat.
The directors of the Bell Telephone Company met
In Boston yesterday and reelected the d board of
phone Company voted unanimously to pass
its dividend for the present quarter and use the
money Tor construction purposes.
In the New York Senate yesterday bill was In
decent pub 'ications ted to police news and
crimina deeds, tending 10 corrupt tine morals of
the youth Of tho state. The offence is made mis-
demeanor.
route to Leaveuworth, Kan, TO take charge of his
others farm.
Gov. Nc of Maryland has vetoed the bill re-
ducing marriage lie nses from $3.50 to so cents.
Ihe bill failed 10 pass the Senate over the yeto
Railroad communica ion norih from Los Angeles,
Cal. Is again interrupted by heavy land sli ies on
the Southern Pacific road at Tehachapi Mount ain
ard 'oledad Canon. Trains will be delayed for a
week.
While number of workmen were moving a four
ton safe at the Arsenal Bank, Pittsburgh, yester
Day, the foundation of the pavemest gave way and
III safe tell 10 the cellar, crushing to death George
Schrader.
Life pre-ervers on one steamer running in Boston
ha b r, sank like lead when weigh ed with "a
poun s. 1t is thought that about two-thirds of the
life pteservers on steamers running to Boston VIII
be condemned.
Rev D. G. Knowles, Methodist of Plymouth, N
H., has resigned his pastora TO accept position
in the G inference Seminary at Tiltoa to raise $lO
600 endowment fund.
committee of creditors has been appointed to
investigate the affairs of R. Plasee of Haverhill
Mas. who failed for S30,OOO and who it is alleged
made nistatement as to the standing of his firm.
The Connecticut Senate yesterday afternoon pass
ed The biennial session amendment 18 to 8.
The Prescott Block in Meredith, N H., was dam
aged by fire and water last evening Loss $500.
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change and an old journalist, died yesterday. He
was born in New England and was 62 years of age
The first though train from the City of Mexico
arrived at Rans as City, No, yesterday.
The officers of the State primary school at Mon
sou, Mass deny the report that inmates there aIe
suecumbing to the mumps by scores.
James Barrett, aged six, was probably fatally
shot yesterday afternoon by 13 year old lad who
was shooting rats in the yard of a tenement house
in Fall River, Mass
P. I. Barnum paid the duty yesterday at the New
York custom house on the sacred white elephant
belonging TO him whose arrival is hourly expected
Barnum swore that the value of the animal was
100000 or $500, 900.
Sherifs Barlon and Athert9n with posse raided
the Lake Champain fishing grounds at Swanton,
Vt yesterday. Tn zee men were re ed for il e9a
hshiug and two 40 nod seines seized. The owners
resisted and several shots we:e exchanged
The Evening journal of Chicago took possession
OF its fine office building Dearborn street yester-
day from which 1t was burned ont last Dec mber.
The structure as rebuilt is one of the handsomest
and INST complete structures of its character in the
country The paper also appeared in new dress
yesterday.
The Massachusetts House judiciary committee
has reported favorably The Senate bill providing
that disbelief in God shall not disannul witness
The same committee reported adversely upon the
bill repeating all laws which initiate against the
equality OF personal righis account of religious
bel-f and RECURRING newspaper articles to be sign
ed by the writer's
Isidor Dreyluss Clark, in the employ of Pollock
q Co., an importing dry DDS house Of New York
city, was arrested ye.terday for embezzlement. He
is alleged to have stolen over $l1, ,0O0s
George Road, conductor of the New Haven train
which was run into by Harlem trainat Seth street
New York city i'll September 1882 and VIII has
been On trial for manslaughter, was acquitted yes
terday.
Aug stus NJ. Swift master of St. Paul's School in
CONGO d, n; H, died in Rome yesterday. Deceased
was married to Miss Prouty of Geneva N. Y, last
January and sailed for furNpe for au extended
wedding ur soon after. He belonged in New York
and was well known as the author of the book
cupid, NJ D.''
The Women's Educational and Industrial Union
was dedicated at the Fitch Institute Buffalo N Y.
wi b great enthusiasm yesterday. Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe opened the exercises with lengthy address.
Slosson last night issued challenge TO Schsfer to
pl y him 500 points at billiards for the bak line
championship now held " the latter, the game TO
Dc piayed in Chicago within 40 dass, and for a
match at the champions game twenty days later
for the same amount