The Portland daily press., 1884-12-03
NERAL NEWS.

Waldo E. Brigham of Hudson. Mass, has gone
into insolvency. He owes about $37 200, OF which
$4,000 is secured. The assets for unsecured eredi-
tors are light
The board of review of the National Trotting As
sociaiion met at Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
city last evening. The evening was spent in organ
izing and getting ready for the trial of disputed
cases.
Sixteen deaths from diphtheria have occurred at
Onlro, Wis, since Sunday. Public schools are
closed.
james Cunningham station agent Of the Oregon
and California Railroad Company at Medford. Ore,
has confessed that he stole $l2 from the safe HI
said that it was the work of masked robbers.
The fair of Picket Buchanan Camp Of Confeder-
day night. Some of the largest donations were
from the Grand Army of the Republic posts and
merchants of Northern cities.
John 7. Deweese a well-known Denver, COL at
| torney, was arrested on Monday on q charge of
| forging the name of Ebert n. Smith to deed for
real estate in that city.
The first of a series of farmers institutes under
the auspices of the Bsrnstabe County Agricultural
| Society met in Sandwich Mass, yesterday. The
subjects discussed were "W hat method is the
best adapted TO eradicate Wild parsnips?' SIS en-
| silage success?"
| The New York college of electors met in Albany
| yesterday. AID after organization with Eugene
| Kelly as chairman adjourned until today.
The opening of the American electrical exhibition
| in Boston has been again postponed until Decem-
1 ber Sth at the request of many large exhibitors
who desire further time to prepare their exhibits.
At the charter election at Hudson, N. Y, yester-
4 day. Gregg (Dem } was elected mayor by 304l ma
ority, and Dakin (Rep) treasurer by six majority.
John Logan, shot by Georgiana Conway In New
Orleans on Saturday night, and believed to be fs-
tally wounded, has been pronounced out of danger.
4 The Conways were thereupon admitted to bail.
| James Conway being held in $1,000 and the two
sisters in S250O each.
| Howard Sullivan, negro, was hanged at Salem
| N. j yesterday, for the murder of Ella Watson, a
little white girl, on the 18th Of August.
One hundred and twenty gambling cases were
disposed of yesterday at Dallas, Tex, by fines ag-
| gregating $4,000. This ends the war against gam.
bling houses.
The new cruiser Boston will be launched at Ches
| ter, Pa, Thursday.
The Erie Railroad has made an additional cut in
rates to all points West. The rate To Chicago from
| New YORK is now SO. The New York Central has
met this cut.
| Yesterday afternoon, the 13-year old son of Eu-
gene Smart of Dover, N. H, had both legs cut off
at the knees by falling under the wheels OF freight
train while fooing around the train at the freight
depot.
State Treasurer Carter of New Hampshire has
| already received claims for bOunties on ~ 46S
| woodchucks. There is still a large part of the
State to hear FROM which will probably bring the
| number up to bO, 600.
The nail mill and rolling mill at the Fall River
| Iron Works have started up after shut down oi
| one month";
Myron M. Davis principal of the Davis Grammar
School at Westneld. was yes erday morning found
| while his wife was temporarily absent. He also cut
deep cash in his throat with razor, partly sever
ing his windppe. His condition is very serious and
| his recovery doubtful. Lloyd has been subjsct tc
| insane attacks and was under treatment year ago
| He is well known in educational circles.
The French man-of-war Bouvet arrived at New
Orleans, sunday, from Martinique to represent the
French government on the opening of the exposi
ton.
The receiver of the Wall Street (N r. Bank. yes
terday, was authorized by the Supreme Court tC
pay further dividend Of 10 per cent.
There were large sales upon the Bourse today OIL
| Panama Canal shares. This the result of the
statement relative TO the Nicaragua treaty con
tanned in President Arthur's message.
The Farmers National bank at Bushnell, Ill.
closed its doors yesterday.