The Portland daily press., 1884-06-28
Tbe FnIl Of werber Cou1lrn,ed.
GENERAL NEWS.

contract between the directors of the Metropol-
itan Opera House and Mr.. Gye was signed Thursday
in New York. The latter will manage the Metro
politan next season.
A report on the Suez Canal made by Prof. Nourse
to the Navy Department shows that It's gross
ngs for the last year were 100000. The div
ldends were about 16 per cent
The President has approved the act to remove
certain burdens on the American merchant marine
and enlarge the American foreign carrying trade.
The first new wheat of the season was received at
New York yesterday. 1t came from the South.
oThe committee of the Lehigh and Schuylkill coal
exchange in Philadelphia, yesterday agreed to rec
ommend that ne changes in line, city and h lrbor
prices of coal be made during the month of July.
The Orleans county, VT, Republican convention,
held at Crosburgh yesterday endorsed Blaine and
Logan and prohibition.
John G. Hill of Great Falls pounded his wife to
death yesterday. 1t is reported that he crazy.
One hundred and ninety-three young men are try
ing the final examinations for admittance to Har-
ward while nine are seeking the advanced standard
making over 200 applications. At the annex 40
young ladies are taking the examinations. Nine
others have also applied for the Harvard examina-
tons for women distinct from that of the annex.
A st. Johns N. F. dispatch says the 10 River
Head prisoners charged with the murder of five
Oraagemen on st. stephens day were all acquitted
last evening amid intense excitement.
At the Arkansas Democratic convention at Little
Rock yesterday, resolution regretting the refusal
of Samuel j. Tiden, to accept the nomination for
President and designating him the greatest
was adopted amid great applause.
The Democrats of the sixth Ohio district have
nominated W. d. Hill for Congress.
A construction train consisting of thirteen cars
broke through bridge near Logansport Indiana,
Thursday afternoon on the Terre Haute & Logans-
port railroad, killing the engineer, Thomas Grace,
and the fireman, William Scott. The bridge was
across the Wabash river. Two spans went down.
The loss is $4,000.
A lynching of horse thieves last Sunday occurred
long way North of railroad in a sparsely settled
county of Dakota. Definite particulars have not
ing to telegraph pole between Wells and Victoria,
in Mclean county. Attached to his clothing was q
placard bearing the words "o'Neil, horse thief
The Republicans of the seventh district Of Illinois
have nominated Thomas j. Henderson for Congress.
The Republicans of the goth district of Ohio
have nominated William Mckinley, DR., for Con-
gress.
Joseph Hasshorn, aged 80, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Concord, N H., died yesterday He was a
nstive of Amherst but had passed the most of his
life in Hillsboro and Henniker.
The court of inquiry investigating the alleged
frauds in the Navy Department has adjourned IN
til Tuesday next in order have the attendance of
certain important witnesses who are now in other
cities.
The Secretary of the Navy has approved the rec
ommendation OF the naval board that the proposed
school OF applications or naval post graduate
school be established at Newport, r. L. Commo-
dore Luce IS TO be placed in charge of the school,
The tenth district Republicans of Indiana have
nominated w. ID. Owen for Congress. The thir-
teenJ district Republicans have nominated W. w.
Williams, the present minister to Paraguay, to
succeed Mr.. Calkins in Congress.
AS the mate and three of the crew Of Schooner
Fanny Flint were removing lime to the plaster
wharf at Hillsboro, N B., yesterday the boat upset
and mate John Corbett and two Norwegians were
drowned.