The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The manufacturing companies of Lowell are to
owning to an accumulation of goods.
The bank Of the republic, in New York, refuses to
over certify and is reducing that branch Of its bust
ness which relates to brokers' accounts,
Geo. W. Lee, the oarsman, bravely saved the lives
OF two colored walters Wednesday In Canadorago
Lake. He was highly complimented by the guests
at Richfeld Springs.
George Kramer, a Reading saloon keeper. gave
christian bowman half pint Of whiskey on the
condition that he would make one drink of it. He
did 80 and died. Kramer was arrested.
The marriage of Francis Stout of New York to
Miss Emily Meredith Read, daughter of Gen. Mere
dith Read, ex-minister to Greece, yesterday morn
ing at Newport, R. l., at the residence of the latter
was an exceptionally brilliant affair.
The Northwestern Lumbermen's Association YES
terday at Chicago decided to recommend all mills to
be shut down for the season not later than Novem-
Der 1. 1t is thought this will reduce the product
from IA million feet to million feet.
John Calvin Palmer of Hampton, N. H., was ia
tally shot yesterday by the accidental discharge of
az gun IN the hand OF young man named Perry.
the effects of tho shot before amputation could be
performed. Palmer was Representative from
Hampton in the legislature few years ago.
The remains of Janusrus Aloysius and MacGahan,
the famous war correspondent who died In Constan-
tinople in rs arrived in New York yesterday on
board the United States steamship Powhattan.
They will be transferred to the Governors room in
City Hall, where they will lie in state previous to
their removal to MacGahan's native state Ohio.
where they will be buried.
Two boys of Isaac Beard of Springfield Ohio, while
stroyed. The younger boy, who was years DID, was
burned to death.
A reward for the arrest of the men who murdered
the two Mormon elders in Lewis county, Tenn. will
be offered by the Governor. Elder Roberts havin g
made formal application to him Wednesday.
Considerable excitement has been caused in Phil
adelphla by the disappearance of Daniel REGISTER,
Wei-known contractor and builder, leaving behind
irnnf nd M l.
taken to procure his arrest in series Of criminal
charges.
Schooner Charles P. Barrett, Captain Thompson,
arrived at Gloucester, Mass, from Browns bank
reports that on August Goth, in Latitude 40. 35
LONGITUDE $685., hauled up an Atlantic telegr aph
cable on her aLchor and was obliged to cut the haw-
ser and lose the anchor to avoid parting the cable,
AS result of the stationery investigation in the
post ONCE department the Postmaster General yes
terday annulled the contract of P. G. Kellogg &
Co., Springfield Mass. for official envelopes and
the contract will be re-advertised.
The funeral of the late Geo. n, TYLER. the we'll.
known theatrical manager, occurred in Boston yes
terday afternoon with Imposing ceremonies. Dele
cations were present from the Masonic and military
socletes OF winch the deceased was q member. The
services occurred in the Peoples Church, where
there was an immense gathering Of friends and
mourners.
Robert Reichert, German furrier, formerly OF
New York city, shot and wounded woman in
Springfield, Mass, yesterday, and then shot himself
BE died instantly but the woman is not seriously in
J9red. The pair quarrelled over Reichert's ndebt-
edness to her.
A party of excursionists at Echo farm in the
White Mountains, while out riding yesterday in q
tour horse mountain wagon, were upset by the
horses running away while the driver was assisting
lady to alight. and several were badly hurt, one
probably fatally.
Hon. Leopold Morse, Member of Congress from
the bth Massachusetts district, announces that he
will not be candidate for reelection.
despatch from West Point says that Cadet
Logan, who was tried by court martial for unbe-
coming conduct while on guard duty, has been ae-
quilted and has returned to duty.
Gen. Pope Walker, at one time the Confederate
secretary of war, is dying at Huntsville, Ala.
French Canadian Blaine and Logan club was or
ganized last evening in Concord, N. H.. with Emile
Joseph LIE Boeaf, of Manchester, and Mr.. Pingauit,