The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-16
GENERAL NEWS.


Frank James arrived at Huntsville, Ala,
Thursday night in custody of the federal au-
thorities. He is to be tried upon the charge of
robbipg the paymasser of the government works
at Muscle Shoals Of $o 600,
Telegraph wires in the Middle and Western
States were broken By frost and sleet Wednes-
day. The wires are fstill weighted with ice
in many parts OF the country, but unless strong
winds should attack them no further serious
interruptions are anticipated.
At Parkersburg, West Virginia. Thursday
evening, the jury in the case of David @. Kel-
Ter, the pilot of the steamer Scioto, sunk by
collision with the John Lomar at Mingo
junction, returned verdict OF guilty OF vol
untary manslaughter, with recommendation
to mercy. Only four lives were lost by the col
lision.
The strike of the employees Of the tobacco fac
tories in Petersburg, Va, is ended.
Owing to an ice gorge two miles below AL
bany, N. Y, the lower part of the city and the
lumber districts are inundated.
barn belonging to H. W. Rhodes, Of New
Bedford, Mass, was burned yesterday morn
7oS. 1oS' Mr. Rhodes lost TAllss containing sl'-
1t IL reported at Toronto that Colonel Mid
dleton, in command at Aldershot, will be Gen.
Luard's successor as chief OF the Canadian
militia force.
The suit of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, involving the ownership of the en-
tire line between Baltimore and Wheeling,
Va, along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, was begun in Baltimore yesterday.
Minister Hunts health is improving.
Murders and assasSinatons are increasing on
the Istnmus of Panama.
M. Leon Say denies that he is to become
Minister of Finance Of France.
Minister Sargent has invited the American
residents of Berlin to celebrate Washington g
birthday.
Mr.. Fall, dissenter, will become caudi-
date in Northampton against Mr.. Bradlaugh.
He appeals to the dissenters, who have the
casting vote, for support.
In the Syracuse pool tournament on We'd
nesday, Malone beat Kuntzach. Sutton beat
King, and wins third place. Malone takes the
first prize and Frey tho second.
The Cleveland Rolling Company's steel
works will resume work on Monday, and the
Rail Mills on the Monday following, when the
entire works will be in operation.
Gen. James S. Negley, President of the Ma
lonal Union League, has called the National
Council to meet in annual session at the Y
NJ @. A. Hall in Washington, d. c.. on March
6, at noon.
Burglars on Wednesday night stole from the
office of DR.. Fl. O. Brainerd in Cleveland the
finest namismatic collection in Ohio, embrac-
ing a specimen of every coin issued by the
United States except seven pieces.
The commercial convention between Spain
and the United States was signed in Madrid
on wednesday evening. IL goes into effect
March 1st, except certain clauses which are de-
ferred to ths meeting of the Cortes
VIM. Stewart shot John Murray in the chest
in a fight in Philadelphia Thursday. The
wound is likely to prove fatal Some time ago
they engaged in wrestling match, in which
Murray was worsted, and there has been bad
feeling between them.
In the case OF Sam Echols, q Mormon
preacher, suing for the custody of his child, in
Floyd county, Ga, Judge johnson decided
that the profession of Mormonism disqualifies
the father for such trust, and gives the child
back to the Christian mother.
An up-bound freight train standing on the
track at Hudson Thursday morning, was tele-
scoped BY an extra freight train also bound
north. The engine was damaged, the saboose
destroyed, and two cars were burned, involy-
ing loss of $4,000. No one was injured.
Mrs. J. @. Moynes, a we'll known and highly
respected woman, has been missing from Bel
leville, Ont, since Monday. She became in
sane some time ago through illness, but recov-
cred her reason and health. 1t is feared that
she has relapsed into insanity and wandered
off into the country, where she has perished.
The Marquis OF Lansdowne has been elected
patron OF the Dominion Rifle and Dominion
Artillery associations. To the former he snh-
oOAADoN WV 0A0 w bhO l0btCl RlOOs
Col. Kirkpatrick, Speaker of the Commons,
has been elected President of the Dominion
Rife AssocIation, and Maj. Gen. Luard has
been reelected President of the Dominion Ar
tillery Association.
A bill providing for the better protection Of
the interests of the State in the bonds Of the
New York & New England Railroad has
passed the Massachusetts, Legislature. 1t en-
powers the Secretary of State to represent the
State in all litigation growing out of the re-
ceivership. %
j. E. Farrar 8 Co., of Boston, has petitioned
Q. w. Clement, a boat and shoe manufacturer
on Pearl street, Boston, and his special part
ner, Fayette Shaw, into insolvency.
Thirty-five hundred dollars have been sub
scribed in Boston in aid of sufferers by the
Western floods, and 1000 forwarded.
fhe fifth annual dinner of the New England
Association of the Zeta Psi was held last eve.
ming at the Parker House. Boston. A large
number were present. Col. Henry Walker
was elected president, and Charles f. Hall
secretary.
The O'Neil wagon shops, in Cortland, N. Y,
were burned yesterday morning, and the loss
will exceed $4,000.
The largest mortgage ever recorded in
Bristol county, Mass, was recorded yesterday
at the Office of the register of deeds Ii is for
SIC, 100000 and is from the Bankers and Mer-
chants Telegraph Company to the Farmers
covers all the lines and franchise 'oi the tele-
graph company in the United States. The
lines OF the company run through this coun-
ty, hence the records.
Twenty-three insane soldiers arrived at
Washington yesterday from the Soldiers
Home at Togus, Maine. and about sixty from
Dayton, Ohio. They were sent to the Eliza.
beth Aospital for the insane.
A billiard tournament under the new
"space" roles for the championship of Connec-
ticut and Western Massachusetts, closed last
night in Hartford with q game between Gull
let Of East Hampton, Mass, and Behrens of
Meriden, Conn the former wilmington to
220.
Henry e. Abbey denies the report tele-
graphed from Minneapolis, Mimi, that he had
failed, and says that he has cleared large
amount this season.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Con-
vention, for choosing delegates at large to the
National Convention, will be held in Boston
mot Worcester as reported), the date to be
about the last Of April.