The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Late Sunday night some sheds and stables at
the fair grounds at Fort Wayne, Indiana, were
burned. After the fire was eXtlnguSned burn.
ed body was found which is supposed to be that OF
one of the tramps who was too drunk to escape.
Another bar of gold has reached Halifax, n. 5.
from the New Albion COmpany'S works at Mon
tague making the total product of the mine for
September, 1869 ounces, and giving pront OF
over $4,000.
-Four cottages, carriage house and two stables
on strawberry Hill, Hull, Mass, were burned yes
terday morning by an ineendiary. Loss $50, 600
Property belonged to Elisha Thayer OF Bralntree
and David Cushing of bingham. The homestead
of II. l.. Litchfeld who is now in Poland Maine,
was badly damaged.
The new collector at Providence, r. l., John
McWilliams who entered upon the duties of his
office Thursday says that already he has received
no less than 400 applications for positions from
all parts of the State from all classes OF people
Emma Lee Hudson the well known confidence
woman who has just served sentence at Black
wells island for larceny, and who was brought TO
Boston Friday last on an executive warrant II was
and was sent to jail in default Of bail.
Reports of heavy frosts and snow have been re-
ceived at Quebec, from the outlying parishes.
Steamer Austerlitz from Baltimore for Bor-
noon with the steamer Thomas Allan in tow. The
latter has her main shaft broken; she is bound
from New York for Rouen
The Rev. DIR. E. B. Webb Sunday morning ten
dered his resignation to the Shawmut Congrega-
tonal church of Boston, over which he has been
pastor for 25 consecutive years. 1t had ,been ru-
mored for some time that DIR. Webb meditated a
retirement, but the announcement Sunday was a
surprise to many.
A despatch from Topeka states that hog cholera
prevails in between thirty and forty counties in
Kansas, and large numbers OF animals are dying
of the disease.
Taylor Falconer g. Taylor's shipsmith yard,
Gokey g. Sons dry docks and y. & ID. o. Donnelfs
cooperage houses in Jersey City,N. j., were dam
agedby fire last night to the extent of 100000.
Sixty convcts employed on the Kansas and
Gulf Shore railroad at Lufkin, Tex, made break
for liberty yesterday and twenty-five of them
were shot down by the guard. The balance es-
capped.
The Kinstone iron works in Reading, Pa, re-
sumed operations yesterday after continued
stoppage of nearly two years. The resumption IS
due, it is said, to an Improvement in the iron
trade
The annual general assembly of the Knights OF
Labor opened in Hamilton, Ont, yesterday. Grand
Master Wakman POwderly of Pittsburg, Pa, pre-
sided. Over 200 delegates are present
Hon. Jas. n. Buffum of Lynn has written a let
ter declining the national party's nomination as
candidate for Lieutenant Governor OF MasSacnl-
setts.
Whitehall boat containing three men was
capsiZed in Boston harbor yesterday ana SIMON
Doubret one of the number was drowned MS
two companions were rescued in an exhausted
condition.
Timothy Thirloway Congregational minister,
who resided at Rock Springs, "; t., win ms
family, during the recent riot testified before the
Chinese set fire to their own houses III oruer 70
prevent the white men from robbing them OF their
money which was buried in the ground under
them.