The Portland daily press., 1885-01-17
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Robert Tassie, of North Hero, VT, froze to death
Tuesday night, while returning home on the ice
last in the venture on the ice His father
was drowned few years ago and brother was acc
dentally shot,
John H. Norton Of Boston, one of the principal
promoters of railroad enterprises at Gloucester has
brought libel suit against the Gloucester Daily
News and the Cape Ann Evening Breeze. attaching
Doth establishments in the sum of $1,000 each.
The Chicago Daily News says there is no doubt
that the south end of the new county court house
there is slowly settling its foundations and it is
only aquestion OF time when the building will
Theodore H. Tydale administrator of the estates
OF James and Annie Kelly, and H. Beaman, of At.
lanta, Ca. has filed maritime libel against the
Boston & Savannah Steamship Company alleging
damages in $4,000 each for loss OF life and prop
erty of the PLAINTIFF intestates arising out Of the
City Of Columbus disaster.
Representatives Of electric light companies are to
hoid convention IN Chicago on February 20.
The Law and Order League of the United States
will hold its third annual meeting in New York on
the 22d and 23d days of February, 1885.
A Pittsburg, Pa, despatch says that the 4th pool
resumes yestel day at a reduction to % cents per
bushel for mining This is the lowest price paid for
years. The Caledonia and Neel Miners have notices
posted ordering similar reduction.
The Manufacturers Ins, Co., of Boston. the stock
holders Of which voted a few days ago to wind up
its affairs has reiusured all its risks in the Phoenix
Assurance Co. of London.
Leander Bloodget, aged 80, merchant of Cham
load OF goods Thursday. AS he failed to return
search was instituted and his hat and coat were
found near large hole into which it is supposed he
drove and was with his horse drowned.
Hon. Edward d. Rand, one of the most prominent
lawyers OF Northern New Hampshire, died at his
home in Lisbon, Thursday. He was an associate
justice of the Circuit court from 1874.
A nephew of Sir Alexander Campbell of Canada.
charged with being concerned in conspiracy to rob
the post office department in Canada was taken
Dack to the Dominion from Chicago yesterday.
DIR. Rudolph Touszky, of New York the insanity
expert, who shot his wife and himself two weeks
ago, was yesterday a1judged insane by sheritf's
jury.
Wright Leroy was hanged in San Francisco yes-
terday, for the murder of Nicholas Skerrett. an
aged capitalist.
frankie Roberts. of Syracuse N Y. the midget
on whom the Cssarian operation was performed
wednesday, died yesterday afternoon.
Gen. Robert M. Brinton died in Philadelphia yes
terday
The Lancaster, Pa, watch factory will be remov-
90 10 chicago. A. Bitner the late messenger and
principal owner, who was compelled to suspend last
summer, has accepted an offer of $3.50 600 from
Chcago capitalists, and win carry on the works in
that city.
Henry W. .Colson was arrested in Boston Yesterday
duce, under the name of NJ A. Burbank & Co.. of
Somerville. The amount involved is said to be- sew
eral thousand dollars.
The Atlantic cotton MILL of Lawrence Mass an
nounce general reduction to all employees to take
effect Feb. 9th. They employ $500 hands.
William Graham, of Woodbury. Conn., is sick
with glanders, caught from a horse which he re-
Gently attempted to cure The case is exciting con-
siderable attention.
nre in the mule room of the Eagle cotton mill
at Taunton, Mass. last evePing damaged the build
ing and machinery about $4,000: insured.