The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-01
GENERAL NEWS.

The Duke de Navlles, French historian aud
academician, died in Paris Saturday. aged 83 years
Memorial Day was celebrated quite generally
place in New York. at which Gen. Grant and Presi
dent Cleveland were present and reviewed the
troops.
Senator Edmunds sailed for England Saturday.
He is to testify before committee in the House Of
In England.
Rufus McGee. the newly appointed minieter to
Sweden and Norway, sailed for Europe Saturday.
Paul Holden, superintendent of the Balecille
Laredo few days ago from New York city, on their
way 70 the mines, were murdered Saturday by
bandits while on their way from Salyas, Mexico, to
the mines.
DR.. Thos. Sutton and Charles Anderson met in
the road Saturday, near Henderson, KY, and after
9. few angry words had passed between them. DR..
sutton shot Anderson through the left breast near
the heart. Nothing is known of the origin OF the
trouble. Anderson cannot recover.
Jacob Studfelt. noted counterfeiter, died Satur-
aay IN worcester, Mass. from heart disease while
IN rage caused by quarrel with his son-n-law,
Nelson Briggs. The latter is also Well-known
counterfeiter.
Peter Amsden, aged 80 years, while fishing in
I9lley Brook at Athol, Mass, Saturday afternoon,
1ell In and was drowned. He was probably drunk
The Decoration Day exercises on the battlefield of
Antetam were unusually impressive. They were
under the auspices of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and were participated in by posts from
imposing parade was formed under the marshal
ship OF Admiral Fairfax. After regulation cere-
monies, which concluded with decorations, Cen
deo. Is. Mcclellan spoke 0loquently at some length.
In Milford Mass Saturday constable refused Post.
~, q. A. T., entrance to the Catholic cemetery
py rather Cgddihy's orders when the whole post
cnmeeo tne renee, decorated the graves and then
retired. The decorations were afterwards de-
stroyed.
Robert Hardy, an American, aged 21, was MUIR
dered IN the City OF Mexico yesterday at public
dancing party by a Mexican. Jealonsey was the
Potomaska print cloth mill, No. /, at New Bed
ford, Mass, which shut down four weeks age viii
start up today.
In New York city yesterday the united French
societies held a demonstration in honor of the
memory of Victor Hugo in Tammany Hall, Two
thousand Frenchmen and Italians with their
families were present.
John 9. Lathrop,. of Bridgeport Conn, aged 33'
was found dead in bed yesterday morning it is sup
posed from an overdose of bromide. He was cash
Ter in the Housatonie railroad general freight Office
and widely known for his scientific attainments in
mineralogy.
james Tracy, of st. Louis, NO., of the detective
1oree acting as state AGENT started last night fol
Auckland, New Zealand, where he will receive
murderer Maxwell, who killed Arthur Prellsr. al
and bring him back here for trial.
Daniel Dechert, of Harrisburg, Pa. editor of the
Spirit OF the Valley, the leading Republican news.
paper of that place. and known throught Virginia
Maryland and Pennsylvania as the founder of vari
GUS journals, dropped dead of heart disease yester
day morning, aged about so.
Charles 7; Barnes, dissolute resident of Por
Deposit Nd, Saturday shot and killed his brother
in-law, Thomas e. Brown, and then killed his eld
it.
In Wheeling W. Va, Saturday, Miss AmelIs
Denny, aged IS, endeaYored to start fire in thu
kitchen stove with kerosene when the cvn explod
ed, setting fire to her clothing and literally ROASTING
her. Three hours later Mrs. Martin Prettyman
also made like attempt to light fire with oil
The can burst, setting fire to the house in dozer
places and burning the woman to death.
A Battleford, N. W. T., despatch saws Big Bear
band OF Indians were met and defeated Saturday
near Pitt by Gen. Strangers forces. Only three OF
the latter were wounded, one fatally. The Indians
loss is unknown.