The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-22
GENERAL NEWS.

Gov Robinson has appointed Thursday Nov.
26th as Thanksgiving Day in Massachusetts,
In Winchester, ILL.,, Tuesday, a mob of armed
themselves by shooting at him as he ran back to-
ward his cell. The prisoner was fatally wounded.
His crime was the murder of two old women.
A foot of snow is reported from nearly all parts
of the northern peninsula of Michigan. blockad-
ing all the roads. There was light fall at Gale
ma and Monmouth, ILL.,, Tuesday
James d. Fish was taken from Auburn prison
terday. He is to be used as witness in the Fer
dinand Ward suit.
Lang, the oarsman arrived in Worcester from
bull his trainer. Both he and Hosmer are now in
active training at Lake Quinsigamond.
Chas. E. Gledden of Springfield, Mass, was fin
ed $116 yesterday for selling oleomargarine for
butter. He appealed to the superior court.
The through express train on the Pan Handle
railroad from Lainsville to Chicago struck horse
and buggy at Sharpsville, Ind, yesterday morning
cars were thrown from the track and the eng-
neer was crused under the engine. No one else
was seriously injured.
The American Gas Light Association began its
18th annual convention in Cincinnati, O., yester-
day, with about 150 delegates present. The morn
ing session was occupied in hearing the address
by the president and reports of committees.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company yesterday
declared its usual quarterly dividend of Ia per
cent payable November "a.
Three of the crew of the steamship Niagara,
which arrived IN New York yesterday from Ha-
vana are down with yellow fever
Rev. DIR. Curry, the newly appointed minister to
Spain denies that story that he was at one time
in command at AnderSOnville. He never had any
thing to do with it.
A burglar entered the house of John Conway in
Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday, and after numbering
Mrs. Conway and her daughter, stole $50 and es-
capped.
meeting was held in Boston last night under
the the auspices of the Garrison Lyceum organl-
zation of colored people in commemOratlon Of the
50th anniversary of the mObbing of William Lloyd
Garrison in the streets of Boston. The early part
of the evening was devoted to literary exercises
by membery of the Lyceum, after which speeches
were made by Rev. James Freeman Clarke,
Judge Thomas RUSSELL j. N. Buffum, Frank b.
Sanborn and others. Letters were read from
John G. Whittier, Parker Pillsbury, Gov. Robin
son Ex-Governor Long and others.
Nelson Stewart and Anderson Davis, colored,
who burglarized the residence of 5. Il. Strlcklam
in Charlotte N. c., were yesterday sentenced TO
be hanged Nov. 25th.
An Internal machine was found on one OF the
street car tracks in st. Louis yesterday. 1t con-
sisted of lead pipe filled with gHnpowder; 1t
was removed before damage could be done. There
are no other developments in the strike ana all
the street car lines are running.
Ex-Mayer Schroeder having declined the Re
publican nomination for mayor OF Brooklyn, N Y.
Gen Isaacs Collin was last night nominated.
The Republican convention of Dakota assem-
bled at Huron Yesterday. A. c. Milette was NOM
mated Governor; A. Z. Frank Lieut.. Governor;
II. s. Murphy Secretary of State; Frank Alexan-
der Auditor, and d. W. Diggs Treasurer.