The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-04
GENERAL NEWS.

For nearly week past frosts have occur
red nightly north of Quebec.
Maud S. at Providence, r. l., yesterday
failed to lower her record. She made the
mile in 2.13
Ex-senator Gwin of California, died at
noon yesterday at the New York Hotel, in
New York city.
A boiler in the saw mill of S. NJ Winches-
ser at Newport, Tenn, exploded yesterday,
instantly killing two men and seriously
wounding several others.
AT 11.40 last night, during fire in a four
tenement house, on West 18th street, New
York City, five firemen were seriously hurt
by falling ladder.
The National party of Massachusetts has
issued call Tor State convention, to be
held in fremont Temple, Boston, September
18th.
Lucius Beebe & Sons morocco factory at
West Lynn, Mass, was destroyed by fire
yesterday. Loss, 100000; insured. One
hundred and sixty men are thrown out of
work.
Darwin C. Pierce, 45 years old, transfer
mail agent in the department at Rutland,
VT, for Is years was arrested yesterday
charged with robbing the mail, and was put
under $1,000 bonds.
A train on the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western Railroad, while running 80 miles an
hour, was thrown from the track near
DOWlCcNlllC, liz, ny u llllSDidC6u 6MlItU. Eli
gineer Haylor and fireman Taylor were both
fatally injured.
Tuesday night several residents of Bir-
mingham, Conn, while returning home at
late hour were attacked by two highway
men and relieved of their money. One young
man was attacked but having no money was
terribly inquired. The highwaymen escaped.
The funeral of ''Tom" Davis, who was
shot and killed by Holland, the Texan cow
boy, took place in New York yesterday and
was attended only by his friends and few
sporting men, Interment was made at
Greenwood cemetery.
The collegiate year at Dartmouth college,
opened yesterday. The incoming classes
number 108, the academic ~, Chandler scien-
tiiic department 10, agricultural college 49,
These numbers will be increased by late ar
rivals.
Chief of Police Samuel G. Adams Of Bos-
ton, who has for some time past been in
capacltated for duty on account of illness,
was Wednesday at his own request reduced
to the rank of Captain to allow of his retire
ment from the service. He was yesterday
retired on pension of $1.335 per day.
The New York Commercial Bulletin esti-
mates the fire losses in the United States
and Canada during August at $5,5OO,00 This
is decided improvement upon former
records, the average aggregate of the fire
loss in August for ten years past being
$7,000,000.
A report Is current in New York city that
| John W. Mackay is negotiating with Mr.
Bennett for the purchase of the Herald, with
| the intention of putting John Russell Young
| at the head of its editorial staff. The gossip
runs that he could back the Herald with
| $30,0OO,000
w. B. Small, formerly business man of
Clarkville, Tenn, was found in the house Of
Maloina Hlesser in Metealf county, Ky.,with
his throat cut and horribly gashed about the
head and body. The Hiesser woman, who
was his mistress, has been arrested charged
with the crime.
The July statement of the Chicago, Bur-
lingtOn & Quincy railroad shows the gross
earnings to be S1,S12,S ,S34, and expenses ST.
1889; net income, 1864, 1915, being an in
crease in the net income over July, 1884, Of
$50, ,1S1. The net income for the seven
months ending July 21, 1885, was $3.50, 500,
an increase of $4S,S5 over the corresponding
period last year.