The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Maskedmen, Friday night entered the house
OF Leonard Bonner, a farmer in Baldwin
township, Pa, and gagged and cruelty tor
tured the members OF his family until Bon
ner disclosed the hiding place of his money
The victims suffered fearful agony. The
robbery was committed in the early part of
Friday night, and they were not released
from their bonds till Saturday morning at 8
O'Clock.
The removal of a postmaster in Arkansas
has been asked by one of the residents ''be-
cause he allows obscene people, lewd Ian
guage and coon fighting in the post Office
Word has just been received at Ann Arbor,
Mich, that the entire Chinese collection at
the New Orleans Exposition has been pre-
sented to the University of Michigan, and
Wllfs0on be packed and shipped there, to be
placed in the University art museum.
A 1+months old child of Charles Wheeler,
who resides on Beach street. Gloucester,
Mass, was very seriously, if not fatally
burned Saturday afternoon, by spilling car
bolc acid upon its person.
The Liberty Bell train left New Orleans,
La, Saturday morning. A large party was
present and witnessed the departure of the
train. Salutes were fired and whistles
blown.
T. J. Wendell, of the Dayton Herald. Sat
urday purchased the Columbus (O.) Times,
and will change it to a tWo-cent paper. He
is to take charge of the paper at once.
II pock6t-DpOk, luu OF papers aSSTegaUlng
In value 100000, was dug up by workmen
excayating at Fort Worth, Tex, Saturday.
Hon. Asa Eames of Fall River, Mass, died
in Manhattan, Kan, Saturday afternoon. He
had spent his summers there for several
years, and owned much property there.
The grain elevator of the Knoxville City
Mills, at Knoxville, Tenn, was burned Sat
urday morning, and 10000 bushels of grain
destroyed.
Fx, TT & csano+or C+o,,bon NJ noreo,, ;s r.
ing i'll in Chicago, but his condition is not
considered dangerous.
News received from Lafayette county,
Ark, announces that Sheriff Coney and
posse have captuTned band of desperadoes
who for. long time have been operating in
that vicinity. Two of the band were killed.
Wm. Jennings, president of the Globe
Street Railroad Company, and of the Globe
yarn mill, OF Fall River, Mass, died Satur-
day, aged 81 years He was one of the most
prominent business men in that city.
Yesterday afternoon, the Presbyterian
church at Shipplnsbury, Pa, was burned to
the ground. The church building was one
Of the finest in the Cumberland Valley, and
cost $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Col. Fred Grant says his father had bad
night Saturday night that the General was
growing weaker, and his condition now
seems to be OF Increasing debility.
The French man-of-war fere, with the
| HaItholqi statue on board is expected to ar
rive at New York today
A Greenfield despatch says Calvin W.
Shattuck, "A years old, cotton manufactur-
| er Of Shattuekyille in Coeraine, committed
suicide Saturday night, by hanging in an at
| tic of his mill.
The lirst part of the commencement exer-
ciSes 0i the senior class at Harvard College,
took place yesterday afternoon. when Rev.
Hr ). p. Peabody delivered the baccaaure-
&te, sermon. Dr. Peabody preached from
Neheai2h v, 7; Then ! consulted with
| myself"