The Portland daily press., 1885-10-21
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The total valuation of the property in New
Hampshire for 1885, as reported BY % tne State the
board of equalization is Is $la4,2l9's9l' ana the
taxes assessed are $2,6O1 ,S46.
A special to the Worcester (Mass) Gazette says
that daring attempt was made about O'Clock
Yesterday morning to burn the covered bridge on
the Providence and Worcester railroad over
Blackstone river, between Uxbrldge ana Mlllyllle.
Kerosene had been poured on the bridge ana SET
on fire. The fast freight from Worcester came
along in time to save the bridge and lett TWO
brakemen to guard it till morning.
A dinner to the original owners and the de-
sgner of the Puritan Will be glvena az tne fafRer
house on the 9th of October, by the Eastern
Yacht Club.
Governor-elect Foraker of Ohio is expected in
New York city on Friday Arrangements are
making for Republican mass meeting that nlgnt
at Madison Square garden. Senator Evarts VIII
preside and Ira Davenport and General carr WI, WIZ
be present Judge Foraker is expected TO make
the principal address.
NJ Bartholdi the sculptor of the Statue OF
Liberty cabled to New York. Monday, that he
would sail for this country on the steamer Amerl-
que, which leaves Hayre on the 24th INST lie
will spend several weeks in America.
The United States grand jury came into court
at Tucson. Arizona, Monday, and declared that
they had no confidence in the district attorney as
their legal adviser. The question OF the validity
Of the grand jury, which had been contested by
almost the entire bar, was decided Monday. III
was declared to be legal and valid.
Bostons registration this year is about GO, 900
In 1884 it was 65,574.
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yesterday, eight inches falling and the storm still
continues.
Winnipeg despatch says that Riel has been
respited till Nov. 10th.
A collision occurred last evening between two
passenger trains on the Philadelphia and Erie
railroad near Williamsport, Pa. Arthur Middle
kauf, an express messenger and Eugene Ihorn;
fireman, were killed. and engineers Riot and
Welcomer, were seriously hurt.
Over 400 delegates to the eighteenth annual
session of the Railway Conductors Association
were present at the meeting in LOUISVILLE, ky.,
and heard the annual report OF Z; !. wheaton,
Grand Chief Conductor, yesterday. The meetmg
is secret one.
An order for the sale of the st. Louis, Han
nibal and Keokuk railroad was made in the
United States Court at St. Louis, MO-, YESTERDAY.
The sale will take place IN tnat Guy on Decemper
9Th.
Pittsburg, Pa, despatch says it is reported
that the strike of the fourth pool miners has prac-
tically ended, four mines n, having resumed opera
The annual convention of the National Whole
sale Drug Association began at the Union League
rooms in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon:
Nearly 200 members representing Pf0mnent Sn noe,n
try, were present
The boiler in the steam mill of J. A. Quacken-
bush, near Ridgeville, S. c., exploded yesterday
terribly scalded and one is missing.
Geo. w. Anderson of Rochester, N. H., yester-
day purchased the well known Hall farm in Bar
rington, comprising over 800 acres IL IS very
valuable farm and is covered with thick growth.
Louis Driscoll brutally pounded John Shea, an
old man aged 83 years, with maui, in Chester,
N H. Sunday. Shea's left leg was broken, right
hand smashed to pulp. and his head and breast
terribly beaten. DriScOD pleaded guilty yesterday
and was held for the grand jury.
While the trial of negro, who had crinlinally
assaulted a German girl, was IN progress IN IN,
dianapolis, Ind, yesterday, brother OF the glrl
shot and fatally wounded the prisoner In the
cOurt room.