The Portland daily press., 1885-07-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The lasters of the Portsmouth, N. H., Shoe
Company Estruck yesterday, because of the
discharge of one of their number.
Washington county, VT, expects to cut
100000 tons of hay.
A fire is raging in the oak woods on the
road from Tisbury to EdgartOWn, about ten
miles from Cottage City, Mass. The fire is
in sparsely settled district, and there is not
much danger to buildings. The heat is an
noying, and the illumination at night has
given rise to startling rumors that Cottage
City is burning.
Yesterday was the 150th anniversary of the
settlement of the town of Acton, Mass.
The trouble existing between Davis, Grov-
ney's & Sons employees at South Abingdon,
Mass was settled yesterday. All the men
which the men objected, has been placed on
the inside so that the men may use the door
as an exit, although they are obliged to enter
through the office in the second story.
The mayor of Waltham, Mass, is causing
commotion by his attempts to enforce the
Sunday laws against liquor and other traffic
and driving for pleasure.
There were four deaths from sunstroke in
York yesterday, and not less than six fatal
accidents occurred in Brooklyn, the victims
being killed by falls or drowning.
Prof. Charles Kendall Adams has accepted
the Office of president of Cornell University
The town of Skidmore, Mo-, was burned
Sunday. The loss is estimated at nearly
100000 The fire was started by boys play
ing with matches in a haymOw.
Charles Damarin, son and chief deputy of
Postmaster Damarin of Portsmouth, Ohio,
has absconded with $4,000 of government
funds.
Corrected estimates of the Wells & French
Car Company fire in Chicago place the loss
at $150,000.
Judge Donohue, of the New York Supreme
Court, yesterday granted an absolute divorce
to Annie K. Fox from Richard X. Fox of the
Police Gazette, on the ground of unfaithful-
ness.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year
in PittSburg Pa. The mercury rose to 99o
at O'Clock, when thunder storm reduced
the temperature to S6o. Four cases of pros
tration from heat were reported up to two
o'clock, and two cases were fatal. Many
mills shut down because of the heat.
Monday night Geo. Bronstop of Cincinnati
while under the influence of LIQUOR became
disorderly and was arrested. He attempted
to escape and was shot dead.
E. B. Stetson of New Bedford, Mass, sec
retary of the Y. M. G. A., has resigned. 1t
| is understood he will take a position in the
American Bible Society.
Rev. Oliver Stearns, D. D., of Cambridge,
Mass, former dean of Harvard Theological
| School, died last night.
The thermometer reached $50 at $50 p. M.
| yesterday in New York, and % cases of pros
tration by heat are reported.
| A violent wind storm in New Britain,
| Conn.,, yesterday afternoon, did great dam
age. 1t is impossible at present to deter
mine the loss by the storm, but it will not be
| large. Several houses were unroofed.
| The stockholders of the Union National
| Bank of New York city, at meeting yester-
day, adopted a resolution in favor of pro-
| ceeding to liquidate the affairs Of the bank
| The Union National is one of the oldest
banks in Wall street. 1t will be succeeded
by new bank with a large capital,