The Portland daily press., 1885-10-31
GENERAL NEWS.

The business failures throughout the country
for the last seven days number for the United
States 174, and Canada 81.
Three of the victims of the explosion at No.
shaft of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
at Plymouth, Pa, on Wednesday, of last week,
have died. -Four more Will probably die.
The Touring mills of Bliss s. Co., at Seymour
Indiana, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. The shops of the Ohio q Mississippi
railroad and two dwellings were also badly dam
aged The loss is 100000.
A cylinder at the steam mills at Duluth, Minn.,
exploded Thursday night, and Engineers Hickey
and Rooney were scalded to death by escaping
steam.
steam drum in Robert Roberts laundry at
324 West Twenty-sixth street. New York, ex-
ploded yesterday morning number of young
women employed in the Laundry were scaided by
the escaping steam. Six persons were taken 10
the hospital
Geo. Miller was hanged at Grand Forks, Dakota,
yesterday afternoon. This is the first legal execu-
zion in North Dakota. On the 23d OF January last
the wife and IL year old son of Rev. O. III. Smell,
Methodist minister, living six miles from lnkster,
were murdered by Miller, who was employed by
Smell to work on his farm.
John Sullivan and Jesse Lipsett, two of the
crew of the fishing vessel Lillian Baxter, OF
Gloucester have been rescued after drifting in an
open boat for three days on the banks and landed
Ill London.
The latest in newspaper circles is the report that
Carl Sehurz and George Fred Williams wish to
obtain control OF the Boston Post, and have
offered to pay debts and $4,000.
An excursion party Ol dDout 1uo !dlli O.,u ooii-
ductors arrived In Boston yesterday from Chicago,
where their annual convention has just been held.
The sale in New York yesterday of John Nc
Cullough's stage costumes, plays and properties
was largely attended. Most of the costumes were
purchased by theatrical coStumers at low prices,
only two sales being made for more tnan Sloo.
The entire proceeds of the sale VIII amount 10
about $4,000.
The body of John Burdette, Is year old boy,
one Of the victims of the bridge disaster at East
Saginaw Mich, has been recovered, making Ine
fourth body so far recovered. Two OF inre9
others are reported missing, and y IS DeileFeo
there are number OF DodieS YET u Ie st para
gould, Ark for the murder OF john sellers.
Henry Kellen in the Missouri penltentary 1or
horse stealing has confessed he was one OF a gang
that killed the conductor and engineer WINE
& Santa Fe railway at Coolidge, Kan, September
49, 1888. He has been pardoned SO ne may NC
tried for the greater crime. p.,o,,s ,,d Cav
The stage running between RunnellS ana oah
Angelo, Tex, was robbed yesterday for the iourth
There tsiv was large attendance at the Bay Dis
trct Park San Francisco, Cal, yesterday 10 VII
ness the trot between Anteeo and AGAR Ior $Zo,-
000 Anteeo won in three stralSnt nedts' best
time 21614. ,,
Gaudaur defeated Hamm yesterday at ,Creye
COeur lake. in private three mile race, lehgtn
and half, in 20m 10 sec. p,.,,,,,,a
The high waters from above reached klchmond,
Va, last night and the wharves IN .;ie tIe
lower part of the city are submerged NO serious
damage is anticipated, however, -. ,,.,,so
A. l.. Mellen, who is accused by MIS-. 1s Ooo1nusSt y
OF Boston of conspiring with her for tne mulueI VI
his daughter-nlaw, arrived home III baItlmole
last evening. He emphatically denies any COIL
nection with the matter, but says his lawyers are
now in Boston for the purpose of sitting the mat.
ter thoroughly and that he deems 1t meXpedlenJ
to make full statement.