The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-07
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The corn crop in the vicinity of Hudson.
Wis, was badly damaged by frost Saturday
night.
The signal service reports that a killing
frost extended southwest over Dakota Friday
night.
Charles La Pier manager of the lumber
mill at West JOY, VT, was killed by board
splitting saw Saturday.
Hon. Charles Upson fell dead at his resi-
dence IN ColdWater, Mich, Saturday night of
heart disease.
j. K. Emmett's (Fritz's) $4,000 stage dog
was accidentally strangled to death Saturday
night, in barn on Mr.. Emmett's grounds
near Albany, N. Y.
Sunday morning large building in Balti-
more, owned by Samuel G. Taylor, was
burned. This is the fifth time it has been
destroyed by fire. Loss over $4,000.
The Boston police raided Saturday night
gambling house on Norman street, known as
Boss CObb's, securing a large amount of
gambling utensils and arresting about score
of male and female inmates.
The executive committee of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee of Massachusetts
met in Boston Saturday, and after a short
deliberation agreed upon Fitzgerald of Bos-
ton as chairman of the convention.
Michael Deyanney was taken out of Jail in
st, Louis Saturday by the deputy sheriff to
attend the funeral of the woman he muir
dered. This is said to be the first case of
the kind on record.
Rev. Chas.W. Price, Presbyterian clergy
man OF Cherokee, K4nsas,. hanged himself
yesterday morning. His mind was thought
to have been unsettled by the death Of a
brother and sister.
In Chattanooga Tenn, yesterday, Chas.
Williams, a diSreputable negro, shot and
instantly killed street car driver named
Polk Mitchell because the latter elected him
n Lilo
from jail and lynched.
A congregation measured only by the ca
pacity of the Plymouth church of Brooklyn,
n. Y, filled that edifce last evening to listen
to Rev. DR.. j. P. Newman's discourse to
yonng men on the 'Moral characteristics of
| Gen. Grant"
The thirteenth annual convention of the
Ger1nan Koman Catholic Central Society of
| Ine chlted States was begun yesterday in
| Williamsburg N. 7. Nearly 1000 delegates,
| representing nearly every city of the Union,
were present.
Gen. William Williams, United States Min
lister 70 Uruguay, and Messrs. Edwin Stewart
ana .. +. Flrelng, of the United States navy,
were passengers by the steamer Finance
from Rio Janeiro, which arrived at New
| York yesterday
Iol herring, OF the Dominion Cattle Co.,
VINO has Just arrived at Dallas, Tex, from
the indian Territory, says that all the cattle
Hdve HHdve peen removed from the territory in con-
formlty with President Cleveland's proclaim
%atlon % except 4p few that have strayed of
during the roundup.
Captain VIM. A. Ham of Boston, Chief
ffnspetebsor fIHapo go @ q Police has been discharged
fed charges against him, the reason assigned
beng that the public had lost confidence in
the ofiieer nc The chief has been on the police
force - years, and held the office of Chief
Inspector five years.
Francis Smith, employed at Cochrane',
pit of boiling water Saturday. He managed
to secure hold on a plank and held on unit
rescued by fellow worbmen. 1t was found
ne was terribly scalded, the flesh peeling of
IN IN large pieces. There is small chance fol
his recovery.