The Portland daily press., 1885-07-02
GENERAL NEWS.

John NJ. Gaisey, a well known newspaper
man of Lawrence, Mass, died yesterday
morning of hemorrhage of the lungs. He
was 46 years old. Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
he worked on several papers there and in
Dublin He came to America in 1865, work
ed on the New York Tribune under Horace
Greeley, and worked on nearly all the Boston
papers. He had also reported on the Law
renee American Eagle, Sentinel and Journal,
and published several books.
The library and art building, presented to
the city of Fitchburg, Mass, by Hon. Rod
ney Wallace was dedicated yesterday with
appropriate ceremonies. The building cost,
including the land and furniture, 1929
All the window glass factories in the dis
trict of Pittsburg, Pa, have closed down for
the summer vacation that lasts until Sept. /.
The season has been an exceedingly unproft-
able one for the manufacturers the pro-
ductlon having been largely in excess of the
demand.
Yesterday competitive drills were begun at
the National Encampment in Fairmont Park,
Philadelphia The rival organizations were
the Miller Grenadier Guards the Lomax
Rifles and Co. H 18th Pennsylvania Regi-
ment. After the reception the Ohio troops
engaged in dress parade. There were also
Gatling gun exercises, Zouave drills and
regimental dress parade.
The Music Dealers National Association
began its 9th annual meeting at the New
York Academy of Music yesterday. About
five hundred delegates were present, rep
resenting all the principal cities in the
country.
General Logan drove to Cambridge yester-
! day by invitation Of Congressman-ele Ely.
He then returned to the Parker House. After
dining there he took the 3 p. m. train on the
| New York & New England for Woodstock,
| Conn.
| While Prof Shippy and family Of Algona,
Iowa, were rowing on the Des Moines river,
| Tuesday, the boat was upset and all were
thrown into the water. Mrs. Shippy and
| two children were drowned. Mr.. Shippy was
rescued.
The mayor, comptroller and commissioner
of public works Of New York, were yester-
day appointed commission to superintend
| the placing of the telegraph and telephone
wires underground
In fight at Stepstone, KY, Tuesday even,
| ing, DIR. James Carter was shot and danger.
ously wounded, and a negro killed The af-
fair grew out of the trial of a druggist fol
selling liquor without a physician'S preScrip-
ton, which resulted in his being fined $525
Stepstone is a local option place, and the
friends of Stree whiskey" and the temper
ance people are arraigned against each other
A freight train went through trestle or
the Wabash road near Delphi Ind, Tuesday
night. One brakeman was drowned and an
other seriously injured.
Yesterday was the 18th anniversary of the
Canadian confederation, and it was cele
brated throughout Canada as general holi
day.
James Russell Lowell has just presented
to the Library of Harvard College collec
ton of books, numbering 6SS volumes, pick
ed up by him in the past eight years abroad
Adolph Spreckles was yesterday acquitted
of the charge of assaulting with intent tC
murder NJ. II. DeYoung, proprietor of the
San Francisco Chronicle.
Steamer Wisconsin arrived at New Yorl
yesterday from Liverpool. She brought 66
Mormons in charge of Elder Hanson.
In Boston yesterday at the afternoon ses
sion of the Labor Chiefs convention the con
tract labor systems of different states wer'
informally discussed Sand the subject O
strikes briefly. Resolutions were adopted
inviting hearty cooperation of state bureaus
with the national bureau and endorsing tn
management of the national bureau by Col
Carroll d. Wright The convention the1
adjourned sine die.
Carpenter, the New York wife murderer
was convicted yesterday of murder in tn
first degree and will be sentenced Friday.