The Portland daily press., 1888-12-03
GENERAL NEWS.

IliOuch, Iuc O0lCdkO AudIcHlSb, mas DeeU
sentenced to II years in the penitentiary.
Kilrain has challenge John l.. Sullivan to
fight for $4,000 side.
The wreck of an unknown vessel was
seen off Thatcher's Island Friday night
Timothy Holland, of Worcester, Mass,
was assaulted and terribly wounded by two
unknown men Friday night.
Two Pittsburg, Pa, aldermen and a con-
stable have been sent to Jail and fined for
using their offices for purposes of extortioD.
Donovan, the man who killed young King
at New Haven, CT, has been found drowned
in the reservoir there.
Fire in the lard room of Armour's packing
house in Omaha, Neb., Saturday evening,
did damage to the extent of 100000.
1t is now believed that the fire in the Calu-
met and Hecla mines will burn out in few
days without doing great damage.
Erwin A. Gardner has been sent to the
Erie, n. Y. Penitentiary for four years and
fined $4,000 for smuggling opium.
Harvard freshmen beat the Yale freshmen
eleven at foot ball, Saturday, thirty-siX to
four.
The switchmens strike in Indianapolis is
regarded as over. Traffic has been resumed
and the strikers have lost their jobs.
Perry Chase, of Providence. R. l., aged 80,
and Mrs. Sarah Ann Tilton, aged S3, we're
married in Boston Friday.
1t is reported that the Oklahoma settlers
have resolved to throw up their claims until
they have full legal warranty to occupy the
same.
Word has been received in Duluth, Mimi,
thai Pennsylvania experts have discouered
valuable slate and coal deposits in Cotton
county.
Mr.. Ford says that tie Congressional COM
mittee on immigration wants more evidence
and may go to New York and San Francisco
in search Of 1t.
New York Republicans celebrated the vic
tory by banquet Saturday night at which
Judge Noah Davis and others were the
speakers. General Harrison sent telegram.
1t is probable that the Congressional in
quiry into the construction OF the Washing
ton aqueduct may occupy several weeks In
stead of the five or six days which it was
thought would be required.
Archibald Sillars, wealthy merchant of
st. Johns, n. f., has been murdered. His
| former partner, Wm Parnell, who is in a
| critical condition from dose of poison, is
| suspected No motive is assigned.
The recent decision of the South Carolina
| Supreme Court adverse to township railroad
| bonds threatens to paralyze the railroad en-
terprises now being carried on by the aid of
| such bonds.
At New Haven, CT, Saturday night, a
| young woman was assaulted by man from
| whom she escaped. After reaching her
home, she found on her clothing a piece of
| paper on which was written you will be
| the first victim" The police think 1t was a
| Whitechapel scare.
| A deputation of -four mill owners from
| different parts of the Dominion waited upon
| the minister of customs at Ottawa Saturday
| to urge that the privilege of importing
American wheat in bond for grinding puT-
| poses, now enjoyed by the Canadian millers,
| be not abolished.
| A Chicago paper says that the police OF
| fhof nj ra inf hot n hicrc
| are preparing for national revolution either
| at the time of the wide spread strike
contemplated by the Federation of Labor OF
on the centennial anniversary of the fall OF
| the Bastile
General W. T. Sherman contr ibutes to the
North American Review for December a
cony of letter written by James G. Blaine
in 1884, urging him to accept the Republican
nomination for the Presidency in case it
should be rendered him by the then APP
preaching Chicago convention.
Senator bale has rented the Mcpherson
mansion on Vermont Avenue in Washington
and will keep house. Senator Frye and
Congressman Dingley, Reed and Boutelle
will have their old quarters at The Hamil-
ton. 1t is understood that their families will
not join them until after the holiday
recess
Mrs. VIM. 7. Sherman was buried in ST.
| Louis Saturday The pail bearers were
Major-General John Pope, Brigadier. Gener
| al John B. henderson, Brlgadler-Genera
John w. Noble, Major Henry Hitchcock
James K. Yeatman, ID. K. Ferguson, r. p
Tansey, F. A. Drew, Theophile Papin ant
d. r. Francis. Archbishop Kenrick offici
ated.
The majority for Fowle, Democrat. fo
governor in South Carolina, is 14,450. Fo
Congress the following are the majorties
Skinner, Dem, 1853; Cheatham, (colored,
Rep, 6S3; McClammy, Dem, 1884; Bum
DEM, 255S; Brewer, Rep, 675; Rowland
DEM, 5705; Henderson, Dem., 2907; COwles
Dem, 390S; Evart, Rep, 51S.
The Northern Pacific road will gain abou
1900, 900 acres by the decision of the AttoI
ney General in the case of the indemnit
lands. OF this nearly 100000 is confrme,
to it in the second indemnity belt which i
stated by the Attorney General to be pos
sessed by the road. 1t will gain about 1000
600 acres by the decision allowing this com
pany to take indemnity in Dakota for lam
lost in Minnesota.
Judge Lilly has refused to try the cases O
the Perry county murderers at Hindmar
Knox county, KY, where they were taken O.
a change of venue from Perry county an
has returned to his home at irvine, in Esti
county. He says he would not dare to ca
, the court to order at Hindman without
heavy military guard, as he fears that tn
, friends of the prisoners will attempt res
cue, and bloody battle will follow.