The Portland daily press., 1888-10-30
GENERAL NEWS.


Meredith Stanley, aged %, jumped froul
the suspension bridge at Cincinnati yester-
day afternoon, distance of 100 feet, and
then swan ashore.
The newest greenback issued by the
Treasury Department is $40 silver certifi-
cate with fine engraving of the late Daniel
Manning on the face.
Miss Mossel McGann, of Canada, teacher
OF articulation in the Mississippi Institute
for the deaf and dumb, died yesterday. She
was widely known as teacher.
The Clyde Line steamer Saganaw. sank
yesterday, while loading at her dock in East
River, New York, for the West Indies. No
lives were lost.
About noon yesterday an unknown man,
about 60 years old, attempting to board
freight train No. "a near the Boston & Maine
depot 10 Portsmouth, fell on the track and
was killed, several cars passing over and
terribly mutilating his body.
The Boston police have discovered some of
eSsTy s stSTs " " 0Ss Msyna9 sdn on rG& Brate
Square, October IL. The police also say
they have clue to the principals in the rob-
berry and hope to arrest them shortly.
Fire yesterday morning DESTROYED the Far
iday carbon works and Auburn & Acker-
mans axle factory In Pittsburg. Loss, $780,
600; fully insured. The Fariday Company
had 100000 carbons ready for shipment which
were destroyed.
The Spanish consul general in New York
received the following cablegram from Hav-
ana yesterday: "The famous bandit. Victor
Feygozo, has been killed and some of his COM
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Judge Blodgett delivered an opinion In the
case Of the Bell Telephone Company VS.. the
Cushman Telephone Company. at Chicago,
yesterday, granting an Injunction to the Bell
Company against the Cushman. Company, ,ac-
cOrding to the prayer of the bill
A Jacksonville despatch says that crlti-
cisms on st. Luke's Hospital, in letter by
DIR. Mallett to the Bath. Me-, Independent,
have caused considerable excitement, and
the board of health may take up the matter
in defence of the hospital
Surgeon Hutton, at Camp Perry, Florida,
and Surgeon Urquahart, at Live Oak, Flori-
da, have telegraphed to Surgeon General
Hamilton at Washington, that they have un-
doubted evidence of the existence of 1.-THE yell
low fever in Baldwin, Florida.
Congressman Boutelle having spent two
weeks on the stump in New York has can
celled his later engagements in that State,
and by invitation of General Harrison, will
speak in Indiana during the last week of the
campaign.
Michael Rizzoli is under arrest for the mur-
der Of Paymaster McCline and his body
spent two weeks among the Italians in the
woods, claim to have evidence which will
convict Rizzoli and three others.
The New York police yesterday morning
obtained 157 warrants for parties who have
illegally registered. These will be used in
the sixth precinct, where it is said there are
a number of colonizers on election day. The
colonizers will have to swear in their vote
and then they will be arrested.
In regard to the governments action on
the Sackville case, the President is reported
to have said to Boston Globe reporter that
bar nanc cf q N n haofQ in the M huf ha
people must be patient and rest assured that
everything had been done which the govern
ment could consistently do.
The Boston Record has been canvassing
the political opinions OF railroad passengers.
The $40 d. m. train on the Eastern railroad
from Boston for Salem, and the early eve
ming "theatre" train from Lynn to Boston
were polled Saturday, the result being: Total
interviewed, 296; Harrison. 179; Cleveland,
1O4; Fisk, 10; undecided, 2.
In an opinion rendered by Justice Bradley
i'm the drummer tax case of VIM. G. Asher
against the State of Texas, the Supr sme
Court Of the United States yesterday de-
clared unconstitutional all State laws i'm
posing a license tax upon commercial travel-
lers, not residents of the State imposing
the tax.
The trouble with the Italian laborers. at
work on the Hereford railroad in quebec
has broken out again and the situation is far
more grave than at the first outbreak:
The striking Italians are in possession of
the company,s camp and stores. Troops
have been called for and a bloody fight is
thought to be inevitable.
TheLondon correspondent of the NewYoIk
Evening Post cables as follows: Il am as
sured, on authority for which can person.
ally vouch, that Mr.. Parneil is prepared
with evidence that will leave not the faintest
doubt tnat the famous Times letters were
forged SO conclusive is this evidence that
bis btterest enimies will no longer he ahie
even to profess to doubt it, More than II, .
| cannot say at present.