The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-18
GENERAL NEWS.

Jacob Lewis, a New York negro, murdered
his mistress yesterday.
Calvin S. Brice of Ohio is elected chair
man of the Democratic National Committee.
Cholera is raging among the Europeans at
Hong Kong.
The Dunn breaker at Scranton, Pa, was
burned yesterday, and 450 men are out of
employment
Capt. Roland +. Coffin, yachting reporter
ease yesterday.
A German merchant finds himself in prison
for speaking disrespectfully of the Dowager
Empress Victoria.
A son OF DR.. j. w. Barstow, aged years,
was drowned yesterday afternoon, near the
Doctors Lake cottage at Vergennes, Vt.
The thermometer yesterday recorded 1909
at Suakim, Egypt, and several persons died
from the heat.
The county government bill passed the
committee stage in the English Commons
last night.
The New York Morning journal states that
Sister Mary Frances Clare, better know as
the Nun of Kenmale," has renounced Ca
tholcism
Conrad Jackson, colored, was hanged at
Waco, Texas, Monday, for the murder of
Talley year ago. Jackson was 10 years old
lie made confession.
Burglars entered the house of Wilson
Houghtsn, at Tilbury Centre, Ontario, Mon
day night, stole $500 and shot Mr.. Houghton.
He died yesterday morning.
1t is stated on Wall street. New York, that
all right and interest in Edison phonograph
have been SOLD to an English syndicate for
S250,000,
DR.. Frank E. Greenleaf, of New York city,
died in Washington, N. H., Monday night, Of
consumption, aged 81, He had an extensive
practice.
The extra session of the New York legisla-
tuTe convened at noon yesterday. Governor
HIPS message related solely to the prison
appropriation,
Explorer Burton of Paris states that he be-
lieyes the white pasha who has arrived at
Bahr Gazelle is Emin Bey, and not Henry M.
Stanley. He thinks Emin Bey Is striking
northward. Mr. Burton is of the opinion
that Stanley's force is not strong enough to
attempt an attack upon Khartoum.
General Freight Agent Morton of the Bur
lingt0n says that while the railroad people
are desirous that the strike should be declared
off yet they have no intention of compromis-
ing any OF the pending suits, nor could they
If they would. The proceedings have been
begun and they must take their course.
William Coleman, a well-to-do Englishman,
rs years old, residing in Fairfield, Conn.
committed suicide yesterday morning by
shooting himself through the head. He used
an Olu Euu lOdueu Will uedNy charge oil
bird shot. He was respondent owing to i'll
ness.
Charles II. Nudd, the stock broker who
was arraigned in the police court at Concord
n. H., Monday, for keeping gambling place,
was yesterday ordered to give bonds for $400
for appearance at the higher court, Judge
Badger held that dealing in margins -On
stocks and commodities was gambling with
in the meaning of the statute.
A United States marshal and two deputies
took informer Bowles to Galesburg yesterday
morning to test his story that dynamite cart
ridge had been placed on the Burlington
track northeast of there and subsequently, in
consequence OF fear of results, had been
concealed in hedge near by. Tho dynamite
was found.
The National Prison Association was again
In session In Boston yesterday, eX-President
Hayes in the chair. Addresses were made
by X. Ii. Dawson, of Alabama, on the lease
system. and by G. III. Reeve, Of Plymouth,
Indiana, on the care of dependent children.
Dr. j. ID. Scouller, superintendent of the IL
linols State reform school, presented the re-
port OIL the committee on preventive and re-
formatory training, Yesterday afternoon the
association went to the womans prison.
David Ferguson, county clerk of Critten-
den county, Arkansas, j. b. Rocks, assessor,
and N. w. Mltchum, attorney, all negroes,
who were run out of the county during a race
trouble between whites and blacks at Marion
last week, have arrived at Little Rock and
had an interview with the governor. sniff
will be brought against all whites who COM
prised the mob, and there is possibility of
still more serious results growing out of the
matter. Public opinion at Little Rock gen.
orally condemns the action of the whites who
resorted to mob violence.