The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-12
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Lewiston, Me-, has failed Boston Herald.
At Gainesville, Fla, yesterday, there were
six new cases OF yellow fever and one death.
Elisha Williams, an old farmer living near
Taunton, Mass, was heeced out OF 1000 by
confidence men on Thursday.
Editor Charles A. Dana of the New York
sailed for Europe on the La Normandie Sat
urday afternoon.
There was frost Saturday morning at
Bay st. Louis and other points within fifty
miles of New Orleans.
Frederick Knorr. his wife and his 11-year-
old daughter Anna, perished in their burn
ing dwelling at Vernon Center. N. T., at
a. m. Sunday.
The large No. blast furnace of the Brooke
Iron Company at Reading, Pa, which has
been idle since last January, will go into op-
Grafton today with full force.
John Barnes and James Quinn. of Cam
bridge, N. j., were married Friday, before
going to prison for ten years. Their brides
were young and pretty.
The strike of switchmen in the New York
Central railroad yard, at Albany, has
resulted in blockade Of freight that will
take week to raise. The side tracks ON all
roads are filled with loaded cars.
Stonewall Talson, acting postmaster at
Riverside, Md. Charles county, has pleaded
guilty to charge Of embezzling funds frem
the office. and Saturday was sentenced to 60
0uy . AZ jail oha w PoJ q AhO Va VSOO.
An Italian named David Balsani shot and
killed Richard Holt at Cortez, New, because
the latter would not loan him some money
A number OF men took Balsani and hung
him to a tree.
Miles A. French and his wife were arrest
ed at Bridgeport e., Saturday. for stealing
silver from the Bridgeport Copper Company,
by whom French was employed to extract
silver from copper ore.
A severe snow storm in the Dominion of
Canada Thursday and Friday, did great
damage to shipping and many lives were
lost. Steamer Montreal was reported on
Saturday as missing.
The captain, his wife and child and the
crew of the schooner j. L. WorthingtOn,
which was wrecked on Quoddy Head Ia St
week, were in the rigging all night before
being taken off by the life-saving crew.
Mrs. Jay Gould was weaker Saturday. and
1t is apparent to her family that she is sink
ing. She Is perfectly conscious. and readily
recognizes the friends who gather around
her bedside.
The monument to Crispus Attucks will be
unveiled on Boston Common Wednesday, the
governor, his council and heads of depart
ments participating. Prof. John Fiske Is
the orator Of the day, and John Boyle
O'Reilly the poet.
The U. S. S. Kearsarge sailed from Ports
mouth, Saturday. for Port au Prince. The
DOotOu. NulCu was OIQcEcu W DEUCbcQ W
Hayti from Kingston, Jamaica, had left that
port before the orders arrived, and reached
New York on the Sth. Consequently the
Kearsarge was sent.
Sarah B. Farber. of Keene, N. H.. aged 10,
member Of the freshman class at Smith
College, Northampton, Mass. jumped from
| the Massachusetts Central railroad bridge
into the Connecticut river yesterday, and
was drowned. 1t is thought that grief at
| her fathers recent death may have been the
| cause.
The total amount of bonds purchased by
the government to date, under circular OF
April 18th, is S94,S14,250, Of which S51, ,392, :
| per cents. The cost of these bonds was
| SIP, S91 ,453, of which S66 ,005, $40 was paid
for per cents, and SAG, ,SS5, ,413 was paid for
| a per cents.
Joseph Hamilton, employed in the George
II. Gilbert Manpfacturing Company's mill
| at Youngfield, Mass, while pulling a cut OF
cloth between the rollers TO be secured Sat
urday, was caught in the shafting and in.
stantly killed. His right arm and both legs
were torn off. He was q years old. and
leaves widow and two children.
The Department of Agriculture reports q
| good season for cotton picking during 0cto
Der in the Southwest, and only moderately
| favorable weather in the Atlantic Coas
States: The wet weather of September
| proved very injurious to quality, prostratlne
| pants anu IOtttuB DOllS, causing Dllgnt an0
shedding and injuring the prospects of the
| crop.
Haywood Bros. & Co., of Gardner, Mass.
have come to a satisfactory settlement with
| their 600 striking employees. The strikers go
i in Monday morning on new prices. The
| firm say they will keep the Vermonters ii
they wish to stay, as there will be work
| enough for all. Gardner people are rejoicins
| over the settlement, as the strike has lasted
six weeks, and it took $500 out of circula.
| tion every day.
| While it is believed that Mr. Reed of Maine
| will receive the Republican nomination, and
be elected Speaker of the next House, in
| view Of the fact that he has twice been the
caucus nominee, yet it is probable Cannon oil
Illinois and Burrows Of Michigan will alst
be candidates before the Republican caucus
Mckinley OF Ohio may also be in the field
| Unless there is called session'of the House
next spring (as is now expected) the first reg
ular session would not begin till December
| 1889.
A fire in the mannfactory of Cornell, Bing
ham q Co., paper men, in Mission Place
| New York, Saturday morning, caused q
damage to the firm of $4,000; Benedict &
Valentine, bookbinders and printers, $50,
600. The building was damaged S3O0O The
| losses are partly covered by Insurance. A.
soon as the fire was discovered by those il
the building wild panic seized the peopl,
In the upper stories. In the rush to escape
six were seriously injured. A fireman fel
from a ladder and hrnka his lao