The Portland daily press., 1888-11-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Henry P. Marshall, cashier of the Seaman's
Bank, New York, dropped dead yesterday.
The Cornwall canal, Ontario, has been re-
opened to traffic.
Thomas Ward was sentenced to eight
years in the State prison at st. Johnsbury,
VT, yesterday, for arson.
The Reading Railroad has given notice
that on and after Dec 1st II will not partici-
pate in rate cutting
A heavily loaded cattle train Of % cars, on
the Missouri Pacific railroad, went through
Walnut river bridge Thursday night. The
engine and 10 cars were completely wrecked.
The British steamer Sandringham, loading
cotton at Charleston, s. c., was on fire yes
terday. She has 400 bales in the forward
hold.
The annual meeting of the National Fish
cry Association will be held in New York,
Dec 18th, when action will be taken for the
securing OF needed action by Congress.
Flora Schmidt, young woman who arriy-
ed in New York by steamer from Havana,
Thursday. has been taken to the hospital,
apparently suffering from yellow fever.
Frank Murphy, injured by the explosion of
a cannon at the Republican celebration at
Roxbury, Conn.,, is dead, and William Mer-
win is dying.
The Evening Post. Irish Canadian organ
IN Montreal, came out Thursday evening in
favor OF annexation. In leading editorial
it criticised Lord Stanley and his recent
non-annexation speech at Ottawa.
Frank c. Smith, forger, was taken from
Waterbury, Ct, to New York yesterday. He
forged the name of Rev. Mr.. Pratt of Brook
lyn, and has also forged checks on the treas
urer of the Prohibitionist National Commit.
tee.
The State Department does not anticipate
any serious results from the complications
between this country and Peru, growing out
Of the seizure Of the building in which is
situated the United States consular agency,
at Molendo, Peru.
From letter just received from jefferson
Davis. by. President Ashton Stark, Of the
Richmond Exposition, it seems that Mr..
Davis's health is feeble. This letter is dated
Beauvoir, Miss, Nov. II, and is in response
20 q pressing invitation from President
come on and visit the exposition.
Steamer Furnessia, on her last voyage
from Glasgow to New York, encountered
severe storm, which threw the ship so sud
denly on her side that many of the passen-
gers we're thrown from their berths, some
sustaining broken limbs and other Injuries.
The passengers were not allowed ON deck
during the whole passage.
The New York Worlds Washington cor
respondent telegraphs that prominent Bal
timorean, who was in Washington Thursday
is responsible for the story that Senator Cor
ndn - enutdfoIinB 10 50 arrange matters
that President Cleveland will be made pres
ident Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany in June next.
The announcement that Gen. Harrison
had already offered Mr.. Blaine position In
the Cabinet. caused some surprise in Indian
apolis. Mr.. Miller, Gen. Harrison's law
partner, says: 81 do not believe word of
it. 1t originated with some imaginative
newspaper man. L can say as positively as
l could say anything which myself had not
done, that Gen. Harrison never wrote such
letter, and can emphatically announce that
he has told no friend that he had done So
1t is a canard."