The Portland daily press., 1888-11-20
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Albion K. p. Edwards has been commits
stoned postmaster at Lisbon Centre, Me.
Harvard beat the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, at Philadelphia, at foot ball yesterday
afternoon 4S to o. 8fF
The Italian rioters ON the line of the Here
ford Railroad are beaten and many have left
while others are going.
Dennis III. Devent, postmaster at Centre
vile, R. L.. has disappeared. His bondsmen
have attached the stock Of his village store.
A despatch from Zanzibar says the Italian
flag has again been hoisted on the Italian
consulate, and has been saluted by direction
of the Sultan.
The Chicago Times says there is posi-
bility Of speedy settlement Of the Chicago,
Burlington Il Quincy strike, which has been
on since last February.
The auction sale of the personal effects of
Lord Sackyille, the recently deposed British
minister, took place yesterday. In spite of
the bad weather there was good attendance
and the prices obtained were good.
Four men supposed to be Bohemians went
out on Jamaica Bay. Long Island, Sunday
afternoon. The boat was upset and three Of
the men were drowned. Two bodies have
been recovered
Wilson Arnold, colored, who murdered
Capt. jackson, a prominent citizen OF YaZ00
county, Miss, has been taken from jail by
mob of whites and blacks and probably
lynched.
News from the Bahama Islands states that
Pilot Evans and his boats crew of four men
were drowned off the bar at Nassau Nov.
18th. by the capsiZing Of their boat during a
squall as they were attempting to speak
steamer.
Patrick Mooney, of Rochester, N. H., was
struck by train last night and killed. The
body was thrown on to the cow catcher and
was not discovered until the train reached
Dover. 1t was foggy and the engineer did
not see the man.
The bursting of blowing trough at
Whitney's glass works in South Camden, N.
j., Yesterday released forty tons of molten
glass which ran in a fiery stream, setting the
works on fire. One hundred and sixty work
men ran for their lives and had hardly es-
capped from the building when IL was mass
OF flames. Loss, $30,000
The present occupant of Mr.. Blaine's
house in Washington, Mr.. z. l.. Lighter of
Chicago, has been notified to vacate it, 1t is
said. This Is regarded as tending to show
that Mr.. Blaine expects to live in Washing.
ton in the future, and some people there con-
slider that it means that he is to have a place
in Mr.. Harrison's cabinet.
The Cleveland iron mining company Of
IshDeming, Mich, has raised the wages of
its employees and the Chicago & Manhattan
railway has increased the pay Of the men on
construction work. The Calumet Il Hecla
Copper Company will also raise wages soon.
Inc prospect is good tor general increase
of wages for skilled and unskilled labor in
the iron and copper mining district.
Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick of Bridgeport,
attempted to light her fire yesterday morn
ing With parlor match. The head Of the
match snapped off and ignited her clothes.
She ran down stairs, enveloped in flames,
which her father and son attempted to
smother with blankets Another son threw
water on them and extinguished the flames,
though not until Mrs. Fitzpatrick and her
father had suffered fatal injuries. f