The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Saturdays registration in New York
showed total Of 2S6,547 for the four days.
Clifton & Co., the heavy losers in Chicago
by 'Old Hutchs' corner are insolvent. Liza
bilities, $230,000; assets, $4,000.
Richard Holmes was caught in the maehin-
cry in the fertilizer factory. at New York
Saturday and instantly killed.
A company has been formed in Chicago
with capital of $4,000 for the purpose of
bringing Libby Prison from Richmond to
that city.
Mary Ann Irving miserly character, who
lived in filth and wretchedness at Sioux
City, Dak., has died and $4,000 have been
found among her effects.
A philadelphia despatch says: Postmas-
ter Harrity is discharging all Republican
clerks who refused to contribute to the DEM
ocratic campaign fund
The body of an aged woman, who had evil
IDENTIFY been criminally assaulted and mur-
dered was found near Secaucus N. j.,
Thursday
An old, poorly dressed man, named Pat
rick Scully, fell on the street in New York
on Friday. He had, however, about $4,000
in his dirty clothes.
A beautiful monument to the memory of
John Mccullough, the noted actor. has ar
rived at Philadelphia from the Quincy Gran
ite Works. 1t is designed somewhat like the
Scott monument.
Col. Neyins. father of Mrs. j. G. Blaine,
Jr., said last night that there was no change
in her condition and ii is not at present safe
to say she will recover. None but members
of the family are allowed in her room.
Advices from China, state that the house of
the minister to the United States was at
tackled by mob recently on account of the
nnpopularity Of the exclusion bill. Retala-
tion against this country is threatened.
KERN Stone, of Jersey City and an un-
known woman, were found dead in New
York hotel where they had registered as man
and wife yesterday. They were suffocated
by escaping gas. 1t is believed to be case
of suicide
A passenger train on the Chesapeake &
Ohio road jumped the track Saturday morn
ing. The train caught fire and the fireman
was burned to death. The remains of man
supposed to be those Of conductor Neither
land were found.
TIE Clausen g. Son Brewing Company.
have sold to George Sherman, John R.Kings-
ford and Isaac Untermeger, representatives
of an English syndicate, all their property
in Eastern Boulevard and 47th streets, New
York. The price was $4,500,000.
A despatch from Ottawa says the militia
department has received intelligence from
Munipy, Manitoba, to the effect that the Ca.
madam Pacific Railroad have notified mag
istrate of the intention to ask for the service
Of troops at Portage la Prairie shoul1 they
be required.
Mrs. Thomas j. Lyncn, VINO killed nersell
in New York, several days ago by jumping
from the third story of the Bristol depart
ment house, fell 80 feet to the yard, where
the body crashed through plate glass sky
llght and then passing between two iron CIR
SeIs, iell II feet further, striking on th'
Drlck hoor of the bakery
Inc whaling bark j. A. Rowland, arrived
~ A. 9ah n francisco from Fox Island in the Arc
;lc Hcean' saturday She reports 13 whalers
10 the Ice, with lite prospects of their be
lns Sple 70 get out. Nearly all these vessels
are are from New Bedford, Mass. The whaler.
10 rasnes tbsir ana y. A. Freeman" have gone
at the time the Rowland left Fox Island t6ai
broken up. '"0S W.