The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-01
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Governor and Mrs. Bingham of Vermont,
Celebrated their golden wedding yesterday.
French crops have been disastrously affect
ed by the weather. The yield of wheat will
probably be 35,000,000 hectoliters short.
j. p. Mansur, a car coupler in Concord,
had both legs cut off by being thrown under
car while at work early yesterday morning.
He died in the afternoon.
John Haggert has been appointed Post
master General of Canada, and Hon. Edgar
Dewdrey Minister of the Interior and Super
intendent of Indian Affairs.
The. stable of the Mutual Benefit Ice Com
Pany In west 18th street, New York, was
burned yesterday morning, and thirty horses
perished in the flames.
Mr.. G. III. Washburn of Merose, Mass.
believes that, after experimenting for two
years, he has discovered the secret of pro-
ducing aluminium from clay.
By the premature explosion of blast on
63d street, New York city, yesterday morn
ing, number Of workmen were severely in
Jured. Three men were taken to the hospi-
The Republicans of Bennington county,
Vt, met in convention yesterday and after
nominating county officers, adopted resolu-
tions endorsing the national ticket and plat
form.
A courier who has arrived at Bismarck,
Dakota, from Standing Rock Agency, saws
that up to the hour he LETT ON Sunday night,
the Indians had manifested pot the slightest
disposition to change their determination not
to sign the treaty.
The New York Press says that President
Green of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, subscribed $4,000 to the Democratic
campaign fund Saturday, and that Jaw
Gould has declared himself in favor of the
reelection of President Cleveland.
The State convention of Republican clubs
will be held in Concord, N. H., September
lltl. and the dav
meeting for the, ratification of the Republi-
can presidential nominations will take
place. Addresses will be delivered by
several eminent gentlemen.
Active preparations for beginning the cam
palgn in real earnest were begun at the
Democratic National Headquarters in New
York, yesterday morning. Members of the
various committees were on hand early and
had long, secret consultations with Col.
Brice.
Shortly after midnight, Monday night, the
Chicago police found the dead bodies of
Henry Heesh, a retired saloon keeper, and
his wife, in their apartments in South San
canon street. Heesh had evidently killed
his wife and then hung himself. There was
no indication of a struggle.
The letter Of acceptance of President
Cleveland is expected during the pres
ent week. There is no time prescribed with
in which letter of acceptance is to be made
public, although it has not been the general
custom to withhold letter so long after the
convention as President Cleveland has done
In this instance There are several reasons
for this delay.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor has been appointed
special counsel for the civil prosecutions of
the trust corporations. The actions, which
are to be commenced in short time in the
courts of New York, will be against corpo-
ratlons which are members of the trusts, to
forfeit their charters, and also against boards
Of trustees to exclude and enjoin them from
exercising corporate franchises.
Samuel Newman, of Lvermore Falls, Me-.
was robbed ON Boston Common, yesterday
forenoon, by a man giving the name of
James Smith. and claiming to live at 33
hneeland street, whose acquaintance he had
made since his arrival in that city. New
man received a stunning lblow on the head,
and was Knocked down. The thief secured
a valuable gold watch. 1t was recovered
soon after, and Smith is now locked up.
A great stroke of good luck has befallen
Catherine Gafney, feeble old woman. who
is at present an inmate of the aims honse on
Blackwells Island, New York. She has
been identified as one of three heirs TO a for
tune of between 100000 and $3.50 600. left
by her younger brother, Patrick III. Gaffnev
who died intestate in Chicago a week ago
The old woman received the news of her
good fortune calmly, remarking THAT she did
not care to leave the island.