The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-23
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The New York Herald figures outa Repub-
iican majority of one in the next Congress.
AT Jacksonville, yesterday, there were
twelve new cases and no deaths,
call has been issued for a constitutional
convention to be held at jamestown, Dako-
Ia, to further the early admission of the Da-
kotaS into the Union.
A number of people were seriously hurt in
a chicago store yesterday, in panic caused
by the report of pistol fired at thief by
clerk, VINO saw the man stealing goods.
The National Sabbath Union held a meet
ing In Chicago yesterday, aud decided to
hold a national convention In the interest of
to 13.
Consul General Bassett, who represents
the Haytian government in New York, has
received Information that peace between the
Haytlan government and the insurgents is
being arranged by ambassadors.
A Frenchman named Woods. at Lancaster,
N. H., Wednesday night, pried open the
post office box OF the National Bank, and
was arrested yesterday In an attempt to
cash stolen check.
The new brick confectionery mandatory
OF Ganong Brothers, at st. stephen, N. b.,
was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morn
Ing, nothing but the walls remaining. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance, S35,-
In the police court at Springfield Yesterday
morning, the cases of the tramps who attack
ed the train at Indian Orchard last Saturday
came up. The charge was that OF interfer-
ing with the conductor. The judge announc-
ed that all the evidence presented was i'm
material, and ordered the tramps discharged.
The tramps were more pleased with their re-
lease than the spectators.
A newly married couple, named Waters.
OIL 81. Georges, w. Va, went ON their bridal
tour wednesday, up the Black Fork river,
and In attempting to cross. an unfinished
bridge Mrs. Waters became dizzy and, losing
her balance, fell into the river. The stream
was very high aud running about 20 miles an
hour Mr. Waters plunged in after his
bride, and succeeded in reaching her. The
couple were taken from the water by ferry
men. Waters was dead but his wife revived.
The men who have bolted or been banished
from Mr.. Powderly's order of Knights of
Labor are now striving to form union with
a rival body that has within few years be-
come far more powerful, the Federation of
Labor. 1t is a federation of the leading
trades unions Of the country, in which 5000
local societies are affiliated, and which has
membership of 100000, or more than twice
the strength of the Powderly organization,
with solid treasury and regular revenues.
A Washington despatch says new Repub-
lican daily paper to support the administra-
tion of Harrison and Morton, will be started
at the capital the first week in December.
Mr.. Z. w. Fox will be the editor, assisted by
his son VIM. @. Fox, who for the past l3
years has been United States consul at
Brunswick, Germany. having been appointed
to that position by President Grant. The
paper will be started under the auspices of
the National Republican league. and will
have large amount of capital behind it. No
name has yet been agreed upon. 1t will be a
four page sheet.
A special from Denver says: Judge
Rucker has written long letter to Senator
Blackburn in the course Of which he says: {:
Il will say that you are pursuing exactly the
course coward might be expected to pursue
under like circumstances, and certainly 1t is
not the part of courage to denounce man
and at the same time assure him that your
position is so much more exalted than his
that he need not expect redress from you.
E. 1t rests with you to say what the
result of the controversy shall be-" The
special also says that Judge Rucker has put
his case in the hands of his friend, Col John
G. Moore, who has figured in several duels.