The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-07
GENERAL NEWS.

John Wright, q murderer, was lynched by
masked men at ST. Helena, CAL, yesterday
Four Germans were drowned by the cap
sizing of sail boat at Erie, Pa, yesterday.
Dr. L. P. Hickocp. the noted metaphysi-
clan, died yesterday at Amherst, Mass
The six days walk for the championship
of the world began in New York last night
with 35 starters.
Mrs Christian, wife of the cashier of the
Hygea Hotel, at Old Point Comfort. Va,
committed suicide in Washington last night
the funeral of Charles II. Hallett, one of
the oldest of the Boston O. Lowell conduc-
tors, was held at Concord, Mass, yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Rock, of New York, was bitten
in the ankle by pet cat last week. Erysie-
las set in and Mrs. Rock died.
Henry Mcintosh, a young farmer of st.
Albans, VT, committed suicide yesterday.
His wife had refused to live with him unless
he gave up his drinking habits.
A train bearing Miller g. Freeman's circus
was derailed at Mikanna Ohio, yesterday,
and the engineer fatally scalded and the col
ored cook Killed.
salt works at DuQuesne, ILL.,, were burned
Saturday, throwing 500 men out of work and
causing loss of $4,000.
Capt. Edward G. Furber, formerly of the
United States navy, died at Annapolis. Ind,
yesterday, aged 80. He served with distinc-
tion in tie Rebellion.
Forest johnson, formerly of Biddeford,
who was stabbed by woman with hat pin
sometime ago, is dead. The woman is under
bonds awaiting examination.
News from Lorendes county, Ala, where
the outbreak of negroes occurred says that
two negroes have been found fatally wound
ed In all Al arrests have been made.
Roscoe Conkling's will, dated in 1867,
leaves all his property to Mrs. ConBling. A
fhnr0nOl cQ1ral nae failQ6 In rpVpal
later document. The estate is supposed to
amount to 100000.
The Southern Wire Company is suing the
Wilson 81 Moen Company OF Worcester,
Mass, to recover the royalties paid the lat
ter for the privilege Of making certain kinds
of barbed wire.
The Dartmouth College faculty have decid-
ed that the students must drop foot ball,
base bali or general athletics, because of
the amount of time they consume. Foot
ball will probably be dropped.
Thomas Frazier murdered his employer,
Joshua III. Cox, at Washington, N. c., Satur-
day night. A crowd of masked men took
he murderer from jail during the night and
shot him. Frazier had committed number
of murders.
The Saco Yacht Club has elected these
officers: Commodore, Enoch Ii. Townsend;
vice commodore, Ernest VinSon fleet captain,
Fred L. True; measurer. Freeman S. Dean;
lCdouicl-Oldcs L. NlCdfCos oCClCbdlys w III
III. Owen.
Peter Kemp, the Australian, outrowed
Ned Hanlan in the race for the championship
of the world, over the Paramatta course. in
New South Wales, Saturday, winning by
five lengths. He holds his title as champion
of the world and receives $500.
The laying of the track through the long
tunnel of the Northern Pacific railroad in
the Cascade range, Washington Territory,
was completed yesterday. This is an impor-
tant event in the development of the great
Northwest.
Five hundred coal miners and twenty-five
coke drawers at the Pratt mines, Birming
ham, Ala, have quit work rather than ac-
cept reduction of wages. The company
employ 600 convicts and 500 free miners. 1t
is rumored that the miners at the Wheeling,
Bluse Creek and other mines will go out.
Bishop Brown, of the African NJ. L.
church, says that the negroes are largely in
favor of Sherman, as they think Blaine ne
elected their interests in Congress, but they
are no longer solidly Republican any way,
and many will vote for the party which most
favors prohibition, while goodly number
will support Cleveland.
The New York Times says Gould, Sage
and other officers of the Missouri Pacific
were on Friday served with an order issued
by Judge Barrett, to show cause why their
acts as trustees Of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas should not be declared illegal, and en-
joining them from altering the status of the
two companies pending the approaching
election of M. X. dE L. directors. The order
was applied for by holders of 464, 900 shares
of the Nj. X. & T., including 10000 shares
held in Amsterdam.
About O'Clock Saturday morning, in I'm
ion City, Pa, some miscreant made an at
tempt to destroy the residence of Attorney
L. NJ. McClintock, with all its inmates. Two
bombs were placed under the porch. Fortu-
nately but one exploded. The house was
wrecked, but no one was killed. The explo-
bomb measured IS inches in length, and II
inches in diameter. One Fred Koehler was
arrested on suspicion of doing the deed Ko-
ehler had been prosecuted by McClintock,
acting as agent for the Law and Order
League.