The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-27
GENERAL N EWS.

Edward Shannon, OF Pittsfeld Mass, Gel
ebrated his Tooth birthday yesterday.
Osman Digna is reported to contemplate a
retreat to the Nile.
Seven lives are now reported to have been
lost by the recent burning of the steamer
Sief Erickson on the Pacific coast.
An extra session of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer has been called to meet in New
York January 9th presumably to try the
Doodle aldermen.
The death of Rev. John M. Grady, presi-
dent of the Catholic Young Mems National
Union, is announced.
Fish has been found in great abundance
on the black cod banks of Queen Charlotte's
Island.
There was a slump in the Chicago wheat
market yesterday, prices falling six cents.
The feeling was very nervous.
Cincinnatis Christmas fire burned three
acres of buildings. Loss. 100000.
The patent leather trust has suspended its
price list and some think it Is going to
pieces.
Five members Of the New York Consoli-
dated Exchange were suspended yesterday
owing to the failure OF G. j. Fishers bucket
shop.
|. Gen. Harrison's Christmas was quiet and
simple one. The President-elect had sort
of holiday from political and other calls.
Startle, the fastest of the Hambletonian
Star stations is dead. Startle Was owned
by Robert Bonner. He had trotted half
mile in 1.043, 2.09 gait.
Steamer Silver Star of Bar Harbor, Maine,
struck sunken wreck off the Massachusetts
coast Tuesday morning and sank. The crew
were saved. The steamer was owned in Bar
Harbor by Stephen l.. Kingsley, Captain
Parker and others, and was valued at $1l,-
coo; no insurance. The captain and crew
took the noon train for Bar Harbor.
Fire on Clinton street, Boston. yesterday,
in the buildings occupied by Samuel Walker
stoves. .and b. Plummer 81 Co. wooden
ware. did $4,000 damage. Walkers store
was completely gutted.
The government of the Dominion of Can
ada has ordered the arrest of any one giving
aid to Donald Morrison, the OUTLAW who
Warren of Maine and who has since openly
deied the authorities.
A 25-pound can of powder exploded early
Sunday morning, in the sitting room of
Frank Heinman's house in Rosco Hamlet,
Sullivan county, n Y. Mrs. Heinman's face
was badly burned and the house greatly dam
aged. The explosion was evidently intended
to destroy the inmates.
The New York Tribune published spe-
cial from Santiago de Cuba saying that the
Haytian Republic was released on Thursday
to the American fleet. The indemnity for
amounted to 100000, and for the crew $780,
600. No shots were fired during the release
of the vessel. Secretary Whitney said Tues
day night that no instructions were given to
Admiral Luce for indemnity in money.
Mr. Sidney E. Mudd the Republican can
didate for Congress in the Fifth Maryland
district, will contest the seat in Congress. He
summarizes a list of inaccuracies, and these,
with claim that about 175 voters for him
were intimidated in the first precinct of the
third district show that Mudd had really
about 212 majority.
The Dominion government has received an
application from the consul general of the
United States at Halifax which has the APP
pearance of being made under special ia
structions from Washington, and which may
yet figure as an important State document.
The consul general makes application for
permission for the American fishing vessel
Flora Dillaway, now in port at Halifax, to
transship her cargo of halibut over aCanadian
railway to the United States. 1t is suspected
that this move may mean the putting of the
retaliation bill in operation.
The railroad agent at Indianapolis, who
has been manifesting anxiety as to who
was going to pay the freight on the sod
house from Nebraska, which was said to
have been meant for gift for General Har-
ris0n, has settled the question after a novel
fashion. He has taken possession of the
house himself, and has made arrangements
to transfer it to vacant lot, where he will
convert IL into an advertising medium for his
railroad, filling it with curiosities from along
the line and hiring small boy TO attend to
it, and distribute circulars and time tables
and other printed matter among all who call.