The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-03

City Hall park. Their escape was soon dis
covered, and officers were at once sent to re-
capture them. Cunningham was soon over
hauled at the Stewart building, on the next
corner, but the others made good their es-
cape.
Early yesterday morning the body OF an
unknown man was found on the Boston &
Maine track, near the 0sgood street crossing
in Lawrence. He is supposed to have been
killed during the night. while walking on
the track. He was about 50 years old, feet
inches in height, weighed 40 pounds, was
of dark complexion. with moustache: lie
wore a diagonal cloth coat and vest and
mixed trousers. The body is at the under
takers.
A serious accident, by which seven per-
sons were more or less injured, occurred ON
the Maple street line of the street railway In
Springfield yesterday morning FOR some
reason the brake did not hold coming down
the steep hill on Central street, and the
horses ran away The car overturned,
struck large tree and was wrecked. The
injuries to the occupants were only severe
sprains and bruises.
The package of $500 missed from the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic, New YORK, was
found in the bank yesterday.
The Democratic congressional convention
at Waco, Texas, has nominated Roger q.
Mills for re- election to Congress.
The Court of Appeals at Albany yesterday
granted a new trial to Arthur j. McQuade,
one of the famous New York city board OF
aldermen of 1884, on the ground that he was
not properly identified.
The Democrats Of the Fourth Congression-
al District, in convention at Bridgeport, yes
terday, nominated Edward w. Seymour for
Congress.
The trial of John Sarsfeld, of Rollinsford,
N. H., for numbering his wife while he was
intoxicated, Sept. II, has begun at Dover.
The Republicans of Essex county, in Mas
sachusetts, have nominated Gen. Cogswell
for Congress.
A number of disasters are reported among
shipping on the great lakes during the re-
cent storm.
A derellct balloon, found at Cumberland,
r. l., is claimed by Baldwin, the parachutist
who parted company with it in mid-air after
an ascent from Freehold, N. j.
A razor has been found hidden in a clump
Of bushes in Portsmouth, n. H., and 1t Is
thought it may furnish a clue to the White
house murder, committed last May.
William A. Foster, the defaulting New
York lawyer, was expelled from member
ship in the Produce Exchange yesterday
Hon. Caleb Foote, senior editor and pro-
prietor of the Salem, Mass, Gazette, took
hnal leave Of the duties Of that position yes
terday. after an unbroken association with
that paper Of over II years.
The Complaint charging Jay Gould and
his associates with wrongfully securing con-
troll of the Fort Scott, Wichita Il Western
railroad has been dismissed by Judge o.
Brien in New York.
Mrs. Peffenberger Of Blue Springs, Neb.,
killed her three children and herself yester-
day.
Hon. Levi p. Morton attended the ratifca-
tion meeting of the 21st New York Assem-
bly, District Republican Club last night
Gen. Harrison spoke on the effect Of the
Mills bill to visiting delegation yesterday.
The mountains in Western Pennsylvania
are covered with snow.
1t Is reported that there are 450 cases Of
typhoid fever in Duluth, and the disease is
spreading