The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
GEN ERkl NEWS.

The Boston & Maine directors are at work
making up their annual report.
The recent illness among the West Point
cadets was caused by eating green apricots
stewed in milk.
1t was both reported and denied yesterday
that jefferson Davis was critically i'll at his
home at Beauvoir, Miss.
Singlewood, the famous racer, was burned
to death in fire at Clarksville. Tenn, yes
terday. He was valued at $1,000.
Two young children of Robert Hennessy i,
of Danbury, Ct, played with fire yesterday
and were fatally burned, dying shortly after
wards.
VIM. l.. Smith has been arrested on a
charge of perjury In connection with the in
vestigation of dock Irregularities in New
York.
The Columbus, o., Gas Light and Coke
Company has been sold to an eastern syndi-
cate, represented by COL Fl. B. Wilson for
81 100000.
The school in Iron Mountain, No., have
been closed on account of an outbreak Of
mallgnont diphtheria. There have been
several deaths I'M
Noyes, Cobb & Co., paintings, engravings,
ETC., 70 B0ylst0n street, Boston, have assign
ed as the result of the failure of Blakeslee &
Co., New York.
The Secretary of State will give an excur.
the Pan American Congress and to the In.
ternatonal Maritime Congress.
The League of General Building and Loan
Associations has been organized in Chicago
by delegates from various building associa-
tions who have been in session there.
Commander G. f. Goodrich has relinquish-
ed the command of the United States Torpe-
do Station at Newport, Il. l., and will spend
a years absence in Germany. Lieut.. Com
mander Weymoor is left in charge.
The American Base Ball Association YES.
| terday elected Zach. Phelps of Louisville
KY, president. Kansas City withdrew from
| the association. Syracuse and Detroit will
probably be admitted.
| The Schlesinger syndicate has purchased
| the Buffalo, South Buffalo, Queen and
Prince of Wales mines, near Negaunee
| earnest of its intention to ultimately contro
| the non-Bessemer ore market.
| Frank Wermers, 16 years of age, was rur
| over by freight train in the Concord rail
road year at Manchester, N. H., YESTERDAY
noon. His left leg and arm were crushed &
| shameless mass. He came there from Law
renee few days ago.
Captain d. M. Taylor, in charge of the an
preparation for the militia of the country
considers the present appropriation of S4OO.
600 or about 81 per man per annum, alto
| gether Inadequate. His annual report urge
an increase to million dollars.
Repairs on the training ship New Hamp
shire would amount to 80 per cent of t6,
cost of new vessel and she will probably
be condemned. Commodore RAMSAY recon-
mends the building of several small sailin,
vessels for practice work.
Rev. Patrick Cronin, first vice president O
the Irish National League Of America, take
very gloomy view of the condition of tn
league in this country, which he saws il ia
from favorable, owing principally to tn,
fact that In many places the Clan-na-(Iae
has obtained complete control of it.
A. W. Morris & Brothers, proprietors q
the j. A. Converse plaster and cordaS
works, have been compelled to seek inda
gence from their creditors. The firm l. n
old one. having been in existence aSon
eighty years. 1t is impossible to estimai
their liabilities but they will reach. ii nc
| exceed, $1,100,000.