The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-29
GENERAL n EWS.

Henry NJ. Greenough, furniture and car
pets, Boston, has failed.
Chesapeake and Ohio and Louisville and
Nashville switchmen have joined the strik-
ers at Memphis.
The Base Ball Brotherhood, 1t Is annoonc-
ed. will begin business on its own account
next week.
The building 1863 and 165 Canal street at
New Orleans and its contents were dam
aged S50,0O0 by fire last night.
Rev. DIR. Talmage turned the first. shovel
full of earth for the foundation OF the new
Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday afternoon.
It's now reported that both the Washburn
and the Pillsbury mills In Minneapolis will
be sold to an English syndicate.
James Mexican has been arrested for steal
ing $1,000 worth Of watches and diamonds
from that Commonwealth Load Company
of Boston.
Another fireman. injured by the explosion
ON board the steamer Cephalonia last Tues
day, has died. This makes four deaths
from the explosion.
East Tennessee Is flooded with spurious
dollars. half dollars and quarters. 1t is
thought that the headquarters Of the counter
feiters is near Chattanooga.
The announcement Is made that Secretary
Window has accepted the resignation Of
Charles b. Norton, Commissioners OF Navi-
bdtiuus w thho ChCSs Vh shO AVN RAOAs
The new European squadron under COM
mand of Acting Rear-Admiral Walker, will
visit Boston harbor before starting for
Europe. This is in compliance with re-
quest Of the President.
The recent burning of barn and DR..
Cullis's cottage at lntervale, N: H., has been
| followed by the destruction Of the house Of
Mr.. John French by fire. 1t Is believed that
all these fires were incendiary.
Oliver Garrison Of st. Louis committed
| suicide yesterday, despondeDcy arising from
| illness causing the act. Garrison with his
| brother ran the first steamboat to ply be-
tween st. Louis and New Orleans.
All the gas jets were opened in st: Gather
ines Catholic church at Baltimore by some
| unknown person Saturday, with the purpose.
| it Is believed, to fill the church with gas
| and cause an explosion.
Gilman & Riley Of Detroit. bookmakers,
were swindled out Of $1,000 by a telegraph
| operator, who tapped the wire. secured the
| winners Of races, notified confederates and
held the original messages while they could
| make bets.
James Watts, one of the best known citi.
zens of Lawrence, Mass, superintendent OF
| mule spinning in the Atlantic Mills for many
years, attempted to commit suicide yester
| day by shooting himself three times in the
head with revolver He will probably
die.
| lHe WlItS Vi tu6 mount Auburn street
Railway Company OF Cincinnati were melt
ed about noon yesterday and fell in a glow
ing stream to the pavement, along distance
OF several blocks. Thousands Of people
gathered to witness the novel sight, which
inspired many with alarm. The cause OF the
singular occurrence is not yet learned, but u
is supposed that the railway wires became
crossed at some point with an electric hgnt
| wire
A swindler has been arrested In Chlcago
| who has made a business OF answering au-
vertisements proposing marriage. his iet,
ters were signed with woman's name, anu
he sent numerous men with matrlmsnlai
hopes, photographs of handsome woman.
The he would receive money 70 pay tne
travelling expenses of the supposed pride 70
The home of her future husband. Tnat end
ed the correspondence.
Probably the smallest republic In the
world is the one which declared its indepen-
denee on Aug. 9. at Franeeville, one OF the
Islands of the New Hebrides, and elected M.
Cbeyilliard its President. The inhabitants
consist of forty Europeans Qneluding soil
| tarv Enplishman, q missioner) and 500 black
workman employed by French company
The new flag Of the republic having beer
dnly hoisted, the French gunboat Saons
landed detachment and saluted the Tag.