The Portland daily press., 1889-10-25
GENERAL NEWS.

Peterborough. N, H., celebrated the 150th
anniversary of its settlement yesterday.
The Suncook Valley Extension railroad
was formally opened yesterday.
Thirty bodies were re-interred at Johns
town, Pa. yesterday. Three of them were
identified.
Chris Won Der Abe says the Association
will stand by the National League in opposi-
tion to the Ball Players Brotherhood.
B. T. Babbitt. the soap maker. left his i'm
mense fortune to his wife and two daughters
and directed that his business be contin-
ued
Seven hundred and fifty journeymen tall
ors have struck in Chicago, because they
could not force the discharge of an obnoxious
cutter.
Ap autopsy showed conclusively that the
passenger of the steamer Hondo, at New
York from GreytowD, who died Wednesday
was victim of yellow fever.
Orlando Mayo trusted employe of the
Maverick Oil Company, Swampscott, Mass,
was missing yesterday morning with 1928
in money and two checks.
At the business meeting of the New Eng
land Dental Society at Springfield, Mass,
ter, N. H., was chosen president.
A Wateryille, Minn., despatch says it is
almost impossible to state the severity of
the drought in that region. Creeks and
rivers have been dry for some time.
The City of Paris had stormy passage to
New York where she arrived Wednes-
day. A big wave which boarded the steam
| er wrenched off one of the anchor davits and
broke number Of sky-lights.
u A despatch from Fergsu Falls, Mimi, says
| serious prairie fires are raging in Douglass
| county which have devasted the farms of
many settlers. A dozen or 10 have lost
| all their hay and some have lost their build
ings.
| Tat meeting of the directors of the Fitch
| burg railroad III. S. Marcy was chosen vice
president with powers. of general manager
until the expiration of President Pnillips's
| term. The election takes effect November
| 1st next.
| Last week, George W. Lederer, New
| York theatrical manager, clandestinely mar
| ried the daughter of Lawyer Newcombe
Yesterday Lederer was arrested on charge
| of bigamy, Clara Chester, an actress, claim.
ing to be his wife.
In order to comply with the requirement.
of the constitution some of the Senators from
the new States must serve short terms of two
and four years. The:men who will thus be
obliged to give up part of the six years en-
joyed ordinarily by Senators, will be selected
by lot.
At the office of Roe & Macklin, Mrs. May
bricks New York attorneys,it is learned thai
strenuous efforts are being made by severa
| prominent IucluDcie VI tue EQRllSl Dar 10 Sc
cure a pardon for the convicted woman,
among them being Sir Charles Russell, Sil
Henry James and the recorder of Liverpool
A petition asking Her Majesty's interyen
tion in the case, has, 1t is said, been signed
by .two-thirds of the barristers in EEg
land.
Mrs. Joseph W. Arnold has been acquitted
in the Circuit Court of Sangamon county
ILL.,, on charge of numbering her husband
in June last. Self'defence was her plea
Arnold's estate amounting to $4,000 is ,
matter of contention among the heirs, and tn
array Of counsel on each side resulted in the
most notable murder trial is the history Of
the county. The verdict is in accord will
popular sentiment.