The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-15
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Eight prisoners were whipped and
three pilloried, at New Castle, Del, Sat
urday. as
| Charles Lenck's furniture factory in
New York burned yesterday; loss, $751;
900.
Two light barges were sighted adrift
off Block Island Saturday and a tug was
sentin pursuit.
The stable of the Norfolk, Va, city
railroad, was burned Saturday night with
about so horses.
The Indian appropriation bill for ST.
236, 1877, was favorably reported in the ma
tional House, Saturday.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has just added
100000 to his gift of 100000 to found
a library in Pittsburg, Pa.
The elections in Digby and Kings coun-
ties, N. S., were distinctive triumph for
the liberal policy of unrestricted reci-
procity with the United States.
Secretary Tracy has cabled Admiral
Gherardi at Montevideo, instructing him
cord to the West Indies.
The Philadelphia & Reading Compa-
ny's Locust G. up colliery mine, with a ca
pacity of one thousand tons a day, was
partially destroyed by fire yesterday.
While Mrs. Gregory, widow, was pre-
pairing dinner at Wexford, N. c., Satur-
day, her clothing caught fire from a
stove. Her sister rushed to her assist
ance and both were burned to death.
slack the Hair Cutter" has reappeared
in New York. This rascal is guilty of
cutting the hair from the heads of young
girls, several of whom have been seized
and shorn of their tresses during the last
week.
The Pope has assured Mr.. T. P. Bry-
nan, of the Chicago Worlds Fair Com
mission that he would be delighted to
take part in the exposition, and would
contribute as far as possible to the sue
cess and eclat of the undertaking.
The Treasury Department balance
is stated at $28, ,490,947, the lowest
point reached for many years. The
amount includes S13,374, 211 ON deposit
with national banks, S14, 4,673,673 of sub
sidiary coin, and $402, ,442 of minor coin.
General Appraiser Wilbur F. Lrlnt was
in Boston Saturday, sitting as officer of
the court to hear further testimony in
the strip steel case of Witherell Bros,
petitioners. in the United States Circuit
Court for review of the United States
general appraisers.
The New York fire commissioner re-
ports that the Hotel Royal fire was prob
ably caused by a candle used by the en-
gineer in trying to discover leak in the
gas tube in the elevator well. It is
thought that dirt or dry wood became
ignited and the first small blaze was not
seen.
The London Spectator thinks that
since the withdrawal of Mr.. Blaine the
Republicans have an ideal clark horse"
in Robert T. Lincoln, who would prove
the most formidable candidate they
could choose. The Spectator deprecates
the ANNOYANCE thatAmericans often show
because of England's interest in the
presidency, and says that the English
have no desire to interfere, but in the
case of SO near a relation they cannot
help taking an interest
John M. Bailey of Maiden, Mass,
VIII ose wife died on the third instant, re-
fuses to have the body buried and it re-
mains in an Theoretically sealed coffin in
the family homestead. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bailey have believed in Spiritualism
and, it is supposed the husband believes
his wife NAV return to the land of the
living. Mrs. Bailey was the daughter of
the we'll known philanthropist and abo-
litionist. Theodore Parker of Boston,
whose efforts in the anti-slavery move
ment are well remembered in connection
with Wendell Phillips and Lloyd Garri-