The Portland daily press., 1895-08-02
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Fortier & Co., furniture dealers of Mon
treal have assigned; liabilities $50, 600.
Mr.. Horace Parker Of Chicago was il
the city Thursday calling on relatives
and friends.
The Methuen Company's mills is to be
reopened Monday after a three weeks
shut down.
Prof. Heinrich Won Sybel, the German
historian, died at Marburg. Thursday
He was born December q 1917.
| Mrs Rebecca A. Burrill of Belfast lone
| identified with Temperance and other
reforms in Maine, died Wednesday,
Robert c. Scott, ex-city treasurer OF
Jacksonville, has been arrested on a
charge of embezzling $40, 707 of the city Is
| funds.
The race for the Goodwood cup Thurs
day was won by the Prince of Wales
| Herizel, which was the fayorite, at 10 to
1. Thessalion, second.
| Steamer Twilight, which run between
| Boston and Nantaslzet beach for the past
| 10 years, has been sold to Philadelphia
parties for about $50, 600.
Arrangements were made Thursday
whereby Hon. A. j. Warner president OF
the National Bi-metallio league, and
Hon. r. G. Horn of Michigan, will dis
SttoS DllO SilYCI luCSblOll ttU I1dkGS1uG, OulU
August7.
The summer hotel Tonywatha opposite
Madison Wis, eontainingr50 guests, and
owned by W. ID. Eaton & Co., of Boston,
has been destroyed by fire. There We're
many narrow escapes but no one was
hurt. The loss is $50, 900; insurance SIS,
900.
Comptroller EcIles denies that he knew
that the First National bank of Willim-
antic, Conn, was insolvent a year before
its failure and that information to that
effect was furnished him after examina-
ton of the bank.
"A surprise marked yesterdays play in
the Hotel Wentworth tennis tournament
every one had considered inYincible, was
defeated in two set match by W. M.
Scudder of ST. Paul's school, ga, 6-5.
At Cincinnati, the Standard Wagon
company and Davis company assigned
yesterday afternoon. The Standard is re-
ported as having $500, 600 assets and $500, :
900 liabilities; the Davis company $3.50, OOC
assets, but no statement of liabilities is
given.
james Nolan has sold his well known
race horse St James, to Ed. Woodside
that Mr.. Woodside bought for a third
party st. James has a<.record of 2.26 and
is very handsome horse.
| Two hundred comrades of Burnside
post turned our Wednesday evening to a
camp fire, given in honor of Capt Henry
Little of Chicago, formerly of Auburn,
by the post Wednesday evening in Grand
Army hail. Auburn.
The grand jury in Chicago have voted
indictments against six election judges,
charging fraudulent practices in the cleo
| ton last November. The men against
whom true bills were returned are A.
70. p. Strain, Thomas Meeneley and
Timothy Mclaughlin.
Governor McCorkle of West Virginia
and party, who have been spending a
week at Atlantic City, have been sum
moned to Wheeling Immediately because
of a strong probability of strike amone
the coal miners on an immense scale,
beginning in Pennsylvania and spreading
through out West Virginia. Illinois. Ohio
and Indiana.
Sheriff Hansen Warden Raabe, ex-
Keepers Schoen and Schneer of the Lud
low street Jail New York, has been in
dicted by the grand jury of the genera
sessions in connection with the escape
July 4th Of tho post office robbers. Tho
sheriff has been notified of his indiet
ment and warrants have been issued
for the ex-keepcrs' arrest.
George H. Shaw of Augusta, who has
been travelling from town to town
through the state selling small wares
on the street, was arrested at Madison
this week for sales of the same without a
license as prescribed by the statutes. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to q
fine of $50 and costs; and in default oil
payment was committed to jail
Following the decision that probate
judges have had no right to grant di-
vorces in Oklahoma since August 49,,
1893, the supreme court decided that even
thoir jurisdiction was conf I'd TO per.
sons who had been residents of the terri
tory two years or more, and that all di
yorces granted by them to persons on &C
days residence are pull and void and
subsequent marriages bigamous This
effects about 400 divorces of eastern PEG
pie.
Two coal barges were launched at Bath
Thursday, a 1900 ton four MASTER the
Forest Belle of New York, from William
Rogers yard. She is owned by William
Besse of New Bedford, Mass, and will be
commanded by 0. M. Harding, formerly
OF $40, 900. The Devon, a three master,
was launched by Kelley Spear & Co. She
is owned by the Staples Coal company OF
Taunton, Mass, is 667 tons net and cost
SIS, 900.
1t is reported tobacco smuggling has
been carried on between Montreal, Bos
ton and New York for many months
The tobacco comprising Sumatra an6
Havana leaf upon which the duty is ST. &
q pound, is purchased from montreal
firms and carried over the border in fifty
pound packages on railway tricycles t(
Rouse's Point twice each night. Al
Rouse's Point the tobacco is forwarded te
Boston and New York Warrants are Out
for the arrest of the smugglers
Amaranth Tent, No. 2, knights of the