The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-27
The News.

A oolored policeman at Washington has been
appointed government detective.
The grand jury in Brooklyn have accumu-
lated testimony against persons implicated in
the election frauds. .-
The Treasury proposals to buy one million
dollars in gold in New York yesterday was re-
sponded to by bids aggregating $2,262, 900, at
prices ranging from 1-24 LOO to 1.24 62-l00.
1t is said that Collector Grinnell and District
Attorney Pierrepont have determined that
there shall be no secret compromises in the
Custom House fraud cases in New York.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, experienced heavy
gale on Thursday. Two barges were sunk and
a man was drowned. The ferry boat foundered
and communication between the'opposfte sides
of the .riverNas interrupted for twelve hours
A. X. P. Welch, head of the well known
printing firm of WEIGH, ,Bfgelow & Co., has
received the citizens nomination. for Mayor of
Cambridge, Mass. Mr.. WelcE is a Maine man,
a native of Monmouth, we think. Mayor Nor
ton of Charlestown has declined a re-nomipa-
ton rendered him by the citizens caucus.
The following are the customs receipts for
the week ending Nov. 2Oy.; Boston, $3.50 1877;
New York, 81 925, 1872; Philadelphia, s1O2,765:
Baltimore, s133 ,4f3; New Orleans from Oct.
% to Nov. IS, $3S0,684; San Francisco from
Oct. 80 to Nov. Is, $3o2,se3; total, $3,127 1874
, The old law limiting the residence of Jews
has been enforced in some parts of the empire
of Russia. Recently 1000 of these people have
been removed from the Bessarabian frontier to
the interior of Russia. The impression pre-
walls that the Emperor will dsapprove of these
proceedings.
tits rumored that j Judge O'Sullvah has in
formed President Grant that all the officials as
well as the people ofSt. Domingo were unapi-
mously in favor of annexation to the United
States; also that iron-clads are ordered
to New York to watch the movements of. a
Spanish fleet daily expected there.
A manifesto has been issued by the Republi-
can deputies of the Cortes accusing the proyis-
ional government of having provoked the late
revolutionary movements. 1t announces, how.
ever, that the deputies will resume their seats
in The Cortes to defend the rights of the people
and strive to establish a federal. republic
through which alone can the union of Spain
and Portugal and the preservation of the re-
public be effected.
Mrs. Annie Meade of Brooklyn, who recent
ly brought suit against j. M. Gould for al
legged seduction, in which it was stated that
Gould was acting at the instance OF her hus-
band, has brought suit in the city court of
Brooklyn against Spencer S. Meade, her hus-
band, for separation and almony. She stated
that her husband treated her brutaly and had
left her without means of support although
Il was salesman in Stewards store at $1,000
a year. The petition was granted with an al
lowance of $40 per week.
The n Y. World says of Mcfarland, who
attempted to assassinate A. D. Richardson.
that he is a shiftless vagabond, who, although
having no connection with the Tribune, has
for some reason or other been allowed for a
long time past the freedom Of the office. He
is hard drinker, and for long time past has
been unable to provide for his own support.
He had frequently threatened the life of Mr..
but neither Mr.. Richardson nor |
his friends attached any importance to such
threats. --..- .. q. 80 ----f, ~.