The Portland daily press., 1870-12-16
HeNa by Latest NfhiIs.

held by one BinSnaiD, WHO ComHiItcu sulciuo
two years ago, in the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Co. of New Jersey.
The New England Society of New York have
elected Joseph II. Choate President
1t is reported that schooner with 5000 stand |
of arms left New York a few days before the |
Hornet, with the intention of transferring her |
cargo to her.
Government bought million of bonds in |
New York Thursday for 10655 to 106 62.
Jerry Dnnn, the murderer Of Logan No. 2"
is sentenced 10 four years imprisonment
All the rumors concerning the proposed res
ignation of Secretary Boutwell, are authorita-
lively contradicted.
Stephen Tilton and Robert B. Storer, well
known merchants of Boston, died Thursday
A horrible accident occurred on the Troy &
Vermont railroad the other evening, resulting
in the instant death of Daniel B. Hatch. 1t is
supposed be fell from the platform Of a car,
when the whole train passed over him. By
actual count over 250 pieces of his body were
picked up.
BY card in the Chicago Post we observe
that the Grand Trunk Co. promptly settled the
claims of the shippers whose property was de-
cUOyCu Wy tuC dCCiuCnb OEiSutOus
The celebrated case known as the Conant
Shaker case,. which has been in litigation some
six years in New Hampshire, has at last been
| decided by basis of referees. The referees
have spent 18O days on it, as several years of
business accounts were involved in it, and
the transactions were very complicated. The
Conant estate is awarded $619347 as debt and
1850 81 costs. The Conant heirs and the Sha-
kers reside in Enfield, where great interest has
| been caused through the various trials.
The national party in Venezuela has expe-
| rienced severe check by the fall of Maricaibo,
which was captured on the 23l of last month
| by the forces of Guzman Blanco. Gen. Her
nandez commander of the national forces, is
reported killed, and Pulgar, one of Blanco's
generals, was shot through the heart in Mari
caibo shortly after the fall of the city.
In hisspeech at thu opening of the Baden
| Chambers, the Grand Duke said he hoped that
with new reforms the Germans might obtain
the embodiment of national unity now symbol
lied by the dignity conferred on the King of
Prussia. The sanction Of the Chambers was
asked for the provisional laws and the financial
measures rendered necessary by the war. The
speech concludes with the hope that further
buidens may be avoided by the early conclu-
sion of durable peace.
Wednesday morning an eight story building
in 35th street, New York, fell, crushing two
small brick buildings with their inmates, kill
ing three women and child, two of whom are
still in the runs. Several others were slightly
| injured. The walls were only sixteen inches
thick at the bottom. The building was intend
ed for piano forte mandatory. The loss is
100000
The Toronto Globe, in long article on the
| fishery question, protesting the utmost kind
ness and sympathy towards the people of the
United States during aud since the rebellion,
| and says, even this fishery business has shown
what our spirit has been, and that very clearly
we have in every way expressed our determi-
nation to cultivate friendly Intercourse and
| to engage in mutually advantageous trade.
How we have been met we leave intelligent
| Americans to ssy. Has Canada on this occa-
| sion ever sought to enforce the British inter-
probation of the treaty? Is it not fact that
all seizures that have been made during the
present season have been made within the
three mile limits, not as Great Britain but as
the United States readssthe treaty? We have
not to go to doubtful interpretations on this
point. Is it not fact that President Grant
himself sent forth proclamation warning
American fishermen against trespassing in
Canadian waters and assuring them that il
seized when doing so by British or Canadian
| cruisers, that there could be no remedy as far
| as the government of the United States was
| concerned. Surely that proclamation of Presi-
dent Grants ought to be sufficient evidence at
| any rate that the Canadians have some rights
which even he is bound to respect. What we
| have said on the fisheries is also true of the
! navigation of the st. Lawrence. We have
spent millions of dollars on canals. Very well.
Can we not do as we like with our own? If
our neighbors are not pleased with our terms,
| they can build canals for themselves or take
| the river as they find it and as the Canadians
had to deal with it before canals were in exist
ence. Our neighbors might as we'll claim the
right to use the royal dock yards or we to the
whole coasting trade of the republic.
OUTRAaEs UPON AMERICAN FIsHERMEN.-
Within the past six months numerous minor
| indignities to American fishermen, not involv-
ing the loss of vessels or cargoes, have been
practiced by British cruisers, which have been
brought to publicInotice. The Gloucester Tel
graph collates few of the experiences of YES
sells belonging to that port. They show to
| what length the Dominion officials are prepar-
| ed to 60 in their war on the American fishing
interests: 4
In the early part of the mackereling season
American fishing fleet having occasion to
make harbor, resorted to Pirate Cove, Nova
| Scotia. The officer of cruiser boarded ves-
sci the morning after their arrival and ordered
them off, With this order the fleet complied,
with the exception of two Gloucester vessels,
the Wildfire aud Sergeant S. Day, which did
not leave for the very good reason that they
were aground and could not start. This ap-
pears TO have exaSperated the doughty COM
| mander, who boarded the Wildfire with 25
| men, and informed her master that he should
| fine him $500. On maturer deliberatiop, how
| ever, he appeared to have concluded that he
had no power to assess and collect fine, and
nencr4 E.
in port until o'clock P. M. He afterwards
boarded the Sargent S. Day and proceeded in
a summary manner to unbend her mansail
but was led to desist by representations from
leading citizens of the place, and finally took
his men oil, muttering curses loud and deep
upon American fishermen, and declaring that
he would make some of them sweat
On the night of the 18th of October, schrs
Ruth Groves and Mary E Daniels were driv-
en- by heavy weather into Halifax harbor. At
daylight on the following morning both vessels
were boarded by an officer of the port, who
inquired what their business was there. When
informed that they had put in on account of
stress OF weather, he replied that they had no
sea- with which order they were obliged to
comply, to avoid seizure, TO the great jeopardy
of life and property.
Sch. Charles P. Thompson entered the har-
bor Of ,Charlottetown, P. 3. L., Sept 2sth, the
English sloop of war Valorous, Capt. Har-
dinge, being in that port at the time. The Of
ficers of the Valorous boarded the scho oner as
soon as her anchor was down, and inquired
what business she had in there The master
Edward Cash, replied that he wanted wood
water and provisions. He was told that he
could take them and "clear out within twenty
four hours, but that he could not take auy
bait The officers then placed an armed barge
alongside of the schooner where she remained
all night. One of the crew came on board in
the schooner's boat and was hailed. After
wards the barge's crew boarded the schooner
and tried to take the man out of the forecastle
The next morning the vessel was driven to sea
by an armed boat, in a furious storm.
The schooner Liant went into Cbarlottetown
August 25tb, and anchored. An officer of the
ValOrOus boarded the schooner and asked
what she came in there for. The captain re-
piled that he came in to get some water also
to take some bait that was shipped down to
him from Boston by steamer. The officer re-
piled, "You are not allowed to purchase any
provisions here, and you shan't have any bait
l order you to leave this port in twenty.f -four
hours" Two Of the schooner's crew were on
shore and could not be found readily and the
the vessel to sea, and she was obliged to leave
the two men on shore. Mr.. /. G. Hall, an
American merchant, took charge of tho men
lett behind, and through his kindness they
were enabled to rejoin their vessel.
None OF these vessels were guilty OF any vic |
lation Of the fishing laws in any manner, and |
no attempt was made to catch or purchase bait, |
one vessel merely desiring to take on board |
bait which belonged to her, that had been sent