The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-02

Lowell and Dorchester, Mass, dedicated
high school buildings on Saturday.
Carl Anschutz, the well-known musician,
died in New York Friday.
Ice.eutting in the Merrimac will begin to.
day.
Chief Justice Chase is in New York and
will remain there for the winter unless his
health will permit him to resume his duties on
the Supreme Bench.
Edwin Hammond OF Vermont. one of the
most celebrated sheep-breeders in America,
died in Middlebury, Vt, on Saturday.
The water in the Merrimac is 60 low as to
cause anxiety for the manufacturers as to the
winter supply.
The wife of Rev. DR.. Hague of New York,
died Friday night at Orange, N. J.
All the officers and the entire crew, except
six, of the French barque Neville Penelope,
from Macao for Callao, with cargo of Coolies,
were murdered October 10th by the Coolies
who rose en- masse and completely overpowered
all resistance. The vessel was then about one
hundred and fifty miles south of the Ladrone
Islands, and was navigated into the harbor Of
Tinpatch by the survivors of the crew.
During the past year there have been 1876
fires in St. Louis, involving losses aggregating
SIT, 032, ON which the insurance amounted to
1861, 1872 -Four firemen were injured in the
discharge of their duties, and eleven lives were
lost by fires explosions, etc.
The real estate transfers during the past
year in Cincinnati amount to $11, 100000.
There have been built here during the year
twenty-eight steam vessels of an aggregate
tonnage of 11,05S tons; fifteen barges, 8,113
tons; and nine canal boats, 466 tons.
A Washington despatch says that the last
case of defaulting Navy paymasters has been
closed, and the findings of the Court in most
cases are very severe. The papers are all be-
fore the Secretary of the Navy and he will
give them careful consideration, as in many
cases. the Courtmartial decision will send
many of them to the penitentiary.
The British Government has ordered in.
structions to be telegraphed to the government
officials at Canada to permit no further seiz-
ures of vessels on the contested fishing
grounds. A commission has been appointed
to go to Washington for the purpose of discuss.
ing the treaty relative to the Canadian fisher.
les, and with the view of arranging such fresh
CtduscS aS ~ may No lOuuu o4pculcut ~ duOp,
in the case, and such as will meet the wishes
OF both Governments in the matter.
Sixteen buildings were destroyed by fro Sat
urday morning at Navasota, Texas.
The Frenchmen Of California sent Gambetta
as New Years present 100000 francs for ma.
tional defence.
Edward Murphy, painter, was shot in San
Francisco Saturday afternoon by Jack Gum
A lewd woman was in the quarrel
A review of the commerce of Detroit the
past year show the following receipts:-Flour
,619 bbls. Wheat, 2,125.473 BUSH; Corn
Bill ,038 BUSH; Oats, 436, OILS bush. Barley, 37s
OF BUSH; Dressed Hogs, 6616 81; Hides
5,157 ,76O; Wool, $500 ,917 lbs; Cattle, 14O 24O
Sheep, 158 1886; Hogs, 1S8,7O2
The statistics of Richmond, Va, the past
year show increased prosperity. The manu-
features have increased So, 600 900.
Snow has fallen low down as within ten OF
twelve miles OF Auburn, CAL, on both the
Forest Hill and Dutch Flat Divides and the
further up the divides, the Herald says, the
deeper the snow. At the Forks House the
snow has fallen some six feet deep, and on the
Summit much deeper.
In Detroit, on Saturday, Republican was
elected to the State Legislature, TO fill va.
cancy occasioned by the decease of Demo
cratic member elect