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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-04

However it is conceded that the chief ques-
tions on fiscal matters will be the debt, simpl-
fication of the tariff and revenue taxes, some
amelioration or encouragement of maratime
commerce and shipbuilding, with a general at
tack by the opposition of the syndicate policy,
the National banks, and the tariff generally.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19

Tn pretty hard to keep up with the
gyratlons ofour cotemporary, the Clarks.
burg Telegraph, on the Presidential ques.
tlOn. 1t was only q few days ago that we
copied paragraph from its columns
charging President GRANT, by indirec-
tibn, as BEN. BUTLER would say, with
quartering his relatives on the govern
ment, receiving gifts, farming out offices,
&c, &c.-and now the Telegraph comes
to us with President GRANTS name at
the mast head as q candidate for Presi.
dent in 1872, and with this explanation:
We are induced to do this thus early in
the canvass, because one Of our Republi-
can contemporaries has chosen To miSrep.
resent us most grossly in regard to our
position on the Presidential question, and
we are determined TO define our position
80 plainly thai "he that runs may read"
That wicked contemporary ought to be
ashamed of itself and make amends. 1t
1a little early 10 begin the Presidential
canvass; but then It Is the early bird that
catches the worm. We hope our old
friend may catch good fat one.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19

THE increase of suicide has attracted
much attention recently, but not so much
as the unheard.Of methods adopted to ac-
Compllsh the taking of. It would seem
that the easiest method would be chosen,
such as drowning or bleeding, but by far
the majority Of suicides resort TO painful
and laborious methods. The Louisville
GOurier.Journal suggests new one which
has proven very effective in causing aCCi-
dents 1t advises suicides to "procure q
can of non.explosive coal oil and attempt
to kindle n fire with H." There Is no arti.
Gle Of domestic use which Is so successful
in killing people by n horrible method as
the non.exploslve burning fluid. Perhaps
we should except the unloaded pistol
This little play.iellow has been especially
active during the past few weeks in kill.
Ing people by series Of playful or
thOughtless discharges.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19
GhtgtttelIiasufer
A Ca,bolic Paper on the Rlot.

A Catholic FapeF On the AAiOt'
1t Is but just to the Catholic Church.
and to the public, that we should insert
the following from the Western Catholic
published at Detroit, which expresses as
strong condemnation of mob violence as
any paper has expressed, and which re.
cognizes the rights Of Orangemen to the
freedom oHthe streets as broadly as they
can be recognized, The editor says:
I'VE have nothing TO say in regard To
the 0rangemen and their celebration.
They think that the occasion they desire
TO celebrate, the defeat OF James II. by
William OfNausau, 200 years ago, Is wOr.
thy of remembrance and honor. We
question their taste in celebrating an event
which, though remote, Is still remembered
with passionate anger by large number
Of their fellow citizens; but in this differ.
enCe our right Of criticism ends, They are
not responsible to us for their taste.
Their action Is foolish; but there is no law,
that we have heard, against fOolshness
which Is unattended by an overt breach
Oi the peace. The 0rangemen have as
much legal right to celebrate the anniver.
sary OF the baItleo Of the Boyne as We Cath.
0lics have to celebrate the Pope's Jubilee,
st. PAtricks Day, or any other festival,
and they have a perfect right 10 choose
any method Of celebrating II which pleases
them, 30 long as their programme does
not include TiOtOus conduct or speech, or
any interference with the properly or per.
sons Of their neighbors."
This article appeared in tho Western
CatIOlic on the day the riot occurred, and
wearO happy to publish 1t as an evidence
that intelligent Catholics strongly favor
Justice and equality, and discountGnance
everything which tends to violence and
disorder.
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hitherto in use, and which has been ap.
proved by the Board, are retained accord.
ing to their capacity. IT. in accordance
with the rules, all the other provisions go
into effect as soon as necessary forms
shall be opened for that purpose.
Gov. Cooke returned here to-day from
New York, having been successful in ne
gotiating temporary loan of $25O,0OO,
recently authorized by the territorial leg.
stature, at par, with interest at the rate
ol 10 per cent per annum.
John Covington Burch, journal clerk in
the Senate oil the United States, died here
last night, aged 81,
A H0lIe pr6seQui has been entered in the
case Of Jos, Segar, who assaulted w. G..
Lincoln about a year Agoat the Baltimore
& Ohio depot.
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SAINT LOUIS.
Suit Against Government Contrac-
tors.

ST. Louis, July 49,
A suit was entered in the U, S. Circui
Court yesterday by Tho. W. Pierce, o
Boston against the old firm OF Russell
Majors Il Waddell, Government Trans
portatiOn Contractors. Some ten year
ago this firm became indebted TO Pierce
for fifty thousand dollars, for which
drafts on John b. Floyd then Secretary
Of War were given, These drafts were
never paid, and the plaintiff now asks
for the original sum with interest added
amounting to thirty thousand
The Supreme Court, In session at JET.
terson City, yesterday decided the case OF
the Adams Express Company oersuS
Keno, by affirming the decision OF the
lower Court Tho case was briefly as
follows John Reno Is convict in the
Missouri penitentiary. Clinton Reno, a
brother, sent $1,000 to Jefferson, 10 be
paid to one Bollinger whenever he pro.
cured Johns pardon, The money was
placed In the hands Of the Warden of tho
penitentiary to be paid to Bollingcr, in
tho event OF Johns pardon. While in
the Warden's hands the money was at.
taChed by the express company as part of
the money OF which they were robbed by
Reno at Seymour, Indiana. Clinton Reno
llled an inter'plGa and recovered the
money.
Geo, Croft, q saloon keeper in Madison,
Illinois, eleven miles above this city, pre-.
senled bill, last Sunday, to Michael
Mclaughlin, which the latter disputed,
An alteration ensued, and Mclaughlin,
who was drunk, struck Croft violent
blow In the face. Croft then seized
horse pistol and shot Mclaughlin, lodg-
Ing seven bullets inihis back, infllcting
wound from which he died in few hours
after. Croft surrendered himself to the
officers.
The City Council In a special session
this evening, rejected the verdict of the
Jury appointed to assess damages to The
property owners for widening approaches
to the Illinois and st. Louis bridge. The
Council also authorized Mayor Brown 10
procure the necessary bonds. In the mat.
ter of an application by the city for an
Injunction to prevent the sale OF the
North Missouri Railroad next month.
The heated term In this section was
broken this morning by aviolent rain and
wind storm lasting some three hours.
Since then the weather has been cool.
The mercury has not risen above "a to.
day.
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PROBABILITIES.
Killed by Tightening.

IERRE HAUTB, Ind, July IL.
Two men named respectively Kerchard
and Baird, residing about eight miles be.
low this city, started for town this morn.
Ing with loads of wheat, one driving four
and the other two horses, when about
four miles south Of town q shower came
up and they drove under q large tree for
shelter, while waiting there the tree was
struck by tightening. Kerchard was In.
jured beyond the hope Of recovery. Baird
was knocked from bis wagon across the
road, but not very seriously injured. Tho
lead horses of one team and both horses
OF the other were instantly killed.
The preliminary survey of the Clncln.
natl & Terre Haute narrow gauge double
track railroad was commenced at this
point to-day, postmaster Burnett driving
the sta kes,
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Matters in Wall Street.
NEW YORK, July /

Anew 4ohAi July TO-
The 1Ii6uaGs financial article SAVE
that Lake Shore is the principal key oI
the market at present, all speculation
hinging for the time being on the move,
ment in this speciality, which in turn de,
pends on the scrip dividend which Is tc
be declared on the 27th inst. There Is q
marked absence OF familiar faces on the
street, the principal operators and specu.
lators being absent from town for their
summer vacation, which accounts Tor the
lack Of spirit. The weather is cool and
pleasant, and the sanitary condition OF
tho city Is remarkably good.
Yesterday the stock market was more
active, US compared with the extreme
dullness Of last week, but the amount of
business is far from important, except In
a few instances, the changes in which
were generally for the better. They were,
however, slight Erie attracted the most
attention as the feature in the A. NJ, and
after advancing to 30t was abandoned Tor
New York Central, which was quite ia
vorably influenced by Washington tele-
gram stating that Commissioner Pleason-
ton has been sustained by the President
In his views Of the action to be taken with
reference TO tho enforcement of the Collec.
ton Of the tax on tho scrip dividend of
1868. Ono telegram specifically stated
that Caleb Gushing, the attorney in the
New York Central scrip dividend case,
had been notified this A. NJ. that the whole
subject had been referred back to Com.
missioner Pleasonton for final adjustment,
The Commissioner has been instructed to
consider tho case the same as II no appeal
had been taken TO Secretary Boutwell,.
This doubtless means that Gen. PleasOn.
ton is to proceed In his proposed plan of
investigating the accounts of tho com.
pAny for tho purpose Of ascertaining how
much Of the scrip dividend represents the
earnings of the roads since the revenue
law went into operation. AT least the
news had the effect of advancing the
stock TO O04 and scrip 10 Oh. Guild was
induced to believe that the afIront to
Secretary Boutwell,, construed in this
action Of the President, would occasion
his resignation Of the Secretaryship. The
other shares, supposed to be more or less
under the patronage oi the Vanderbilt
party, were sympathetically strong.
Meantime the recent decline in the mort.
gage of the Pacific railroad began " be
felt In the shares Of the company, and the
price went up to 29a. Pittsburgh under.
went spasmodic rise to 1901, and Pacific
Mail lost some Of It's late firmness. Else.
where the market presented little Of In.
Nna n. =.
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The Sleepy Hollow Murder Trial.
New YonK. July 1S.

The examination trial Of j. V. W.
Buckhardt for the murder Of Alfred Ran
dali, Of Sleepy Hollow, was continued at
the Court House at White Plains,
yesterday. s. G. Horton, Noah Briggs,
Stephen NJ. LiggeLt, j. G. Campbell,
s.. Sydney BOyles, B. s, Horton,
VIM. Sherwood and George Hart were
called by the prosecution, and gave rebut.
ting testimony. All were neighbors Of
the prisoner, whom they had known for
periods varying from five to twenty years.
They considered him IshrCwd man in
all his business transactions, and at all
times his conduct was sane and perfectly
rational. Rev. s. NJ Vandulen, Of White
Plains, testified that he had had a briet
conversation with the prisoner in Jail, in
the month Of February, 1870, and on this
occasion Buckhardts conversation and
conduct werein all respects perfectly ra-
tional.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19
LEAVEN WORTH.
Right of Way Granted, on Conditions

As'b"" ""y NiahAcuS On CONDITIONS
LEAvENwoRTt, KS, July II.
The City Council this evening, granted
the right Of way through the city, 10 the
Chicago Southern & Pacific railroad, pro.
vided the machine and repair shops be 10.
Gated within the corporation limits of the
city. The Mayor promptly approved the
ordinance. The Council appointed com.
mittee Of three, with the Mayor as Chair.
man, 10 go to Chicago and see Messrs.
Tracy and Winston. The following reso.
lutiOns were unanimously passed by The
City CounCil
"Re&lrcd, That in the completion Of
the Chicago & Southwestern railroad 10
LeavenwOrtli, we recognize a road that
Is to be Of inestimablO benefit to our city,
and We pledge them our friendship and
hearty cooperation In their efforts to give
us increased railroad facilities"
Our people heartily indOrse the action
of the City Council, and they are united
and determined to aid all legitimate rail.
road enterprises.
Extensive preparations are In progress
throughout the State, in the interest Of
the approaching Kansas State Fair.
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CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July Il

CINCINNATI, July 10.
The Annual Communication OF the
Supreme Conclave Of the order of nepsta
soph, or Seven Wise Men, convenes here
tomorrow. About thirty delegates orc
already here, representing sixteen States
A large number of representatives are vel
10 arrive.
Captain 9. NJ. Blodgett, of the steamer
John Morgan, is Is feared was drowned
last night. His hat was found on the yes.
sci this morning, but lie has not been seen
since midnight
Jacob Gerrett, the champion of Indi.
ana, defeated Henry Choate, the cham.
pion Of Ohio, tonight, by a score of 200
to ! 1,162. The games was for 5000 side
and tho Championship Of Ohio and Indi.
ana, 1900 points up.
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A colored man named Charles Ham.
mond, In Darke county, on Saturday, pur.
sued a Miss Clay, who was passing to q
neighbors, and ravished her. He was
arrested and lodged in jail; and 1t has
since been discovered that he had made
improper advances 10 two girls near
Union City, aged 10 and 10 respectively,
while the latter were gathering blackber-
ries, and overpowering the younger, was
only prevented from carrying out his de-
signs by her youth. Intense excitement
prevails at Greenville, where he Is i'm.
prisoned, and II Is generally believed the
wretch will be lynched.
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The supply Of beer stamps Is now
equal to the demand and the Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue furnishes
them promptly to all applicants
The engine OF an excursion train was
thrown from the track on the Kentucky
Central railroad near Falmouth, on Mon.
day night, by two cross ties laid on the
track by some villain, The engine was
almost destroyed by fire,
Private information states that some
sixty soldiers, recently deserted from
Fort Hayes, Kansas, only eight Of whom
have been captured
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Blown up by a Soda Fountain.

CINCINNATI, July Is.
While W. Elorer, proprietor of drug
store at Lebanon, Ohio, and his clerk, Ed,
Harley, were yesterday charging n soda
fountain, the pipes communicating with
the water became obstructed with the pres
sure Of 100 pounds, and the gen.
orator exploded, dangerously wounding
Mr.. Florer and seriously injuring MI
Harley. The former had both thighs
broken aud large pieces Of flesh torn
from his limbs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19
LOUISVILLE.
A Mysterious Disappearance.

LOUISVILLE, July IL.
Considerable anxiety Is felt concerning
the mysterious disappearance Of General
Thomas D. SedgewiCk, OF New Albany,
Indiana, who left his home last Monday
morning, and has not since been heard
from.
The Lone Star base ball club, of New
Orleans, left to-day on the General Lytle,
for Cincinnati, on q northern tour.
The Commissioners of the Louisville &
Chattanooga Grand Trunk railroad held
meeting at Willard's Hotel and ap.
pointed committee of five TO open the
books for subscriptions to the enterprise,
which Is at last exciting the attention and
interests Of our citizens.
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Proceedings Against the Mera
LYncheTs.
sT. LOUIS, July 1s.

ST. Louis, July 1s,
A dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,, says
Gov. Palmer, on receiving information Of
the lynchlng Of Martin Mera, who whip.
ped and burned his son to death at Wat.
Seka, ILL.,, short time since, called upon
the Sheriff Of Iroquois county for an
official statement Of the facts. To-day he
received an account from the officers,
with the finding Of the coroners inquest,
and also the names Of the lynchers. The
Sheriff states that 1t will be difficult TO
arrest any Of the mob, but he Is willing to
do his duty. The Governor replied that
to enable him 10 do 80 he would assist
him with the whole power of the State Il
necessary.
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BY TELEcRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Exclusively to the Intelllgencer.
(By tho Western Union Line.
Ofiic0 NOTth.west cor. OF Main and Monroe sts,l
EUROPE.
FRANCE.
VERSAILLES, July 1S.

hhSAlhlAFSI bulJ To-
Minister Of Finance Pouyer.Q Quertiel
announced TO the Assembly that he de-
sired to retain the present import duty OI
twenty per cent on cotton, with the allow
ance ola drawback In cases of the re.ey'
pOrtatiOn. The Assembly will unques.
tlonably agree TO the request Of the
Minister.
The municipal elections, which take
place in Paris on the Goth inst, will
probably result lavOrably to the General
Government.
Some of the journals report that Presi.
dent Thiers and NJ. Gambetta ore negO-
tiating for the establishment of a mOder.
ate Republic,
PARIS, July lS.
1t Is reported the Government will
shortly be questioned by opposition In the
Assembly as to the precise position II OC.
Cupies upon the subject Of Italian unity,
capital OF Italy and tCmporalities ol tile
Pope.
The Salute cites the example of the
United States, after the war Of the rebel.
lion, 10 justify increased taxation in
France.
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GEORGIA.


AUGUSTA, July 1S.
Heavy rains, accompanied with dis.
trtctive winds, have prevailed hero Tor
several days. The dams Of lIangley'q
cotton factory on Horse creek, six miles
from Augusta, broke at four o'clock this
morning. The volume Of water struck
the 4. G. Il H. and swept away the cm.
bankment and track for half mile. The
damage to the road hAs been repaired and
the trains are running. About 800 opera.
tives In the mills have been thrown out OI
employment. Loss $4,000.
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LITTLE ROCK.

LITTLE ROCK, July Is.
There was fatal case of stnstroke
here, to-day
A fire this morning, at the corner Of
Main and Third streets, destroyed frame
building, occupied as a grocery store, by
Touby u Bros, and J. Kempner, dealer In
notions. Loss, about $4,000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19

The Louisville C0urier.Journdl thus re.
vengeS itself on this late rebel.Vice Presi.
dent because he fights the new departure;
we quote:
ut Is said that the Hon. A. II. Steph.
ems has gained nine pounds in weight
since he became an editor. We should
be glad to know TINT this is true, but we
fear that when ho weighed himself last
he must have had one Ct his editorials in
his pOCket.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-19
Regatta at Pnt.ln.Bny.

The prellminaries have been arranged
fora regatta to take place at Putin, bay
on the 9th and 9Th Of September. The
first days contest will be Tor yachtsoi the
second class, including open boats, and
the distance sailed will be go miles. On
the second day first class yachts will race,
sailing over thirty mile course. Hand.
some prizes will be given in each class,
the first prize in the first class being $125
n cash and a silver epergnc valued at
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Commencement at Hamilton COLLEGE,

UTICA, N. Y, July 1S.
The flly.mnth commencement Of liam.
llton College IA in progress, and the pros.
pectOf prosperous year for the college
was never better. Francis B, Daniels
Sr,, and Hon. ]. II. Daniels, of Whining.
tou, Illinois, took the second Kingslesv
prize lor debators; G. Q. Branch, Of NiadI.
son, Ohio, one Of the Sophomoris prizes.
and N. s. Bachman, Of Kinsport, Ten.
nessee, the first prize in the junior class
IN The evening. concert given al the Stone
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Odd Fellows Jollifcatlon at Cleve-
land.

CLEVELAND, July IL.
A large number of Odd Fellows of the
principal towns In Ontario arrived hero
last evening on the steamers Lady Frank.
lin and Northwest, as the guests Of the
Odd Fellows of Northern Ohio. A for.
nal reception took place at the Central
Rink. The principal exercises will take
place to-day. The city Is full Of visitors
The Odd Fellows procession this
morning was one Of the finest ever seen
In this city. All the Brethren wore the
handsome regalia Of the Order, and the
bands were out In full uniform, and nu.
merous flags and banners were carried In
the line. The lodges In this city and
county were out in full force. Large
delegations from other points were pres.
ent. The column was a mile In length,
and contained 5000 persons. After com
pleting the march banquet was par.
taken 0I at the Rink, Mt which place
there was reunion, and ball this
evening,
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Terrible Riot at Vienna.

LONDON, July IS.
Reports have just been received from
Vienna representing that terrible riot
occurred there on Sunday. The Social.
lists arc said 10 have attacked the Ultra.
montanes, and many people were injured.
The police were powerless, and tho mil.
itary were obliged to suppress the riot.
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strike of baltimore shOemaker'.

The shoemakers employed bya promi.
ncnt manufacturing establishment in this
city struck few days since because Of
an attempted reduction Of wages. The
firm Immediately wrote to Lynn, Mass,
for workmen, making no mention in their
letter Of the difficulty with the Crispins
here, About dozen men came from
Lynn and went to work yesterday morn.
ing, but upon being informed ofthe facts
IN the case, quit work, and will return
home this evening,
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LONDON, July Il

LONDON, July 1S.
The steamship Prussian, from Quebec,
nnl the Assyrla, from New York, touched
at MOville. r..|.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company has contracted to carry the
monthlymhils between England and Ven.
eztiela.
The Inman steamship, City of Brussels,
from New York, July 8th, arrived at Liv.
erpoOl on Monday, the nth inst, at five
o'clock, r. NJ, making the run from port
to port In nine days, and TO Queenstown
in little over eight days.
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More Alabama & Chattanooga Rail-
road Trou bles.

NEW IUKhi JUIy Io'
Atelegram says Thursday night last d
large body Of disguised men went to The
Alabama & Chattanooga railroad, in
Chattanooga, Tenn, captured and locked
the watchman in the round house, and
then entirely disabled oil the engines in
It by removing parts Of the machinery
which can only be replaced from shops
in the East. No clue has been obtained
10 the perpetrators. No trains LEFT The
city on the railroad Friday. Supt. J. G.
Stanton was in this city at the time, en-.
deavoring to raise funds to pay employees