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The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
ATTEMPT IN Roh a Rank

WILMINGTON, DEL, Nov. 7.-Great excite
mem was created this evening by an alarm
from r n the residence of the cashier of the Bank
OF delaware int his city, caused by an attempt
\ Dy I'VE masked men to gag and bind the family
Oh the cashier with view of robbing the bank
Inc men gained admitance to the house bv
sstratagem, seized The cashier, handcuffed and
Threw him on the floor They then proceeded
10 the dining room where the ladies were at tea
ana ana and with drawn pistol enforced silence.
police hastily repaired to the scene, arriving in
linhe TO see the burglars escaping. Chase was
gwen and one of the police gained quickly mp
on the retreating gang. Shots were exchanged
without effect, wien one of the robbers sud
ueny stopped and allowed the officer to get
near him. He then dealt him a murderous
dow and the officer fell senseless seriously
wounded in the head. The robbers have so far
eluaed arrest, but it is hoped they will be cap
tured before morning.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
The Lost Steamer.
FuiI Particulars of the Distressing Event
Selfish Conduct,

NEW YORK, Nov. z A special despatch
from Oshawa, Ont, gives the following partic-
ulars of the burning of the steamer Bavarian,
while on her passage from Hamilton to Mon,
treal:
On Wednesday evening about o'clock, as
the Bavarian was about midway between
Oshawa and Darlington, the crew and passen-
gers were Mortified at the sound of loud re-
port followed by smoke bursting forth from be-
low. The fact that the vessel was on fire was
at once realized and a scene of iudescrbabe
confusion followed. The pitiable condition of
those on board Being intensified by the dis
lance from shore and the piercing cold. There
were four life boats on board and rush was
made to get them. Two were successfully
launched, one was broke and the fourth went
adrift and was lost The passengers were panic
stricken, crowded into the boats and pulled off
for the shore, leaving IA agonized human beings
on board, three of whom were ladies. Had
they gone after and got back the boat which
went adrift all might have been saved Great
blame is attached to those who left the vessel
in the manner they did, leaving the women to
certain death. The vessel burned with fearful
rapidity, and it was evident that no hope Ie-
manned for those on board. The captain, who
remained, was last seen ON a board, but is sup
posed to have persisted. A few persisted mis-
eraby in the flames, but the most of those on
board took plunge in the water with life pre-
servers, boards, &c. The cold quickly bewil-
dered them, and fourteen persons in all are
supposed to have found distressing death.
The vessel burned to the waters edge and
all night baffled the efforts of strong tug to
get hold of her hull She was finally towed to
Oshawa harbor. The survivors, after a painful
experience of over four hours, succeeded in
reaching port about II o'clock.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The only
theory is that it must have commenced from
the engine room and been overlooked until it
had spread two far to be checked The steam
er had valuable cargo and was insured to a
considerable amount.
TORONTO, Nov. Capt. Howard general
superintendent of the Canadian navigation
steamers returned from the wreck of this Ba-
varian this evening He reports that the acct
dent was caused by the breaking of the walking
beam, the fore part of which fell on several
barrels of spirits stored on deck, bursting them
and causing fire. 1t is the intention of the
Company to prosecute the pilot and the men of
the first boat which left the burning steamer,
for leaving contrary to orders.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Brief JOfiings.

The annual meeting of the Widows Wood
Society will occur On Friday evening, Novem-
Der 14th
The engine Gen. Knox has recently been
thoroughly repaired aid was yesterday placed
upon the Eastern Railroad, to be used as a
shlfllng engine. She will be under the charge
OF John Nichols engineer.
Rev. George w Bicknell will exchange pull
pits next Sabbath with Rev. Mr.. French of
Brunswick.
One week from next Tuesday evening the
Maine Charitable Mechanics Association will,
discuss the Annexation question.
Recently lady advertised for lost pair Of
boots. A night or two since she woke up sud-
denly and the first thought that came to her
mind was, that she had left the boots several
weeks previously at shoe store to have some
nails put in the heels.
"Wastes and Burdens of Life, is the subjec
of Beecher's new lecture.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08

NEW YORK. Nov. 7.-Evenng---Cotton more ac-
tive; sales 3l57 bales Mddling uplands 1890 Flour
dull heavy, irregular and unsettled shippers hold off
while the home trade only buy sufficient to supply
pressing wants. sales p 600 bbsi State at s. g ST.
Round Hoop Ohio go g Z 65 Western 4 IS q Z &C: :
29 &c lower; sales $4,000 bush the export demand
quite limited No Milwaukee Spring 3s; No 2 Mil
q "a 2s1; Winter Red Western "a; Iowa Spring
at 1 % a 80. Corn heavy and lower with good
ed Wssfern at ~ @ sac sosi My
SO a 5S1c in store Oats are dull sales 81 900 bush
White Western 45 q 4Sc; new Mixed Western afloat
at as a ACC Beef quiet new plain messat so a 10 90
new extra do 10 90 a IL 90. Pork dull; sales of 225
bbs new mess at 1900: Lard is easer sales 700 ties
steam att e 7-l6c; kettle at Is % &c. Butter is
dul; Ohio at Is g &c: Stee at % "a SOC. Whiskey is
nr1ner . 4uu bbs; Western free at 80 q Ole. Rice
IS dull and unchanged Carolina at q &C. Sugar Is
dull sales 1872 hhds; refining g g 7e. Coffee is dull;
'26ke st Domingo 10 Ia 19Ic; Rio at f9f a 22lc in
Gold. Molasses dull; clayed 20 q 25c; New Orleans
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

at TempLdrs' Hail. No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Mondays in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco Streets First Thurs
day INF each month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNIr--No 1854 Congress street
Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall LODGE No. 8,
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Mon
day evenings. At their Hall; Clapps Block, Market
Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
Sons OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Division, No. 95
Sons Of Temperance Hall. Friday evening
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF COOP TEMPLARs-Ar
cana, Monday; Mission, Wednesday; Forest City
Saturday-in Williams block, Congress street. Mys-
tic, Thursday; Atlantic, Monday at Sons OF Tenn
peraDce Hall, Congress street. Iron Clad, Thursday
at West End.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75-Cor-
ner Congress and Casco streets. Second Saturday in
each month.
PAYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at y O'Clock.
2oswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening In Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress ana
Casco streets.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF acknowledgements
at Arcana al, Williams block, corner of Congress
and Chapel Sts., Tuesday evening.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Bio k. Second Monday in each month Deliv-
cry Of books, 2 to 6, Z to g. day and evening.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
MISSISSIPPI.

A special despatch from Mississippi says that
Ames' majority for Governor of the State is
about $4,000, and that the State is overwhelm-
ingly Republican.
JACKSON, Nov. THE election returns come
in very slowly. Only % counties have full re-
ports. These give Ames majority of q, 567
These counties always go Republican, and when
the official returns are received from the other
counties the majority will, perhaps, be some
what less than is now estimated. The vote is
very light everywhere The Republicans will
have a majority in both branches of the Legis-
ture.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Adjourned Administrator,s sale

fINHE auction sale of the Homestead buildings and
Il Land near Aliens Corner, belonging TO the es-
tate OF the late Geo. Frost is adjourned from Thurs
day. Nov 9th, to THURSDAY, Nov. 18th, at IL
O'Clock: THOS. QUiMBY.
nexed.
r. o. BAILEY q CO., Auctioneer..
nos x
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Falling OFF i'm Freighting-Re of
Hotel Charges.


NEW YORK, Nov. THE recent money cris-
is has exercised an unfavorable influence over
every branch of trade and industry in the city.
On many of the steamship docks and at the
railroad depots, half of the usual number of
hands are employed, while at others the men
are working on full time
The agent of the New York and Baltimore
transportation line, stated yesterday that there
was decrease of about one-half i'll eastern
bound freight, but that the western traffic was
the same as usual The grain trade with Bal
timore has completely fallen away.
The hotel PROJECTORS complain of the exceed
ing dulness. One or two hotels on the Ameri-
can plan haze made a reduction in prices.
With one or two exceptions the hotels on the
European plan have made reduction in the
prices of rooms twenty per cent former
prices.
The bricklayers' strike continues, notwith-
standing contrary reports The Central Coun-
Gil of the United Order of American Bricklay-
ers met last night in secret session. 1T was
stated that compromise was suggested, that
employees should deduct twenty-five cents
from days pay instead of fifty cents. 1t is
not known what action was taken on the sug-
gestion beyond referring to a special c ON
mittee.
Two hundred and thirty men were discharg-
ed this week from the lumber yards in Green
Point. One hundred laborers were discharged
at Long Island. One hundred cabinet makers
were discharged in the same city. Four hun
three hundred from the Prospect Park i'm
provements. The Rubber Comb Factory at
College Point, L. l., have reduced their time to
four days per week, employing six hundred
men,
Mills stopped.
The Manchester, n H., Print Works Will do
no more printing till December first. About
five hundred people are thus out of work. The
mills have shut down this week and it is I'M
derstoUd will run four days a week hereafter.
The Amesburg wooden mills commenced run
ming on one-half time yesterday. The Salisbury
mills are running on three-quarters time
The Merrimac Hat Company of Salisbury
will shut down for the month of November to-
morrow.
War Upon Railroad Company.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov Suit has been
commenced by the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission against the Chicago and North
western Railroad Co., for the violation of the
railway law 1t is understood that suits will be
instituted against several roads as soon as the
Attorney General can prepare the necessary
papers,
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Indian Outra1e.,

ST. LOUIS, Nov. IA special from Fort Sill
says the Indians burned Whalley's ranch near
the Red River on Monday, murdered one man
and drove away considerable stock. Two men
belonging to surveying party are reported
killed As miles from Fort Richardson on sat
urday. The Mescalero Apaches from Nav
Mexico are raiding in Texas and committine
murders. The Comanches ON the reservatio5
near Fort Sill have not and cannot deliver un
the five men stipulated for at the council, and
as consequence their annuity gooSs and food
win be withheld after this week, which, it ~
expected, will drive them to the war path.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Official dispatches
received by the department of State, show that
the Virginius was captured six miles from the
coast OF Jamaica, at the instance of Minister
Slckles. instructions was sent from the home
government at Madrid to await orders from the
home government before inficting penalties on
the passengers or crew of the Virginus. This
order was probably received ON the evening of
the fifth, or morning of the 9th inst, too late
as 1t appears from dispatches received from
Cuba to-day, to be respected.
Treasury Balances
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day. Currency So, AIS, 337 special deposits of le-
gal tenders for redemption Of certificates of de-
post 9,795,O00; coin 1913, 564, 4SS, including
$2S 13l $50 in coin certificates outstanding legal
tenders 1851 1877, 271.
Appointments.
D. M. Reed, the present consul general at
Paris has been promoted to be minister resi-
deaf at Greece, vice Mr. Francis resigned. A
T. A. Iorbert, at present consul general at
Havana, has been promoted to be consul gener-
ala Paris. Henry G. Hill, the present vice
consul general at Havana, to be consul general
at Havana,
Various Matters.
Lieut.. Wilkinson of General Howard's staff,
is ordered to Fort Mcpherson to conduct the
Modocs to their new home in the Indian Teri
tory.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day heard an
argument for and against the application of
the st. Paul and Sioux City Railroad, growing
out of overlapping grants and involving a title to
about 10000 acres of land in Minnesota The
decision heretofore rendered was in favor of the
Winona and ST. Peter Company.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08

The German Minister of Finance has decided
to sell 20,O0,O 900 thalers of the disued silver to
the United States government, which is the
highest bidder.
The, Ellis mills at Evansville, Ind, were
burned Friday. Loss $4,000.
The railroad lock at Knoxville, Tenn, con-
freight train out Friday morning failed.
Advces from Tucson, LIST insts state that
Cochiese refuses to stop rading into Next
co and New Mexico, and will not submit to
good discipline or to having his tribe counted
His Indians continue to draw regular rations
from the government, whether on or off their
reservation.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
MASONIC
MASUNIC
At Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.

MASONlC
At Masonic Hail. No. 95 Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGEs-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday,
CHAPTERs-GreenIeafR r. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
.CoUNCIL-Portland c. R. g. s.. Masters, second
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF K. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day: ST. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday 8 P. NJ; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcL-Portland Council P. of j., second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Crox de H., third
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S. P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Municipal Court.

BEtORE JUDGE MORhiS.
FRIDAY.-Edward Mccain. Search and seizure.
Fined $50. Appealed Williams.
Austin Brannagan Search and seizure. Fined
$50. Appealed. Williams.
Niles B. Oleson. Search and seizure. Discharg-
ed. b. D. Verrill.
Thomas Sullivan. Breaking and entering and lar
ceny from the store of John Cameron. Ordered to
recognize in the of $500 for his appearance at
/ the January term Superior Court.
Antoine Murray. Intoxication. Fined S. with
hosts Paid,
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
by TELEGRAPH.
MASSACHUSETTS,.


Fire Commissioners.
Boston. Nov. THE Mayor has nominated
David Chamberlain, L. T. Sawyer and Alfred
e. Rockwell for the new Board of Fire Com
missioners.
Served Right.
Geo. II. Bailey has been convicted in the U.
5. Circuit Court OF sending obscene matter
through the mails; sentence deferred.
Burned to Death.
Mrs A. Badger, 20 years of age was fatally
burned by her clothes coming in contact with a
stove, at her residence in Charestown to-day.
Accidents.
James Cole, brakeman on the New York and
New England Railroad, while standing on the
top of a car this evening near Neponset was
knocked off by striking his head against a
bridge, and instantly killed. He had been upon
the road about month.
William Mills, Canadian, at work on a
building, fell ON Thursday afternoon and died
this morning. He was % years old.
Remarkable Trial.
LOWELL. Nov Tone of the most remarka-
BILE trials ever heldin this State was brought
before the Superior Court to-day. Edmond
Curtain, 10 years old next December indicted
for manslaughter of the boy Morris A. Lane,
three years old, on the first of July last was
placed on trial at noon. w. b. Gate of MARI
boro appeared for the defence Mr.. Gale made
an able defence on the ground of want of legal
capacity. His points were most of them sup
ported by the Court in its charge to the jury.
Tho boy Curtain told the story of the transac-
ton, admitting the act, striking him because he
would not go back when asked, and he hit him
with "a stick and then asked him if he would
go; he would not and he hit him several times
more until he saw blood; he then desisted He
afterwards, with Kinsley, went to a sister in
Cambridgeport because of fear of a whipping,
threatened him by his aunt. The case was Civ
en- to the jury at O'Clock, and at they had
not agreed,
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Disappointed Architecrs.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. THE Centennial
State Superior and Executive Committee of the
Centennial Commission were in session last
night. On account Of the expensiveness of the
buildings proposed on the plans, none of the
latter were adopted. Collins and Auleureith
of this city were chosen architects TO prepare, in
confluence with the Auditor General of the
commission and representative of the State su.
periors, city councils and board of finance, a
new plan, which win secure more inexpen-
sive structure and one which can he erected in
time for the opening of the Exposition.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. THE steamer Tus-
carora has arrived from cruise sounding for a
cable line to Orient. She cruised HOO miles to-
wards Alentian Islands, 100 miles west of Cape
Menctocino. She found a submarine noun
tain over 1000 feet high. The deepest sound
ings were 2443 fathoms, 140 miles west of Far
alone's Island. She was ordered back on ac-
count of the lateness of the season.
Young Donald shot by McArravoy, for Sc
ducing the latter's sister, died this morning
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08

LITTLE Rock, Nov. 6.--Testerday two ne.
groes stole some hogs from Dr. Eagle, farmer
IN Ouachlta county, On missing the hogs
Eagle and three others started in pursuit, over.
took the party and arrested them, During the
night the negroes escaped and reported that
they had beep attacked by Ku-klux They
raised posse of about so negroes and started
after Eagle, overlook him, killed three of the
party and wounded a fourth. The sheriff OF
Ouachita county summoned posse of 80 meu
and has gone in pursuit of the murderers.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
CITY AND VICINITY.


AUCTION COLUMN.
Adjourned Administrators Sale-Baley g. Co.
EMBARRASSMENT COLUMN.
M. L. A.-Sixth Entertainment.
Opening Lecture-India Street Church
Maine Charitable Mechanic Association.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
The Glorious Work goes On-Loring's Specific.
The Cumberland S. S. Assocation-C. Sturdiyant
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
S30-W. F. StetsOn 81 Co.
House to be Let-Wm. H. ferris.
Horse for Sale-B. f. Pritchard.
Wanted-Situation.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Being manltacturers-Orin Hawkes. g. Co.
Send your orders for Oysters-Hatch.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
NEW JE RISE Y

The New Jersey Senate will stand IA Repub-
licans and Democrats. and the Assembly, 80
Republicans, q Democrats, and Independent
Democrat. The majority of the Republicans
ON joint ballot is H.
Henry w. Genet, well known in connection
with the Tweed ring and the ring frauds and
to the Assembly on the independent ticket. He
is at present under Indictment
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Watering Stock,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE Board of Di-
rectors of the Pennsylysdia railroad TO day de
able on the 1st of March, 1875, with the option
on the part of the company TO redeem it any
time after six months. The scrip is redeem.
able at par for unpaid installments on stock
allOtmentS.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08

OTTAWA, Nov. 1.-THE following is list of
the new ministry as far as known: Mckenzie,
Premier and Minister of Public Works. Blake.
without portfolio; Christie (Senator) Secretary
of States Cartwright, Minister of Finance; D.
A Mcdonald, Postmaster General; Darion
Minister of Justice; Letellier NJ. st Just (Sen-
atorl, Minister of Agriculture aud Immigra
tien; Foumier, Minister of Inland Revenue;
4. j. Smith, Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Isaac Burpee, Minister of Customs; Coffin, Re-
ceiver General; Ross, President of Council and
pro TEN Minister of Militia and Minister of the
Interior. One seat is vacant.
1t is announced that the government shortly
before its resignation made the following ap-
pointments Hon. S L. Tiley, M. p, Leuten-
ant Governor of New Brunswick; John Craw-
ford, M. f., Lieutenant Governor of Ontario:
Hon. Hugh Macdonald, NJ. p, Judge of the
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
Parliament PrOrOgued.
In Parliament to-day Mr.. H0lton announced
the names of the members of the new Cabinet
after which the Governor delivered the follow
ing speech from the throne: SIN consequence of
the resignation OF my ministers during the de-
bate on the address, | have called a fresh ad-
ministration to my council. A large number
of seats in the House Of Commons having thus
become vacant, have decided, with due regard
to the circumstances of the case, that it will be
most convenient in the interests of the public
business to prorogue this Parliament"
The Propagation was entirely unexpected.
Lord Duffern came to the Parliament house in
his own carriage without an escort or guard of
honor. Vety few people were present outside
OF the house, and the proceedings lasted only a
few minutes.
The Lake Ontario U isasfer.
TORONTO, Nov. All hope has been aban
doned as to the fate of fourteen persons left on
board the burning steamer Bavaran. Their
names are as follows; Capt. Carmichael. Chief
Engineer Fl -nacaue, the steward, Mr. Spence.
Mrs. Tiball aud daughter of Brockville, and
Mrs. ireland Of Kingston, three lady passen-
gers, and Mr.. Wier of Chatham. The names
OF the other persons missing are unknown
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
YELLOW FEVER.

aMoNTGoMERY, Ala, Nov. There were no
deaths from yellow fever during the last "a
hours' and the cases on hand are convaleseent.
r9MEMPHIs, Nov. 7.-There were two deaths
from yellow fever for the "A hours ending at 6
o'clock this afternoon
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
MIN NE sofa.

A ST. Paul despatch says that the returns
stea1ily show decrease in the Republican vote.
Dixie, the Farmers candidate for Treasurer,
is undoubtedly elected.
The Legislature will have a greatly reduced
Republican majority, the reduction being great
est proportionally in the Senate.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
FINANCIAL AND COMuERCGAI
Foreign Exports.

MONTEVIDEO. Bark S Winsow- 800, 311 feet
lumber. ~
MATANZAS. Brig Machias-512 shocks and
heads 419 box Shocks 352 bbls potatoes p ST5 feet
lumber, 80 pairs heading Is bbls herring 200 cab
bages.
HALIFAX. Ms. Bark Venture-36OO bbls flour,
100 do oatmeal.
Foreign Imports.
WOLFVILLE, Ms. Schr Escort pkgs wool 1850
bush potatoes, bbls We setables pkgs merchandise
to ID Whidden
HANrSPORT, Ms. Schr Magnolia-185 tons plas-
ter to order.
Knight 81 Whidden. "
HALIFAX. Ms. Steamer Chase-5O casks oil. 2
Puncheons rum 80 otis Goldfish, $50 boxes herring to
John Porteous; "a boxes fresh maekerel $50 bbs of
herring to Liscomb 589 boxes canned goods to J
w Jones; casks skins to G Fling; pkgs merchan-
disc to Eastern Express i pkg merchandise to Swets
Express.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
MARYLAND.

Baltimore despatch says the Republicans
have 20 members in the House and in the SEN
ate.
is 5000, showing gain of 10000 over the vote
of 1871. The aggregate Republican vote falls
short of 5000 of what it was in 1871.
The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08

PERsoNAL.-The late Charles A. Lambard of
Augusta, is said to bave had insurance policies
on his life to the amount of $125,000
Hon. Josiah H. Drummond is in Chicago at
tending Masonic celebration
Mr.. F. G. Patterson talks of starting month
ly real estate journal. An important feature
will be the publication monthly of the real es-
tate transfers for the State.