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WASHINGTON.
Various Matters.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 29-Mchael McKane
was to-day convicted of manslaughter with
recommendation of mercy, for killing his broth
er, John.
Two roughs who, while partly drunk, called
OUT 10 President Grant in a rude and boisterous
manner as he was riding to church yesterday
win bis family. They were arrested and taken
70 the Central Guard House, and this morning
nned 80 on a charge of loud and boisterous
conduct on the street.
The patent office to-day refused to receive
payment fees in certified checks except on banks
willing to cash them.
1t is supposed the falling off in internal reve
nue. receipts to-day, as pared with last Mon
DAY, namely, 100000, is manly if not alto
gether attributable to scarcity of currency for
remittances
A Visit of Consultation.
1t is said in official quarters that the object
OF the Secretary of the Treasury in calling upon
tne President was not Tor consultation but
merely to show the President kilograms from
the North giving hopeful view of future fl
nanelal transactions.
Treasury Balances.
Inc following are the Treasury balances to-
Gay: Currency 81 446 437: special deposits of lie.
post Sl1, 250, 600; coin $S5319, 568, including
S34, 900 in coin certificates; outstanding legal
tenders 1856, 100000.
Public Debt Increase.
New YORK, Sept. ga Washington special
states that the public debt statement will show
an increase for September The receipts from
customs have fallen off more. than 80 per cent.
since the beginning OF the panic.
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The yacht "Grissie" of Salem, having on
board party of ladies and gentlemen, is in
the harbor.
The fourteenth anniversary of the Machi-
gonne Steam Fire Engine Company occurs
on Wednesday.
The horse chestnut trees are budding, as re-
suit of the recent warm weather
L. n. McGovern has purchased the brick
house on Cotton street of N. P. Richardson, for
$25O0.
The number of arrivals at the Mt. Pleasant
House, Bridgton, during the season ending
Sept 18th, has been 1000. The success of this
new summer resort in every respect, has far
exceeded the hopes of its most sanguine
friends.
The night porter of the Falmouth Hotel was
assaulted on Centre street, Sunday night, it is
supposed by the hoys recently discharged from
that hotel,
Reuben Ruby has strawberry plant con-
tanning both fruit aud blossom. 1t is grown in
the open air.
A series of entertainments are to be given in
St. Stephens Vestry, commencing in Decem-
Der and continuing till May.
The Chestnut Street Church is to begin next
Sabbath the plan of voluntary contributions for
the payment of its annual expenses.
Sunday two young men stole livery team
and started on ride over the Portland bridge,
but were overhaued by the owner Of the team
and disodged.
The sale of tickets for reserved seats for Bar
NUNS Aggregation begins at Stockbrdge's this
merning.
The Grand Jury for the Circuit Court came
in and reported yesterday and were paid off.
The Court then adjourned.
The horses are detached from the Congress
street horse car VIII lie desc ending Munjoy Hill
aud the car allowed to run by its own velocity.
The street is being repaired.
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POLICE NoTEs.--Yesterday Deputy Marshal
Bridges arrested young woman for the larceny
of dress from the lady of the house where
she worked.
man named Dyer rushed into the police
station yesterday barefooted, with his head
bleeding, and wanted an officer to go up to his
house on the hill and arrest his brother-in-law.
named Murphy, who had assaulted him and
frightened almost to death his wife, who had
just been confined. Officers Barbour and Stew
ems made the arrest
There were only three DRINKS at the police
station last night.
Nelse Leighton, who was sentenced to three
months in jail yesterday, gave "Gentle Annie
bit of advice before the officers loo ed him
up "Anne," said he, ''Do not keep any rum
or men IN the house while am absent from
home"
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The Plague Stricken City.
Terrible DestitutiOn at Shreye-
port.
A Cry for Aid Sent Forth.

SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. 29-Within the last
four days several of the most prominent and
useful citizens of Shreveport have fallen vic
tins to the epidemic. The population is fear
fully thinned out by sickness and death We
no longer have funerals The hearses followed
by one or two carriages dash through the streets
like a section of artillery in battle, seeking a
position. Then few more hearses are drum
med up, collins showed into hearses and driven
rapidly to the cemetery. This is the case even
with the most prominent citizens. The How
ards have opened an orphan asylum and are
feeding about two-thiTds of the resident poLu
lation. There are fewer deaths and new cases
because there are fewer people, The physicians
appointed committee last week to investi2 ate
the origin Of the epidemic, and evidence has
already been collected showing beyond a doubt
a question that the fever was imported here
from Cuba. Drs. Chaplin, Burns and Davidson,
who are here from New Orleans, are fully sat
isfied on this point.
The Shreveport Times of tomorrow will con-
tain the following appeal, which the Howard
Association earnestly requests the press of the
country to PUBLISH
To our fellow citizens:
Yellow fever, az. epidemic which has already
swept away more than 400 of the commu nity
is still raging with unabated fury in our midst
We have now at least 700 sick, of all ages. sexes
colors and Ddtionaties, all of whom from the
peculiar character of the disease require con-
slant and skilful narsing In addition to this
there are hundreds left without cent and with
out employment Amongst these are many
women and little children All must for the
present be provided for and fed by the How ard
Association, for there is no work to do and no
money. The destitutiou in our midst is as
heartrending as the disease itself, and there is a
fearful number of deaths. The drain upon the
funds of the Association has thus far been
enormous, and the liberal aid sent us by our
sister cities nearly exhausted. Under these
painful circumstances we are forced to make
this general appeal to the country for aid. We
have people amongst us suffering in want and
dying, from all sections of the Union aud from
all nations and we feel that the great heart will
respond to this appeal, exJorted by 4 most dire
necessity. Our own resources a,e nearly ex-
hausted. The wealthy are broken down and
tho poor are threatened with actual starvation.
The sick that are dying are about to be deprived
of the commonest comforts humanity can offer
them. We ppeal not to our fellow country,
aut to our fellow man for aid.
(Signed,) L. e. SIMMONS,
President Howard Association; y. p. Martin,
Vice President; D. c. Fenner, M. D.; Thomas
G. Allen, NJ. D.; J. S. Cutleff, NJ. D.. Nicker-
son Dalsell, M. D.; George A. Pike.
Eight deaths occurred to-day.
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MASONIC Recommendations. Gerry & Tur-
ner, marble workers on Congress street, have
just completed a monument to be placed over
the grave of Edmund Libby, at Evergreen
Cemetery. Mr.. Libby was prominent Mason,
a member of the firm of Sawyer, Webb & Co.,
and died Oct 81, 1872. The tablet was design
ed by Mr. w. H. Turner, and is original unique
and very beautiful. 1t consists of a tablet with
columns supporting an arch representing the
B,ue Lodge architecture, and surmounted by
the Royal Arch keystone emblem. In the CEN
tire of the tablet is a crown and cross, EN-
blematc of Sir Knight Templar Surround
ing this emblem are the words, 'SDe thou faith
full unto death and l will give thee the crown OF
life Surmounting the arch are the words,
"doliness uuto the Lord, for his mercy endur
eth forever. The marble used is italian. and
the monument will cost $3.50 Prominent mem
hers of the order have pronounced it the finest
masonic tablet ever made in this city,
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ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS Yesterday
this festival was celebrated in the Catholic and
Episcopal churches in this city.
AT the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
solemn mass was said in the morning and
prayers were offered invoking the guiding in
fuence of the holy angels.
At the Cathedral of st. Luke's, Bishop
Nicely administered the Holy Eucharist, with
appropriate services. The affairs were clothed
with yellow and gold.
Tn is festival originated in honor of St. Mi
chael and all the nine orders of angels. The
Catholic Church recognizes only three angels
by name, Michael, Raphael and Gabriel 1t is
also called Michaelmas, in remembrance of the
day in the year COG, when Pope Bonface LII.
dedicated church in Rome to st. Michael.
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by TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE.
Sad Ending to. a Serenade.
The Bridegroom Fires into the Crowd.

BANGOR, Sept. GA party of young men
were serenading a newly married couple in
Brownvlle, Saturday night, when the BRIDE
groom, whose name is Morrill,, fired at them
with shot gum the charge from which lodged
in The abdomen of young man named Ken
dali. whose wounds will probably prove fatal
Death of a Wei known Ciiizen.
EAsTPoRT. Sept. go. S. Lvermore, a we'll
known citizen of this place, died last evening,
aged 70 years. Mr. Livermore has for many
years been President of the Frontier National
Bank.
Death of Col. Strickland.
LEWISTON, Sept. 29,-Col. Lee Strickland
died in Livermore, on Sunday, from the effects
of a recent accident. Col. Strickland was a
colonel of the Eighth Maine Regiment, and has
been prominent in the politics of the State.
Sunday was the hottest day for years for this
season of the year, the mercury ranging from
So to so degrees in the sfade.
Disaster.
BATH Sept. 29.-The three-masted schooner
Annie E. Kranz, Capt. Pervere, loaded with
about HOO tons of COAL run ON to the lodges CD
posite Parker's Head, this morning. while I'M
der sail, and remained till high water this af-
ternoon. Two tugs went to her and towed her
up to this city this evening. A part of her
keel is gone and she is leaking.
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New York stock and Money Market.

New YORK STOCK ana Money MARKET.
New YORK.. Sept. 29-6 P M Wall and Broad
streets have been comparatively quiet to-day. There
have been the usual gatherings of outside dealers
stocks on the walks and in the street, and few
sales have been made. There has been no excl e.
ment however. The regular brokers have been ar
ranging their affairs a. their offices and counting
houses preparatory for to-morrow's opening of he
Stock Exchange. The feeling generally L. hopeful
may be quite number of small firms who will be
unable to meet thor obligations, even under the rules
several within the next three days will be sol out
under the rules. There is however, panickv feel
ing, and there appears to be General disposition to
make all settlements easy as possible under the
circumstances Money could be obtained this after
noon on stochs at per cent. per annum. The high
est rate was per cent per day The premium on
per cent. to q per cent. There but few trans
actions II discounts at Is e 90 per cent. Gold has
been active and fuctuating all day; opening at 81,
declining to 1l1a advancing to 1925 and closing at
1lzs Borrowing rates have been fiat 10 132, Lie, L,
and l6t per cent, and closed fiat. The operations
at the Gold Exchange Bank o-day were: Gold bal
ances, 9941o5; currency balances, 1884, gross
clearngs S33, S42, 900.
Clearing House Statement: Currency exchanges,
Sal 900 UO0 including last Saturday; Gold exchanges
81 $50 065; gold balances, S534, $685. there no
sales of Governments to-day. Sterling Exchange
opened quiet at 1U5S for prime bankers ills 60 days,
and 1861 for short sight; some sales as low az
1913 O. 105; commercial bills, 103 able transfers, 107
1911. This afternoon there was more activity, and
an Improvement consequent upon the anticipated
ton of the banks with a view to buy Sterling Ex-
change. This action was as follows:
At meeting this afternoon of the Clearing House
Association, Messrs. Bows & Humphreys, i'll behalf
OF the Produce Exchange, made the following propo-
sition: That the Clearing House Association appoint
a committee of five. representing many different
banks, to buy commercial bills with bill of ladiug
attached and make requistion on the loan commit
lee for the issue Of Clearing House certificates for the
benefit of shippers. The proposition was referred to
loan committee, which will probably report
row morning. The stock dealings to-day nave been
during last week. entirely of irresponsible char
acter but the following the closing street quota
tions:
New York Central OH q 90; Western Union 6s q
SO; Pacific Mall 344; Erie, 81 q 81; VI ion Pacific 4
a. 90.
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II . h Il i q N.
Spanish Affairs.
Insurgent Frisaies yyorsted.


MADRID, Sept 29.-The insurgent frigates
Numencia and Mendez Nunez have left Ali
cante for Carthageua. The commander of the
Numeacia admits that there was serious loss of
life on bis vessel during the bombardment of
Alicante last Saturday. 1t is believed that the
failure of the insurgents will cause the imme-
diate surrender of Carthagena.
Generalization of the Carlists.
The Carlists in the north recently met with a
series of damaging reverses. Discomfort and
disqualification are spreading in their ranks.
1t is reported that the famous chief Seballos
has been deprived of his command and General
Trstang and Miret have resigned. In the
meantime the enthusiasm for the national
cause is increasing in the northern provinces.
Eight persons were killed iu Alicante during
the bombardment
The police have closed the gambling houses
of Madrid
Rate of Discount Raised.
LONDON, Sept 29.-The directors of the
Bank Of England at their meeting to-day, fix
ed the minimum rate of discount at the bank
at per cent. The announcement of the in
crease in the rate of discount caused much
surprise in financial circles.
The failure of three brokers in consequence
of the fall in the price of Erie railway shares
has been announced in the stock exchange.
The demand for discount at the Bank of
England to-day, as well as in open market, has
been heavy at the rate of !. per cent One
the e63S, 900 drawn from the bank of England
on balance to-day, is for shipment to America.
The remainder gees to Germany.
Typhoid Fever.
Cases of typhoid fever in this city are daily
increasing and alarm is felt in some of the in
fected quarters.
Progress of the Ashantee War.
The latest news of the progress of the Ash
antee war is satisfactory. The natives are III a
state of semi-st aviation and it is supposed they
are waiting for the end of the rainy season.
They are unable till then to make any move
movement. An American vessel was discover
ed in the act of selling them powder and he's
been seized by the British commander. A
blockade of the coast is declared TO prevent
similar occurrences.
Various Matters.
HALIFAX Sept 29.-Tbe British gunboat
Swallow arrived from Havana to-day with
mild case of yellow fever on board
The schooner Ellen, which arrived from Sgd
ney yesterday, reports having passed schoon-
er bottom up and painted greea, off White
Island. Her name was not aScertained
The four cared Logan crew of ST John have
CHALLENGED the r SIS Farey crew of this city to
row at Halifax or st. John for $500 or $500 a
side
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A Co NTEMpTIBLE AcT.-Saturday fellow
emnloyed by the gentleman who is painting the
,steeple of one of our city churches, went to the
house of his employer and Informed his wife
that her husband had fallen frem the steepe
and was severely injured, apd that ne wanted
bis nav. which amounted to four dollars. In
CONFEDERATION OF his story he exhibited his
hands, covered with red paint, but Whtcn iooA-
ed liks blood. Immeasureably shocked anu
not having the change in her purse she hunted
up her son, who paid the man his bill. The
whole story was false. No such accident oc-
Cured
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Municipal COurt.

JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Goodale. Intoxication. Sixty
days.
Bridget Haney. Intoxication. Fined S. with
costs. Committed.
John Iulhern and Doltey McCallam, for an af-
fray in public place. Fined IS each with COSTS
Paid.
MoNDAY-Henry NJ Wheeock John Starkey.
Assumpsit for rent OF sewing machine-S1O. Judg-
ment for plaintiff for amount claimed.
Larrabee Strout & Holmes
John Murphy VS.. Thomas McBrady. Assault &
battery. Judgment for plaintiff for the sum of $40.
Larrabee. Motley.
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City Affairs.

Yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, at specal
meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
the following business was transacted:
Petitions Presented and Referred OF W. A.
Barrett to be appointed a special policeman,
without pay, at the Eastern Railroad station.
Orders Passed: Directing the City Treasurer
to deliver an installment of bonds to the amount
of $50 900 to the Portland & Ogdensburg Rail
road Company; that the Mayor be and he here
by is directed to notify the Directors of the
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Company that
the progress being made in the building of said
road is not satisfactory to this Board, and that
they be urged to use more activity in its con-
struction, especially in the ''Notch'' part of the
route.
The following statement was read by the
Mayor:
Expenses detailed in drevous statement
passed upon and accepted by the City
Committee .......................S 1857 %
Els mates to Fuller & Harding to last
OF August. ............... oSo,ool ~
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DEERING.-The committee appointed to pur-
chase fire engine to be stationed at Wood
ford's Corner, have male proposition to Bos-
ton parties to purchase their engine provided
if, upon trial, it gives satisfaction. The ex-
pense of transportation will be given by Capt.
Coyle of the Boston steamers. The engine
will cost $500 4.
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UNITARIAN CoNFERE NcE.-The Unitarian
State Conference meets at Kennebunk this
evening aud continues its session until Thurs
day morning A large attendance is expected
as The meeting will be one of unusual interest.
Free return tickets are given by the railroads.
Rev. r. H. Shipper of Boston addresses the
Conference this evening, and Rev. DR.. Hill of
this city speaks tomorrow evening.
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STREET Recommendation street
in front of the Eastern depot is to- be paved
the portion Is feet wide nearest that depot to
be of wooden pavement, to be put down at the
expense of the Eastern Railroad company,
The balance of the street at that point is to be
poved with cobble stones.
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THE PRESS.
THE PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of Fes-
sender Bros. Marquis, Robinson, BranelI & Co,
Andrews, Wentworth, Glendenning Moses, Hender-
son, and Chisholm Bros. all trains that run out OF
the ity.
At Biddeford, of Pillsbury.
At Saco of L. Hodgdon.
AT Waterville, of j. s. Carter,
At Gorham. of News Ageut.
AT Bath, ofJ. o. Shaw.
AT Lewiston, of French Bros.
AT Kennebuuk. of G. E. Miller.
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CITY AND VICINITY.


ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Fair and Festival-First Baptist Society.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Perry Davis Pain-Kier.
S. p. C. A-Business Meeting.
SPECIAL Notice-Steamer Express.
A Card-F. o. j. BODICE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Everybody Satisfed-W. II. kohling.
Administrators Notice-George p. Wescott.
Lost-Baiey q No,es.
Lost Wallet.
For Baltimore-Charles Merri !.
Save Time and Money ID. Little 81 Co.
Portland Benevolent Sociely-Thomas R. Hayes
Taylor & Co.'s Announcements-2.
Y. M. G. A.-C. A. Weston
To Let with Board.
NJ G.. M. A.-Stated Meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
The Steamer Chase.
Clothing-Orin Hawkes. & Co.
Viadieation Of Mr.. Sheppard Romans.
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Ei,e nj the Sensible.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. 29.-The large
new boarding house of Abram Drake at Rye
Beach, near the Sea View House, was burned
Sunday evening, with the outbuildings and
most of the contents. All the occupants were
away and the house was closed. The loss is
said TO be $4,000; insured for $4,000 in Hartford
Offices
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SPLENDID MUSIC to be performed at City
Hall on the evenings of Sept 18th and Oct. I'd.
Several grand chorus selections; six choice
band selections; seven classical solo and duet
selections A Mozart Sonata for violin, violin
cello and piano. Only 90 cents for both con-
certs with reserved seats to be obtained at
Hawes' music store.
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Yellow Fever,

New ORLEANS, Sept. 29.-Special dispatches
from Coenham and Bryan, Texas, state that
there are pancs in those places from apprehen-
sion of yellow fever, which has broken OUT IN
Calvert There is an exodus from Calvert and
adjacent points Calvert has been quarantined
on all sides.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 27.-Tbe board OF
health reports one death from yellow fever and
five new cases within 48 hours
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SAMARITAN AssoCIATloN.-The ladies con-
nected with this Association are to hold fair
in the vestry of the Congress Square Uuiver-
salist church on Wednesday evening. Supper
will be served at G o'clock p. m. The proceeds
of the fair are for the relief of tine poor the
coming winter Admission free.
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New HAVEN, Ct, Sept. 27,-Chas R. Bur-
ritt, work man in Wilkinson Brothers paper
mill in Perley, met with horrible death this
afternoon by being caught and whirled around
piece of shafting Nearly every bone in his
body was broken. He leaves wife and one
child.
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1 hereby certify that the sum of $41O,-
949 .0S, as above shown, has been expended for
the extension of the said Portland & Ogdens
burg Railroad beyond the station at North
Conway, n. III. JOHN f. ANDERSON,
Chief Engineer Portland & Ogdensburg Rail-
road
PORTLAND, September 9Th, 1873.
The Joint Standing Committee on Streets and
Bridges, reported the following recommended
ton in relation to change of grade, with accom-
panying order: Pearl street, from Congress to
Commercial; Congress, from Temple to Elm Il:
Danforth, from Vaughan to Commercial; We st
Commercial, from Emery to Danforth; Salem,
rom Orange to Emery; York street extension.
The report was accepted and the order tabled.
Adjourned
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Receipts by EaisrOads aud Steamboats,.
GRAND TRUNK RAILROADS. cars snndries. do
shocks, do potatoes, II do iron 2 do heading q.
hides, do bark, 81 do lumber, do & NJ Railroad,
do for Haverhill, 8 do for New York Is do for st
John, do for Halifax.
STEAMER CHASE FROM NEW YoRK-17 bales
rags, y do elk skins, do 10 bags taioca 80 do
rice 10 do coffee DO nuts 10 rolls leather, % bags
ware, 30 do cement 10 do pota. oes 81 casks lnseed
oil, 100 boxes soap, 100 do starch, 40 do window
glass. 81 do oeks, % do canned goods, 200 do rails
ms, 20 do telegraph material, 90 do hardware so do
drugs, 100 crates sewing machines, 100 bdls
springs 80 coils vie, 20 bills hay bands 10 bbls
ions, 90 boxes pipes, pianos, 200 pkgs sundries
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Railroad Accident.

PTTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 29.-The Southern ex-
press train on the Pennsylvania Central rail-
road which left Easton on Sunday morning ran
into number OF freight cars standing on the
main track near Bolivar station, and one pas
senger negro was killed and several others
were bruised.