The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-11
Washington News and Gossip.
THE SALARY BILL.

The New York Times Washington special
says the Senate is not SO ardent as the House
for the repeal of the Salary Increase bill.
Whatever may be thought of the back-pay fea-
ture, it is very doubtful if dozen Senators
could be found to vote to refund their increased
pay received under the law. if they should vote
in accordance with their real views on the ques-
ton. But the popular demand for some atone
ment for the original sin of back-pay is felt in
the Senate, and so far as can be gathered from
privately expressed opinions, the Senate will
agree to some bill as soon as the action of the
House shall have been concluded. There is but
one reason to fear inaction, and that is the di-
versity of opinion that prevails as to the par
ticular form the repeating act should assume.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The special of the same paper says that the
confirmation of A. R. Shepherd. esq.,, as Gov
to those who have accused Gov. Shepherd of
all manner of corrupt dealings and demanded
an investigation of District affairs before the
Senate should confirm his nomination. What
ever may be said about the proceedings of the
Board Of Public Works, or whatever other crit
icism may be made against Gov Shepherd's
official action as President of that Board, it is
certain that no man of character in this Dis
trct where he has always lived and has been
well known during his whole life, has vet been
found to charge or insinuate that he was not
man of integrity and honor. The District Gov
eminent declares itself ready for any investi-
cation desired, but no movement in that direc-
ton has yet been made in this Congress
HORSE TALK.-The cpizootic is prevalent in
North Carolina
A four-year-old Clay FLY has just been sold
at Lexington, KY, for $4,000.
Lady Emma, a fast New York trotter, has
just been purchased by William Vanderbilt
At Burlington, VT, last week, Judge j.
Kinney of Nebraska City purchased number
of fine trotting and stock horses.
The owner of Thad Stevens the horse that
won the great race in California recently, is
said to have made $4,000 by the victory of his
runner.
''Sherrod," horse of famous pedigree, has
just been purchased by parties in this State.
He is sixteen years old and rau in remarkable
time when three years old.
The Paris Figaro tells of horse that was
saved from death by brandy, and then haeame
so very fond of the liquor that he would escape
from his stable and go right to a saloon for
more. When one day he was refused his regu-
lar drink. he smashed his way through the win
dow into the saloon.
T. Lane Emory, residing near Taylor, in Bel
Air county, Md, recently lost two valuable
horses by hydrophobia The first intimation
he had that either of them had been bitten was
while driving OH the road. One of them began
to act very strangely, frothed at the mouth,
and becoming almost ungovernable, in a fran
rage seized its companion by the neck, tear-
oct piece of flesh, thus communicating the
disease to it. Both horses died.
FATAL CHURCH QUARREL-A dispute
about meeting house near Lumberton, Robe
son comfy, N. c., has had a disgraceful termi
nation, The building was owned originally by
Freewill Raptists, who, unable to maintain
services, allowed it to psss into the hands of
another branch of the Baptist denomination
In October last a Frewill Baptist minister at
tempted to resuscitate the original church, the
result being war between the two churches,
and struggle for the possession of the church.
On the 4th of November the building as.burn-
ed down, and four of the Frewill faction were
arrested on suspicion of firing it, one of them
being bound over for trial A quarrel among
members of both factions who had been pres
ent at the preliminary examination ended in
the killing of III. Hayes a Freewill Baptist, by
club in the hands of Alvin G, Britt and a
companion Immediately absconded. The
murder occurred Nov 90