The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-25
menced libel suit against Moulton for 800,

year amounted to 1929, 252, 156, and for the pre-
ceding year s57S, 93S, 1856.
Attorney General Williams has received a
large number of letters from Alabama, Louis
lana, Tennessee and Mississippi representing
terrible condition of affairs in some parts of all
these states.
The average of the wheat crop by Depart
ment advices is seven per cent. greater than
last year.
The President has issued an order extending
the civil service rules to the federal offices in
Boston.
The safe burglars will be tried in October.
The Alabama claims commission notifies
claimants for damages caused by the Alabama,
the Florida, the Shenandoah, and their tenders
that they must file their claims within six
months from the 22d of July 1874.
THE NEW REBELLION.
Last week when our paper was issued, the
country app1ehended that there would be sea-
son Of bloodshed such as the country had not
seen since the first rebellion, but the proclama-
ton of President Grant suddenly brought the
McEnery people to their senses and at the de-
mand of Gen. ENJOY, U. S. A., the revolu-
tionists gave up their arms and left the state
house, and Kellogg has been reinstated, the
McEnery people only making lengthy pro-
test. In the remote parishes, however, the
| white leagues inaugurated new governments
which it will be more troublesome to change.
The state is in fearful condition.
There has been little change in the situation
in other states except that the decided action of
President Grant has given the White Leagues
head flaw. Would not the first rebellion have
been as easily checked if Buchanan had exer-
cised firmness?
The Democratic state committee Of Tennes-
see attributes all the lawlessness in that state
to the proposed civil rights bill.
In Kentucky large band of outlaws have
seized and fortified the court house in Breathitt
county, and the governor has sent large force
to capture them.
In Arkansas, outlaws seem to have it their
own way, stage robbery being the present recre
alton of chivalry that won't work. The 9TH
er night four stages were waylaid and robbed
or the portion of the passengers who were SC
unfortunate as to be males. The ladies were
| passed by. The robbers have been pursued and
surrounded in the woods.
| All adviees from the South indicate that the
White Leagues embrace a numerous member
ship and are well armed.
! POLITICAL.
Despite the efforts of the Tweedites the New
| York Democratic convention nominated Hon.
S. j. Tilden for Governor at Syracuse the 17th
by vote of 252 to 1877. Tilden is a good candi-
date-to beat VIM. Dorhemer, Liberal, was
! nominated for Lieut.. Governor. The platform
declares for specie payments, honest payment
of public debt, local self-government, etc, There
is said to be serious disaffecton at the nomina
tion of Tilden.
The Republicans of Tennessee nominated
congressman Maynard for Governor. The ma.
tional platform of 1872 was reafirmed, and de
clares for equal rights before the law, but deems
part of the provisions of the Senate civil
rights bill unwise.
The Peoples movement in Missouri appears
to be gaining ground, nearly every Republican
paper advocating the nominations.
An exciting election took place in New Ha.
ven, Ct, Monday, for school officers, because
the Catholics, under the advice of priest, un
dertook by separate ticket to secure MAORI
ty of the board. The Catholic candidates re
ceived 1400 of 5000 votes. Many leading Cath
elics denounced the movement.
Gen. Butler is pleading for a denomination
in way unusual for him. He says:if he il
not elected "another watch dog will be removed
from the tower Of freedom and justce"-whicl
is good.
In our own state the returns give Gov. Ding
ley majority of II 800. The Legislature i
composed as follows: Senate, % Republicans
3 Democrats; House 81 Republicans, 3 Demo
Gratis, and z fusionists of vraious sorts.
Judge E. r. Hoar has again declined tt
be candidate for Congress, and DR.. Aver O
pill fame is competitor.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Five masked men entered the residence Of
the President of bank at Wellsboro', Penn.
bound all the inmates Of the house, com
PEELED the official to open the bank from
which they took $4,000, and took an $500
ring from one of the ladies, kissed them ant
departed. Later-two of the fellows have beer
arrested.
Among the fires of the week are the follow
ing: st. Adams, VT, loss $4,000, insured; sasl
and blind factory, Taunton, Mass, loss $21 900
seven wooden blocks in Windsor, Ont. los
$4,000; hotel at Fargo, MINI, $s5, 900; Kings
lands paper mills, Passaic, N. j., loss $50, 900
Gen. Miles reports numerous fighting In.
dams in the Wachita River country. One O
his detachment, had flight with 300 whom they
drove off. He thinks that Santana and Big
Tree lead them. Otherwise the Indian hostil
tiles for the season are thought to be over.
l The woman's suffrage picnic so popular in
the neigbboring state of Massachusetts, has
found its way into Maine, and the first gat her
ing Of this particular description was held al
Lane and Cleaves' pavilion, Old Orchard beacl
yesterday. The scheme originated in the head
of Mrs. DR.. Drury, Secretary of the Woman
Suffrage Association of Haverhill, seconded by
Mr.. A. j. Hoyt, editor of the Haverhill Daily
Bulletin. Advantageous arrangements were
/ made with the Boston & Maine railroad, ant
1 yesterday forenoon's train deposited at Oh
Orchard some five hundred of the advocates
of woman's right to vote and to enjoy the SAME
privileges as her brother, from Boston, Haver
hill, Georgetown, Newburyport, Lawrence.
Exeter and Dover. Among the prominent
ladies and gentlemen present were Fl. B. Black
well of the Womans Journal, Mrs. Blackwell
better known as Lucy Stone, Miss Eastman, 6
prominent lecturer in the movement, Mr. Al
drich, night editor of the Boston Globe, and
the Strickland sisters of Chelsea, who deserve
prominence on account of the excellent sing.
ing and dramatic Iectatiors with which they
enlivened the occasion.
/ FOREIGN.
There isn't much of Importance in European
kilograms. The Spanish war has ceased to bt
interesting. Germany is troubling the Danes
and attempting to get bit of territory, tt
which Russia objects because thereby Germany
will get control of the Baltic sea.
There is no improvement in Cuban affairs
1t looks as though all business and property
would be ruined by forced loans and the civil
| war.
/ BRIEF MENTION.
| Dubuque, Iowa, reports a terrific storm and
gale in that part of the country Wednesda y
night. Damage heavy.--The Tribune de-
MES that arms have been shipped South.--A
dozen cattle were killed by the cars at Brigh-