The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-06

notice than those of any other Republican
speaker partly from his prominence in the
party but more on account of the bold attitude
leaders could give the South peace and named
Seymour and Tilden as two of them-that no
real Democratic convention had accepted the
last constitutional amendments, calling that
which nominated Greeley not Democratic.
He also showed that the Democratic members
of the reconstruction committee in the last
Congress in minority report avowed the bold
doctrine that "the political rights OF the col
ored men as conferred by the constitutional
amendments, would go down with the Re-
publican party" and that public opinion would
vibrate to its old condition as it existed prior
to the disturbing influence of the war" These
declarationslhave called out considerable hostile
criticism. In New York, George William Cur
tbs editor of Harper's Weekly made strong
speech in favor of the Republicans.
The Chicago Tribune, for many years the
foremost Republican paper of the Northwest.
but joining the Liberal movement long before
the New York Tribune, has been brought back
by its old publisher Nh. Medill, and will hence
forth be a Republican journal of the agrees
sion type. This is received as an indication
that the sort of independent journalism af-
fected by the Tribunes does not pay.
There are but few disturbances reported in
the South last week. 4 riot in Delaware the
other night, being an assault by Democrats
upon colored Republicans returning from pc
itical meeting.
1t is claimed that the victory of the Demo
orats in Ohio apd Indiana On ropud;at;op
expansion platform is sending back our bouds
from Europe and stopping the sale Of the new
five and four-and-a-half per cents. Mr.. Conk-
ling in his speech says that it is victory
which will cost our railroad corporations and
borrowing enterprises thousands of money. SCI
--ef- CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
All the news of the week from the Indian
country confirm the intelligence of last week
to the effect that the war parties have been
either severely punished or terribly scared, and
that they are now making for their reserva-
tons and rations. Army officers express the
opinion that there will be no more fighting
Indians for years. . -..-
il The week has been remarkable for forest
fires and other CONGREGATIONS. In Ohio de-
structive forest fires are reported in the vicini
ty of Columbus, Logan, New Lexington and
all through the iron region in the southern
part of the state. The same reports come
from the iron region of Kentucky aboat Rus
sell. From Fort Wayne. indiana, there are
similar reports. Fences farm buildings, val
liable timber and in some cases, herds of stock
have been destroyed, amounting in the aggre-
gate to large sum. So dense was the smoke
in Lancaster, Ohio, that gas had to be burned
in the daytime, on Monday. Many farmers
are destitute; aud Cincinnati is taking meas
ures to relieve the needy Similar reports
come from places all along the line of the Pan
Handle and Central Ohio Railroad in West
Virginia.
Other destructive fires are reported as fol-
lows: Thirty buildings 10 Greencastle, lndi-
ana, with loss of $500, 1000, with light insu-
rance; hotel and other buildings in Plymouth
Pennsylvania, loss 100000; Goddard's block,
New Sweden, loss $4,000; two squares of
buildings, the best in town, in Selema Grove,
Pennsylvania, loss $4,000; two extensive
glass works in Philadelphia, and the Falls
Park brewery in the same city, loss heavy; at
Belcher niue, Nevada, $50 feet below the
surface, resulting in a loss of $4,000 and two
lives; the village Of st. Joe small town in
Butler county, Pennsylvania, % buildings
At fight between rival fire companies at
Mahoney City Pa. clubs and pistols were used
and Mr. Mayor the chief municipal officer was
killed and several wounded.
The reports of suffering from the grasshopper
famine ia Nebraska continue, and as an asso-
citation has been organized in that state to su
perintend the distribution of relief as we'll as
raise it.
Yellow fever has been reported prevalent in
Mobile but later advices indicate that it has
subsidized ON account of the cool weather and
frosts which were generally prevalent Saturday
and Sunday in that part of the South.
Gov. Kellogg and Mayor Burke INDUCED in a
personal affair in the streets of New Orleans
last Thursday. Kellogg with friend were in a
carriage, when some conversation ensued, and
Burke seized the Governor by the hard and at.
tempted to strike him with whip. Kellogg
drew his pistol and fired one shot. when Burke
followed with four pistol shots. Unfortunate
ly neither party was killed or harmed Burke
was arrested but subsequently, released at Kel-
logg's request. -rer
aHE FOREIGN.
The Emperor William opened the German
parliament Thursday in a speech. He wants a
big army and peace with the world. If the
world don't care for peace he is ready to defend
himself. ra ssH
Won Arnim has been released on bail but re-
mains in Berlin while the Prussian authorities
investigate his correspondence while minister
to France.
In Spain the Republicans claim some success
but the contest is not carried on with much
apparent vigor. 1t is reported that several
| leading Carsts have informed Don Carlos that
| it is useless to continue the war; %
The Bonapartists have elected amember of
the Assembly in the department of Calais by
10000 majority over the Republicans. The
Monarchists had no candidate. Is
BRIEF MENTION. <
The provinces of Coro and Barcelona have
risen in revolution against the President of
VENEZUELA. reports good cotton
| crop.-Julia G. Goodale committed suicide at
| Nashua, N H., a few days since. She was
suffering from cancer.-Three convicted
murderers will be hanged in Pennsylvania,
| November 12th.-U. S. Steamer Tuscarora
| is about to sail for San Francisco to make a
line of soundings to the Sandwich Islands,
Fred w. Green, son of Quar- termaster General
Green, U. S. A., who left Hartford, Conn, for
Manchester, Oct. 90 is missing. IA suit has
been commenced to foreclose the mortgage of
the Western Maryland Railroad. Kullman,
who attempted to murder Bslnack has been
sentenced to IA years imprisonment.
| Emperor William has sent letter of condo
lence to the Roman Catholic Bishop who was
recently injured by an accident The city of
New Orleans owes its fire department 100000
The franklin Telegraph Company's wires
have been laid to Straw Point, Rye Beach. i
Mobile business men telegraph that there is
no well authenticated case of yellow fever in
that city.-Ex-Gov. Enos Throop died in