The Portland daily press., 1874-08-21
From the Maine State Press of Aug. pol
History of Seven Days.
The news for the VI eek ending Wednesday
August 18Th.
The GREAT SCANDAL.

with the Beecher scandal. Mr. Beecher has
made his statement, which appears in our sup
plement AS the DAILY PRESS was the only
paper in the state which laid before its readers
the statement and cross-examination of Mr..
Beecher, we presume that the Maine State
PRESS is the only weekly published in Maine
which will favor its readers with the whole of
this interesting matter. On the whole, Mr..
Beechers statement is received with much fa-
vor, although ATTEST, he appears as weak and
over-sensitive man in his connection with this
matter. The statement of Mr.. Beecher is long,
but will repay perusal. just now the public
is waiting TO hear what Mr. Moulton has to say
for himself. That gentleman, during the week,
has visited Portland twice business, and
visited his counsel, Gen. Butler, on Sunday,
While here, the usual interviewers waited on
Mr.. Moulton, but he refused to state anything
of Importance. He told one, however, that he
fell back upon his original statement, and an
other. that he had decided what to do in his
own mind. Mr.. Halliday, assistant pastor of
Plymouth church, in an interview with New
York paper representative, says that Moulton
told him last March that there was nothing in
the stories which would injure Mr.. Beecher's
reputation. How "Gath'' of the Chicago Trib
une, got the copies of the forbidden letters
strictly confded to Mr.. Moulton, is not yet ex-
planned. 1t is understood that Mr.. Moulton
knows nothing of that matter 1t is said that
Mr.. Tilton is preparing another statement
There is now rumor from Washington that
Moulton's firm, Woodruff & Robinson, salt
and fish dealers, have been involved in trouble
with the customs Office on charge of fraud,
and that Beecher used his Influence with
Jayne and other officials to settle the matter.
The report of the Investigating Committee will
be made on Friday night.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The District Commisso ners who are now
practically the government of the District of
Columbia, are bringing about better state of
affairs. Nearly all the street contracts have
been revoked. The Committee Of Congress
to present to the next session bill for new
government are now in session at Saratoga
The old tax payers desire to abolish the ballot
and have the government of the district vested
in commission
Mr.. Eaton, of the civil service commission
has published a card saying that the President
is taking greater personal interest in the APP
plication of the rules of the civil service COM
mission, than ever before, and that Secretary
Bsistow stands by the President in believing in
the necessity of the reform in the Treasury
Department..
The Attorney General decides, that the re-
vised statutes do not change the law relating
to tolls upon tonnage of vessels engaged in
foreign commerce. 1t is colectable on the
entry of vessels once year.
Since the passage of the new currency bill,
the amount of currency withdrawn by the de-
post of legal tenders in the Treasury, exceeds
the amount issued to new banks to the amount
of million dollars, thus contracting the cur
rency to that ex2ent.
The light house board announces anew light
1.-THE entrance Of New York bay to be lighted
Sept. 10th.
1t is said that complaints are made at the
Treasury, that the treaty of Washington as
construed generally, destroys the nationality of
our coasting trade in that it permits Canadian
vessels to transport British freight from one
United States port to another on the lakes and
upon this construction, the Canadas are build
ing up system of shipments and re-shipments.
The Treasury is asked to decide authoritative
~
Secretary Bristow is confident of being able
to place our four and a half per cent bonds if
the money market continues next year as now.
At no time since the panic, have the receipts
Of the treasury been as large as during the past
week. For the first half of August the inter-
nal revenue receipts were 4,425 531
POLITICAL.
The troubles be tween the whites and blacks
at Austin, Miss, resulted from the shooting of
.-.I l. II. -.aI. r
Jail, caused all the threats of the negroes. 1t
was a ridiculous affair on the part of the chival
nv, which is just now intent on exciting war
with the colored men. The other troubles have
had a similar origin-in the revolvers of the
whiskey imperial leaders of that section. There
are complaints of murder and violence, to an
unusual degree, in various parts of the South,
as will be seen by accounts given elsewhere
despatch dated at New Iberia, Louisiana.
says that 700 citizens of st. Martins Parish,
mostly on horseback, demanded the resigna-
ton of the parish officers, which they did under
protest. This is the work of the white league
In Georgetown, S. c., two factions of the col
ored men in the Republican party think that
they can best settle political differences with
rifles. Little trouble, for both call upon the
United States.
The Michigan Prohibitory Convention has
adopted resolution that the present prohibito-
ry law in that state as enforced, tends to in
crease rather than diminish the evils it is in
tended to cure, and declare for wholesome L.
cense law.
In Massachusetts there is considerable politl-
cal ferment relative to thu candidacy for Gov
ernor. Lieut.. Gov. Talbot is the leading can
didate among the Republicans now but is very
obnoxious to the supporters of the license sys.
tenn.
La Maine generally there is little interest out
side of the United States Senatorsbip In Ken
nebec the result of the county convention is
construed to be favorable to Mr.. Hamlin.
BUSINESS.
The prospects for fair business throughou
the country this fall continues promising
Money is still plenty and in New York and
Boston, cheap on short and good paper. Gold
has staid close to 1094 the past week.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Heavy rains are again reported throughout
the eastern states and the eastern part of the
Dominion of Canada In the province of Que
bee extensive damages reported to grow
ing crops, in some cases the destruction being
places to the depth of three inches. At the
same time, in the province of Ontario, destruc-
tive fires were sweeping through the woods as
extensive as those 1870. The storms in Cam
ada appear to be rather severe thunder showers
OF long continuation than the ordinary storm
which visited here. In consequence of these
storms bridge on the Passumpsic and South
eastern railroad in northern Vermont was de-
stroyed and night train plunged into the
abyss, killing six persons and ipjuring twenty
others, some quite severely.
Another railroad accident occurred at Corn
wallis, Pa, on Friday, caused by "a collision be-
tween an excursion and coal train. Two per-
sons were killed and several slightly injured
Austin, Nevada, has had its "cloud burst
which flooded the town, but no lives were lost.
The week has had its fire record, of which |
the following are the most destructive: Stand |
ard Oil Works, Pittsburg, Pa, cause, lightning,
loss $4,000; depot at Acton Centre, N. H., in
torx CtE