The Portland daily press., 1874-09-03
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The gold coinage at the San Francisco mint
during the month Of August amounted to
ST., 100000, and the silver to $l9l 900 IN trade
dollars and $4,000 in subsidiary coin. The
coinag. of the same month of 1873 was about
So OO0 900 in gold and Sill 200 in trade dollars
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$191S
At Liberty, Kentucky, yesterday, one Rice
was killed by man named Rossel in quarrel.
The large fluring mills at Buffalo. P1tna m
county, West Virginia, were burned MONDAY
night. Loss $4,000. Five thousand bushels
of wheat were consumed with the buildings.
A fire occurred this morning at No. 1876
Church street, New York, occupied by Rosen-
berg & Never, dealers in woolens, whose STOCK
was damaged $4,000. J. M. Marchant, dealer
in trimmings, loses $4,000 Hass 8 Selidmans
stock was damaged by water $1,000 worth
writes from Doboy Island, Ga, that he picked
up the crew of two whalemen IN lat. oo'1o,
long. GA. 80, and Aug. 26 put Is Of the "A men
on board a passing bark.
Thomas H. Morris, senior bishop OF the
Methodist church, died in Springfield, OHIO,
last night, aged 81 years.
Mexican advices report tho country quiet with
the exception of few local religious troubles.
| The cotton crop of Vera Cruz Is donble what 1t
was last year.
Dockray, the Florida politician and Cuban
| spy has been put in the chain gang; he IS de,
MED communication Win MS Irlenus, anu VIII
| be sent to Spain very soon.
The Collector of Customs at Epaso, Texas,
| telegraphs: 1--WE have not had drop OF rain
| in this vicinity for 1865 days. Everything Is
| scorching hot and burning up. Many OF the
| cattle have died of starvation.
The last of the championship games between
| the Chicago and Baltimore base ball clubs was
/ PLAYED at Baltimore yesterday, resulting In
| favor of the latter.
The societies of the Catholic Temperanc nee
| Union of Connecticut held mass meeting in
| New Haven yesterday, at which 5000 people
| were present.
A meeting of colored citizens was held in
Boston last night to protest against the out
| RACES against their race in the South They
think too much leniency is being shown to ex-
rebels who are striving for supremacy.
The Columbia South Carolina board of trade
passed resolutions yesterday denouncing the
attempt of Senator Patterson to give the i'm
preston that there IS danger of collision in that
state between the whites and blacks.
Green River, Wyoming Territory, on the line
of the Pacific railroad, reports a snow storm
| Tuesday night, at which an inch fell.
A convention of those opposed to the present
| Democratic rule in Missouri is in session at St
Louis The first days work ended with the
nomination of Hon. William Gentry of Pettis
| Co, for Governor and s. w. Headlee of Greer
| Co. for Lit Governor.
The Industrial Exposition at Cincinnati
opened yesterday with grand military parade
and speeches by Governors Allen of Ohio ant
Hendricks of Indiana. The show is the fines
ever made in that city, and 10000 people wit
I messed the festivities.
Moses of Pttsburg, Pa. has accepted Browns
offer to row at St. John on the 23d inst
In the Province of Ontario there Is one Ii
cenced liquor seller to every 800 inhabitants.
ST. John, N B., is holding public meetings
| to devise some means to extend its manufae
lures.
The Prince of Wales will succeed the MAI
| ouis of Rpon as Grand Master of Masons il
England.
Yesterday 400 Mormon converts sailed from
Liverpool for New York.
Aserious coal mine explosion is reported !
Dover Holland.