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The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
New York stock and MONEY Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 6-Ecenino-Mone at 81 Cd
per cent Sterling Exchange was dull at 4S4a a 485
for 60 days and 489 a 400 for demand. Gold opened
at 1la and closed at lib the extremes of the day
the rates for carrying We're H. 293. and per cent
out to-day $5 900 on account of interest and S753
COO in redemption of bonds. The customs receipts
to-were $21S000. The Specie engagements for Eu-
ropean steamers are S250,000 in gold. Governments
weak. State bonds are dull. Railroad mortgages
firm The stock market closed active and strong in
consequence of dispatch from Washington that a
member of the Foreign Affairs Committee says the
recommendations of the President in relation to spe-
Gle resumption would have effect Hfrom the'if fact
resumption. The total transactions at the Stock
Exhange aggregated 900 shares, including New
York Central 705 shares, Erie 1890 shares, Lake
10O Pacific Mail $500, St Paul II 200, Western Un
ion 23,70O Wabash 81 800, Union Pacific IA 400, In
diana Central 500.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
EurOpean Marketa,

LONDON, Dec. 7-12.3O P. M.-Consols for account
at 9la q 9ls.
LONDON, Dec. 7-12.3O p. M.-American securi-
ties-Erie Railway at 20.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 7--l2.30 P. M.-Cotton market
easier. prices having declined fraction; Middliug
uplands y q 7sd; do Orleans at a SID sales 12 900
bales, including 1000 bales for speculation and ex-
port.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08

FROM all parts of the state, we are daily in
receipt of letters from influential and
thorough Republicans endorsing the position
of the PRESS on the senatorial question. A
well known Republican and lawyer in Piscat-
aquis writes: "You are fighting the great bat
tie of the Republican party in this state and
fighting it nobly, too. Three-fourths of the
Republican voters of Eastern Piscataquis are
with you."
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08

EVERY Democratic member of the Su-
preme Court OF Indiana which decided that
the children of colored citizens have no right
to attend the public schools except in local-
ties where they are sufficiently numerous to
have a school of their own, are candidates
for the United States Senate. These Judges
evidently haze decided opinions as to the best
method to endear themselves TO the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
SPOKEN,

Nov L. lat 81 Ion 3s Os, sch ATatiia Kranz, from,
Portland FOR Buenos Ayres
Oct II, lat rs 40 s, lon 70 30 barauc i : Wiuslov
steering North
Dec I, lat "a, Ion a. brig Cascatcle, from Y York
for Nfatanzas
Dec :, SSE of Barnegat IS miles sch y j Miller.
from Cape Haytien for Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
EDRElGN PORTS.

At Catania 18th ult, barque Niireveh, Wyman for
Messna. to finish lda tor United States, ready.
, SID I'm Melbourne Sept so, barque Martha Rideoui,
Ford Puget Sound.
Sid I'm Newcastle Nsw Oct I, barque Frances,Lo
ing, Hong Kong.
In port Oct 23, barques Montana. Mudgett, from
Auckland. ar 3D. for San Francisco; Sierra Nevada
Dow, for San Francisco.
Sid FIN Mazatlan 18th ult, ship Mary Bangs, Bangs.
for Altata.
AT Curacao 2ist ut, sch A Perry, Look, for New
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
MEyIORANnA-

Sch Jos Fish, Rivers which arrived at Charleston
Ist INST from Boothbay. reports, Nov %. when of
during which carried away bobstay foreriggng, LOST
boat, and sustained other damage.
Sch ID fatchin arrived at Castne LIST inst with
loss Jibboom head gear and cutwater and head sails
tore, having been in collision.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
METE0KOLOGICAL

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT rwENTY-FoyR
HOURS.
MAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER. Washington, ID. G.,
Dec. 8, Il A. MY
For New England,
the Middle States and lower lake region partlv
cloudy and colder weather, with northwest
winds, rising barometer and light snow ir north
ern New England.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
MARRIED..

In Lubec, Dec. 1, by Rev. L. q. Moses. Ira W.
Hamilton Of Portland and Miss Mary A. Harmon Of
Lubec.
In Gardiner. Nov. %, c. F. Troop and Miss Alice
Littleield.
In Pittston. Nov. %, William Wiley Of Pittstou
and Miss Ella Reed of Gardiner.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
MARINE NEWS,
PORT DE PORTLAND
Monday, Dec. q,

Monday, Dec. q.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Geo Cromwell, Bacon, New York,-pas-
sengers and mdse to N Magua.
Steamship Chesapeake, Nangum, New York-pas-
sengers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer City OF Portland, Pike, Boston for East
port and st John, NIB.
Sch Winona, Kent. Boston.
Sch Gladiator, (Br) Parker. Boston.
Sch Pearl, Thayer Kennebunk.
Sch Eurmah. feathers. Salem for Buczsport.
Sch w Darling. Pendleton, Camden for Salem.
Sch Yankee, Higgins Bangor for Rockport.
CLEARED.
Steamship Eeanora, johnson, New York-uenry
Fox.
Barque j Marsh, Pickett, Matanzas-Isaac En-
cry.
Brig Annie W Goddard, (Br) Johnston, st John
Chas FL Chase g. Co.
Brig Eudorus. Lee, New York-Bunker Bros
Sch Ethan Allen. Blake. Baltimore-Bunker Bros
Sch Alta, (9p COnley, Digby, NS-J Porteous
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
[rRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED

lrftON MEhCu-ANIs tACHANGE.l
Ar at New York 7th brig Annie TorIey, Haskell
from Portland.
AZ at Philadelphia 7th, schs David Nichols and
B j Willard. from Portland.
Ar at Cardenas 9th, brig Hattie Wheeler, Arm
strong. Portland.
Sid 9Th, sch Nellie Star, Poland, Savannah.
Brig Helen o Phinney, Boyd, from Cadiz for Glou-
cester. put into Bermuda with loss Of sails.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08

BOoTHBAY, Dec 4--Ar. ship Voyager. Chase
Whitney. Boston for Winterport; Hannible PendIe,
ton. Salem for IsesborO.
Dec SID, ship yoyager, for New York.
Barquentne Alex Campbell, Capt Bunker has
been chartered at Baltimore to load corn Tor port
in Ireiond at Ia I'll = 49,
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERC IAL

Portland Wholesale Markets.
MONDAY, December 7th.-There is no change to
note in the markets to-day Grain and groceries are
steady with no change. Moasses is very scarce and
the prices are advancing.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
s8ostor. stock List.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
Iy water conyeyance-1O00 bush cornmeai TO & w
TIME IL Go.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08
Foreign Exports.

MATANZAS. Bark j j Marsh 656s box shocks
S4 shocks and heads 32 bbls potatoes All pairs of
heading, So boxes Goldfish, % kits mackerel.
DIGBY, Ms. Br Schr Atta-375 bbs -four, 25 do
meal.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08

s1oston stock List.
tsass at the Brokers' Board, Dec. G.l
Second Call
Boston 81 Maine Railroad ..,..................1i Os
Eastern RallrOau. - g o.
The Portland daily press., 1874-12-08

A revival of shipbuilding, and particularly of
iron steamship building, is of vast importance
to our national prosperity. The United States
is now paying over $100,0OO,OO0 per annum for
treights and passage on foreign ships, to be car
red abroad and expended in the employment
and support of other peoples beyond fair per
centage OF what should go to foregn vessels,
estimating on the tonnage and travel of each
respectively. II is to be regretted that this dis
parity IN the carrying trade exists, and to cor.
rect IL would be willing to see a great depart
ure rom the usual course of the government in
supporting what might usually be termed pr-
Va'e enterprise would not suggest as rem
edy direct subsidy 10 American Steamship lines
but would suggest direct offer of ample com,
pensaton for carrying the mails between the
Atlantic seaboard cities and the continent on
American owned and American built steamers
and would extend this liberalty to vessels car
ryipg the mails to the South American States
and to Central America and Mexico, and would
pursue The same policy from our Pacific sea-
ports on the Pacific
1t might be demanded that vessels built for
this service should come to standard fixed by
legislation in tonnage, speed and all o.her
qualities looking to the possibilities of the gov
eminent requiring them at the same time for
war purposes. The right also of taking posses
sion of them in such emergency should be
guarded. offer these suggestions believing
them worthy of consideration in all seriousness
affecting all sections and all interests alike If
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
FOREIGN.
An Interview

An AnteKV1cws
MADRID, February l6.-The British min
lister had a long conference on Saturday
with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The
subject of the interview is supposed to have
been the case of the detention of British
vessel in Spanish port.
Won hloltke's Views.
BERLIN, February l6.-fn the Reichstag
today General Moltke, in the course of a
speech in support of the new military bill,
said: ''What we acquired in six months we
shall have to protect by force of arms for
half century to come. France, nOtwith-
standing majority Of her people are con-
vinced of the necessity Of peace, is imitat-
ing our army organization" He concluded:
1--WE have become powerful, but remain
peaceful. We require an army fOr defense,
not for conquest"
The bill was referred to committee.
a Plebiscites
The deputy from Alsace moved that a
pleblscite be taken in Alsace and Lorraine
Oh the question of nationality.
The CZaF Gives n DinneIs
ST. PETERSBURG, February 16.-A grand
dinner was given last evening by the Gar
to his imperial and royal visitors. In his
speech his Majesty said that the Emperor
of Germany, the Queen of England and
the Emperor of Austria and himself would
preserve the peace of the world. The
Prince of Wales, as the representative OF
the Queen, bowed his thanks, and the EN-
peror Francis Joseph responded, reiterating
the sentiments of the Gar.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17

NEW YORK, February l6.-MOney easy at 405 p
cent. Exchange weaker at 81 IS. Gold ll2A.
Governments strong and considerable doing State
bonds steady.
Cotton closed quiet uplands l6kc; Orleans l6 SO;
net receipts 1907 bales; gross 455O sales 3087.
Futures closed weak; sales l6,2Oo bales, as fol-
is iS.saaiske; ApIl is llsc; May is 1880; June
II Lice; July II 1926.
southern flour dull and lower: Sc 7O07 65 for
common to fair extra, and 81 7o0ll for good to.
choice do. Whisky steady; demand fair at 81 90.
and heavy; closing rather more steady Rice.
quiet and steady. Pork quiet and steady; new
mess sic Beef unchanged. Lard firMer at s1c.
39c. ROsin unchanged, 81 so.
The Posts financial article says gold opened at
1923, and has since declined to IlOh. On gold
loans the rates have been AZ to 5 " cent for
carrying Foreign exchange is lower for nominal
rates, prime bankers on London being - 85O
881s, but unchanged for business, which is at
$4 BAY "a SO. Money continues easy. at to 5,
and call loans, extreme rates being and 6, with
quoted at 5ss 06Ac. During the first half hour,
Of business the stock market was strong, at the
board prices began to decline and SO continued
until noon. since which there has been . frac-
tional recovery. Union Pacific has been excep.
tionally strong throughout Coffee dull, declining.
Sugar searce 50 I gS
erpool steady; steam, grain 10d cotton Sd.
Skies Of 1851, l2eh; ive-twenties Of 1852. lie;
Of Of 1853, ils7s; new ves 1i3ss; ten-forties iisa.
Tennessees strong So, new 80; virgnias s7k. new
43 consolidated 5Oh, deferred llh; Louiaianas IS.
new IS, levee SKIES 48k. eights So; Alabama eights
65, fves 35 Georgia skies IS, sevens 81; North
Carolinas %, new IT, special tax 10A; South Caro-
linas IS, new 81, April and October II.
CINCINNArI February l6.-CottOn firm; middling
l5hc. Flour steady. Wheat quiet, 81 4O0I As.
Corn quiet 6O062c. Oats steady, 46054c. Pork
dull and unchanged. Lard quiet; steamt 4 d8 &c;
kettle 909hc. Bulk meats steady, shoulders 5A0
5a,c; clear rib 7ssc; clear IA 07asc Bacon quiet;
shoulders SIC; clear rib SIC; clear sA0sHc.
Whisky lower, CSC.
ST. LOUIS, February 6.-Cotton-Demand moder.
ate. Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat firm,
No. 2 spring Chicago 81 20; No. red winter 81 81
al 57k. Corn dull; No. mixed SOC. Oats dull
and unsettled; No. ACC on east track and in ele-
vator. Whisky steady, 96c. Pork quiet; l50l5 Is.
ders 7c; clear rib SIC; clear E09c. Lard-Heid
"a G. 8ssc bid
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
A Youthful Convict.

The legislative committees which recently
visited the State Penitentiary found im.
INJURED therein convict sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life for murder upon the
finding of West Feliciana jury. This
convict is nine year old child, and very
small and weak for even this age, and his
name is Ananias Spooner.
When questioned as to what he is doing
in the prison, he replies stupidly; Il
dunno " and he really does not seem to un-
derstand his circumstances at all. A little
girl had stolen his dinner of sweet potatoes,
and in his anger this child struck her with
billet of wood and fractured her skull. 1t
strikes us that the Felicians jury might
have done better in this matter; but an At
tempt 10 now being made to obtain relief
for the child BY means Of an executive par
don. Tho Legislative committee have the
sass in hand, and win doahtlsss succeed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
CD the Coast.

In order that our visitors may ge. an
idea of the scenery along the river. as we'll
as the productiveness of our soil, Colonel
Scranton, general superintendent Of the
New Orleans and Texas railroad. has made
arrangements to run an excursion train
every day this week and on Sunday to Don
aldsonville and return, distance of some
fifty miles, for the mere pittance of 81 for
the round trip. The boat will leave the
head of CalliOpe street each morning at
eight o'clock fer Westwego, and from
thence the cars will transport the guests to
Donaldsonville, where the passengers will
remain an hour or two, and then return to
the city by P. NJ. each day.
We urge apon our visitors the spending
of few hours in Mr.. Scranton's comfort
able passenger cars. assuring them that
better idea of the agricultural peculiarities
of Louisiana can thus be obtained than by
reading all the books ever written.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
WHOLE NUMBER 2lO7.

heads of mOiasses, went ashore on the outer
bar of Synepucent beach early Sunday
morning. The vessel and cargo are total
loss. The crew was saved by wrecking
surfboat. The vessel and cargo belonged
to Beraiman s. Brothers, Philadelphia.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, February l6, 1874, E3s T. n.
For the Western Gulf coast southeasterly winds,
with rain, veering TO southwest and northwest,
winds followed by norther in Western Texas.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. February l6. P. M.-Barometerf
80 Wind east light, thick fog. Arrived-Steam-
ship Juniata. Catherine, master, at 9 A. NJ, from
Phladelghia via Havana. to :. A. Yorke; ship Gold
Hunter, Freeman, master fifty days from Liver
pool, via Waterford; bark lima Sorensen master
master, sixtytwO days from Liverpool bark Im-s
don, to Ocean. zerega & Co. Sailed-Ship 3. C.
Scranton and schooner c. EiMOrrison
calm And ossy &
Robinson, Beers, master, six days from Ruatan.
tIcKsBuRG, February l6.-Passed down-Bele
Lee at twelve O'Clock last night. Down to-day
Lady Lee, at A. NJ Crescent City and barges, at
sP M. up-katie " Kountz, ten O'Clock last
weather cloudy and cool: River rising. = -
MEMPHIS, February l6.-River falling rapidly.
from White River, Belle Memphis, from ST. Louis,
and John Maude from New Orleans
CINCINNATI; February l6 River twenty-five feet
and rising. Weather clear and pleasant.
PITTsBURG, February l6.-River eleven feet six
inches and falling. Weather clear and cold.
CAIRO, February l6.-Arrived Louisville, from
Cincinnati, 8 A. NJ; Mary Alice. from st. Louis, 4
P. NJ; Colorado: from St Louis, P. NJ Departed
Louisville, for New Orleans, 4. NJ. The river has
risen one foot Weather cloudy. Mercury 49,
EVANSVILLE, February 16.-Weather partially
cloudy. Mercury 800 to 400. River has risen one
foot; foot u upTWsMTner' at A. M. D0wn-Thompson
ST. Louis, February l6.-Arrived-Belle Shreve-
port, from Red river. No departures. River risen
four feet in ALL now nine feet to Cairo. Weather
clear and pleasant.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
WASHINGTON.
Alexander II. Stepbens III.


WASHINGTON, February l6.-Hon. Alex.
ander II. Stephens is quite i'll at his room,
with neuralgia Of the kidneys. Night be-
fore last several physicians were in CONSUL
tatiOn relative to his case and agreed that
his condition was serious. He was some
what easier yesterday and to-day.
Army Changes.
General Eaton, Commissary General, was
retired to-day by order of the President and
General Sheras assigned to duty as com.
missary General, and General Amos Beck.
with assigned to duty at Washington.
Howard Court of Inquiry.
The Howard court of inquiry meets
March 3. The following Generals compose
the court: Sherman, Mcdowell. Pope,
Meigs and Halt. with Major Gardner as
Judge advocate.
Nominations.
The President to-day made the following
nominations:
Pagan L Stanley, to be Rear Admiral in
the navy; Philip Clayton. of Georgia, to be
consul at Valparaiso.
District Affairs.
The Joint select committee to investigate
District affairs hold a meeting in the room
of the Senate Committee on the Pacific
Railroad tomorrow to make arrangements
tor the approaching investigation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
St. Charles Theatre.

Mr Edwin Adams appeared at this thea
tire, last night, in his ever popular play OF
"Enoch Arden" and the house was COM
plerely filled in every available space. The
acting of Mr.. Adams, as the hero of Tenny-
sons poem, is well known to our theatre
goers, and calls for no extended comments
at this time. His portrayal of the charac-
ter is a perfect thing in its way. 1t is poe
try realized. The play is particularly we'll
produced, as regards mechanical and scenic
effects, and will run until further notice.
Varieties Theatre.
AS Salvini's great merits as an actor be-
come better known, the desire to see him
increases. He appeared last night as Paolo
in the Italian tragedy Of Francesca da Ri
mini" Salvini will make his last appear
ance in America on Monday evening next.
Tomorrow evening he will appear as Ham
let, Friday evening as OheltO, and Sunday
evening as The Gladiator, reserving LA
Morte Civile" for his benefit and farewell
performance.
The Opera.
The rendition of ".Charles VI" on Sur.
day night was well received by an unusual.
ly large house. Possibly owing to the con.
dition of the atmosphere or to other causes,
NJ. Gueymard sang with a timbre and a
mellow sweetness of voice which surpassed
himself as much as it surpassed others. If
we were to point ont any fault at all in the
singing of Nine. Denain as Odehe. it would
be that her acting is characterized bv a GER
tain affectation and phlegm or monotonous-
ness of gesture which her really fine sing
ing does not always disguise. The charac-
ter of Isabe! of B0eariG was rendered with
the skill of a lady who has made the lyrical
drama study of years, and as conscien-
tiously and carefully as long training and
experience made her capable of.
On Monday morning the Opera House
was crowded with an immense throng,
brought together partly in anticipation Of
seeing Rex, partly because no charges were
made at entrance. In the evening perform
ance nearly every box was occupied, and
the audience was fully as large as the Opera
House was capable of containing.
Though there will be no performance on
Tuesday night, it merits mention that the
gayest ball of the season will be given IN
der the auspices of Mr.. Leon LamOthe, and
that all of the gayer characteristics of the
Latin and American population will be
fully displayed in the uttermost careless
ness and abandonment on this occasion. Mr..
Leon Lamothe, the impressario of the fes-
tivities, promises that his friends shall be
fully entertained.
Thursday Mile. Carini takes her benefit in
the opera of "Roland Roncevaux."
The worthy controller of the Opera, NJ.
Ducatel, who has been SO often seen in
years past at the entrance of the Opera, we
hope to hear will soon have an opportunity
of inviting his friends to benefit, thought
as vet no announcement has been made.
His many friends hope that the privilege
previously accorded will not be forgotten.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
NEW YORK.
Mob Law in Havana.

New YORK, February 16.-A special dis
patch from Florida Bay, dated the four
teenth, says it is reported by the steamer
Margaret, which arrived here yesterday,
from Havana, that martial law had been
declared in Havana.
The volunteers, to the number of 1000,
have taken possession of the city, compel
ling the Captain General to take refuge on
board the war ship Arapiles.
Anti.Whisky Movement.
Ten women and two men organized here
yesterday for crusade against alcohol.
They will devote this week to work and
prayer for an increase of their numbers
There is much feeling on Long Island
against the whisky trade, and it ls probable
that movement will be inaugurated there
A Constable Shoots Man and is Kicked
to Death.
In Hoboken, yesterday David Bowles
was shot and dangerously wounded by Con-
stable johnson. Some citizens who saw the
shooting set upon johnson and kicked him
about the head, fatally injuring him. No
arrests were made.
Nobody Killed.
The general passenger agen. of the New
Jersey Central railroad says nobody was
killed by the accident on the Lehigh and
Susquehanna railroad. The engineer and
firemen were injured. None Of the cars
were burned.
A Sheriff Convicted of Stealing.
William Conkling, ex-deputy sheriff, has
been convicted of stealing $4,000 in gold
certificates from Burr s. Croft, of Virginia.
Sentence deferred.
A New Horse Distemper.
1t is reported that a new and alarming
horse disease is affecting the stage and
street car lines. A large number of animals
have been prostrated, bat the mortality,
except in the case Of stage lines, is small.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
ORLEANS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1874
London. was abandoned on February 10
The crew was saved.
Elnnrfnns IN, YpAlonA

London, was abandoned on February 10
The crew was saved.
Elections in Ireland.
A few elections in Ireland are still pend
ing. With the week ending Friday, SAC
Conservatives and 297 Liberals had had re.
turned to Parliament.
Taking the Ashantee Capital.
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes q re-
port that the British forces took possession
of Coomassie, the Ashantee capital, on
January 49, and would commence their
march back to the coast on the second OF
February.
More Cardinals to be Made.
The Standard has dispatch from Rome,
stating that the Pope will hold another
consstOry in June next, when eight more
cardinals will be created, including Arch
bishop Manning.
Severe Gale and Damage to Shipping.
The southeastern portion of Europe has
been visited by very heavy gales, which did
much damage. Telegraph wires were pros
trated, and there were numerous disasters
to the shipping on the Black sea.
The steamship Wyoming, which left Liv-
erpool on the eleventh instant for New
York, returned to the former port to-day,
and went into dock. She encountered q
terrific gale on Friday, and lost her funnel
and lifeboats.
The Abraham Lincoln was wrecked while
on a voyage from Cardiff to Messina, and
five Of the crew drowned.