The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-02
From the Maine State Press Of October. list 1
History of Seven Days.
The news for the week ending Wednesday
Wight sept. Both.

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have two of each party, and fifth, moderate
Republican, named by the Democrats! There
are those who issue appeals, others who predict
bad behavior of the negroes, and another class
who while away their time in predicting more
bloodshed. One despatch says that Gov. KEEL
logg is threatened with assassination, and that
the white league is SPREADING but the general
tenor of the dispatches leads to the conclusion
that affairs at New Orleans are improving
The federal troops ordered there some days
since, will go.
While the McEneryites held the state Ii ouse
they took occasion to examde :the private pa
pers of Gov. Kollogg some of which SO pleased
them that they brought them away. Among
these were letters from Senator Carpenter, Gen.
Butler and Gen. Cushing, asking for fees for
defending his (Kelogs's) case in the Supreme
Court. The former got, as it appears by the
Stubs of Kellogg's check book. about $4,000,
Butler $4,000 and Gushing $4,000. The Nc
Eneryites declare that this money was expend-
ed to lobby against McEnery but Kellogg says
no, it was for preparing his case aud arguing
it in the Supreme Court-the argument being
made by Carpenter Butler asked his as re-
tainer, being obliged to decline one on the other
side. These letter stealers threaten to disclose
other things in connection with Republicans in
Congress, Senator Morton, for instance, but
doubtful mans reputation can't be injured
much by such dreadful liars Marshal Packard
has obtained from Gen. Emory a certificate of
good political character, viz: that he (Packard)
never used federal troops or attempted to use
them to further his political purposes. Pack
orI = Nas, 10 h., 10 oJaco Joxro
others there.
Gov. Moses of South Carolina got badly
frightened and asked for federal troops to put
down rumpus in remote part of that state.
but he was more scared than hurt as the pes
ence Of one company of federal troops near at
hand was equal to the emergency.
The prompt decisive action of President
Grant in the New Orleans rebellion has had
most salutary effect upon the general South,
checking the spread of alarming atrocities in
many states. The southern press, however.
was never so violent, never more bitter, never
SO full of threats of resistance at any time
since the war. In Georgia the cred hots' as
sail the patriotism and suspect the ''devo-
tom of such men as Gov. Smith and Senator
Gordon
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The controller of the currency is about to no.
tify the banks in the states which have more
than their share of the circulation that. he may
possibly have to call'upon them to surrender
part Of It'll accordance with the act of Con
gress He will first call upon New York banks
having over 81 ,0O0, 900 circulation and those of
other states having over 100000. There isn't
the least danger that the call will ever be made
for the West don't want any more bank circu-
latien that will have to be purchased with its
equivalent of q. S. bonds.
There is a rumor that the Russian govern
Ment believes that it is the intention OF Ger.
many to acquire the island of Porto Rico and
desires to unite with the United States to pre-
vent it. 1t is hardly worth mentioning.
The Attorney General decides that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has authority to remit
revenue penalties not over $1,000, and fines and
forfeitures not exceeding $50 for violations of
the vessel enrolling laws.
The Black Hill county was cried too loud or
there is mistake. 1t has already been said
that Prof. Winchell who attended the expedi-
ton, said that there were no valuable minerals
there. Now Col. Fred Grant who had special
instructions to report upon the geological char
acter, says that there can be no gold there from
the nature of the rocks and moreover that the
timber is comparatively valueless and the fine
lands are OF small extent. Bad.
Postmaster General Jewell is putting his de-
partnent on business footing which is so
strange BE has also been making arrange
ments to carry out the postal law of Congress
relative to preparing papers. 1t is TO be done
by stamps ranging from two cents to sixty dol
lars. e .f--r-,se
S. B. Murdoch undertook to bIackmail Fer
nando Wood, last June, not because Wood If
good but because he has money f. W. didn's
scare about his good name, but went to Court
with acomplaint and now Murdoch is in Jail.
The secret service bure ,u is played out in
reputation. Whitley has run away, violating
is word to appear for trial for knowing about
the District safe robbery. Nettleship, his as
sistant, had the cheek to undertake to work up
the case. having all the while hand in the
crime. Query: Do detectives detect?
The transfer of the printing of the internal
revenue stamps to New York will render it
necessary TO discharge 400 employees from
the Treasury printing offics, mostly women.
There is a deal of anxiety.
The receipts of internal revenue for the
month of September amount TO IS, 900, or
S277,000 less than last September, The
receipts for the quarter ending Sept Both. will
be $3.50, 900 more than for the corresponding
quarter of 1878.
The restaurant firm of Harvey 81 Holden in
Washington, was fined 800 by Judge Suell.
for refusing to serve two slightly colored gem
tlemen on the 23d of Sept. They took seat
at certain table which they were told was
pre.engaged by regular customers 1t further
appears that they declined to take other seats.
1t. however, appeared toJudge Smell that the
refusal was absolute and he imposed he fine.
The parties appealed.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Beecher scandal isn't attracting so much
public attention as it did few weeks since.
The only event the past week is letter of
Miss Catharine Beecher classifying and de-
nouncing the authors of what she believes to
be calumnies against her brother. This brings
out Bowen, who has been so silent heretofore.
but who wakes quite severe on Miss Beecher.
Bowen says be never wrote anybody letter
accusing Mr. Beecher of adultery There is a
report that some of Beecher's friends attempt
ed to get the clergymen of Brooklyn to sign an
address expressive of confidence in the inno-
cence of Mr.. Beecher, but it resulted in failure.
Capt. Lyman of the 9TH u S. Infantry COM
manding the escort of supply train sent to
Gen.lMile in his Texas expedition, reports that
he had a three days fight from the 9th to the
13th-wth 400 Comanches AT last he made
rife pits and drove them away. During the
fight 10 men were killed and wounded, and he
is certain that q Indians were killed Lieut.
Lewis was badly wounded in the knee.
There is considerable of highway robbery
Just now. Near Boston the other morning, a
marketman was waylaid, chloroformed and
robbed of all lis money. Tuesday evening at
the Highlands, Boston, as Otis G. Randall
broker, was leaving his house, he was set upon
by two men who attempted to take his pocket
book. His sons came to his aid, and pistols
were fred by which the wrist of one son was
shattered. The robbers made off, getting
book containing papers but no money. Suisse
quently one of the thieves was arrested. Tn
Newcastle, Delaware, a man named Eaole was
rohhad of S400 tha ;oh,