The Portland daily press., 1874-06-19

it is said, of provoking him to duel. In the
Assembly urgency" has been voted on consti-
tutional reform which indicates that dozen
or more of the Right Centre are disposed to
support the bill, and is a Republican success.
Some of the French newspapers predict civil
war in the event of the dissolution of the AS
sembly.
In Spain the Republicans claim victory at
Estella. and there are signs of disahection III
Carist strongholds.
Tte Indian famine is abating, though there
I is sGh considerable want in some OF the dis
| tricts
Reports from Louisiana say that while the
worst of the suffering is over still there is con-
siderable restitution and more assistance is
needed
Labor troubles are reported in this country
and England. In the latter country the agri
cultural laOorers are still on a strike and are
likely to be as long as they receive support
trouble among brick-layers and in the West
miners have struck and created some disturb
ance.
There is DO doubt but Grover Dem,) is elect
ed Governor of Oregon. The House and Sen
ate is badly mixed with Democrats, Republi-
cans and independents.
Gov Dix claims that he is a supporter of
temperance principles.
Simmons's civil service reform in the Boston
| custom house seems to have consisted in turn
| ing out all of Buffers opponents. The Presi.
dent has summarly ordered the reinstatement
of one officer discharged by the collector,
W of4;o hol1 baa1t1v
moral set. Not only is Moses thief but there
ARE thirty-two of bis kidney who hold Office
| there at the present time-and the worst of it
is they escape punishment.
Its no great consequence, but jeff Davis has
got back to this country, and the Hon. BeRja-
min Harris of Maryland proposes to upset the
14th and 18th amendments if he can only get
into Congress.
The Rhode Island senatorial deadlock still
| continues without much change though Burn
| sides vote has fallen off somewhat The last
| ballot stood as follows: Burnside 43, Dixon rs,
Barstow 16, scattering q.
| FINANCIAL.
| Under the conviction which has taken root
| since the President announced his views on the
finances that we are to have no watered money,
| whatever Congress may do in the premises,
business men are growing more confident and
| the business outlook is better. There is some
complaint among stock brokers against the
| tax on stock sales, but stock brokerage is not
one of those industries which lies at the foun-
dation of a nations prosperity. Gold has rang
| ed from 1104 to I'LL which IS shade higher
than last week.
There was little furry on Wall street Tues
day, and one banking house suspended as con-
sequence of advancing money to railroads with
| out adequate security. The House bill in rela-
tion to the Pacific Railroad unsettled matters a
little. The depression, however, is probably
only temporary.
Some New York merchants represent that
the trade of the city in several important
branches is seriously retrograding. In the dry
goods line one house that formerly sold $4,000
per annum now sells $4,000. Ten of the larg-
est houses in the city lost at least fjfty-five
millions in the aggregate by the falling off of
trade. The boot and shoe business is retro
grading and shipbuilding is almost entirely
gone. A large portion of the loss of commerce
is attributed to the inferior terminal, railroad
and warehouse facilities. Boston, Philadelphia
and st. Lonis said to be gaining on that city.
Money is reported easy in New York, and on
the whole the financial market is quiet and
self-possessed.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
| The evidence in the District burglary case
| fully bears out all the reports concerning it,
| and establishes beyond doubt that the whole
affair was set up by the officers of the District
| government to blacken the characters of the
| leaders of the Memoriaists. 1t forms one of
| Che blacklist pages of the black history of the
District Ring. Following this report comes
that of the Congressional committee. 1t
charges the Board of Public Works not only
with gross carelessness but also with absolute
dishonesty, and about all the charges made,
are sustained.
Gen. Cadwalader of New York, has been
nominated for assistant Secretary of State.
One of the most lucid presentations of the
Geneva award matter was made in the House
by Representative Burleigh of Maine
Gov Dix has written letter to the Presi-
dent, endorsing IN toto all the Presidents finan-
cial suggestions as expressed in his recent
Memorandum By the way this "Memo-
| randum" still constitutes prominent topic of
discussion, and the strongest journals in the
country praise it without stint.
1t is said the President has avowed his
opposition to the Civil Rights Bill. Whether
he has or not the bill is doubtless dead for this
session.
Secretary Bristow has gons to work to re-
form the Secret Service, which if reports are
true, sadly needed it.
There comes a report from Washingto n that
"Old Probabilities" has been predicting cold
weather. and that Congress on the strength Of
this is to run the IRISH and not adjourn so soon
as expected. This is casualty.
1t is said that Mr.. Sherman's amendment to
the Post Office bill, which the Senate has
adopted, will, if it becomes law, crush the
country newspapers which have a circulation
outside Of their countless out of existence. 1t
entorces prepayment on newspapers at the
enormous rate Of A cents per pound. 1t is es-
| timated that this amendment will lay a tax of
| S250O,O 900 on the larger journals and the reli-
| gious and other weekly magazines.
The House Judiciary Committee has decided
to 5 to impeach Judges Durrell and Busted.
A rumor says that the President is consider
ing proclamation favoring Cuban beligerency,
which isn't probable,
An executive session Of the Senate is talked
of for considering the question of reciprocity.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
San Francisco has had an earthquake, and
shooting match between two rival editors. The
first did no damage, but by the second a small
boy was shot in the leg. &
snow storm is reported in Michigan.
In Canada very disastrous storm has oc-
Cured, accompanied with thunder and light
ming. Streams and rivers were overfowed and
several flour and saw mills and barns were de-
molished. Loss $4,000 In Prattsville, N. Y,
flood has occurred and several houses have
been swept away. A lady was drowned.
The losses by fire during the past week have
not been more than ordinary. Among the
losses reported are the following: Ruterdam
Paper Mill, Hagerstown, Nd, loss $4,000;
stables and horses in Taunton, loss $4,000;
dwelling house, Charlestown, loss $4,000; luna
TIC asylum, Lexington, KY, loss $500, 900; glass
works in Pittsburg, loss 100000; factory of
Chemical Wood Company at Boston, loss $780,
600.
GENERAL.