The Portland daily press., 1874-04-10
MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Senator Question.

Boston, April 9.-The eighteenth ballot fol
U. 5. Senator resulted as follOws Whole mum.
Der of votes 273; necessary for choice, 137
Dawes, 81; Hoar ~; Curtis, "a; Adams, Is
Banks, Z; Washburn 4; Sanford 8; Whittier 1,
The convention then adjourned until noon to-
morrow.
False Report.
The Evening Journal says: ct was stated
at the State House this morning by one of Mr..
Dawes firmest friends, that Hon. Henry L.
Dawes was appointed Secretary of the Treas
ury. Upon the strength of this he requested
the friends of Mr.. Hoar to give Dawes full
| complimentary vote. Tie report received little
credit at the State House, but it evidently OPP.
Grated upon the convention to the extent of
taking but one ballot to-day.
| MIR. Murray to his Church.
Rev. w. H. H. Murray has addressed let
ter to the Committee of Park street church and
society, giving scriptural and other reas ons
why he should have an associate in his pastoral
labOrs. He says if a lack of funds stand in the
way it will be an actual pleasure for him to as
sist the. organization in this respect He,
therefore. proposes to the church and parish in
case they call an associate pastor to surrender
his present salary to the treasury of the paris h
until such time as the income of it shall so far
exceed the annual expense that they shall feel
at liberty to renew it or such portions of it as
may seem needed and proper.
In closing his letter Mr. Murray said an as
sociate pastorate seemed to him both advisable
and feasible He felt unable to perform the
work which the present and prospective neces
sites of the organization put upon him.
The Committee of the church have the COM
munication under consideration.
New England Conference.
At to-day's session of the New England
Conference of Methodist Episcopal churches,
the President, Bishop James, called attention
to the resolutions passed by the General Con
ference, in relation to the approaching cen ten
| rial appivercarv and i wo Q uOtod of
ial committee be appointed to arrange for u
memorial discourse to be preached the Sunday
prior to July 4th, 1876.
TIE report of the Committee on the Freed
mems Aid Society was read, showing that nu-
merous schools have been started and the de
sire for education continues to increase among
the freedmen. The moral social and pecuniary
condition of the colored race is improving T he
committee commended the cause of aid TO the
Society.
Rev. DR.. Rutlege briefly spoke in behalf of
the Society and explained the necessity of DOM
mon schools in the South. The Freedmen,s
at heart The first and important work is to
educate the colored boys and girls to become
teachers in the country schools. The South
needs 10000 of these teachers, while colored
preachers should be qualified for their work.
Many of them are not sufficiently educated to
For the furtherance of both these needed OBJ
jects money is requisite.
Accident.
Edgar Dearborn, clerk for Gardner, Brewer
& Co., fell through hatchway in one of their
warehouses to-day, receiving probably fatal in
juries.
Fishing Fleet.
GLOUCESTER, April 9.-The fishing arrivals
during March were 1873. Sixty-five vessels were
engaged in the Georges fishery, of which So
landed siugle fare, % completed two trips,
and one Landed three fares during the month,
making total of "a fares against log for the
corresponding month last year, The number
of arrivals from the Grand and Western banks
was 81 against 80 of March last year. Nine
vessels arrived from Grand Menan, 6 of which
were from second trips.
Survivors of the Pri son Pen.
WORCESTER, April AT meeting of the
Andersonvlle survivors held in this CITY to-day
an organization, to be known as the National
Union of Andersonville Survivors, was form led
with the following officers: President, Warren
Lee Goss of Norwich, Conn; Vich President,
A. w. Cunningham Of Worcester; Recording
Secretary, Chas Shaw of Boston; Correspond
ing Secretary, Walters s. Bugbee of Worcester;
Treas, Thus. Davis of Beverly, Mass; Chap
lain, Chas. E. Baker of Worcester; Execu tive
Committee, L. G. Knight of Worcester, W. S.
Arming.on of Holden, Mass, Edward l..
Clapp of Troy. N. Y A supper was served in
the evening. 1t was voted to hold the next
meeting in Boston April g. 1875