The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-17

A fire at Danvi!le, Va Tuesday NIGH, caused
damage to the extent of $20,00o; insured 1of
$12 900.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$215,170.
A heavy gale prevailed on the British coast
yesterday.
The London Times, yesterday, editorialy at,
tacks the New York, Boston and Montreal
railroad for the nou-payment of its called III
coupons.
The steamship City of Picking was spoken tit
teen days ont from Rio, at Sandy Point. NOV.
oath, more than half way through the Straits
of Magellan. All well.
George r Rowe, clerx of Lawrence, Mass,
died Yesterday morning Ee had been retained
continually in Office for seventeen years, re-
gardless of political changes in the city govern
ment
The President returned the call of King
David yesterday. The King will visit Congress
Friday.
D. B. Logan, one of party of twelve who
left Eau Claire, Wis, last August, bound TOR
the Black Hils,was recently killed in skirm--
ish with Indians, and the others were scattered
in the engagement, since which time no traces
of them have been found, and it is feared that
all have persisted.
The Methodist Missionary Society, at their
annual election, in New York, Tuesday night,
chose Bishop james as President, and eleven
other bishops as Vice Presidents.
A Boston despatch says that the losses by the
Plympton and Wareham street fires, are now
estimated at S590.000; insurance, as far as
known, $141 900. The Charlestown fire losses
are $l45,000; insurance, 100000 rG SCI
The new civil service rules for the Boston
day.
1t is estimated that frauds of considerable
magnitude have been perpetrated at the
Charlestown navy yard, but names of persons
implicated are kept from the public. An IN
| vestigation is soon 20 be make at Washington
| Herr Majunke member of the Reichstag,
| and editor of the Germana, who was arrested
| for press offence, has been released.
| A Quebec despatch says that old pilots give
| their opinion that the st. Lawrence can be nav
| igated during the winter with properly con-
! structed vessels.
W. Evans II years old, while being driven
| from drinking sa Don in waterbury, Conn.,,
| Tuesday night, by the proprietor, Jacob Beech
| err, shot Beecher dead, the ball entering the
head through the eye.
| Four New Jersey dentists have been sentenced
! by the United States Court for violation of the
| Boston rubber patent ,,r-i ,.s
David G. Bachelor, eX sheriff of Belknap
| county, N. H., attempted suicide yesterday
morning, by taking laudanum. He is in crit
| ical condition. % F.tt 81 Iii - -F-gEE
The Gar has sent the order of ST. Andrew to
| ter The circumstance is much commented
on. -r-t-r.. arFE s rig 81 1859
1t is rumored that the cotton mills at Fall
| River, will run on full time after Jan. LIST.
| Indian agent Bingham reports that he is in
| pursuit of white men going to the Black Hills.
| He has military force .F ''
| The boys of the high school in New Orleans
refused to allow the coored pupils to enter yes
| terday, ana appealed to the Superintendent to
| sustain them. He said the law was in favor of
the colored pupils
| The Indian Commissioners, recently in con-
| sultation with the civilized tribes of the Indian
| Territory report in favor of giving them ter
| rtorial government like those of other terri
| tories. HE r Liff A IVA
| Mr.. Cochrane of Chicago, (?l it is said will
| be appointed Supervising Architect of he
| Treasury Department, vice Mullett, resigned,
Thore was but one dissenting vote against
| the confirmatlo of Postmaster General Jewell.
The Cuban papers see nothing in President
| Grants message to cause alarm, but should any
power see fit to interfere in the affairs Of that
Island they will get thrashed, or words to that
effect. P--rr