The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-21
POLITICAL.
Acceptance of Gov. Talbot,


BOSTON, Oct Ex-Governor Talbot's accept
ance of the nomination was received to-day
1t is short document in which he thanks the
party for an honor unsolicited and undesired,
and designates the Republican party as one of
% mora he
have made the history of the party so success
full and glorious.
A Too Long Job.
Hon. John Quincy Adams has declined tie
Democratic nomination for Senator in the sec
ond Norfolk district, givinguas his reason the
preposterous length of our legislative session.
Congregational Nominations.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 2O.-The Democratic Con-
gressioral Conventions, held IN this city to-
day, were thinly attended
In the second district convention Hon. Geo.
Fl. Browne of Gloucester was nominated for
representative and accepted.
In the first district Hon. Charles r. CUT
ter of Warren was nominated for Representa-
tive.
SPRINGFIELD Oct 2O.-The Republican Con-
vention at Chester to-day nominated for Con-
gress, Henry Alexander, Jr, of this city.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Isaac HI. Bailey was
last night nominated as candidate for Congress
from the eleventh district
The President ON the Third Term,
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-A letter to the New
York Sun from Chanute, Kansas. dated Oct.
18th, states that President Grant was received
at the depot by crowd and was introduced to
them from the platform of a car. A Mr.. Cone,
spokesman for the crowd, put the following
question to the President: care you a candi.
date for the third term?" The President did
not seem inclined to reply, when Mr. Cone
said, "Boys, silence gives consent" The Pres
ident quickly remarked, "I'll leave this to the
people"
The Navigator Islands Story.
New YORK, Oct. 20.-A Washington special
says there is there is the best authority for the
statement that the Navigator islands had not
been visited by vessel of the German navy
since the winter of 1872, so the report for the
demand for indemnity by German man-of-
war is not credited in diplomatic circles in
Washington. The Ancopia is the only vessel
OF the German navy in Asiatic waters, and she
was at last accounts at Nagasaki, Japan, and
dates of her recent movements make it impos-
Gble for her to have visited the Samaon group
since last advices. The annexation of the
Islands is a scheme on a par with that of st.
Domingo, and will be agItated at the next seS
sion of Congress.
U. S. Consul at Opia. on Navigator Islands,
says he was at that port in the latter part of
May last when the German sloop. An
como came there, and her commander levied
$4,000 upon the native chiefs, but through the
Intervention of the American missionaries, re-
duced the claim to $4,000. Of this amount
$4,000 was paid and bonds taken for the remain
der, payable in two years at l per cent per
month interest. The sloop sailed to another
harbor near Opia and seized the lands in dis
pute between the Germans and natives, and
bu rned the houses of the latter and sailed away.
Mr.. Foster says he was an eyewitness to these
tr ansactions.
Reelection of Senator Eamunds.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 2O.-The legislature to-
day elected Geo. f. Edmunds, U. S. Senator
from Vermont, for six years from the 4th of
March. In the Senate the vote was % to 1; in
the House Isl to 81. The Democrats voted for
Edward J. Phelps and cast 48 votes. The bal
ance of the votes were for Hon. Charles W =.
Willard of MONTPELIER