The Portland daily press., 1874-08-28
dte the man. He, however protests his inno-


dite the man. He, however, protests his inno-
cence.
Rev. John Cowan, chaplain of the 9th New
York Artillery, and at the time of his arrest i'll
the employ of the Young Mems Christian Asso
cation has been arrested for attempting to de-
fraud the government, by presenting portion
of South American bond for redemption.
The following large fires are reported the past
week: At South Bend, Ind, the extensive
carriage factory of Stakeholder Bros. was de-
stroyed. Among other property the buildings
burned contained 1900 finished wagons; loss
100000; insured for $125,OOO; cause, sponta-
neous combustion, or oil in woolen rags. In
Buffalo, Tuesday, Reeds grain elevator; loss,
$15O,0OO. In Lowell, Mass, Samuel Horns
factory; loss, $4,000. In Chicago, Buckhardt's
flour MILL loss, $4,000 In Millbank, Ont,
loss, $4,000. In Chartiersborough, Pa, six
buildings; loss, $4,000. In Buena Vista, Pa,
thirty bidngs; loss, $4,000 In Boston, the
buildings of the Star Collar Co.; loss, $4,000.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
There seems to be fewer indications of Indian
hostilities than threateded few weeks since.
The most of the Indians who left their reserva-
tions recently have thought better of the mat
ter, when they learned that they would GER
tanly be punished, and that the Federal autho-
rity would show them no mercy. Late reports
from the Indian territory are to the effect that
the Indians are quiet The Usage Indians, liv-
ing on the Kansas border were incensed by the
fendish shooting of a lumber of their tribe by
white men, and at one time threatened to desc
late the this portion and so alarmed was Gov,
af fhot hn 1oI 10 4l,o
Uuited States for arms. Later accounts indi-
cate that the Osages have been lied about, and
that they never co ntemplated general war.
The reports from Gen. Clusters expedition
are more fiattering, respecting the value of the
Black Hills country in Dakota Territory than
even the earlier dispatches indicated. The fer
tility of the soil is unparalleled; gold is found
near the surface in the alluvial deposits, in pay
ing quantities. The only obstacle in the way is
that of the country belonging to Indian reser-
vations. The Indians, however. can be killed
by bad rum or bullet.
FOREIGN.
There has been little of general importance
in the foreign news of the past week. All of
the European powers have recognized the
Republic of Spain. The war in that country
goes on without much change
The grain crop is SO large in Europe that
prices are declining.
IN GENERAL.
A man named Benton has been arrested for
| the District of Columbia safe burglary and let
| off on bail.--Muscatine, Iowa, lost $4,000
worth of lumber mills Monday, by fire.-The
| last China steamship brought to San Francisco
| 625 passengers.--Two hundred agricultural
laborers are ON their way to Canada.--After
| September 1st Cuba demands gold for customs
duties.-Rev. Mr.. Day of Toronto, pointed a
loaded gun at his sister. Result, one sister
less.--WIliam Soule was killed Monday in a
drunken fray at Monson, Mass.-The Carlsts
have extinguished the lights on the part of
the coast held by them.--Four young men
were drowned in the Hudson Wednesday while
attempting to board a barge.-The British
government prohibits the publication of articles
in newspapers written by those. deprived of po-
| litcal or civil rights.-The veterans of all the
| Vermont regiments are holding grand reun--
| ion at Burlington A New York German
paper declares that Horace Greeley died o
Catholic. An agent of English laborers of
| the middle classes is to examine Virginia and
South Carolina with a view to immigraton.-
Freight tariffs have been reduced on the
| Southern railroad lines to New York and Bos-
| ton--A brother of Gen. Burnside committed
suicide at indianapolis Thursday--A detec-
| tive at Albany, New York, shot two thieves
who attacked him Monday night-A Nova
Scotian bark arrived at New York from Cuba
having lost three men by yellow fever. In the
trunk of one of the dead sailors named Mcvane
n Iaado &c
| of 9800-The immigration to New York the
past year has been but 135, 900 or half of that of
| last year--A convention of lumber producers
in Pennsylvania agreed to reduce the stock two
| thirds from last year--The entries for the
| New England Fair at Providence are quite nu-
merous-The agent Of Gov. Baxter of Ark,
| while in Jersey City to purchase arms came
| near being assassinated. He thinks Senator
Clayton is at the bottom of this attention
| Spanish authorities deny the reported sale Of a
| part of Porto Rico to the Germans.-The
| Senate naval investigating committee has COM
| pleted its work.-The United States Court at
| Lawrence, Kansas, decides that the Usage
| lands belong to the settlers and not to the
| railroads.-White frost in New Hampshire
Sunday night. (colored), Superin-
tendent of Education in Mississippi, is in Jail
charged with issuing fraudulent registration
| papers when county clerk.-The Governor of
Nebraska reports short crops Reports col
lected by Western paper. indicate that the
| hog crop will be less than last year.
THE LATEST.
A serious fight is reported at the Wicheta
Agency last Saturday with party of CO.
| manches, who took refuge at the post, and then
| fired on the troops Several soldiers were kill
| ed and many more Indians
At Picketsville, Tenn, sixteen negroes ar
rested for threats to sack the town, and Other
dsorderly demonstrations, were taken from the
Jail in Trenton, Wednesday morning, by a
hundred men, and murdered. There is great
excitement, though no armed negroes are to be
found.
The Democratic Conventio ion of Ohio yester-
day declared for the expansion of the currency,
| and in favor of the payment of the $50 bonds
in greenbacks. Reputation, indeed
On the other hand the Republicans of MIchi-
gan, in convention, declared that all financial
legislation should look to the resumption of
specie payments at the earliest possible date.
Gold has continued at about 109 1-2 the past
week.
A woman named Glover was burn I'd to death
in her house in Exeter, N. H., early Tuesday
morning. She and her husband had escaped,
but she was suffocated while rescuing the
| children.