The Portland daily press., 1874-11-26
From the Maine State Press ofNovember 25th
History of Seven Days.
The news for the week ending Wednesday
O. Night Nov. 25th. Il yffis
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pew ii begin to gatef, anu there IN new
.gGfs in all tue departp1nts During the week
we have once more1ad the old rumor of the
resignation of tp cabinet, led by Mr.. Esil'
and that Ministt Washburne has been called to
aid in putting up another. The same paper de-
MES its IVA yarn and the subject remains for
auoth,. Whoever goes, may the Kentucky
Bris.w and our New England Jewell remain!
re report of the Commissioners of Internal
Rsenue has been published. The receipts for
e fiscal year are $1O2, 644,747 an excess of
i2.644, TAI over the estimates. The receipts
come from the following sources: Distilled liq-
uors $40 IA ,090, fermented liquors $9,304,679,
abacco $33, 242, 1875. The number of gallons of
liquor paying tax 69772062. The production
of tobacco is put at lis, 54S GIG pounds, an in
crease of 2,107,9S4 pounds over last year. The
Commissioner exto's the present system which
abolishcs assessors and leaves the present work
with collectors. He also thinks that the reve
nue. cannot be safely diminished.
The President has designated the following
revenue cutters to cruise along the Atlantic
coast: Steamer Woodbury., from Eastport.
Maine, to Penobscot Bay Maine; The Dobbin,
from Mt Desert to Roclkland, Maine; the Dali
las, from Penobscot Bay to Cape Ann, Mass.
the Gallatin, from Portsmouth, n. H., to Nam
tucket Mass. AiAsA 4 g y I'D fAst $50 A " !
1t is reported that President Grant has ex-
pressed the opinion that the pending civil
rights bill is very nnwise measure.
Attorney General Williams decides that
there is no fraud in the claims of the owners
of the Gallahue shoe pegging patent and has
directed that the suit brought in his name to
vacate it be withdrawn.
Secretary Bristow appears to be the right
man in che Treasury department. At any
rate he is the head and as the head but one set
Of financial views will be set forth in his an
nual report. He cut thirty printed pages out
Of Uncle Spinner's report advocationg the Kel-
ey inter-convertable bond scheme. With the
President, he will declare for early resumption
= Jan 1, 1S76-and no further issue of paper
money. .5ai.af saw.e 5s.a.o.l
The Approximation Committees will have
their bills ready for the meeting of Congress-.
The Navy will call for about ST. 100000. stigEsl
Sandwich Island officials are at Washington
suing for a reciprocal treaty. a. e. q
The safe burglary case drags along, but may
be completed before this paper is published.
1t is quite probable that Whitley and Har-
rington will be acquitted. It is hard work to
convict one thief on the testimony of another.
The Secretary of the Treasury construes the
law requiring vessels documented in this coun-
try to hail from the port at which her marine
papers are granted by the collectors of Gus.
toms.
Supervising Architect Mullett is no mors as
an official. He did. not wish to comply with
the law respe sting an appropriation of $780,
600; viz, did not wish to have his accounts
ifad hu fba icia
would prefer to resign. The Secretary re-
marked that he had better resign as he was
going to do business according to law and be
resigned. He has built himself great many
costly monuments.
The Secretary of the Interior has requested
the Secretary of War to drive party of min
ers out of the Black Hills country to save
them from India vengence. They are on re-
servation belonging to the Sioux. ... Sd. ...-
Annmber of Usage and Kaw Indiana have
cen farming on their reservations and have
made good show of it. One agent thinks
that is the way to civilize them. Why not try
ton the inhabitants of Arkansas and Lousi-
THE SOUTH.
The South for the past week has, in general,
been quiet. In Louisiana the politicians of
ter charges of lying, cheating, falsfying re-
urns, stuff ng ballot boxes and other kindred
cussedness., It's utterly useless to attempt to
find where the truth lies there is SO much of
fraud all round, There don't seem, however.
to be any danger of anything serious, though
Rev. Father Ryan, poet-priest, wants to go on
the war path but can't get the white leagues to
support him Counting the returns is still pro-
gressve In New Orleans the conservative
majority, will reach 12,127. In some Of the
parishes the grand jury have been well en-
ployed in indicting ex-mcmbers Of the govern
ment for all sort of crime, and they can con-
inue the process some time to come with good
effect. ......
The Arkansas middle is very small affair
when you get at the bottom of it. Smith, the
would be usurper, who was supported by only
wo or three persons of any prominence in the
State, is not to be found. Judge Poland, of the
committee investigating the old Brooks Baxter
imbroglio, believes that Brooks was elected by
a large majority. The Senate of the state has
decided to investigate Senator Dorsey's cleo
ton, which it is charged was secured by fraud.
The Democratic legislature of North Caro-
lima is distinguishing itself by considering
bill to repudiate the state debt. This is a sam
e. pie of Democratic reform.
CRIME AND CAUsALTY.
The.storm Sunday night and Monday was
very general and in some localities very severe,
particularly in the Southwest One third of
the residences of Tuscumbia, Alabama, were
destroyed by the storm, and twelve persons
were killed and many. injured. The storm is
also reported very severe on the coast of Mas
sachusetts but increasing southwark. At Cam
den, N. j., Philadelphia Trenton, and, indeed,
nearly every place heard from, houses were un.
rooted and similar damage suffered. At Mon
lovallo, Ala, dozen houses were destroyed
and two persons killed. 4i 80
The reports from Nebraska and Kansas are
unchanged. The people need clothing A
Kansas commissioner reports about 1900 set
tiers in the new counties who must have aid.
They are all on the remote frontier and most of
them have been there less than three years In
seventeen counties with an aggregate of 158-
900 acres of corn, did not harvest an acre. The
Secretary of War has authorized the issue of
clothing. afh $40
Very few large fires are reported. Syracuse,
N. Y, had $4,000 burn Sunday, and st.
Louis $4,000 scorch the same day. Several
fremen were hurt and one killed. Newbury-
port is troubled with fire bugs. A large num-
Der of the best buildings in Brookville, Pa,
were destroyed Friday. Loss $3.50, 900. p ii'-
The case of Tilton VS.. Beecher progresses
slowly, Mr.. Beecher's counsel interposing de-
mand fer a bill of the particulars of the charges
made against him. The Brooklyn court judges
disagreed about the granting of the prayer, and
now the matter has been carried up and long
time Will elapse-a month or more-before it
will be decided. lgail g ,.is sssggao1 55t
The case of Bowen against the BROOKLYN
Argus for libel, in printing a statement that
Mrs. Bowen on her death bed confessed i'm
proper relations with Mr.. Beecher has been
tried. 1t was proved by witnesses present that
such was not the case, but that the story was
told by some of the many liars found in Tilton's
Office. The case was discharged, as no malice
was shown in the publication.
The w. H. Bradley, fishing vessel of Rock
port, Mass, was capsized near Portsmouth
N. H., Thursday night, and four men drowned,