The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-31

inhabitants escaped with their lives. The
heaviest rains reported for years have taken
place the past week in Indiana.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The indications of general Indian war are
not SO threatening as last week. Many of the
accounts have been greatly exaggerated. There
is a tendency, however, among several parts OF
tribes to steal and murder. The medicine men
have told the young braves that they could not
do that and they are eager for war which
does not involve danger. Carriers expedition
has gone over 200 miles from Fort Sill, but re-
ports few Indians. Five men were recently
killed in New Mexico near Fort Bascom. Gen.
Sheridan recommends and Gen. Sherman en-
dorses plan for decisive action against the
thieving Indians, by having cavalry regiments
sent out on every fresh trail, and punish all
found outside of their reservations. The people
on the border of Minnesota are panicked by the
appearance of armed Sioux.
The authorities of Philadelphia, are looking
after the stolen Ross child and four English
parties are now under arrest Nothing new
has yet been made public. A similar case in
New York; has just been made public by the
death of the abductor 1t occurred II years
since.
Last week was not fire week, though there
was the usual number of small CONGREGATIONS.
Three men were killed by the explosion at the
Standard Oil Works, at Cleveland, o., and
$35OOO worth of property destroyed New
Orleans, has had a $4,000 fire. Several at
tempts at incendiarism are reported in various
parts of the country, and in Chicago one
L., %lof
crime.
The steamship Gautamala, bound from New
York to Aspinwall, went ashore the 10th, inst,
on Wathing's Island, one of the Bahamas she
is probably total ossi
William A. Bates residing near Boston has
been convicted of brutally treating and starry
ing his three daughters all under ten years of
age. The law does not recognize such crime,
so the monster gets but six months in Jail and
appeals for that.
The usual number Of drowning accidents
are reported 1t is the season to abolish boys
and other careless people.
The following are few Of the weeks minor
crimes and casualties. Friday six persons were
killed by single bolt of lightning in Wood
ford Co., Ky.--In Jersey City Sunday, John
O'Conor threw his wife out of the window
Three persons in New York have died of eating
poisonous chow-chow.-A family of seven
persons were bitten by a mad dog in Fort
Montgomery N. Y, Thursday.-The sureties
of Symmes Gardiner, a deceased army pay
master, have been sued for alleged defalcations
amounting to 100000 while he was army
quartermaster. beggar woman stole a
child in New York the other day but the po-
lice found it locked up in room.--A Sarnia
Ont. despatch reports destructive storm
In Senator Pomeroys bribery case, he moved
| to quash the Indictment on the ground that it
charges him with attempting to bride an
officer of the State of Kansas, whereas Yorke
was state senator. Very thin.-A rum
seller named Bovaird shot man dead early
Sunday morning who was one of party at
tempting to break into his house for more
rum.-The old hoax of bottle message from
the long lost City of Boston has been played.
Too old.-A school teacher residing in St.
Adams, VT, closed her school in district
several miles distant from the village Friday,
and that was the last seen of her till her body
was found in the woods shockingly mutilated
and violated.
France is in state of political turmoil and
it's government is really an absolute monarchy,
at least for the next six years, so far as Mac
Mahon is concerned, and in respect to the As
sembly it may dissolve tomorrow or die out
from old age 1t is a self-constituted body
The past week it has been rather an active bear
garden than anything else. Nothing has been
accomplished. A motion to dissolve the As.
sembly was lost last Thursday by vote of $40
yeas to 80 nays.
In Spain the Republicans claim two quite i'm
portant victories. The Carlists by their cold
blooded murders of non-combatants, have not
only shock Europe but inspired hostility on
the part of Germany and other governments,
and the former has sent feet to observe their
movements. Carlst barbarities are reported ca
all sides. Not only have they shot every tenth
| prisoner taken, bu5 scores OF men not under
arms and belonging to other nations have been
butchered. The Carlists recently shot 235 pris-
oners at one time.
Queen Victoria has asked for an allowance of
5000 year for her youngest (?) son Prince
Leopold and after little snarl the House of
Commons granted it. The Brussels inter-
national convention met Thursday and organ
| lied. John Mitchell, has arrived in Dublin,
and friend will give him his seat in paria-
ment. The small pox is epidemic in New
market, Eng.
The Turkish government is purchasing
large number of heavy guns
The Privy Council of England. has decided
in case appealed to it from Montreal, that
| Catholic bishop cannot prevent the burial of
person in the ground consecrated by that
church where the friends of the deceased own a
lot. 1t was attempted because the deceased
belonged to an interdicted society.
POLITICAL AND SOCIAL.
Political affairs are becoming more active of
late. Nominations for Congressman ore being
made in SOME of the Western districts In
Ohio the Democratic congressional conven-
tions declare not only for more paper money
but demand that the $50 bonds be paid in
| greenbacks.
| In Mssouriit is probable that the Republ-
cans will not make district nominations but
unite with the Changers and ''good' Demo-
Gratis in an action to beat the present Demo-
cratic state government which is neatly as dis
reputable as that of South Carolina.
1t is said on good authority that an organiza-
ton of white men is being made in every South
ern state to defeat the colored man and the
carpet Dagger. 1t means a war of races.
The Republicans of Delaware have nomi-
mated DR.. Isaac Jump for Governor and James
r. Loft for Congress-
In our own state the Senatorial canvass is
attracting some attention and some newspaper
controversy.
The New York prohibitionists give notice
that they will do their utmost to defeat Gov.
Dix if nominated by the Republicans although
he has been the best Governor for some time.
One idea men.
Socially Kentucky isn't pleasant state
four terrible murders and several affrays being
reported within a few days.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington affairs are quiet at this season
of the year. The Commissioners charged with
the management Of the city are making many
reforms and like Secretary Brstow, in the
Treasury Department, are running only on