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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-05
Forty Third COngress-First Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.
Mr.. Ramsey submitted resolution instruct
ing the Con mittee on Transportation Routes
to the sea board, to report upon the expediency
of improving water routes and railway COM
munication from the Mississippi Valley to the
seaboard, and promote commerce among
States by cheapening transportation between
the East and West by improving the naviga-
ton of the Mississippi river from its source TO
the Gulf of Mexico and lake navigation from
Lake Superior to Lake Ontario, and by charter
ing double track freight railroad from tue
Mississippi river to the ocean at the low max
imum rate of six mills a ton per mile. line res
o'ution was laie over.
The Senate discussed the liquor traffic Dill un
til the expiration of the morning hour, an
amendment having been offered by Mr.. bay,
ard, providing that all OF the commissioners "
make inquiry should not be in favor OF pro- 30.
hibitory legislation or total abstinance. ~, Un
the expiration of the morning hour, the Dill
was laid over and Mr.. Carpenter proceeded to
speak on his bill providing for new election
in louisiana
Mr.. Carpenter in the course of his remarks
expressed the belief that if the federal troops
were withdrawn from Louisiana. Kellogg
government would not stand. There were two
questions involved as to the passage of this
bill. First, have we the power to pass it. Sec
ond, the expediency of passing it. The constl-
tuition provides that each State shall have
republican form of government, and one OF tne
hrst requisites OF Republican form of govern
ment is that its office shall be filled by a per-
son elected by the people. The power of Con-
Eress was derived from the constitution, from
the tumults in Louisiona or the frauds of Du-
rell on the Lynch board, and he asked any Sen
ator within his hearing if Congress had not the
power to give the people of that State what
they had been cheated out of, namely, the
right to elect their own officers. Should our
government be overthrown, it would be by
these steady encroachments Congress should
see at all times at each State had a Republi-
can form of government and any Senator
declaring that Congress had not the power to
interfere now would declare to Kellogg and his
followers: "You can repeat this thing in 1876
aud 1880 and in 1884, Congress has no power to
set it right" If Congress had no authority to
interfere then the McEnery government could
set itself up also by force. Violence was as
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Gen. Smith and body of troops arrived at
the Red Cloud agency Tuesday, but all the In
dams had fled except Red Cloud and a few of
his men.
ham, Mass, Jail, shot himself Tuesday in the
woods of that town.
The Kansas House passed bill making it a
misdemeanor for member oe the Legislature
of any State, county or township officer to &C
cept railroad pass, under penalty of from
500 to $1,000 fine.
Several kilograms have been received in Ha.
vana, reporting that ex-President Cespedes
was killed by the San Quentin battalion and
ms body brought to Santiago de Cuba, where
1t was recognized, after which it was buried in
that city.
James B. Groome was inaugurated Governor
OF Maryland Wednesday.
The Michigan Legislature met In extra ses-
sion "Wednesday, to consider the report of the
constitutional convention.
The District of Columbia investigation begins
today.
The New Jersey Legislature is voting to sell
Stevens battery given the State by the invent
or.
Count de Chambord is not i'll as reported.
A delegation of Baptist ministers consulted
Mayor Stokeley of Philadelphia, relative to the
enforcement of the license law. He said he
was ready to do all he could, but as the law re-
quired actual drinking IN saloon in order to
make a valid complaint, he could not ask po-
lcemen to do this after having dismissed 200
for drinking in saloons. If he had an appropri-
alton, he might employ others, but ne mad not
The ice has again left the Hudson, doing no
damage.
Barregat despatch says that square rlg-
ged vessel went ashore on the shoals Tuesday
night. and became total loss. Two boat loads
OF men escaped.
The U. S. Supreme Court has decided that
nstning in the constitution of the United States
interfere with the right of States to restrict or
prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
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Brief .JOttimgs.

1t mostly rained yesterday. The sea was very
high outside, and the Bangor steamer was fore
ed to seek the harbor for shelter.
Alderman Davis, of the Chelsea city commit
tee on the FIRE department, was in town yester-
day, and visited the room of the "Hooks' to
gather some ideas in regard to drawing the
trucks by horse power.
The quarterly payment of pensions be an a.
the agency yesterday. About 100000 will be
paid out.
A boat Of 30 tons has been purchased by the
Air Motive Company, and the Chases patent
will be applied to her.
Messrs Charles II. Chase & Co. have char
tered the barque Jane Maria and the German
barque Nordpal to load with deals at st John,
for Bristol channel, at 10 shilllngs per stand
ard.
The Woodfords Corner ladies have decided
on Thursday evening, March II, to have their
entertainment which has been postponed vari-
Gus times for various reasons.
The clouds broke away about seven o'clock
last evening and the stars came out to hear
Mrs. Young lecture.
The people on Adams street complain that
the Argus has misrepresented them in stating
that rowdyism and pistol-fring are prevalent
there.
Mrs Young is very anxious to see the Allan
tic ocean and to hear Mark Twain lecture
Then she is willing to turn her face westward
Matters are very quiet at the station now-a-
days. What paradise the city would have
been had the man who ''favors temperance
on Democratic basis" been elected.
That team of McGlinchy's was stopped by
the Sheriffs again yesterday and a seizure
made
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Fire at East B ostOu.


BOSTON, March 4.-The freight depot of the
Eastern Railroad Co. at East Boston took fire
yesterday at ten o'clock, caused by the explo-
sion of carbOy of vitrol. The flames spread
with great rapdity and the roof and wooden
parts of the building with much merchandise
and ears were destroyed, The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Bloody Tragedy in Charlestown.
Another terrible tragedy has occurred in
the Charlestown district In 1860 James
Dwight was convicted of arson and sent
to State prison. He remained there year and
was pardoned on condition that he should en-
list in the army. His conviction of the crime
for which he was partially punished, was due
largely to the testimony Of one William Nc
Laughlin. Since then Dwight has not regard
ed Mclaughlin with friendly feeling. Both
men are members of the Bunker Hill Yacht
Club and tonight while in the club room
Dwight, who was under the influence of delirl-
um tremens, drew revolver from his pocket
and saying to Mclaughlin, "Do owe you any
thing" '!No." "Then take that" and rails
ing his revolver, Dwight fired a shot, taking Ell
feet in McLaughlin's hight side. Mclaughlin
ran from the room followed by his assailant
who fired second shot, which took effect in his
right breast. Mclaughlin ran some distance
to his home where at midnight, he was not
expected to live Dwight after Mclaughlin
disappearance, endeavored to blow out his own
brains, but failed and is likely to recover.
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POLICE NOTES "A man was arrested yester-
day for the larceny of a small lot of lumber
from the Boston depot
Officers Burnham and Merrill arrested Thorn
as Rafferty,, yesterday, for assaulting his wife
and turning the family out of doors. Some
time since he deposited $400 with the Bishop
and took note therefor His wife fearing the
note might be lost, took possession of it. There
upon Rafferty, assaulted her. The fellow ap-
pears to be a peripatetic arsenal, for he had on
his person VIII IN arrested knives, hatchetS and
revolvers.
Uncle Oliver claims there is a strong temper
ance sentiment in Portland He keeps the only
temperance house in the city, and he had eigh-
teen applications for lodging last night. This
leads him to infer that people will patronize a
temperance house when they can find it.
Mary Small, woman eighty years old, who
has long lived at the west end of Congress ST.,
was taken to the work-house yesterday. Off
Ger Garland, who visited the howell in which she
lived reports it as filthy beyond description.
There was but one arrest for drunkenness
yesterday.
Two men, Brannegan, notorious for his con-
nection with the Stafford arson case, and Jour
dan, notorious for nothing in particular, step.
ped into a house on India street, yesterday, and
asked for liquor. The bar-keeper, suspectne
them to be spies, mixed mp a decoction which
was once in great repute as sovereign remedy
for measles, and Jourdan drained glass of it
Not liking the taste of the beverage he made q
disturbance. whereupon the bor-keeper kicked
him and his comrade into the street. No ar
rests.
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PERsoNAL.-A New Hampshire correspond.
ent says that Mr.. Francis Murphy, of Name,
has been laboring for nearly year for the New
Hampshire Temperance Union, and has de-
iyered temperance addresses with great success
in almos5 every part of the State. He is a re-
formed man, and the narration of his expert
ence is extremely touching and effective.
Mr.. Daniel Clarke, of the firm of Clarke &
Lowell, is sojourning in Washington.
j. N. Herrck, Esq, is engaged in transcri b.
ing the ancient records in the County officers at
Alfred, York county By careful estimate,
ba, ed on the progress made for two years past,
tbe 70 unity officers judge that it will take him
soventeen wears to complete them.
wv n ski, "ipgs, ESQ.,, and party from Bos
TON interested in the lumber mills at Bethel
L;lled a moose rece, ,tly, weighing 700 pounds
The slaughterers are a, VIC N"iliou'n'
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LoDGERs.-The present W, aeer mas peeh re-
markable for the number of PEI sons VINO nave
applied for lodgings at the pC'nce STATION
Every stormy night from twelve to eighteen
men have been provided with shelter - the
main they appear to be decent people, READY
and able to work, but unable to get employ
ment. In former winters many of them have
found work in the building of railroads, but
the money panic changed all that people be-
coming averse to lending money for question
able enterprises and land grants hav-
ing given out. What these men Wilde the
coming SUNNI cr, unless they take to the pota-
to patches and hay-fields, it is difficult to tell.
AT present they are dependent upon Uncle
divers hospitable care. They couldn't fall
into better hands, for the grey-haired turnkey
has a heart as big as the dome of City Hall,
but municipal charity has its limits and the
present condition of things can't last forever.
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NEW YORK..
An Important Case.

NEW York, March 4,-The Tribune says tina
| case will be argued in the Supreme Court o
this State for this county on next Saturday, II
| which the United States government will b'
placed In an attitude OF lending public funds 10
| sustain private banking house, while recev
ing as security property the title of the borrow
| err in part of which was questionable and the
| relations of the borrower to all Of which were
of such a nature that a leading private banking
house did not consider it good security.
Proposed Denomination Union.
Negotiations are pending between the com.
mittee representing the reformed church in
America and a committee from the Genral As
sembly of the Presbyterian church south, re-
ating to an organized union of these bodies.
The meetings begin Monday and will continue
daily until a conclusion is reached. The meet
Jugs are secret.
Two Riots of strikers.
The laborers on the Brooklyn reservoir works
at Hampstead, L. l., have struck for increased
wages. More than half were Italians, who re-
sumed work at the old rates, but the Irish and
Germans assaulted and drove the Italians off
and many were injured. The steam shovels and
Other machinery were broken. The police, who
were sent to qnell the disturbance, were as
saulted and for a time driven off After shoot
ing one of the rioters the ringltaders were cap
tured and the others dispersed.
The Washington Manufacturing Company of
Gloucester, N. j., discharged 700 men yester-
day who asked for higher wages. Accompa-
MED by wives and children they surrounded the
residence of the superintendent, at which they
hurled missiles of every description. They
threatened to fire the mill. but were finally DIS
persed by the police after severe struggle, in
which many heads were broken.
Various Matters.
The fire at Balm Hall last night burnedi the
panorama of the Pilgrims Progress.
Four large government bonded ware houses
imports since the panic of lasS September.
The trial of the Woodruff women is going on.
Abby L. Merriman, daughter of the pub
Usher Of Webster's Dictionary, committed sui
eide by jumping from the fourth story window
of water cure to day.
The progress of the temperance reform in the
city is a source of congratulation to the friends
of the cause.
strike of Railroad Men.
WAvERLY, March F4-All the employees of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad at this end of the
route, except the engineers, struck this morn
ing. About $50 are out here where the move
ment was initiated and they have thus far cap
tured all trains that reached the Junction OF the
Erie and Lehigh Valley Railroads. They
switched the cars, set the brakes and removed
the brake wheels Everything was done quiz
city and in order. The mails have not been
obtained. This movement is extending and it
is reported will reach the entire length of the
road tomorrow morning. The strike is for
more wages. the strikers claiming that the re-
duction last December was submitted to under
the promise that as soon as business was revis-
ed in 4he spring their wages would be restored.
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MATTERS IN MAINE.
Death of the Rev. DR.. b plkam, of Lew

Death of the Rev. DR.. b ulkam, of Lew
iston.
LEWISTON, March 4.-Rev. U. Balkan, d.
D., while riding this morning was thrown from
his horse and instantly killed. He was for
many years pastor of Pine street church in this
city. He was professor of Logic and Christian
Evidence in Bates College,
Death-Marine.
EAsTPoRT, March AIR. Gideon Stickney,
well known citizen, and for many years a
prominent man in temperance and masonic or
ders, died here to day.
Revenue Cutter Mosswood has succeeded in
hauling off the brig j. c. Shaftner which went
ashore ON Nash Island some weeks SGD.
suicide.
BANGOR, March 4.-Nathaniel Dresser. of
Bluehill, 81 years old, committed suicide by
hanging last night.
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on all grades were from g ic " ib higher than
those OF our last quotations There but few
Cattle sold at our highest quotations. There were
few Cattle from Maine Wor ing oxen principally
Maine markets.
Working Oxen-A fair supply in market We
quoteisales OF pair live weight $500 lbs girth feet
5inches for S220 pair, live weight 5000 1bs coarse
ones, girth feet inches for S175 pair grth feet
inches for $40; pair live weight 5000 lbs, girth
feet $3.50; pair, live weight 5000 1bs grth feet for
Si75; pair, live weight 1900 lbs, eirth feet 10
inches, for sls5 pair, live weight 250O lbs, erth
feet inches for Sl55; pair, live weight $500 lbs,
girth feet inches, for $40
Store Cattle-With the exception of Working Oxen
and Mich Cows there are but few Store Cattle
brought into market at this of the year nearly
all the small Cattle being sold for Beef
Mich Cows-We quote extra at SIS "a 800; ordi-
nary S25@ 5 so; Store Cows So 3 per head
Most of the Cows offered in market for sale are of
common grade. Good Cows selling quick at fair
prices.
Sheep and Lambs-From the West there was a fair
supply all ownedby butchers and taken direct from
the cars to the slaughter houses Western Sheep and
Lambs cost landed at Brighton, from a. 81 10 III.
- Swine-Store Pigs, Wholesale, u q Sc; retail q
SIC - lib.
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YANKToN, DAKOTA TERRITORY, March A.
In the District Court to-day the case of P p.
" internute, indicted for the murder of General
McCook, was called. On motion of the prose.
cutting attorney for nolle prosequi, which was
granted by Judge Shannon, on the ground that
the action of the former grand Jury was illegal.
and that the defendant was not present at the
time of the challenging of the jury. The de-
PENDANT was admitted to $500 BALL to await
the action of the next jury
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boston stock List.
ISales at the Brokers' Board. March. Al
Sales at Auction,


New York Stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 4 Mornino.-Money at Der
PEI cent Gold at 112. Sterling Exchange at ASH a
4.sS.
NEW YORK. March 4-Erenino.- Money easy at 8
a per cent. Foreign Exchange at 1884 for prime
bankers go days sterling, and 4S7 for demand. The
customs receipts to-day S293,OcO G Id closed
at 112, after selling at 1l2! q 1l13 The rates paid
for carrying were g. 81, q and per cent. The As
sistant Treasurer paid out to-day S145 900 on account
of interest and $167 900 i'll redemption of 500 bonds
The days business at Gle Cold Exchange Bank
was follows:-Gold balances, 81 1853 377;
cy balances S1,5s4,sO6 gold cleared S29, 13S 00O-
Government bonds active but lower. State bonds
nominal. stocks were depressed during the fore
noon, and heavy shore interest was put out by the
"bears mainly reports Of the unfavorable action
towards R. R. interest by some Western legislatures
but in the afternoon there was change in the gen.
eral aspect OF speculation and the market turned
from bear to bull with an active buying demand for
leading shares. Prices advanced from to over II
per cent, and in some the opening price not
only reached but passed and closed strong. The
principal changes of the day wee Lake Shore, 7es,
77s 7sa; Union Pacific 34a 33k, 81; Pacific Mail 425,
A., 42s Western Union I'll, 49, 74 Erie 49, AL, 45.
The Atlantic, Ct Western and Erie representatives
claim that the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and
Indianapolis election to-day resulted in their
plee criumph and the defeat OF the attempt OF the
Lake Shore interest to regain possession of the road
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BOSTON, March 4-lReported tor the Press. 1.-The
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon:
Domestic-Ohio and Pennsylvania pick-lock 60 q
Csc; do cLoice Xxx "a a &c; do fine 50 q 55c;
dunn "a q sc: coarse so q SIC; Michigan extra and
Xxx 81 a 53c; fine 80 a sic; medium 50 a 51c COM
mon Is q 47c; other Western fine and 80 g SIC;
medium so q sic, common 45 g 47c; pulled extra
40 q &C., superfine 40 q 60; No l, rs q CSC; comb
ing fleece IS q 6Oc; California II a S6c; Texas 20
q SIC; Canada IS q SOC; do combng So q 20; Smyr-
ra washed % q 35c; do unwashed, 1s g &c; Buenos
Ayres IL a $50; Cape Good Hope So a SOC; Austral-
ian 40 q SOC; Donsko 90 q SIC; Mestiza pulled 81
a zoe.
The market is firm, prices well sustained, but
buyers operate cautiously and still hesitate pur-
chase to any extent The markets abroad still
quite encouraging and supplies of Wool, from any
point, cannot be placed here except at an advance
on recent current prices.
In New York there has been a very fair demand
for both clothing and carpet stock since last anG
prices in all cases have been well sustained.
In Philadelphia there has been greater degree O
activity this week. but essential change from last
weeks quotations. Some holders very firm il
their views, while others are disposed to meet buy
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Ros,en Boot and shoe Market.

BOSTON, March 9Th shipments of Boots and
Shoes from this market to places outside of New Eng
land for the past week. irrespective of those sent d.
rect from factories comprise "a, 100 cases. against
3O,6l4 for the same week last year.
The total shipments since January 1. have been
POI OFT cases. against 3O6 cases for the same period
last year.
Business remains without material change and the
sales fall behind the corresponding period last year.
and have not, as whole, come up to the expecta-
lions OF manufacturers. Manufacturers who have a
quantity of goods on hand not disposed to in
crease their production any faster than they receive
orders and buyers only order such goods they re-
qure for immediate use or to keeo up assortments
Serge goods are less active than last season. and
handmade work obtains the preference over ma
chine made goods, especially in work designed for
women's wear.
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Administrators Sale of lReal Estate

DURSUANT to a license from the Hon. Judge Of
Il Probate for Cumberland County 1 shall sell al
public auction on the premises in Fab MOUTH on
nesday, the list day of April A. D. 49, at ten o
In the forenoon, muc OF the Real lEstate Q. ~,
erck Merrill late of said Falmouth in sald thse
deceased, as will produce the sum OF (SsSVol ' av
Thousand nine hundred and eight dollars, 10, hS pn
ment of his just debts, expenses OF saie ANU A'''"
BENJAMIN F. HALL. fdminisuater,
de bonis non with VIII annexed.
Falmouth February 26, 1874. - Vow
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Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS.
TUEsDAY.-Honora Murray. Open shop on the
Lords day. Fined $40 with costs. Paid.
John York. Search and seizure. Fined $50 with
costs Appealed
County Atty. Cobb g. Ray.
Hugh Doherty. Search and seizur. Tried and
continued.
County Atty Mattocks & Fox.
Patrick McGlinchy. Search and seizure. Fined
$50 with costs. Paid
County Atty. Williams.
James McGlinchy, John McCue and Michael join
er. Search and seizure McGlinchy and McCue,
discharged. Joiner Fined $50 with costs. Appeal
ed
County Atty. Mattocks & Fox.
Cornelius Connolly Search and seizure. Fined $50
with costs Appealed.
County Atty. Mlttocks g. Fox.
Cyrus Hanscomb Common seller. Recognized
for his appearance at May term.
County Atty. Williams
WEDNEsDAY.-One case of larceny of iron from
the Grand Trunk Railroad. Respondent discharged.
E. M. Rand for the road. Strout & Gage.
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PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL

Absolutely safe. Perfectly odoriess. Always I'M
form II umiIating qualities superior to gas. Burns
IN any lamp without danger of exploding or taken
nre. Manufactured expressly to displaee the use CT
v0atle dangerous oils Its safety under every pos
sDe test ana Its perfect burning qualities are
ed by its continued use in over 800 ,00l families
Millions of gallons Lave been sold and no aocioent
directly indirectly-has ever occurred lro" ouih
The immense YEARLY loss to life and property, re-
sulting from the use Of cheap and dangerous OILS Ill
the United States, Is appalling
The INSURANCE Companies and Fire Commiss1r ners
throughout the country recommend the ASTRAL
as the best saegard when lamps are used. Send for
circular.
For sale at retail by the trade generally, and at
wholesale by the proprietors, CHAa. PRATT & CO.,
los Fulton Street. New York. auS5w6m
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A SEAsoNABLE SUBJEcT.-About this sea-
son the ladies are looking among the stocks of
goods with the purpose of purchasing for the
season, Staples, No. Is Middle street. an
nounces large stock of silks and other sea-
sonable goods which he proposes to sell at a
very low figure. Mr.. Staples knows the mar
ket, and has had long experience, consequently
he has stock for Portland trade Read his
advertisement and then go and see the fine
goods on his shelves. Remember the lace,
No. rs Middle street.