The Portland daily press., 1874-07-10

House OF Commons. That government will
require some guarantees before it consents to
become party to the Congress. This jealousy
may prevent the meeting of the proposed Con-
gress.
During the week the U. S. Circuit Court in
Wisconsin decided that the state has full power
to fix the tariffs of railroads, thus declaring the
socalled Potter bill constitutional, which pro-
vides for the reduction of the tariffs of several
roads, which reduction so cripples the revenues
of the roads that they cannot pay their inter-
est. This fact is creating much comment all
over this country and Europe On the other
hand state Court has decided that the Potter
law is unconstitutional
The ministry was defeated in the French As
sembly by majority of nearly 40, Wednesday.
The situation is critical.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
The grasshoppers have so destroye the crops
in southwestern Minnesota that Gov. Davis
help. The crops are as completely destroyed
as though fire had swept over the ground
People are already suffering for food. Last
year these people suffered similar but not so Sc
we're privations.
During the week there have been many Sc
we're thunder storms with rain, hail, and heavy
winds. The heaviest were on the nights of Ju-
ly 2nd and 4th
New York is having great scare about the
hydrophobia. 1t is found that persons who
were thought to have died of it, died of the
scare. Some learned physicians announce tn at
the disease is not blood poison but nervous
affection, and that persons are as likely to die
from the bite of healthy dog as of one having
the rabies.
There was report that the cable steamer
Faraday which was at Portsmouth three weeks
since had been crushed by an iceberg. 1t was
false. There is fellow in Halifax who de-
lights in making such sensations.
The worst of the India famine is over The
government now feeds 400, OOe people.
Another mysterious murder occurred in Bos-
ton some time last Wednesday. The victim
was young woman named Thomas. She was
found locked in her room with her skull frac-
tured. The entrance was made to her room
through another room occupied by woman
who heard no disturbance. This is the fourth
mysterious murder in Boston within two years
so mysterious that the police cannot unravel
them.
AT Milford, N. H., Thursday, Major George
Daniels and his grandson were fatally injured
and Mrs. Daniels killed by train before
which they were attempting to drive a team
across the track
The coroner's jury IN the Mill River disaster
case have rendered verdict which censures the
Legislature for inadequate legislation, the mill
owners for their parsimony in risking life for
money, the contractors for delinquency in
building, and the county commissioners for ac-
cepting so poorly built dam.
Young Sturdevant who murdered two uncles
and an aunt in Plymouth, Mass, for their
money last April, was convicted Of murder of
the first degree last Thursday.
Reports from the Indians are not satisfac-
tory. In Dakota they are numbering on a
small scale and are generally troublesome. Gus
tar will take care of them. In Indian Territory
too, Agent Mills reports to Washington. Tues
day, that large party from several tribes are
plundering and numbering small parties.
Although Quaker he urges the Govern
ment, to send troops enough at once ito strike
with such power as to make sharp. quick
effectual work" A report to the same effect
cones from Colorado. Plumber rather than
murder seems to be their purpose. a
There have been an unusual number of MUIR
ders reported, partly due to the Fourth Capt.
Peach of the schooner St. Mary of Province.
town, Mass, in a fight with the cook, King
Rogers, struck him with an oar from the effects
OF which he died. Sef-defense is the plea.
In Garden, N. j., Dean and Stevenson fought
about woman. Dean had razor, Stevenson
pistol. Dean was fatally wounded. Steven
on is in Jail. Another can have the woman.
In Fredericton, N. B., Monday night, a
riot occurred between some lumbermen and
employees OF Lents circus. The latter began to
hire in the crowd with revolvers but the lum-
bermen stood their ground, run some of the
circus carriages into the river, and as the fight
was becoming general, the authorities inter-
fered and arrested Is of the circus people, On
their attempting to leave Tuesday on the train
the lumbermen in force threatened to tear up
the rails but difficulty was prevented by an in
Junction keeping the company in town until
the investigation could take place.
In addition to the fires reported under july
4th, we add: Lath's sewing machine mil in
Philadelphia, loss 100000; Buchmap's shawl
factory Paterson, N. D., damaged; Rochester
Iumbler Works, Pittsburg, Pa, $4,000 rail
road station at Grand Rapids, Mich, $4,000,
IN harrington, r. l., large stock barn with
stock, $4,000; in Cincinnati stock yard and
freight cars $4,000; in Cleveland, Ohio mar
ket and ten dwellings, fire crackers, S25, 600;
Struber's oil refinery, Brooklyn, $780,
Monday morning severe accident occurred
on the Shore Line Railroad in Connecticut
near Stony Creek, caused by switchman re.
placing switch before the rear truck of the
last car had passed, consequently it bumped
along until the train came to bridge when the
car tumbed to the meadow below dragging
everything but the engine Superintendent
Wilcox was killed by jumping from the train
and being crushed by the car which followed.
About fifty persons were more or less injured
The train was local one.
AS possibly present crime and as their
action, if successful, will result in numberless
casualties, it is appropriate to state under this
head that the Liquor Dealers Association of
New York has voted to use its influence to the
utmost possible in the pending elections to Sc
cure the choiceof legislators who will regard
their business as legitimate one
Charles Il. Davis of Comsemoque, L. l., ran
over his son sleeping in the grass with now
log machine Monday, severing the childs head
from his body. He did not see the bow until
too late.
Thomas Kemp of New Brunswick, N. J.. on
Monday flung his three children into the canal
and jumped in after them. One child was
drowned and the man has since died Family
trouble.
Savannah, Ca, reports its cyclone Sunday
night, unroofing houses and SIGH.
FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MATTERS
There have been no striking DEVELOPMENTS
the past week in matters Of finance. The
new Secretary of the Treasury has called for
proposals for funding ;S179, 900, 900 of the per
cent. bonds, the balance remaining unsold. 1t
is said that the Secretary has declined offers of
German bankers for $3.50, 600, 900, from which it
is presumed that he expects tot-sell them in
this country The funds of the Treasury seem
to be adequate for tie demands and something
over. The currency balance which in Febru-
airy run as low as three millions in currency,
has increased to thirteen, while the gold on