The Portland daily press., 1874-07-24

III ot. oonn tnls week. representatives OF u 9
National Board were present. T. G. Hersey of
this city being one. The principal question
discussed was the proposed reciprocity treaty,
which developed the fact that the dominion
merchants are no better pleased with it than
our own. A committee was raised to see if the
Dominion could not get better TERMS and the
whole matter was laid over until the next meet
ing The point urged was that the Dominion
does not get adequate privileges for its vessels
in our coastiDg trade.
The Ohio Republican magnates have decided
to run the campaign on national issues, and to
make it busy time.
Acting Governor Davis of Mississippi has
| telegraphed to Washington for troops to pre-
ent violence during the election August 4th.
| so great is the excitement All of the arms of
the state are in the hands of militia companies
| who refuse to return them, and are in state
| of defiance to the present state governmint
| The Secretary of War has ordered two compa-
| nies to Vcksburg.
| CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
| Indian hostilities are still r, ported in Wyom-
| ing, Indian Territory and all along the frontier
| 1t is said that whole tribe is involved in the
| business but only small bands of adventurous
| and reckless Indians. In recent fight near
Fort Sill, Col. CARPENTER was wounded and six
men killed. On the 18th Major Jones had an
encounter with 1913 Indians in Lost Valley, Jack
County, Texas. His loss was two killed and
| two wounded. Several murders of herders are
| reported but no extensive barbarities have yet
taken place. The Washington authorities have
taken measures to crush the hostile savages,
| and orders have been issued to that end White
horse thieves and whskey sellers are response
| Bile for the trouble.
The same time that Chicago was having its
| last fire, the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was
| experiencing a most disastrous fire by which
| 600 houses were burned, 5000 people were
| made homeless, aud property amounting to
| $780, 600 was destroyed ou which was an insur-
ance of $4,000.
| 1t has now been discovered that the Pomeroy
boy of Boston, new i'll prison charge of ma
| liciously numbering a child last spring, also
murdered the Curran girl aged about ten years
who was missing last March. He admits that
| he enticed her into the cellar Of his mothers
store aud on the stairs cut her throat ith a
| knife and buried her in an ash heap in the Gel
lar. The body was discovered by some work.
men at work in the adjoining room 1t is a
strange case of monomania
| The kidnapping of the Ross child in Phila-
| delphia, and the demand of the scoundrels
| committing the crime of a ransom of $4,000
| naturally creates wide spread interest No def
| mite clue has yet been obtained, and except
the notice through the papers to The father,
nothing definite is known. 1t is in the hands
| OF detectives.
| Burglars of the sneak-thef order are operat-
| ing in nearly every city in New England. They
| do not get great hauls.
| An attempt was made to wreck paymas-
ters train on the New York Central railroad
| The obstruction was discovered in season to
avoid an accident.
By railroad accidents one man was killed in
| collision on the Erie on Saturday and several
| injured, and at Iona, Mich, seven laborers
were killed and dozen injured by gravel
tran being thrown off the track by tree fall
| ling across the road.
Eight or ten acres of land over the Enter
| prise colliery settled number of felt Satur
| day, but so evenly as not to injure the houses
| built thereon. The damage to the mine is ser-
| Gus.
! Destructive showers and tornadoes have pre-
vailed to considerable extent the past week,
| the severest of which visited Lowell, \ ass.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
| There is little to be seen under this head
| The District Commissioners seem to be making
| thorough work-The internal revenue re-
| ce'pts continue comparatively light he
| amount of national bank notes received for re
demption up to Wednesday is Sc, 331, O72 The
70 tla% AZ i.
draw postal cars after August first. The health
| of Vice President Wilson is so improved that
he says he would preside if the Senate was in
session.
IN GENERAL.
A woman has been arrested for causing the
last Chicago fre-insurance worth more than
the building ng--Chicago is threatened by in
surance companies that they won't take risks
there if the city don't do better with its fire
department. 1t proposes to try.--The
| Arkansas constitutional convention will de-
| clare all state offices vacant and order new
electon.-Hon. Samuel WlIison of Hamp-
ton Mass, who did SO much for colleges, is
dead.-The crop that death is reapng from
careless bathers was large, last Saturday and
Sunday.--Fifteen persons were killed by
coal mine accident in England, Friday
The total insurance at the Chicago fire amounts
to $2,927,29O The total less aggregates about
| $4,5OO, ,OO0.-The new ocean call has been sue
cessfully laid to Rye Beach.--Two girls in
Nicholson Pa, Were abducted by circus crew.
| Must be better circuses than come this way to
be entcing Smith sends $1,000 to
the grasshopper country.--Ail of the vet
eran organizations of the Rhode Island regi-
ments in the late war met al Rocky Point last
week and had good time. Why not Names
do the same?--Peace-a part of our profess
slonal base ball clubs have gone TO Europe.-
The postal convention between the United
States and France goes into operation Aug.
1st.-Seven persons lost their lives at the
Chicago fire, three teiug fremen.-The death
of Gamaleil E, Smith, a we'll known polti-
clan, took place at Parsonstield.--Rev.M Mr..
Glendenning, pastor of Presbyterian church
in Jersey City, is under arrest tor seduction and
is sued for breach of promise in the case of
young lady organist-A prison convict pre-
tends to know who murdered Nathan in New
York. 1t was Henry Smith; it wasn't intend
ed on breaking into the house, e.-Grasshop-
pers are devastating Mapitoba and the potato
bug has appeared at Long nd.--The latest
Cdudio 10 tudt MEXICO mas OHereG 10 CeQ6 TO the
United States part of the northern section of
that country.-An attempt has been m ade to
assassinate Rev Dr. Miller of New York by
firing INTO his house, for preaching anti-( atho
lie sermons.-Two Memphis negroes had an
interview with butcher knives. 1t was fatal in
both cases-It is said that a reaction is fol-
lowing the laoe temperance movement in some
sections of the West--Summt, Miss. has
had a $4,000 incendiary fire.--Terrble storm
near Quebec, Thirty buildings destoyed.
Early Wednesday morning Chicago had a
S250,000 fire-A Newport, R. l. jewelry store
was robbed of 81 gold watches Tuesday night
The order sending troops to Vicksburg has
been revoked-The Comm ission to divide the
Geneva award met at Washington WedAes-
day-Gold started up to 1104 duriug the week
but fell to 1904 Wednesday reports
ontinue favorable.
NEW SINGING ROCKS