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The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
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The French Crisis.

Inc rcuCn OrIahs.
PARIS, May 2O-It is rumored that demand
for the dissolution of the Assembly has been
deposited by the Left and Extreme Right.
This report served to fatten the Bourse
!dter-The ministerial crisis continues. The
only progress made today was an agreenient
centre that no Bona artist should be called to
the cabinet which excludes Mague. ,.3s~
A New Cabinet Formed.
LONDON, May 20-The Daily News special
from Paris says that Cabinet has been form
ed. Its principal members are Goulard, Della
whom belong to the moderate section of the
Right and Right centre. The object of the
new government is to conciliate both centres in
order to carry the septennial constitution
through the Assembly, - go
.LOckOur' Over-Carlist Report,
LONDON, May 2O.-The protracted lockout
OF farm laborers in Lincolnshire has been end
ed by a settlement which will probably be
adopted in the other agricultural districts of
England.
The Carlsts report that the Republicans lost
500 in killhd and wounded in the engagement
yesterday at Comabieja.
Various Matters. -
HALIFAX, May 2O.-George Brown has began
training on the Bedford Basin for scull race
with Scharff.
The brig Milo Terreo, from Pictou for New
buryport, put in last night for repairs, having
sprung her foretopmast in a gale on Sunday
night
The ship James Duncan, at Charlestown Fri
day evening, reports that in mid ocean she
rescued the crew of the German bark Kinder
deag from Amsterdam for New York.
Loss of Timber. etc. s.f
ST. JOHN, May 20.-The timber boom at
Fredericton broke to-day and some millions of
logs went adrift. --
The yver is rising rapidly.
The difficulties between the mill owners and
operatives is practically at an end, the opera
tives Union having abandoned the clause pro
hibting non-uniOn men from working All
the mills heretofore idle are now proposing to
start again:
Dominion Legislation. s-
OTTAWA. May 20.-The Canadian Pacific
Railway bill was passed in the House of Conn.,
mons last night A bill to prevent maritime
telegraph monopoly passed the Senate.
sCasunIties mt Sea. '
HAVANA, May 20.-Advcss from Nassau to
the 18th inst report that the bark Sylvia w.
Swazev from New York for Cardenas, struck on
Long Bank reef and was lost The crew had
reached Nassau.
The schooner Phoenix capsized in whirl-
wind off Ship Channel Keys, and out of II pas
sengers, five women and one man were drown
ed.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
The Temperance Movement.

The regular prayer meeting of the Christian
Temperance Association was held at their room
in Mechanics Building at A. NJ. yesterday.
Mr.. Little, the president, offered the follow
ing resolution which was unanimously adop-
ted:
Resolved, That, approaching with gratitude
the candor and impartiallty with which the city
editors of the several daily papers of Portland
have treated the cause of our Christian Temper
ance Association, we do hereby tender them our
thanks for the kindness, sympathy, and co-ope-
ration they have thus extended to us.
No reports were presented from the different
district committees.
After the usual season of prayer, remarks
were made by several of the gentlemen present.
Mr. H. A. Hart thought the members should
hold to the highest motives in the work. Moth
ing must be done that will interfere with the
object in view. He was certain they would
succeed if they adhered to this principle.
Rev. b. f. Leavitt was afraid that they might
be f1attered by the reports of the press and the
Communications of the pulpit, and thus lose
sight of the object in view. He said that some
might complain that the work was begun too
late. as the warm weather was Just coming on,
but he thought it was just the time for "a good
work to begin. He would have them strengthen
themselves by constant prayer. Prayer, the
speaker remarked, is our only source of strength.
He then related his experience in trying to sus-
tain prayer meeting in Lowell, in which the
numbers became very small; but the few per-
severed, and established regular prayer meet
ing on a firm basis,
Some one expressed a desire that the men of
the city who are specially interested in the
sl,o
with the association next Friday morning.
The meeting closed with prayer.
The usual Wednesday afternoon meeting was
held at Chestnut Street vestry yesterday, Miss
Scales presiding.
After prayer the reports of those committees
present were made.
Only two reports were made. The first com
mittee reported that they had visited two iami-
lies, and had been well received in each case.
The second committee reported that they visited
one family, where the man was intoxicated and
offered TO sign the pledge, but they thought that
&C was not best
A lady present said she had a report almost
ready of the work that bad been done at the
West, which she thought when finished, might
interest many Of the ladies, and the proposal to
report, when in proper shape, was accepted by
the meeting.
The question then came mp as TO what should
la done 10 interest the Chl istian women in
these meetings.
Mrs. Thwing, Miss Griffin and Mrs. Frye
,xere amounted committee 10 present the mat
Ter to the clergymen of the city, and request
them TO invite tie ladies of their parish to at
tend the meetings.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

A Wilmington, Del. despatch states that a
new black bug is making sad havoc among the
peach orchards.
Capt. Kefseludlam and his horse were gored
20 death at Bridgehampton, Long Island, Mon
day evening by an Infatuated bull.
A three story brick building in Cincinnati
fell last night, burying Eve persons. One
child was killed aud the others we're seriously
injured.
An appeal from a decision filming a rum seller
$50 for damages for selling liquor to complain
ants husband, in Port Washington, Long Is
land uuder the civil damages act, was not sus-
tanned. This decides in favor Of the act.
DIR Samuel G. Howe and wife have left
SANTANA Bay for Few York IN the steamship
Ontario.
The second party of Mennomites from Rus
STA left New York for Dakota Tuesday night
Three American students at Lausanne were
recently drowned in Lake Geneva.
In Lowell 5000 worth of jewels belonging to
D. y. Aver were stolen from che vault OF bis
sale Thirty employees have access TO the safe.
Base Philadelphia-Boston IS, Ath-
iellcs Z; az Chicago, Mutuals IL, White Stock
ing 10; al New York, Hartfords VS.. Atlantic
postponed ON account of rain.
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Brief JOttings.

Wet or aoettish today.
The Leonard incest case came to a sud
den termination yesterday, the County
Attorney entering mol pros. The testimony
of the girl was entirely broken down and she
told dozen contradictory stories on the stand.
1t isn't North Windham that sells its school
house stoves for old iron-not if it knows it.
self.
Phillips entertainment can be procured at
Stockbridge's.
Those Deering, Westbrook, and Cape Eliza
beth farmers who have formed a Grange, have
established their headquarters in this city.
The Portland Stone Ware Company are put
ting up large building at the foot of Frank
lin street for the storage of their wares.
A. M. Burton, ESQ.,, has purchased the new
house, seventy-nine High street, recently built
by Mr.. Thomas Wildes, terms private.
A beer wagon came to grief on Exchange
street yesterday afternoon, by the axle heat
ing They stopped for it to cool off and then
proceeded.
The engine of the Dallas was tested yester.
day.
Custom House wharf is being graded few
feet higher than formerly.
The Grand Army are to have a monster fair
in September.
The Emerald Boat Club expect to be able to
move into their new house in about week.
Tukey's bridge will be closed this morning to
repair the draw. 1t will remain closed Tor
some time. People will have to go around by
behring's bridge.
Boating is very Quiet for this season of the
year.
The Bosworth Post Melted $500 from the lasi
presentation of the Color Guard at City Hall.
'Scotty' says that people are ''down on him.
and are bound to keep him in Jail. See Court
Record.
West India squashes have arrived in the
market. They are nearly month later than
usual.
In tn e case of Wood against Proctor it is
understood that the jury stood seven for the
defendant and five for the plaintiff.
The knights of Pythias have engaged Chand-
ler's Band for their anniversary in August
The Sheridan Cadets were out for street
drill last evening on the pavement in front OF
City Building.
The barge Champion was out Maying yestar
day.
A boy from the country lost his wallet yes
terday on the street with $500 in it.
The India Street entertainment last evening
was a very pleasant affair, and Melted good
sum to the Society. The entertainment will be
repeated this evening
An entertainment comes off at Congress
Square Vestry this evening, at which several
charming young ladies will appear.
There was a good number present at Music
Hall last evening. They change the pre-
gramme this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
Fire Eater Courage.

NEW YORK, May 20-It Is stated that Sena-
tor Gordan recently gave dinner at his resi-
dence in Georgetown, at which were present a
number of Southern gentlemen including Rep
resentative tLamar and ex-senator Toombs.
Mr.. roombs took occasion to animadyert very
severely on Mr.. Lamar's eulogy of Charles
Sumner and expressed his disgust as South
ern man that Southern Democratic representa-
tives should have eulogized a Massachusetts
Senator. Lamar bore Toombs' taunts as long
as was reasonable, and finally called him "a
poltroon and a coward" Toombs replied that
he would see him again on the subject.
Toombs left the city on the earliest train next
morning.
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Refuses 10 be Arrested.


CINCINNATI May 2O.-The forty three tenn
perance women arrested last Saturday were
tried in the police court to-day. The court
room was crowded and great mass of people
unable TO pet in waited outside. The testimony
was heard and case submitted without argu-
ment The charge was for violating the city
ordinance by obstructing the sidewalks Judge
Merchant stated there had been a technical
violation OF the law, but in view of the lack of
q DAD motive on the part of the defendants he
would dismiss them with the admonition that
II the act was repeated they would be liable to
arrest and punishment.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
Portland Gn.I;uh, C.w,.rx.

Inc annual meeting of this corporation was
held yesterday at tie companys Office in the
Savings Bank building.
After the meeting was called to order by the
President, E. H. Daveis,esq, he read the report
of the Directors, as follows:
GentemeR,-Au alteration in the bylaws was
made at our last annual meeting changing the
tiine OF the meeting of the stockholders to the
third Wednesday of May. The financial year
OF the company closes on the Both day of April
and the semi-annual accounts will in future be
made up to April 30th and October 3Oth, so that
the dividends may be pail on the first Monday
OF June and December
A dividend of two dollars and fifty cents per
snare has been declared payable on the first
Monday of June next, at the Merchants Ma
tional Bank to stockholders on record April
Both.
The quantity of gas sold for the ten months
ending April 30th is Al, 1856 900 feet, against 49,
Il4,OOO feet for the corresponding period last
year.
-, The number of meters in use January LIST
~, was 3Ol4, an increase of 127 over last year.
Two thousand, one hundred and fifty feet of
street mains have been laid since the last an
nual meeting
len new benches of five were completed in
season for use last fall at a cost of about Sill
00O. They are model benches with many inn
provements and worth going to see for any Of
the stockholders who take au interest in the
mechanical operations which form the basis of
all the profits of the company
The old coal sheds on the eastern side of the
wharf ale out of repair and your directors have
decided to build large new one in their place,
with better arrangements for wheeling. The
saving in expense of wheeling the coal will
pay the interest on the cost of the shed, esti-
mated at about $4,000
From the report of the treasurer, Mr.. j. I.
McCobb, we learn that the receipts for the
past year, from all sources, were $176, 1884. "a.
and the expenditures $14s, S19 81, leaving bal
ance in favor of the treasury of 1927, $685. out
of which comes the dividend of aboul ST., 600.
Of the receipts the principal items ars gas,
coal, coke and coal-tar, amounting to about
$4,000, aud $4,S28.25 from the city street
lighting. The principal expenditure was for
coal and labor about $4,000.
After the annual reports were received, the
corporation proceeded to the election of board
of Directors. The whole number OF votes
thrown were 5,345. The vote was unanimous
for Edward III. Daveis, Charles Holden, Ezra
Garter, Rufus E. Wood, Thomas Cummings,
Charles B. Merrill, except in one case where
forty-five votes were thrown for Charles ID.
Haskell.
Tho directors subsequently organized by the
choice of E. II. Daveis, President and Super
intendent, and j. T. McCobb Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
New York stock md Hone, u,-.s,

NEW YORK. May 20 MorHiaa.-Money per cent
Gold at ii2a Sterling Exchange, long, ASH short
do, 49il.
Nsw roRK.Msy 20 Erenino.-Money easy at a
per cent? closing at q per cent Sterling quiet and
steady ass az 1881 for 60 days and 1901 az 4gl fDr
demand. Gold duh and frmer at 112s a 1i2l. The
carrying rates were a. per cent. and flat for Dor
rowing. The Custom receipts to-day were so32 600
The specie shipments to Europe was 900 In gold
coin and S5930O in gold and silver bars; the engage
ments for to-morrows steamers 5000 900 in gold
coin and S2s50O0 in gold and silver bars The As
sstant Treasurer paid out to-day $4,000 account
of interest and 900 in redemption Of 500 bonds
Governments were dull and firm. State bonds were
nominal The tick market was dull and irregular
during the day, but in main was heavy, reaching the
lowest point in hours business. The fall having
ranged from GD II per cent; shortly before the
close firmer feeling set in and prices recovered D
per cent. in the entire list. 1t s reported that the
"bear' leaders have begun to cover shares. The To-
tai transactions of to-day 142 800 shares nclud
ing 400 Western Union, $4,000 Union Pacific 20.
900 Lake Shore, $500 st Paul common, 5000 New York
Central 74O0 Wabash $500 Pacific Mail, $500 Rock
Island, 100 Ohios, 1000 Erie.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
FINANCIAL AND CONNIE EkCEAI


WEEK ENDING MAY |V' ie'f'
The business transactions of the past week have
been very good, especially in the grocery and dry
goods lines. The sales have been large and there
has been special increase il the trade with mer-
chants in this State, who purcha' more largely
in Portland than at any former period, and the
trade has been larger than Anticipated. The
markets present some few changes which are noted
pelo". Inc money market is quiet ana easy, ana no
ancuty is experienced in gettisg prime paper dis
counted. 0old mas been very quiet and steady at
IIA@IlZf. The rates on "Wednesday, 2oth, were
iZ9ilZa.
Appies are getting to be very scarce ana prices
nave advanced TO SsG9 per Dbl dried apples are also
scarce, and are quoted at 12gl6c y fb. Beans are
duil ana unchanged. Butter is lower and the best
iaiiy grades OF new are sold at 3oc Cheese is hrpi
anu steady. Coal is without change Coffee is dull,
ouC prices are same as last week. Cooperage is dull
auu III nshe STOCK Win some enquiry for molasses
enooAs' copper Is steads. Cordage Is quiet Dry
soouS arc ac'ive anu the SAFES are large. Drugs ana
so' ,o oonaneea. LUCK is s'eady with good
~, =, ,i'nu manufactures. FISH are IN
.a ,oi INC nome trade' Win rather oetter
,oa.~-. ~ 'no " es'elh .iaue' Inc new eaten Is
H.. = s..u - p''0o' arc "i'nou' cnanse'
ratha. ale ",.non' onanse' 'ho"gh
rais;ms ho,,o ad,,i,oas 80 IS 10 nsner anu
ons arc se,,ino a. az nov - anu 10.
coming ALONG moro freou hn+ tha do,,..,a = -
and prices firm at o5c. oots ORC so,I;nc - zoe7Eo
Hay is steady at s1sa1s for nressed onJ $1,000 f
loose Iron is dulI and 1ovar Gov ,,r,n,o, Sro,al
.o,rd Nor - 81 =; - g. ,,.N.,N
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

MAUcH CHUNK, Pa, May 20.-A horrible
murder was committed at Summit Hill last
night. Kate Finback, beautiful girl of l6,
was enticed from home and killed in some low
brush just outside the town. The only wounds
with stone 1t is believed the murder was
committed by a man who had deceived the girl,
in order to hide his guilt. The people are
greatly excited and threats of lynching the
murderer if caught are freely made
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
Body Found,

PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 2O.-The body of an
unknown man about 35 years old, rather ex-
pensively dressed, was taken to-day from the
river where he had probably been several days.
His sleeve buttons and handkerchief bore the
initials an. E.''
1.-The sale of Col. Amasa Sprague's blood
horses commenced at Narragansett Park to.
day. Spragne's Hambletonian stallion brought
$1025 Ned 1875, brood mares Lady Bird with
tilly $14O0, Kate with filiy $1,000, Columbia
$3.50, Lucy Robinson $3.50, Cora $500, Lady
Hoyt $500, Sarah $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
The Centennial.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2O.-At meeting Of
the United States Centennial Commission, the
total number of subscriptions were announced
S4,405, 200; the expenses to the first OF May,
STATE. The estimate cost of building is SS,-
100000. The Executive Committee say it is
impossible to render the celebration credible to
the nation without government aid and that
the responsibility now rests with Congress.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

TOT We beeE ending Wednesddy, Nay 20.
Codfsh-Receipts of Georges the past week 81
fares, say about 10000 TBS; market quiet, with
small sales at previous quotatons-Si 80 y qtl.
Bank Codfish-In fair receipt with sales at "a per
qt. Kench-cured Goldfish offered to the trade at
S4 374 per qt and prepared Goldfish (bon9ess) at 81
@ SIC per Id in small packages, or S13 per Dbl in
pickle.
Maekerel-None in first hands, Ne notice sales of
90 bbs Bay Is at $15 per Dbl
Smoked Halibut- We quote at o. q 1Oic y fb, as
to quality.
Oil-Market steady at SIC " gall
Fresh Halbut-Receipts large and mostly sold fol
cutting up at DC " 1b by the trip Market readily
supplied with Georges at e &c " ID for white and
gray.
Palleck-We quote at so IS ib qtl for now Georges
Goldfish Cheeks-4s "a DC y fb.
Herring scarce-We quote scaled and No at so,
| a. zoe ]9 box.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

Mayor Wescott received the following letter
yesterday from Mayor Wilt of New Orleans
New ORLEANS, May IL, 1874.
10 WescoH, Mayor Of Portland:
Sir-Your esteemed letter of May 9Th receiv-
ed with check for two hundred and twenty five
dollars (S225J ''baiance of COLLECTIONS msfe il
Portland for sufferers by the recent food in
this State. Added to former receipts $500 and
$500 acknowledged in my letter to you of May
Alb, this third installment swells the donation
of generous Portland to one thousand and
twenty-five dollars for which, on behalf of the
unfortunate victims of our devastating inunda
tion return renewed and most cordial thanks
Hoping that the generous and phIlanthropit
people of Portland may be as prosperous as
they are worthy
have the honor to remain
Your obedent servant
LOUIS A Wilt.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

A PERSON appeared yesterday at the railroad
ticket office in this city, for ticket to Boston,
surprising from seeing Patterson's advertise
ment that the fare had been reduced He was
obliged to pay three dollars, the regular fare.
1t will be seen, however, that Patterson still
offers tickets to Boston for $3.50 good for any
time or either way
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

LITTLE Rock. May 20.-Hon. Henry Page,
State Treasurer, to-day resigned
The Legislature to-day passed a resolution APP
pointing committee TO Investigate the con-
duct OF Senators Clayton aud Dorsey and the
Representatives in Congress in attempting to
overthrow the State government. Commits
sloners were appointed TO supervise and control
the ensuing election for delegates. A consti.
tntional convention bill of pardon and amnesty
to those engaged in the late Instruction was
introduced in the House.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21


WEDNESDAY Harriet N. Wood VS.. John C. Proc
tor Trover. Plaintiff says that in August 1867 she
employed defendant agent to sell certain piece Of
real estate in Portland that he received $4,000 for
it, retained $4,000 in Portland City bonds and return
ed to plaintiff S45o0O This action is to recover the
value Of $4,000 in Portland City bonds.
Defense-No agency. Plaintiff gave me bond OF
the property and subsequently purchased it of her
agent for $4,000; sold to Emery & Donne for
$4,000; to drawing two sets of instruments the
deed was made from plaintiffs agent to Emery s.
Donnsll. Jury unable to agree Jurors discharged
finally at $50 p. m. e44
Strout s. Gage. Strout & Holmes
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
THE LOUISIANA FLOODS.
81, 1000, 900 Needed for the Sufferers

WASHINGTON, Ma, 2o.-The following is an
extract from the Mayo,r of New Orleans to a
gentleman in Washingo lust received: od
Unless the resources for irelieI De increase Sa
in some way to $1,OOO,OOO, many tnousa n,iiI
must perish by famine. Even tina sun MI a,
not more than suffice to save the Iive4so u INC
inundated till the flood subsidies and the over
flowed lands are again tillabe.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21
Arrest Of Governor Moses,

COLUMBIA, s. G., May 19-The sheriff of Or
augsburg county undertook to arrest Governor
Moses this morning, at his residence The
Governor declined to accept the services of the
writ. He called upon Brigader General Nash,
commander of the National Guards (all color
ed) to furnish him military protection Some
three companies were out under arms and were
distributed between the Executive office and
the Governors residence. Large crowds gath
cred in the streets and around the guarded
points. This afternoon, on the advice of his
counsel, the Governor concluded to submit to
the law. and gave bail. He did not surrender
to Orangeburg sheriff, but to Mr. Coleman
coroner Of this county. Phe troops were dis
tary, and business is suspended
Refuses 10 be Arrested.
CHARLESTON, May 2O-The statement that
Gov. Moses submitted TO an arrest turns out in-
correct. He had concluded to YIELD and sent
his carriage for an officer empowered to make
the arrest, but at the last moment changed his
mind, and again refused to be arrested. This
morning he obtained a warrant for the arrest of
the Orangeburg sheriff on a charge of attempt
ing illegally to arrest the Governor, but the
sheriff had left Columbia.
In Orargeburg this morning the State Solicit
tor reported the Governors resistance to ar
rest and inquired what steps the court would
take to enforce its authority. The Court re-
piled that for the present il did not see it way
clear TO a successful fight with the State mill
tia, and further action will be held under adj
visement
COLUMBIA, S. O., May 20.-All is quiet in the
city to-day. The troops were discharged this
morning. Gov. Moses, it is understood, will
stand trial,
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

TEMPERANCE LEcTURE.-Mr. Francis Muir
ply, at the solicitation of his friends in this vi
cinity, will lecture in City Hall Sunday even
ing at "a. Mr.. Murphy is engaged by the
State Temperance Reform Club Association to
lecture in this State during the year. Last year
he employed in New Hampshire and left a
field there for work in Maine. We see by cur
exchanges that his efforts are crowned with
good results. IL has been year and half
since Mr.. Murphy lectured in this city, and he
win have full house.
The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

CONGRESS STREET CAUSE.-THE object of put
ting in the turnout at State street square Is
for the purpose of putting on an additional
car; four will now be run on the Congress
street line, one from each extremity every ten
minutes. This is an improvement long desir-
ed, and the company is desirous of affording
every facility for the public convenience.
Every car on both lines has been newly up
holstered and put into first rate order for the