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The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
ASSIST. Gen. superintendent.
The Gale at Brashear City-The County
Three Feet Under Water.
L A r e R..
The Storm Over-HOHSeS DemOI-
ished, Vessels Driven Ashore,
and Many Lives Lost.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. ia Galveston special to
the Globe-Democrat, at late hour
last night, says:-"The storm which COM
menced on Wednesday continued to rage with
great violence until Friday night. The water
from the Gulf of Mexico overlooked half of
Galveston Island, knocking down some one
hundred tene ments, unroofine several churches
and residences. The water on the principal
streets, and in the market stands to the depth
of two feet. Three large schooners in the har.
Dor were swamped, also one steamboat and two
tugs, one being completely demolished. One
of Morgan's steamships was driven against her
wharf, but only slightly damaged. A large
English bark was forced from her lmoorngs
and driven ashore. One schooner is fo.ty feet
on land. Some ten men working on the break
officer, DR.. G. W. Petite. and his grand sou,
are drowned. His house was carried off. One
negro woman was killed by falling house.
The railroad track is torn up in twenty places
on the island. The bridge is partially destroyed,
culverts on both roads are washed out, and the
damage is variousy estimated from 100000 to
to 100000.
The storm was regular cyclone, but the
wind was not very heavy, though the water
was higher than during the great storms of
1867. and 1911. At II O'Clock last night the
wind got around to northwest and the water
began to leave the streets. To-day is pleasant.
committee has been organized for the relief
of the sufferers, who are principally residents
on the Gulf side and bay shore. All tAe tele-
graph lines have been down until tonight.
The storm extended to Hampstead, on the Texas
Central, and Willis, on the Great Western
roads, doing damage along the entire route,
including the city of Houston. No mails
arrived for three days.
200 Houses Destryed and 80 Lives Lost.
CINCINNATI, Sept 19.-The Enquirer's spec
lal from New Orleans says parties arrived
there report 200 houses destroyed at Galveston
and 30 lives during the storm. No furthar
particulsrs
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
News and Other Items.

One hundred illicit stills have been destroyed
in northern Georgia.
The prisoners in the Nebraska state prison
publish newspaper.
About $4,000 were recently found on Balti-
more charity person
A model of the celebrated Bessemer steamer
is now being made in Londan for the centep
NAL exhibition, 1t will be entirely of silver
and complete in every particular
The late Mr.. Singer, of sewing machine
fame, used to dress each one of his men serv-
ants in a different livery, and on one occas-
ion he undertook to drive six horses, three
abreast.
1t is said that Charlotte Cushman, who pass
ed through Springfield on Friday, en- route for
New York, is in an extremely feeble condi-
tion, and requires constant assistance and sup
port.
In the list of English pensions paid last year
there is an item of e32 still paid to persons
who suffered by the rebellion in Ireland in
1898; $40 paid TO a servant of King George
III; $3.50 said to servants of Queen Charlotte;
and EGO paid to servants of Queen Caroline.
A lady leaving one of the summer resorts
hotels last week was charged for an entire
china toilet set, only one piece of which she
had broken. She paid the bill, and, pleading
the excuse of having forgotten something, re-
turned to the room, and broke each and every
article of the set for which she had paid
1t is said that an offer of a very handsome
sum of money has been made to the Cunsrd
company for the steamship Scotia, withdrawn
from that line. The offer emanates from an
enterprsing American, who proposes to use
the vessel for excursions on this side of the At
lantic during centennial year.
At many Of the summer resort hotels this
season the headwaiters made more money tnan
the proprietors themselves. A head waiter
can do what the proprietor cannot, and for
this reason it is that he becomes in danger of
becoming a millionaire. One colored individu
al at Cape May made $500, and another sun
burnt party at Saratoga $1,000.
A proposition to bury the bodies of Presi-
dents jackson, Polk and johnson in the CAPT
tol grounds at Nashville, Temp, and to have
the state erect over them a costly monument,
has been frustrated at its outset b. the discov-
cry of a clause in the will of President Polk
ordering that his body, with that of his wife,
shall remain in their graves on the Polk home
stead
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
WASHINGTON.
The Red Cloud Commission Making UP
Its Reports.

The Red Cioud Commission Making Up
Its Reports.
WASHINGTON, Sept 18-The Red Cloud
Commission spent most of the day in reviewing
the evidence adduced, and in a discussion Of
the responsibilities of the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the In
terror for the frauds of the Red Cloud agency,
the approval OF claims rejected by the Board of
Indian Commissioners, etc. There seems to be
no doubt that there will be two reports-one
generating the officers named and one holding
them responsible for the regularities. Mr..
Faulkner of the Commission entertains views
very unfavorable to Commissioner Smith and
Secretary Delano. and will not hesitate to
express them. 1t is also believed that Prof
Anterior, who has given the subject a very
careful consideration, and who for some time
past has been overhauling files of the Interior
Department, will also sign the minority report.
The members of the Commission could not say
to-day when they would reach any conclusion.
Naval Matters.
The board of naval officers appointed to in.
quire into the loss of the steamer Saranac
report that the loss of the vessel was entirely
accidental. No blame attaches to Capt. Queen
in command of the ship
United States ship Canandaigua, which has
been in quarantine at Norfolk, Va, two days,
has been released.
Boston, Sept. 9-The Herald's Washing
ton special says Mr.. Tobey will take charge of
Sne Doslon postenioe immediately supou uiiuS
his bond for $250,00O. 1t states that Mr..
Burt's removal was on the ground of not de-
voting his time exclusively to the office and
failure after repeated requests to file the re-
CURED bond.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-The Postmaster
General declines to give any information con-
corning thu reported removal of Gen. Burt,
postmaster of Boston. 1t is ascertained, how
ever, from other sources that the question is
under consideration and that the removal of
General Burt is probable within the present
week.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
The Eastern Railroad.

The stock of this road is just now EVng
handled on State street as if 1t was loot Dali,
the only interest in its fluctuations and the
only cause of its jumping around from l to
per cent. per day being apparently speculative.
There have been no sudden changes for the bet
ter or the worse, in management, contracts, ex-
penses, resources or earnings. The stock is proba-
bly, as valuable, and no more so, now as it was
two years ago, and the difference in price is
attributable solely to the individual Judgment
of buyers aud sellers
A street rumor, which gained considerable
credence Saturday, was to the effect that the
INVESTIGATING committee had discovered such a
state of affairs that no statement OF their con-
dition would be given TO the public officially.
Investigation indicates that this rumor is I'M
TO unded The wish of the directors is that the
exact facts should be given to stockholders and
the public, but the whole facts have not yet
been arrived at
The committee is still waiting for statistics,
the compilation Of which will probably occupy
some days yet. When these are examined,
and truthful deductions drawn, there is scarce
ly doubt that they will be officially publish
ed
The sta ement that the Eastern and the Bos-
ton 81 Maine have nearly completed arrange
mentS whereby freight ana passenger taflH
would be adopted that would insure to both a
paying business, has conveyed the impression
in some circles that some new negotiations are
in progress. This is not the fact. The basis of
the arrangement agreed to months ago was
that 60 per cent. of the gross receipts of each
road for business at competing points should
be applied to the expenses of doing the bust
ness, and that the other 40 per cent. should be
equally divided between the two. Only one
Question prevents the full consummation of
this agreement. When there was full compe-
tition between the two roads, the Boston &
Maine, in order to get share of Maine Cen
trail business, issued tickets known as the "red
tickets" good between Boston and Portland,
for 81. 80 each. These were intended for pas
sengers going beyond Portland. Although the
Boston & Maine has stopped issuing these,
there are a large number not yet taken up.
Before signing the contract the Eastern coz
ten led that on these it should receive 60 cents
each, the regular fare being So between Boston
and Portland, while the Boston & Maine con-
tended that all these were issued previous to
the mu ual contract, and therefore claimed it
was not bound to give the Eastern more than
80 cents, its half of the 40 per cent. of what was
plid TO the Boston & Maine for these tickets.
1t is probable, however. that this matter will
soon be satisfactorily ADJUSTED.
Among the insane rumors aioat on the
street is one to the effect that one of the d.
rectors of the Eastern, who is friendly to the
Boston & Maine, has been active to depress
the stock of the former SO that the Maine could
secure a controlling interest. The capital
stock of the Eastern is $5,0O0,000, ard con-
trolling interest of the stock at existing prices
would cost less than million dollars.-Boston
HoY0d
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
f OR E IG N.
Defeat of the Rerzegovinian Ensurs

Defeat of the HerzegOvinian Insurgents.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 19.-The Minister of
War has received despatch from All Pasha,
dated Mostar, Sept. Is, stating that the insur-
gents were attacked Sept Sth, near Vishegrod,
| defeated and put to flight. On the battle field
| were found passports and other documents,
which leave no longer any doubt that the
Servians intended to declare war against
| Turkey. The sublime Porte published the
foregoing and calls attention to the fact that
the insurgents who take refuge in Austria are
| not disarmed, Notwithstanding Turkeys repre-
sensations.
Instruction in fisk Gree.
VIENNA, Sept 19.-An instruction has brok-
en- out at TiskOree, rear GrachOwa The insur-
gents burned a Turkish guardhouse, the garri-
son of which fled The instruction is said to
be spreading in Western Bosnia, and it is ru-
mored that preparations have been made for a
general rising in Bosnia.
The Fapal Circular.
LONDON, Sept. ia telegram from Rome
says the nunciO at Madrid has received inStruc-
tions to leave his post if the Spanish Cabinets
decision with regard to his circular be of an
the dignity of the Holy See Otherwise the
nuncio is to remain at Madrid till December,
when he will come to Rome to attend the
consistory. The Spanish Cabinet met on
Saturday, but postponed the disposition of the
nuncio's circular.
EOrcIsu NOtess
Sharkey, the escaped New York Murderer,
sailed from Havana Friday in the Spanish
steamer Alicante for Kingston, jamaica
The Times financial article says: The harv-
est is nearly ended Reports as to quality of
new wheat are generally good. The markets
in Mincing Lane are quiet. An expert esti-
mates the wheat required from abroad at H.
100000 quarters
Gen. Lizarraga has arrived at Madrid. He
will have an interview with Jovellar on Mon
day.
A circular to the projects explaining the
Spanish governments policy will be read at the
Cabinet council to-day. 1t is expected to con-
tain important liberal declarations with regard
to elections for the Cortes
A Berlin special says the trial of persons &C
cused of participating in the revolutionary prop.
uganda in Russia is postponed till 1876.
A Quebec despatch says that the gale which
began Thursday, lasted through Friday, involv-
ing considerable loss to shipping.
Emperor William leaves Germany Oct. 1st to
visit the King of Italy. Bismarck will accom-
pany him.
Nearly 600 cavalry left santander, Spain, for
Cuba Saturday.
Sir George Essex Honyman, late Justice of
the English Court of Common Pleas, Is dead.
The Times telegram from Cattaro states that
the instruction is not declining in Eastern
Herzegovina. There have been sharp encoun-
ters near Mitocho and Elerie, in which the
Turks were defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
THE STORM ON THE GULF.
Serious foundations On the Texas
CGaSt
Railways Washed away and Telegraph
Lines EsY0len.

CoRsICANIA, Texas, Sept. 1S.-A wind and
rain storm from the north set in here at two
o'clock Thursday night lasting until dark yes
terday. The rain extended from South Dallas
to the coast. Some little cotton was blown out,
but no great damage was done to the crops III
that section. Telegraphic communication with
Houston, both by the Central and Great North-
ern roads is broken, but Houston Friday even
ing papers received here this morning report
that the storm is still raging there and at Gal
weston. At 10 o'clock Wednesday, when the
last wire broke on the, the velocity of the wind
was reported there at 80 miles an hour, and
was increasing The Galveston and SAP ia Fe
bridge is washed away, and the Galveston and
Houston bridge is broken, but part of it is
still seen extending from the main land.
The water extends three miles inland, being
higher than in 1867, and the latest from High
land station, at 4 p. m. Thursday, reports the
wind a hurricane and doing great deal of
damage in Houston, and in Harrisburg the wa
ter was within TIVE inches of the Navigation
Company's wharf Thursday morning. al d was
exist in Houston of serious disaster in Calves
ton A night train broke through bridge 30
miles above COrSicana last night, destroying
thirteen loaded cars and stopping traffic. The
bridge and track will be repaired and commu-
nicaton will sbe opened tomorrow Sunday
evening.
Great Dana &c 10 Property i'm Galveston.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1S.-The following despatch
in regard to the condition of affairs at Calves.
ton, Texas. was forwarded this evening:
Anson Stagger Western Union Telegraph
Co.: Got to Houston about p. m. over the in
ternational road. At 7.30 p. m. got one wire
working to Galveston. From all L can learn
the two mile railroad bridge over the bay is
badly broken in several places. One break is
estimated at $50 feet wide, where two schoon-
ers had broken through terrific storm pre-
vailed yesterday and for several days past. Fiji
teen or sixteen men who were at work on the
breakwater are reported lost; also, the health
officer of this city is reported missing. No
particulars, but tie damage is immense in prop
erty. We have engines and men out in all d.
rectiOns repairing wires.
(Signed,l r. G. CLowRY,
Assist Gen. Superintendent.
The Sale at Brashear City-The Comfy
Three Feet Under Water.
A special from New Orleans to the Republi
can says: Nothing from Galveston yet, and the
telegraph lines are down to Corsicania, indicat-
ing that the storm reached that city, The gale
at Brashear continued all night, and prevails
now, the wind having changed to northwest.
The water in the streets of that city rose a foot
during the night and is now four feet deep.
The rise continues, the water level being higher
than was known for years. At Lyons, Is miles
west the county is flooded to the depth of
three feet, which is five feet higher than the
flood of 1867. Similar reports come from other
points along the western coast, which partially
confirms the rumor that Galveston is under
water.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE.
Suicide in ROckland.

Suicide in ROcklamd.
Especial to the Press.l
- Roc&LAND, Sept 1S.-Mrs. Priscilla Cum
ningiam, aged about 3S years. committed sui
eide yesterday morning by drowning herself in
pond near the poor farm. Temporary in
sanity the cause.
Launched.
ITO the Associated Press
BATH, Sept. 1S.-Launched to-day, by Chas,
B. Harrington, fine schooner of los tons, not
yet named owned by the builders and is for
sale.
sudden Death.
John r. G. Stinson, a blacksmith aged about
20, was found dead in his shop to-day He was
probably taken in a fit yesterday afternoon. He
leaves family.
Young Thief
AUGUSTA, Sept. ia boy IA years old, en-
ployed occasionally in the Maine Farmer es-
Enlistment, stole $500 from the safe in the
Farmer officer, Thursday, while the bookkeeper
was absent few moments in the press room
The theft was not discovered till Friday, when
the boz was arrested and $3.50 recovered. He
had spent the remainder.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
A Health Yielding SIiMulant.

1t is suicidal for man to drink ordinary liquor
when he feels weak, to enable him to perform work
in hand. The fatigue which labor produces is in
creased ten fold by the facilitating reaction Of the
stimulants of commerce, so that the temporary in
vigoraton is purchased at fearful cost to health.
stimulant, in order to impart healthful energy,
should be medicated. The reason that Hostetter' s
Stomach Bitters are wonderfully eficacious as a
restorative and preventive is that their alcoholic ba-
sis of Pure Old Rye is mingled with vegetable tonics
and alternatives which are the most potent known to
medical botansts Their impedate or stimulative
effect is to the dormant energies and their sub
sequent operation is to permanently invgorate,
through the medium of restored digestion and Sc
erection, the various organs OF the body,
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20

KEY WEST, Sept 1S.-The steamship City
of Waco, from New York for Galveston, is
ashore on French Reef. She will he torn
down.
The British brig Error is ashore on Marque-
sas
The Norwegian bark Nord Kyn, with ma
hogany from Mexican port for Queenston,
was lost on a reef in hurricane on the 14th
The crew were saved.
The British brig CHILEAN Wallah, from Ma
tanzas for New York with sugar and moasses,
is discharging for repairs.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
Gloucester Fish Market.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, September 10.
Gloucester Fish market and arrivals for the week
ending Sept. 18th:
Arrivals have been reported. fifty-four; twenty
eight from Georges Bank aggregating 10000 Tbs cod
54O0 TBS Goldfish and o4s, QUO Habut II from Eas-
tern mackerel trips with 1850 bbls mackerel Mack
ere scarce few larger trips brought in to-day than
for some time; sales Shores at Is % " Dbl for Is and
Is held at - 80 % Dbl; No As or thinkers 25 B Dbl
no arrival OF Bays except few reshipped from the
fleet at the Bays sales of Bays made at IA 80 q II so
for Is and Is Goldfish are firm few in shipping Or
der owing to bad weather for curing Georges held at
90 per 9tl; WesternBanks 81 % p otl Grand Bank
2 so " qtl new; Cusk 90 ~ qtl; new Haddock SO
qtl; Tongues and Sounds 90 % Dbl; Halibut Fins
at 10 30 v Dbl; Haut heads none; Smoked Halibut
Id; Boneless Goldfish. Sic y ID Cod Oil Soc % gall.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
The TrInI of WesteryeIt.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 18-Mr. Ford, one Of
dress to the jury this morning He character
lied the manner in which Westervelts pres
ence in Philadelphia was secured last April as
kidnapping
The jury in the Westervelt case went out at
were at liberty to bring in let of guilty
on one only or all five counts of the indict.
met. The Judge responded that they might
convict on one count only or all, and they re-
tired again.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
Daily Domestic Receipts.

The following were receipts by the Grand Trunk
Naturalization & Chapman 100 bbs flour, Josse-
lyl & Co 100 do and 200 half do, Messrs Dickey 200
do, Lewis O'Brion 100 do Marshall & Ilsley 100 do
Mari & True 100 do, d W Coolidge 100 do, King &
Gilman 100 do Shaw, H & Carney 100 do, James D
field 100 do, Greenough & Co 1CO do, Hathaway &
Wood % cars corn Waldron & True do corn. S W
J4arminie do corn, Webster & Co do. j Knight l
do bran, Carruthers q Co do, Kensell & Tabor 10
cars and car oats, c Robinson g. Son cars do,
Breed & Co do oats, S W Thaxter II cars and do
oats.
Tua 81 10
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
Admiral welyesfex

PROVIDENCE, Sept. 19-Admiral Wellesley
OF H. b. NJ. steam frigate. landed at Newnort
Saturday afternoon and was received by the
Mayor Capt. james of the British legation. and
committee OF the city council. The Mayor
delivered an address OF welcome, to which the
Admiral feictiousIy replied The programme
OF the entertainment includes an cid fashioned
Rhode Island cam-bake on Monday and a ball
on Wednesday night at the Ocean House.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20

MANY imagine that there is no cure for Bright's
disease of the kidneys also bladder and glandular
complaints. They are in error. Hunts Remedy
promptly removes such ailments as well as mental
and physical debility, diabetes, dropsy, gravel, mall
aides caused from imprudence dissipation, errors of
youth, female Irregularities and complaint of the
urino-gental organs all of which succumb to its
genial influence. eod&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1S.-Captan Doe, of the
bark st. Lawrence, who arrived here yesterday
FRONT Demarara reports Aug. 29th at $50 p: m.
in lat 10 30 Ion 61.30 the vessel encountered an
earthquake The shock lasted thirty seconds,
but no damage was done. The bark was 40
miles from any land.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
National Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 1S.-The Grand Lodge
of the independent Order of Odd Fellows OF
the United States, convenes in its annual ses-
sion in this city on Monday. About sixty rep
resentatives arrived today. The Grand Lodge
and Grand Encampment will give a public re-
ceptlon Monday at which addresses of welcome
will be made by Gov. Hendricks, Mayor GRAY
en-, Senator Morton and Schuyler Colfax.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20

SANTE FE, New Mexico, Sept. 19-Nearly
complete returns indicate Hon. S. B. Elkin's
election as delegate by 1000 majority.
A Town Nearly Destroyed by a Wafer
Spout.
Tremendous storms have prevailed all
through New Mexico for the past ten days.
and the town of Los Cruce as nearly destroy
ed by the bursting of water spout. Much
damage is already done to wheat crops by con-
tinued wet weather.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
METEOROLOGICAL

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY -FOUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
September 20, Il A. NJ
For New England,
and the northern portion of the Middle states
light rain followed by partly cloudy and slight
ly warmer, eastery to southeriy winds and fall
ing barometer during the day. For the sonth-
ern and western portion of the Middle states
generally clear weather, slight rise of tempera-
ture southerly to westerly winds and slowly
rising barometer.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
NEW YORK.

lee, Shepard 81 Dillingham; Effect a
Settlement.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 1S.-At the adjourned
meeting of the creditors of Lee, Shepard &
Dillingham;, held here to-day, compromise was
effected by the creditors agreeing to receive 20
cents on dollar, to be paid in six. twelve and
eighteen months without interest.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20

IS cash; 5Sa q 59s seller September; SIG 1 So
seller October; No do at 80 bid cash 32s for No
2. Corn dull and lower to sell; car lots Mo- Mixed
at 5Sc cash. Az q 45c seller all the year Oats dull
September. Barley firm. Rye steady.
Receipts-5.0OO bbls flour, Al bush wheat, 5000
bush corn bush oats, $1,000 bush barley, 1000
bush rye, 1853 hogs, 263 CATTLE
INDIANAPOLIS, September 1s-Flour at 25 a 90.
Wheat-new at SOC a 80; old 10 q 40. Corn
Ear at 60 q Gle. Oats 80 a 41c.
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20
Providence Print CIoth, Markct.

PROVIDENCE. September ls.-The printing cloths
tuating and rather declining prices the quotations at
close being SIC for thirty days for standard and
extra GA GA goods the sales of the week foot up
600 pcs,
The Portland daily press., 1875-09-20

a n hALl LIE Ms; steamer faho oon eds
packages boots and Shoes 10 bbs currants, packa-
ges nuts, cases cigars 25 packages prunes 1000 gals
crushed, boat. 200 lbs starch, 1926 packages mer-
chandse.
HAVANA. Brig Meehanic-2973 shocks and