The Portland daily press., 1875-08-27
From the Maine State Press of Ang. &C. 1875.
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending "Wednesday
M Night. Aug. 2J.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Postmaster General reports that the
appropriation made by Congress for his de.
partment is sufficient for all the expenditures.
About 100000 money orders have been stolen
from the post-of6ce building.
The Bureau of Statistics reports the total i'm
ports of the country, exclusive of specie, for
July at SAL 2S6, 39l against $47, 1872 76 for the
same month in 1874 The imports for seven
months of this year amounts to 1915, 104, 1893,
against 1851 $50, 9O3 for the same time last
year. The exports for July this year are $41,-
4S5,177 against $4O,967 ,134 in July 1874. For
seven mouths of this year 1922 1873, S72, against
1876, 943,366 in 1874. These all in currency
dollars
1t is said that Congressman King and Schu-
macher will not be convicted of participation in
the Pacific mail bribery because Irwin, the
principal witness, is in Europe.
~The army officers appointed by the President
to take charge of the distribution of Indian
supplies are spoken of in high terms.
The Navy Department has intelligence of the
death of Admiral Collins, commanding South
Pacific fleet. at Calico, Bolivia.
Carrie V. Fischer, colored school teacher
of Mississippi, has brought suit in the Su-
preme Court of this District, against the Pull
man Palace Company, claiming $4,000 for
refusal to allow her to travel from Cincinnati
to Washington.
Gen. Butler has written letter on the cur
rency question, in which he says that the pro
ductive power of the country has lost 81, 200,
100000 the past year by enforced idleness. He
thinks that further initiation of the currency
will set these people at work and save property
from an inevitable depreciation Of 80 per cent.
He disagrees with Gen. Grant and tn 3se who
desire to return to specie payments, and takes
issue with them in general way, though b.
does not discuss the question.
Congressman Kelley is making greenba *
speeches in the West. He does not appear to
be eminently successful.
The New York Tribune is quite confident that
the Republicans will carry Ohio. A good
majority in Maine will help the work.
There has been lumor that Gov. Allen
would retire from the Ohio canvass on account
of failing health, but il LACKS confirm alton
Last Saturday steps we're taken in Boston b.
few fellows of no influence or particular char
acter to form a new party which should support
j Gen Banks for President. The thing was re
garded asa joke in Boston. 1t should be added
that Gen. Banks wrote the fellows letter
saying that he didn't want to be President.
Alarge convention of the colored men OF
Virginia met at Richmond last week. Resolu
tions were adopted denouncing the report OF
the Superintendent of education as lying and
slanderous. The address was issued TO the
people which states that local self-govern ment
is virtually destroyed in some portions of the
state, and urges that all citizens without re-
gard TO color, be protected in their right to
serve as jurors, and asks that the Legislature
pass no evasve acts which contemplate ruin
and disaster to any man, whatever his COM
pexion- The report further advises the legis-
lature to diligently strive. to inculcate know
edge ana intelligence, and closes in the follow
ing words: "The colored people of the state
confront their white fellow citizens to day upon
high and honorable grounds, eager to adjust II
differences for the government of ALL They
speak wholly for themselves, aud put forth
these sentiments to intelligent minds and a Just
God.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Halifax despatch says that David Robbins
OF Bear River, Digby county, beat out his wife's
brains with mallet, set fire to the bed and fled
70 the woods, Wednesday night.
The towns of Suchon, KizIla and Sconron, in
Russia, have been almost wholly destroyed
Two Italians have been arrested in Hartford
for passing $40 counterfeit notes on the Bank
of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Geo. W. Pemberton, the South Boston muir
derer of Mrs. Margaret Bingham, stabbed him
self in four places last Wed nesday night
Toronto special says storm washed away
Coofl's mill at st. Heridon last Wednesday
night. He rescued his wife. Two children
were seriously injured, third had an arm and
leg broken, a fourth was killed. and the fifth
cannot be found.
The floods on the Mississippi above Memphis
have not doue so much injury as was feared
and the cotton will be about a two-thirds crop
detective has been shot and wounded by a
desperate in the employ of the Chicago whis
key ring.
Monday afternoon Levi D. Stewart of Low
ell, 45 years of age was arrested for incest With
~AAS N"hSueCh VI Ic. ouC 10 tuo COmpldIDaQG,
and accuses the monster of frequent offences
OF this henious character. 1t transpires thai
Stewart for 20 years has lived with a woman
not his wife, by whom he has had five children,
one of which is this girl About fortnight
ago Stewart deserted his Legitimate family
and married another woman.
One OF the most prominent citizens of Brock
Ton, Mass, named Joseph q. Robins son, has
eloped with Mrs. Hall, after having robbed
the safe of his firm of $4,000 He abandons
wife and two children.
John Latolnt has been convicted Of commit
ting rape on Mary Ann Gill of Berlin, Mass,
and sentenced to Is years imprisonment.
The Wife of Moses White, cigar and to-
bacco manufacturer 10 Albany St., N. Y, fell
from third story window Sunday and was
killed.
The negro desperate Henry has again been
arrested and been committed for trial.
A workman named Sullivan of Salem at
work on the new insane asylum at Danyers.
was Killed by stroke of lightning last Thurs
day, and Immediately AFTER Mr. Elwell, the
foreman of the laborers, started with team for
doctor and ran over and killed man named
nAi' NdilusS OF salem.
Nelson Magee, commission merchant re
siding in Brooklyn, gave testimony Thusday
before the Commissioners of Charities of Kings
county, describing the conduct of the keeners
towards the inmates of the lunatic ASYLUM as
brutal and atrocious.
The most violent shower of the season visit.
cd Manchester last week. MANY cellars
were flooded and the crops in the vicinity
damaged. The boiler room of the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company was flooded fires
extinguished and steam generated which bad.
ly scalded several men before they could es.
cape.
News comes from Arichat, Cape Breton
that the fishing sooner, Hattie NJ. Lyons of
diouscester. Mass, was stranded at Cape Ha-
gar Thursday. There is no possibility of
saving her. She was valued at $4,000; in
ouleu ior $4,2SS on vessel and $500 on outfits.
an .ne prisoners in the Wyandotte county,
ono' Jan at Upper sandusky ,brohe out Thurs
Gay night. The escade was effected nv saving
oa' Tue oars There were eight of them. of
"nom SIX were six were burglars.
SUNDAY afternoon Patrick H. Mastormor
met his divorced wife on the straa,S e .a
streets of New Haven, opposite the rostoe, .ne
STABBED her twice with pocket knife ana 49,
cut his own throat before the h. 'Sn