The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
History Of Seven Days.
The news for the week ending Wednesday
Night, March 17th.
THE NATIONAL CAPITA

The virginius indemnity has been agreed up
on. The Spanish government is to pay $780,
900 in gold to the families of the murdered men.
Minister Gushing has been received by King
Don Alfonzo, and the Spanish minister at
Washington has presented the President the
addresses of the King of Spain announcing his
occupancy of the throne.
Commissioner Douglass decides that notes,
drafts and acceptances are paid by the bank
and charged to the account of the maker the
same as ordinary checks, are subject to two
cent stamp; that the tax under act OF Feb. .,
1875 applies to checks drawn by a bank upon
itself to pay dividends etc; also that checks
drawn by state or municipal officers in their OF
fetal capacity are exempt.
Gen. Augur is to relieve Gen. Emory at New
Orleans; Gen. Ord takes Gen. Augur's place in
Texas and Gen. Cook succeeds Gen. Ord in the
department of the Platte. :
The Secretary of the Treasury has called in
the following $40 bonds; (coupon) $50, No TO-
600 to SIS, 600; 500 No 27,501 to 10000; S5oo
No 1860 to $4,000; $1,000. No $4,000 to $1,000,
all inclusive; (regstered) $50 No 1000 to 2,l25;
500, No Is, $40 to 16, 743; $500 No 1857 to g.
1874: $1,000 No 81, 7O1 to Sc, 073 $4,000 No II COL
to -. 800; $4,000 No 1851 to 19,6O1 inclusive
total $50, 900. Bonds will be paid on pre-
sentation and interest ceases June II.
The total amount of legal tender notes de-
posted under the act of June 20, 1874 to March
Is, is $13, 1928. 294.
The amendment to the postal law which
doubles the rates of transient printed matter
and merchandise was made ON motion of Sena-
tor Hamlin and was not recommended by the
post.office department. The Postmaster Cen
eral recommended that rates be doubled on
merchandise.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided to
return to the old method of redeeming mutia-
ted United States currency, under which de-
duction was made proportioned to the portion
of the notes missing The change will take eff
feet on the LIST proximo
Reports have reached Washington to the eff
feet that very large amount of silk goods are
being sent to Canada from England and the
continent, amounting in value to millions of
dollars, and greatly in excess of the demand in
Canada for such materials. The opinion is ex-
pressed that this excess finds its way into the
United States without the payment of duties.
Elk. Congressman Parker of Missouri haz been
appointed JuORe OF the v. o. Soutt III Olou IN
place of Judge Mexican, removed.
THE SENATE. .
The extraordinary session of the Senate con-
tinues On the 18th instant Senator Hamlin
made a speech in favor of the treaty of reci-
procity with the Hawaiian government. The
question of the admission of Pinchback as
Senator from Louisiana has been postponed
till the December session. Quite number of
appointments have been confirmed but little
business has been done.
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
The Beecher trial has entered upon its
eleventh week and it is impossible to make
any reliable prediction as to the nu mber of
weeks more that it will consume. The evil
dence is taking very wide range and some of
t has appeared 81 irrelevant that the judge
presiding was moved to characterize it as
'sas harmless as lamp post in the street."
Testimony this week has been introduced to
ustain the theory of the defense that Tilton,
Moulton and Carpenter conspired to defame
Henry Ward Beecher 1t has been shown by
the testimony of number of witnesses that
Tilton never till just before the publication of
the Bacon letter charged Beecher with any
thing more than improper proposals, that he
protested frequently that his wife was as pure
as an angel and that Moulton also frequently
denied that there was any truth in the Wood
hull scandal Testimony has also been intro
duced tending to show that Tilton on several
occasions sought to induce newspaper men to
publish the True Story, and that Mrs. Wood
hull also in his presence urged N. Y. Sun
reporter to publish it, stating that there was
no danger of ,libe. suits as there was evidence
enough in Tilton's possession to prove the ALE
cations. Tilton's domestic life and his connec-
ton with Mrs. Woodruff have also been over.
hauled, and considerable testimony has been
furnished to prove that Tilton's inter course
with the Clafins began many years back and
that therefore it could net have had its origin
desire to suppress the scandal. The wit
nesses have been Oliver johnson, managing
editor of the Christian Union (Mr. Beecher's
paper), Chas. Cowley of Lowell MRS Wood
hulIs Iawyer) Samuel Wilkeson publisher of
the Life of Christi, John w. Harmon, Jack
son s.. Schultz. Chas. G. Judson, Archibald
Black. Chas. Cooke formerly of the N. Y.
SUM, Rev. Mr.. Halliday, besides several other
who testified to contradictory statements on
the part of Tilton and Moulton.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Accounts from Port All Prince state that the
fire of the 18th and 18th of February was very
disastrous. The entire northern portion of the
city was swept by the fire and destroyed. In
seven hours from the time of the breaking out
of the flames space of about half mile
square was burned over, 400 houses destroyed
and 100000 of property consumed. j. B.
Ann y1oarphanf Lost his life
while attempting to save his property.
Francisco Palermo, an Italian lemon ped
dler, was shot at and killed by two men on
Broadway, st. Louis, Friday. The murder was
in satisfaction of an old feud.
The schooner Sarah III. Greasy of Gloucester
has been lost on the Grand Bank with twelve
men. This makes the fourth vessel engaged
in the fisheries lost from Gloucester since JAN
uary. The packet B. Fl. Hart of Vicksburg
is lost with twelve passengers.
A severe rain and hail storm passed over
Mississippi Sunday, nearly destroying the town
of Rienzi, and killing several people.
While several boys were playing near the
corner of Chrystie avenue and 18th street in
St. Louis Sept. 23d last, little son of Robert
NJ Beatright was killed by brick supposed
10 nave deem InrOWu ny d uoy HdLcu NnaIitS
Woodson. Monday afternoon while Woodson
was being tried in the Criminal Court, an
other son of Mr.. Boatright, about sixteen
years old, stepped up to Woodson and said,
"You killed my brother and l will kill you,"
and plunged butchers knife to the handle in
In his abdomen. Woodson fell TO the floor, his
bowels protruding in terrible manner. The
wound is mortal. Young Boatright was i'm
mediately seized by the deputy marshal and
placed in Jail.
The powder mills five miles south of Cleve-
land Ohio, blew up Tuesday, killing three
men. The explosion shook the city, causing
damage to the amount of $4,000.
The ice breaking up in the Delaware, and
freshet is threatened at Port Jervis.
In Salisbury, Mass, little daughter of AL
fred Fits was burned to death Thursday by
her clothes taking fire from the stove. She
survived the accident but few hours.
While the prisoners in the Jail at st. Louis
were taking their exercise in their rotunda
Monday, eleven climbed over the grating, thir-
ty feet high, and escaped. Only one was re-
captured.