The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-13


| Washington special says Internal Revenue
Commissioner Pratt is to resign and will be
appointed Secretary of the Interior.
Northampton Anchor Tape and Webbing
Company has failed, with liabilities of $50, 900.
The population of Lawrence, Mass, by
the censas just completed, is 81, 9O7, gain of
| 1886 over 1870--1200 tons Of rock fell from
the roof of the Hoosac Tunnel las Friday
night. The track has been cleared and trains
| are running as usual.--The Kiowas and Co.
manches don't want to 60 to Florida.--Com-
mander Andrew jackson Drake, of the United
| States navy, died at Newark, Wednesday
night;-The national convention of insurance
agents meets in New York, September 10th.
Capt. Nolan with two companies of cavalry
attacked large encampment of Iniians on
| the edge of the Staked Plains last week and
destroyed 20 lodges --European steamers
arriving at New York report heavy icebergs off
the coast.--One OF the parties whom young
Deano, the Secretary's son, attempted to
blackmail was Mr.. Davis, land agent for the
Union Pacific at Omaha.-The Marietta,
Pittsburg and Cleveland railroad has gone
into the hands of a receiver Capitalists at
Ttusville have formed combination to buy
up all the petroleum in the oil districts, prove
it, and then burn one half of it in order to OBJ
tain advanced prices for the rehainder.--
The latest accounts from the Black Hill mines
are to the effect that it WON pay to work them.
At any rate the miners have got to leave be-
cause the army says so. There is no supply Of
food in that country.
.,5Yv.-v IN GENERAh. .t
rbo ooo+o,n;o1 &c A. b;.&1, oe Oprocro1l %ho
great Irish agitator, was generally observed in
this county, tEssf< fft
New York parties DESTROYS of organizing a
''Soft Money Association will issue an address
favoring greerbacks and the extinction of ma
tienal banks. Richard Schell is at the head of
the movement. Peter Cooper declines to pre-
side over the proposed mass meeting, =
The announcement is made of the incorpora-
ton of new and powerful Geographic opposi-
ton on the Pacific slope. The new company is
known as the National Telegraph Company,
and has just received its charter from the Cali
fornia Legislature. The incorporators are all
of them millionaires, and gentlemen of high
standing, Sharon Of Nevada, being prominent
in the enterprise. 1t is also reported that SEN
ator Jones is interested. The company will
push the WORK vigorously and will have their
lines up and in good working order by next
spring. The rates will be placed at such low
figure as must at once attract an immense
amount of business to the new line.
FOREIGN. al llr .,
Storms and floods appear to be the rule every
where. Disastrous floods have occurred in the
northeastern provinces of India, and many
| lives have been lost. A water spout in Rhen-
| ish Prussia has swept away the village of Kim.
The centennial of the birth of Daniel
| O'Connell, the great Irish agtator, was cele-
brated throughout ireland On the 9th inst.
Several assaults on foreigners in China are
| reported. ~
The British ship Afrioana is believed to have
foundered off Cape Town with all on board.
A tremendous hail storm occurred in the
county of Dorchester, in the Dominion, on the
3Oth ult. Stones as big as eggs covered the
ground five miles square to the depth of four
inches. -- ... u. rt.
The Adderly shipping bill has passed the
House of Commons -Is.
Egypt is preparing for a brilliant display at
the Philadelphia Centennial. ~.
A railway train from Valparaiso fell through
bridge on the 10th of July, caught fire and
| eight passengers, two conductors and two labor
ers, were burned with the cars.
The American consul and his wife at Tripoli
have been insulted by three Trlpolitan sailors
and reparation is demanded. fE8
The geographical congress decreed letters of
distinction to the navy department and signal
service at Washington. s t
| Aided and abetted by friars of the convent
in Arequipa, band of revolutionists endea-
vored to enter that city on mission to over
throw the power of President Parto. They
were met few miles out of the city, defeated,
and Arraho, their leader, wounded and cap
tured. He subsequently died at Arequipa Only
some forty persons in Arequipa went to aid
them. and they were found with the friars in
| the convent. Eos As 8
The cholera ia raging at Damascus. -Four
hundred cases daily are reported and many
quarters of the city are entirely deserted.
A serious riot occurred in Glasgow between
Orangemen and Home Rulers Saturday. No
| lives were lost. ~ p IS -
Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish story
| writer, is dead. esss $50 Rt55sF.
Alexander Collie, the British defauting
banker, has absconded. -s
The Herzegovnian insurgents are winning
considerable success. f
The Carlist cause in Spain is daily growing
weaker. ttiffs WitN7 FfHil
The death is announced in London of VIM.
Boyle Bernard, the dramatist, born in 1908, in
Boston, Mass. ga 81 @R ~
The Rhone is falling and danger of inuda-
ton is over. &C.. 81 r-.-.s.l ..o.,-
The heavy rains of Saturday broke down
and damaged thousands of fields of grain in
the vicinity ofOttawa. ysasu
Three children, while picking berries at
Gaitineu. Ont, Thursday, were killed by a
bear, which devoured all of them but the feet
and arms Of one. aG A,sEankk Il,
Tho Columbia revolutionists have been de.
feated, but the rebellion is still far from sub
dued
Religious troubles are reported in Peru. Saw
age Catholic mobs are assaulting Protestants,
and burning their houses. trk
A letter from San Miguel says the town was
at the mercy of a savage Catholic mob, under
the Priest Palacio for three days. The rioters
burned houses and committed shameful afro
Cities yelling death to the heretics," The
foreigners there have appealed to their differ
ent governments for redress. The city is main
ly reduced to ashes. Ten assassins have been
executed by order of the president. Six of them
confessed to killing Gen. Epinoza for ten dol
lars each, paid by the priests. Other criminals
state that they were told to rob the rich, pro-
vided they gave part to the church. The priest
Palacio was made to be present at the execu
tions. Other Central American States are
taking precautionary measures against threat
ened horrors like those at San Miguel ~
1t is rumored that Shaw & Thompson, Lon
don merchants in the tobacco business, have
failed, with liabilities at e120 900; assets $780,
900.
The Mercantile shipping bill, drawn up by
Sir Charles Adderly after Mr.. Plimsoll's dem
onstrations, has passed both Houses of Parlia-
ment. ''"
The Dundee relief committee has given re-
lief to over 1000 strikers. The masters and
workmen still remain firm and there is no
prospect of compromise.
The New York Republican State Convention
meets at Saratoga, Sept 8.
The Fall River operatives desire to return to
work. They are getting hungry.