The Portland daily press., 1875-09-10

and three others of the American Temperance
Union visited eleven New York rum sbons
Sunday, drank and paid for liquor and then
complained of them.--A mandamus has been
applied for for the admission of a colored how
to one of the schools of BROOKLYN --rlara
Morris has undergone the terrible surgical OPP
Grafton Of moxa at Paris for spinal affection.
The New York g. Erie Bank of Buffalo has
uspended.-A petition is circulated for the
release of Stokes.--Two boys of the Jesse
Pomeroy stamp have been arrested at Hobo
ken, N. D., for horrible brutality practiced on
children.--Ship Gilbert C. TrCfaub, on her
arrival at an American port, is to be seized for
alleged illegal sale to British parties.--Josiah
Cobb, who was a prisoner at Dartmoor, died
Sunday at Baltimore. disease similar to
the old epzootic has broken out among the
cattle at Avon, N. 1.-THE birthday of La
fayette was celebrated in New York, Monday
John W. Brown, an eminent N. J. iurist.
died Monday. ALL the alleged Georgia con-
spirators have been discharged. --Jeff Davis
is to deliver the address before the Exposition
Association of Kansas City. Sept. 14-The
post office department has perfected arrange
ments for fast mail train for New York,
Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore via
Pittsburg to Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and
all points in the Southwest, to commence rum
ming Sept 13.-The commissioners who have
been investigating the affairs of Indian Agent
Gibson of the Usage agency have held twelve
days session and accumulated 800 pages of evil
dence Their report when completed will be
forwarded to Washington. Bingus &
Co., N. Y dealers in Scotch linens, have sus-
pended. Their debts are all in Scotland.
The creditors of the Calvert sugar refinery of
Baltimore have asked for an assignment.--
The Fall River weavers have passed a resolu.
tion not to resume work until the manufac.
turers are willing to pay q cents per cut
The trial of Westervelt, supposed to be impli-
Gated in the Charlie Ross abduction, is still
progressing. The anonymous letter to Mrs.
Ross have been identified as in the hand writ
ing of Mosher, the Bay Ridge burglar who was
shot.--Bob WOoley "a horse) made mile and
furlong at Lexington in 1.54-the quickest
running on recor Am abandoned woman
named Canada EN-, was, it is supposed, buried
alive at Bay City, Mich, last week as her body
was found. turned in her coffin.-A settlement
has been effected between the German bond
holders and thes California Pacifc.-The
peaches shipped from Philadelphia were re.
ceived in England in good order.--Dr. Lever
EFT, we'll known electc inventor, died in Jer-
sey City Tues 1ay.-A Washington dispatch
70 the Tribune says that high officials state
that the Boston post office is the worst man
aged Office in the country-Dr. Edward
Ramsay dem has been elected president of
the North Carolina constitutional convention.
The 53d convention of the American Phar
maceutical Association is in session in Boston
The city of Boston advertses for a 30 years
gold loan of 81, 100000 at per cent to increase
its water supply.
FOREIGN.
The rebellion in the Herzegovina is still &C.
lively progressing. The Turks claim to have
won some victories, but it is generally believed
that they are shut Up closely in Trebigne, and
cannot venture out. The Porte seems willing
to grant some reforms and that willingness is
not indicative of Turkish triumphs. The ruler
of Servia promises neutrality, but will find his
promise difficult to keep. for his people are ur-
gent for the long-desired kingdom of the Serbs.
The great powers have not yet interfered.
disastrous typhoon sreported in the Chi
ma sea, and Japan has been visited by heavy
floods. Chinese military operations against
Formosa have been suspended on account of
mutiny of tine troops.
Gen. Frossard is dead
The Carlsts have nearly given up the fight
in Spain.
ThesColombian war has come to an end,
compromise having been effected.
Tba
came near going 20 the bottom Wednesday
week by coming in collision with an iceberg,
In1S69 the Canadian Institute French lit
erary society in Montreal, had in it's library
books which incurred the censure of the Catho-
lie Church. The Pope placed these books un-
der ban, but the Institute took no notice of
the decree. The Bishop Of Montreal then is
sued an order that the last offices of the Church
should be refused to members of the Institute
who died. Joseph. Guibord, Catholic commu-
meant was the first member to die after this
order was issued. The Bishop refused to per-
NIT him to be buried in consecrated ground.
The case was taken to the courts Guibord
died in 1869 and has not yet been buried. Re-
Gently the court of last resort decided against
the church, and orders were given to bury
Guibord. The Institute attempted to bury
him last Thursday, but the procession was
driven from the cemetary by great mob of
Catholics, and the coffin pelted. with stones
The attempt at interment had to be given up.
Many of the rioters have been arrested, and it
is not thought that another, attempt will be
made to bury Guibord until they have been
punished.
rI,op Lax- 49, lac. -
kand rebels.
THE LATEST.
The New York Republican State Convention
met at Saratoga, yesterday. Gen. VIM. Curtis
was chairman. Resolutions were adopted ia
voring specie payments, reforms of all kinds,
against sectarian schools and the third term
were adopted. Gen. f. w. Seward was nom
mated for Secretary of State, Gen. F. E. Spin
ner for Comptroller, Gen. E. A. Merritt for
Treasurer, and Geo. L. Danforth for Attorney
General.
Pennsylvania Democrats were in state con-
vention at Erie, yesterday, but got into q
squabbe about the resolutions and adjourned
till to-day. There were indications that thew
were in favor of specie payments in the alb
stract but opposed to all attempts at resump.
ton.
A cellaloid mill in Newark, blew up yester-
day and several persons were killed and - in
ured. The ruins took fire and six buildings
were destroyed, Loss $175, 1000.
The Wisconsin Democrats yesterday renomin
ated Gov. Taylor They said nothing about
the currency.
Maryland Repuli cans met at Westminster,
yesterday, and adjourned to Sept. 22d at Balti-
more, after inviting all citizens in favor of re-
form to join them in making nominations for
state officers at that time.
Richardson & ROvntnn's