The Portland daily press., 1875-11-25

of the United States have been striving for
some time to get the Spanish government to
allow American citizens when tried before a
Spanish court-martial to select their own coun-
SELL After long correspondence the Spanish
authorities have conceded that privilege.
Secretary Chandler says that he has never
turned clerk out for not paying a political
assessment. 1t is a lie. In that respect he is
better than Democrat.
The Lighthouse Board has asked for 81, l39,
600 for the support of the general lighthouse
establishment for the year ending June ~,
1877, as against 81 ,S99 900 appropriated for the
same purpose for the year ending June 30, 1876.
1t has also asked for $7s9,926 for the purpose of
constructing a new lighthouse. lightships. etc.,
for he next year as against 1915, 400 appropri-
ated for this year. Among the Recommended
tions it has made are tina following: For o
steam fog signal for Monhegan Island, Maine,
$4,000, for a keepers dwelling for light sta
ton on the Isle of Shoals, N. a., $4,000; for re-
building the beacon on Mussel bed Shoals R.
l., $4,000; for rebuilding light station at Con-
necticut, r. l., W blch was washed away by the
great storm of September last, $50, 600; for re-
building day beacon at Rose Island, r. l.,
$4,000.
The annual report of the Chief of Ord
nance of the Army again calls attention to
an decrease in the annual appropriation
for arming and equippng the militia. The
annual appropriation of 100000 is the same
now as in the year 1908, and it is impossible
for the department to meet all the demands
made upon it by states and territories. The
aggregate strength of the militia of the United
States organized is "a. 724, and unorganized 81
7O1977. If arms and military equipments
were freely supplied the organized force would
undoubtedly be greatly increased. Gen. Benet
concurs in the plan proposed by the board on
arsenals, 1874, which consists in the establish
ment of grand arsenal of construction in the
vicinityof New York city, retaining the Spring
field all ory and the Frankfort arsenal as ad-
juncts for manufacturing purposes; retaining
also the indianapolis arsenal, Indiana, Kenne-
bee arsenal, Maine, Fort Monroe arsenal, Vir.
ginia, and Augusta arsenal, Georgia, as places
for storage and repair; and selling the Allegha-
ny, Wavervlet Watertown and Washington
arsenals as rapidly as circumstances will per-
nit, the proceeds of such sales to be directed
to the purchase of a site and the erection of
workshops storehouses, ETC., for the grand ar.
senal.
THE wHIsKEY FRAUDS.
Mcdonald, the internal revenue Supervisor
at st Louis, has been convicted on every count
in the indictment against him for completely
in the whskey frauds. There were eight
counts and the maximum Imprisonment is
three years on each count and the minimum
three months, besides which he is liable to a
fine to he fixed by the court. The evidence
adduced during the weak has developed few
facts beyond those published last week. Nc
Kee of the St. Louis Globe Democrat and Col.
l>akI~ Il. l.A I.a4l L.
published deniaIs and profess to be able to
clear themselves. W. o. Avery. is the only
person implicated who was intimately connected
with the Revenue department at Washington.
Mcclure publishes card exculpating Gen.
Babcock and Orville Grant from any connec-
ton with the ring. More trials are to follow
Immediately.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
$4,000 were stolen from an express wagon
while standing in the streets of Chicago last
week.
John Clark was hung at Rochester N. Y,
last week for the murder of John Trevor He
made full confession, but was very pious on
the scaffold. On Saturday Lodica and Albert
Fechenburg, mother and son, were sentenced
at Utica, N. Y, to be hanged for murder.
Gen. Bradley f. johnson and Gen. Imbor-
den, two ex-confederate generals, met at a
depot in Richmond, Va, Sunday, where john
son proceeded to cowhide Imborden. The latter
defended himself and johnson drew pistol
but was arrested before he had time to use it,
The cause of the assault is attributed to evil
dence given by Imborden in the contested cleo
ton cases between johnson and Knight for
seats in the U. S. Senate.
A fire Wednesday burnt out the north wing
of the Industrial School building, in Albany,
n. Y, used during the late war as a rendez
YOU for volunteers. and afterward as soldier
,me. Loss $4,000. Insurance on the building
S12,5OO.
struck by locomotive in the Hudson River
yard Wednesday afternoon and injured so bad
ly that he died soon afterwards.
A house occupied by Dennis Cunningham
was burned Wednesday night and four chill
dren persisted in the flames. Mrs and Mrs.
Cunningham narrowly escaped.
At Curero, Texas, Thursday, party of five
men entered saloon and killed Reuben
Brown, the city marshal, and Tom Freeman g,
negro.
Five men sentenced to he shot at Havana
Thursday, were pardoned at the intercession of
Senior Rub, the royal commissioner and several
ladies.
Two trains collided on the Charlotte, Column
bia and Virginia railroad, about Is miles from
Augusta. A car containing number of la
dies and children was teiescoped, and though
number were injured only one, child of
William Nightingale of Brunswick, Ga, was
killed.
Five laborers at work in trench at Somer-
vile, Mass were buried by land slide FRI
day. Three were badly injured.
A mill owned by the Iowa Land Co., three
miles from Detroit was burned Thursday night
with three million feet of lumber. Loss on
mill $4,000; on lumber $4,000.
Edward McCraw, foreman in the little tun-
mel gang at North Adams, Mass, was crushed
to death Thursday night, while stacking cars
steam taEnery at Moncton was destroyed
by fire Friday. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
Gov. Tilden has respited Edward Thomas,
the negro murderer, until Jan. 90, 1876 He
was to be executed DEC. 10.
New York dealers IN hard wood, have abscond-
ed, leaving debts to the amount of $4,000 or
100000.
-Four buildings occupied as warehouses by
Schermerhorn & Co., Quincy, Ill, were burn
ed Friday night. Loss $4,000; insurance $1S,-
0OO
At Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Mahlon Boyd
was arrested, charged with being heavy deal.
er liz counterfeit money. He had $500 in bogus
fives and tens.
The wife of Joseph Schenck was murdered
in her house in a village nine miles from Alien
town. Saturday, by tramp.
Jacob Wamleyon shot his eldest daughter at
Erie, Pa, Friday, and then blew his own head
off.
The large saw mill of Reynolds and Emlaw,
at Grand Haven, Michigan, was burned Friday
evening. Loss about $4,000; insurance $780,
600.
The Avery building on Main street, Lacona
N. H., which was partially burned year and
a half ago, and again fred last Sunday, was
burned to the ground Saturday morning. The
property was owned by the heirs of the late
Hon. Lyman B. Walker. No insurance.
William Kelly was fully committed L Boston