The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-10

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Banks for A. s. Williams of Michigan Sixty
one of the Southern members could not take
| the iron-clad oath. The organization of the
House was concluded by electing the following
| officers, the nominees of the Democratic eau
Gus: Clerk, George M. Adams of Kentucky;
Sergeant-at-Arms, John G. Thompson of Ohio;
Doorkeeper, Lafayette II. Fitzhugh of Texas;
Postmaster, James M. Stewart of Virginia
Chaplain, j. L. Townsend of the District #
Columbia Two of these officers being ex-rebs
could not take the iron clad oath. Mr.. Wood
Dem) of New York undertook to open the
Louisiana question by referring the credentials
of the members from that state the Elections
Committee. Mr.. Blaine and other Republi-
cans deprecated this proceeding and declared
that it was idle to talk about any other COVER
nor in that state than Kellogg. The House
saw it in that light.
Tuesday. Both branches did little beyond
the reading of the Presidents message.
Wednesday.-In the Senate, a large number
of bills, etc., were presented, among which
were the following: (by Mr.. Morton) to provide
for and regulate the counting of votes for Pres
ident; (by Mr.. West) bill amendatory and sup
Elementary to the act incorporating the Texas
Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Morrill, of Maine pre-
sented resolution instructing the postal COM
mittee to inquire into the expediency of so
changing the postal laws as to produce reve-
nue. adequate to the support of the same. Mr..
Morton presented an amendment,to the consti-
tuition providing that the President be elected
by direct vote of the people. Mr.. Oglesby
cd ,onpoorio1 Of tho ntopp iol
Commission asking for 81 100000.
House not in session.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The trial of Thomas w. Piper, accused of
the murder of Mabel Young, in the belfry of
the Warren Avenue church in Boston, is in
progress.
Last week a barrel containing the dead
bodies of woman and child was found in a
Chicago express Office. They had been stolen
by body snatchers.
Last Friday night Patrick Tooley, a laborer
in New York, saturated his wife's clothing
with kerosene and then set it on fire. She
was burned to death.
Daniel Norton, a highly respectable citizen
of Melrose, was dangerously assaulted by a
tramp Sunday, who called at the door of Mr..
Nortor's house and because he was refused
money assaulted Mr.. Norton with stones.
fire in Wellsboro, N. Y, Wednesday night
destroyed M'Donalds residence and all the out
buildings. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Robert W. Dresser, Boston merchant, COM
mitted suicide Thursday by shooting. No cause
assigned.
In Hookset, N. H., Wednesday night, a
young man named Barney attempted unsuc-
cessfully to shoot his wife in dance hall.
A boiler in the wood block saving mills of
McMahan & Street, Cleveland, exploded
Thursday, fatally iniuring two men.
james Donaghue was killed at BordwelPs
Ferry, Mass, Thursday, by the fall of rock
weighing five tons. He was crushed to shape
less mass.
Fletcher's laundry, in Cincinnati, in the rear
of the Methodist book concern, was burned
Thursday night. Loss $4,000.
An explosion took place Friday morning
in small brick pyrotechnic factory at East
New York. A laborer pamed Earnest Walker
was instantly killed and several workmen stun
ned by the conclusion. The wall On one side
of the factory was blown out.
John Carey, whose house in Newport was
partially burned Friday, sent check for
$500 to the fire department Of that city, in rec.
ignition of their successful efforts to save the
property.
-Four disguised men went to the house of Rus.
sell Allison in Patterson county, one day last
week and shot him dead.
William Alden chopped his wife's lead off
with an axe in Cincinnati Saturday. and then
hacked in shocking manner his step-daughter
and another woman who interfered.
A sugar house boiler on a plantation in Fair
fax, La, exploded Friday night, killing three
men, MORALLY wounding two and injuring sew
eral Others
Pandia N. Benachi, cotton buyer of New
Orleans, is charged with embezzling $4,000
from Rail Brothers of New York.
Peck's saw mill at Gloversville, N. Y, was
burned Saturday. Loss $4,000.
George A. Walker, freight conductor on the
Boston & Providence Railroad, was crushed to
death between two cars Saturday.
Tho Office of the City Auditor of Toledo was
robbed of 5000 Friday, while the clerk step.
ped out to speak to lady.
The residents of Westchester county and iso.
lated neighborhoods on Long Island, are pur-
chasing rifles to protect themselves and proper.
ty, days ss well as nights, from roughs and
tramps.
Nancy Gammell, aged GA years, was burned
to death in her room at No. 1853 West 41st
street, New York, early Saturday morning.
Charles Weston, a negro, sentenced to be
hanged the 10Th inst, was married in his cell
in New York prison, Friday to white wo.
man.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Mrs. Moulton has written very long letter
to Plymouth Church, setting forth her griey-
ances and insisting on council for the consid-
GRAFTON of the matter. A later dispatch says
that Plymouth church is preparing for conn
Gil.
An association of the descendants of John
Vermiye, who, it is alleged, was the possessor
of the upper part of New York in 1867, has
been formed to recover that property which is
now worth $3.50, 1000, 900.
The whiskey prosecutions 60 on. Mr.. Chief
Clerk Avery has been convicted at St. Louis,
and number of no account fellows have re-
ceived an application of the Presidents order:
Let no guilty man escape.
IN GENERAL.
OooS A"eeu naS escaped. Last Saturday he
was taken to his house by Warden Durham
of the Ludlow street Jail, when he requested
private interview with his wife, 1t was al
lowed, and in few minutes the warden went
to look for him, but he was gone Where he
has gone no one knows There are number.
less rumors but nothing definite. Tho proba-
bility is that his escape had been planned long
ago, and quite likely the warden was bribed.
The general belief is that he took passage on a
vessel bound for South America. There is
little hope of his recapture.
The Centennial committee on opening the
ceremonies at Philadelphia has selected w.
NJ Evarts for orator, Fl. w. Longfellow for
poet, and grandson of r. H. Lee of Virginia,
as reader of the Declaration of Independence.
Ex-senator Carpenter threatens to sue the
Chicago Tribune and Journal for charging him
with being connected with the Whiskey r ng.
BRIEF MENTION.
The German Republicans celebrated their re.
cent victory in New York by banquet Friday
nipht.-A heavy sbock of oartbouot,o x,,o.