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The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Gen. Sherman says the Black Hills region
will be pro ecte from invasion by gold hunt
ing expeditions.
The Western Savings Bank, small institu-
ton in the western part of st. Louis, closed its
doors yesterday The officers say they will pay
every dollar OF Indebtedness.
The statement that the standing committee
of Connecticut bad voted to reject Dr. DeKoven
and confirm DR. Jaeger was incorrect. 1t has
not yet taken action in either case.
The Eastern Railroad at Newburyport has
reduced wages So per man month.
Puss Oakley, the woman who stole the. child
of j. N Beckwth in Georgetown, Thursday,
has been arrested and the child recovered.
Reading & Lehigh railroad has been leased
by tue Philadelphia & Reading Co.
Frederick King and wife have been arrested
IA Philadelphia for cruelty TO an orphan child.
A post mortem examination of the body OF
Aldermen Butler of Philadelphia, found dead
in bed Thursday, shows that be committed sui
eide with pistol He had been of uusound
mind for some time.
Wallace w. Slason, a business man of Keene,
N H., was almost instantly killed yesterday
afternoon by being run over by a passenger
tram on the Central Vermont railroad al
Middlebury.
The Voce Di Vorta says that the Pope con
fers the Cardinal hat on Archbishop McClosky
not only on account of the personal merit of
prelate, but because the Holy See is DESTROYS of
hoporing the Catholics of America and mark
ing the progress of Catholicism in the United
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
MINOR TELEGKAMs.

In Salisbury, Mass, little daughter OF AL.
fred Fits was burned to dea tn Thursday by
her clothes taking fire from the stove. She sur
vived the accident but few hours.
Business is good with the Salisbury, Mass,
carriage manufacturers and dory builders. The
Salisbury Mils are running seven-eightbs OF
their machinery while the Merrimack hat fac
tory has orders beyond its capacity.
Silver mining has commenced in good ear nest
at Rocky HILL Mass. Two shafts are already
sunk, one fifteen and the other twenty feef,
and inc specimens of ore are obtained from
white quartz.
By a premature explosion in tunnel for the
having OF water pipes from Sudbury river to
Boston, yesterday, one man was instantly killed
and two others seriously injured.
Joshua Griffin was hung for murder yester~
day at Belair, Nd, and also George Wheeler
(colored) at Eaton, in the same state.
The iron manufacturers and the striking en-
ployes at Pittsburg are talking OF referring
their differences to arbitration.
Bills were introduced in the New York Legis-
lature yesterday to allow the Pacific Mail Com
pany to reduce its capital, and to compel
telegraph companies to run their wires under
ground in cities.
William F. Bolton of West Bolton, Vt, shot
himself dead on board railroad train between
Grafton and Dsubury yesterday. He was un-
doubtedly insane.
.Tessav Thayer of Toronto fell from train
at North Boscawen yesterday, and was fatally
injured.
The number of hogs packed in the West
from November LIST to March LIST was about
$3.50 600, against last year 5,446,2 200; average
net weight of the hogs about three and hall
mounds less than last year. In lard there is
an average falling off of about one pound per
head,
Gen. Sheridan has gone to Chicago He will
then 90 TO Leavenworth, arriving back at New
Orleans in about two weeks.
A bill has passed the New York Assembly
reducing the 6nes and fees upon foreign insur-
ance companies doing business in that state.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13

The following are the Treasury balances TO-
o-dsS:-Curr9ucy, SS,431.559; special deposit
OF legal teude's Fer redemption Of certificates OF
deposit $40, SO 600; CON. So 57 ,6l7 including
coin certifica "a, S2i 81 800, outstanding legal
tenders, $685., 00D000.
The Vir2'niu. Tnlemnity.
1t WAS ascertaned at the proper official
source that the United States has not made j
treaty with Spain as has of late been frequent
ly asserted. but has entered i1tO Il convention
with that government which stipulstes Tor the
pay ent to our government of $4,000 in salts
faction of indemnity claims on sccount of the
Virginius affair, and tho surrender OF any
claims of Spain against the United States, thus
closing that question. This convention signed
by representative of each country, Is
complete without the ratification OF the Senate
of the United States. A copy is already in
possession of the Department of State. The
formal signing of the convention was part OF
the arrangement connected with the recogui
ton of the new Spanish government by our
own.
Senior Mantilla will soon present his Few ere
dentials to the President as representative OF
the new Spanish government heretofore hav-
ing represented the Republic of Spain after the
withdrawal of Admiral Polo. He will also
have an opportunity to present tho autograph
letter of King Alfonso, addressed to the Presi-
dent, informing him of his accession to the
throne of Spain.
The Arkansas Trsnbies
The despatch announcing that Gov. Garland
of Arkansas has withdrawn his offered reward
for the capture of Lieut.. Gov. V. " Smith and
his Secretary, brings relief to large number
of Arkansas refugees here. They have feared
to return to that state for fear of indictments,
and meanwhile they are hunting for offices.
Gen. schenck Getting Tired of II.
Gen. Schenck, in a private letter from Lon
dou to friend in this city, says that he is be-
ginning TO weary of the burdens of public life,
which bring no compromising reward for peace
and comforts sacrificed. This strengthens the
belief that he will soon relinquish the mis-
sion.
Various Matters.
The Senate day confirmed Daniel M.
Gooch pension agent at Boston. :.
John Y, Dempsey, who two weeks ago shot
himself after shooting Lottie Warren, died to
day. He had beeh living with woman and
was drunk when he committed the act
Pay Director Cunningham. Pay Inspector
Thornton and Past Assistant Paymaster Briggs
have been appointed board to examine candi-
dates for appointment as assistant paymasters
in the U. S navy. -..
There was cabinet session to day of two
hours duration. The principal subject under
consideration was in relation to the appoint
ment of persons to office.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
Snow Blockade in New Jersey.

NEW YORK, March IA Port Jarvis des-
patch dated last night, says today's execution
or the snow all along the line will undoubtedly
be heard from to morrow in decided rise of
the river. Nitro glycerine experiments have
been repeated at intervals in various parts of
the gorge.
News from the interior says that besides a
general blockade of travel on the roads in the
country, not little damage was done to prop
erty by the great weight of snow. In Newton,
N. j., the storm was accompanied by terrific
wind and sharp lightning. Snow fell to the
depth of two feet A large freight depot on
the Sussex railroad was demolished by the COM
bined force of the snow and wind. The build
ing was 100 by 200 feet in size, aud contained a
large amount OF freight niue of which was of
a nature to be ruined by its fall, among the ar
ticles being three pianos; loss $4,000. All the
railroads leading into Newton were blockaded
two days. Drifts from fifteen to twenty feet
high formed in many of the wagon roads, and
passage was made through some of them by
tunreing. The stage running from Strouds-
burg to Milford, Pa, was 48 hours making
thirty miles. The Monticello and Port Jarvis
railroad is still buried in snow, and probably
some days will elapse before operations on it
will be recommended.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
Magazine Notices.

The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, IL
Barclay street, New York, have just repub-
lished the Edinburgh Reuieac, for January,
with the following contents: Mills Essays on
Theism; Lord Ellenboroughs Indian Admin
istration; Lusio Pilaris and Lawn Tennis; The
Agricultural Laborers of England; Memoirs OF
Archibald Constable; The progress Of Law
Reform in England The Heart OF Africa and
the Slave Trade; Cox's History of Greece; The
odore Martins Life of the Prince Consort.
The first article takes up Mr.. Mills last
work, which was first reviewed with great
praise by a writer in the.We stminSter ReUie1
for January, and argues with much earnestness
against the materialstic sopnions therein pro-
claimed, on the origin of all things, the nature
of man, and the being and attributes of God.
In the second article, Lord Peterborough is
described as a weak and vain man, and many
instances are given of his want of sagacity
and good sense.
Those who know Leonardo da Vinci only as
an artist, will be surprised on reading the &C.
count of his career here given, to find that he
was equally if not more eminent as physi-
ologist, engineer, and mathematician; that he
was skilled laborer in every department; that
he'invented numerous mechanical appliances;
and that he was "chiefy artist to the genera
ton in which he lived, because the arts were
the only form of activity then generally in
demand"
-Four of the remaining articles are devoted
to topics which, like that of the first, have
been discussed in one or more OF the other
Reviews. It is one of the advantages of this
uar;as that readers have the opportunitv Of
comparing the diverse opinions of men emil
nent in the literary world, and thereby OF
forming tolerably correct opinion of the
subjects under consideration.
There is very interesting article on "The
Heart of Africa and the Slave Trade in which
we have a short account OF the two late expe-
ditions under DR.. Schweinfurth and Sir Sam
uel Baker
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
FIRES.
Disastrous Fire at Montpelier, vt.


Fourteen Places Of Business Destroyed
MONTPELIER, March IA disastrous fire
occurred here last night. 1t was first discover
ed about 230 in the roof of the building on
lain street owned by John Wood. 1t commu-
nicated to the next building, owned by Charles
Bancroft, and from this to the hardware store
Of Barrows & Peck. The first two buildings
were totally destroyed and the latter saved in a
damaged condition. At two o'clock the fire
was under subsection so that many persons
went home.
AT little before o'clock there was another
alarm, and a far more disastrous fire followed,
lasting until o'clock. This second fire broke
out ia the rear Of the provision store of Orrin
Daley on State street, and from there extended
east. burning the stores of Charles Town, Jew
elier; George S Nichols, clothing; Wilson &
CO.. drugs and medicines, aud the office of j.
A. Page, State Treasurer; and west, burning
large brick building belonging to Erastus Hub
bard, the jewelry store of A. b. Mead, book
store of r. C. Phinney. millinery store of w.
A. Boutwell,, BARRIERS shop, shoe shop and
ta,lor's shop The second stories of these
buildings were all occupied with lawyers and
dentists offices aud the clothing store of S. c.
Watson & Co. The buildings on State street
are total loss, aud were owned by f. j. Hub
bard, Ira S. Town. q. w Storer, Erastus Hib-
bard, f. E. Smith and Elihu Ballou.
The fire was the most serious that ever &C.
CURED in this place
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
The Louisiana Com mittee.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE Louisiana arbi-
tration committee met here to-day. Commit
tee is composed of Messrs. Hoar Frye, Foster,
Wheeler, Marshall, Potter and Phelps They
are empowered to inquire into cases of contest
ed states in legislature only, and derive their
power from the consent of the conservative
members of the legislature, who held caucus
and DECIDED to accept the Wheeler comprom-
ise, which provides for the reorganization of
the Kellogg officers and gives the conservatives
a chance to establish their claims to seats in
Legislature of which they say they were de
frauded by the returning board. All the COM
mttee except Frye are present. 1t was decid-
ed the committee deliberate secret and
reporters were rigidly excluded. The proceed
ings to day were confined to reviewing election
returns and examination of poll lists and Aft
davlts. The work was in fact only commenced
and not much progress may be expected till
the arrival of Frye. Only such preliminary
matters as his absence would not effect were
passed on. Session will not probably be very
long
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13

dered 134 q 13s IA 90 a IA % for kettle Bulk Meats
az 1Osc 10 10 a 10 20 buyer March 10I a. 1OA for clear
sides. Bacon in good demand; shoulders at "a SIC /;
clear rib at lie; clear sides 1lJc. Whiskey is firm
at IL. Live Hogs hrm-common 6 90 % 6 65 fair to
medium 80 az 25; good to choice 40 "a I 80.
TOLEDO. March 12.-Flour is firm and in fair de-
mand Wheat firm and in fair demand; No 2 White
Wabash 16; No White Wabash TO-; No White
Michigan II; extra White Michigan 16; Amber
do % II 13l seller May No Rel u; No Day
ton and Michigan Red 0St; 2 Red Wabash 0Ss.
Corn firm and i'll fair demand; high Mixed at 6Ss q
CSC; Low Mixed est "a GSIc. Oats dull and decln-
ing; No Michigan 5ssc. Clover Seed at 6 30; NAM
moth So.
Receipts-4,OOO bush Wheat, $4,000 bush Corn, A.
600 bush Oats.
Shipments-2,OOO bush Wheat, OF 600 bush Corn,
IL, 900 bush Oats.
DETROIT. March 1l-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat is dull and dropping; extra at 1i3 No at
ia; Amber %. Corn quiet and unchanged Oats
quiet and unchanged. Glover Seed 20 a 50.
Receipts-2000 bbIs -four, 5000 bush wheat, 600
bush corn 1000 bush oats.
Shipments-1000 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 1000
bush oats
CHARLESTON, March 12.- Cotton quiet and nomi-
nall M!ddhng upands 15ac.
MOBILE, March 12.-Cotton market firm; Mid
ding upands at 15sc.
New ORLEANS, March 12.-Cotton is firm and in
good demand; Middling uplands at 1880.
New YORK, March 12.-Cotton is quiet and I'M
changed; Middling aplands at 1910.
SAVANNAH. March 12.-Cotton is quiet; Middng
| uplands at 155c.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
Gloucester Fishinx Elect.
NEW YORK.
Railroad Matters.

NEW YORK, March 12-It is rumored that
arrangements have been or are now being pro
jected which will result in a virtual cOpsolida
ton of the Union Pacific and Northwestern
Railroads, and that the design of the parties
interested is L. eventually establish direct com
munication with New York. To this end it is
said connection is to be made with the Fort
Erie and Blackjack road, BY means of the Can
ada Southern, and thence still farther east by
the Rome, Watertown & Oodensburg. From
Ogdensburg, a line will be run 10 connect with
the Grand Trunk. The control of other east
ern roads is to be obtained, and neither money
nor efforts will be spared to bring about con-
sum nation of their plans at an early day.
1t is stated that the war between Tom Scott
and Garrett will soon terminate amicaby, by
a schedule of rates for freight mutually ad-
vantageous to both the Baltimore & Ohio and
the Pennsylvania Central roads.
A Silk Smugxier Caught.
The Revenue authorities are rejoicing over
the taking OF Charles l.. Lawrence, the silk
smuggler, in Queenstown, Ireland. The order
for his arrest went by cable to Minister
Schenck in London. He is locked up in Jail in
Liverpool, and it is expected that he will reach
New York before the end of this month. Law
renee is worth about $500, 900. His houses, two
of which are lofty brown stone structures in
Twenty-third street, are recorded in his wife,
name, and the efforts of the officers to have
them attached have proved unavailing. Before
his flight he told one of his acquaintances that
the ICED of the grounds of the American Clnb
at Greenwich stood in his name. He said that
it was made over to him by Tweed wheE he got
into trouble He was the Secretary of the
Club.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
WASHINGTON.
The Freeiimeu,s Bmn K.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Freedmen
Bank is in worse condition than heretofore
supposed, and therefore Commissioners Cres-
well, Leopold and Purvs have asked to be re-
leased from any further respons bility for or Ga
account of said trust, prov ded their bond may
be released from liability after their retIren ent
aud new commissioners substituted in their
place. They assign as an excise for their &C
ton failure to obtain from Congress such leg
islatiou as they deemed essential to a proper
and speedy execution of the trust reposed In
them.
Senator Alcorn of Miss, to-day, says that he
has changed his mind and will vote for the adj
mission of Pinckback 10 the Senate. This is a
gain of one for Pnckback. Senator johnson
has not yet determined whether he will make q
speech on the Louisiana question, but will
speak or not speak according to the time which
the debate may take.
Various Matters.
Receipts from internal revenue to-day we're
S249, 853; customs receipts, $66S, 159; national
bank notes received for redemption, $63360O,
Order of Business in the Senate.
The Senate, 10 executive session this after
noon, discussed for more than hour the order
OF business and agreed to the following ar
rangemeni: The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty
will be laid aside till Wednesday, on which day
its consideration shall be resumed. The Sen
ate is to meet tomorrow and proceed with the
consideration of the Pinchback resolutio with
the definite understanding that final vote
shall be taken on it next Tuesday. After that
the Hawaiian treaty is to be disposed of, and it
seems the general understanding, though not a
matter of positive arrangement, hat the spec
ial session shall ternn ate at the end OF n 1t
week, without , acton on the second Louis
lana resolution. namely, that for the recogni-
ton of the Kellogg government
The San Fraacisco refinefs oppose the Ia
with their brown suga they will have to raise
the price of crushed sugar. which Will enable
eastern retiners TO compete with them, and 1t is
said that some eastern refiners have opposed
the treaty on the ground that it was favorable
to California refners, and gave them undue
advantage.
The ratification by the Senate of the treaty.
will rot be conclusive, as by its own terms it
cannot be ratified aud proclaimed by the Presi-
dent till Congress shall have passed the peces
sary laws to carry it into effect, This practi-
cafy gives the financial question to the
consideration oil Congress-.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
r.,x Work stock and Money uar1e,.

NEW YORK. March 12-EUenin0.-The affairs 10
financial and business circles continue to improve
among bankers to-day. Secretary Bristows call for
$50 900 900 of bonds better understood and the
feeling is now almost universal that the call will be
to produce of much good both at home and abroad.
There is no doubt very large amount OF the coupon
5-2s is held in this country. This was developed to-
day by foreign bankers examining the numbers OF
bonds they imported at the opening OF the year. One
firm states they brought about $4.0OOO0O of the
numbers embraced within the call, and another firm
over 81 100000 The general estimate now is that
at least 900, 900 of the coupon bonds are held
here and it is know that that nearly all the regis
tered are owned in this country. The holders OF
these bonds are already coming forward to accept
gold for them, $90S 900 having been paid at the
can credit abroad is likely result in renewed de-
mand for securities, and from present indicasi0ns
the bulk of gold to be paid out will remain here The
effect is likely to be very favorable upon the general
situation in the future. Uptown jobbers are doing
more active business and there is much in the posi-
ton of affairs to afford an increased confidence as to
the future. .
The Money market was very easy throughout the
day. and after oaning at a per cent closed at q
Der cent on call. The offerings Of capital very
large and considerably in excess of the demand.
Foreign Exchange advanced rapidly from 1901 q 4S43
to 1924 a 1851 for bankers long and short sterling.
The Increased ease in cash gold caused this rise in
Exchange The market was less active in the after
noon closing at 4S14 for sixty days and 4s5 for de-
mand.
Gold Clique unloaded largely yesterday at 1853 q
1863, and as consequence gold was much easier to
borrow TO-DAY the rates for borrowing were 1892 @
l. 1-16 1872 3-64 and 1-64 cent. loans were also
The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day $62 900 on
account of interest and S917 400 in redemption bonds
Customs receipts today were $491 ,OO0
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
The Mul,iDIication OF Diseases.

Diseases multiply. One begets another. trifing
indisposition may, therefore, originate complica-
ton Of dangerous maadies. Indigestion begets far
more formidable diseases; multitude of ailments
are traceable to constipation; fever and ague I'M
hinges the entire system, and is therefore
the source of the protean ailments which affect that
portion of the human organism. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Btters however, whether rosorted 10 at the i'll
cepion Of those disorders of the stomach bowels or
liver which give birth to the majority of diseases and
disabilities or taken when they have ripened into
formidable maturity, are alike powerful to cure.
The process of recovery is of course longer when the
maady has gained Roadway, but it is none the less
certain Dyspepsia, constipation, blliousness, kid
ney complaints and intermittent fever, invariably
yield to the operation of the great alternative and in
yigOrant.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.

Especial to the Press,l
Gezyictiou Of Wares aud Curtis tor
Fraud against the Ashbmry Insurarcc
Company.
PENNINGTON, March 12.-Tbe celebrated Gaze
of State against A. d. Warren aud Lester Cur
tbs, for fraud against the Asbury Insurance
Company, which has been on-rial since Tues
day, closed this afternoon. Defendants were
found guilty. They will be sentenced to-mor-
row. 1t is expected they will file exceptions.
ITO Associated Press.l
"A bridge in Danger.
EAsTPoRT, March 12.-The large quantities
of ice coming down river have carried away
some of the posts and ice breakers of the bridge
connecting this place with the main land. Tie
bridge is in danger of being carried away.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
Mississippi Levees Giving Way.

NEW ORLEANS, March Estate Engineer
Thompson returned last night from an extend
ed tour along the coast, and reports at Hickey
and White Castle levees imminent danger of
crevasses, aud that at Water Proof the new
levee has begun to cave in for distance of
nearly 600 feet. At Owega and Milliken's bend
the levees are in danger of breaking away. At
Bonnet Cave crevasse water was running
through to the depth of three feet, and vol
ume of water two feet deep is pouring through
the Morgan sea break. Gen. Thompson says
there need be no fear of a general flood below
the mouth of the Red River so long as the Bon
net Cave aud Morgan Sea crevasses remain
open, bat that above these points some levees
are bound to give way under the pressure of
h On water Work of constructing million
cubic yards of new levees rs ordered by the
Levee Committee, is nearly completed, but 1T
falls far short of the amount of reconstruction
actually Necessary.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-13
Consumptives, Take Notice.


Every moment of delay makes your cure more
hopeless, and much depends the judicious choice
Of a remedy. The amount Of testimony in favor of
DIR. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup. a cure for con-
SUMPTION far exceeds all that be brought to sup
port the pretensions of any other medicine. See DR.
Schenck's Almanac, containing the certificates OF
many persons of the highest respectability, who have
been restored to health, after being pronounced in
durable by physicians OF acknowledged ability
Schenck's Pumonic Syrup alone has cured many, as
these evidences will show but the is often pro-
NOTED bv the employment of two other remedies
which DR.. Schenck provides for the purpose. These
additional remedies Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic
and Mandrake Pills. By the timely use of these
medicines, according to directions DR.. Schenck GER
titles that most any case of Consumption may be
cured.
Dr. Schenck will be at the Quincy House, Boston,
on the following Wednesdays, from 8 to O'Clock ]:
Jan. 18th and 9th, Feb. 10th and oath, and March
10th and oath. Consultation free; but for thorough
examination of the lungs, with the Resprometor, the
price is IS.
Dr. Schenck is professionally at his principal of
fee, Corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia,
every Monday, where all letters OF advice must be
addressed.
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