The Portland daily press., 1875-09-10
From the Maine State Press of Sept. 0, 1875.
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending "wednesday
Night, Sept. 8.
BANK OF CALIFORNIA,


Night, Sept. 8.
BANK OF CALIFORNIA.
The statements with regard to this bank
whose suspension was announced last
week, are SO contradictory that it is almost i'm
possible to arrive at any conclusion as to its
condition. One dispatch says Ralston,Eits late
president, was defaulter to the amount of
$3,000,000, another denies it and still another
reiterates the first statement. 1t seems to be
settled that the bank will resume shortly. its
debts having been guaranteed by capitalists.
Confidence seems to be fully restored in San
Francisco and the failure will inhct no perma-
nant injury on the business of: that city. 1t
has been ascertained beyond doubt that Raj
ston did not commit suicide but died from con-
gestion of the brain.
POLITICAL.
The California election occurred last week
and resulted in Democratic victory on a very
light vote. The Republicans have two men,
bers of Congress. The total vote has not yet
been received. The legislature is largely DEM
ocratic.
The constitutional amendments proposed in
New Jersey were voted on Tuesday. The
Catholics rallied strongly against those relative
to non-sectarian schools, but they have been
ratified by heavy vote.
The election in Maine takes place Monday,
and it is probable that heavy vote will be
polled. The Democrats hope to reduce the ma
jority compared with that of last year. Re-
publicans should rally in force.
Governor Hendricks of Indiana, has made
currency speech. He is in favor of hard mon
ey in the abstract, but is opposed to contrac-
ton of the currency or the resumption of
specie payments in 1879. He may be put down
as "rag money apologist"
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Ex.Gov. Wells has succeeded Mr.. Fisher
District Attorney of the District of Columbia.
1t is said that Secretary Bristow will soon put
silver coin in circulation in place of fractional
currency. He has the silver to do it.
A number of postmasters have been dismiss
ed for traffic in postage stamps with view to
increase of salaries. A large number of cases
are under adyisement.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The commissioners of Schuylkill county, Pa.
atrick Conroy, Valentine Bender and Moses
Hine, have been convicted of neglect and cor
ruption in the discharge of their official duties,
and each sentenced to two years. imprison-
ment and $1,000 fine besides a restitution of
the embezzled funds. They were immedi-
ately taken from the court room to prison.
A conductor on the Third avenue horse cars
in New York was arrested Saturday night for
holding passenger against the dash board I'M
til confederate picked the passengers pock-
et
Saturday morning Horace Cowles, respect
able citizen and officer of the savings bank in
Pennington, N. H., blew his brains out with
pistol. he was probably temporarily insane.
The wife of Ira P. Goldthwaite of Nashua,
N. H., drowned herself Sunday night
George Miles. one of the robbers of the Barre,
Vt. Bank, and the one who put the rope
around the neck of the cashier, was caught in
New York Sunday.
7. @. Hill, well known musical composer
committed suicide in New York Friday. He
was native of Boston.
Several counterfeiters have been arrested in
st. Louis
Elisha Merritt, aged IS years, under arrest
Tor forgery committed suicide at Springfield
yesterday.
Aho OAAoAoh VOL chip NduSuolu was buuh Ill
the British channel Wednesday by collision.
No lives lost
The Planters National Bank of Louisville
was robbed of 100000 last week.
The preliminary examination of Theodore
W. Brown, charged with being implicated in
the robbery of $47, 900 from the United States.
Treasury has commenced.
Thomas III. Stevens committed suicide by
hanging Saturday night, on Deer Island, Sails
bury, Mass. Rum and excitement did it. He
was 30 years of age and leaves wife and three
children.
The Huntington W. Va, bank was robbed of
$4,000 Saturday, by three men, who COM
PEELED the cashier to open the safe at the point
of pistol
Six men were hung at Fort Smith, Ark,
Saturday for murder.
Martin Haines, tried for murder at the last
term of the y. s. Court in Arkansas and &C.
quilted, has confessed that he was guilty.
An aeronaut named Doyle. connected with a
circus, jumped from his balloon at jackson
Mich, Saturday, alighted in a mill pond and
was drowned.
John P. James. general inside boss for the
Wilkesbarre and Lehigh Coal Company at
Sanford, Pa, was shot. dead last week.
Mrs. Richard Fletcher, living at Lowell
Highlands, attempted suicide Thursday night
by cutting her throat with razor She is like
~ to recover. Grief at the habits of her hus-
band and son is assigned as the cause.
John 81. Noyes, 80 years of age, one of the
proprietors of the City Hotel at Newbury2ort,
committed suicide Thursday night by cutting
his throat with shoe knife.
The following are the principal fires of the
past week: Bloody Brook House and Haydin's
Hotel, South Deerfeld, Mass; loss $50, 900; in.
surance $4,000. A number of buildings in
Virginia City, Nevada; loss $125, 1000 Cuba
blouse, Cuba, N. Y; loss $4,000. Fitten's
wooden mills at Cavendish, Va. loss $3.50. 1000.
pennsylvania Normal school at Bloomsbury
loss 100000; insurance $4,000. Congress Hall,
and Sulphur Springs bathing house at Sharon !:
loss 100000
Col. Frisbee, New York Custom officer.
after being married to Miss Lamb, Monday,
was arrested on charge of bigamy.
James johnson of Bradford, Mass, is ac-
cused of incest, the victem being his own
daughter.
Fred Goliath, member of the New Hamn-
shire legislature, attempted to shoot his wife
Monday night and then to commit suicide
he failed in both attempts Rum and ieal-
ousy.
VARIOUS MATTERS
A serious riot took place last Saturday in
Clinton, Miss, caused by white ex-rebels in :
terfering in Republican meeting, where the
Democrats demanded and were allowed a part
of the time for speaking. When the Repub-
lcan speaker began, the whites on the ontside
of the audience got up a row and began to fire
pistols 1t is stated that over 40 negroes have
been killed. The white men are under arms
and the outbreak is so Formidable that Gov.
Ames has called pom the President for aid.
The North Carolina Constitutional Conyen.
ton finds itself nearly freed. The Alabama
Constitutional Convention has organized.
The New England Fair at Manchester, N.
H., is in progress. The show is quite large.
Indian troubles are reported in Nevada.
Kansas reports the best crops ever harvested
in that state.
The Direct ocean cable from London to Rye
Beach is cnr, y lat.d ond conoro I'm laforu mas