The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-02-26

receive the most severe condemnation. His
prosecution for perjury and contempt will be
recommended and the testimony in the case
will be certified to the next House, OF which
he is member.
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
The prosecution in the Beecher case has
closed and the defence is opened. The princi-
pal witness of the week has been Mrs. f. d
Mouton, whe has testified TO several CONVEX
sations in which Beecher confessed the crime
of adultery and threatened to commit suicide.
So far as can be dscerned by the unprofessional
eye his testimony was not shaken by the cross
examination. Mrs. Tilton's brother, Mr.. Rich
ards, testified to certain impropreties between
his sister and Mr.. Beecher and Kate Carey,
former servant in Tiltons household, sWore
that she once saw Mrs. Tilton sitting in Beech
er's lap. Mr.. Beecher characterizes Mrs.
Moulton's testimony as having a foundation in
truth but in fact a lie.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
VIM. and Geo. Young have been arrested at
Plainvile and carried to Boston, charged with
utterng counterfeit U. S. currency. Plates and
dies were found in Young's house for manufac-
ture of fractional currency, also dies for manu-
facture of $500 national bank notes.
The ice blockade did not begin to give way
until Sunday. New York harbor was greatly
impeded until Monday, and the fishing fleet
was locked in near Cape Cod until the same
day. 1t has been the most complete ice block
ade known for thirty years. Over 40 fisher
men were frozen in at Provincetown. One
vessel had three hundred tons of ice piled on
her decks.
The steamship Alps brings the following
particulars of the fire at Port Au Prince: On
the night Of February 18th fire broke out
which assumed great magnitude. Pieces of
embers fell on the decks of the steamship Alps,
a mile and half from shore. The utmost
confusion prevailed. The houses were princi-
pally of wood, very dry and with scarcity OF
water and only three small engines with hose
about garden size, it was impossible to operate.
The amount of damage done is estimated at
$2,000,00O. Two-thirds of the city are burn ed
and 600 or 700 families are homeless. The fire
is thought to have originated from the explo-
sion of barrel of kerosene ell The fire was
still burning when the Alps left.
Ambrose Williams, who outraged the young
daughter of Judge Lowell of Boston, has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
Lizzie Miller, 20 years of age, domestic in
the family of James Pierce of Quincy, was
arrested and locked up Tuesday. charged with
drowning her newly-born illegitimate child.
This was the fourth case of infanticide in Bos
ton and vicinity within 48 hours.
On Wednesday night a negro was caught in
the act of fastening a cross tie upon the testle
work over the Hiskahola bottom ON the Missis-
sippi & Tennessee railroad. After his arrest
he confessed to having thrown a train from the
track near there recently. This time he ex-
pected the train to be dashed to pieces and he
then intended to rob the bodies. of the dead
passengers.
A disastrous fire occurred in Somerset,
Massachusetts,, Tuesday morning. result
ing in the burning of the post office and Ma
sonic building, the grocery store of N. S. Davis,
the market building, Grand Army hall, large
grocery store of b. T. Read and three dwellings
with most of their contents. The buildings,
with the stock of N. S. Davis, are total loss
probably about $4,000; insurance about S11,-
600.
Some fifteen houses and stores Maine st
Portland, N. B were destroyed by fire Friday
night ..,....r+
Chubbs large three story pole factory at
Post Mills, VT, together with an extension Ia
BILE building, one house and covered bridge,
were burned Friday evening about 10 o'clock,
Chubb's loss is estimated at 500, 1000; insurance
$4,000.
A fire in Chicago Monday, burned over eight
acres, on 31st street and Lancaster avenue, de-
stroying some twenty buildings. Loss, $500, 900.
Many workmen were thrown out OF employ
ment.
BRIEF MENTION.
Three iron clad vessels and $500 troops are to
be sent to Cuba in few days.--The father of
Charley Ross has been searching for his child
in New Jersey but without success.--S. j.
r Mcmillan has been elected to the Senate
from Minnesota. He is at present chief JUS
tice of that state.-Ben. Butler is going to
Europe the coming summer.-Ex-Senato
Brownlow has purchased half interest in the
Knoxville Wing and is to edit it. s.a
FOREIGN.
In the French Assembly the Left decided to
support bill for the reorganization of the
Senate which provides that the Assembly shall
appoint IS Senators who are to be irremOvable,
and that of the remaining 255 one third is to
be renewed by elections every three years, and
shall be chosen by councils general, municipal
councils and councils of ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
The extreme Left has resolved to support
the bill after a speech by Gambetta showing
the danger there was that the Bonapartists
would take advantage of prolonged provisio.
rum. Only ten members dissented from the
action of the meeting. I'll f..lr.t
At Madrid the police Monday arrested a
Spaniard found lettering at the gates of the
Kings palace. He was armed with dagger
and when taken in charge said he was waiting
to assassinate King Alonzo.
1t is said the recognition of King Alfonzo
of Spain, and full settlement of the claims
against Spain on account of the Virginius
affair will be settled at the same time The
arrangements are such as will give to each
family of Americans in the Virginius crew
$250O. The settlement of this only needs the
signature of Secretary of State Fish.
Bismarck, at the request of the Emp error, is
taking vacation of six months.
The Dominion wants to buy piece of Alas
ka to straighten the boundary line.
John Mitchell, who was elected to Parliament
from Tipperary. has been refused admittance
on the ground that he is convicted felon, hav-
ing been exied from England for treason.
The French workngmen think of sending
delegates to the American Centennial.
1t is asserted that the indemnity to be paid by
Spain to relatives of the American victims of
the Virginus affair, have been fixed at $4,000,
and that the convention will be signed immedi
atey upon Gushing presenting his credentials
to the new government.
The governments of the various German
states are investigating the causes of emigra-
ton from Germany. They will endeavor to re-
move them by facilitating the requirement of
small estates and by opposing the action of the
emigration agents of transatlantic govern
ments.
The Senate bill was passed by the French as
sembly, Monday, amid great excitement. The
members of the right withdrew from the cham
ber An amendment offered by the Bonapar-
lists, providing that the Senate consist of 800
members, of whom the departments and colon
les shall elect 225 and the assembly IS was
adopted.