The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-17
From the Maine State Press of Sept. 16, 1875.
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Night. Sept. is.
THE MAINE ELECTION.

THE MAINE ELECTION.
The election in Maine was not such Re-
publican triumph as we could have wished.
The Democrats by superior organization were
enabled to bring out very full vote, while in
most places the Republicans took little interest
to do their best. Gen. Connors majority will
be about 5000. Fuller returns may be found
elsewhere.
DISASTERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
Two disasters on Lake Michigan are reported
with serious loss of life. The propeller
Equinox foundered off Point au Sable on the
morning of the tenth and, all on board except
oHe-two passengers and twenty crew
persisted. One of the passengers was the
daughter of the captain, and the other
the granddaughter. Reuben Burr, the sole
survivor, makes the following statement:
The sea was very rough during all the night
preceding the catastrophe. While he was at
the wheel at one o'clock Friday morning, it
was discovered that the after bulwarks were
stove in. All efforts to stop the leak were una
vailing, and it was decided to lower the boats
at this time the schooner Emma e. Wages, in
tow, was hailed and asked to come alongside,
but she did not respond. Signals were made
aud lights displayed, but without success. A
boat was then lowered from the propeller, and
the mate, owner, Waterman, five deck hands,
an engineer and two firemen got into it. The
ship went down almost Immediately.
THE INDIANS,
The Red Cloud commission is in session at
Washington. During the week the testimony
of various parties has been taken. Monday
Mr.. Boster, beef contractor was examined.
He testified that he sold the government about
$4,000 cattle for the Indians for which he was
paid $700,50 the same costing him $551 ,S51,
which he did not consider an extravaganza profit
when interest and risk was considered. 1t took
large amount of ready money to do the bust
ness. He bid rather high sometimes because
he had few competitors, but he never bought
off other bidders and furnished faithfully that
for which he contracted. The day following
Prof. Marsh testified. He said that Boster de-
frauded the government by making contract
and sub-letting to others at a lower price-that
Boster was allowed to supply Texas for Ameri-
can cattle, and that some of the pork was strong
and musty. He said that some of the flour
which he saw at the Cheyenne agency was Of
an inferior quality. Prof. Marsh's statements
were based largely upon hearsay.
The reports of Indian troubles are undoubt-
eddy exaggerations
MISSISSIPPI TROUBLES.
The troubles between the races in Mississippi
continue There is evidently much bad blood,
and collisions may be expected. There has
been no fighting since the Clinton massacre,
but Gov. Ames thinks that there will be blood
shed unless the general government furnishes
troops to overawe the turbulent parties. The
President desires to await further developments
before troops are furnished.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
During experiments with fire ladder in
New York, Tuesday, the ladder broke and
three men on it were killed. Their names
William Hughes.
A newsboy, engineer and one passenger
were killed on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad Saturday, by train running off the
track.
A storm in the West has caused much dam
age to property. On the line of the North
western railroad bridges are washed away and
the wind has done much damage
Westervelt on trial for the abduction of
Charlie Ross, has been on the stand and de-
mics all knowledge of the charge. The case is
not yet concluded
Steamer Zodiac which left Nassau the after
noon of the 9Th, took fire the next morning and
with the cargo was totally destroyed. All On
board were saved.
The first of the suits against the whiskey
ring was triei Saturday at st. Joseph, No.,
resulting in the conviction of John Shilon.
Elxp;n oio &c MI nj
H., for poisoning his wife.
Three persons were killed by boiler explo-
sion at Skaneateles, N. j., last week.
Houses and barns were blown over and trees
uprooted by hurricane at Normal, ILL.,, Thurs
day night.
A train on the Fitchburg railroad, wednes-
day night, ran over the team of Geo. Smith, of
Waltham, killing the horse and injuring Mr..
Smith fatally it was thought.
Edward Lee, aged g. and Lewis Masser. aged
B, were buried in sandbank at Concord, N.
H., last week and killed.
Hannah Boyce. aged 20, a servant in the
Warford House at Waverly N. Y, was so
badly burned Monday by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp that she died yesterday fore
noon.
Mrs. Ellen Lougee, aged 81, is missing from
her home at Sugar Ball Eddy, on the Merr-
mac river, about two miles from Concord. N .
H., and is supposed to have been accidentally
drowned.
The abuses in the Brooklyn penitentiary are
to be investigated One of the keepers is
charged with beating all Protestants, and
threatening to club all heretics who come
there.
Fros. Middlahur1 D,nor ~ D., $1,000. - .u
at Middlebury, VT, the Wooden Co.'s mill
stores OF twenty-nine business firms, two halls
six dwellings and part of highway bridge;
loss $4,000; insurance $4,000. Oil tank at
OIL City; loss 100000. Perry's brick block
at Claremont, N. H. loss $4,000. Four story
brick building 43 and 45 High st., Boston; loss
$1,000.
Burr swan for long distance, side by side
with the Captain, and they finally reached a
spar, but afterwards they got separated. Subse.
quently Burr caught the pilot house, with the
second cook, but the latter after nearly day
became exhausted and slipped off. Burr was
picked up in very exhausted condition, but is
now feeling quite comfortable.
Thursday night the steam barge Mendoza sank
off Point Betsey and thirteen of the passengers
and crew were dro wned and seven saved.
No particulars of this disaster have been re-
ceived.
POLITICAL
The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention
after long discussion adopted by a vote of
more than two to one, "a platform deneuncing the
resumption of specie payments and demanding
mat The volume of currency be made equal and
kept equal to the business ants of the coun-
Try; against the national bank ing policy and in
favor of the payment of tariff dnties in oreen-
backs. An attempt to substitute nart -
'ne o'a's democratic platform of last We ar,
was .o'eu uown under the gag of the previous
question: - Is SAD that the action of the con-
vention had a tendency 10 send M. ~ -