The Portland daily press., 1875-03-05

The bill to promote the emclency OF Cne l1gnG
house service was indefinitely postponed. AT
the evening session the Senate passed the
House revenue bill, without amendment, and
the House adopted the majority report on Ar
kansas affairs, thus refusing to interfere in
that state.
Wednesday-The sundry civil appropriation
bill was discussed all day and a large number
of amendments agreed upon by the conference
committee were disposed of ia the Senate.
House agreed to the report Of the conference
on the post-office appropriation bill and passed
the deficiency bill
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
The Southbridke express train on the New
York and New England Railroad was thrown
from the track Monday, and several persons
were severely injured.
Great destruction of property by floods is re-
ported. Dispatches from Tennessee say that
the damages to all kinds of property is very
great. In Pennsylvania the Schuykill rose
twenty feet in few hours. In the city of
Monayank all the houses were submerged,
forcing the inhabitants to leave without saw
ing their goods. The gas works were sub
merged, leaving the town in utter darkDess. In
New York the streams along the Hudson are
greatly swollen, and much damage has al
ready occurred.
A terrible accident occurred in New York.
Thursday evening, resulting in the death of
seven persons and the wounding OF many 9th
era. Religious services were being held in st.
Andrews Catholic church when the wall of an
adjoining building fell the brick and debris
crushing upon the heads of the people inside.
The congregation was composed for the most
part of women aud children.
Accounts from Cape Cod state that the cas-
tery wind of Saturday carried the ice entirely
out of Provincetown harbor, taking the feet of
vessels with it.
The body of Wilhemna Dunbar of Lynn,
who has been missing some time, was found
Monday in Salisbury woods, with her throat
cut. She had committed suicide.
Incendiaries carried fire into the Norwegian
shaft at Pottsville, Pa, Thursday night. ignit-
ing portion of the powder and ntro-glycerine,
Discovery prevented horrible disaster, as there
were many workmen down in the shaft
Brig Carrie Purington of Topsham, which
has been detained in the ice at Cape Cod for
about month, escaped Tuesday. She will be
lowed to Boston,
Martin Avery Of Rumney N. H., committed
suicide Monday, by placing the muzzle of a
gun in bis mouth and using yard stick to pull
the trigger, completely blowing his head off.
Railway travel in many parts of the country
is impeded by the great snow storm of Mon
day.
George W. Plumbers paper box factory in
Philadelphia was burned Monday morning. The
factory was extensive, giving employment to
$50 girls who are thrown out of work. Loss
nearly 100000.
The extensive locomotive shop known as the
Cliff Works, in Scranton, Pa, .were burned
Saturday. Loss $1S5,OOO.
Steamship Hong Kong. from London, for
Japan, foundered off the island of Abdel Gu
ria in the Indian ocean, nineteen persons were
reported saved, six were drowned, and eighteen
are missing.
The loss OF the steamship Vicksburg near
Fire Island, was very near sacrificing the lives
of all on board, After striking she was forced
up on the sand and the seas broke completely
over her, the ice and water opening her seams.
The captain and crew, to prevent being washed
the rigging of the mainmast, the foremost
having gone overheard. One sea, which broke
over the vessel as high as the masthead, swept
the cook away, and he was drowned before his
loss was known to his comrades. 1t was inn
possible to make any signals of distress, for
the signal apparatus, which was slowed in the
deck house, was washed overheard soon after
the first shock. ALI night the crew and pas
sengers remained in the rigging enduring the
most fearful tortures but fortunately the wind
moderated towards morning, the temperature
became warmer and they were saved.
FOREIGN.
A severe contraction in the money market
of the Dominion has been going on a couple
of weeks, and considerably damaged COM
mercial matters. A tighter time for money
has not been seen in Canada for long
while, and good deal of suffering and
alarm has been the natural consequence. To
the unparalleled severity of the present winter
in Canada may no doubt be attributed in a
large degree the sharp character of the present
money pressure. Large sections of country
have been blocked up with snow for weeks.
The roads are impossible. Railroads are kept
open with great difficulty and country traffic is
almost stopped. Vast stores of grain and cattle
and other farm produce, which usually find the
easiest way to market in the winter months,
are still in barns of farmers and warehouses OF
country dealers. The bank notes which the
sale of this produce usually crculates through
out the land are still in the vaults of the banks
and the want of foreign drafts which their sto-
of cbipniDn pnintS uSuallv has
caused serious inconvenience in monetary cir
cles. ....
The French Assembly has finally passed the
bills for the final organization Of the Senate
and the organization of powers There was
great excitement and the Right withdrew from
the hall. The bills contain recognition of the
republic, and are regarded as indicative of its
definite establishment. Nearly all of the old
ministry have resumed their portfolios.
A wholesale assassination of Protestants Is
going on in Mexico. At Acapulco recently
eight were killed in one day.
Spaniards are still butchering each other in
Spain and in Cuba with unsatisfactory results.
Louis Riel having been declared an outlaw
by the courts of Manitoba, has been declared
disqualified for sitting and voting in Parlia-
ment and writ ordered for new election.
On Sunday, the Sd of January, a local cleo
ton was held in Montevideo at which was
some disturbance, resulting in bloodshed, and
on the 18th of the same month an election was
held which resulted very dsastrously, mum
Der of lives being sacrificed and many wounded
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Both parties are holding political meetings
in New Hampshire, ard the party heart is be,
ing fixed by eloquent pasriots.
Jayne, the late famous informer, has offered
to pay S3,OOO000 to have the indictments
against the Tammany ring quashed.
The trouble between the Fall River cotton
mills employees and the manufactures have not
yet been adjusted. The Sycamore Mill hands
left the mill tie other day, refusing to accept
proposals made. The operatives at Lowell are
holding meetings.
The silver excitement in Newburyport con-
tinues. New openings confirm the previous
reports.
Several awards have been made by the Ala
bama court, but none for Maine
The President has signed the civil rights
bill.
Railroads all over the North have been
blockaded with snow the past week.