The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-04

| burned Tuesday. Loss $4,000.
The committee of the board of Supervisors of
St. Lawrence county, N. Y, find deficiency
of S35, 900 in the account of the treasurer, Har
| ry w. Railway.
John Buffum was sentenced at Baltimore
| Tuesday, to six years imprisonment for coun-
| terfeiting.
A brush factory at Newburyport was burned
Tuesday. Loss $1,000.
Silas Wilder of East Ly ndon, Vt, killed his
| father and mother Feb. LIST, with an axe, and
| cut his wife's throat; then hung himself. Inc
cause of the murder was his dissatisfaction at
the manner of his wife's mending pair of
overalls. The wife is still alive. The murder
was probably committed in fit of insanity.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
A marauding band of OSages who had been
stealing cattle near Fort Supply in the Indian
Territory, were followed by Lieut.. Bishop,
with $50 men, and three killed and several
wounded.
In the United States Court at Indian
apolis, February LIST, Judge Gersham
sentenced JAS X. Hill, deputy revenue collec-
tor, to three years in the penitentlary and to
pay fine of $1,000; j. Robb, distiller, one year
in jail. Bingham's case was continued owing
to the serious illness of his wife.
400 persons are thrown out of employment by
the suspension of the Seamless Clothing Manu-
featuring Co., at Matteawan, N. Y.
The Senate Feb. /, confirmed J. Fl. Williams
of Maine as consul at Sidney, Chas. Bartlett of
Maine, consul at Martinique, and Frederick E.
Foster at Manila.
The New England Agricultural Society
elected DR.. G. B. Loring President, Daniel
Needdam Secretary, and G. w. Riddle of Man
chester Treasurer. The Society voted to have
a representation at the Centennial.
The publication of the Daily News, the eve
ming paper formerly owned by E. D. Winslow,
was suspended Feb. /. 1t is reported that
$4,000 have been sunk in attempting to es-
tablish it.
BRIEF MENTION,
The liabilities of Jordan, Clark s. Co., of
taBoston, recently compelled to suspend on &C.
count of a defalcation of their bookkeeper, are
$39O.133. and assets 1851, 526.--A cable de-
spatch contradicts the report that Rubenstsin,
the pianist, had become blind--The Ohio
House has voted to repeal the Geghan law
Miners are leaving Omaha in large numbers
for the Black Hills, and trouble is anticipated
with the Indians.--The Centennial people in
Washington are confident of the speedy enact
ment Of their bill. They think they can draw
$780, 900 by the last of the week.-The strike
among the Rochester shoemakers is over, they
agreeing to reduced wages.--Capt. Joseph
Morrill,, retired sea captain, native of Saco,
Me-. died in New York Friday night, aged 81
years.--Connecticut Republican convention
will be held Feb. 20; Democratic, 23d.--The
eght-oared race between Harvard and Yale
will take place at Springfield, Mass, June 30.
The Union Straw Works at Foxboro, Mass,
were sold Jan. 81 for $4,000 to W. f. Cook
& Co.-Hon. N. P. Banks, in card in the New
York World, says that he is not candidate for
l the vice-presidency on ticket with Grant, but
believes Grant will be a candidate for a third
| term,-The Haverhill board of Aldermen has
| refused to grant any liquor licenses.-The
| Connecticut prohibitionists have renominated
1 their last years state ticket
FOREIGN.
The elections for the French Senate have
| been held and have resulted in favor of the
Republicans, they having majority of the
| chamber. about 100 members. The Bonapar-
lists have elected forty, and the others are
| Orleanists, Legitimists, and Independents
| Among the notable men chosen are ex-Presi-
| dent Theirs, Victor Hugo, Jules Favre, Duke
| de Broglie, Marshal Canrobert, Count Daru,
Raoul Duval, Leon Say, Oscar de LAFAYETTE
| and Ventavon.
Turkey has not yet accepted the Andrassey
note. She has gained some slight successes in
Conflicts with the insurgents, but they have
not lost courage.
Sadosh Rao, nephew of the deposed Gwick-
owar and the claimant to the throne, has
been banished from Baroda for melting
| rebellion. Serious and bloody feuds are
| announced among tribes on the Scinde FROM
| tier. The Times of India fears a general
| rising throughout Beloochistan. 1t is reported
that the Indian government contempates occu-
| plying Khelat and deposing the Khan.
John Forster, author of the life of Charles
Dickens, is dead. He was sixty.five years old.
The News Paris special says with reference
to the conflicting statements in the French
newspapers, that two great facts are promi-
nent, the absence of majority willing to dis
solve Republican Assembly, and the dscom-
future of the Bonapartsts.
Frederick Lemaitre, ono of the Oldest and
best-known French actors, is dead.
Bismarck is seriously i'll.
The ST. Petersburg Mic newspaper says the
Russian authorities in Turkestan, finding their
10000 men insufficient to suppress the rebellion
have asked the immediate despatch of 5000 re-
Inducements to Tashkend. According to the
latest advices from Kohkand, the insurgents
have been Joined by Keshgar soldiers, calling
themselves deserters from Yakoob Bey's army,
while the Ameer of Bokvara has gone to Shor.
iebhk, where he is collecting troops, His pres
| ence there has excited an armed rebellion in
the neighboring Russian territory of [Zorof-
l shan.
| THE LATEST.
A very severe storm prevailed Tuesday night
night and Wednesday throughout the northern
States and Canada Rain fell in torrents DUR
ing the night AID in some localities in the
west rivers overlooked their banks, and at Mt
Vernon. Ind, several houses were washed
away. During Wednesday the wind veered to
the westward and soon rose to furious gale,
the mercury falling some 40 degrees in few
hours. Considerable damage is reported on
land and it is feared many shipwrecks have oc-
Cured.
Gen. Banks says he has written no letter
claiming the ePresidency and that the let
ter published in the New York World over his
name is forgery.
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