The Portland daily press., 1876-01-14

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conseque nee, adjourning early out of respect to
the late President johnson upon whose char
acter and public services several Senators de-
livered eulogstc remarks
House-After the morning hour Hon. B. II.
Hill, Senator from Georgia, got the floor and
defended jeff. Davis from Mr.. Blaine's charges
and attempted to prove that Northern men
confined in Confederate prisons Jared better
than Southern soldiers who were prisoners in
the North. In the course of the debate Mr.
Blaine dealt him stunning blew by asking him
if he did not introduce resolution into the Con-
federate Senate providing that Union officers
or soldiers found in confedeIat territory after
JAM 1, 1868 should be deemed there for the
purpose of melting instruction and be shot
unless they could give some satisfactory expla-
nation. Mr.. Hill suddenly lost his memory but
it was too evident that he had been the father
of that barbarous bill. During the first part of
his speech Mr. Hill was cool and judicial. As
ne drew near the close, however, he fred uD
and the old confederate spirit was manifest.
1t seems to be the pretty general opinion that
Hills speech was very unfortunate one for
the Democracy
ednesday-After the consideration
of few bills, the Senate resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of the resolutions of Morton in regard
to the President pro tempore. After consdera-
BILE debate the fourth resolution was with
drawn as inconsistent with the third resolution,
which latter was adopted, 81 to 10.
House-The amnesty debate was continued
and Mr. Garfield spoke. A vote was not
reached.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
All the interest in the national capital this
week has centered in the amnesty debate in
the House, an account of which is given else
where. few bills have been prepared for re-
port. among them the centennial appropriation
bill. The chances for this bill are dubious 1t
is claimed by some that the opposition to the
amnesty bill has excited the Southern men,
bers and that they propose to retallate by de-
feating the Centennial bill, while others con-
tend that the chances of the bill have not been
affected in the least.
Fernando Woods bill in relation to the cur
rency is sort of compromise measure which
in general declares for resumption, but is very
careful to guard against it. He hopes to unite
the two wings of the Democracy on it.
There is a rumor that tie President will sub
NIT to the National Republican committee at a
meeting to be held soon, a disclaimer of any in
tention of becoming again candidate.
The Democratic leaders have been in confer
ence upon Mr. Blaine's constitutional amend
ment relative to the school question. A draft
of substitute for Mr.. Blaine's amendment has
been prepared and will soon be submitted to
the House by a Catholic member. 1t has re-
ceived the approval of many of the Democrats
in Congress, and of some Democratic polite
ians elsewhere. 1t forbids any state from
making laws respecting religious establish
ments, and forbids any clergyman from hold
ing office under any state or the United States.
1t forbids divcrting school funds or public land
funds to religious uses.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
At Chicago Thursday indictments we've
found against j. f. Scammon and Joseph s.
Reed for the misappropriation of $257,OO0 of
the Mechanics National Bank, of which they
were respectively President and Cashier.
j. L. Mitchell, receiver of land office in q
Colorado district, attempted suicide Thursday.
He will recover. He was charged with defal-
cation.
Alexander Williamson, a prominent business
man of Belmore, Ohio, has absconded, leaving
unsettled claims to the amount of $1,000 or
more.
Isaac Wyman of Bellows Falls, VT, hung
himself Friday night
Geo. A. Fletcher has been convicted in Phil
adelphia of killing James Hawley.
Angus McIves was hanged Saturday morn
ng for the murder of George Atkinson at Win
nipeg.
William Thompson, convicted at Baltimore
of an outrage on girl twelve years old, was
Saturday sentenced to II years in the peniten-
tiary.
Policeman Mcdonald of Baltimore has been
sentenced to five years Imprisonment for kill
ing negro.
Stores of Locke & Co., B. G. Gill and other
property in East Towas Mich, were burned
Monday. Loss $4,000.
Burgess (coored) confined in the Baton
Rouge Jail for murder of a white man, was
hanged by mob Friday night
Four Lake captains named Craig Dare,
McCormic and one unknown, were drowned in
Lake Michigan, Monday. while trying to reach
Point au Belize in sail boat
TIE jury in the case of Geo. D. Lord tried at
Buffalo for bribery in connection with the can
al frauds, failed to agree.
G. B. Brigham, one of the indicted whiskey
dealers of Evansville, Ind. died Monday from
anxiety relative to the charges against him.
John White pushed his wife down stairs
Monday night and killed her. Parties resided
in New York.
gang of convicts attempted to break out of
the Blackwel's Island prison Monday. One
was fatally shot and the rest submitted.
William Maxwell fell down the hatchway of
the U. S. steamer Vaudalia, at the Charles
town navy yard, Tuesday, and fractured his
skull. He will die.
A party of miners from Lisbon mines, while
engaged in a carouse at the house of Daniel
Ames, in Lyman, N. H., became involved in a
quarrel aid Frank Williams fatally stabbed.
Williams has been arrested.
Joseph H. Nichols, Montreal broker, and
alleged to be one of the Canadian Bank of
Montreal defsulters, was arrested in New York
Monday for stealing $25OO in gold in Montreal
before the bank defalcation.
VARIOUS MATTERS,
City Administrator Brown reports the city
debt of New Orleans to be over $21, 900, 900.
An effort will be made to compromise with
the bondholdeis at 60 per cent. on the dollar.
The city is issuing new consolidated bonds at
this rate in lieu of the outstanding obligations
The Chicago whiskey trials are to be prose-
| cuted vigorously. They involve the forfeiture
of large amount of property, and the trial Of
over 30 persons who have been indicted.
Alexander Stephens continues very feeble
| from the disease of one of his lungs Though
| he eats and sleeps we'll he does not regain his
health. 1t is feared he will not be able to take
his seat in Congress during the present session.
The Secretary of the Interior authorizes the
statement that less than fifty changes have
been made in the department. since he took
charge of it, a majority on account of the nee.
cessary reduction of the force, and that 10
further change is contemplated.
Hon. Isaac N. Hall, President of the Mont
pelier and Wells River Railroad, has com
menced a. suit against Charles II. Heath and
| Gen. P. B. Pitkin, claiming damages in $50 900
for violently breaking up late annual meet
ing.