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The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
Grimes and Casualties,

The body OF Stephen Owen of Woonsocket
was found in the woods yesterday afternoon,
he probably died from exposure.
Francois Metzzer. who arrived at Havre from
New York on the steamer France, was acct
dentally drowned at the steamers dock.
Henry Hoaberman, a Swede 40 years old,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon at
Gloucester.
Luke Hughes, for manslaughter, was yester-
day sentenced at New Bedford to eight years in
state prison.
New Orleans, has been wrecked near Berwick
England. Six persons were drowned.
Max Cohern, the alleged defaulting employe
of the firm of Strupp s. Co. of Saxony, is in
custody in Philadelphia.
aBritish ship Oromocton, sashore in South
Bay is we'll up on a sandy beach. Three of
the crew were drowned.
Patrick lilly, Molly Mcguire, was arrested
Monday and put in Pottsville, Pa, Jail for
murders committed in 1868.
Jas. Wilder, a cattle dealer, cattle dealer,
was way laid, stabbed and robbed, and left in
sensible near his residence at Lennoxville Vt.
yesterday morning. He will die.
In the S, j, Court at New Bedford yesterday,
Luke Hughes indicted for the murder of Peter
Rowan at Fall River, pleaded guilty of man.
slaughter
Rev. c. B. McLeon of Massachusetts, home
missionary, was robbed Monday night on the
steamer G.. III. Northam of the New Haven line,
of his watch aud $40 in money. There is nc
clue to the thief.
Three burglars entered the house of Miss Ma
~ Marsh, West Peabody, Mass, Monday
night, bound and gagged her, and robbed the
house of a small amount of property They al
so attacked and seriously Injured her brother
who lived near
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
NOTES.

A rumor prevailed in Boston Monday night
that ex-Gov CASTOR had been shot at New Or
leans, but it turned out that the ex-governor
was alive and we'll in Boston.
Watterson of the Louisville Courier journal
telegraphs from New Orleans to Gov. Tilden
that he and Mr.. Hayes should each select five
men of the calibre of Adams and Evarts to su-
perv:ss the count of the returning boards,
agreeing to be governed by the decision of this
committee. Mr.. T,lden is said to have spond-
ed favorably to the proposition, and it has
since gone to Mr.. Hayes. There s, however,
little likelihood of such an arrangement being
perfected
Distinguished lawyers of Louisiana, who
have been critically examining the law under
which the Returning Board exercises its func-
tions, allege that it makes no provision vestibg
them with any jurisdiction over the counting
OF the electoral vote. but is confined to pre-
scribiDg the method by which the vote for
state officers ard members of Congress shall be
canvassed.
Much research is being made in Washington
as to the power of the President of the Senate
counting of the electoral vote. A very promi-
nent authority has been found in tho thirteenth
lecture of keDt's commentaries He saws:
If ever the tranquility of this nation is to be dis
turbed and its Liberties endangered by struggle for
power it will be upon this very subject of the choice
OF President This is the question that is eventual
y to test the goodness and try the strength of the
Constitution. The Constitution does not expressly
declare by whom the votes to be counted and the
result declared In the case Of quest ionabe votes
and closely contested election, this power NAV be
all important, and L presume in the absence Of ali
legislative provision on the subject that the Piesi
dent of the Senate counts the votes and determines
the result and that the two Houses present only
spectators to witness the farnt and accuracy Of
the transaction and to act only if choice be made
by the electors"
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
IN sTATU QUO.
NoDecisiive Returns
Yet.
Few Additional Re-
turns from Doubt
full States.
The Democrats give
up Florida.
| S0[|TH CAROLINA CERTAIN FOR
| HAYES.
Official Count Neces-
sary to Settle Lou
| isiana,
i
Providing for a Pos lie
Contingency.
Mr.. Blaine to be Elected Presi-
dent Of the Senate.

NEW YORK, Nov 15.-The Tribunes Wash
ineton special says influential Republicans talk
of the election of Mr.. Blaine to the Presidency
of the Senate as an event likely to ensue imme-
diately after the reassembng of Congress. If
such action should be taken, it would of course
be to provide for possible contingency which
might leave vacancy in the offices of both
President and Vice President after the 4th OF
upon the presiding officer of the Senate.
No Change in the Situation.
The morning journals see no change in the
Presidential situation and make no alteration
in the electoral tables The Tribune's Jack
sonville special says Hayes runs from 600 to
800 ahead of Stearns for Governor. The state
canvassers wont meet for some days. The
board possesses judicial power and can deter
mine all questions, but it may be long time
before the result is decided.
The Times to-day claims that Hayes has car
red Florida by 1000 and Louisiana by 5000.
Henry Watterson telegraphed from New Or
leans Monday night as follows: New Orleans
goaded into an outbreak. The question pre-
scented to you is this: Shall the American peo-
pie be cheated out of their free choice and their
free government by handful of desperate ad-
venturers, Kellogg, Warmoth and Packard,
backed by the President and the military arm
of the nation. These reckless persons, followed
by an army of plantation hands, are arrayed
against the responsible elements of society in
Louisiana. NoDody's life is in danger nor any,
body's liberty. Is it possible that you can place
the word of worthless vagabonds against that
of every banker, business man and bona fide
citizen IN Louisiana.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
News and Other Items.

Fitzhugb, who was ''a bigger man than old
Grant" has turned his giant mind to the real
estate business in Washington.
1t was Senator Maxey of Texas, who. en-
gagged in brown study in a street car, walked
up to the conductor and asked for a quarters
worth of chips.
The third church congress of the Protestan t
Episcopal church opened yesterday morning in
New York. Bishop Paddock delivered the
opening address,
When young man who earns his living by
opening oysters and clans is asked by his
sweethearts father what his business is, he
says: I'm conc1ologst SIR"
Judge Ford, formerly of Bismarck, loaned
General Custer famous dog The dog accom-
panied the General during the engagement
against Sitting Bull. Ten days after the battle
the dog returned to Fort Lincoln, a distance of
500 miles, in search of his master.
Mr. Dion Boucicault erected drinking fouu-
tain at Huntington, England, in commemora-
ton of the death of bis son, who was killed by
the railway accident at Abbots R,pton He
has also given $4,000 for the restoration of the
Huntingdon grammar school.
queen Rannvalomanjaka of Madagascar has
sent notice to liquor sellers in her kingdom
that they will be held accountable for the dam
age done by liquor selling. The shibboleth for
passing upon mans condition OF ebriety is bis
ability to pronounce the queens name
Turk residing for the past eight months ia
Paris with seuAgio of eight ladies has been
arrested. He at first lived very privately, and
his domestic arrangements were not interfered
with, but the ladies finally formed acquaintance
with others, and created scandal in the neigh
borhood.
Mile Essipoff, the pianist, according to the
st Louis Republican, rises at 6, swings a.
pair OF kehoe clubs, sets-to with the gloves
with her maid, slides down the banisters of the
hotel and plays four hours on dumb piano of
TWO 0ctaves to give her appetite a tone before
breakfast
VI 526,632 persons who died In England in
1874, there were SO who were 100 years old and
upwards. OF this number 16 were men and "a
women. The Oldest were six widows, each I04
years old. All the women but eight were
widows, and one of them, 100 years old, was
described as ward in Chancery OF the men
only one is described as a gentleman.
1t will be remembered that some months
since Lord Lytton outraged all the traditions of
Anglo-lndian society insisting that an English
man who maltreated native ought to be pun
lshed for it. The Secretary of State has backed
him, and now the Times of India announces
that he has more exalted appreciation" 1t
seems tnat the Prince of Wales letter to Her
Majesty while on his Indian tour urged fire.
quent complaints of the discourtesy of the
political department in their demeauor towards
the native princes, and of harsh treatment Of
the natives on the part of Anglo-Indaps cen
orally. These: letters were laid before Lord
Lytton with an emphatic request from the
queen herself that his especial efforts should
Dc directed towards reformation of the habits
of Auglo-Indian society 10 the matter.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15

abroad. While an artist ought to be satisfied
with nothing less than ability to produce every
portion of his work-to know all that the best
workmen know and do everything better even
than they-Americans habitually expect to do
their work through workmen, being the artists
of their own works merely in the designs. This
is the proper shape in which to put the crude
charges of fraud brought against American ar
fists by Healey. Mr.. Bartlett does not mean
that it is improper to employ skilled workmep,
but only that the sculptors should themselves
be skilled workmen- and the Americans, with
few exceptions, are not Those of them who
are noted for bronze work have the same in.
competency, the same deceitful ignorance.
They make their models 10 plaster and send
them to Munich TMr. Bartlett does not say
"Chicopee'l to be cast in bronze. aud that is
the last the sculptors know of them" The an,
cient an middle age sculptors were proficient
founders. and cast their own statues; so our
eminent sculptors of the present, as Barge and
Fremiet. The Munich casting, Mr.. Bartlett
saws is not good; SIT is the sum of all tricks of
casting" Papi of Florence is the only perfect
bronze founder in the world, and it is said he
practices the method of the ancients. He re-
produces the sculptors plaster in wax, and per-
mits him to retouch this model; but after that
all is unknown to the artist and the world
Miller, the Munich founder, cuts the plaster in
pieces, casts each separately, and the workmen
cut file, ehisel and fit the pieces together. This
process Mr.. Bartlett denounces. There should
be-" he says, mo chiselling of the cast after it
leaves the mold, except for small worx, and
that by the sculptor himself" Mr. Bartlett
says that the European founders turn out their
work with an excellence proportioned to the
standing of the artist and when any American
sculptor comes. the founder says: Here is an
American, kind of savage They have no art
in America. The sculptors are no artists The
work they do is not sculpture. They are set
of rich, savage princes, as we all know by the
purchaser they make and the kind of stuff that
is made expressly for them. OF course will
do his work but 1 shall not give him my best.
A good price and the commonest work of my
apprentices is quite good enough for him." And
this sort of treatment Mr.. Bartlett declares to
be perfectly just
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15

Oct %, lat As &C. lou 40 80, brig Stillman, Til
belts, from Liverpool tor Bay OF Islands, NIB.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
WISCONSIN,.

MILWAUKEE. Nov. 14.-The facts concerning
the report that one Democratic Presidential
elector has been chosen in Wisconsin are as
follows:
1t was discovered several weeks before the
election that Minor, Republican candidate for
taken from the ticket and Downs substituted
The blanks for returns sent by the Secretary of
State to town officers, of the election contained
Minors name instead of Downs. Upon learn
ing this, the chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee caused circulars to be sent
to these officers, instructing them to erase
Minors name and insert Downs. So far as
learned this was not done, and the votes are
returned as if they had been cast for Minor,
when in fact they were cast for Downs, but the
number is not sufficient to raise any doubt
about Downs election.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
VIRGINIA,

RICHMOND, Nov. 14.-Oficial returns from
"a cities and counties in Virginia show a ma
counties will increase the figures about 1000,
In the 9th district fuckers majority for Con-
gress is 5298; in the 4th district Harris MAORI
ty is 1885: in the 9Th district Hunton's ma
jority is 6485. Full returns have not yet been
the LIST, I'd, Sd, 9TH aud 9th districts the Demo
cratic candidates have equally large majorites.
Jorgenson, in the 4th district, is the only Re-
publican elected. His majority will be be.
tween 700 and 800. There is talk of contest
in this case
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
RUSSIA.
Sentence of DIR. Strousberg and Confed-

Sentence of DR.. strousberg and Confed-
crates.
LONDON, Nov. ia despatch from Moscow
says DR.. Strousberg and the officials of the
Moscow Commercial Loan Bank, recently con-
vi,ted of irregularities, have been sentenced as
follows:-Dr. StrOusberg, to Punishment from
Russia; Messrs. Lonsdon, Poljanski and Borri-
sowsky, to Punishment to Tamsk and Ol1etz;
M. Schu macher, to one month imprisonment.
The Russian Army.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 14.-Prince Gortscha-
koff's circular dated Nov. 13th published in the
Official Gazette, corresponds with the version
already telegraphed. 1t says the MOBILIZATION
has been ordered in view of acts of violence in
Turkey which sill continues to be perpetrated,
notwithstanding all efforts of the Russian
government.
An imperial ordinance also has been issued,
sanctioning the formation of six army corps,
composed of divisions stationed in the districts
of Kieve, Kharkan and Odessa The active
army will comprise four divisions, and be under
command Of the Cars brother, Grand Duke
Nicolaievitch, with Adiutant General Nepo-
kosehitzky as Chief of Staff; Prince Mssalsky,
Commander of Artillery. and Major General
Depp. Chief of Engineers The commanders
of the various corps are Prince Borklai, Won
Toll, Weimarn, Lieut.. General Rodetsky,
Baron Kruedener, Prince Woronsoff, Prince
Schaskoffski and General Wanpowsky.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
RiOtOus Strikers.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. IA serious riot &C.
Cured here today between the Delaware, Lack
awana q Western Railroad Com panies me-
chanics, who have been on strike Tor six
weeks past, and some of their mum Der who re-.
Gently returned to work. The fight occurred in
the vicinity of the shops, just as the men were
quitting work Bars of iron, stones and other
missiles were used and several were seriously
Injured. The men on a strike are growing aes-
perate, and unl-ss the dispute is settled soon
trouble may be looked for. The Mayor and
Chief of Police have taken precautions for anv
emergency that may arise tomorrow
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15

The LINCOLN MONUMENT OUTRAGE.-The
attempthto steal the remains of President Lin
coin from their resting place at Springfield,
Ill, on the night of election day, is an occur
renee as mysterious in some of its details as it
is repusive to every instinct of patriotism and
humanity. The motive of the perpetrators is
unknown, although the most ready suppositioD
is that they proposed to demand heavy ran
som for the precious dust of the great presi-
dent relying upon the deep feeling of the
American people, the pride of the people of Il
linois, and the interest of the monument asso-
citation to raise any sum that might be named.
The success of the Charley Ross abductors
may have emboldened them to believe that
they could escape detection, having to conceal
but the remnants of corpse, dozen years de-
cayed, instead Of \ live child. Yet the risk in
case of detection was even greater than of
Mosher and his gang, as the whole nation
would demand their EXTREMIST punishment.
There is a possibility that the act grew out of
extreme hatred for the martyr president de-
yeloped during his lifetime and continued all
these years, TO wreak its vengeance on his
ashes. as the French revolutionists of 1898 ran
sacked the tOmbs and scattered the bones of
the kings in the cutters, as retribution for the
years OF oppression, or as warriors of the mid
die ages pillaged the sepulchres OF their enc
mics and threw their dust to the winds, in the
belief that the happiness of the soul hereafter
was dependent on the repose of the body ia the
tomb. Such fanatic motives for this dastardly
act would be strange, but no more strange than
the wild, unreasonlDg hatred that caused the
death of lincoln. 1t is said that those most
nearly Interested have had an inkling of the
plot since last June, and that detectives discov-
cred who the copSpiratOrs were, learned their
plans aud allowed them to go ON, almost to ac-
,Itcl ha dc AA h.
them with conclusive evidence of their purpose
and attempt, the plan being spoiled at the last
moment by the premature discharge of pistol.
hall in the monument all the evening, election
night, with guard in the passage-way until
about half past nine, when noise was heard
in the vault and the watch rushed toward the
door With their reyolvers cooked for use IN case
of resistance. One of these went off by acct
dent when they were about 100 feet from the
door of the vault, aud in that short space the
vandals managed to escape into the woods
close by, Into which the detectives dispersed to
find them, but without success. The villains
had removed the double lid and the head piece
of the sarcophagus, and had begun to pull out
the cedar case containing the leaden casket
when they were interrupted. They would
probably have opened the inner casket and put
the remains into bag or box for easier car
riage. A well known thief, rejoicing in the
sobriquet of "OraDge Blossoms" has since been
arrested at Pittsburg, and is thought to be con-
nected with the affair. A similar attempt was
made, few years ago, TO steal the body of
Washington, but the object of those concerned
is not known,
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15

The mind is depressed and the body enervated by
Kidney. Bladder and Glandular Affections Diabetes,
Gravel, Dropsy. Brghts Disease, Ineontinence al
Retention OF Urine-HUNT's REMEDY cures these
Diseases. Female Irregularities, Excuses, In
temperance Prostitution of the Nerve Structure and
Uterine Complaints, are cnred by HUNTS REMEDY.
HUNTS REMEDY restores the system to perfect
health. nov13eod&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
Gen. Sber.dau,s Mission.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 15.-The Appeals Milan
(Tenn) special correspondent says regarding
the expression of Gen. Sheridan's opinion as
to the purpose of his mission to New Orleans
Gen. Sheridan says he goes to New Orleans In
the interest of no party, but simply to preserve
order and maintain the law, should this be nee
essary, and to see that the officials of Louis-
ana be allowed to exercise their authority. Gen.
Sheridan is represented as indulging in he
hope that the vote of Louisiana will be count-
ed right and settled legally. He did not arti-
cipate any outbreak or disturbance, and con-
versed freely with tue passengers on the train.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The Alabama Legislature met yesterday. The
Governor will send in his message today.
United States man-of-war Vandalia passed
Gibraltar on the Sth inst, going East.
Warning & Co, the largest hat mandatory
in the conntry, have gone into bankruptcy.
Their liabilities are $43O,000.
Tramps found in Newark are hereafter to
be put into the quarres to work for their PEN
itentisry board.
The Cocheco Manufacturing Company of Do
ver N. H., are altering their pattern shop Into
free bath and reading roor for their opera
tives.
At tie annual meeting of the Athletic base
ball club last night. the treasurer reported the
was over $4,000, principally to players.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
CUBA
Deserters offered Pardon.

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-The foil Jwing proclama-
sion was issued to-day by Captain General O.
veliar and Martinez Canpos, General-in-
Chief:
Article I.-Deserters from our army who are
actually 10 the ranks of the enemy will be par
doned if they surrender themselves to the prop
er authorities. They will resume their places
in the army where they will serve until their
legitimate terms of service has expired
Article II.-All deserters captured after
Dec. 31st will be shot.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
MARINE NEWS.
Bangor Schooner Ashore.

GLOUCESTER, Nov. 1.-THE schooner Med
ford, Capt. Keller, of and from Bangor, with
lumber for Boston, went ashore last night and
will probably be a total loss The captain
thinks there is no Insurance
Loss of n British Ship.
LONDON, Nov. 14-The British ship Agnes
Oswald Capt Mitchell, from Glasgow June
9th for San Francisco. before reported spoken
August 18th i'll lat. A south long. 81 west is
believed to be lost. 60 guiueas percentage has
been paid on her at Loyds.
Wrecks on the Labrador and Newfound
land Coasts.
HALIFAX, n S., Nov. IA "A large brig drift
ed into Crow Harbor, Fortune Bay. with foul
dead men dashed to the rigging.
The schooner Walrus, owned by the Hudson
Bay Co, from Labrador. was lost on Bloch
Island and all hands drowned except the cap
tain's son.
The schooner Emily Laren, with Goldfish, wal
wrecked on the Labrador coast, and the crew
were saved.
4 Schooner Nautilus, of Prince Edward sIsland
was lost on the Newfoundland coast, and tht
crew persisted.
The Portland daily press., 1876-11-15
NEW YORK,
Railroad Warfare.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Rufus Hatch, Russell
Sage and others, stockholders of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad have
obtained from Judge Lawrence in the Supreme
quring we'll Vanderbilt, Vice President of
the road, to show cause why he should not be
compelled to authorize the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, state ageots for transfer, to
exhibit to them the transfer books and list of
stockholders. They make affidavit that their
object is to communicate wi tn other stockhod-
ers, and have steps taken to prevent the unjust
discrimination made In through rates in favor
of the New York Central, of which Vanderbilt
is also Vice President, arising out of the lat
ter suicidal war with the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio, which the plaintiffs wish
to arrest.