The Portland daily press., 1876-11-24
From the Maine State Press of Nov. %, 1875.
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
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The News for the week ending Wednesday
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THE ELECTION
The official Count of the South Carolina vote
shows the choice of the Republican electors in
that state. The Democrats are making con-
test before the supreme court, which they seem
to have captured, but their claim is SO baseless
that it deserves no serious attention. On the
count Wade Hampton is apparently elected
governor. but Chamberlain still contests the
state. From Louisiana and Florida there is
nothing essentially new.
The public interest in South Carolina has
considerably abated since the official declara.
ton that the state had gone for Hayes; but the
local politicians there are still in suspense about
the Goyernorship, on which from the outset
their hopes and fears have been mainly concen-
trated. With the South Carolina Democrats
the question was Hampton or Chamberlain,
rather than Hayes or Tilden, and it is mainly
to save Hampton that the motion to restrain
the Board of Canvassers from exercising Judi
cial functions has been pressed by them The
decision.of the court on this point has not yet
been given. Dispatches from Louisiana show
with what sense of the deep responsibility
resting upon them the Returning Board has
commenced its work. The board meets in the
senate chamber of the state house; representa-
tive committees from both political parties are
present; the proceedings are recorded by stem
ographic reporters. and counsel are in attend
ance to argue disputed cases. The count will
first be made of the votes Of all parishes about
which there is no contest; when this has been
done the disputed returns will then be taken
up. and on these witnesses and counsel will be
heard pro and con. The rules under which the
board acts are strictly defined by law. In Lou
isiana, however, tine local Democracy are more
interested in the success Of their state than the
national ticket; though it is alleged that propo-
stions have been made to Packard that the
state shall be given to him if he will give it for
Tilden. 1t seems clear that propositions of this
character did not come from Louisiana Demo-
Gratis. The old state rights and sectional feel
ings are still stronger in the South than unob-
servant people might suppose. From Florida
we receive statement from visiting Republ-
cans giving very cogent reasons why they de.
cline to publish the figures on which they base
their claims that the state has gone Republican.
They show that many counties are SO remote
that the returns from them cannot be expected
for some days. and that on a former occasion,
when it became known in Tallahassee what Re-
publican majority had to be overcome, these de-
layed returns turned up with just the necessary
figures to do it. The fraud was discovered in
time by the state officers, but the Republicans
do not wish to expose themselves to like danger
this time. The excitement which the prolonged
contest has occasioned throughout the country
has not unnaturally alarmed some people with
the ideas of possible riots and disturbances,
and the movement of United States troops has
been watched with much interest. Some few
companies have been sent to Washington, and
this has furnished the basis for sensational
dispatches. The troops are brought to the CAPT.
tai because riot there or some like disturb
ance is a possibility, but scarcely probability.
Yet if it did occur aud quiet people were to get
their front windows smashed, and some their
heads broken with BRICKS there would be a loud
howl all over the country if the Government
had neglected to provide Sufficient force to
keep the peace. All our information continues
to point to the success of the Republican ma
tional candidates.
THE CENTENNIAL.
The totals of the receipts at the exhibition
from all sources from May 10th to November
10th may be stated approximately as follows:
From admission fees $685. 724.49: from con-
cessions $4,000; from per centages and royal
ties $105, 010.75; grand total 81 30S735.24
The Chinese government has presented to the
United States the general chronological and
Industrial collection in the government build
ing
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
James Barthill, brakeman on the Boston &
Albany railroad, was instantly killed in Boston
Saturday by being thrown under the car
wheels
Steamship City of Manchester has been lost
off Akyab anG thirty.two of the crew lost
Col. James and Robert Younger were ar
raigned at Fairmount, MIMI, Thursday, for the
murder of Haywood, the cashier of the North
port Mining bank.
The business portion of the town of Magno-
liza, N. c., was destroyed by fire Thursday
night.
The five story brick building on Bridge ST.,
East Cambridge, occupied by John Leighton of
Boston as furniture mandatory, and Page
8 Grove as cheese factory, was burned Mon
day night. Loss 100000.
BY misplaced switch on the Boston &
Maine railroad Friday the freight train from
Boston for Portland, loaded with cotton and
grain. collided with some cars standing on the
track. The forward engine (there were two at
tached to the freight train) was badly damaged
and engineer Charles Walker, and fireman
Charles 81. Miller were killed. Twelve or ff
teen cars were burned or demolished. The fire
alarm was rung at Andover and the flames
were extinguished. The next train was de-
layed an hour and ten minutes.
During a performance at Moore's opera
house, Sacramento Saturday night, the floor
fell and seven persons were killed and one
hundred wounded
During an Episcopal church entertainment
at Hills Hall, Perryvlle, Madison comfy, N.
Y, on Friday evening, the floor gave way pre-.
cipitating over so ladies and children 10 or -
feet to the floor below Several were badly in
jured
Hamilton's foundry and car works at Onta-
rio, were burned Monday. Loss $500, O00
George Varney, aged IS years was caught in |
a belt of the factory of the Comic Co. of Roch- |
ester N. H. carried over a shaft and instantly |
killed. He was the son of John Varney a |
hotel keeper in Rochester.
james White, an Englishmap, formerly
resident of Rhode Island, but at last accounts
an inmate of the Soldiers Home, in Maine, was
found dead Tuesday morning in an open field |
near Providence. He was probably bewidered |
10 the storm and died of exposure
BRIEF MENTION.
Work on the completion of the Montreal, |
Portland s. Boston railroad from Chambley to
Farnham, has been ommenced.--Cooper &
King, commission merchants in hosiery in
Few York, have suspended. Liabilities $500
DOB, mostly due in New England.--Avery,
the convicted whiskey thief, has been par
doned and released from prison.--Dr. John
Dove, the Oldest Grand Masonic Secretary 10
the world, died recently aged S4--Miss