The Portland daily press., 1876-09-15
From the Maine State Press Of Sept. IA, 1875
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Might. Sept. 13.
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
The latest returns from Vermont make Fair
banks majority 246S5 Lieut.. Gov. Proctor s
majority will reach $4,000. Every congress
sionaI district is Republican by large MAORI
ties.
The New York Greenback party has issued
q call for a state electoral convention at Albany
the 26 inst.
Massachusetts, Women Suffragists held a
state convention at Boston Tuesday. The con-
vention endorsed the Prohbitory ticket.
The Ohio Greenbacks met in state conven-
ton Tuesday and resolved to make no nomina-
ton inasmuch as the Democratic ticket was
made up largely of soft money men.
The Connecticut G-eenback party has nomi
mated a full state ticket, with Charles Atwatel
of New Haven for governor.
The New York Democrats yesterday nomi
mated Lucius B. Robinson for governor in place
of Eoratio Seymour, who declined.
Ben Butler was nominated for Congress yes
terdsy. There are indications that his nomina.
ton will result in serious bolt by the bette,
class of Republicans.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
There was serious riot at Charleston, S. c.
last week growing out of an attack by some
colored Republicans upon some colored Demo
crats Several whites were injured. Specials
claim that the affair was the result of an at.
tempt on the part of white Democrats to com
Del the speakers at a Hayes and Wheeler meet
ing to yield half the time to Democratic ora
tors.
A prize fight between Allen and Goss, two
noted pugilsts, came off az Walter, KY, last
week. Allen was the victor.
A band of robbers entered bank at North.
field, Mimi, last week, shot the cashier dead
because he would not open the safe and then
attempted to break into the vault but failed
At last accounts party Of citizens were in
pursuit of them but with little chance of cap
turing any.
A fire on the Centennial Grounds Saturday
consumed the entire lot of buildings on
Elm Avenue from the Trans-Continental Ho
tel to the Ross House, about 20 in all. The
New England Hotel on Columbia Avenue was
also destroyed. Total LOGS $4,000.
A Hayes and Wheeler meeting in Baltimore
Friday night was broken up by Democratic
roughs and the speaker, Mr.. Irving Ditty,
stabbed.
Two cases of yellow fever have been reported
in New York within the past week.
The rice cultivators on the Combache are
again on the strike and are rioters, Gov
Chamberlain has dispatched special officer to
the scene to take vigorous measures to arrest
and inprison the rioters.
BRIEF MENTION.
Thursday was Connecticut day at the Cen.
tennial. The admission to the Centennial on
Saturday till its close has been put at twenty
five cents.--The City Bank of Harrisburg
has suspended with liabilities at $1,000 and
assets enough to cover them.-The town of
Nethuen. Mass, celebrated Its both birthday
Thursday. --The Social Science Convention
was beld at Saratoga last week, Papers OH
Technical Education" Township Organiza.
ton," "Civil Service Reform" production
and Increase of Near Sight in Schools and
the SANITARY Requirements in School Archi-
lecture" were read.-The first instalment
of the new A per cent. bonds was sent to
Europe Saturday.--Sitting Bull was alive on
the Goth of August, and doubtless still lives
Gen. Thomas 81. Regor has assumed comm land
of the Department Of the South-Gen.
Sherman requests that his name be discon-
neeted with any political movement, saying
that he has resolved to devote the rest of his
life entirely to his professon.-The story
that large quantity of arms is to be shipped
to South Carolina by the government is denied
by the authorities at Washington.-TomA Al
len announces his intsntiou to retire from the
prize ring.-The Emma mine has been So d
for debt and bid in by Trenor w. Park
Geo. L. Fox, the comedian, is in Brooklyn
Els mind is saiG to be completely restored.--
Fl. 7 .Sperry, special agent of the post Office
at Hartford, has been removed.-The Syndi-
cate has advanced the price of the new bonds
10 New York to 101 in gold.--Ex-Gov. Henry
A. Wise died Tuesday.
FOREIGN.
The war between Turkey and her revolted
provinces fingers along without change in the
situation. The Servans barely bold their own
at Alexinatz The great powers are trying to
compel peace with no success as yet. Mean
while the popular feeling in Russia is strong
against Turk ey on account of the atrocities in
Servia and Bulgaria, and war between the
two countries is among the possibilities.
In st. Domingo the revolution continues,
and it is expected the government troops would
soon raise the siege of Port Platte.
A Spanish dispatch announces the arrest of
an American criminal named Twid Anteline
It is surmised in New York that the man is
really William NJ. Tweed, the "boss thief of
that city. Further news is anxiously awaited,
The Republic of Columbia is declared in
state of war. The army will be raised to 10000
men. of which 5000 are from the state of Pana-
ma
Ex-Presdent Guadia has landed in Costa
Rico and will assume the charge of the govern
ment. 1t is rumored that he will renew hos
tile attitude against Nicaragua. Fears are ex-
pressed that a combined attack by Salvador
and Guatemala against Nicaragua is premedi-