The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-10
THE PRESS.
From the Maine State Press of Nov. 9, 1876.
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Night, Nov. L.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Neither the State or Navy Department have
received information concerning the U. >.
steamship Franklin, but it is supposed that she
will be heard from sometime this week. While
there is no doubt that Tweed, the prisoner, is
on board and will be delivered to the New York
state authorities Immediately on his arrival it
is not probable that the official correspondence
will be published before the meeting of Con-
gress.
No correspondence has recently passed be-
tween this government and Great Britain cou-
corning the extraditon treaty, and therefore
the question remains in the same condition that
it was at the close of the recent session of Con-
gress.
There is now no serious subject of controversy
between the United States and Spain, the lat
ter in spirit of kindness acceded to the views
of the former for the trial of citizens of the
United States in the Island of Cuba. accused CT
crimes before civil tribunals.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
wishes to exhibit in his annual report for 1876
statement of the receipts from the several OBJ
jects of taxation for the first four months of the
current year. Collectors are therefore epjoined
to use extraordinary diligence in the prepare
lion and transmit all of their abstracts that they
may reach his Office as near the 10th inst as
possible.
Since the passage of the act providing
for the redemption of fractional currency
in subsidiary silver coin, there has been
paid out by the Treasury in these coins
$21,874,211. Of this amount $3.50, 1899
have been paid out on checks and in exchange
for legal tenders. and $12,926,S12 have been
paid out for fractional currency, and that
amount of fractional currency has been de-
stroyed. The amount of subsidiary silver coins
on hand at the close of business yesterday was
ST. $3.50 85. At Boston there has been paid out
1921, 1913, on hand $685. The debt state
ment for October shows that the amount of
fractional currency now outstanding is $685.
555, 478. Of this amount it is estimated that
abont $4,000 900 has been lost and destroyed
while in circulation, so that there is now out
standing for redemption not more than 15,
100000. The amount that has been lost in Cir
culation is so much profit to the government,
and really reduces the national debt to that
amount, although this reduction is not shown
on the books of the Treasury Department.
THE CENTENNIAL.
The Exhibition will formally close on Friday
The U. S. Centennial commission, in executive
session Thursday. passed resolution contnu-
ing the usual fee of SO cents for admission until
Saturday evening, the 18th. The committee
having charge of the ceremonies finally agreed
upon the principal features of the exercises.
To commemorate the event they provide for
salutes to be fred by battery stationed on
Georges hill, the first to be of ID guns in honor
of the 10 original states, and the one at noon to
be of AZ guns, or one for each state and terri
tory of the Union to-day, both salutes to be re-
peated by the q. S. steamer Plymouth, Capt.
Barrett, at her mooring in the Delaware The
oratorical feature will consist of brief remarks
in the following order: By Hon. d. j. Morrill,,
chairman of the executive committee; Hon.
John Welsh, president of the Centennial board
of finance; Hon. A. T. Goshen, director gen.
eral, and Gen. j. r. Hawley, president of the
U. s. Centennial commission. The orchestra
and choral music will be under the direction of
Theodore Thomas.
The President has accepted the invitation of
the Centennial Commissioners to formally close
the exhibition on the 10th inst He will be &C.
companed to Philadelphia by the members of
the cabinet.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A. ID. Simpsons glove factory at Chatham
N j., was burned last week. Loss $15O0OO
Merchant 81. Werdon has been convicted at
Providence of the murder of Catharing E.
j. Weaver, and sentenced to state prison for
life.
A passenger train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road was wrecked near Linden depot Thurs
day, and a number of passengers wounded.
One of them, Joseph Pillstire. Jew, will die.
fire in Chester, Pennsylvania, Sunday,
destroyed property to the amount of $4,000.
Nine cars and locomotive were Friday pre-
cpitated through bridge on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, and the engineer, Nash Ham,
ilton killed.
Worden, Goodwin and Collier; found guilty
of causing the death of Walker, the prize
fighter, have been sentenced to six years in the
Trenton Penitentiary.
Capt. Swindle, charged with cruelty on ship
board, has been sentenced to years impris-
ment.
Five buildings near Xenia, Ohio, were des-
troyed by fire Wednesday, and about five tons
of powder burned. A man named Denver
was killed.
Samuel Holloway, brakeman, and W. Hank,
colored porter, were killed on the Northern
Pennsylvania railroad Wednesday night by the
wreck of drawing room car caused by the
breaking of an axle.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Webster statue in Central Park, N j.,
will be unveiled the 18th inst.--William
Whaetely, the well known actor, died last week.
The st. Louis pool lines will hold meet
ing in Chicago on the 10th inst. to bring about
an increase of freight rates.-James E. Ford
editor of the Irish World, died in Brooklyn
Friday.-James P. Chase, publisher of the
Hillsboro IN. H. Messenger, died Wednesday
night--A resolution approving the sending
of troops to South Carolina was adopted by the
Vermont legislation Wednesday.--Major
Gen. Giles A. Smith, a distinguished soldier of
the late war and recently assistant postmaster
general, is dead.--The Congregational Asso-
citation of New York and Brooklyn has adopted
a resolution exculpating Mr.. Beecher from all
the charges against him.
FOREIGN.
The situation in Europe is more peaceful.
Turkey has yielded to the Russian ultimatum
and agreed to an armistice. In all probability
Russia will gain her ends by diplomacy. If she
fails in that she will go to war in the spring.
She will insist upon 1the cesson of Bessarabia,
the complete independence of Servia and Mon
tenegro, and the autonomy of Bosnia and Bull
garia.
The famous Cardinal Antonelli, long time
Minister of the Pope, and head of the ultra
montana and reactionist party, is dead. For
years now he has controlled the policy of the
papal court.
France is considerably excited over the ques-
ton of the pardon of the communists, and a
ministerial crisis is apprehendsd.
HnGES AWARD