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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-27
METEOROLOGICAL.
For New England

WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL !
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Nav 27, II A MAJ
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Boston, May ga Washington speci al to
the Boston Journal says the result of the visit
to New York of Messrs. Pierrepont and Taft,
the present and future Attorney Generals, is
not guilty and entered plea of guilty to the
indictment against him for forging custom
House certificates of entry, being the offence
under which he was extre1ited by Great
Britain for forgery As it lis understo ID this in
Lawrence will receive very heavy sentence,
and he has already been admitted to bail
Meanwhile. upwards of thirty other indict-
ments for smuggling will probably be mol
pressed; This will prevent the disclosures
dreaded by those influential English exporters
who have instigated the refusal to surrender
Winslow, unless assurances were given that he
would only be tried for the offence for which
he was extradited. and who have complained
that this was notDbeinq done in Lawrence's
case. They have carried their point, and now
Winslow will, in all probability, be surrendered.
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Boston stock Market.

Daily DomesticE Receipts.
BY water conveyance-1OOO bush cornmeal to q .
fl'rYrn g. 10
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LodIt5 dI IHt DTUkVTS BOarU, MAY 26.T
10 Eastern Railroad .........,,,.,,..,, III
Second Call.
10 Boston & Maine Railroad ........,,,,,, OIL
Is Eastern Railroad. ..................,,, III
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REDER'S
GERMAN SNUFF.
THE NATIONS DEAD.

For sale everywhere. Price only 50 cents. SMITH
DOOLITTLE g SMITH, 26 fremont St, Boston
Agents for U. S. decIMW&Ssn6m
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DIED.

In this city, May 20, Of pneumonia, Mrs L. c. Sur
SiVant, aged 81 years,-widow of the late Capt. Jas
Sturdivant of Cumberland.
Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock
at the Church, Cumberland Foreside.
In Bath, May 20, Mrs. Caroline L. widow of the late
COL j. b. Trull. aged 20 years.
In Phipsburg, May 49, Mrs. Merinda H., wife OF
John Rogers. aged 90 years. y,
In Georgetown, May %, Mr. Ezra W. Emmons
aged Is years months.
In Boston, May 26, Mr.. Chas. H. Smith, aged 81
years,-formerly of Portland.
Notice of funeral services in evening paperl
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and Middle states, stationary and falling bar
ometer. southerly to westerly winds, warmer
and generally clear weather, and possibly in
the northern portion of the former occasional
rains
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SPOKEN
Regulate the bodily functions.

May ~, lat 80. lon 81, brig Jennie Morton, from
Baltimore for Martinique.
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WASHINGTON.
The Paciac RaiIro.d Rords

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The bill reported by
Mr.. West, from the Senate Committee on Rail
roads, to create sinking fund for the payment
of the Union Pacific Company's subsidy bonds
provides that the United States shall credit the
company with $15, 100000, the complete value
OF six million acres of land, to be conveyed to
the government, which sum, together with the
million now due for government transportation
shall be made the basis of sinking fund. and
the company is to pay into the United States
Treasury, semi annually, such a sum, approx
mateto not less than $77, 20 per year, as WILL
when added to the other sum credited to the
sinking fund with six per cent. interest per
annum compounded semi-annually, be sufficient
to extinguish the government subsidy bonds,
and the simple interest thereon. At maturity
the bill requires the company to provide for
and pay, the land grant bonds issued on all the
lands which are to be reconveyed to the govern
ment. The bill reported from the same COM
mittee to create sinking fund for the Central
Pacific Railroad Company contains the same
provisions except that the money payment into
the United States Treasury is to be $3.50. 900 per
year. The company is to reconvey aud have
credit for SIX million acres of land In Utah and
Nevada at valuation of $3.50 per acre.
Cabinet Meeting.
At the Cabinet session today the principal
topic of discussion was the case OF Lawrence
the silk smuggler, whose plea of guilty of forg-
cry was mentioned to the Cabinet by Judge
Taft There was some discussion upon the sub
ject of the trial of Lawrence, and the under
standing is that he will be tried only on the
charge to which he has plead guilty, and much
routine business received attention, and there
was some consideration of Indian matters.
Various Matters.
Receipts of internal revenue, 1878, 342; Gus
toms receipts, $57S, 446.
Rear-Admiral Alexander Murray is ordered
to command the North Pacific station.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination
of Seligman Bros. as special financial agents
of the United States at London.
1t is believed the government will collect
over 100000 from the bondsmen of the Saint
Louis illicit whiskey distillers.
Discussion in the Senate today on the ques-
ton of jurisdiction in the Belknap impeacb-
ment case was continued by Messrs. Salisbury
and Cooper in favor thereof, and Mr. Jones of
Florida in opposition thereto.
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Charles Gates, William Coombs and William
Keen, while sailing in Gloucester harbor Thurs
day evening, were capsized and Gates and
Coombs were drowned. Keen, after being in
the water about two hours, was rescued by help
from coaster at anchor ia the harbor. They
were about Is years old and belonged in East
Gloucester.
Britton's block, San Francisco, was partially
destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss will
| aggregate 100000; insured, principally in
Eastern. companies.
Building in Houghton owned by Otis & In
| graham was burned Friday morning by incen-
diary. Loss on building So, 900, insurance ISL,
oOo. Sprague Boot Manufacturing Co., occu-
pyirg the upper story, lose $4,000; insured. 9th
er occupants lose about $500, mostly insured.
William WEIGH of Provincetown, while in
toxicated Thursday night, set fire to his bed
and died at a. m. yesterday from suffocation.
he was unconscious when found yesterday
morning and never recovered.
One of the single wheel mills belonging to
the works of the American Powder Company
at South Acton, was blown up about 10 o'clock
Thursday night, destroying the super-structure,
which was OF wood and of no great value.
These mills contain single and double wheels,
and are used for grinding powder. There were
no accidents connected with the explosion, and
the damage was slight.
Rosalie Thyngbon, on trial at New Bedford,
charged with poisoning her husband, was ac-
qaitted yesterday.
A young girl named Mary Aun Butler, at
tempted to drown herself in the river at Paw
tucket yesterday, but was rescued.
Porter Kimball of Woodville, n H., was
severely injured by being trampled upon by q
horse.
Dubufe's painting of the Prodigal Son was
burned at Cincinnati yesterday, where it was
on exhibition. Loss 100000 insurance $685.
600.
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own breasts. You cannot fight hatreds and
preudices bequeathed from one generation to
another with your swords. ''As well may
your keen blades the intrenchant air IMPRESS
They will survive the grave. They will with
stand time. They will become an immortal
enemy, ready to rise in some time Of public
peril. Standing here in Faneul Hall, l may
appeal to feelings broader than this city or
State. The memories of this place belong to
me as well as you. Here think of the time
when we were in truth United States; of the
great Nirginian who, q hundred years ago,
from the heights of Dorchester, compelled the
liberation of Boston; of the sailors from North
and South who, IN Boston Bay, stood together
upon the Chesapeake's bloody deck; of the ii
tlcmen from Mississippi and Illinois who stood
side by side through the weary day of Buena
Vista. | wish to meet the peril of to-day by
awakening the mighty memories of this place.
Never have felt so poor of speech. Oh! that
these historic walls could speak, and these
painted forms walk forth. But why do | in
woke the dead. There is here Airing Adams!
Listen to his counsels. Let him point out the
way to peace. Tremendous and long -contin-
ued cheering and applause.
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absolute necessity to the Democrats in the
preliminary GuberDatorial contest. While
the loss of Ohio hopelessly defeats Hayes,
the loss Of Indiana hopelessly defeats Til
den With Indiana Democratic in Octo-
Der and Ohio Republican, the great battle
will be remanded to every disputed State
in the Uuion. with Il more OF less favor
able current for one OF the other side as
the relative majorities Of the two October
States may Indicate Ohio with 20, 900 Re-
publican majority and Indiana with 1000
Democratic majority, would give the van
tage ground to Hayes, while should they
confront each other with 10 900 for their
respective parties, the tide would be I'M
mistakably lor Tjlden The largest vote
ever poiled in Indiana was in October,
1872, when 3117 200 were cast for Cover
nor, and Hendricks was elected by Jas.
1t was in the adv erse tide of the Greeley
campaign, and Hendricks had been the
first of the leaders Of his party to wheel
the Democratic organization into the Lib
oral movement Iii November Of the
same year, Grant received p ,5U1 MAORI
ty over Greeley in an aggregate vote OF
34o.7Sl. In 1868 Grant had 9 ,572 MAORI
ty over Seymour on 4 poll of 343 ,532, and
in 1874, the last contested election in the
State. the total vote was 1868 $50, of which
lS2. l54 We're tor the Democratic ticket,
1914 ,902 for the Republican ticket and 49,,
233 for the independent Reform ticket.
giving a Democratic plurality Of Il, 252
and majority over all of / ,0l9. Indiana
stands to. dag with Ohio rs fairly doubt
Democracy and the chances in favor OF
their success. Both candidates for Gov
ernor are conlessedly strong. General
Harrison is an able, popular campaigner
and genteman of admitted fitness and
honesty He is not Of the Morton school
of politicians. but believes i'll integrity
and fidelity in public as in private life.
He, therefore, heals the sores of Morton
debauchcry, and rallies the party. Con
gresham Williams, the Democratic can
ditlate, is i farmer of rare intelligence,
skillful in politics, blameless in rcputa-
ton earnest and practical in reform, and
! will draw some Granger strength from
outside his party lines. II he shall lose
nothing because of the Graz ger favor, he
will undoubtedly be stronger than the De-
mocracy, aud his election may be regard
ed as reasonably certain. The battle will
be the most desperate of modern times.
| Hendricks and Morton have fairly locked
horns for national power, and Morton is
desperate as he is able, while Hendricks
is strong in the affections Of his people
and a manager OF no mean attanments
1t will be q Waterloo for one or the other,
and the crown of victor and the sentence
Of exile are to be apportioned between
| them
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The Storm,

NORFOLK, Sept. II. A fearful storm
has prevailed for the last "a hours The
rain fall is three inches, and five inches at
Cape Henry, where the wind is blowing
As miles an hour.
New YORK, Sept. Il. The storm which
set in last night increased in violence dur
ing the day, blowing fearfully and raining
torrents. reaching its he; ght at six o'clock
this afternoon. Great difficulty was expe-
rienced by the ferry boats in making q
landing, and those on the Staten Island
route finding it impossible, returned to
the city with their passengers
At midnight the signal observer reports
heavy rain falling at Buffalo, Cleveland
Detroit, Erie. Kingston, Rochester. and
Toledo, and clearing weather at Philadel-
pha and New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. II. In the city
to-day considerable damage has been done
by the heavy storm. A portion Of the roofs
of the Main Exhibition building and Ma
chinery Hall was blown away and injury
done to many exhibits The American
and English exhibits suffered most. Sew
eral other small buildings were somewhat
damaged by slate.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-21

The rush to the Centennial is getting to
be uncomfortable from the overcrowding
OF the city. The Philadelphia Daily Times
of the 10th has the following account of
the unsatislied demand for lodgings on the
previous night
After e O'Clock last evening a room could
not be secured for love or money in any of
the hotels. and although some of the larg-
est Of these had been furnished with from
twelve hundred to fifteen hundred cots, he
was an exceptional case who succeeded in
finding one Of these camping-out couches
unengaged. The corridors. the unoccu-
pied portions of bedroom floors, the lofts,
the kitchens and the parlors were all alike
filled with cots, and, shortly after mid
night, resonant with snoring that must
have been highly amusing to the cooks
and colored walters when they began
busting about this morning Fastidious-
ness met with mockery on every side, but
could not help itself Persons slept on
cots in the business offices, behind the
counters and in front of the counters, and
in the little, dusty, paper strewn offices of
the managers. The case of one man in
the Irving House was the same as those
OF hundreds of others. lie went rushing
into the office, valise in hand, about 10
O'Clock and asked to be shown to his room
"What room ?" asked the clerk. The
room | telegraphed for. of course was
the reply But the clerk had not seen or
heard Of the telegram. 1t had probably
gone to the waste basket like the hun
dreds of dispatches received from per-
sons unknown to the recipient, and who,
whether known or not, could not be &C
! commodated, even at the moment when
their electric orders arrived
The good city Of Philadelphia never
was so full of strangers as last evening
They crowded the Exhibition during the
day, they overloaded the trains. packed
the horse cars, thronged the sidewalks
and filled up the theatres. On the Sunday
night preceding the Fourth of July there
We're 1929 people in thirty-three hotels,
and in those same hotels on the night pre-
ceding the Fourth there were 20, 40 peo-
pie. Last Sunday there We're $3.50 in
these hotels, but last evening the highest
number yet known-22, 0l2-was reach
ed The number registered since Monday
morning was ~ ,221-an average of al
most 1900 to each hotel, large and small
This makes no account of the enormous
number in private houses, some residences
of medium size atfording shelter for sew
enty OF eighty people. This is remark
able showing, but it is destined to be
eclipsed more than once before the gates
OF the show are finally closed
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-21

Three prisoners, burglars and horse-thieyes,
escaped from jail at Belfast, Me-, Thursday
night by forcing the keys from an attendant,
making five escapes in IN many weeks. The
Jail is now empty.
The above paragraph, which is going
the rounds Of the press only mildly states
the truth The turnkey is boy Of 20,
who is utterly lacking in the perception
and courage called tor by such position
Last Friday he entered the Jail in care
less and negligent way, when the prisoners
seized him, thumped his head against the
stones until he gave up the keys, when
they unlocked the door and passed out,
brushing aside the Sherlf'S wife, who
came to the spot. The escaped prisoners
consisted of Smith, the horse thief arrest
ed by Tucker, and the two Nerrils, bur
glars, from Winterport. Since the pres
ent Sheriff has had charge Of the jail, no
less than thirteen prisoners have made
their escape We are told by those who
ought to know, that the jail is perfectly
secure if well cared for and that there is
no excuse for this continued wholesale
escape Of desperadoes There ought TO
be power somewhere in the courts or
the Governor to put stop to this dis
graceful business.
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An Attack on a Sioux Village.

CHEYENNE, Sept 16 The courier who
the following news: On the 9th portion
of the pack train went ahead under the es-
cort of Col. Miles with $50 men. On yes
terday evening scout discovered through
the rain and fog without himself being OBJ
served, hostile Sioux village of Al large
lodges and several hundred ponies and
few American horses. Col. Miles conclud-
ed to attempt an attack with his $50 men
without waiting to send word to Crook for
reinforcements At o'clock this fore
noon he marched for the village, formed
on the north side before day light and Or
dered company NJ to charge through the
village while the rest of the force dis
mounted and were to form a skirmish line
on either side and pick off the Indians as
they came out. The latter were complete
" surprised and scattered out pell nell,
half naked, returning the fire to some OK
tent. The ponies We're etfectually STAN
peded, but only no were captured. There
was an immense quantity of dried beef,
berries, etc, all that Crooks whole pack
train could carry. There We're wagon
loads OF robes and savage spoils of all
kinds. One officer and several privates
were wounded and one private killed in
th,- action. About o'clock word reached
Crook - miles back with the main col
umn. lie came forward with sections
from the cavalry reaching Miles about l
O'Clock. party Of between seven war
riors and five women and children who
were safely lodged in caverns was attacked
and three warriors came out, one chief,
American Horse, being MORALLY wounded
Crazy Horse received reiniorcements in
the afternoon, but the troops were quickly
thrown out and the enemy driven in every
direction Much ammunition and many
guns We're found in the lodges All evil
dence is to the effect that these Indians
were prepared for winter There were
probably 1000 warriors connected with it,
Advices to Sept. 10th say there was lit
Tie firing throughout the night and this
forenoon. After the command was on
march II number of Indians came down
on the rear of the column and were met
| with warm reception by the 9TH cavalry,
who covered the enemy in the ravines and
killed several and disabled others.
NEW York, Sept. II. A special from the
scene of the late fight with the Indians
gives the following letters, found on the
bodies Of the killed Indians:
SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, JAN H. 1876.
The bearer of observation-disclosures to this
Agency. will travel north to visit his people
He will return to this Agency within 80 days,
without disturbing any white man. If he needs
any little thing you will not lose by giving it to
him. This is true man. F. c. BOUCHER.
WHITEsToNE AGENCY. D. IT,, Feb 1876.
To any [. 5. Indian Agent-This is to certify
that Charging Crow, an Indian belonging to
Santee's band, is true man to the terms Of the
| treaty and uses all his influence with his people
to do right | cheertuy recommend him to
the favorable consideration of ALL Yours res
pecttully.
L 4 HOW ADJ L Inlinn A 1rant
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Chinese Affairs.

A letter from our former townsman,
Capt Martin +. Patterson, dated at Shang-
hal China, August 14th, speaks of the ru-
mors OF war that prevail in that region,
as follows
The sky grows dark with us. Wars gather
ing clouds are rolling together overhead, and
very few glimpses of the star of peace encour
age those who would avert the storm. Eng
land's demands, though eminentlv just, $50 far
as known are Of 4 nature to Illuminate the Chi
nese, and so will make very unpopular the ot-
cial who signs any treaty granting such de-
mands; consequently none of the higher man
darins care to take the initiative, though per
tectly well aware that it Is folly to attempt to
cope with England, and that all will be. event
ually, conceded. So stand matters now. In
the meantime 1.-THE pigtail" switches itself in
an angry manner before the eyes of foreign
devils" Unfortunately. and the air is filled
With rumors of intended massacres of the sin
truders." Altogether the situation is interest
ing.
will send YOU, now and then, notes of pro-
ceedings. if they grow important, and you care
to have them.
We assure cur friend that we shall be
glad Of any lettings that he may choose
to send. The Chinese question bids fair
to rise into first class Importance. Not
only has England grave complaints. but
France also The recent massacre Of
French priests by Chinese mob at Ming
Kong was a horrible affair. Not only
were the victims killed. but cruelty tor
tured-and even the graves Of the dead
were opened and tendishly desecrated
In 1869, similar outrages were perpetrat-
ed at Tien-tsin, by the massacre Of French
nuns and no satisfaction has ever been
given. This immunity emboldens the
Chinese to make like attacks on any and
ali foreigners "A feeling that will con-
tinue until such massacrcs have been ter
ribly avenged. In the cases OF both
France and England the Chinese are de
laying all they can, in the hope to avert
Il final settlement But it will come
when the Turkish question is settled and
the peace of Europe assured. Then, when
the Insulting mandarins are brought 10
their knees, and made to atone for their
Crucllies, is there any reason why Ameri-
cans should not rejoice? For one, we
shall feel as our Commodore Iatnell did,
when aiding the English Mt the Peiho
forts that "blood is thicker than water"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-21

The Boston Herald goes to u milk farm
in this city, and makes famous the pro
prietor thereof in this way
Hon. A. G. Jewett of Belfast, Me-, for many
years prominet Republican, is in fit frame
Of mind to take to the woods ''On the one
hand" says he, 81 find Il rebel House, on the
other Senate of thieves. prefer the rebels -
Speaking of MIR. Jewett, we think he
would have enjoyed meeting the nfdel
Bob lngersoll on the stump, and the audi
ences would have enjoyed it too. The
western ranter would have been chawcd
up and spit out in a way that would have
astonished him. And the Democratic State
Committee of Indiana cannot do better
than to engage Mr.. Jewett to follow In
gersoll through that state.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-21

Mr.. George +. Angel, Of Boston, read
a paper before the Social Science Conven-
ton at Saratoga last week, which was
rather startling. 1t showed that crime IN
the State of Massachusetts in the past ten
years had nearly doubled. Twenty thou
sand persons were arrested for crime
in 1879 in that State His statistics in
form us that the proportion Of crime to
population in the Bay State is now 555 per
cent higher than in Ireland, and life and
property are more insecure in this coun-
try than in Italy. The exhibit, il true. is
an alarming one
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-21

Recently we published some beautiful
lines entitled "Some Day" with an inquiry
concerning their origin. A correspondent
informs us that, save some verbal mac
curacies in our copy, they are from the
pen of Mrs. Elizabeth Akers Allen. of
Portland, who has long written over the
signature of Florence Percy She is
known as the authoress of many charm
ing poems, among them the popular
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother The lines
concerning which inquiry was made We're
originally published in the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post