The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-21
Townsend, Garfield and others. Great coniu-
sion and disorder prevailed in the House.


Wednesday, July 19,-Senate adopted the re-
ports of the conference committee on the army
and sundry civil appropriation bills and passed
the latter. The evidence in the Belknap I'M
parchment trial was closed. The defence has
beeen confined mostly to proving the
previous good character OF Mr. Belknap
In the House report of the committee on cleo
lions declaring neither Mackey, the sitting
member, nor Butts, the contestant, entitled to
seats, was adopted. The bill for the protection
of the Texas frontier was discussed and amend
ed but not disposed of.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Disastrous rains have occurred in the West
and South and crops have been considerably
damaged especially on the upper Red River.
Frederick E. Lathrop, assistant cashier of
the Fourth National Bank of New York, was
killed at Lake Mahapacan Saturday.
Jennie Means, Charlestown domestic, was
fatally shot Monday by child who was fool.
ing with pistol
c. A. Fiske (white) was arrested Satur day
for rape on a negress residing in Wilton, n. ID.
John Kelly, a Newport coachmen, made a
murderous assault on his wife Monday. So
far he has avoided arrest.
The Leonminister. (Mass.) almshouse was
entirely destroyed by fire Monday. loss 81
600.
About 500 cords of wood at East Walling-
ford, Vt, belonging to the Vermont Central,
r. r. were burned Monday Eight hundred
cords belonging to farmers were also burned.
Arthur Morse, aged q, son of the late Prof.
S. r. b. Morse of New Orleans, was killed
Monday, being thrown from the platform of a
crowded car by the sudden movement of the
train, the wheeles of the car passing over his
neck, almost severing his neck from his body.
A fire Tuesday morning destroyed the build
ings number 80, 80 and "a south 9th Avenue,
New York. They were occupied by number
of manufacturing firms. Total loss on ma
was damaged about $4,000.
Kelley Brothers machine and boiler works
on Davol street, Fall River, were damaged by
fire Tuesday to the amount of $4,000.
Joseph Butler of Boston, fell off wharf in
that city Tuesday and was drowned.
The entire western portion of the town of
Demosville, KY, was burned Tuesday. Loss
$4,000.
The schooner Fair View, from Wiscasset for
Boston, lumber laden, is ashore on Ram Head
and full of water.
Fire Tuesday destroyed the engine house
and several adjoining dwellings at Brockville.
Loss $4,000.
BRIEF MENTION.
Edward S. Stokes whose term expires in Oc-
tober has just been removed to the Auburn
prison.--Emerson Baker the eccen trio mil
lionaire of Wellesley Mass, has given $50
acres of land to establish school of cookery
James S. Mills, one of the most prominent
business men of Boston, died last week.
Tammany was badly beaten at the primary
elections in st. Louis Saturday.-Twenty
ladies have purchased the old South and will
remove it if sufficient funds cannot be raised
to purchase the land.-Rev. John d. Blair a
leading member of the Newark, M. E., confer
ence, is dead.--Reports from all parts of
Kansas agree that the crops this year will be
the largest ever harvested in that State, The
number of visitors to the Centennial exhibition
since the opening aggregate 2,254,074 aud the
cash receipts $745, 676. So The number of nom
paying visitors is therefore 766. 921.--Gen.
--Ex-Postmaster General Jewell was accorded
avery cordial welcome to his home in Hartford,
Monday.
FOREIGN.
Advices from Turkey are confused and con-
Trajectory. Dispatches of the 18th state that
the Turks defeated the Servians at Prot Sat
urday. The Turks are abandoning Herzego-
vina leaving only garrisons in the fortified
towns. 1t is also reported that the Servians
have surrounded and bombarded Now Bazaar
and that the Montenegrins have advanced to
within one hours distance of Mostar and that
the frontier to the sea at Kick is open to them.
The i'll health of the Sultan causes great
anxiety at Constantinople In Bosnia Turkish
barbarities to women and children are reported
The Turks give no quarter. Selim Pasha who
was blockaded at Salem has escapedleavng his
guns etc. Prince Milan denies that Servia is
the tool of Russia. Medallions bearing the in
scription, Milan l., King of Servia, have been
distributed in the Servian army. Twenty-Five
Russian volunteers are reported ready to march
to the assistance of Servia.
Thirty deaths have resulted from the explo-
sion on the Thunderer, Friday, and half the
iDJurou aG least cannon recover.
TIE strictest neutrality will be observed by
England on the Eastern question.
John Bright refused to respond to the toast
of the Empress of India at a banquet at Green
witch a few days ago, and the Prince of Wales
will ask an explanation.
Numerous petitions have been presented to
the House of Commons favoring the abroga-
ton of the treaty of Paris.
The weather in London for the past four
days has been excessively hot, the thermome-
ter reaching 96 in the shade, and numerous
sun strokes have occurred.
Later advices from the East state that Rus
STA and Austria have only recognized the bel
ligerency of Montenegro and that the Servians
are to he treated exactly like the Bosnian and
Herzegovinian insurgents. The Turkish arm
les are effecting junction at Alexinattz. 1t
is alleged that Austria's rights have been vio-
lated by Turkish man-of-war stationed near
Kick. The investiture ceremony has been de-
layed because of the Sultan's mental depres.
sion.
A serious financial crisis is imminent in In
dia consequent upon the condition of foreign
exchange. Except the mutiny it is considered
the worst crisis in Ango-Americau history.
Should the depression of the import trade con-
tinue national bankruptcy is among the proba-
bilities.
The Chinese government is determined to
put an end to the system of exporting Coolies.
A GENTS WANTED e Nsw sell a ,hs
A Events mt the National Capital.
AND THE CAMPAIGN OF 1876.