The Portland daily press., 1876-03-03

was Durneu Ouuuay. LOSS SlU, 5U0.
While an attendant at the Insane ASYLUM at
Taunton, Mass, had patients airing in the
yard, Sunday noon, woman ran away from
the rest and while trying to cross the river on
the ice, broke in and was drowned Two
young lads made strong efforts to save her. but
in vain. Her body was recovered. Her name
is not given.
"A woman's and child's muff have come
ashore near South Hold, Long Island, and the
top OF a mast projects from the water in the
Sound, about two miles off the shore. 1t is
feared some vessel has sunk there with all on
board.
Western dispatches state that Rush's -four
ing mill, Shepherds saw mill and Rivers ice
house at Leavenworth, were burned Monday
night. Loss $4,000.
John F. Thorn of Brooklyn, sent note to
the board of aldermen Monday night offering
his two houses to make bonfire for the cen
teRnial celebration on the Fourth of July, as
by reason of unjust taxes and assessments they
are not worth anything to him, and he wants
to get away from such costly city.
The bodies of Mrs. Alison f. Downing and
an infant child were found drowned at Barre,
VT, Monday morning, just below the dam at
Stafford Holden & Co.'s fork mandatory. 1t
is supposed she committed suicide on account
of domestic difficulties. Her age was about %
years.
At West Chester, Pa, Saturday, John Ster-
ling shot his wife and then himself. Cause
unknown.
Gen. Brady is resuming the whiskey investl-
cations at New Orleans and there are indica-
tons of startling revelations.
BRIEF MENTION.
Albion Keith 6 Co.. grocers of Chicago,
failed Monday. Liabilities $75OOO.-Red-
paths sugar refinery at Montreal has closed,
throwing 500 hands out of employment The
steamship Faraday has picked up the ends ofthe
broken District Cable-The proprietors of
the principal hosels in Chicago have telegraph
ed Gen. Logan that if the National Republican
Convention will come there they will maintain
their regular charges The proposition is made
in consequence of the rumor that the executive
committee were talking of changing the place
of the holding of the convention on account of
the exorbitant charges of Cincinnati hotels.
1t is stated that during the session of the
advisory council, Rev. Samuel P. Fessenden of
Stamford. CT, interviewed Mrs. Tilton and
was convinced of her purity. On the other
hand Mrs. Susan B. Anthony still believes
Beecher guilty and says Mrs. Tilton confessed
to her.-Reports from the Black Hills say
hillside diggings pay from to IS cents to the
pan.-It is stated that the net results of the
whiskey raids thus far are as follows: Proper.
ty seized So, 365, 900, of which only $4,000 has
found its way into the Treasury.--The Boston
Board of Trade unanimously endorses the
joint resolution of Congress authorizing the ap-
pointment of commissioners to ascertain on
what terms a materially beneficial treaty of
commerce with Canada can be arranged
The Ohio House has passed the Senate act au-
thorizing the issue of 100000 of bonds to
complete the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,
providing the question first be submitted to the
people.
FOREIGN.
Senior Castillo states that no concession has
been made to the Carlists, and that their sur
render is altogether unconditional. The chief
members of the Carist Provincial Council
have taken leave of Don Carlos and sought
refuge in French territory. Don Carlos him
self arrived at Pau, Tuesday. the 10Th, but
the project could not allow him to reside, even
for short time, in his department. The French
government will permit Don Carlos to sojourn
temporarily in some town in north of France !;
Dieppe and Boulogne have been suggested. A
special train with saloon carriage was placed at
his disposal to convey himself and family, and
suite if he desired it, to the frontier or to a
n1ocn IF rociAopoo in ba Sc,
large accumulation of Carist refugees near
Pau The flight of Don Carlos has thrown
the Carlist population of Navarro into COM
plete stupefaction. The submissions are so
numerous it is impossible to calculate them.
Alfonsists returning to their homes in Navarro
find them entirely devastated The Madrid
journals insist that the government must now
remove all causes of discomfort which might
lead to renewal of the war. Don Carlos
issued manifesto announcing that he gener-
ously relinquished the struggle in order to pro-
mote the happiness Of the Spanish people.
The waters of tho Danube have flooded some
portions of Hungary causing great suffering.
Hundreds of manufactures and fifty other
buildings at New Pesth were undermined and
have fallen. Out of $4,000 inhabitants Of
Althofen II, 900 are homeless. At last accounts
the waters were subsiding.
Haytien advices of the I'd of February state
that the revolutionists are encouraged by re-
ports that steamer has been bought by ref
ugees in Jamaica to invade the northern part
of the republic under Cabral Haytien finances
continue demoralized.
Robert Watson Boyd has completed arrange.
ments for four-oared crew to come to Amer
lea the ensuing season. The crew will be
composed as follows: Robert Bignal bow,
W. Nichalson, Robert Chambers and Boyd
himself as stroke. I'll
Advices from Italy say that the Kings sig
nature has been forged to bill for 100000
francs. The Marquis of Mantegazza, of Milan,
is confessedly the guilty man. ~, :. -.e III
The Dominion government is discussing the
question of finance A deputation of Mon
treal manufacturers interviewed members of
Parliament and when asked whether they
desired protection pure and simple, or Incl
dental protection, decided to favor the latter.
Mr. Upper and Sir John A. Macdonald are
to be consulted before definite action is taken.
In the case of the victims in the Strath-
Clyde disaster, the London jury returned a
verdict of manslaughter against the captain of
the Franconia steamer which run her down.
A colossal statue of Bismarck has been sent
to the Centennial
John Ruskin is elected to the Slade Profess
sorship of fine arts at Oxford.
An earthquake occurred in the City OF
Mexico on the 7th, ..-
King Alfonzo has left the question of lisa.
bela's return to his ministry. r
Advices from Point de Gale, Ceylon, state
that twenty survivors out of upward of eighty
of the ship Strathmore have been landed at
that port by passing vessel. A telegram to the
owners of the Strathmore in London Thursday
the 24th, says that forty of her passengers and
crew were saved and all the rest on board per-
ished. The vessel was wrecked on Crozette
Islands in July, 1876. --.
THE LATEST.
Minister Schenck sails for this country Sat-
urday to testify in the Emma mine investiga-
ton. He denounces Lyons statement as false.
Albert Grant, the English promoter of the en-
terprise, also says Lyons testimony is full of
Misrepresentation. Ex-senator Stewart has
telegraphed that he wishes to testify.
Bowen appeared before Plymouth church last
night hut refused tn answar .,uostions -, roJo