The Portland daily press., 1876-01-21

| IL Is hardly conceivable that he should Teiter-
| ate them.
The National Philadelphia committee has
Issued the call for the National Republican
convention 10 nominate candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President The place is Cincin-
natl and the time June IA at 10 o'clock noon.
The committees of the several states are recon-
mended to invite all Republican electors and
all other voters without regard to past political
| dlHerences or previous party affliation who are
opposed to the reviviDg of sectional issues and
desire to promote friendly feelings and perma-
nent harmony throughout. the country by
maintaining and enforcing all the constitu.
tional rights of every citizen including the free
exercise of the right OF suffrage without intm-
idation and without fraud, and who are in
favor of continued prosecution and punishment
of all official dishonesty; and of economical ad-
ministration of the government by honest,
faithful and capable officers, who are in favor
| of making such reforms in the government as
| experience may from time to time suggest;
who are opposed to mpairing the credit of the
nation by depreciating ANY of its obligations,
| and in favor of sustaining in every way the ma
tional faith and financial honor; who hold
that the common school system is the nursery
| of American liberty, and should be main
| tained absolutely from sectarian control: who
believe that for the promotion of these ends
| the direction of the government should con-
| tinue to be confded to those who adhere to
the principles of 1776, support them as incor-
porated in the constitution and laws and who
| are in favor of recognizing the fundamental
principles of national unity in this centennial
anniversary of the birth of the republic.
The House committee on elections are inves-
tigatiDg the districting of South Carolina,
which seems to be done contrary to law of
Congress providing that the different districts
should be made up of contiguous territory,
whereas one of these districts are made up of
couuties some of which are separated by twen-
ty-five miles of territory lying in another dis
trlct. There is prospect that some Congress-
man will lose their seats on account of this
violation of law.
F. p. Sawyer formerly assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, is charged with fraudulent tram
sactions in reference to cotton claims, and his
case is under consideration by the District
grand jury
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
JAM 18th the jury in the La Page trial after
listening to the charge of Chief Justice Fos-
tier, brought in a verdict of guilty after less
han an hours delberation. Attorney General
Clark then moved for sentence upon the pris-
oner. La Page was then asked if he had any
thing to say why the sentence of death should |
not be passed upon him, and he replied, through
an interpreter, II have to say that it is false
and that is ALL" He was then sentenced to be- |
hanged Jan. 10th, 1877.
The police made a raid on South Boston |
cock pit Friday night and arrested 81 specta.
tors and 81 roosters. The former were bailed |
in $100 each.
A two year old son of James Daniels of |
Goffstown, N. H., was scalded to death Satur- |
day.
The wife of S. N. Crossman of West New
ton, Mass, was killed by train Saturday |
night.
The Sun says it is rumored that Fitz John |
Porter will be appointed Superintendent of
Police of New York city with a salary of |
$4,000.
John Daley, Madbury section hand, was
run over by the Boston & Maine road near Do
yer Friday night, and had foot cut off.
Albert S. Smith, aged 60, committed suicide |
at North Weare. N. H., last Wednesday night, |
by taking morphine.
Fred. Spies, an intemperate German 80 years
old fell down steep bank at Goff's Falls, N.
H., Sunday night, and was killed.
Edward Richardson of Massillon, member
of the city council of Cincinnati, was shot and
killed by his wife Sunday, in self-defence,
while he was attempting to cut her throat with
razor.
James Akerson's rope walk in Brighton dis |
trict, Boston, was burned Wednesday night. |
Loss $4,000. Trufant & Davis clothing store,
were damaged to the amount of $1,000.
Captain Josiah Briggs of Coxsackie N. Y.
his wife and his children were drowned in the |
Hudson, Wednesday night, by falling into an
air hole.
Albert A. Slocum, bankrupt trader, who |
absconded from Providence year ago, leaving |
forged notes behind, has been arrested in
South Carolina and brought back to Provi-
dence.
By the blowing out of the head of boiler in |
the Volksblatt Office, Cincinnati, Saturday,
one man was fatally injured and the engineer |
badly.
A schoolhouse in Woonsocket was burned |
Friday night. Loss $4,000.
The Adams schoolhouse in Winchester, |
Mass, was burned Saturday. Loss $25,OOO.
Hillard's Touring mill, near Goderich, Ont,
was burned Saturday night. Loss $4,000; |
partially insured.
DR.. Alexander Mott of New York accident |
ally shot himself Sunday morning while hunt |
ing for burglar.
Israel Mtchelps house with contents, in |
Compton, N H., was burned Monday night |
Loss $4,000; insurance $500.
Erndpriclx Kloinnasfaip xuh;lo opdaa uorno 70 /
capture burglar whom he caught rifling bu-
reau in his house in New York, Tuesday, was |
fatally stabbed by the robber.
There was a collision on the New York ele- |
waited railway Tuesday, by which fireman |
was killed No passenger hurt.
Carpenter & Co.'s mills at North Hoosick, |
were destroyed by fire Monday night Loss
$4,000; Insured for 100000. Two hundred
operatives are thrown out of employment.
Henry Davis, who murdered Chas. D. Why
land in Chicago, on Thanksgiving was sentenc-
ed Tuesday to 81 years in prison.
Patrick Murphy was killed at Greenfield,
Mass, Tuesday, by the caving of an embank
ment.
Samuel Heller, charged with killing his
wife was convicted at Philadelphia for volun.
tary mansaughter
BRIEF MENTION.
The Kansas legislature organized Thurs
day--William Forbes, one of the old Eastern
stage drivers, of the firm of Carr, Brown & Co.,
died at Newburyport last night--Creditors
of the firm of Hamilton, Richards & Whitney
of Boston, have requested them co 60 into vol
| untary bankruptcy. Tuesday con-
| frmed the nomination of f. M. Drew to be
| pension agent at Augusta project is on
foot to establish an extensive geological garden
| in st. Louis.--Seventeen illicit stills have
been captured in Greenville, S. G., with 5000
gallons of mash and large quantity. of corn
| and whiskey. Five persons were arrested
At meeting of jobbers and receivers of grain in
New York it was stated that instead of the
grain trade being diverted from that city to
Boston and Baltimore, it was steadily increas-
ing.--Aggregate of judgment with interest of
the Alabama Claims Court so far is $6,444,592
1t is thought the aggregates of all the awards
| made and likely to be made will reach $40 ,OOO,-
| OOO.--Eliza Benson has obtained verdict of
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