The Portland daily press., 1876-08-25

Tammany and anti-Tammany have failed to
reconcile their differences and two delegations
will be sent to the Democratic State Conven-
ton.
Members of the order of the Knights Of
Pythias paraded in New York Tuesday. The
Supreme Lodge of the World held its eighth
annual session in Independence Hall. S. s
Davis, of Nashua, N. H., Supreme Chancellor,
presided In the afternoon formal reception
was given to the Supreme Lodge at the Acsd-
envy of Music, where, during the evening,
grand ball took place.
BRIEF MENTION,
Josiah Quincy Of Boston has failed. Liabil-
titles $4,000; assets said to be $22C,OOO.--
The President and family have gone to Long
Branch.--The contribution of the King of
Siam for the Centennial exhibition is on its
way to Philadelphia Rufus Ingalls, has
been ordered to the quartermaster's depart
ment at San Francisco. --The Rockingham ten
cent savings bank at Portsmouth N. H., which
actually suspended payment will pay 81 cents
to all depositors--Work in the construction
department of the Kittery Navy Yard will be
as usual this winter--Commodore Vanderbilt
40 ASSo'SAid Aho duoutity VI Squdl6 tliuDcI
which passed through the Cbaudiere slides
this year exceeds last years stock by three
million feet--It is stated that the Dominion
government has decided to allow our American
vessels free navigation in Canadian waters for
| the remainder of the season.--The Sioux
| threaten to attack the Canadian Indians if the
latter do not assist them-At Chicago Tuesday
charters were taken for 964 900 bushels of grain
of which 88S, 900 were corn. This is the heaviest
days shipping business for many winters.--
A serious strike has broken out among the
laborers on the rice plantation in the Campeche
river in South Carolina. The strikers are COM
polling laborers who are anxious to work to join
them--.Secretary Morrill, has been i'll but is re-
covering--The first of the new crop of Car oil.
ma rice has been received in New York.--The
New York letter carriers have sent petition to
Washington asking that their salaries be
| raised to $1030-The Goth anniversary of the
| battle of Bennington was celebrated last
Wednesday.
FOREIGN.
The war in the East still.drags along. The
| Servians have won some successes of late,
and feel new courage; but there is reason to
bring the conflict TO close. Russia is very
outspcken in her sympathy for the Sclavonic
| cause, and unless the war soon ceases there are
grounds for apprehending that she will openly
| declare for the insurgents. Turkish atrocities
| continue. The troops of the Sultan have
burned hundred villages and murdered sixty
| thousand people.
Much dissatisfaction is felt in British Col
umbis with the rule of the Dominion, and un
| pleasant consequences are feared.
There have been no important political or
military movements in Mexico since the depar-
| ture of the last steamer from Vera Cruz. The
| politicians and revolutionsts are waiting for
| the meeting of Congress on the 10th of Sept
In reply to the speeches in the English
House of Commons lately, to the effect that
Russia was stronger in 1858 than now, the
Galos shows that Russia who in 1853 had
army of 100000 men, now has 1,240,OOO perma-
ncnt, aud 100000 in time Of war.
THE LATEST.
A heavy battle between the Indians and
| Crook and Terry's command is reported. The
Indians were defeated with heavy loss, and
Crook and Terry's losses were also heavy.
| E. D. Morgan was nominated yesterday for
Governor by the New York Republicans
The New York Liberals yesterday held a con-
vention and the majority resolved to support
Hayes and Wheeler.