The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-20
THE PRESS.
tFrom the Maine State Press of July 10, 1871
History of Seven Days.
Nhe News for the week ending Wednes
day Night, July rs.
NATIONAL CAP TAI.


the friends of Mr.. Tilden in New York seems
to gather support from the fact that the prose.
cution is wholly founded on the alleged forgery
OF the Vernon parish return. which retur has
remained until the present time in the posses
sion of David Dudley Field.
John Bigelow of the United States Finan-
cial Agency 10 London. is coming homo in dis
grace. The prime cause is said to be the. free
Importation into New York of nine large
trunks, followed by banquet to some New
York CustomlHouse Inspectors
The cabinet meeting Tuesday lasted two
hours. Most of the time was occupied In discuss
ing Mexicanlaffairs. The Secretary of War read
several kilograms and letters from Gen. Ord, in
which he reports at length the condition of af-
fairs on the Rio Grande The Mexican govern
ment having promised to put stop to raids
across the river, no further action will be taken
BY our government for the present. in the hope
that the Mexican authorities will be able to full
ill their promises and thus prevent any inva-
sion of Mexican territory by United States
forces. Gen. Ord, in despatch expresses the
and he believes the marauding parties can be
broken up without involving the disturbance of
our international relations.
The Mississippi Republican state committee
have passed by a small majority a reso luton of
confidence In President Hayes, resolved to
make no nominations this fall as the Presi-
dents civil service order, forbidding office
holders to engage ia campaign work, leaves
them without organization, and then adjourned
sine die, which is equivalent to disbanding the
Republican party in Mississippi.
The President has commissioned Leonard G.
Shepard. captain in the revenue service, and E.
Fl. O. Hooper of Biddeford, Me-, agent for the
Indians of Sissitan Agency in Dakata.
j. P. Hamilton, Secretary of the Kansas Re-
publican Association, called on the President
to ascertain whether the lately promulgated
civil service rules applied to persons holding
Office in the various state associations. The
President was under the impression that the
associations we're simply social, but on being
informed that large amount of political work
was done by them, he emphatically asserted
that no person in the government employ
could be allowed to take any part whatever in
political affairs. If the associations were of
social character there was no objection to their
continuance, but political management must
be eschswed. Some persons have understood
the civil service rules to apply only to actual
working hours, or the time of service belonging
to the government; but the President dis.
tinctly states that no political services can be
rendered by any government employe while he
holds such positian, even though it does not
interfere with his duty Is it is his intention to
completely divorce politics and civil service.
The Washington state associations will not
hereafter be allowed to circulate political docu-
msnts The Republican National Committee
will have to do its own work, and clerks going
home to vote will lose pay during their abb
sence.
The New York Express Washington des-
patch says Gen. Hayes, cousin Of the President,
Is to succeed internal Revenue Collector Free.
land Of Brooklyn, but the removal of the latter
will be deferred a short time at the request of
Henry Ward Beecher.
L. s. Hayden, clerk in the Indian Bureau,
has been summarily dismissed by the Secretary
Of the Interior, as the first public result of the
pending investigations of allegations of irregu-
lsrities and fraudulent practice In the Indian
service. Hayden was appointed from Mary
land, and has been clerk in the bureau for
twenty years. He says his testimony related
to transactions occurring many years ago and
has been misunderstood. He has therefore
asked for suspension of sentence for few
days until he can make an explanation, which
he asserts will be satisfactory.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Samuel Cooper, Boston letter carrier, has
hnan arraafnd rohhi no oi1o
Ex-Speaker Mortimer Carr was arrested at
New Orleans Tuesday charged with obtaining
money under false pretences.
The extensive foundry and machine shops of
A. Hartnpee in Pittsburg were burned Tues
day. Loss on patterns $10e. 900; on buildings
100000. Insurance $4,000.
A thief was captured Monday in the act of
removing $4,000 worth of linens from the
store of Scott 8 Ralston on White street,
New York.
James A. Favour, implicated In the abduc-
ton OF the Harrington girl at East Boston,
committed suicide at Lowell Saturday by
drowning himself in the canal.
Hon. and Rev. A. j. Samson of st. Adams
has stolen about $4,000 belonging to estates of
which he was administrator. He was pious
and of course is very, very sorry-that he
got found out.
A series of bold attempts have been made in
Boston recently to set fire to several public
buildings in Back Bay.
o. X. Ovens has been shocking the people
Of Leominstei, Vt, by his too intimate rela-
tons to somebody else's wife. He was arrested
by the real husband who was of forgiving
spirit and had him released and took the
woman home.
The fremen and brakemen of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad are on strike. Some hun
dred of them are collected at Martinsburg and
have thus far succeeded In preventing the de-
parture of any freight trains. The military
have been called out to suppress them.
Ex-United States Marshal Schaffenburg of
Colorado has been sentenced to the Kansas
penitentiary for drawing false vouchers.
Elk City, Clarion County, Pa, was fred by
incendiaries Saturday night, and number Of
buildings burned. Loss $4,000.
Albert FL. Joy, native of Maine, who has
been ION trial at Salem, Mass, for the murder
Of Chas. b. Silman, has been convicted and
sentenced to be hanged October 10Th.
The Northampton bank robbers have been
convicted.
BRIEF MENTION.
The crop reports from all quarters Of Cali
fornia are most encouraging. James
Warner, believed to be the Oldest Mason in the
United States, is desd.--It is rumored that
number of New York merchants will be ar
rested for completely in the silk smuggling
frauds.--A meeting of white and black citi-
zens Of the region known as the scene of the
Ellerton riot in South Car DINA was held
Wednesday and resolutions were adopted look
ing to the cessation of race troubles and to a
discontinuance Of the prosecutions in the
courts.-District Attorney Woodford filed
demurrer to the defense contained in the case
OF the United States against Samuel j. Tilden
for tax alleged to be due the government.
averring that the defense filed does not consti-
tuts defense to the complaint fled or any
part thereof.-The total assets of the Uni
versal Life Insurance Company are So, 449 $780,
81, and the total liabilities $3,445. 102 80; de-
ficiency as regards policy-holders, $1,OO5, 4l3-
05--Capt. John Tobin, formerly resident
Of California. claims to be in possession of
strong evidence to prove Brigham Young's