The Portland daily press., 1877-02-22


Maxey, Herman and Wallace opposed its ac-
ceptance. The decision was sustained By
strict party vote.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Anthony Sweeney was taken from his bed
Plymouth Pa, a few nights ago by the Molly
Maguires and his left ear cut off. Two of the
brutes were arrested.
Thirty buildings at Sag Harbor, L. l., were
burned Sunday. Loss $4,000 on buildings
and $4,000 on stock.
Ferdinand 7. Winslow, the Treasury robber,
has been sentenced to IS months in Albany
penitentiary
Eight spans of the railroad bridge over toe
Susquehanna at Selma Grove were burned Sat-
urday night. Loss $4,000
Alex Bardsell, the alleged defaulting cashier
of the Fishk1ll bank, has been arrested there.
He gave $4,000 bail.
A fight, adjourned Sunday morning from
Joe Coburn's rum shop, 1888 street, n. Y, to
Broadway, resulted in considerable pistol prac-
tice, during which Coburn was badly wounded,
and several policemen hurt. Judge Flammer
refused bail for Joe Coburn.
Four parties have been arrested at Nashville
on a charge of having participated in the MUIR
der of Lieut.. Mcintyre in Northern Georgia,
recently, while the latter at the head of force
of revenue officials went to break mp Illicit
distilleries.
About noon Thursday in an alteration in his
Office, with man unknown to the police on
duty in the state house, Governor Packard was
shot in the knee-cap. The man who did the
shooting was fired upon by by-stander. and
wounded in the arm. Mr.. Packard's wound is
only flesh wound and very slight His as
sailant gives the name of William Henry We'll
don of Philadelphia. He called to see the Gov
ernor, was admitted to his private office where
he was seated in conversation with severa
gentlemen, and without warning or provoca-
ton, aimed pistol shot at his head. Gov.
Packard struck it down, receiving the ball in
the leg One or two pistol shots were discharg-
ed at Weldon, who was seriously wounded. No
cause is assigndd for the attempted assassina-
ton. Weldon's father is a Lutheran clergy
man of West Philadelphia.
BRIEF MENTION.
Judge FL. w. Williams of the PennsJ lvana
Supreme Court died Monday.-The operatives
of the Wamsutta mills at New Bedford, have
struck for higher wages and work is stopped
The distillers of the entire country have form
ed combination for self-protection.
Stafford of Arizona thinks the department COM
mander has not done his duty in regard to the
Indian troubles there Gov. Hayes refuses
to talk about his Cabinet or his policy. REAR
Admirals Davis and Gouldsborough died this
week.--The Grand Trunk Railway has re-
duced its second class passenger tickets from
Chicago to Boston and New York $5.--May
or Stokely, Republican, has been reelected
Mayor of Philadelphia--The Phoenix Savings
Loan & Trust Bank of Bloomington, Illinois,
has uspended.--The residence of Walter
Aiken of Franklin Falls, n. H., one of the fin
| est in the state, was burned Tuesday.
Loss $4,000. No nsurance.-Humph-
rey Stevenson, once one of the mil
! lionaires of New York, but made bankrupt by
| fraudulent friends was found dead in the Old
Mems Home Tuesday, with an empty lauda-
mum bottle beside him.--Daniel W. Wyman,
President of the elevated railway in New
York, who died Monday, was well known
inventor. He was native of Nashua, N. H.,
and a long time resident of Boston, where
| he waswell known in Masonic circles.
REIGN.
| The Eastern situation is more and more war
like. The Russians are momentarily expected
to cross the Pruth, and invade Turkish
territory: 1t is stated in diplomatic quar-
tiers that the powers have already confidential
| ly communicated to Russia the substance OF
| replies they intend to make to Prince Gortscha-
| koff's circular. Ali have agreed to abstain
Fro, , ;pSo tbo bo,
ed itself incapable of carrying through the
promised reforms.
The Roman correspondent of the Times
states that it has been resolved that any
cardinal may be elected pope on the death
of Plus TX, irrespective OF nationality This
decision was not reached without considerable
discussion between the Pope and some of the
cardinals.
A Berlin dispatch says coup Getat is daily
| expected at Constantinople, and steamers are
| anchored before the palace to aid the Sultans
escape.
A Vienna political correspondent says
Russia has 100000 men, or two.ffths of her
army organized. OF these about one-half are
ready on the frontiers and only await orders
to begin operations.
1t is now stated that the Russian army south
of the Caucasus on the Asiatic frontier of Tur-
key is in readiness for action. 1t numbers
$4,000 and has 80 field batteries and 250 heavy
siege guns.
There is a panic in the Montreal stock
exchange. A meeting of the stockholders
of the Merchants Bank was held Mon
day, at which statement was read showing
very heavy losses, but that there were $4OO,OO0
above liabilities in the capital of the bank.
Manager Rea has rendered his resignation.