The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-18
THE PRESS.
tFrom the Maine State Press of May II, 1871
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Might, May 10.
NATIONAL , CAPITAL


nant at lecture delivered by Fred. Douglass,
Marshal of the District, in Baltimore in which
he told some pretty plain truths about the cap
ital Mr.. Douglass publishes a card, in which
he says the attacks upon him on account of re-
marks alleged to have been made by him in
Baltimore are both malicious and silly. Wash
ington is great city, not village or hamlet,
but the capital of great nation, and the man.
ners and habits of its various classes are proper
subjects for presentation and criticisms; and
therefore he very much mistakes if this great
city can be thrown into tempest of passion
by any humorous reflections he may take the
liberty to utter. Several thousand citizens. ill.,
Guiding many business men, are said to have
signed a petition asking the removal of Mr..
Douglass.
The syndicate have agreed to take 50, 800 900
of a per cent. bonds this month and 81, SOC, 900
An June and pay gold for them, with the un-
Outstanding that no fve-twenty per cent
bonds shall be called in to offset this SALE The
gold so received will either be held for the pur-
pose of resumption in 1879, or if sold for legal
tender notes, these notes will be held perma-
nently for the redemption of the fractional
currency.
The reply of the State Department to the
formal notification by Turkey of the existence
of war between that power and Russia is brief
and to the effect that the United States will
continue TO occupy strictly neutral position
towards the belligerents. A similar reply will
be furnished Russia which has communicated
like. Conformation.
1t is thought in official circles that undue i'm
portance is attached to reports of fllibuster-
ing expeditions to invade Northern Mexico, as
our government will enforce the neutrality
laws with regard to Mexico as to any other
power with which we are at peace. Instruc-
lions have been sent to our minister at Mexico
who will give particular attention to the SUBJ
ject of raids into Texas for cattle stealing, with
view to their prevention. 1t has become
question how far our government shall 90 for
the protection of our citizens on the border
and for the punishment of the offenders The
feeling of the administration is that our cti-
zens must be protected and and the conduct
of Gen, Mckenzie four years ago may become
q precedent for acton in the future.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Another Vermont murderer-Frank Brass
or-was found dead near Brandon, VT, Satur-
day. tramp has been arrested for the muir
der.
Nearly the whole western side Of the White
Mountains from Lancaster, in Coos county, to
the Crawford and Fabyan Houses, in Carroll
county are on fire. There has not been drop
OF rain for several weeks. Monday the whole
town of Whitefeld fought fire to a man all
day to save the village and the large lumber
mill belonging to the Brown Lumber Company.
The loss is confined to lumber, fences etc.
Sixty miners were poisoned, at Stridon, ILL.,,
Monday because they refused to strike. They
will all recover.
Steamer Dakota from Liverpool for New
York. is ashore on the main land, inside of
Engelsey island off North Wales. The crew
and passengers have been safely landed. The
vessel will form total loss.
Schooner Codseeker of Halifax for Barring
ton, capsized Monday night off Cape Sable.
The captain and two men landed in dory at
Darlington. The rest of the crew, thirteen in
number, were drowned.
Several persons were killed and a number
injured by the fall of court house at Rock.
ford, ILL.,, Friday.
The steamer City of Richmond reports the
long delayed steamer City of Brussels on Tues
day last about 300 miles this side of Fostnet
light The Brussels broke her shaft April 23d
and proceeded under sail. ALI were well. She
will probably arrive at her destination to-day
OR tomorrow.
Poindexter Edmanson, who was to have been
hanged Tuesday at Bloomfield, Mo-, has been
respited till July 18th by Governor Phelps.
Edmanson was convicted on crcumstantial
evidence, and it is said dying man has con-
fessed that he committed the murder for which
Edmanson was convicted. An investigation
will be made.
The Molly Mcguire prisoners Hester, Tully
and McHugh have been sentenced to death by
Judge Ellswell at Bloomsbury. for the murder
OF Alexander Rea, mine boss, killed near
Mt Carmel nine years ago.
Ehe jury has found a true bill against Joy
for the murder of Gilman of Rockport, Mass
The case goes to the Supreme Court at Salem
next Friday.
Rev. e. I. Baird, eX-secretary of the Presby-
terrain commission of publication for the South
ern states, recently deposed from the ministry
for embezzling the funds of the commission,
has been indicted for embezzlement. Bairds
whereabouts are still unknown
The Meriden, Conn.,, Savings Bank was
robbed Monday forenoon. The secretary was
called to the front door by man in carriage,
and two confederates entered by the rear door,
opened the vault and took $500 and $500 in
money and $1,000 in Walingford bonds The
three supposed burglars went north on the
train.
Detectives have arrested man suspected of
having been engaged in the robbery of Harrison
Prescott's house at Newton Centre, stealing
$2l 900 in bonds.
Thomas A. Lewis, who with Benz. B. Beck
with embezzled between $350,0OO and S., 0OO,-
600 from B. 7. Babbtt, soap manufacturer, has
been committed without bail to the 7 ombs to
stand trial.
For several days fires have been raging
through the forests along the Ogdensburg &
Lake Champlain Railroad between Clinton
Mills and Altoria. Monday morning west
wind drove the fire through the woods and
across the narrow clearings to the villages of
Clinton Mills and Ellenburgh Forest. Clinton
Mills was entirely destroyed.
THE TURKo-RUssIAN WAR.
The Russo-Turkish campaign has entered up
on its fourth week. Heavy rains and bad
roads have retarded operations on the Danube
and the progress has not come up to general ex-
pectation. The most noticeable event of the
artillery duel between the hostile armies is the
sinking of a Turkish ironclad with three hun
dred men. The several attempts of the Rus.
slams to cross the river have so far been defeat.
ed, but movement in force was hourly expect
ed at last advices from the 'front.' This attempt
is likely to bring on general engagement and
the first pitched battle of the war in the Euro
pean campaign. The Russians hold all the
northern bank of the river from Oltenitza to
the Kilia mouth. Kalafat, opposite Widden, is
held by the Roumanians. The Russian move
ment southwark to secure strategic points on
the Danube has been highly successful. But
the difficulties in the way of crossing the river
have become more noticeable as the campaign
has progressed; and the Grand Duke Nicholas
evidently realizes the necessity of having all
his available strength concentrated and we'll in
hand before an aggressive movement in force is
undertaken. An important battle may be
fnr haf do