The Portland daily press., 1877-08-10
THE PRESS.
tFrOm the Maine State Press of August o. 1877.
History Of Seven Days.
Hhe News for the week ending Wednes-
day Night, August s.


POLITICAL.
The Mississippi Democracy at their state con-
vention renominated Gov Stone and adopted
resolutions expressing fidelity to the constitu-
ton, in favor of home rule with no military in
reference, protection of the rights of all
classes, against discrimination on account of
race, color, previous condition of servitude, or
birthplace, in favor of civil service reform, of
retrenchment in all expenditures, of reduction
OF taxation, of the Texas Pacific railroad. Sen
ator Lamar made speech endorsing President
Hayes's policy, but Mr.. Singleton could not re-
sist the temptation to style him "His Fraudu-
lency."
lency."
The Democrats have just carried Dallas
county, Alabama, by 1900 majority. At the
Presidential election the same county gave 4OCO
Republican majority. Such sweeping gains
within few months do not encourage the
hope OF rapid building up of the Republican
party in the South by the reconciliation policy.
Reconciliation seems to mean absolute surren-
der to the Democrats.
Portsmouth, N. e., has just reelected its
Republican Mayor.
Election for members of the Kentucky legis-
lature was held Monday. The result shows
generally Democratic gains. A successor to
Senator McCreery is to be chosen by the new
legislature.
NATIONAL CAPITAL,
A good portion of the Presidents message
on the Resembling of Congress will be de-
voted to the labor question. A member of the
Cabinet is said to favor the appointment of
commission to act as board of arbitration to
settle difficulties between employees and en-
ployed. The plan is evidently impracticable.
Surveyor General Kimball of Utah has been
suspended.
The government has brought suit against
Mckee of the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat to re-
cover 100000 damages arising out of the
frauds committed By the St. Louis whisky ring
with which Mckee was connected.
The State Department is advised that the U.
3. minister at London has received and will
soon forward for the Navy Department certain
relics OF the Polaris found on Littlejohn Island
by Sir George Mares of FL. B. M. ship Pan
dora.
Postmaster General Key is investigating the
postage stamp agencies.
Ex-Detective g. S. Bell, who hailed from
Jackson, Miss. and obtained some notoriety as
a witness in the Belknap and safe burglary
cases, has been arrested on a requisition of the
Governor of Texas, ION charge of murder,
alleged to have been committed in $780, the
victim being William Morris.
A despatch at the Department of State from
our consul ct Samoa announces that the Sa-
moan government has formally applied both to
the President of the United States through our
consul and to the Queen of Great Britain
through the British consul, for protection and
assistance to enable them to maintain peace
and independence. No official information is
yet received of the statements that subsequent
to making this application the Samoans hoist
ed the American flag.
Ex-Secretary Robson has instituted a suit
10 repleyin paper, seized as the property of
the National Republican newspaper. This is
the first public revelation of Robesons ru-
mored connection with that journal.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Besterng's cigar box factory In Cincinnati
was burned Friday and seven girls employed
persisted in the flames.
At the Lacy furnace Co.'S works at Pittsburg
Friday morning. three men were precipitated
into furnace. Two were taken out dead, and
the other was fatally burned
Ben's great saw mill and salt blocks near
East Saginaw, Mich, were burned Thursday
last Total loss 100000
An entire family, consisting of Lewis Spen
Ger and his four children, two girls and two
boys.Sh-ing in Clark county, Mo-, were muir
dered Thursday night The crime no doubt
was committed fer money, as Spencer had in
in his possession 800 belonging to the town
ship, of which he was trustee. The weapons
used were an axe and pitchferk.
The poor house on the Industrial farm of the
county of Norfolk Ont, was burned Saturday
night, and seven women and ten men persisted
In the flames.
Benjamin o. Millikin, for some months con-
nected with the Boston Post committed sui
eide Monday
A shooting ARRAY took place at Hopewell,
Greenup county, KY, Monday, between David
Floyd, his two SONS and Lick Floyd aged 81
and Joseph A. Martin and his two sons on
shot
THE STRIKES.
The railroad strikers last week in many
cases returned to work, and the mob was
cowed by the presence of the military; in
Scranton, Pa, however, the miners were very
troublesome; on the second inst they forced
decent workmen to quit work and prevented
the pumps in the mines from working; Mayor
McKune appeared on the scene, when the
mob struck him down and broke his jaw; then
the alarm bell sounded, the vigilance commit
tee rallied and fired on the mob, killing four;
this had salutary effect. the rioters scatter
ing; 1000 U. S. troops arrived, having arrested
80 rioters on the way, and quiet was restored.
VIM. FL. Vanderbilt, President of the New
York Central Railroad, has distributed $780,
600 among his employees as a reward for their
fidelity during the recent strikes; the Balti-
more & Ohio Company has also given $50 to
each of the train men who took the early
trains through, and first aided in breaking
down the strike; the road now has more men
than it needs; Mr.. Vanderbilt says there will
be plenty of business and work for everybody
this but at low rates.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Chicago Tribune exposes the rottenness
of the Chicago Protective Life Insurance Com
pany.--Henry Sidney Everett, son OF. the late
OF the American legation in Germapy.--The
New York police has been ordered to strictly
enforce the excise law.--The Alabama Con-
sttutional. Convention has decided to elect
judges of the supreme and superior court by
joint ballot in 1.-THE legislature.-John c. Da-
Wis, proprietor of the Rockaway House at Rye
Beach, has failed--Prof. Riley of the grass
hopper commission, says the wet weather has
destroyed the grasshoppers and the damage in
the Northwest is over.--The Independent
Greenback party will hold consultation at
Rochester, N. Y, August 13.--American res
idents at Rome have sent congratulatory des-
patch to Gen. Grant "A general order has
been issued by the President forbidding the
sale of metallic cartridges to the Indians
The scull race for the championship of Halifax
harbor was won by Warren Smith, champion
of last year, beating John Nickerson with
ease.--The International rifle match will be
held at Creedmoor Sept. 10 and 14.-Gen-
Gibbon left Mssoula Monday with 1000 men to
follow the Indians.-The President will at