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The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
News and Other Items.

Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, is said to be a
relative of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Beecher's publisher testified in court the
other day that the plates Of his sermons were
worth nothing except for old metal, and the
"Life of Christi was worth only $500.
California papers allege tina from unex-
particular, furnishes greater number of cases
of paralysis than any other similar section in
the country, if not in the world.
Chicago anticipates a case of cremation. A
young German proposes to burn his wife's
body in order to take the remains to Germany,
and is corresponding with those who cremated
Baron de Palm in Pennsylvania.
An old German, past 20, who had married
pauper from the Bayview asylum at Baltimore,
liked her so we'll that when she died recently,
he applied at the same institution for another
wife and got her.
Baltimore has suffered from the ravages of
scarlet fever to an unprecedented degree since
November last, and the disease has not been
confined to any localities or classes. Over $40
deaths of pronounced cases have occurred with
in the time named.
The Minneapolis Tribune is very confident
that the grasshoppers have seen their best and
most destructive days in Minnesota, and that
the year 1877 will witness return of all Sec
tons OF the state to the fruitful and thrifty
conditions of its past.
The hotel keepers at Long Branch have off
cred cottage to President Hayes for the COM
ing season, but it is reported that he will not
leave Washington permanently during the
summer, but live few miles out, as President
Lincoln did, during the warm weather.
George s. Boutwell, is the Oldest living ex-
Governor of Massachusetts, Clifford, Emory
Washburn and Andrew were elected after
Boutwell, and have passed on. The ex- Cover
nors of Massachusetts now living are Boutwell,,
Gardner, Banks, Bullock, Clafiin, W. B.
Washbuln and CASTOR.
The New England college crews will be very
few in New London this year. Trinity will not
send, and Wesleyan is in doubt Bowdoin and
Brown have not reported. The President of
Dartmouth navy has been instructed to report
to Wesleyan, Bowdoin and Brown that Dart
mouth will, send university crew to New Lon
don, providing any other college crew will row
them.
The order of Caucasians at San Francisco,
states that that order is in no way responsible
for the recent massacre of Cinnamon at Chico
and will use all means to discover and punish
the offenders. They assign as reason for the
outrages recently committed at Chico, that a
number of white men who have been employed
in sash and blind factory there, were DIS
charged and Cinnamon hired in their places,
that, under the incentive of poverty and lack of
employment, becoming dissatisfied with the
slow and peaceful workings of the order of
Caucasians, to which they belonged, some of
these men formed an anti-Coolie club, to whose
influence the recent tragedy is largely due.
They claim that the camp of Caucasians at
Chico is composed of the most respectable men
in the town, and that the order in California
numbers about 1000, and about the same num-
Der in Nevada
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
Bank Statement,

-, BOSTON, March 21-The following are the footings
tins week OF the Boston National banks as returned
to the CLEARING House.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
Portland Daily Press STOCK List

Corrected by WOODBURY. q MoULToN. Investment
Bankers, 81 Exchange st.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
brighton Cattle Market.

Tor the week ending Wednesday, March 81
Amount OF stock at market-Cattle 1889. sbee,
and Lambs $3.50; Swine 1880; number of Western
Northern Cattle 100. "' an"
Prices Of Beef Cattle ~ 100 Tbs, live weigbt-Extra
at 20 70 @ 623 first quality at s. S7A "a 12I; Sec
ono quality at S. rs q 75 third quality at "a 81
1St poorest ore grades of coarse Oxen, Bulls, &C.,
og sr aa On a = cents p h. Brighton Tai
C9%s1 ,t Hides q &c ~ tb Country Tallow a
Cat Skins 10 lie y ID; Sheep and Lamb Skins
me supply Of Cattle in market for the mast wool
mas peen the hghtest OF that of several months The
Iraae at Albany for Western Cattle has been actve
and the Larger portion Of Cattle landed there war
bought for the New York markets. prices bava a.,
Vanced y &c f8 ID those of our last
Working Oxen-There has been good sunniv o.
working Oxen brought in from Maine for sever o
Pair. Gi9fh lire MIR H.
pair. feet inches $500 lbs S1i5
I pair loo 10 ,.c;;'"'9 Zo00 Ito
Mich Cows-Extra, sos to 95; ordinary S25 to n
Most OF the Cows offered in market for sale are of
common grade. ~ VI
Store Cattle-But few in market and not much cal,
for them, most of the small Cattle being bought m
for Beef. 0sn' up
Sheep and Lambs-Those from the West were all
owned by butchers. Northern Sheep and Lambs did
not sell 50 well as they dId one week ago.
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The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Fire in Hollis.

Fhe HI HOLLIS.
BIDrEFoRD, March 2l.-The store and dwell
ing of Geo. E. Smith in Hollis has been burn
ed to the ground. Loss $500; fully insured.
Serious Fire in MIachias.
MACHIAs, March 2l-A fire started from a
stove at eleven last night, in the tin shop of
Edgar M. Fitzpatrick, and his stock OF stoves
was mostly burned. Loss $4,000; insurance
$27O0. Hemenway's store and stock, 100000
feet of boards and blacksmith shop occupied
by Daniel Mcdonald. were burned. Loss $l0,-
600; probably insured. j. w. Lyman's stock /;
loss $500; insurance $1,000. in the Bangor Mu
tual. Clark Longfellow owned the building
where Lyman kept store. Loss $500; Insur-
ance $1,000 in Etna Total loss $4,000; half
or two thirds insured.
Fire in Rome.
VAUDEVILLE, March PA barn with its
contents, belonging to Evander Holmes in
Rome, was destroyed by fire Monday. Loss
$500; insured for 5000 in the Phoenix.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The agricultural department. has stopped dis
tributing seed.
Hamilton Fish is now slated for Minister to
England.
Thompson, New York tea importer, has
failed; liabilities $75, 900.
A London despatch says Footstep won the
Lincolnshire handicap to-day.
VIM. Berry, middle aged farmer of Rye
N. e., hung himself yesterday.
Benz F. Mickey, noted desperate, was con-
victed of murder az Shelbyville, KY, Yesterday,
and sentenced to penal servitude for life.
Geo. Gregory shot and MORALLY wounded his
wife at Hartford last night. Jealousy the sup
posed cause.
j. d. Cameron of Pennsylvania and Stanley
Matthews of Ohio, have been formally declared
elected to the United States Senate
Samuel T. stickney. one of the Oldest circus
ton, died at Cincinnati, Tuesday
The nomination of Gen. Mcclellan for SUPER
intendent of public works, was defeated in the
New York Senate yesterday.
Campbelps cooperage storehouse in Roches.
ter, n. \, was burned Tuesday night Loss
$4,000.
A larger number. of applications for patents
are being filed now than at any previous time
in the history of the Office. The weekly issue
OF patents averages 400
The New York Typographical Union has re-
duced the price of composition on the morning
papers from AZ to 40 cents per 1000 ems and on
the evening papers from 80 to So cents
The meeting of presidents of the coal rail-
roads was adjourned yesterday till Thursday,
without agreeing upon any particular course Of
action.
Chief Engineer Kersted has been detached
from Hartford to aid as feet engineer of the
North Atlantic station, and ordered to Boston
navy yard ia charge of engineer stores.
Edward Wells, negro, who murdered Wm
brien IN Burke Co., Ca, was taken from Jail
at Waynesboro Tuesday night and lynched by
unknown men. He confessed.
"A thief entered the Indiana National Bank
az 1nuianapohs, at noon yesterday, and placed
small box, which he carried, on the floor.
stepped upon it, reached over the RAILING
grabbed $4,000 and fled. Isl
The Missouri legislature is after the sou
ing machine agents, having passed bin i'm
posing penalties on agents who leave goods on
the installment plan with widows and MOO
people and then attach the machices tor small
residues when the final balances are not
promptly forthcoming.
The Ohio temperance women are on the war
path again. About 30 of them, armed with
axes, descended on saloon at MillertOwn last
week, smashed in the door and demolished bar,
Jugs, Kegs and walls. marching off in good
tory"
The Missouri Senate passed bill authoriz-
Ing the governor to offer reward of $40, 600 for
q remedy for the disase known as hog cholera.
a remedy Tor the disease would be cheaplv
oooght at $4,000, for the losses in that state
and ilnnois alone from it have amounted to a
million and half dollars
The whole press of California will unite in
presenting testimonial to Gen. John Nc
Comb, managing editor of the Alta California
of San Francisco, in recognition of the cooness
and courage he manifested the other day in
knocking down and taking to The police station
VIM. Hayes, the man who tried to force the re-
traction of an item at the muzzle of revolver
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Funeral of Emory washburn


Boston, March 21.-The funeral of the late
Emory Washburn took place at Cambridge
this morning. Private services were held at
the family residence. The remains were then
taken to Appleton chapel, preceded by Gov.
Rice. President Eliot of Harvard College, Hon.
R. G. Winthrop, Hon. Stephen Salisbury,
Judge E. r Hoar, Hon. Henry W. PAIGE,
Prof. Asa Gray and DIR. Morrill, Wynn as
pail bearers. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
A X. Peabody, D. D., and the services closed
with benediction by the Rev, MI. Mckenzie,
pastor of the Congregational church. The
services were attended by representatives of
the Massachusetts Historical Society, Massa
chusetts Antiquarian Society, American Peace
Society, School for Predetermined Youth, Cam
bridge Law School, Executive Council, Com
mittee of the State Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, including President Coggswell
and Speaker Long, Mayor Allen and members
of the Cambridge city government, the faculty
of the college, and numerous prominent citizens
from all parts of the state. The remains were
carried 10 Mount Auburn. The flags of the
city were at half mast, and while the process.
sion was passing through the city business was
generally suspended.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH DIST
The markets are quiet this week and we have but
few material changes to note. March promises to 90
out as 1t came in quiet and with but little demand
for gcols The dry goods market is rather more ar.
tive than groceries but there is little change to note
The money market continues steady and gold closed
Wednesday, March 21st, at 81 05.
Apples are still quite &C tive at prices ranging from
VI oo@S2.5O " bill. Beans continue steady and I'M
changed at the quoted prices. Butter is UNCHANGED
the best family lots being quoted at 5000 cts. and
the store lots at 20925 cts Cheese is firm at the ouo
tations given this week. Coffee is quiet and nm.
changed. Cordage shows few slight changes. A
number of slight changes will be noticed in the
drugs and dyes quotations this week Fish are ratb
er quiet and unchanged. Flour is firm and in fail
demand at unchange prices Oranges and lemon,
are coming in quite freely and are in much bette,
demand. Corn is quite plenty with a fair supply al
the quotations oil last week. Hay is coming in rathe
slow this week and is quoted at $17(91s from tn,
carts. Iron is steady and unchanged Lard is rather
more active and there is decidedly better feeling il
the market. Leather is quite active but prices art
unchanged. Lumber remains the same. Molasse
is dull and quiet. Oils are unchanged Pork is firm
and unchanged at the quotations. Hams are lowe
and are quoted at 11@11a cts Seeds are unchanged
Sugars are rather lower and ganuated is quoted al
liz cts and Extra at 1O5 cts. TEAS are firm and
unchanged, Tin is unchanged. Tobacco is quiet
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
LOUISIANA.
A Quorum i'm Packard,s Lesisla

A Quorum in Packard,s Legislature.
NEW ORLEANS, March Ex-senator Demas
lcOored) who has been acting with Nichols
Legislature took seat In the Packard Senate
this morning, completing it is claimed quorum
in both houses. The extra session of Legislature
has been extended.
Both Legislatures Extend Their Sessions.
The sessions of both the Packard and
Nichols Legislatures have been extended to
March 30th.
The Democrats Deny That Pacxard's
Le2islature has a Quorum.
The Democrats claim that the detection of
State Senator Demas from the Nichols Legis la
ture doe not break the Returning Board quo
rum Of that body. Nineteen is quorum, the
Nichols Senate now consists of nineteen
Returning Board members, and two elected
according to returns. Packard's senate is COM
posed Of seventeen Returning Board members,
two less than quorum, and two members who
were seated subject to contest.
Troops Called For by Packard.
After obtaining quorum of the Senate the
Packard Legislature passed through both
Houses a general appropriation bill and mileage
and per diem bill for themselves They also
adopted concurrent resolution, quoting sec.
art. of the constitution of the United
States, and sections 1926, 5299 and 5000 of the
United States Revised Statutes, and setting
forth there existed IN New Orleans, the capital
Ut the state, domestic violence and illegal con-
spiracies and combinations to obstruct the
execution of the law as evidenced by the
seizure by armed and lawless bands of the
state arsenal and Supreme Court of the state,
calling upon the President under the constitu-
tloD, and laws for aid to suppress the same.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
CID goth, sch e G Willard, Wallace. Boston.


NEW YOkk-AI 10TH barque Spartan, Crosby.
London Feb rs; schs Sadie Willcutt Watts. Dema-
rara; G Drew, French, New Haven /; Douglass
Haines, Adams, Wiscasset for Philadelphia; Ira ID
Sturges, johnson, do tor Baltimore
ar 2lst, snip Golden Fleece, Humphrey, Dublin;
barques M, M Neieon Smith, Antwerp; Leventer,
Kocheko, Harding, Matanzas; Walter l. Pummer,
Plummer, do.
Cid 10Th. brqs Eta NJ Tucker, Forbes. st Thomas;
Renshaw, Sylvester, Cardenas; sch Edward Waite,
York, Havana.
Passed through Hell Gate 10Th, schs William Rice.
Presley. from New York for Portland Castjlian
Means, and Gates, freeman, from Wee6awken
for Boston; Mountain LAUREL Farrell, Port Johnson
for Portsmouth; Defiance, Thorndike, Delaware for
Belfast.
PROVIDENCE-Ar 10Th, sch belmont Locke
Pendleton, Hoboken
Sid 10Th, scbs Daisy E Parkhnrst. Hooper, for
New Orleans via Morehead City; David Faust Smith,
and Georgia. Dodge, New York. Waterman, Pen
deton. and j Carver. Allen, do.
Sid 20th scbs Flora King, Rowe, and Geo B Somes,
Norwood, New York.
NEW BEDFORD-Ar 10TH sch Clio Chillcott Full
lerton Newcastle tor Warebam, (and sailed 2Oth.)
VINEYARD AVEN-A 18th. scbs Anita Small,
st Martins tor orders; Nile, Metcalt, New York for
Vinalhaven; M j Laughton. Halowell, Whiting for
New York; Oliver Ames Babbitt I'm Boston for do
Union, Clark. Calais for do; Nathan Cleaves, At
wood Portland for Norfolk; j Trafton, Hoyt, dc
for Philadelphia.
BOSTON-Ar Goth, schs Venilia, Sprague, Grand
Menan NIB; Cynosure. Daley, Camden; Ida Hud-
son, Remission, koekand; Ivy Bell, Loud Bristol
A Tirrell, Fisher, New York.
Ar 21st, barques Reusens. Leighton, Genoa; Z +
Herman, Whittier, Cientuegos, brig Anna d Tor
denas; Delaware, Carter, Rockland: H Pool, Col
py, and Isabella Lockhart, Wiscasset.
SALEM-Sld 10Th. schs Eliza Coffin, Cole, (trom
Phladelpha) for Rockland Billow, Haskell New
YORK TOR Portland; Maggie Bell Hall, Roekland fol
Richmond George Shattuck, Carter. Boston fol
Belfast.
BATH-Ar goth, schs j C Rogers, Otis, Portland
| Huzzar, Matthew'S Elizabethport via Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
DIED.

In this CITY, March 81, Charles Edwin second son
month % days,
Funeral services Friday afternoon at p O'Clock
at ms fathers residence No. II Wilmot street. Blu
rial at convenience of the family.
In this city, March 20 Nellie, daughter of Patrick
and Jennie Maloney Boston papers please copy.1
mond, aged II years month.
Funeral services Friday afternoon at o'clock,
at his late residence, Lig0nia Village. Boston pa
pers please copy.l
In West Gorham. March 20. Mrs. Louisa A., wife
OF J. s. Files, aged &c years months.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon, at her late
residence.
In Cornish March 49, Miss Emily H., daughter of
Justin s. and Laura A. Butterfeld, of West Bald
win aged 20 years
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
Lee, the Mountain Meadow puurder.r

New YORK, March 21.-Two campanies of
troops to guard Lee, the Mountain Meadow
murderer, arrived at Beaver City, Utah, yester.
day. United States Marshal Nelson, who h a.
charge of Lee, will not allow anybody, includ-
ing newspaper men, to See him. 1t is under
stood that Lee denounces Brigham Young Sc
verey. 1t is believed that Rachel (Les's wife)
has beeu endeavoring TO oot,in assistance from
the Indians to help Lees children rescue him.
Bingham Young, Jr., does not believe Lee will
be shot, as he possesses much evidence of i'm
portance which would die with him.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Clu 10Th, ship Charles Fl Mar
shall, Hutchinson, Queenstown.
NEW ORLEANS-Ar up 10Th, sch Clara L Dyer
Beers, Port Antonio.
;, PENSACOLA-Ar nth, sch Santa Rosa, Gaul
Havana.
JACKSONVILLE-Ar 18th, sch Ella, Cotter, from
Philadelphia.
u ;SAyANNAH-Ar 18th, sch Ernest Lee, Rideout,
Fokl ROYAL, Scar nth, barque Moonbeam,
Field. Savannah
WlLMlNoTON, NC-Ar 18th, sch l. knight,
Anderson, Rockport.
\, bALTlMOkE-Ar 19tb, schs Forest City, Fodglns,
new YORK; Aldine, Dennison, Cardenas.
PHlLADELPHIA-Cld 19th sch Chancellor, Fer
guson, Portsmouth
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
Sc RElGN PORTS.

Ar at Bahia nth ult brig Calao. Leeman, Phila-
pd In port Feb 18th, ship Intrepid Simmons, from
Sid FIN Messina 10th inst, sch Eagle Rock, Ham
mond, New York.
Sid I'm Gibraltar 18th inst, brig Gazelle Dickson
Philadelphia.
Ar at Alicante 18th inst, barque Monitor, Eaton,
New York
Sid FIN Havre 18th inst, ship Charles H Southland.
Beattie, New York.
Sid I'm Liverpool 10Th inst, barque Olive Thuriow,
Corbett, New York, (having REPEATEDLY
Sid I'm Cardiff goth inst, barque j H Ingersoll.
Strout, st Jago; brig Henry Wing Small, Clenfue-
gos; sch Sophia Kranz, Dyer, Lisbon.
AT Nayassa Feb %, sch Pride OF the East Lord, for
Ar at Inagua Feb &c. sch Sunbeam, Kahn, New Or.
leans, (and sailed 2sth for Belize.
Ar at Demarara Feb 10, sch Norman, Smith, AYR
Sid 18th, sch Carrie Webb for Porto Rico
:, AT at St Pierre Feb q. sch NJ E Simmons, Kane,
Boston; lst inst, M Collins, Curtis, New York; I'd,
Ar at st Thomas I'd inst. barque Regina Tolck
y;h Wna and sailed attn for Sagua); sch Clara
Menu '"' Wv
Sid I'd, brigs Sarah Gilmore, Clifford. Boston: 9TH
Cuba. DAAe'
~; Ar n at zaza Feb a. brig Helen Phnney, Boyd,
Ar at st Jago LIST inst, sch Jennie Beasley. Bar
Tngton, New York; 5th. barque T Stocker, Tyler,
Boston; brig f Merriman, Lecraw, New York
Sld nm Cienfuegos 18th inst, sch Lahana, Small, for
Ar at Trinidad I'd inst, brig Orbit, Benson, from
Kingston.
In port 9Th inst, brig NJ Merritt, Herman, for
Boston; and others.
Ar at Guantanamo Feb &c, sch Flora NJ Crowley,
Aen, 81 Thomas land sailed LIST Inst for New York
', Ar at havana 18th inst schs Louisa Bliss Strong
Boston Saarbruck, Clark, Machas; 18th, brig Chas
Dennls, Dodge. Boston; sch j d Robinson, Glover
~ George; 18th, barque Martin W Brett, Peterson,
" Ar at Matanzas 10th inst sch Elva E Pettengil,
York, Havana.
ar at Cardenas 10th inst, briggs Giles Loring An
uerson, Wlscasset; Dirigo. Coffin, Cadiz; schs wy
3mlns, Foss Porto Rico; Virginia, Bangs Matanzas
h hattie King. Crowley. I'm st john NIB; 18th, brig
Ramlrez, Bernard. Havana; schs James Talbot,
Savannah. ' '
SD 10th, barque Harriet jackson, Bacon. New
HorKi sens Georgia. Coffin. and III Converse, Coffin
Nortn OF Hatteras; Carl d Lothrop, McAllep do
l5tn, brig A 6 Jewett, Reed, New York.
AT at st John. NIB, 18th inst, schs W Peasley,
farker, and Milwaukee, Wallace, Boston.
SPOKEN.
March 10, lat Al II, Ion So IS, barque Don Justo,
from Belfast, l. for New York.
Feb 70, lat 43 GA, Ion IL S. barque Kate Harding,
rom Antwerp for Sandy Hook.
March IL. lat 81 is, lon "a TO- sch Addie Blaisdell
from Boston for Key West.
March II, no lat, &c, sch M A Wiley Gilcbrist fin
Matanzas tor Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
MEMORANDA.

Brig Alton, Perkins, from Cardiff for Havana, put
into st Thomas 9th inst with loss of rudder head,
foretopmast, maintopmast, &c.
Sch j TTafton HoyJ, from Portland for Philadel-
pbia put into Vine, ard Haven 10th leaking about
2Oo strokes per hour having been ashore Is hours
Long Shoal.
Sch Julia Carnage, before reported ashore near
South Lyme, hauled off 18th and lowed into New
London leaking badly.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22

LONDON, March 21-i.o0 P. M.-Cotton at 96 Tie
for money and account.
LONDON, March 21-4.0O P. M.-American securi-
ties-United States bonds 1865, 1851 do 1865, at
1893; do l, 40s, at 1884, IS, at 1919. New York
Central 92l. Erie Railway.
LIVERPOOL, March 21.-t2.30 P. M.-Cotton-The
market is very fat Mddling uplands at Gid; do Or
leans 716d sales of 1000 bales including 1000 bales
tor speculation and export; receipts to-day 1900
bales, including 500 American.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
REDERS'
German Snuff,
PEOPLE OF NEW ENGLAND.

Use it according to directions, and cure is war;
ranted.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
New York stock and mouev Market.

NEW YORK. March 21-Evening .-Money lent on
ing quotations q q per cent. Sterling Exchange
demand. ~
Gold closed at 1O45 with all the sales of the day at
l044 "a 104B. The carrying rates were II and Q per
cent; borrowing fiat and per cent. The clearan-
ces were $9,000,O0O. The customs receipts to- day
were $304, 900. The Treasury disbursements were
$266O00 for interest and $45S00 for bonds Govern
ments are quiet and steady. Stock speculation was
strong.
The total transactions at the Stock Exchange ag-
gegated 900 shares including l2l 300 shares Del
shares, Delaware & Hudson Canal 2O7O0 shares, Wes-
tern Union 20.sOO shares, New york Central 5000
shares st Paul 1900 shares, Pacific Mail 2700 shares
Erie 1900 shares, Ohio g. Miss 1900 shares.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
Absconded.

New HAVEN, March 21.-John W. Burnes,
an entry clerk in the establishment of E. Nal
Ter of this city, absconded this afternoon with
$500 in cash and several thousand dollars
worth of checks which had been given him to
deposit 10 the bank. He is supposed to have
gone to New York.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
JAPAN.
A Victor, for the Imperial Forces.

VICTORY for the Imperial Forces.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-A private letter
from the governor of Yokohoma received by a
resident Of this city, reports a sharp battle
fought at Koyaschina, the capital of Satsuma,
few days before the sailing of the steamer
"City of Pekln." The report represents the
Imperial forces captured the town after sharp
and severe conflict. The conspirators were
routed at every point
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
JAMAICA
Earthquake ersecu,ing the Press.

KINGSTON, JAM, March 20, via Havana,
March Il An earthquake visited this part of
the Island yesterday. 1t caused great alarm
but no damage.
There is much public excitement here over
the criminal proceedings against the press for
sedition. Committees are collecting subscrip.
t,ons for defence,
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
The Decentralization Question.

The important matter which now proven is
the signing of the protocol is the question of
stood to require assurance from Russia that she
will demoOllize. Russia maintains that it is
contrary to her dignity to give such assurances.
She asserts that she is bound by honor and
interest to demobilize, but declines to give a
positive pledge, and moreover requires that the
protocol shall be signed, peace conclude with
Montenegro, and the disarmament of Turkey
begun, before she will demobilize.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22

;. NEW YORK. March 21-Evening -Cotton market
~ s,q aiet and unchanged; ordinary uplands and
10. ioc 40 stained at 7-l6c mIddling uplands and
Aapama at il3c; do New Orleans and Texas 1Isc; do
points advance; sales 500 bales; delivered on con.
tract oo' bales. Flour quiet and firm, scarcely so