The Portland daily press., 1877-01-19

The ice on the Monongahela has also done i'm
mense damage. An immense number of coal
flats. loaded and empty, were carried away
and it is feared that several lives were lost. A
rough estimate of the loss puts the figure at
$2,000,000. The coal works along the Monon-
gahela were so badly wrecked that it will re-
quire two months to repair the damage.
BRIEF MENTION.
The cotton crop is estsmated at from 4,200,-
900 to 4, ,250, 900 bales.--The National Execu-
tive Committee of the Greenback party have
means to extend its organization.
Grant has filed suit in the Circuit Court at
St. Louis against P. W. Schneider, claiming
damages in the sum of $4,000, for breach of
contract. Grant alleges that defendant was to
paw him $4,000 and 10 per cent. of the profits if
he obtained certain contracts with the govern
ment.--Blue Jean Williams has declared his
intention Of putting the Indiana militia on a
war footing. The comptroller of the cur
rency has declared dividend of 20 per
cent in favor of the First Nation
al Bank of Wichita, Kansas. &c.
N. Griffin has been commissioned by the
native government of Samoa to negotiate
treaty of commerce and amity with the United
States, the main object being the moral sup
port of the American government-rh The
Walnut street Presbyterian church of St. Louis
has voted to sever their connection with the
Southern General Assembly of the Presbyte-
riad church by vote of 1917 to 2l--Tbous-
ands of the citizens of Charleston, S. G., have
r,lo IN fava nonff IN
Hampton's officers.--The Western Union
Telegraph company announces reduction
in tells between New York and the Vest
Lucille Western, the actress is dead.--The
1866 cable is broken.--The N. Y. Herald says
the official investigation of the Security Life
Insurance Company has disclosed the usual
amount of fraud and perjury in the official
statement made to the Department at Albany.
Real estate worth little over 100000 above en-
cumbrances. was sworn to as worth nearly half
million, and so on to the end of the infamous
fraud. Gordon Bennett has gone to
Europe There are no new developments re-
garding the duel.
FOREIGN.
There is no change in the Eastern situation.
The members of the conference have submitted
their ultimatum to Turkey, and an early an
swer is insisted upon. At the beginning of the
week Prince Bismarck sent to Baron Won
Werter, the German plenipotentiary at the
Eastern Conference, very curt note criticsing
the extreme slowness of the conferences, and
declaring that the conference had gone too far
in its concessions to the Porte and regretting
that Werter had Joined in the concessions. He
at the same time informed Lord Derby that he
thought these concessions were contrary to the
dignity Of Europe.
The success of the Socialist Democrats in the
German elections has greatly alarmed the Ger
man Government.
Alexander BaiD, the English author is
dead.
Iglesias has been defeated in Mexico and
captured. He asks to be permitted to retire to
private life.
The revolutionary forces in Ecuador have
won great battle, and President Borreros has
fled from the capital.
THE LATEST.
Two more votes were taken in the Massachu-
setts Legislature yesterday for U. S. Senator
but without choice. Hoar led on the last and
bis chances are improving. In Illinois Logan
still leads and is gaining.
The joint committee on counting the electoral
vote has agreed upon plan which will be
made public today.