The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-05

Bros, box factory; the Daniels block, occupied
by Daniels 81 Cornell wholesale grocers, Bor-
den Sc Keep, -four dealers. Fielder Bros. &
Fessenden, wholesale hats and caps, and a
number of offices in the upper stories; Rose &
Eddy's block, occupied by j. G. Eddy & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers; the Vaughan block,
occupied by McCorliss, Harry & Co., wholesale
grocers, Buffinton s. Green, -four dealers, A. A.
Burdck, E. 81. Aldrich and VIM. Smith, wool
Dealers A & c. Holbrook, leather goods; the
offices of has. f. Taylor; Chas. Barren, wool
dealer; the Pea cedale Manufacturing Co., and
others. The loss is estimated at three-quarters
of million; insurance $4,000 or $500, 900.
Grin Porter Rockwell, accredited chief of
the Danites, has been indicted for part cipation
in the murders at Aitken in the central part of
Utah territory in 1858.
Tweed continues his revelations of Ring
operations before the New York board of alder
men. He duplicates Senators Woodip, Ora
ham and others, saying that he paid each to
lobby for the tax levy. He says the Albany
Argus and Journal were subsidized, a state
ment which the former says is false as far as
is concerned, and which the Journal knows
nothing about, as it was controlled by other
parties at the time.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Charter Oak Life Insurance Company
asks its policy holders to release 40 per cent. OF
the reserve liability, promising to make it good
in the future if the uncertain assets can be con-
verified into cash or income producing securi-
ties---Daniel G. Carpenter & Son, hotel
proprietors of Readsboro, VT, have been
mulcted Gin $2OO0.34 damages by reason of
an accident resulting from intoxcaticating
liquors sold by them.--The civil suit against
Mckee of the st. Louis whiskey ring has been
dsm Used on the ground that his pardon bars
the right of civil action.--A call has been
published for a national liberal Congress at
Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 26. The platform will
advocate total separation of church and state,
national protection for national citizens; uni
versal education the basis of universal suffrage
The question of nominating candidate for
President in 1880 will be considered. d.
The western crops are taxing the
railroads to their utmost capacity.
-Ex-Governor Fenton Of New York is a
supporter of the Presidents polcy.---The
charges against Gov Axtell of New Mexico have
been dismissed.--Col. Daniel 81. Armstrong
of St.Louis has been appointed Senator Bogy's
successor The U. S. consul to St. Johns, N.
F., has secured from one of the crew of New
Bedford whaler a silver tablespoon which he
obtained from an Esquimaux of Repulse Bay
and supposed to have belonged to Sir John
Franklin.--The coal operators of Hazelton,
Penn, have decided to aceede to the demands
of the employees for an increase of wages. Mrs.
Morton Thayer, wife of farmer of South Am
herst eloped last week with a tramp named
Frank Daily.--Kate Lovence has accom-
plished the feat of walking 100 miles in q
hours and 40 minutes.--Failures in New
York during September At; aggregate liabili-
$685., 200; assets $1,397, 4O0.--Our consul at
| Liverpool recommends the expor of turkeys
and chickens to England.--In the Oneida
county New York; Republican convention
| after short struggle resolutions endorsing
President Hayes were defeated.-Great pre-
| parations are being made for laying the corner
| sotne of the New York Seventh Armory on
| Thursday.--Brooklyn is threatened with. a
| supply of water.