The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-11
From the Maine State Press of May 10, 1871
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Night, May 0.
NATIONAL CAPITAL

NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Mexican border trobles were the subject
of discussion at the Cabinet meeting Tuesday
and it was agreed that organized cattle stealing
and other depredations upon property in Texas
of American citizens must be effectually stopped
witout further delay or inattention on the part
of Mexican authorities. Correspondence with
the Mexican government will be Immediately
re-opened by the State government, and unless
proper steps be promptly taken by Mexico to
prevent further incursions upon our territory
by bodies of her citizens, our military forces
under Gen. Ord will probably be authorized to
CROSS the Rio Grande to pursue and capture the
mauraders
The Secretary of the Treasury has called
for the redemption of $1O,114,35O of 500
bonds of 1866, May and November.
The amount called in constitutes the resi-
due of those issued under the act of March Sd,
1866, dated Nov. /, 1856 The call is for S.
5S1, 200 coupon and 81, 533 $50 registered bonds.
Solicitor Robinson has informed Secretary
Sherman that there is room for improvement
and reform in every department of the New
York Custom House that the committee has
investigated.
The official statement shows the reduction of
the national debt of the United States from
March LIST, 1869, to April 3Oth, 1877, $445, 1884,
642.8l.
Secretary Sherman thinks that the fact that
our bonds have been less affected than Eng
lish consols presents the strongest evidence of
character and stability of American credit
abroad.
Secretary Sherman has directed Postmaster
James of New York to bury the dead and re-
lieve the wounded by the recent post Office cas-
ualty, at the public expense.
Robert G. Blaine brother of Senator Blaine,
has received the appointment from Sergeant
alarms French of the Senate, of assistant
superintendent of the Senate document room.
Blaine was formerly clerk IN the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate, but was removed last
December by Secretary Gorham.
A Salt Lake despatch says the Mormons be-
lieve that Brigham Young and other Mormon
leaders are to be arrested. and they have de-
termined to resist any such movement by Fed
eral authority. They are secretly arming and
drilling throughout the territory. Col. Dame
has ordered all the companies of the first regi-
ment to be recruited to the full standard and
to be differed. Preparations for hostilities are
particularly active among the southern settle
ments
The extra session of Congress has been post
poned to the 18th day Of October. The post
ponement has made much excitement in po-
litical circles, as many think it in furtherance
of the Presidents Southern policy.
1t is stated that on vote in the Cabinet
three members voted for disbanding the reg
ular army, arguing that the Governors of the
border States can take care of the Indians
better than the Federal governments.
George Butler has been dismissed from the
special agency of the postoffice for getting
drunk in the cars and acting most disgrace
fully. The Postmaster General, in discharging
him, said no drunkard can be employed in his
department.
The following Postmasters were commissioned
Tuesday:
Abner G. Spaulding, Richmond, Me-; Walter
Burleigh, Franklin Falls, n. H.; John G. B.
Adams. Lynn, Mass.
The President has mitigated the sentence Of
Major Reno to suspension from rank and pay
for two years from May 1877.
The Secretary of State is considering whether
there are any means of appointing commits
sion to the Paris Exposition. Legation people
think if the war continues the Exposition will
be postponed.
The Chicago whisky ring have made an APP
plication to Secretary Sherman that he order
a continuance of cases in court to permit the
whisky ring to appeal to Congress. This re-
quest is not likely to be granted. The Presi-
dent yesterday informed lawyers of the ring
that he would under no circumstances interfere
to change the decision of Secretary Sherman
against them, which was final.
The mission to England has been rendered
to ex-Secretary Fish, and Mr.. Sanford can be
reappointed to his old position at Brussels if
he desires it. A number of consuls are to be
appointed next week.
CRIMES AND CAUsULTIES
Jose Chomals and F. Arias were taken from
the Jail at Santa Cruz last week and hung by
mob for murder.
Four men were buried at Fall River, Mass,
Thursday by the caving in of cellar, and one
of them. Orven Riley, killed.
Rev. Henry Clearwate., a Methodist minister
al On0uupoikh OOuupy, 4lsf uoo pCCu AuulCtCo
for having obtained $500 worth of goods on
false pretences. He has confessed.
Two illicit whisky distillers were shot at
Glasgow, Tenn, Monday by U. s. Marshals.
The latter we're arrested by the state authorities
and a conflict between the United States and
state authorities is likely to result.
w. a. johnson, recently discharged from a
clerkship in the Treasury Department in Wash
ington, where he has been for several years,
threw himself under locomotive on the West
Jersey railroad Thursday and was instantly
killed.
Steamship City of Brussels, with Gen. New
ton and the Irish pilgrims on board, is overdue,
and fears are entertained for her safety.
The boiler of the steamer Sidonian exploded
while that vessel was at sea and killed the cap
tain, three engineers, two firemen and trim.
mer.
The body of John T. DAILY, the proprietor of
the Windsor Hotel in New York, has been
sound hanging in an old barn at Long Plains.
He had evidently committed suicide.
A party Of burglars last Friday night en-
tered the residence of Harrison Prescott at
Newton Centre. Mass, and with key which
they distracted FROM his pocket opened his safe
and took $21 900 in government bonds $500 in
money and notes, mortgages, &C., to an un.
known amount. A list of the number of the
bonds was always taken, which will render it
difficult to identify them. Mr.. Prescott drew
$4,000 worth of bonds from the bank Thurs
day for registration and it is supposed that the
robbers were cognizant of the fact There is
no clue to the thieves.
Chin Mool Saw, Chinaman, was hanged
at San Francisco for murder, He was con-
victed on Chinese testimony.
Five ladies were poisoned to death at Level
Green plantation, Va, last week by either
arsenic or strychnine.
THE TURCo-RUssIAN WAR.
The week has been sgnalized by great Rus
sian successes in Asia and by steady progress
in the concentration of Russian troops On the
Danube. The capture of Bayazid has been
followed by the capture of Kars, the kew to
Asia Minor, with II 900 Turks This is stag
gering blow to the Ottoman, for it opens the
road to Erzeroum and Trebizonde and yirtuallv
gives the Muscovite coutrol of Anatolia. Kars
is one of the strongest fortresses in the domin.
ion of the Porte, and in 1856 resisted for five
months Russian attack and only succumbed
at last to famine. The Turks appear to have