The Portland daily press., 1877-10-19
THE PRESS.
From the Maine State Press Of Oct. IS, 1871
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednes-
day Night. October ~.
NATIONAL CAPITAL,

NATlONAL CAPITAL,
The extra session of Congress is the topic of
interest at Washington. Neither Senate nor
Ho use have yet got fairly to work. There are
two Republican Senators absent Morton and
Sharon. A great debate is expected when the
contested seats from Louisiana and South Car
DINA come under consideration. Senator Beck
of Kentucky has introduced a bill for the re-
moval of all disabilities. imposed by the 14th
amendment.
In the House Mr.. Randall has been re-
elected Speaker by a ote of 149 to 1872 for Mr..
Garfield, the Republican candidate. The first
business to be discussed is the matter of con-
tested seats from Louisiana, Florida, Colorado,
&c. The Republicans have chosen Messrs.
Hale, Garfield, Butler, Conger and Williams
committee to attend to these. Cain and Raj
ney of South Carolina and Darrell of Lauisi-
ana have been sworn in.
The Presidents message is simply a state
ment of the business before Congress. 1t
appears that there is deficiency of thirty-two
million in the war and two million in the navy
department., the unwise parsimony of the last
House necessitating this. As the pay of SOL
diers and sailors is fixed by law the government
has no alternative, and must pay them. If
Congress neglects to vote supplies the money
must be borrowed. There is also similar de-
fciency of two hundred thousand in the ju-
dietary department. Appropriations are also
necessary for the rebuilding Of the patent
office, nearly destroyed by fire. The President
suggests that measures should be at once taken
to ensure this country proper representation
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representatives be sent to the International
Prison Congress at Stockholm next year.
The disposition of the Nez Perces Indians
under Chief Joseph who surrendered to Gen.
Miles, has been the subject of correspondence
between the War and Interior Departments,
and the matter will be further considered and
determined by the Cabinet. The general prac-
tice Of the government heretofore has been to
assign captured Indians to such of the reserva.
tons as might have been selected for them
with only two exceptions, one being the case of
the captured Modocs. where several were
hanged, and the other members of the tribe
scattered among other Indians so as to break
the tribal relations of the band. The other ex-
ception was in the case of the captured Arapa-
hoes, Kowas and Comanches, who are now
confined at st. Marion, Fla.
Edwards Pierrepont, Minister to Great Brit
ain, has rendered his resignation, to take effect
Dec LIST.
Columbus Delano was lbrutally assaulted
Friday by Judge Wright of Indiana. The
difficulty rose out of the action taken by Della
no when Secretary of the Interior, in procur-
ing Wrights indictment for fraud in connection
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tried on the indictment and acquitted.
A bill introduced by Senator ingalls, Tuesday
provides that all pensions which have been or
may hereafter be granted, in consequence of
death occurring from causes which originated
in the service of the United States since March
4th, 1861, or in consequence of wounds or in
jures received or disease contracted, since said
date, shall commence from the date of death
or discharge from the United States service of
the person on whose account the claim has
been or shall hereafter be granted, or from the
termination of the right of the party having
prior titles to such pension, provided that the
limitation herein described shall not apply to
claims by or in behalf of insane persons or
minor children of deceased soldiers.
At the caucus of Republican Senators COM
mittee was appointed to make recommendations
for filling vacancies made by death since last
spring in the Senate committees. After some
discursive interchange of views as to the char
acter of the work that should be undertaken
during this session, the caucus adjourned with
out taking any action.
Democratic Senators also met in caucus and
discussed various questions, but no formal &C.
ton was taken.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Miles G. Parker, ex-treasurer of South Car
DINA, is under arrest, charged with plundering
the state. He is willing to turn states evil
dence.
Ezra P. Smith of Vergennes, Vt, and his
paramour, have been arrested on charge of poi
soning Smiths wife.
Assaults on revenue officers in North Caro-
lima continue. Thomas ]. Williams, revenue
officer in Tennessee, has been taken from his
house by disguised men and murdered.
Gilman, the New York scrip forger, has been
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
sealed bottle, containing the following
note. was picked up August II, opposite the
South Mocos Islands and forwarded to Maui
main: "Ship Vermont went ashore night of 9Th
Of August on Tenasserim coast; written in
sight of death. j. M. Richardson, master"
The Vermont sailed from Maulmain July 10Th
with 1766 tons of rice for Europe, and there is
reason to fear for her safety, as the weather
was extremely stormy the first half of August
The ship resistered 1882 tons, and was built at
Bath, in 1866, where she was owned by j. P.
Morse & Co.
The schooner Lena Hunter, arrived from Sa-
EN-, reports that on the 9Th instant, at 5 p. M,
30 miles southeast of Barnegat, an eastern
built schooner loaded, of 300 tons, went down.
Another schooner is supposed to have taken off
the crew.
james Berry, who sold some gold in New
Mexico week ago, which proved to be some of
that robbed from the Pacific train, was arrested
and jailed Saturday. He endeavored to escape
from 1.-THE sheriff, but was brought down by a
load of buckshot
The business part of the village of GAINESVILLE,
N. Y, was consumed by fire Sunday 1t burned
district covering seven acres of, ground. The
fire was the work of an incendiary. The man,
is known, but has not been found yet. Three
hotels, the Episcopal chuIch, postofice, six
stores, town hall and fifteen private dwellings
were amoug the buildings consumed. Loss
100000; insured for about Sis, 900.
1t is believed that the recent killing of Joel
Comins as train-robber at Big Springs was
mistake. He was wealthy citizen of Texas ,
and had been to the Black Hills where he had
sold herd of cattle, and had $4,000 with him.
1t is supposed he resisted arrest on the
ground that he was attacked by robbers.
Che matter is being investigated.
David Hall of Franklin county, Kentucky,
was whipped Saturday night by masked men,
Monday, Hall met one John Thompson and
recognizing him as one of his assaiiants, at
once shot him, wounding him severely. Hall
was arrested, but readily gave bail. 1t is
thought the affair will result in bringing to JUS
tice band of Ku-Klux who have disturbed
Franklin county for years.
George T. Plume, a New York broker, is
charged with stealing 100000 from the estate
of his deceased partner, Charles A. Lemont.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Ell Paso mob has been suppressed
The Apaches are surrendering. Roger
Williams monument was unveiled at Provi-