The Portland daily press., 1877-09-21

History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednes-
day Night, Sept. 10.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Second Auditor French of the Treasury DE
partment, is to be investigated. The onlv
charges against him refer to alleged jrrepn ari-
ties in employing a number of unnecessary
clerks.
1t is stated that should the present bonded
bonded debt OF the United States other than
the Paclt1ci railroad bonds be reduced to four
per cent bonds the aggregate annual interest
paid by the United States would be reduced
$24. ,.487;
Notice is given by the Lighthouse Board
that the lights at Chatham, Mass, have been
removed 225 feet to the westward. They are
now exhibited from two iron towers 100 feet
apart, bearing north and south from each other
+. A. Hoyt, retired merchant and for
merly on the Board of Indian Commissioners
who has accepted the position as Indian
Commissioner, will enter upon his duties
about the LIST of October.
POLITICAL.
The Massachusetts, Democrats held their
State Convention Thursday, and nominated
ex-Gov. CASTOR for Governor Charles Francis
Adams withdrew. The resolutions oppose a
prohibitory law, favor a reciprocity treaty, hard
money, and the honest payment of the public
debt and sympathize with the laboring men.
The Ohio workingmen's organization shows
signs of falling to pieces.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The President was enthusiastically received
at Cincinnati and Louisville, last week.
Boston's monument in memory Of her de-
ceased soldiers was dedicated Monday with
imposing ceremonies. The procession which
was composed of military and civic organiza.
tions was over three hours in passing given
point and rivaled that of the great Bunker
Hill celebration. The exercises at the monu-
ment consisted of prayer by Rev. W. II. Cud-
worth, the Masonic dedicatory service, the
presentation of the monument to Mayor Prince
by Alderman Thompson, and address by Mr..
Milmore, the designer of the monument, and
an Grafton by Gen. Deyens. Among the dis
tinguished men present. were Gen. Mcclellan
mad Gen. Hooker.
Gen. Sturgis has had a fight with the Nez
Perces Indians and thoroughly defeated them,
killing great many of them. The Warm
Springs are off their reservation numbering set
lers.
Tweed has been testlfying before commit
tee of the New York Board of Aldermen con-
corning the operations of the Ring. Nothing
new has yet been brought out
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Boston & Albany car shops at Spring
field were burned last Thursday. Loss $780,
600.
The British ship Avalanche from London for
New Zealand collided with the British ship
Forest from London for New York off Port
land, England. last Wednesday and both ves-
sells foundered. Ninety persons were drowned.
A severe storm swept over Texas Monday
and much damage was done along the coast
No lives lost.
The mayor of Burlington Iowa, has cleared
out, having stolen large part of the school
fund besides $4,000 from the Merchants Ma
onal Bank.
The yellow fever is raging with great
violence at Fernandina, Florida. There are
probably seventy or eighty cases all told.
The demand for food and nurses is increas-
ing, and the Mayor has established COM
missary to supply the colored people and poor
There have been % deaths since August goth,
of which 20 have been from yellow fever All
who can are leaving the city on extra trains
Quantities Of fumgatives and disinfectants
have been requested from Savannah and
Charleston.
BRIEF MENTION.
Senator Morton continues to improve.
Rev. Benjamin Scudder, for AZ years mission
AIRY in Turkey, is dead--A Soldiers monu-
ment was dedicated in Dover, N H. last FRI
day.--The President visited Senator Morton
last week. The interview was an affecting one.
Cyrus Field has informed Secretary Evarts
that if the Direct cable was least off from the
American Shore because of amalgamation with
the old cable company it could be connected at
Nova Scotia with the lines of the Anglo Amer
lean Company.--The Claremont Savings
Bank of New York is insolvent. Total liabil-
tiles to depositors 000.--The National
Independent Party of the state of New York
have adjourned their state convention to Oct.
10th at Albany. Hayes has been
invited to Atlanta.--The coal operators of
the Lehigh region have agreed to pay the rates
of last May and work will be insured. Hugh
Caperton, brother of the late Senator Caper-
ton, died aturday.-Bichlin's division of
ProfHay dens expedition which it was fearedhad
been cut off by the Indians, is safe.--A fair t
comet was discovered by Coggin at Marseiles
Sept. 14.-E. G. Cowdin is talked of as collector
of New York and Gen. Merrill as Surveyor
Gen. Hartranft is named for the English mis-
sian.--The Sitting Bull Commission has gone
to hunt up Sitting BuII.-.-Jo ohm w. Young, one
of Brigham's sons, undertook the other dav to
marry one Luella Cobb. His wife protested
land a row ensued, the result Of which was tina
ha fpotr holt fha oh;
people of New Orleans celebrated the estab-
ishment of Gov. Nichols authority last Sat-
urday by a grand procession of the White
Leaguers and the Louisiana militia--The
average of the cotton crop for September is the
same as year ago.--Mies Frederick, daupb.
ter of August Belmont was married az New
port Tuesday to Samuel Shaw Rowland,
wealthy New York gentleman. The presents
were very cos ly. James Gordon Bennett sent
diamond and ruby necklace.
THE TURKo-RUssIAN WAR;
The Russians have sustained another disas
trous repulse before Plevna. The two redonbt
taken by Sko3ele@ Tuesday evening were held
"a hours. The Turks made six attacks We'd
nesday and finally in the evening drove him
out He lost three cannon which be had
placed on the redoubt He asked for reinforce
ments several times, but Nevitsky refused
them, thinking Skobeleff had men enough,
Finally Gen. Krieloff on his own responsibility
sent the remnant of regiment which had
attacked the lower redoubt near Plevna, and
whose effective strength was reduced to 100.
who were utterly unfit to go into battle But
even this arrived too late, and another regi-
ment, sent from the headquarters of the staff.
arrived when Skobeleff had already retreated
The loss of these redoubts is disastrous to
the Russian attack, as it seems that with the
possession of these two and the Griyitza re-.
doubts, the Russians counted upon recommend
ing the offensive Immediately. This is low
impossible until the arrival of reinforcements.
The Russians still hold the Grevitza redoubt
though under heavy fire from the Turks.
This redoubt was visited by Col. Wellesley.
who says it was heaped full of dead Russians
and Roumanians.
Suleiman Pasha's army. including the rein