The Portland daily press., 1877-03-23

in Cambridge, Mass, Sunday. He was a
native of Leicester where he was born on the
14th of February, 1900 He graduated at
Williams College in 1878, and was admitted
to the bar at Lsnox. In 1928 he removed to
Worcester and for 80 years was one of her
foremost citizens. He was several times a
member of the State Legislature, was for
several years judge of the court of common
pleas and was chosen governor OF the State in
1856. In 1856 he accepted the Bussey professor
ship of law at Harvard Law School and held
the chair till the close of the last year when he
resigned. He was the author of several works
of high reputation. Among them Historical
Sketches of the Town of Leicester Mass,
during the First Century from its settlement
Sketches of the Judicial Histoty of Massachu.
sets, "Law of Easements and Seryitudes. -
and "a Treatise on the Law of Real Property,
the last being his most important work.
BRIEF MENTION.
Prof. S. g. Bartlett of Chicago has accented
the presidency of Dartmouth College--A re-
port is current that the SANTANA Bay project fol
the colonization of Southern people is to be re.
vived--The citizens of Newark have pre-.
sented testimonial to Judge Bradley for his
impartialty while sitting as member of the
Electoral ommission--Sweeney is to be tried
April General Reno is on trial by court
martial at St. Paul for making improper propo-
sails to and slandering the wife of Major Bell.
If the charge is proved he will be dismissed
from the army--The widow of General Gus
ter declines the projected theatrical benefit, be-
lieving she has already enough to live--The
steamer J. B. Walker from New Haven with
arms for the Turkish government has arrived
at Lverpool--The friends of Senator Logan
believe he would prefer to remain in this cOun.
try rather than accept foreign appointment
Another call has been issued for half mil
lion of registered five-twenties and nine and a
half million of coupon bonds-ten million in
all--Torsey Stewart, the Yuba county far
ex-Secretary Chandler to render land decis
ion in his favor, has been acquitted--The will
of Miss Dancer, of New York, who left her en-
tire fortune to charitable societies, is to be con
tested by her uncle on thesground of undue in
f1uence--The passenger agents at ST. Lou
recently decided on an advance of two dollar
from Chicago and western points to New Yorl
and eastern points. The new rates have gon,
into effect--Eunice White died at Macedon
N. Y, Saturday, aged 102-Scharff has &C
cepted Morris challenge for boat race which
will come off in June on upper Monongahel.
The Merrimac silver mine at Newburypor
has struck vein of gray copper south of thei
shaft, the richest ore discovered, assaying a
high as $4,000 per ton. The interest in mimi.
is increasing--Wm. Stone, nominated for U
S. district attorney of South Carolina, was
member of the late board of state canvassers
and is still in contempt for refusing to obey tn,
Supreme Court--An old man named Spring
man came to Washington Friday to be inaug
urated as President He was taken to an in
sane asylum. He is the sixth that has come T.
be inaugurated--It is ascertained hat th
suit for recovery of 81 100000, being twice
amount of which Jacob Rhem defrauded tn
government in connection with the whiske,
ring, will be vigorously pushed by the gov
ernment--There is great complaint anon!
the mechanics and laboring men about Scran
ton, Pa. The mayor says there is great want
mediately. Leading business men say some
thing must be done speedily or trouble ma,
ensue, but all agree that the men are in1elli
gent, order-loving citizens though hunger ma,
drive them to illegal action. The sufferin.
men demand "bread or blood''--It is an
nouced that Mormons having been supple,
with funds by Brigham Young. are to build
temple in New York city A newspaper is saiC
to be emplated--George L. Fox is sait
to be recovering from the second paralyti
stroke received ten days ago-Rumors ar
again current that negotiations are in progress
to compromise all the ring suits, and it is be
lieved Tweed. ere many days, will walk ont O
Ludlow street Jail free man-Gov. Rice ha
nominated Augustus L. Soule of Springfield t,
fill the vacancy on the Supre me Bench, caused
by the appointment of Judge Devens to thu
Cabinet
FOREIGN.
An Havana letter says Gen. Martinez Cam
pos demands Of the Captain General 5000 more
troops and 100000 of money.
A letter from Rome to the News saws the ,Je
suits are taking steps to restore the Temporal
power of the Pope. The latter invokes aid O
the Emperor of Austria, King of Belgium,
President MacMahon and ex-Queen Isabella.
The Daily News despatch from Rome states
that all ministers accredited to the Vatican
have been instructed to report fully ant
frequently on the condition of the Pope,
health.
A Times despatch from Belgrade say.
deadlock is in the way of thu
final consummation of treaty of peace between
Servia and Turkey. The Servian government
declines to receive the imperial f1rman until th,
Turks, who still hold the islands in the Drina
and several villeges, have evacuated them
The Servians moreover, insist that the firmar
shall be presented as privately as possible
while the Turkish envoy demands that the
presentation shall be public and ceremonious
1t is probable that the differences will be
arranged.
The Times says it prefers to believe
that Russia sincerely desires peace
1t is toward Turkey that apprehensions
may be directed by those who think the pros
pect will again be clouded. Never within the
memory of man has there been such enduring
excitement in the Ottoman capital.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that military
preparations continue, and it thinks war moi
improbable.