The Portland daily press., 1877-08-24
From the Maine State Press of August %, 1871
History OF Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednes-
day Night, August ~.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

1ne secretary otitne Navy mas issued clr-
cular, directing that the labor rolls in the navy
yards must exhibit the actual rating and de-
scription of work done by each employe, and
that no employe rated in one capacity shall be
engaged in another.
The Pennsylvania Republican Association,
the last Of the political organizations in the
District of Columbia, has dissolved and sent its
funds to an orphan school.
The report of the New York custom house
commission on the department of weighers and
gaugers, says that the good name of the gov
ernment demands the reorganization Of this
branch of the service, and recommends that the
offices OF weighers. weigher's foremen and
weghers clerks be vacated and the abolition
of existing weighing districts. 1t concludes
that simple and inexpensive uniform be
adopted.
The Treasury Department intends to prose-
cute all persons printing business cards bear
ing close appearance to United States and
national bank issues
The official statement prepared at the War
Department, showing the disposition of the
army, Saturday, Aug. IS, differs widely from
any statement of that character issued for sew
eral years past. Instead of IA companies of
artillery, one regiment and nine companies of
infantry in the Department of the South, as
was the case few months since, there are
now only six companies of artillery and two
companies of infantry in that department.
Instead OF three regiments of infantry in the
Department of the Gulf, as was the case in
March last, there are now only two companies
of infantry in that department.
Sample vials gratutously given to physicians
and others must be stamped, says the Internal
Revenue Commissioner.
The senatorial commission to inquire into the
Chinese question have embodied the informa-
tion obtained on the subject in a memorial to
Congress. 1t is understood the memorial takes
strong ground against Chinese immigration
and suggests remedy which it is hoped will
obviate further trouble on that account
William Forsythe. for many years survey
or for the District of Columbia, was removed
from office Tuesday, and John A. Partridge ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
1t is stated that Captain Barrett of the
frigate Plymouth is under orders to keep near
the coast from Boston to Norfolk, in case of
being ordered to Vera Cruz to settle the Mexi-
can difficulties.
THE INDIANS.
The following from Gen. Gibbon to Gen Ten
ny, dated Deer Lodge Montana, Aug. 18th has
been received: "Have just arrived. The wound
ed are getting along well, thanks to the prompt
assistance sent by citizens They will reach
here in three days. Howard left for the bat
tleield, in pursuit. day before yesterday. Only
fifty of his infantry were up. sent with him
three officers and fifty men. I met Norwood's 8
company of the I'd cavalry at Big Hole. He is
probably with Howard by this time. Cushing's
two companies of artillery passed here this
morning in wagons, and have ordered them
to rush down the stage road forty miles day.
Have also telegraphed to the commanding of
ficers at Fort hall to start some Bannocks up
towards Lemhi and the mountain passes to get
information as to which way the Nez Perces
are heading. They cannot travel rapidly with
their wounded, and the next time they are
struck they will be ruined.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
United States Marshal Webster of Kentucky
reports having been attacked by an escaped
"moonshine' prisoner, who, with his friends
fired twenty shots at him and his posse, and
also bombarded the house the entire night
Deputies Penn and Adair were menaced by a
mob and Adair comfy numbering perhaps 100
or more. In Hardin county the "moonshine"
men swear that they will kill the first United
States marshal who comes near them.
w. B. Habby, indicted for subornation of
perjury in the Grover investigation, was held
in bail for $25OO, in default of which he has
been committed to Jail.
Gayville Montana, was burned Saturday.
Loss $4,000; no insurance.
An attempt was made to ditch the New York
and Saratoga through train to the White
Mountains Saturday, under the supposition, it
is believed, that the President was on board
the train.
William E. King, an employe of thu city
finance department of New York, supposed to
be intimately mixed up in the ring transac-
tions, had four indictments found against him
by the general sessions of the grand jury for
defrauding the city. King is in Brazil, where
he fed at the time the frauds were discovered.
Rev. John Matthews, head negro waiter at
West End Hotel, at Long Branch, who led the
religious exercises there Sundays for the serv-
ants and several other walters has been ar
rested for stealing bed clothes, table linen and
goods belonging to the guests at the hotel
Most of the stolen property was recovered.
N. N. Gresnor and E. B. Weston, members
OF gang of forgers which has been operating
In New York and Michigan, have been ar
rested in Chicago They have swindled the
New York Life Insurance Co., and banks in
Minnesota and Michigan to the amount of
$45O,00O
DR.. Charles W. Chancellor, who has inspected
<tar, vanorfo <ha no1arpor +hok tba oond;
tiou of the aims houses jails and other institu
tlons in Maryland, are shocking, and it is diff
cult to conceive that anything worse ever ex-
listed in civilized country. "Now." he says,
within the almshouses and jails of our state
there are over 800 insane and idiotic people for
whom there exists no proper provisions, and
who are utterly cast down and neglected, half
fed and ghastly in their wretchedness. If the
colored department of one Of the county aims
houses should be compared to filthy pig-sty
it would be an injustice to the pig sty. In one
small room were found four men, five women
two children, any quantity of cats and dogs,
and other living things too numerous to men,
tion." The total number of INDECENT insane of
the state in county almshouses. jails and hospi-
tails is as follows: Whites males 313, females
oOUs COiOrtu, maeS oV AoHalcS Ot IOtal In
sane 747. The aims house in some of the
counties, Dr. Chancellor represents as disgust
ing dens of filth and prostitution, too shockn G
and sickening to contemplate. In one county
almshouse the sane and the insane are indis-
criminately associated without the proper
means Of separatingsthe sexes. Most of the
insane are harmless.
BRIEF MENTION.
A Columbus dispatch says that the anti
Hayes movement in Ohio is growing formida-
ble.-Attorney General Daniel of Virginia
died last week.-Ex-Pre Asa Dodge OF
Dartmouth college is dead.--Senator Morton
is recovering.-The Western Union and At
lantic & Pacific Telegraph Companies have
made some sort of trade, the chief result o
which will be rise in rates Of telegraphy.-
Members of the Locomotive Brotherhood whit
struck on the Reading railroad complain thai
the Brotherhood do not keep their promise tt
pay them $50 per month. They have received
only $93 for many months and their families
Tha a.