The Portland daily press., 1878-09-06
THE PRESS.
From the Maine State Press of September 9Th
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednes-
day Night, sept. 4th.
NATIONAL CAPITAL


dard silver dollars, which will now be issued in
multiples Of $1,000 not exceeding $4,000 as
provided by law.
The Secretary of the Interior has rendered
an ad litional decision to the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, in the well known
Dudymott case. The appeal was taken for a
reversal or suspension. Secretary Schurz de-
clines to do either and the former decision by
which large tracts Of land covered by land
grants to railroads were opened to settlement is
to stand unless reversed by decision of the
courts. Immense numbers of applications
have been made to enter lands under the form
er decision. 1t is expected the railroads will
take immediate steps to appeal to the courts.
Dennis Kearney has had a ten minutes inter
view with President Hayes, but did not get a
chance to air his peculiar theories
DR., Ornelas Consul of Mexico at San Anto-
MO, now in Washington, says there is large
and growing annexation or war party in Texas
trying to produce a rupture between Mexico
and the United States. War is possible but not
probable Gen. Ord's instructions have been
80 modified that he is only to cross the border
when he knows no Mexican troops are sta
toned on the opposite side.
Notice has been given by the Lighthouse
Board that an automatic signal buoy, painted
black and giving blasts of whistle at short
intervals, has been moved mile southwest of
Hen and Chickens lghtship, Buzzard's Bay,
Mass, in u fathoms low water.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Joseph CHASER, an old farmer residing near
Detroit, was found murdered in his room Sum-
day. A grandson, aged IL, now missing, doubt
less committed the crime for the purpose of
robbery. .... "
The loss of two British vessels is reported.
the ship Lord of the Isles, Australia to Manila,
and the bark Queen of Singapore to the Island
of Polos. Crew of the Lord of the Isles have
arrived at Hong Kong from Manila. The
captain and eight or nine of the Queen were
drowned. aa
Information has been received by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue from Tennessee
that many Illicit distilers are anxious to COM
promise with the Government and conduct the
business in lawful manner. There are sew
eral hundred of such persons. They are will
ing to come into court, plead guilty and be sent
home under sentence, but not to be disturbed
Z uniCoo uotcCbou III llilClt tIduSdCblOuS.
The Hinkle brothers, two of Redmond's raid
ers, were sentenced Monday in the United
States Court to IL and 6 months imprisonment
respectively.
A collision occurred on the Cincinnati, Con-
tersville and Indianapolis railroad, between two
freight trains last week near Enon, Ohio. Half
a dozen cars Of each train were telescoped. A
colored man named Underwood was fatally
hurt. The collision was the result of mistake
In interpreting orders on the part of the conduc-
or of the southern bound train.
At New Orleans, on the I'd. the number of
deaths from yellow fever was So, new cases 2O9;
call has been made upon the Secretary of
War to issue rations to the suffering poor, and
1t is stated that he will assume the respon-
sibility of doing SO; the fever has appeared at
Baton Rouge, where there have been eleven
deaths, and much distress is prevailing; at
Memphis the fever has taken entire possession
Of the city and its suburbs, and dead bodies
continue to be found; a man who called
to secure DR.. Hodges services, on opening the
door found Hodge lying helpless from the fever;
but for this discovery he would have died with
out attention.
Among the deaths from yellow fever last
Friday were many prominent citizens The
doctors believe the city will be swept by the
epidemic The mortality among the negroes is
a strange feature. 1t is nearly 80 per cent. At
Memphis the increase of fever is frightful.
Representatives. continue to goforward from
the great cities. The situation at Memphis
last week was terrible; dead bodies were found
in abandoned houses, and physicians, sur
geons, druggists and undertakers were ex-
hausted by constant working; at New Orleans
the fever spread into localities heretofore
measurably exempt, and it was thought the
worst had not yet come; yellow fever victim
dying at Water Valley, Miss, the citizens
were so terrified that not one would help to
bury the corpse, and they left the town in
herds; the disease has appeared at Hickman,
KY, where fifty are reported sick.
FOREIGN.
The excursion steamer Princess Alice, in
returning from Gravesend to London Monday
evening with about 800 passengers was run
down off Dorking, aboutS O. clock by screw
steamer. 1t is reported that between 400 and
500 persons were drowned. The drowned
included an extraordinary proportion of
women and children, several of the
survivors speak of having lost as many as
g. g. and children. They describe the water as
covered with hundreds of shrieking people. The
captain and nearly all the crew of the Princess
Alice were drowned
Commander Cameron will start for Cyprus
soon, thence he will cross to Asia Minor to
survey the route for the construction of rail-
way to the Persian Gulf.
The International monetary conference has
adjourned sine die. No votes were taken. The
American delegation again unanimously urged
that some positive action be taken, but only
obtained the declaration formulated in the re-
ply of the European delegates to the
proposit' ons of the Americans, viz: the necessi-
ty of maintaining the monetary use of both
silver and gold and the freedom of each state to
use either or both and allow or disallow the
free coinage of silver.
Holland excludes the bible from the public
schools. The new law has been adopted by the
chambers and sanctioned by the king, which
excludes the bible and religious teachings from
the primary schools.
The Osservatore Romano announces that
letters have been received from 54S Catholic
Journalists throughout Europe who intend to
take part in the press pilgrimage to the feet of
the Pontiff on the anniversary of his exaltation
The Russian evacuation of the Peninsula is
proceeding steadily AS a transport with
troops was passing the British embassy at
Therapia Monday the band on board played
"God save the Queen"
1t is considered probable that the mediation
Of the powers will result in the cession to
Greece of a much smaller territory than she
asked.
The town of Miskoleg, the capital of the
circle of Borsod in Hungary, was almost en-
tirely laid waste Friday night by storm. One
thousand houses were destroyed by the rainfall
and 400 persons were killed. The population
of the place is estimated at 10000.
The Liberia, Opinion, Economistad Italia,
and Gazetta de Veneza, Italian newspapers
argue that the establishment of Austria on the
Albanian coast renders the possession of Trieste
necessary to the maintenance of Italy's com.
mercial position in the Adriatic
BRIEF MENTION.
The first bale of new cotton was received in