Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-15
NEW YORK.
Conference.

NEW YORK, April IL. Sugar merchants who
had conference with Secretary Sherman ye.ter-
day were accompanied by Prof. Chandler, who
explained to the Secretary the dangers attached to
the proposed tariff. They claimed the proposed
tariff was too much. Secretary Sherman said he
could do nothing for them and they must look to
Congress Tor redress OF their grievances.
Damages Recovered.
Three sailors Of brig Mary r. Penne recovered
$50 each for being fed on illegal quantity and
quality of food on recent voyage
DIstIllery Seizures.
One illicit distilleiy per day has been seized in
Brooklyn the past week.
Tweed.
Foster Dawes, Tweed's Secretary, says Tweed
left some papers. but nothing duplicating any. one
in his ring movements
Tweed seems to have died intcstste. His coun-
sci appears to have made another effort about q
month ago to secure his re lease from PRISON.
SwindIed.
Four firms in this CITY and others 10 Boston and
Philadelphis have been vctinized recently by
persons who pretended to have shipped lumber
secured advances worthless bills of lsdIng. The
amount obtsined was not large.
Freights.
Rivalry in RAILWAYS from points on the Nilsson ri
river to ST. Louis has reduced rates on grain 10 D
aud / c.
The Sugar Trade.
Havana CONNER cial advices, showing an embar-
rassmeut of several important sugar iefneres in
the United States, had very depressing effect in
that market, and several firms there were under
stood to be involved The effect vas to arrest the
activity reported during the previous weeks and
to force down prices Notwithstanding continued
unfavorable reports from the interior confirming
the poor yield of cane, and considerable decrease
IN this wears crops. Heavy and continued rains
fieb had serIOusly nj
fered with the grinding IN those districts.
Gold.
Gold opened at lOl -.
Meeting.
The Army and Navy journal says the annual
meeting of the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac is to be held at Springfield, Mass, June 9th.
The Grafton will be delivered BY Rev. Henry ard
Beecher, and poem by Richard Henry Stoddard.
Steamers for Europe.
Six steamers sail to-day for Europe with large
assorted csrgoes of American products and man
ufsctures, 900 bushels of grain, and over 1000
packages of mowers and reapers, 1900 packages of
hardware, $50 sheep, so horses, 200 head of cattle
754 barrels of oysters, 100 tons agricultural i'm
pements, $500 quarters fresh beef large quaint
ties of canned meats, bacon. fsur. cheese, pota-
toes tongue. lard, butter, tobacco, starch, and 100
bales domestics.
Judge Black Ill.
Judge Jere. Black is reported ill in this city.
Financial.
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan at p. NJ
amou nted to $685.
Coin PAYMENTS.
The Assistant Treasurer of San Francisco re-
ports deposits of coin received by him from Hum
bodt account of sales OF public lands This Is
the first deposit received in the Treasury in pay
ment of currency obligations.
Wall Street.
Wall street to-day exhibited to marked de-
gree evidence that the arrangements recently
made by Secretary sherman for the sale by the
government of SCI, 900 900 of IL per cent bonds
the peace outlook in Europe and the generally
improved condition of business, are having then
natural result in . declining market for gold
which seems certain to touch par. There Is
strong demand for government securities and 9
buoya stock market. Gold has declined to |
with is paid at the close, and tho banks will
doubtless next week pay it out over their counters
to customers As freely as Rreenbscks. There ART
indications Of much higher prices for oil descrip
tiens Of securities next week.