The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-20
From the Maine State Press of September 10th.
History of Seven Days.
The News for che week ending wednes.
day Night, Sept. 18th.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Senator Kellogg, Of Louisiana has sent q
letter to the Secretary OF the Navy enclosing
letter recently published by Lieut.. Comman-
der Kells, ia which Kellogg is earnestly de-
nounced as a liar and coward in connection
with the subject of rations donated to the destl-
tute of New Orleans. Kellogg demands an
investigation and says he believes Kells to be q
blackguard, gambler and drunkard, and thai
he has of late been making threats that unless
something was done for him he would make
some disclosures injurious to the Republican
party and would seek to injure Kellogg person
ally.
According to the September returns of the
Department of Agriculture the condition of the
cotton crop averages 60, against 95 in August
1873, and Sc in September, 1877. The decline
in the condition is not greater than usual and
still leaves high average vitality to meet the
vicissitudes of Autumn.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided to
abandon his recently announced intention OF
redeeming greenbacks in silver, because Of
some doubt of his authority to do so under the
law.
A circular has been issued by the treasurer
of the United States which takes the place OF
all circulars issued concerning the standard sill.
yer dollars. 1t names 129 national banks as the
designated depositaries of the United States to
be supplied by the Treasury upon their appli-
cation with standard silver: dollars from the
mint free of expense, in accordance with sec
ton 1927 of the revised statutes. 1t is expected
the coin furnished as above will be put into
circulation by being furnished to the public dis.
bursting officers, to manufacturing and other
establishments, to other banks and bankers,
for distribution in like manner by them, and
generally when it is to be used as current
money.
The New Hampshire Democrats have nomin.
ated Frank A. Mexican as candidate for Gov.
ernor. They declare in their resolutions In
favor of honesty and econmy in the administra.
ton of the government, in favor of stable
currency, the just payment of the public debt,
but one currency for the government and the
people, the laborer and the bondholder, for a
revision of the tariff laws, and of course intro
duce the usual fraud" resolution.
The Republican State Convention in Louisi.
ana was without quorum on account of quar-.
antine regulation which would prevent dele
gates returning to their parishes. 1t was de-
cided that the chairman of the State committee
should call convention at some future time.
William E. Chandler has addressed letter
to the Republicans of New Hampshire, in
which, after setting forth several causes of dis.
satisfaction among Republicans, among them
the belief of many Republicans that greeDbacks
should be substituted in favor of National Bank
currency, scheme which the State Conven-
ton refused to endorse, calls upon Republicans
to submit to the State Committee any PLAZA
which they may have to avert disaster which is
threatened by their dissatisfaction.
The Connecticut Democrats have nominated
the present Governor, R. B. Hubbard, for re-
election and adopted soft money resolutions.
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
One of the most extraordinary performances
in New England politics was witnessed at the
Democratic State Convention at Worcester
Tuesday. For long time Gen. Butler has
been preparing to capture the Democratic
nomination for Governor. BY system Of
caucus packing with which he is thoroughly
conversant, he had captured, or supposed he
had, a majority of delegates to the convention.
The State Executive Committee undertook to
block his game by giving notice that none but
Democrats who proposed to vote for candi-
date inside the party would be allowed to sit
in the convention. Butler retorted with a
manifesto in which he denounced the ac-
ton of the com mittee as a usurpation and said
that he would zee that all Democrats had fair
play. The Convention was called to meet in
Worcester Tuesday. All the night. before the no.
tells and streets were tiled with the adherents
of Butler, making boisetrous demonstrations in
favor of their chieftaiu. During the night
Butler hired all the halls in the city except
that in which the convention was to be held and
his adherents occupied that at 5 o'clock in the