The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-13
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wed mes
day Night, Sept. 1tth,
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

day Night, Sept. 1Ith,
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
President Hayes is unsparingly criticised by
Southerners in Washington for not being at
his post during this season of yellow fever dir
tress. They claim that in the present emer-
gency when government aid is necessary, the
President should be at the seat OF government
President Hayes is absent on a visit to Mir-
nesota.
The work of extending relief to the fever
sufferers continues. Daily remittancss are
made from Washington The Secretary of
War, while extending government aid, has re-
peatedly declared he was governed by no ther
law than that of humanity, but depended upon
the approval of the entire country. No one
doubts he will have congressional sanction, but
In order to give some assurance of such ap-
proval, Col. McArdle of Vicksburg, who came
to the capital in behalfef the fever sufferers ad
dressed letter to Representatives Blackburn,
Ellis and Gibson, from whom was received a
reply, that should it become necessary o pass
law validating and ratifying McCrary's action,
1t would certainly meet their most cordial sup
port.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General has
issued circular to the postmasters on the sub.
ject of registration of third class mail matter,
fixing October LIST as the date when the extern
sion Of the registering system will 60 into eff
feet, and establishing ten cents in addition to
the regular registering fee on each package.
A statement in some despatch that Post
master Filley of st. Louis was removed without
cause, is pronounced untrue by friends of the
administration who are informed. 1t seems
Flley repeatedly violated the civil service order
by directly and Indirectly controlling primaries
and conventions, and interfering with the
rights of thu people. After it had been deter
mined to make the campaign in Missouri on
the financial issue, he caused circulars to be
distributed saying that such was not the issue
before the people, but advising the Republic
cans to coalesce with the Greenbackers.
POLITICAL.
The New Hampshire Greenbackers have
nominated Warren G. Brown for Governor and
resolved as follows: The general government
should issue money for the benefit of all, and
not for the enrichment of the national banks
and bondholders. We demand the repeal of
the national bank act and the issue by the
general government of full legal-tender paper
money, the prompt payment of all outstanding
bends at maturity, and the immediate repeal of
the resumption act; equal and just taxation of
all individual and corporal property; thorough
ly honest and economical administration of
public affairs; that the salaries of officers of
government state and national, be so fixed
that the remuneration snail be fair EQUIV
alent for the services rendered; that no SUBJ
sides shall be granted by the general gov
eminent; that the public lands be reserved for
the benefit of actual settlers; that modifi-
cation be made of the iron-olad tramp law en-
acted at the last session of the Legislature
The rest of the resolutions were devoted to
local matters, alleged abuses, and reforms de-
manded. Communism was denounced ard
temperance reform endorsed.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
Later estimates of the loss of life by the
Thames disaster place the number OF victims at
between 600 and 700. A diver says he felt
corpses packed four or five feet deep in the
after cabin OF the Princess Alice
There were serious riots during the elections
in Bogota, August 18th, caused by the attempt
of the government party to prevent their op.
PohOheo ihoh1 fOpiuS LILO btUUpS ur6u upon
the mob killing several. All was quiet at last
accounts.
In New York, Monday, Frank Downing,
aged eight, and Charles Montrose, OF the same
age,quarrelled, and Downing pushed his play
mate Into an excavation, causing fatal injuries
William Cook, proprietor Of carriage man
ufactory in Cincinnati, while endeavoring to
put an intoxicated employe out of the factory
Monday evening, received cut from a dirk,
probably fatal.
The oil works of Leonard g. Ellis Of Brook
Ign, N. T., were struck by lightning last week
and burned. Loss $4,000; insurance $14. 900.
The Grand Central hotel at Omaha, costing
100000, the finest between Chicago and San
Francisco, was burned last week. 1t was
temporarily unoccuped while undergoing re-
pairs. The Herald building, worth $4,000,
was also destroyed. Engines from Council
Bluffs aided, but the supply of water failed.
One fireman was fatally and six seriously in.
jured, and three were buried under the falling
walls.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Austrians are meeting with fierce oppo-
sition in their attempt to occupy Bosnia.
Whole regiments have been cut down.
Over 600 bodies have been recovered of per-
sons drowned by the disaster to the excursion
steamer Princess Alice in the Thames. The
majority were recognized. Eighty-three bodies
not identified were buried at Woolwich Mon
day.
LIE Temps states that the authorities have
a document proving the existence of an
inter-natioDalist propaganda aud they in
tend to prosecute the persons arrested at
the recent Socialist Congress for connection
herewith The National says the project of
the Seine has reported to the ministers in favor
of Paris municipal loan Of $4,000, 900 francs.
The receipts of the Paris Exposition for
entrance to the 4th of September amounted to
7,412, 219 francs.
Ahmed Mouktar Pasha has invited the
Cretan assembly to send representatives to
Constantinople to negotiate with the Porte.
The Cretans accepted the invitation.
The German Government recently sent cir
cular to the signatoriss of the treaty of Berlin,
asking them to take common steps with view
OF bringing the Porte to execute the stipula-
tions of the treaty. Austria, France and Rus
STA replied affirmatiyely, Italy and England
will doubtless.
BRIEF MENTION.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has returned from
Europe. Modelling, the assassin of the EN-
peror William, is dead.--Gov. Williams of
Indiana has issued proclamation setting apart
next Friday as day of fasting and prayer for
the smitten South.-The crops in Virginia,
the Carolinas and Georgia are good.-Proc-
tors majority in Vermont is II, 142.--Ex-Sec-
rotary Boutwell, says he shall be disappointed
if Butler is not defeated 25,0O0.--There was
severe earthquake in Martinique August 3rd.
But little damage was done.--It is stated that
the loss to the revenue last year by the Sugar
frauds at the New York Custom House was