The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-19
From the Maine State Press of July IS.
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednes-
day Might, July ~.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


day Might, July ~.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
II Is ramored that Commissioner of Patents,
Ellis Spear of Maine, will lie succeeded by q
Western Congressman.
An examination Of the receipts from Gus
toms and internal revenue the past month
shows slight falling off from last year in the
former and large increase in the latter. This
indicates in the opinion of the commissioner Of
internal revenue, a healthy and prosperous
condition of the branches of trade that come
principally from the larger and constantly
growing sales of tobacco and the withdrawal of
spirits from bond.
Instead Of canyassing the departments for
funds to aid the approaching elections, the
secretary of the Republican Congressional
Committee has caused circular to be distrib.
uted among the clerks and others, informing
them that as the rules render their absence
difficult during Office hours, an arrangement
has been made with the treasurer to be at q
specified bank from 4 to 8 o'clock p. m. to re-
ceive contributions from those in the depart
meuts who have not already responded. A
number of clerks heretofore called on to con-
tribute have declined on the ground that they
are not politicians.
THE INDIANS.
Troops under Gen. Miles have driven the In
dams into Fort Hills, near Cayuse Station.
They fought four or five hours at long range in
the valley, but finally made charge and drove
them four miles to the hills, capturing several
horses on the field. The volunteers did we'll
and the officer in command complimented them
highly. Quite number of Indians were killed
but the number could not be learned.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Geo. w. Brooks. president of the Boston
Box and Tag Co., has been arrested for embez-
element.
Three Ohio ladies were arrested on the steam
ship Germanic Sunday, with their bodies
loaded down with Struggled silks. A $4,000
trunk belonging to a lady friend of two journ-
alists is also in the New York Custom House
seizure room.
Everett s. Dinsmore of Worcester is reported
to have eloped Saturday with Mabel Klough,
alias Mrs. M. J. Connor, after robbing his
father, Silas Dinsmore, of checks and money
to the amount of $500N Dinsmore is about 40
years old, and was clerk in his fathers drug
store. He has been traced as far as Boston.
Ku Klux attacked negro in his hut Monday
morning. near Fairfield, Tenn. They broke
his door open. when he shot one dead, and the
rest fed.
energy of all has been taxed to the utmost. A
large number of the cases has been of persons
overcome in their own homes or places of BUSH
ness and includes people of all classes of society
men, women and children. No signs of an
abatement of the heat are apparent, and the
most serious apprehensions are felt by all
classes of people.
THE TREATY OF BERLIN.
The Congress of Berlin has come to an end,
and treaty, synopsis of which is given be-
low, adopted. 1t has been received with gen.
eral satisfaction, especially BY England Lord
Beaconsfeld, on his return home, was received
with demonstrative expressions of delight and
approval, his journey from Dover to London
being On ovation. The British flag floats over
Cyprus. 1t is said that Egypt is virtually un-
der British control.
The treaty of Berlin contains ffty-seven
articles. The following is summary of the
practical effect of the whole treaty, and is
more Ineligible than a recapitulation of the
several articles seriatim would be:
The independence of Servia is recognized but
the Servian government is required to promise
absolute liberty of religion to all its inhabitants,
the continuation of existing treaties, and that
no transit dues be exacted upon merchandise
passing through its territory. Servia retains
Nisch but not Now Bazaar. The western
frontier of Servia is marked by the Kopavuik
defile. She receives Prot but not Vranja
Montenegro receives Antivari with the har-
Dor, and an increase of territory on the north
and northeast; the exact limits of which are to
be defined by commission, with the condition
that the south shore Of Antivari is not to be in
cluded in the grant to Montenegro, and that q
tween the eastern line of Montenegro and the
western border of Servia, so that the Austro-
Bosnian railway may reach Salonica on Turk
ish territory.
Roumanias independence is proclaimed in
the same terms as those applied to Servia, and
the fact is insisted upon that this independence
is awarded only. on the condition that the
government shall secure to all it's subjects
civil equality and religious freedom. This
provision extends also to Roumelia and
Bulgaria, and it is declared that the inhabi-
tants of all these countries shall enjoy the
most complete civil and religious liberty, with
out distinction of race or creed; that they shall
be free to use the external ceremonies and in
ulChtuuo hilOWCQ III NIL COuHulbH oU1OylQR
religious liberty, and that religion and race
shall be no obstacle to the exercise of civil ad-
ministrative or political functions The in
dependence of the provinces is limited also!n
another direction. Their legislature shall
make no change in the existing commercial
regulations without the consent of the powers
The division OF Bulgaria into two provinces
is provided for on the basis already generally
understood. The northern province is to be
known as Bulgaria, the southern as Eastern
Enr1U r0Ig in In lima 30 &y..t oEA Al
Mountains. which is to be fortified and
garrisoned by the Turks; that portion of Sofia
which Is formed by the basin eff the Iskra is to
go to Bulgaria. The line passing betwoon
Is ,pas ian and samske and yagaa On the
Eastern is expressly under 81
stood that H., ssiidery thus employed shall be
The election Of the Prince of New Bulgaria
is to be conducted, not by universal snffraoe
but by duy chosen electors, and their choico,
must be ratified by the great powers. No mem.
Der OF sny o. tne teignlng dynasties Or great
power OF Europe is to be eligible as a csndi-
date. A joint commission appointed BY ali the
powfs Is to arraoge for the provisional organiz.
atiOns of the new province. If the Turkish or
Russian members of the commission shall disa-
gree WITH majority OF their colleagues, new
which shall decide all points of difference.
The Governor of Eastern. Rumelia is to be
appointed for liked number of years. He is
10 be assisted by Representative Assembly.
and the .udgas are to be appointed for life.
The Russian troops are to evacuate Bulgaria.
and Eastern ROumelia within twelve montbs
from the 18th of July, 1873.
The Governor Of Eastern Roumelia is tn he a
CHRISTIAN appointed by the sultan. In case Of
war or ;ebellioD, he is to have the right of cali
ing upon the Turkish regulars in the garrisons
upon tie frontier. The interior military force
OF the province is to be com posed of local mi.
lifia, whose officers are to be appointed by the
the district
A commission Is appointed to adiudicate the
proportion OF the Turkish debt which is to be
pendent.
Inc navigation of the Danube is to be free to
COMMERCIAL ahins of all natinns Thn fas4;.