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The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
NEW YORK.
EIopement of a New York Belle With a
Car.Driver.

EIopement of a New York Belle With
Car-Driver.
NEW YORK, April LA story is published of a
stylish young lady, who tel in love and eloped with
Dennis McQuinp, handsome car driver on the Sixth
avenue line Her name is given as Miss Sarah Hall,
who was until two gears ago, belle of Providence,
R. l., and great society favorite there. She is con-
nected with OF the Oldest families of that State.
1t is reported that she was engaged to of
Perry Davis, the wealthy manufacturer of patent
medicines in Providence, but her parents chose to
break off the match 1t is also said that she has
blood kinship with the Van Rensselaer, and Scher-
merhorn tamilits Of the State. She resided with her
parents in prominent uptown family hotel.
Friends are endeavoring to reconcile the old folks,
but peace has not yet been fully established in the
family circle aud while efforts are progressing to-
wards reaching this result the drivers bride occupies
the second floor of Seventh avenue tenement house,
and there daily waits for those small hours when the
husbands attentions may be diverted from his bust
ness to his wife. Friends state however, that this
will not last long; that before many weeks have
passed Mr.. and Mrs. McQuinn will be comfortably
settled on western farm, there to enjoy that free
dom from social criticism and restraint which New
York society fails to grant.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
WASHINGTON.
A Decrease in Bank Circulation.

n DeCredSc III kbauk OlrCul0tlOu,
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Controller of the
currency reports the net Increase of National Bank
notes during the month of March at 81 O26 The
increase in February was $164s4 Ol. In January it
was $500, 1896; in December, S49o,6s; in November,
$S404 The to- al increase tor the last five months
has been 81 66s 4S. The increase in the amount of
legatender deposited for the purpose retir
ing Ma ional bank circulation during the period
was $3,17l,50o. The total decrease insNationa bank
circulation for the four months previous to November
1873, $4,000 1863. The total amount of National
bank notes outstanding exclusive of National gold
banks April !, 1879, was $335 600 276. The amount
of National gold bank circulation was s., 466, $780,
There have been twenty National banks organized
since November /, 1875 (Which was tie date Of the
tables contained in the Controllers report), with
capital of ST. 72c00O and since the same date twen-
ty-six banks have gone into liquidation with CAPT.
tai Of $29S0O00 The present paid in capital of the
National banks is $565, 1882.
Reduction of Salaries.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Commissioner of Pa
tents has reduced the salaries of the entire clerical
force of the office 70 per cent from April to June
3D. to meet the deficiency of $4,000 in the appropria
ticn.
The Programme of the Committees.
The Senate committees on finance, public lands
and foreign relations have decided to take no action
on legislative business at the present session.
The publiv lands committee report favorably on the
nomination of Clarence King for director of the geo
logical survey
The Public Debt.
The increase of the debt for March is $s92.72417.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
THE INDIANS.
The Poncas BegsIng to be Let Alo

The Poncas Begsing to be Let Alone
CHICAGO, April IAN Omaha special fays the
band of Poncas now there held council with Gen.
Crook. Standing Bear and Buffalo Chips drew
dismal picture of their suferings, wrongs and mis-
fortunes, and protested against being sent south to
Indian territory, but acknowledged that they must
OBEY and go. They only asked that Gen. Crook fur
nish The money to bury those of their number who
must die en- route of fatigue and unaccustomed heat
Gen. Crook said all their sad story was known in
Washington, and all help must come from there; he
could only furnish them rations for their southwark
journey. Five Poncas now here are already ILL.,
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
EUROPE.

American Beef Importation.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The House of Lords has or
dered report of the amount of American beef i'm
ported into England last year.
BanEing Embarrnssments.
The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
Is unable to pay any dividend and their reserve of
e15i 500 is absorbed. This announcement added to
the fact of the Oriental Bank being in he same posi-
ton has caused considerable depreciation in London
in Eastern bank stocks.
The Glasgow Banks Stockholders.
The next call on the stockholders of the Glasgow
Bank will be e225O, which the London Times says is
unquestionabe ruin and recommends the creditors
of the bank to accept Is shillings on the pound.
Boating Interest.
Elliott, the sculer, went into training at New
castle yesterday tor race on the 9th of June with
an unknown" Hanlon and Hawdonipracticed yes.
terday. Seven to four on Cambridge against Oxford
is the betting now.
The Relation of Russia and China.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says that the civilian
members OF the Committee on the Kuldja question
recommend the surrender of Kuldja to China but
the military members desire its retention.
British Tr ade with the United States.
LONDON, April lin the House of Lords Lord
Cottesoe on moving for the official return of British
trade with the United States, pointed out the large
balance in American trade against England and
hoped Americans would see the advantages of reci-
procity because while manufactures in the North
were benefited by high duties was for the interest
Of producers South to have free trade. The Lords
agreed to the motion.
Great Mortality Among Bosnian Refa-
gees.
BELGRADE, April 1-Returned Bosnian refugees
have appealed to Austria for increased relief. 90
coo have died Of prIvation since flight from home.
More Arrests of Nihili.ts.
VIENNA, April 1.-Many members of the reyolu-
tionary committee have been arrested at Warsaw
The lprisoners were armed with revolvers when
arrested. Other arrests have been made elsewhere
making in all 800. The president Of the court mar
tial at Charkof was fired at but the would-be asas-
sin escap ed. The Russian gendarmerie is about to
be reconstructed because of dsafection.
Foreign Notes.
Advices from Tirnova say that the presence OF
Turkish troops, even portion of the contingent
will instantly cause disturbances.
All the injected houses In Wetlianka have been
burned by Meikof.
Prince Amadeo of Italy paid half-hour visit to
Queen Victoria at Baveno, on Monday.
Nineteen men of a battalion of Zouayes were fro
zen to death, on the 2sth OF March en- route from
Aumale to Baghar in Algeria, and fourteen are in
the hospital from the effects of the same storm.
Diphtheria in the family OF the German Crown
Prince has caused their removal to Weisbaden.
Gen. Grant has arrived at Singapore. He leaves
Friday for Hong Kong.
Two members of the houshold of the Crown prince
OF Prussia have been attacked with dphtheria.
The operatives of the cotton trade of the Black
burn district have agreed to submit to reduction of
wages, provided the masters restore the reductions
when the trade revives.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
NEwpoRr-Ar slst, sch D q Floyd, Clifford, Ell.

NEWP0RT-Ar 3ist, sch g Floyd, Clifford, Eli
Sailed, schs VIM Rice, Pressey. from Providence
for New York. Koret. Dunham Elzabethport for
Fall River: G Willard, SmontOn, Philadelphia for
Portland; Lookout, Pomroy. Providence for New
vINEYARD-HAvEN-A 29th, sch Geo Edwin,
Sammis Portland for Antigua.
Ar Both, schs H Bird, Bunker, Rockland for Nor
Sailed 3Oth briggs Hyperion. Edith, Flora, Ysidora
Rionda; and Mary Kimball schs Allie Cakes,
Farwell, Bramhall. Hero. White Swan. Mary Lynn
burner. Howe, Abigail Haynes Mary Augusta,
Eugene, Herald, William Penn, belmont Locke, and
Others
In port scbs Island Belle. Olive Elizabeth. Francis
Coffin in H 8 g Bird and others. Wa. s. NJ,
Sid SOth. achs Commerce, P S Lindsey. and Dexalo.
for Boston; e Gregory for Salem: Arctic for Dam
| Boothbay; Veto, and others.
BOSTON-Ar Slst, sch Pemaquid, from an Eas-
| tern port. (see Mem)
Bloew 3Oth in Lighthouse Channel, sch s Lever
| ing from Portland for Havana.
Cid 31st, sch Gertrude Smith, Jameson, for st
| Pierre.
Cid LIST, sch Fl Macomber Googns, jacksonville.
sALEM-Ar Goth, brig Manzanilla, Rich, Calais
Ar slst scbs G W Lewis, Griffin, Bucksport for
New York; G W Glover. Morton. kockland for do;
| 9 Snow. Plummer, do for Portland; Cbas Upton,
PoRTsMoUTH-Ar alst, sch Hyue, Otis, South
Sid $0tb, schs $ s Kendall, Kendall. for Portland
Para. Beal. Machas.-
PORTSMOUTH-Below list, sch John Manson },
from Baltimore for Portland.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Ar at Yokohama March 5, ship Hattie E Tapley,
Tapley, Nagasaki.
In port 5tb, ship Emerald Isle, Staples, unc.
Sid TIM Swatow Jan 28th barque julia A Brown,
NcBerson, Chefoo.
At Hong Kong Feb "a, barques Helena, Snow. for
Victoria; Mignon Soue for Honolulu, (gets $1,000 in
tulD; John Stanhope. Pillsbury. from Newcastle al
sth. for Bangkok and back; Ralph M Hayward
DoaDe. from Hold, Sth; Pen0bscot. Chapman, fm
Newcastle, ar 23d; brig Irene, Yates. uDc.
Sla I'm samarang Feb q, barque Nicholas Thayer
Treat, Marseilles
At Singapore Feb Is, ship Gardiner Colby, S;reeter
for New York.
Ar at Liverpool March 31st, steamer Lake Cham
| plain, Bernson, Portland.
AT at Belfast, Ire, goth. Oakland, Fullerton, from
Baltimore.
Ar At Gibara Mch 18th, sch Mary Abbott, Abbott
| New York.
At Matanzas March 25th. barque John Smith
Jones, tor New York; brigs Merriwa. Downes, io
Gypsy Queen, True. do; Mary Bartlett. Smith do
schs Aua r Whitney Marsters; Ethan Allen. Blake
Cephas Starrett, babbidge, and Mary Haekel Car
ter. for North OF Hatteras.
Cid at st John, NIB, 2Sth, sch Clara E Rogers, Rog
ers, New York.
SPOKEN.
| March rs. lat Sc 90, Ion II 10, brig o Stillman
from Alvarado for New York.
March q, lat 81 80, Ion 10 is, sch Emma Smalle,
from 6reyt0wn for New York.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
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EInHP
GRAIN.

FREIGHTS-Quiet; we notice the following for
the past week: Schr John Hancock, Cardenas to
north of Hatteras, sugar rs. Schr Geo. X. Hatch,
out and back north side Cuba, sugar %, molasses
1925 and l0per cent. small storage. Schr Mary E.
Amsden, old rails Portland to New York, 90 and
loaded and back with coal at 92A and discharge Schr
Congress, Portland to New York. heads at 2Ic. Schr
james Donahue, Portland to New York, lumber rs.
Schr Vicksburg, same. Schr Kendrck Fish, lumber
to New York at CO. Schr Joseph VIM Fish, oak
timber, Maryland to Waldoboro, 70 per ton. Schr
kendrick Fish, same. Schr Harbinger, New York
to Portland, coal at SIS land discharge. Schr VIM.
Thomas, four trips, Windsor, N. S., to New York
plaster s.. Schr Ella Hodgdon, ice from Water
Cove to Cedar Keys 2 %, and resawed lumber back
30. Schr Ella, ice from Boothbay to Savannah at
1 121 and resawed lumber back to Camden 81.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
DIED.

In West Falmouth. March 81, Mrs. Abigail, widow
of the late George Leighton, aged So wears months.
In Belgrade. March 81, Mrs. Lucy A., wife of VIM.
B. Dunlap, aged 60 years.
In Mercer, March 10, Henry Thompson, aged 50
years months.
In Auburn, March "a, Miss Bessie A. Haskell, aged
81 years months.
In Winthrop, March %, Mrs. Dolly, widow of John
Wood, aged about SO years.
In Lewiston, March 90 Mrs. Martha D, wife Of
L. S. Whittier, aged 46 years.
GY-The funeral of the late John McAleDy will
take place from his late residence, No. % Cedar
street, this forenoon, at $50 O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
A Scheme to Open the Indian Ter ritory.

NEW YORK, April 1.-The Sun says vigorous at
tempt will be made in the present Congress to- pro-
cure the passage of bill to throw open the Indian
Territory for settlement. A number of Boston cap
italists have purchased many thousand shares Of
stock and bonds of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad which will be greatly benefited by the pas
sage of the proposed act The bill will provide that
United States Courts shall be established in the Ter
ritory and that conditional land grants given the
railroads, which lave lines through the Territory,
shall revert to the Government The railroads in the
Territory are willing to surrender their land grants
if settlers may be allowed to pre.empt lands in the
Territory.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
AFGHANISTAN.

Yakoob Khan to Garry out the Intentions
of His Father.
NEW YORK, April LA Tashkend dispatch, morn.
ing of the 3Oth, says: General Kaufman has re-
ceived letter from the Chief of the last Afghan
Embassy, announcing that perfect order reigns in
Afghanistan, SO far as the new Ameer is concerned
Yakoob Khan decided to carry out the intentions
of his father and will prosecute the against the
English to the last extremity"
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
walertown Cat.le Market.

WATERFOWL, April Beet Cattle-receipts 500
much better than for ordinary stock, and there is
slight advance. The Northern supply is decidedly
light and owners find but little difficulty in dsposno
OF their stock sales of choice at so q rs extra %
@725; first quality at 90 q 6 30; second quality
at 90 q 3 30; third quality at 90 @ 475. Store
Cattle, Working oxen per pair at 800 a 100; Mich
Cows and Calves at 500 q $55; Farrow Cows at s1O
a %; yearlngs at 81 a "A; two year ODDS $12 q Is;
three years old at Is western fat Swine, i've
at &c % 1b.
Sheep and Lambs-receipts 1860 head; arrivals are
light with good average quality. The storm wet
ocks so that butchers obliged to deduct from
to 10 lbs per head for shrinkage live weight: sales
in lots at 80 a on each; extra at $50 "a 90 or
from @ BIC % tb; Lambs 81 q 6lci Veal Calves at
AZ "a Be 10 ft, wv Wv
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
ASIA.

The KING of Burmah Preparing for
War.
RANGooN, April 1.-The announcement of the de-
fensive and waiting policy of the Indian government
produced bad effect. 1t is considered an acknowl-
edgment of weakness The King Of Burmah has
summoned all his subjects capable of bearing arms.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
California Mining Stocks.
Chicago CattlenMarhet.

CHICAGO, April 1-Hogs-recepts 5000 head
shipments {, 800 head market active; Mixed packing
80 So5 light at 60 q go; choice heavy IS @
8 854 closing strong.
Cattle-receipts $4,000 head; shipments 1900 head
market shade higher; shipping at 90 a 20; butch
ers 80 q 90.
Sheep-receipts 1000 head; shipments $50: market
firm at 623 q 5 624.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Another Town Kepudiates the Greeu-
hackers.
BANGOR, April 1.-The Republicans carried the
town election in Springfield, Monday, reversing the
last talps Greenback majority.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
p..,,.,d Daily Wholesale sr.ru.,

Portland Daily Wh0Iesale Market.
TUESDAY, April Flour unchanged. Grain firm.
The only change in fish from last quotations ia in
Hake, which have advanced Csc. Eggs are quoted
to-day at 70 14e Fruit is very quiet at quotations
Beans-Pea 30 @ Is: Yellow Eyes rs. Sugars
are steady and strong at SIC for granuated AMI &c for
Extra G. oil-1sac for Mgonia. Ice for Kerosene and
lie for Petroleum Cheese-full supply at 81 q &c
for Maine and Vermont. Poultry-Chckens IS q
zoe; Turkeys about zoe.
The following are to-days quotations of Flour,
Grain and Fruit:
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
Horrible Murdprs

SAN JOSE, April 1.-The bodies of four members of
family have been found in the foot hills horribly
mutilated By axes. The mother of the family is
missing No clue to the perpetrators.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
MARRIED..

In Rumford Centre, March %, BENZ H. Boynton
and Miss Alice Howe.
In Oxford, March IL, NJ. Isaiah b. Hunnewell of
Poland and Miss Arabella E. Potter of Oxford.
In Augusta, March rs, John B. Williams and Miss
Emma Walsh.
In Scion. March rs, Malon Patterson and Miss
Emily s. Whpple.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Cld Mch "a, barque P j Carl
ton, Amesbury. Sydney, NSW.
GALVESTON-Sld 51st, brig L M Merrill, Call, for
NEW oRLEANs-Cld 2stb, ship Ida Lily East
man Barcelona.
JACKsONVILLE-Cld 9th, sch Gertie Morrow,
Dunping, New York:
cid 3ist. sch G NJ Porter. Curtis, New York.
RICHMOND-sld 2stb, sch Maggie Bell. Hall, for
BALTIMoRE-Ar 29th. sch Effort, Shea, Belfast.
Wm Buck. Miller, jacksonville.
PHILADELPHIA Ar 29tb, sch Henry Dayy
King Portland; Telnmah, Bennett, do.
Cid 31st. barque Norton Slower, Sherman, Carde-
mas; brig Mary Comery, Terry, for Matanzas; schs
Sarah NJ Bird, Merrill, do; A Stewart, Libby, for
NEWCASTLE, DEL-Passed down Soth. schs r NJ
Brookings, and Thomas.y
NEW YORK-Ar 31st, barqus Holbrook, Rob.
ertfon. Havana 10 days: schs Mary Cook. Cook,
Bartlett Machias; Lightboat, Wood, Boston; Four
Sisters White do for Philadelphia; Yankee Blade
Lowell Providence; Eddy, Winsow, do; Nath'i
Holmes, Dow, Newport.
inson, Cardenas; Mary Shields, Linscott Portland :
Harvest Home, Hodgkins, Boothbay
0Also cid 3lst, ship Jane Fish, Young, for Bremen
schs K Woodward, Jordan, st Kits; Daylight,
Anderson, Bermuda.
SID TN City Island S0tb, sch telegram. and Fl Cnr.
tbs, for Portland; Lightboat, NJ W Drew, Drisko
M Strout, Ira ID Sturgis. Nellie Eaton q H Spot-
ford Victory, Julia, NJ A Rice Mary Brewer. Lucy
Ames, Warren. Berry, Kolon, l. II Jones, and
Others bound east.
PKOVIDENCE-Ar 3lst. sch Helen Mar, Ward.
Hoboken.
FALL RIVER-Ar 3Otb, sch Koret, Dunton from
New York.
Sid 30tb, sch Onward, Lowell, New York,
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
New York Stock and None, Market.

NEW YORK, April 1.-Evening.- active at 7
per cent. call Sterling Exchange is quiet at 4S53
q 1856 for long, and 4s7a q 1881 for short sight. Gov
ernments active and strong In State bonds Louis
lana conso's sold 49a q 493. Railway bonds-leading
feature was in Erie new consolida ed seconds which
advanced under brisk demand to 66.
Transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregated
142, 900 shares.
Inc following were the closing quotations of Gov
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
Annual Meeting of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty
in Ami mails

The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals will be held April
I'd, at the AIdermen's room, at 4 p. NJ, for
the election of Officers for the ensuing year, and any
other business that may come before the Society.
All interested are invited to be present Per order
mh31d3t - OCTAVIA G. CARROLL, Sec'y,
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ELECTRIC BELTS.

sure cure for nervous debility, premature decays
exhaustion, etc. The oulv reliable cure. Circulars
mailed free. Address j. X. REEVES, 43 Chatham
ST., N. Y. feb18deodSw3m sn
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
PROPOSALS
For School Supplies.

DRoPOSALS will be received by the undersigned
L until April 9th, for furnishing the Public
Schools of the City of Portland for the current year.
commencing April LIST, 1879, ending March 3lst, 1885,
with Books Stationery and other supplies of the
kind usually furnished by the city school use
Guiding Writing and Drawing Paper, Pens, Slate
and Lead Pencils, Crayons. Erasers. Ink &c. All
lions as the City Council may make for the above
supplies and the right is reserved to reject all such
proposals may be deemed contrary to the interests
Of the City. E. PRAY,
mh3ld1w Superintendent of School Buildings.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
MEMORANDA.

| Brig Katahdin, of Bangor, from Portland for Ma.
tanzas with shocks shipped by Nutter. Kimball s
Co, went ashore Monday night, near Winthrop Head
and is fall of water. The crew have arrived at Bos.
ton.
Sch Ida L Ray. from Bucksport for New York. il
sunk near Winship Head She has cargo of railroad
iron and will be total loss. Crew saved. The YES
sell registered 157 tons, built at Harrington in
1861 and owned at Deer Isle.
Sch Mary Cook Cook from Pensacola for New
Haven. which went ashore at Sandy Hook 30th, was
hauled OF 3ist and towed up to New York.
Sch Planter, Thompson, of and from Friendship
for Boston, with obsters put into Gloucester LIST and
reports having been in the breakers the Savages
and narrowly escaped destruction.
Sch Ringeader, from Baltimore for Curacao, put
into Norfolk LIST with loss oil davits and part of waist
Sch Porto Rico, from New York for Boston, put
into Newport LIST with loss of both anchors and
chains.
Sch Gen Banks Haskell from Boston for an Eas-
tern port in ballast capsized off Sound Point 3Ist
and drifted ashore on DEVILS Bank She was hauled
off leaking badly and was towed back to Boston full
of water.
Sch Pemaquid. from an Eastern port, with brick,
went ashore on Nix's Mate Boston harbor 3lst, but
came off by assistance of q tug. Extent of damage
not reported.
Sch ) Brown, Tinker. from Newport for Phila.
delphia. is ashore near Lewes, high up the beach.
Crew safe.
Y-See general news columns for other reports
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
April /, 1 A. M.
Fer New England
partly cloudy weather possibly occasional light snow
stationary or higher temperature and Using barome-
fer.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
SPECIAL NOTICE.

We would call special attention to the ASSESS or =
Notice, which appears in our columns to-day. with
reference. to Taxes that all persons interested may
comply with the tenor of such notice, particularly
the last clause with reference to The U. s. Govern
ment Bonds and Deposits in Saving Banks, and thus
save hard thoughts, and possibly hard words, when
too late. mh29sntap16
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02

PORTLAND, March 81
For Portland, % cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting loads SO cars miscellaneous merchan-
disc.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02
MRS. OLIVER'S SUIT.

Verdict i'm Favor of Cameron.
WASHINGTON, April LIN the Oliver-Cameron
case the jury rendered verdict in favor of defend
ant.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-02

Foreign Exports.
BUENOS AYRES: Brig Celina-427,7sS # lum-
Der, $500 pickets, 504 lbs tobacco.