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European MARKETS.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-Four and halls, o. ten
forties 1Os.
LIVERPOOL, Jan 13.-Cotton hardening; Uplands.
sgd; OIeaas 9-16d. Sales $4,000 bales, including
1000 for speculation and export Receipts, $500
bales, including $3.50 American. Futures openei
LIED better, but the advance was partially lost:
January and February, sgd; February and March,
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MARRIED..

In Auburn, Jan. Z, Daniel U. Rhodes and Lizzie
R. Cleveland, both of Rockand.
In Liverm0re, Jan. 10. Eugene s. Holman and Miss
Ordessa Holman both of Dixfeld.
In Biddeford, Dee. 8, Herbert G. Berry and Miss
Arva q. Benson.
In Biddeford Dec. 80, Charles A. Thomas and Miss
Sophronia Fitzgerald
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Major Reno,s Trial,

CHICAGO, Jan, 13.-The military court of inquiry
into the responsibility of Major Reno for the Custer
massacre, opened to day with open doors, but re.
porers were not allowed to take notes of the pro-
ceedings The only important action of the first ses-
sion was decision to summon Whitaker who made
the charges against Reno.
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DIED.

In South Berwick, Jan. 5, Samuel W. Wilkinson,
aged 76 years.
In Kennebunk, Jsn 10, Mrs. Mary Eliza, widow of
the late William Bryant, aged 70 years.
In Winslow, Jan. 7, Miss Emma f. JOHNSON aged
% years months.
ia Albion Dec 81, Abram Morrison, aged 90 years.
In Benton, Jan. 6, Mr.. Isaac Abbott aged So years
months.
In Gardiner. Jan. 5, Pelham Harden, aged 50 Years
In Gardiner, Jan, 4, MIR. William G. Dill aged
6S years. e
In Bridgton. Jan. g. Willie H. Edgerly, aged %
years month.
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The Louisiana senatorsbip.

New ORLEANS, La, Jan. l3.-The Legislature
will ballot Tuesday, for United States Senator, to
succeed Eustis. An attempted caaucss tonight,
failed, only 16 members attending.
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Senator Merrimon withdraw.

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. Ex-senator Merrimon adj
dressed the legislature tonight, Withdrawing from
the contest for Senator. Governor Vance will be
nominated on the first ballot.
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California Mining stoclx..
Doniestfc Markets.

NEW YORK. January 13-Evening.- -Oottou
quiet at Lie higher; sales 1923; Midland upland at
8 5-16; New Orleans at Tic; forward deliveries
g points lower and moderately active. Flour
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,

Monday, Ban. 13.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Hall, Boston for East
port and st John. NIB.
Sch Sultana, Eastman. Gloucester for Harpswell
CLEARED.
Steamship Eleanora, johnson, NewYork-Henry
Fox. NJ
Sch 9 Willard, Wallace, Antgua-sJ Hamien
81 Son.
Sch Volant, Br) Gatcomb, Bear River, NS-A d
Whidden.
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Boston Stock Market.
[Sales of the Brokers Board, Jan. 1871


ANTIGUA. Schr. G. j. Wilard-5OO shocks and
heads 954 box shook, 2,503 feet of lumber 101 10
shingles, 10 bbls. potatoes, A bbls. -four 25 bis.
pork, so bbs. herring, As boxes, 25 drums OF fish.
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Madame Anderson AccompIi es Her
Walk.

BROOKLYN, JAM 13.-Madame Anderson compile
ted her selfimposed task tonight, of walking 27OO
quarter miles in many quarter hours. Consi era
BILE money is said to have changed hands OF the
result. She commenced her last quarter milt at
1915, and made it in minutes, 373 seconds
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Railroad Accident.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 13-Saturday night the west
bound freight on the Marietta & Cincinnati rail-
road, when near Mineral city, parted at about the
middle Of the train on account Of broken coupling.
An extra freight following ran into the rear part
just it reached trese 80 feet high crushing the
caboose. Three passengers jumped from the caboose
alghted upon the solid ice in the stream below. One
Washington ReifsDyder was instantly killed. VIM.
King was fatally injured and John Betz's feet were
crushed.
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FINANCIAL AND CONNER CyAI

Receipts Of Maine Central Il. Il.
PORTLAND, Jan. II.
For Portland, 26 cars miscellaneous merchandise
or connecting roads 45 cars miscellaneous merchan.
lise.
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CIearlrg House Transactions.

The Clearing House of the Portland Banks report
the transaction OF business as follows to-day:
Gross Exchanges. .............$ 100.654 81
Net Balances. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %. 1888 81
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STATE OF MAINE,

STATE OE WAlNEs
In House of Representa- dyes, Jan: 3, 1879.
ORDERED, That all Petitions or Orders for egisla-
tion except those for redress of wrongs which may
be presented TO this Legislature after Tuesday, JAN
uary 2lst inst be referred to the next Legislature
and this Order to be published in the National Dem
ocrat, the Daily Kennebec journal, Daily Eastern
Argus. Bangor Daily Wing, Pennington Chronicle,
Daily Commercial, Lewiston Evening journal, Bath
Daily Times, Portland Dali y Press Portland Daily
Advertiser; provided, this order may be suspended
reconsdered at any time by majority vote Of the
members present.
Read and passed, sent up for concurrence.
B.L. STAPLES, CLERK.
In Senate, Jan. 10, 1879.
Read and passed in concurrence.
SAMUEL W. LANE. SECRETARY.
A true copy. Attest: SAMUEL ". LANE,
Jal3sntd SECRETARY.
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TFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

IFROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE,
Ar at New York 18th, steamer City OF Vera Cruz
from Havana; barque Eva Ray, Leighton Mill
bridge.
Sid TIM Liverpool 10th, steamer Lake Cbamplain
for Portland.
Ar at Queenstown 18th, ship Pendeton, Nichols
Iquique.
Baraue Clara Eaton, Lunt. from Key West fo,
Portland, put into Bermuda Sth inst shoro of pIoyis
ions and in need of light REPAIRS Was blown off in
the late gales. "
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Nj CHRONOLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY-FouR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF S1GNAIl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Jan. IA, A. M1}
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For New England

falling barometer. warmer southwest winds, cloudy
weather and occasional light rain snow, followed
by colder northwest winds with rising barometer and
clearing weather.
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MEMORANDA

Baraue Clara Eaton, Lunt. from Key West for
Portland, put into Bermuda 9Th inst shorC of proyis
ions and in need of light repairs. Was blown off in
the late gales.
MEMORANDA
Shs Queenstown, Purington. from Liverpool for
Bombay, which put into Coc0anda in distress had
discharged $50 tons Dec 3d. but the leak had not been
found. and n ore of the cargo would be taken out
snip anne FISH. Honses nom New York, which
arrived at Shanghai Nov H. had been ashore outside
Woosung
Ship Jean Ingelow, of Portsmouth, Capt Tanton,
from Cardiff May % for Singapore has been given mn
BY the owners as lost. The captain and first mate
(Horace Clark) belong in Portsmouth.
Brig Gypsy Queen, Chandler, at Boston from Black
River reports, Jan 3d. eighteen miles OF Georges
encountered a severe gale from NV lasting nine
hours; lost jibboom. lower topsa main staysail and
the crew badly trestbitten. Has been ~ DAYS
Nerth of Hatteras.
Brig Don Quixote, from New York Dec 16 for Linn
erick, was spoken Dec 81 by steamer Nurnburg with
loss OF master. mate. and two men, who were washed
overheard by a heavy sea. Three men were placed
on board the brig by the steamer The brig was
Eben York, of ship VIM G Davis.
Sch Frank W Emery. from Savann ALA Mar for
New York before reported abandoned, made South
became a heavy gale from WNW, with snow; short
ened sail and kept off before the wind the vessel ice.
ing up badly; the 3D., shipped a sea which swent
deck: lost storm trysail and and main paffs with
part of sails; another broke over the stern TAX
ing the wheel and the rudder and broke in quarter
~NNN ",eo' paw VI eauiuS CofoItu lub ueCk With
canvas but took In large quantities of water and had
to Keep pumps going On the 9th fell IN with the
5arqne Edmund Phinney, which took off ali hands
and brought them to New York.
Sch Ralph Carlton. Spear, from Cardenas for New
York, took gale Jan from WNW and LOST main
mast stove in after house and cut the ransom down
below the deck vessal soon sprung aleak and reuuIr
ed the constant use Of the pumps. On the 9Th, the
wreck was abandoned and the crew taken on board
the Darque Edmund Phinney, ~
Sch Hattie e King, Crowley, at New York from
and damaged top. '"A''
Sch Victor PUG, Sherman, at New York from
Iagoa1e, reports, in heavy gale, had decks swept
and lost deckload, damaged top works, &c.
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Sch Teaser. from st John, NIB, for New Haven.
ashore at Pond Island. is not seriously damaged and
will be floated at an expense of $500
Queenstown, Jan 1.-THE barque Margaretha from
New York, reports. Jan 8. passed vessel abandoned
waterlogged and with jurymasts. supposed the j b
Brown. (Ship j Brown, Brooks, sailed from Hua-
nillos to Oct IA for United Kingdom but it
believed by experienced seamen tina she could not
havebeen 80 near destination by ~ or 80 days
sail. Herad dispatch reports the name ndistinct.
bnt was made out FLAMES Brown." Possibly the
Br bardue James Brown.
nKSee general news columns for other reports
, 1879-07-03
Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 23.

WASHINGTON, June 70.
Wallace reported House concurrent reso.
luton fixing the date of final adjournment,
with an amendment substituting Wednesday
the 25th OF June, a. p. NJ. instead of
Tuesday, the 18th.
Window objecting to present consdera.
ton, it went over until tomorrow.
Logan introduced bill to provide for the
speedy payment of woIkingmen of the Dis
trict of Columbia; laid on the table.
The resolution submitted by Mcdonald
directing the secretary of the treasury to
furnish information as to the action of the
national board of health, under the act au-
thorizing contract for the purchase and
construction of retrigerating ships, etc, was
taken up and adopted.
On motion of Garland, House bill con-
cernins apporticnment for members of the
legislative assembly of the Territory of
Montana, was taken up
An amendment in the nature Of substi-
tute reported by the committee on judiciary,
extending the provisions Of the bill to all
Territories, was concurred in and the bill
passed.
After passing a few unimportant bills ex-
ecutive session was held.
When the doors were reopened the Senate
djournel.
, 1879-07-03

The principal modification is ,bo, ,
preparation for balances due on ali ALL ,ols els ap
stricken ont. "' routes il
On motif Of Paddock, the sen,.,
ceeded to 0 nsider the substitute D~'s r"s pp.
from the committee on public lands s'ttpo'ted
House bill extending the provision ot 'Uf W ae'
entitled "An act for the relief 81 81 an aet
settlers on public lands" until Octohu #, certain
1850, which was passed with slight Iss an.,s i
Beck, from the committee on Gnon.
ported iayosably on the Joint resolptiNSs' It
yidinG for committee to inyest;"o.' piA
best means OF guarding and collec,asss ls'
pubic revenue, and as to wbeth".s@ @s
change is necessary in the methods ~, asl
Ing appropriations. The resolutior lai'
passed. 1t provides that the comusa Sa
shall consist of three members from '''es sas
House. easa
, 1879-07-03
PACIFIC COAST.
Another Horrible outrage.

WHEATLAND, CAL, June 24.-The town to-
day was thrown into an excitement by re-
port that brutal outrage had been commit
ted by a tramp on q woman named Mrs.
McCullem. When found she was in b dy-
ing condition. The scene of the affair is To-
Gated on the Sacramento wagon road, about
ten miles distant. Mrs. McCullem was q
Canadian woman, aged about thirty years.
The particulars are as follows: A tramp
came to the house, and finding that she was
alone asked her for something to eat.
While she was preparing it fer him he made
an assault upon her person. She made
desperate resistance, but without success,
after which he made his escape. She was in
delicate condition, and the excitement that
she underwent, and the brutal treatment she
received had terrible effect upon her.
When found it was thought she was in
dying condition. On Friday last she gave
birth to dead child. On Saturday she
died. Mr.. McCullem is engaged in the dro-
yer business, and was absent in the noun
tains when the outrage was committed.
Killed by n Tramp.
San Francisco, June 26-J. T. Jaggard, a
resident of Biggs, Butte county, was stabbed
this evening and instantly killed by tramp.
Citizens threatened to lynch the tramp, who
was locked up.
Mysterious Action.
J. e. Duff, auditor of the Eureka and Pal
isade railroad, disappeared a few weeks ago,
and 1t is now ascertaned he left for the
Sandwich Islands. His accounts were found
to be all right, and his action is attributed
by his friends to temporary mepta! derGnge.
Ment.
II. IL. Nominations.
Nominations for governor closed. Neither
Webster nor Glenn Were present, but the
platform was endorsed for them by Camp.
bell ana Spect, Balloting then commenced,
resulting III the nomination of Dr. Glenn,
by the following vote: Glenn, l2S; Webster,
ll5. Total, 2l3.
Nominations for lieutenant.govelnor being
III order, BachracA, Of san Francisco. pro.
posed j. \. Naymire, Of san Francisco.
Naymire was withdrawn, leaving the field to
west, who was nominated 10y acclamatCn.
The II. Il. Convention this evening ndfn.
mated for Secretary OF State Lauren L.
Crane, Of Sierra; Ter Controller, II. VI.
Lornc, Of Sacramento; tor Treasurer, Cyrus
Jones, of Santa Clara; Tor Attorney General,
{. W, Cross. Of Nevada The candidate for
the sane position Oh the Workilgmen' : ticket
Was endorsed.
, 1879-07-03

the judicial expenses bill Just vetoed, divest-
Wallace moved to amend ingalls, amend
ment by adding clause of the judicial ex-
penses bill preclCding the appointment Of
deputy marshals.
The Wallace 0mendmeDs wp' agreed to by
n party vote.
Wallace also moved to sEanG by adding
the jury clauses Of the judicial expenses bill.
Before the vote on the amendment was
taken, Davis of West Virginia, moved to
adjourn; agreed to, ~ to II, party vote.
, 1879-07-03
House.

A proposition revoking leave of ah.,.
granted members, and requiring all )isas sba.s
to report Immediately, was made by Otms.iI;; rsi'i;
and objected to. 4sa
The bill making appropriation for cer,;,
judicial expenses, and the bill makino a sN
propriations 10 pay fees of ma,sbals0 ~ y
their general deputies, We're reported tT~ n's
the committee on appropriations, and Nv
dered printed and referred. W.
The bill prohibiting political assessment,
came up rs business Of the morning honr
The conference report upon the letter c,,
riers' bill was referred to.
The committee on appropriations hi,
morning rejected by party vote the ya,ion' r~
amendments offered by Republican membsm
and instructed Atkins, chairman, to renor
the two bills providing for the judicial AZ,
penses Of the government.
The House passed the judicial expense,
appropriation bill without any material
amendment, and the House then at 4:5O ad.
iOuruel
, 1879-07-03
House.

Bills introduced and reierred
by Herbert to remove the duty on qui-
nine and all materials for its manufacture
BY Dibrell, to prevent the payment of per
diem TO members of Congress when absent
from their duties except in case Of sickness
The Presidents secretary delivered mes
sage in writing, vetoing the supplementary
Judiciary bill, and also announcing that he
had signed the army bill.
At the conclusion Of the reading OF the
veto message, which was received with slight
demonstration Of applause on the Republ-
can side, the House proceeded to vote on
the question whether the bill should be
passed, Notwithstanding the objections OF
the President, and it was decided in the
negative; yeas lO2, nays rs, not the neces-
sary two-thirds in the affirmative. Ad-
journed.
, 1879-07-03
FOR EIGN NEWS.
The south American War,

telegram from Callao states that the
Peruvian iron clad turrct ship Huascar, bonn
barded Antotogasta and captured two Chilian
transports. The Chilian man-ot-war Caya.
dagna wooden, has been stranded. There
mas been an irdecisive engagement between
the Huascar and the Chllian iron clad.
G'gSiug tI.r Press.
Bismarck las forbidden the circulation in
the empire o! the S:ormbs!l, Russian rev.
oiutiohaly organ, published in Geneva.
Sl~atinn Gpyeruor,Eip.
1t Is possible That Gen lIanteufel will as.
sumo tAe goyegno;ship ct Alsace and Lor-
raine about the lst Of August
AIScrinns Sorrn,eI.
PARIS, Jane ?i.--.Ile in,urrection in Al.
geria Is ended, ANA 4, ,u0O OF the Insurgents
are in the HAND, II the French.
The Khcd,ve's Extremity.
CAIRO, June 23.-TAe British. French and
, 1879-07-03
House.

WASHINGTON, June "a.
The so-caled political assessment bill was
taken up, and the Republicans tilibustered
to prevent action.
The morning hour was consumed in roll
calls upon dilatory motions made by Re.
publicans and the bill went over without ac-
tion.
The House then proceeded to business on
the Speakers table, which was disposed of
as follows:
Senate amendments to bill relating to the
Territorial assembly of Montana, concurred
in.
Senate bill for printing 1000 extra copies
of the report and proceedings of the Paris
monetary conference; passed.
Senate bill for the benefit of the widow
and children of the late James Shields and
increase Of pension of Caroline $. Webster;
passed.
Adjourned.
, 1879-07-03
Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 2C.

Vest asked the unanimous consent out of
the morning lour to call up the concurrent
silver resolution, submitted by him yester.
day and stated that his object was to got II
vote on the subject and let the people
know who were in favor Of and who against
reconciliation and free coinage.
Chandler objected and the resolution went
over.
Consideration WIS resumed OF a joint reso-
luton to provide extra pay Tor Congressional
employees.
The report OF the conference committee on
The leker carers deficiency bill! was adopted
, 1879-07-03
House.

A resolution insructing the committee on
rules to sit during vacation, for the purpose
of codifying and simplifying the rules of the
House, was reported by Blackburn. Itgave
rise to considerable discussion regarding the
complex, unintelligible and contradictory
system OF rules at present governing the
House.
The speaker mentioned it as IN historical
fact, that, except in two instances-woman
suffrage and the liquor traftic-reports of
committee on rules had never been made on
party grounds. Finally the resolution was
adopted without division.
Senate bill, exemptipg from license and
other fees vessels not propelled wholly by
sail or by internal motive power of their
own, was taken up.
Senate bill, exempting from license and
other fees vessels not propelled wholly by
sail or by internal motive power of their own,
was taken up.
Acklin moved to recommit the bill, pend
ing which, on motion of Cox, caucus was
announced to take place at 3 o'clock.
~ The announcement was received with
laughter and applause on the Republican
side.
Upson offered u resolution calling on the
secretary OF war for information MS to the
number OF massacles which have been COM
mitted by McXcans and Indians in Texas
since the lst OF January; and also as to the
number and class OF troops under the COM
mand Of Drigad!er General Ord; adopted.
, 1879-07-03
Senate.
WASHINGTON, June rs.

WASHINGTON, June rs.
The President pro tenn, Thurman, was
absent to-day, owing to illness, and Eaton
took the chair.
Vest introduced the following joint resolu-
ton:
That the complete remonetization of silver,
its full restoration as money metal, and its
free coinage by the government of the
United States arc demanded alike by the
dictates of Justice and wise craftsmanship;
ordered printed.
Burnside introduced joint resolution
substantially as follows:
WHEREAS, The people of this union for so
years have adhered to the "Monroe" doc
trine, that the nations of the American con-
tinent by the free and Independent condition
which they have assumed and maintained,
are henceforth not to be considered as sub
jects for occupation by any European power;
therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Senate and House of
Representatives that the people OF these
States would not view without serious in
quietude any attempt by the powers of Eu-
rope to establish under their protection and
domination a ship canal across the lshmus
of Darien, and such action could not be re-
SUlttt'l III otA'I lSHl tuolI 40 ~ utHi-
festation of Unfriendly disposition towards
the United States; referred to the committee
on foreign affairs.
Window read what he styled political
peech, reviewing the record of the Republi-
can and Democratic parties for the past 20
years.
The Senate took up the concurrent resolu-
ton submitted yesterday by Beck, providing
for a Joint committee of five Senators and
seven Representatives, to report next De-
cember what change, if any, should be made
in the mode of guarding and collecting reve-
nue., and as to whether any change should
be made in the method of appropriating
money, whether by annual or permanent ap-
plopration.
Beck agreed to it's reference to the finance
committee to be reported upon in tour days,
and it was also referred.
After discussion Window read statement
showing the percentage of losses Oh every
thousand dollars dlsbursed during different
administrations as follows: jackson, 10. 55;
Van Buren,, 2l.l5; Harrison, 1887: Polk,
S.34; Taylor and Fillmore, 1854; Pierce, .S6;
Buchanan, 6.S9; Lincoln, 1.4l; johnson,
0.40 Grant, first term, O.4O; second term,
O.2G. Senate adjourned
, 1879-07-03
tSsptIsc.

The so.calle,l political assessment bill was
taken up, and thu Republicans ilibustered
TO prevent action.
, 1879-07-03
House..

Cobb made a personal explanation regard.
ing statement in tie Indianapolis Journal,
concerning Massachusetts regiment, and
brought on a discussion lasting two hours.
The army appropriation bill was presented
by the committee on enrolled bills and
signed by the speaker, and the House pro-
ceeded to consideration of the political as.
sessment bill.
Republicans then filibustered against any
disposition Of the bill.
kenna from committee on enrolled bills
reported the army appropriation bill and it
was signed by the speaker.
The House then resumed in the morning
hour consideration of the bill prohibiting
political assessments.
Hostetter withdrew his demand for pre-
vious question and moved to refer the bill to
committee of the whole, and on that motion
demanded the previous question.
Republicans 8en, Notwithstanding intima-
tion from Springer that the bill would not
be taken up for consideration at the present
session, refra!ned from voting, thus leaving
the House without u quorem.
The supplementary judicial bill as enrolled
was signed by the speaker and sent to the
Senate for signature of the presiding officer
of that body.
The morning hour expired without any
action on political assessment bill, and it
went over until next Monday.
During the days session there was utter
apathy manifested, SO that it was almost im-
possible to obtain quorum on any vote,
although on one of the roll calls 1S9 mem
bers answered.
The bill to establish pos: roads in certain
States passed.