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XLVI CONGRESS--IST SESSION,
HOUSE.

WARRINGTON, March 70.
The question raised by Mr.. Reagan, that there
were no rules governing the action Of the House
none having been formally adopted, was brought ur
by the Speaker Immediately after the reading of the
journal.
The Speaker said he was not present yesterday
at the time the point was made in committee of the
whole and stated that under rule LAT the rules Of
the preceding House were the rules of every sue
ceeding House until otherwise ordered. He quoted
the ruling of Speaker Grow on that subject, and
said he was not aware of any other ruling at vari-
ance with it. Its reason and object were to furnish
tine House with set of regular rules instead of COM
hitting it to general parliamentary law.
The subject was discussed at consider able
length.
The House went committee of the whole on the
army appropriation bill and the discussion was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Stephens of Ga, opened it, speaking over
twenty minutes in clear voice, attracting much at
tenion. He argued in favor of the admissbility of
section in the direction of retrenchment but dis
sented from the theory that the rules Of one House
governed the succeeding House unless readopted.
He spoke at length against the presence of troops at
the polls
Mr. Reed followed briefly, contendiDg that the
amendment did not retrench expenditures and was
therefore out of order.
Mr.. Garfield made long speech La full abstract Of
which is given in another column attacking the
Democratic programme.
Mr.. Mcmahon said that Garfield took every oppor-
tuniy to lecture Democrats as to their past and pres
emit conduct. If Southern members could not vote
as their judgment dictated then the war upon the
Union had been failure and because the gentlemen
did as their Judgment dictated their conduct was
revolutionary. He claimed that such bills had been
passed on appropriation bills by Republicans and
were never considered revolutionary.
Fernando Wood followed in favor Of the repeal of
the bill, arguing that the power to use troops had
been greatly abused.
After Woods remarks the debate closed and the
House adjourned until Tuesday when the debate
viii be resumed, Mr.. Belford of California having
the Aoor
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MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 81.

the office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
which she has for several years filled with cred
it to herself. and has earned the esteem of all
associated with her. The similarity of name
with that of Senator Cameron's pursuer, as
well as the fact that the other was also ap-
pointed at his request to cerkship in the
same Department, has, from the time the suit
began, two years ago, until now, wrought un-
toid wretchedness to the innocent woman {.
Naturally, she has been perpetually cOnfouDded
with the htig4nt. The day after the suit first
commenced newspaper men began to insist on
in erviewing her. When she has denied being
the plaintiff in the case she has rarely been be-
lieved by strangers and endures daily harass-
ments ia consequence Her hair has actually
turned gray since the suit was instituted, as a
result of the constant modification to which
she is subjected. She has told my mother
more than once of nights of agony folio owing
the plumbers which have panied and humiiated
her whenever she has been brought in contact
with strangers, and the not surprising refusal
OF those unscquainted with her to credit her
deniels OF being the 'Simon pure" Oliver. 1t
certainly is very hard case, and it seems to
me the least the clan Cameron which pos.
sesses so much Influence with the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature, can do, is to have her name
changed
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Democratic Consistency

The Bangor Con- mercial recently had an
article saying that the editor of the Belfast
journal had 'gone to his own place." like
Judas, for having sold himself to the hard
money men in the city election. That may be
considered very sharp and sarcastic-5ut let Us
call the wondering mind of the Commercial to
rev facts. In 1874 the Democrats of Maine,
IN convention assembled, passed til, folio wing
resolution
Resolved, That an inflated and irredeem able
paper currency is among the worst evils that can
afnlct community. IGenables cunnisg and uu-
scrupulous Spectators to rob producers Of the fruits
OF tnelf LABOR and afcts every reputable business
with peril or con- inual panic and disaster We re-
gard currency based on specie redemption the
be safelv transacted, and hold that we should as
rapidly as possible approximate to such circulating
medium.
Marcellus Emery. then editor of the Com
mercal, was upon this committee, and there
were also upon it such Democrats as Philo
CLARK, w. ii. Clifford, Monroe Young, VIM.
r. Smith, s. @. Harrington and others. There
were also present, as members of that Conven.
ton, j. G. Madigan. d. H. Ingrsham, E. f.
Pillsbury, Alonzo Garcelon, and others, and
not voice was raised against the platform
Upon that platform Jos. Titcomb was nomi
mated for Governor. A committee of the Con-
vention subsequently, addressed to the nominee
the following letter.
BANGOR, June 70. 1871
Dear Sir: The undersigned were appointed q
Committee by the Democratic State Convention,
holden in Portland the 22d nst to advise sou of your
unanimous denomination by that body as the candI-
date OF the Democracy Of Maine, for Governor, and
to ask your acceptance of the same, We are happy
to be the medium of making this communication and
trust that you will take the standard SO heartily aud
unanimously rendered you, and advance it in the
interest Of Hard Money, Home Rule, Free Trade.
Free Press, Economy in Administration and
Purity in Government. copy of the resolutions OF
the convention are herewith inclosed.
MARCELLUs EMERY.
E. f. PILLsBURY.
WILDER WALKER.
To Hon. JOSEPH TITcoMB.
Now that the trade and dicker board who
control the Commercial have sold themselves
for the hope of few offices, they howl ont
tfeachery to US, who still stand by those
declarations! And the Machias Uuion, and
others, TRAY. Blanche and Sweetheart, little
dogs and all'' bark in limitation, and yelp tbs
praises OF soft money. What a commentary
on political consistency! What beautifully
consistent and high minded politics those papers
represent! The Journal followed, as long as
it could, the twistings and turnings of party
leaders on this question; and was obliged, BY a
fense OF consistency and decency, to revolt.
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THE FINANCES.
Greenback Scheme. to Initiate the Cur

Greenback Schemes to Initiate the Cur
rency.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-About thirty members
Of the House of Representatives, Including Messrs
Reagan and Jones of Texas Springer and Stevenson
OF Illinois. Ewing of Ohio, Murch and Ladd of Maine
Kelley of Pennsylvania and De La Matyr of Indiana
met in Washington last evening in pursuance of a
call extended to the members of Congress who desire
to have the measures for financial relief passed at
the present session of Congress Mr.. Wright of
Pennsylvania was called to the char, and Mr..
Weaver of Iowa appointed secretary.
Mcssrs. Reagan. Weaver, Ewing Warner, De La
Matyr, Laid, Wise, Kelley, Stevenson and others
severally expressed their views on the financial
question, and finally the following resolution was
adopted:
Resot0ed, That we will ask the cooperation of our
1eu0w members OF all par ies in endeavoring TO PASS
at this session, bills for the following purposes FIJI
an increase OF the coinage of silver the capacity OF
our minis, and to issue certificates receivable for ali
pubic dues, and the purchase of silver bullion at
market rates. second to reissue greenbacks now held
Ior redemption OF fractional currency or hereafter
ietren Tor the payment of arrears of pensions and in
extDguishment of the bonded debt; third providino
for the substitution of legal tender notes for
a. panK notes. fourth to stop all further increase of
the national deot; fifth, to provide for tax on an
income of over $1,000. va wa
messrs. Ewing and Weaver were appointed to pre-
pare silver bill in accordance with the first branch
OF the resolution. 1t was stated that De La Matyr
mad bill to offer in relation to the substitution of
legal tender notes. The meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the chairman.
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EUROPE.

Reports About the Plague Exaggerated.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Alett from an Amer-
cam who went to Saratou Russia where the plague
is said to be raging states that he saw none of it;
that none of the delegation of physicians had caught
the plague up to the Sd inst that after four days in
the place he failed to discover the graves of the thou
sands said to have have died; that it then six
teen days since case Of plague was reported any
where; that Of $4,000 inhabitants in the whole prov
ince of Asrakan only $40 were victims, and these
were mostly in the neighborhood of Westianka
General Meliko has ordered the cleaning of all the
villages. Business on the Voga has been destroyed
by the cry of the epidemic, but there is founda
tion for panic.
Passananti's Sentence COMMITTED.
ROME, March 29.-King Humbert to-day signed
decree committing the death sentence OF Giovanni
Passananti, who attempted to essassinate the King
on the 18th Of November to penal seryitude for life.
Foreign Notes.
team of professional cricketefs are to leave Eng
land for America, in August, with Richard Daft as
leader.
The London Times says that the proposal for
100000 100 loan for India comes from the brokers,
who advocate it for the express purpose of buying
silver and raising the price of India exchange.
The plate of the Sultan of Turkey has been sent
to the mint and will realize G100 900.
Leon De Maleyille, member of the French Sen
ate, is dead.
Gen. Grant sailed from Penang Saturday to contin-
ue his journey.
The French senatorial committee Saturday re-
Jected the proposal for summoning Congress to re-
wise the constitution, for the purpose of authorizing
the return of the Senate and Deputies to Paris.
Minister Noyes Saturday presented TO President
Grevy letter from President Hayes replying to
NJ Grevys letter announcing to the President Of the
United States his elevation to the presidency of the
French Republis.
The Blackburn weayes have accepted the per
cent. reduction.
Seventy thousand men in Eastern Bulgaria are
under arms.
The Albanians will forcibly resist annexation to
Greece.
Bismarck is said to have arranged that the interior
of Eastern Roumelia shall be occupied by Austrian
English and Italian troops, the Northern boundary
by Russians and the Southern by Turks,
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Sad Calamity in Claremont, N. III.
A Hotel Burned and Five Lives
Lost.

CLAREMoNT, N. H., March 2S.-At O'Clock this
morning fire was discovered in the fremont House,
four story building owned by A. Dickinson. 1t
contained about forty PERSONS most of whom escaped
by jumping from the windows. Several of the in.
mates were slightly, ami Mrs. Fred Marvis was Sc.
riously injured, by leapins to the ground. The
flames and smoke spread so rapidly that communica-
tion with the fourth story cut off before the &C.
cupants could be rescued, and Mrs Hannah P. Glib
BON Of Chester, VT, Charles Moyan, boarder. Lydia
Merrill, table girl, Anna johnson, chambermaid,
and Mrs. Aplace, pastry cook, were burned to
DEATH Their cries for help were hear,rending
Several small buildings were also burned, but the
losses slight and fully insured. Browns brick
block and the new bank builing were badly damaged
The insurance on the hotel building was $4,000. +.
HI. Gibson s. Co., the hotel proprietors, lost every.
thing; insured $1,000 The cause of the fire is sup.
posed to be defective chimney.
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Portland Daily Wholesale Market.

SATURDAY, March 29.-Flour is without material
change, and the market is dull and firm at quota
tons. The opinion prevails that Flour has touched
bottom prices. During the past week agents. repre-
senting the largest houses in the ty, have been
in town making contracts for Flour, but refuse to
make any concession, land bold firm to previous rates.
Grain is unchanged to-day, though an upward move
ment predicted and for the next sixty days we look
for an advance from present prices. AT this season
of the year roads generally broken up and more or
less difficulty experienced in the transportation of
grain and receipts must be light in Consequence So
CARS are rmer but not higher at SIC for granulat-
ed and Sc for Extra G. In New YORK the market tor
Sugar is very active and frmer. Oil unchanged at
Isle for Lgona 6c for Kerosene and lie for Petro-
leum. Eggs are scarce and in good demand and
shade higher.
The following are to-day's quotations OF Flour,
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AFGHANIsTAN.

A Small Victory for the EpgiisEl-YaaOOh
Khans Tactics.
LAHORE, March 29.-Capt. Sardinia telegraphs
that be was attacked at Baghau the path of March
by 1000 MolliSs. He routed them; killing 145. The
British lost two killed and six wounded.
LONDON, March O-The,Standards correspondent
at Lahore states that according to official nforma-
ton Yakoob Khan is making no serious preparation
for peace, but appears to postpone submission in or
der to satisfy his subjects that he yields to force.
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Havana Market.

demand Molasses Sugars No to 10 at AZ D 81 real,
gold per reals; Muscovado Sugars, common to fair
at ~ g 81 reals; Centrifugal Sugars No IL to 10 in
at Havana and Matanzas 10000 boxes 6, 500 bags
and $500 hhds; receipts for the week at Havana md
exring the week from Havana and Matapzas 560d
boxes, 1000 baga and 1880 hhds, Including /. 750
boxes go bag and O65 hhds to the United States
reals gold per keg. ~ - y
Freishts quiet and firm. Spanish gold 2O7a q 2Os.
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Rhode Island Labor Reformers.

PROVIDENCE, March 29.-The Greeuback'Labor
state convention today made the following nomina-
tons:
Governor-Samuel Hill of Providence.
Lieutenant GovernOr-David A. Mckay OF Woon-
socket.
Secretary of State-John Francis Smith Of Grams
ton.
Attorney General-Herbert B. Wood of john
ston.
General Treasurer-Andrew c. Moore of Rich
mond.
The convention was thin and everything was har-
monious.
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LONDON, March 29-12.3O P. M.-Consos at 81 Lie
for money and account.
LONDON, March 29-1230 P. M.-American securi-
tes-united States bonds CTS. at l0i new SIS 1863;
new as al 1919; fs, 1Oi; 1Oi0s at 04l; Illinois
LIVERPOOL, March 29-12-s0 P. M-Cotton in
moderate inquiry; Uplands at 55d; Orleans Cd; sales
5000 bales including 1000 for speculation and export
Receipts 1000 bales, all American.
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DIED.

AZ years.
Funeral this afternoon at p o'clock, from % Cot
ton street
In Deering, March 30, Nellie b., youngest daughter
OF Natb'l S. and the late Ellen III. Mellus, aged 6
years % days boston papers please copy.1
In Falmouth, March 50, Alpha Knight, aged CT
years
Services this Monday afternoon at Q o'clock, at
the School house, Presumpscot Falls.
In Lisbon, March 20 anuie Josie daughter of w.
b. and Mrs. Lizzie j. Jordan, aged Is years
In Wayne, March q, Mr.. Holman johnson, aged
so years mouths,
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Annual Meeting of the society for
The Prevention OF Cruelty
10 Animals.

The Annual Meeting Of the Society for the Pre-
yention OF Cruelty to Animals will be held april
sd, M the AideFmen's room, at u. VI, 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
mh51dSt OCTAVIA G. CARROLL, Sec'y.
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E0reign EXn0ras.

LIVERPUOL, Eng. Steamship Lake Nenipon.-.
zs 900 bush wheat, 28O0 bush peas 100 bbis OF our
10y sacks tour $4,000 lb' bacon 1880 lbs hams. H.
440OO lbs tallow, $50 packages merchandise II OBS
lbs butter 1860 d" pork 80 900 do oatmeal leo bbIs
do W bales leather, 70 400 lbs cheese $40 do no.
ash, 72O bbls apples, 2 packages seed. w.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

~ we would call special attention to the ssessOra
voice, which appears in our columns to-day, with
reerehceto laxes. mat all persons interested may
colnpiy WIN the tenor OF such notice. particularly
the iast clause with reference to The u s. Govern
ment Bonds and Deposits in saving Banks, ami thus
too late. mh99sntoni;
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METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
March 81, A. M.
For New England
cold, partly cloudy weather, north-wester,y winds
and rising barometer.
Cautionary signals continue at New London, New
York. Woods Hole, Boston and Section 8, Portland
and Section Z, and Eastport.
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WASHINGTON.
Bonds Called Hin,

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Secretary of the
treasury has issued the 93d call for the redemption
Oh $40 bonds OF 1865 consoIs of 1867 The call is for
Sio,ooo,ooo, of which 100000 are coupon and 49,,
ooOooo registered bonds principal and interest pay
able at the Treasury June 2eth
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SPOKEN.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
I. O. O. f.
LEGONHA LoDGE. No. /:

Members are requested to meet at Odd Fellows
Hall on MONDAY, Mar. 3st at Il O'clock p. M, to
attend the funeral of our late Brother o. Z Durgn,
PIG. Members of other Lodges invited to attend.
Per Order Of the N. G. Attest: Charles Paine,
snlt Rec. Sec'y.
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STATE OF MAINE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

AUGUSTA, March 81, 1879.
An adjourned session of the Executive Council will
be held at the Council Chamber, in Augusta, on
MONDAY, the l4th day of April next, at o'clock
P. M.
Attest: E, II, COVE Secretary of State
hHE3 snd2G
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Flour at 6 "a 10; Winter Wheat at II a Q; do
spring at = e 2; California averages at II a
ciuo 10 "a 9s. Corn at Is Peas 4. Provisions,
&cIPors at 50; Beef at IA; Bacon at &c 9 a q 8,
don 30 6.
PARIS. March 29.-Rertes 1871.
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Ar at TroOn Mch 18th. Golden shcaf, Thompson,
Dublin.
=, Cid at Cadiz Mch 18th, Mary X Campbell, GRAY,
Eastport. ''
Sid i'm Genoa Mch ~, Alice. Dyer Cuba.
Cid at Gibraltar Mch III, Jennie Cobb Small. for
Boston. ~
Ar at Littetop, NJ Jan II, Helen Angler. Berry,
New York and Port Chalmers.
SPOKEN.
March 90 lat "a. lon ST. ship Forest Eagle, HosmeT,
from New Orleans for Reyal.
FEB q, lat % 5, Ion e, barque Beatrice Hayener
Dlekey, from Singapore for Boston.
Jan s, no lat, &C, barque EyvOr. Brown, from New
York for Apjier.
- FEB 9, lat 2 N, lou 81 w. barque Elinor Vernon,
Copp, from New York for Dunedin.
FEB TO- lat 10 S. lon "a W, barque Chas FObes Low,
from New York for Dunedin
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MARRIED.

In Ferry Village. March 2S, by Rev. S. F. Wether-
bee Albert j. Sanm ami Mics Hattie Taylor, both of
Cape Elizabeth.
In Gray. March 81. by Rev. E. Bean, Cbas. I. PEN
nell and Miss Emma W. Hunt both OF Gray.
In Auburn March 81 Africa III. Peterson of Lewis
ton and Mrs. Eliza j. Smell OF Lisbon.
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New York sioca aud Money Marie,


,o new Ho' YORK, March 29-P. M.-Money closed at
anv ELI on call The bank statement is again I'M
millions " i0sei'o has iaAen uee
SSt;erlng Exchange is firmer We quote bankers
nates 6o-days bills at $4853 per (of 81 $685.
pS eea sa,ue), and on demand $4sS. against $4s6 "a
gold. eN' o0lninei'iai oiiis s'ois y i'oo
fo to per cent bonds to-day SIPS $50
IT,, .ne WseS S53l $50; last week. 3123 1907 since
January !, $26s. 692 $50.
II revenue receipts to-day, $260OO0; for the
oa 400. oo6; last week 627 499; in March
1878. $79,5S5,957 ''' ''0' S"n'' ''''0 Al
me STOCK market has been active and strong with
the pest prices Of the day near the close
,r iHe safes To-day were: Pacific Mail 600 shares
western Union 300 shares, Northwestern 40, 900
shares preferred $780, Rock Island 700, S, Paul 49,
lOOo, 90 preferred $780, Cleveland Columbus & Indi-
ana central = Erie l,300 st Joseph 400, preferred
5ooo Lake Shore $500, New York Central 100, Ohio
q MISSISSIPPI geo, Wabash $500, Union Pacific $780,
Mlchgan Central $500, Delaware 81 Hudson 81 500
New Jersey Central 100, Delaware & Lackawanna
81 nOO atlantic & Pacific Telegraph 200, District Of
Columbia, Sos $4,000.
IN nla H.
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Receipts of Maine Central II. r..

,,, PORTLAND. March 2e
For Portland, 2! cars miscellaneous merchandise.
for connecting loads IS cans miscellaneous rerchan
disc.
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lSales of the Brokers Board, March POI,
$1,000 Eastern Railroad SAs. es5
A.oiiLOdus ia
Boston q Maine Il R. rs. ................ 117G1l7t
fortiaho' Saco q Portsmouth Railroad. -. = a sal
Sales at Auction.
Z Eates Manufacturing Co. 125l
o. EssIern aiannuiacturing Co...........-9 1155
$1,000 Bangor City 6s. 1894, RR. .,O7l
$4,000 Eastern Railroad ISL "a e9s
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Boston Stock Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts,
-, ~ water conveyance-1OOO bush corn meal to {,
W True q Co. w "
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DenfI, of a COngressm an

ABINGDON, Va, March 3o.-Hon Jas X. Gibson,
member from 1st Congressional District. died today.