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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
Domestic Markets.

NETWORK. March 27-Evening- Quiet
sales 27s bales; new Middliog uplangs lOae; do Or
buyers fay and prices generally without decided
change; sales II 1000 bbls; No al 40 a 90 Super
State at 70 q 80; choice Western and State at o.
q 4 80; White Wheat Western extra at SIS a 5 81,
Fancy White Wheat Western at 5 30 a so; extra
Ohio at 8 ~ @ 90; extra st Louis so a Is; Pa
tent Minnesota extra at 60 L 20; choice at OK ~
S00 including 1900 bbs City Mills extra at * G
$40; low extra at 20 @ 80 $500 bbs Winter Wheat
extra Fat 80 q 70; $500 bbls Minnesota extra AT
8 rs a 90. Sonihern Flour is dull and I'M
changed; sales l4O0 bbls extra at 4 10 "a 8 40. Rye
-Four quiet at 80 @ 8 % for superfipe. Corn
meal dull; Yellow at 210@225 Wheat e.
ceipts 1873, 50 bush slightly in buyers favor with verv
moderate export and speculative inquiry; sales
GOO bush, including 2O 900 bust the spot rejected
Spring at 10 a 78c; No co SO a $780, No do at %
o. Jung AIDED Winter Red at 90 a 14a No do at
l O9i "a lO4; No do 10 g 15a; No do at 1854
@ l5a: unsIaded Amber at l 10; No g do -; un-
graded While II @ IA; No 2 at IL; No do, 940O
bush at 13l a 134; extra do 100 bush 15 White
State IA; No White for March, 5000 bush at l34
closing at 10 bid, IA asked; do April 1900 bush
13a "a A. closing at 134 bid, l3a asked; do for
May, 5000 bush at li44 closing ii bid, 14I asked
No2 Amber for April, 1000 bush at ia closing at
closing at II BID asked No R sesh for az Maeb
at 10 bid 15t asked; do for April, $1,000 bush at
151 q ISL; do May, 58 coo bush at 15s. Rye is
frmer; 5000 bush NO 2 Western at 59c in store.
Bs riley quiet Barley Malt nominal. Cora
receIpts 1868 bush; slightly in buyers favor and
farlylactlve; sales 900 bush including $4,000 bush
on the spot, ungrade1 at 43 ACC; No at44sc; No
at 45s a 45ac; old do g., 90 bush at acc in store;
steamer at as a 4sAc; rowed Yellow 46c; old do 5Oc
White southern 4sc; Yellow Western 45sc; steamer
Os.s-leceipis 28 769 bush; without decided change
aud more active sales 93t 10 BUSH SAC Tor No 81 33
for No q 33k q 33sc for do White; Mixed Western at
including 1900 bush No 2 Chicago at 323c; co 600
bust No White for April 33Ac: Sugar duh and
rather weak; 800 bids Cuba at q SIC. Mslasses
unchanged Petroleum. higher for refined at 81;
sales of 49, 600 bbs united at s4s @ IS. Tailow Is
steady. asork steady and less active; old mess on
spot quoted at 37a g 30; new do at 10 373 q 10 80;
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
What Prudent Democrats Think.

INF. Nordhoff's Despatch in New York Herald1
Line plain truth Is that a good many Demo.
Gratis begin to wonder how long they will 70.
tain the pleasing control of the two Houses of
Congress- The majority in the House is not
so great bnt that very slight turn of the
political wheel might overcome it, But the
case is even more serious in the Senate The
Democrats begin their housekeeping with a
majority of seven. To secure this they may be
said to have drained all their resources. Thew
cannot reasonably hope for another Democrat.
lie Senator from State now sending Rspnbli-
cans unless they secure the entire copf;denca NJ
me country In the next two or three wears
nut tney may easily lose seven of their Soma
Tors In ne election of 1880, for the Legislature
then chosen will have to elect Senators tn 70.
pl &c Eaton in Connecticut, Herman in Naw
York, Randolph in New Jersey. Wallace IN
fennsylvsnis, Thurman in Ohio and McDon.
sia N Indlana. 1t is observed that all these
are doubtful States; all are states which if tha
democratic party in the present Conprass
KicKs up Its heels and plays the fool NAV md
probably Will, send Republicans to renlaco H.
present Democratic Senators. The prospect IL
NOT an altogether pleasing one to those Demo.
unsS WY . are ioDg-slented enough to look be-.
yona the excltements of the moment This
Kind OF Democrat, therefore, is dismissed To
caution. de remarks in private that II ;s No,
pest to go ahead too fast; that the Speaker os
tne House ought not to appoint any com mittees
at this extra session except those on the .
preparations and the Judiciary; that the s pp-
SION ought to be short; that deadlock nneh'
~ all means to be avoided: that il in MOI 80; W
INSIST on the repeat Of the Supervisors, 10 70
ano 1hat u the Republicans insist on rata;ninn,
the Deputy Marshals' law. it is batter to aa
joafn and appeal to the country than to m ~
On thar Nth The President Or the
prudent aud conservative Democrats ara .ue
now 70 all appearance the under dogs T sus
sehb an oat they doubt very much whether
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 2s.
The Right Way TO Look at 1t.

1--WE, the people of the United States" who
framed the Constitution, did not intrust the
legislative power to one House alone or two
Houses alone, bat "we" gave large part of it
to the President. 'We'' had The courage and
the good sense to provide efficient barriers
against the chances of haste and corruption
and passion in one House or in TWO Houses,
and provided in the veto power of revision
and of reconsideration. The President Ia as
much the representative of the people as
member of Congress. He is part of the Leg
islature, bound to his duty by as solemn an
oath as any member, and made by the people
their defence against the rash or unwise action
of Congress. II he should renounce bis con-
victions, and sign an important bill against his
most solemn Judgment, ON the ground that
Congress had passed 1t, he would ignominious-
y betray the trust which the people had con-
fided to him, and the Constitution which Is the
guarantee of public liberty. The power of the
veto becomes operative only when law has
been passed by Congress, and to plead that
majority of Congress desires the passage of a
law, and that be must therefore sign it, would
be to plead that he must annul vital part of
the Consultation, and refuse to perform a SOL
omn uuut. II ootn HOUSES may attempt thus
to coerce the President to their will, SO may Ell
Their House attempt to coerce the other, or the
PRESIDENT to reduce Congress to submit ssiop.
They all bold their power from the people: and
II Congress may say to the President that il
viii stop the supplies and the Government un-
less ne Signs bill which it wishes to pass, so
may the President say that he will not sign
the supplies unless it passes bill which he de-
slres: Our Government becomes impractlca-
pie II each branch is to threaten to stop il
when 1t cannot have its own way. If Congress
may attach the repeal of the national election
law TO supply bill, it may attach any other
measure to it 10 the same way and under the
same menace. If the menace were carried ont
the subversien of the Government would be &C.
complished -Harper's Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Preparations for an International Match
This Veap

Preparations for an International Match
This Wear.
NEW YORK, March 27.-Fhe committee, appoint
ed by the National Rifle Association to report upon
plans for the next international rifle match, had
conference with Capt. W. H. jackson, OF the Ameri
can team of 1878, and agreed upon proposition
which, it hoped, will meet the approval of rifle
men of the world and insure a match in September
next Capt. Jackson states that he had communi-
lated with Sir Henry Halford Captain Iof the Brit
ism team OF 1877 and given him to understand that it
was not the in'en ion of the Iifemen that the
Palma must be shot for at Creedmoor, but any
other range in the United States with the same ad.
yantages would be acceptable. He also sug sested
that IT The conditions of international match pre-
cudcd the sending Of British team that match
might be shot for something else. Capt Halford re-
Piled that the British remen were anxious to shoot
for the "Palma," but unless the conditions were
altered the team could not be selected. He also
suggested that the American team 90 TO England to
shoot match with an exclusively British team for
the international prize. After the Interchange of
opinions it was resolved that the National Rifle
Association of Ireland and Scotland in the event
OF their not intending to send separate teams to
America this year to compete for the "Palma, -
to entertain an appeal to waive their rights
for sending such teams, that a British team might
be selected. communication will first be sent to
Sir denry Halford to learn whether 1t is possible to
secure all the British team in Ireland and Scot
waive their rights. 1t was also resolved thai in the
competitions for selection of an American team no
practice will be allowed at Cieedmoor until the ar
rival of the foreign teams so as to place them upon
an equal footing.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
Giving Them Bluff.
Detroit Free Press


a soggy big fellow, with a volce 40
mothers love- attended by pop-sun sort of J
young man, appeared in Michigan avenne
saloon yesterday and soon started a small riot
The big one refused to pay for what he drank
and there was talk of bouncing him, when the
little fellow took the barkeeper aside and ax
planned:
You see, my big friend here is only giving
yoa DIM. He is got two or three of the worst
teeln 10 his head You ever saw, and they've
scnoo night and day for six weeks The dem
slst won pull them snort of So, and that's too
much. My friend IS therefore going aronnd in
hopes to get up fight and have somebodv hit
MIN on the raw and knock these teeth ont and
save him the So '-'N
The bartender saw the point and was sat;s.
ned, and allowed the big man to 90 ONT ,r;thont
settling: The same game was worked ia Al, :
0tner place, and the pair entered Cigar stora
here the big fellow wanted to chew eyerythino
mp up. and he could hardly keep still while the
the cigar man. '"''no'' W.
III hit him in the jaw he makes 40 bv the
operation, does hep" asked the dealer. VIZ
Yer, and then he'll demand pamages of Won
pesfaes. That's bis game, you see."
.,.. ases, See, slowly replied the dealer, shut
tnere notnIng st1ngy about me. I'd as SOM
save MIN w as not, and if damage bis law
m willing to pay what he asks. Look mt
now-Pm going for him." WV
The big fellow was Knocked down In no time
ana the little one didn't stay to see anv mo,e
When the slate deceasedn came IN hiS sa a0se:
ne was lying on bis back in the slush of the
gutter, and three or four bootblacks were ask.
Ing him IT his toothache was sale gone"
Il am the tarantula of The West!' began the
pig man as he got up, but after feeling his law
he started off muttsrine-obut III sana law n,m
breath till get hold of the infant who nut me-
up to this aud then skippedp' p"' ANo
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
RAPID TELEGRAPHY,

Marvellous Claim y for n New System
NEW YORK, March 28-A new telegraph COM
pany was recently organized in this city under the
laws OF tne stafe to be known as the American
Rapid Telegraph Company. The officers of the com
pany are ex'Mayor Reed of Bath, Me-, President;
the Hon. Thomas Wallace of Connecticut. Vice
Pfesldeht' ana Major L. S Hapgood of Boston,
treasurer Inc capital of the new company is
placed at $Soooooo, and lis promoters claim that ite
organization, under the advice and direction of emf
nent counsel, Will render it impossible for the
pany to fall into control OF any s.monopolsts"
president Reed stated yesterday that the company
had complied with the Congressional act of 1876 and
that 1t was the intention to proceed at with the
construction Of line Of double wires connecting
Boston, New York. Philadelphia Baltimore. Wash
ington, Chicago and st Louis, and all important In
termediate points. The lines will be built of cast
steel and appropriated conducting telegraph wires
with extra large size poles.
1t is claimed that the company is the owner O,
American and European patents for machine tele
graphing, which over its own patent WIRES
will transmit 1000 words minute. and over tbe
wires now in ordinary use 500 words minute II is
stated that the new system has been thoroughly
tested, having been in practical operation for fou,
months over circuits of 500 and 90 miles, and it is
claimed Tor tne system That with three wires it car
perform the whole telegraph business of the country
Accuracy, rapidly and cheapness the three pin
cipa features claimed for the new system.
While the new system that is proposed to be intro
duced is said in respects to resemble the old au
tematic system. that was discarded as impractical,
in 1876 the company claim that its system is an en-
tirely new invention. and says, in comparing thi
with the automatic system. that "the wide and mos
inviting field which was open to the automatic sys
tenn from 1870 till 1877 has now been closed by tn
discovery of new principles in an electrical science
which have been applied, with the aid of most per
feet machinery, to rapid telegraphing and which
practically, places the automatic system where III
four horse passenger coach of ha century ago wa
placed by palace cars and railroad locomotives AM
Of the two, the fourhorse coach stands far bette
chance ofrenewed life than does the automatic sys
| tenn of teegraphy.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

Unanimous Sentiment of Resistance to the
Democratic Programme.
WASHINGTON, March GA caucus of Republican
members of the House was held Immediately after
adjournment, Frye of Maine presiding, f3r the pur-
pose of discussing the situation in regard to the po-
tical clauses which the majority has determined to
incorporate in the army and Legislative executive
and judicial approp aon bills to prohibit the pres
ence OF troops at the polls and repeal those Sec
lions OF the revised statues which authorize the
pointment of chief supervisors and deputy marsals
for elections The subject was very generally dis
cussed by the members present, and the sentiment
was unanimous in opposition to the programme ar
ranged by the Democrats Garfield. Kiefer, Will
Jams Belfort and others, made long speeches
sustaining the views above Indicated and it was fin
ally agreed that every endeavor be made by the mi
Dority to prevent the passage Of the bills ramed
above unless they shall be relieved of the leg
islative provisions in question.
The sense of the caucus was that if the Democrats
should insist upon carrying out the plan already
adopted by them the effect would be the stoppage of
the wheels of government and the majority would
be responsible for the result.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
DOMESTIC PNRrs

GALVESTON-Cld 18th, sch BENZ B Church KEEL
ley. Pr0gresso, (not ProvideDce.)
MOBlLE-Cid 10Th, sch Acara. Chandler St Kits
SAVANNAH-Ar 25th, sch Carrie Belle, Seayey
Baltimore.
Cid 10th. sch Grace Bradley. Hopper, Brunswick
OHARLESTON-Cld ed, sch Lily, Cole, for New
ssld 26th. sch VIM Flint. Pendleton, Baltimore.
NORFOLk-A Ar Goth, zen Albert Daley, Mont
gomery. Boston.
BALTIMORE-Ar oath, sch R. Emerson. Sears
Charleston.
Cid 18th, sch Nellie Shaw. Gates. st Jago.
Ar 18th, sch Riley, Coffin, Morgan City, La.
Cid 10th, sch Jos Souther, Watts. Matanxas.
PHILADELPHIA 25th. sch G Thomas
Thorndike Boston; j Bell. Reeves. Dennysville.
AR 26tb, schs Moses EDDY. Warren, Bucksport
NEW YORK-Ar 26th, brig Agenora Prince Ha.
vana ID days; schs Anna nurch, Treworgy, Mara
caibo "a days; Maggie ID Marston, Blackinston Sa
vannah; Fannie Butler. Mitchell, Boston: Lon lisa
smith, Boar0man, Providence.
Ar 9th. sehs A X Weeks, Littlefield, Cardenas
John A Lord. Thomas, Cardenas.
Cid 26th, barQue Ada CROSBY Austin Havana
brig M W Norwood, Mcguire, Mafanzas: sens /, q
Warren, johnson, do; Annie l. Palmer, Lewis. for
Barscoa
Passed through He'll Gate 26th, schs 7, NJ s,ront
from Hoboken tor Portland; Matte tonnes trem
New YORK Tor do; Julia, Perry, Elizabethport for
Boston Pavilion MITCHELL Port johnson Tor do |:
Light Boat, Amooy for do; Mary Brewer do for do
MYSTIC. CT-Ar 9th, sch Abbe 5 Emery, Eme-
PKOvIDENCE-Ar 22d. sch Jennie NJ Carter ~,
ter. Perth Amboy. WI
Sid I'D sch VIM Rice. Pressey. New York.
SOMEhSEI-Ar 10Th, sch larry Not, Barrett
Philsdelpbia '
NEWPORT-Ar 26th, sch Onward, Lowell. Port
johnson for Fall River. WYNN w
NEW BEDFORD Sid Goth, scbs Clio ChiIlcott
Fullerton and Saml Lewis, Aley New Vo,S Garo
line. Barlow, do. A' Oaio-
vdNEYARD-HAvEN-- Ar 26th, scbs Willie De
Wolf Colt, Ponce for Boston: Kepdnss 600 Tr.sk
Elizabethport for do; Empress, Norwood, Weebaw,
ken toI Newpuryporr; Almeda. Lone, Port johnson
port; Vulcan Coggns, Weymouth for New Vork:
M Chad T1 Norris Cape small Point for Phila.
depnlsi human. Bennett, and Henry Davy, King
EDoAhaOWN-Ar 18th, scbs Commerce, Thorn
dne a Arc Lindsey johnson New York for Bos-
HYANNIS-Ar 18th, sch Addie Fuller. .Jorpenson.
Savannah for Boston. oV' seAsoi'
Philadelphia. "oou' .oi
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL,

Dexter Jack, q seaman from Dresden in tbi,
state, was killed at sea on the 2lst inst. bv 3
fall.
The American Rapid Telegraph Co. has
bees organized in New York with Edwin Reed
of Bath as president. Great things in the way
of cheap telegraphing are promised.
Prince Waldemar. grandson of Queen Vic.
toria, is dead.
The Nihilists attempted to asssssinate Gen,
Won Drentelin in St. Petersburg, Tuesday.
Mr.. Gorham testified before the Wallace
committee yesterday concerning the Republic
can campaign fund, but not much of impor-
lance was developed.
Yakook Khan refuses to treat with the Eng.
lish and an advance has been ordered,
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hoar's resolu-
ton was discussed by several Senators, The
army bill was offered in the House and coasid.
cred in committee of the whole.
Republican members of the House held
caucus last night to consider what action to
take on the appropriation bills. The septi.
ment was unanimous in favor of resistance to
the proposed political legislation of the Demo.
Gratis,
Akyab in father India has been swept by
FIRE. The loss IL a5O0,OOO
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
MINOR TELEGRANIs.

Edison's electric light viii soon be exhibited at
MeDlo Park.
Wednesday afternoon Hagen Yanhorn, William
Galloway and Andrew Wochley, bringing small
raft down The Delaware, sprang into the liver at
Bslvidere. New jersey, when nearing dangerous
rift and the two former were drowned.
President White will accept the Berlin mission.
About four hundred striking miners gathered at
Pomeroy, o., yesterday, and forced the miners of
few mines that were working to join them in strike
for higher wages.
William P Wallace ex-sheriff OF Hamilton coun-
ty Ohio. has been indicted for emblezzing $4,000.
Gov MeCreary of Kentucky has issued a pro
clamation in which he enlogzes the life and services
of the murdered Judge Elliott, and recommends the
closing of all public offices th-day.
CD Bridges has been appointed Laud Commits
sioner of the Hudson Bay Company.
The Free Christian Baptist church OF Rodney
street, St. Johns was burned yesterday morning by
incendiary.
The corner stone of the Confederate monument in
Capital Square, Columbia, s. G., was aid yesterday
| by The Masonic fraternity.
Cardinal Manning will shortly leave Rome fol-
England. No arrangements have been made for
| establishing official relations between England and
| and the Holy Sea.
There is an ice gorge below which, it is thought, viii
| soon give away.
| The commandment of Alessio and sixty leading
| Albanians have been arrested charged with in
| trigung against the Porte.
| The lower House of the Hungarian Diet has APP
| proved the treaty of Berlin.
1t is stated that after the Car has started fol
Liyadia tue government intends to proclaim STATE
of siege iu st. Petersburg, Moscow, Kief and
| Cbarkoff.
Prof. George Frederic Schoeman, of the Universit.
of Grefswold, distinguished philosopher ant
| arcbaeologist, is dead.
The dispute between Germany and the Vatican i
nearly settled.
Steamship Dominion sailed from Halifax fo
Portland yesterday.
Private advces from Sierra Leone represent tina
the French have annexed the English island 0
Matacony.
France like Germany will decline to participate il
the mixed occupation of Roumelia.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-28
EUROPE.
NihiIist AssassinatiOns.

1 ANAuAst fAsSass1uslslOhss
LONDON, March 27.-Tuesday afternoon as General
! Won Drentelin, Chief of the Gendarmerie, was
| driving along the Neva Quay, st. Petersburg, a
man on horseback fred twice into his carriage
/ window. The General was not hurt. The assassin
rode short distance, and then leaving his horse
/ escaped in sleigh. The attempt on the life Of
General Won Drenteln has caused the greatest ex-
element In government circles The Nihilists are
charged with being the insigators of the crime. The
placaIds recently found on the walls of Moscow and
other principal cities leave no doubt that the
lutonary element is becoming desperate The
Standards Berlin despatch says upward of hun
bred arrests have been made in Moscow in con-
sequence of the assassination of government spy.
Another Nihilst assassination has taken place at
Moscow.
Death of Prince WaldeMar.
Prince Wademar, the third son of Prince
Frederick William and the grandson of Queen
Victoria, died suddenly OF heart disease this morn
ing at Berlin.
Queen victoria's Journey.
Queen Victoria received President Grevy at $50 to.
day and left for Italy at 4oO. The Duke of Aosta,
the brother of the king of Italy has left Rome for
Baveno on Lake Maggiore to welcome the Queen
possibly. The death Of the Queens grandchild may
modify her arrangements.
Alsace and LOrraiac.
BERLIN, March 27.-Tbe Reichstag has un-
animously adopted the motion of Herr Schniegans in
favor of an autonomous government for Asace-
Lorraine. During the debate Herr Schniegans
declared he had adopted the Frankfort treaty as
basis for the constitutional development of Asace-
Lorraine, and that he firmly adhered thereto.
Prince Bismarck expressed satisfaction at the
unanimty of the House and predicted from that fact
the success the project Up to the present be said
there had been only confidential negotiations with
the Federal governments Bismarck concurred
with Deputy Haenel that the Imperial Sovereignty
over Alsace- Lorraine. AMI responsibility of tue
governor towards imperial authorities should be
maintained, aud further that certain degree Of
responsibility should remain in the hands of the
imperial cnapcellar. He did consider that these
provinces had any claim desire to be represented
in the Bandesrath. He abstaned from entering in
to details pending the bill which would be intro
duced in the Reichstag during the present session
and which he hoped would meet the approval of all
parties.
The Zulu War in the House of Commons
LONDON, March N.-In the Commons tonight
Sir Charles Dixie moved resolution of censure OF
the government relative to the Zulu war In bis
speech Sir Charles confined himself principally to
charged the government with not censuring Sir
Bartle until notice was given oil the present motion
although dispatches constantly arriving which
showed that be meant war. The cape required
trustworthy governor. not one under humlating
restrictions. Immunity from recall might encourage
other governors to pursue policy Of their own.