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The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
ASIA.

Terrible Condition Of Affairs in Burmah
LONDON, April 10.-The Standards CORES
pondent at Thermyo telegraphs that the public
mind is very unsettled. Mandalay astrologers
maintain that in order to remove the evil in
fluences great propitiatory sacrifice is re-
quisite, the victims to be taken from all
ranks to number of 400. The priests are to
contribute 100 and the remainder will consist
of men, women and children. Numerous ar
rests have been made to secure sufficient
number for the intended victims to be selected
from. The priests who have hitherto enjoyed
immunity from sacrifice, ARE quitting Mandalay
The Roman Catholic convent was recently en-
tered to procure victims from among the girls
there, but the attempt was frustrated Al
though the prospect of the relations between
India and Burmah is brighter through an ap-
pearance of concessions contained in King
Thebaw's last message, the internal condi-
ton of the country is most unsatisfactory. The
people, while seeing the folly of King The
baw's acts, are helpless to effect change.
Murder Of French Scientist in Sumatra
PARIS, April 1O.-A telegram from Singa-
pore to-day confirms the reports of the murder
of M. Walton by the natives of Sumatra while
engaged in. scientific expedition for the
French Government, land the governor of
Acheen has gone with troops to recover the
body of the deceased and to punish the MUIR
derers.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
FOREST AND OTHER FIRES.
Extensive Damage Near Plymouth, Mass.
Adjoining Towns in Danger

Extensive Damage Near Plymouth, Mass.
Adjoining Towns in Danger.
PLYMOUTH, April ia bad fire started in
the woods in the north part of the town about
creased with great rapidity 1t is now Is p. NJ
just in the rear of Seaside village, and fears
are entertained for the safety Of buildings
there. Several hundred cords of cut wood
have been burned besides growing timber.
LATER-That extremity of the burning area
swamp and was extinguished without damage
to any building. The fire is now spreading
over large area extending north and south:
the northern edge is now in Kingston, the
southern end running towards this town
Gangs of men have been sent from here
north of this town directly in the path Of the
fire.
Disastrous Fire at Providence. RI.
Providence, K. l., April 10.--The largest
block in Wakefield, South Kingstown, known
as the Times building, owned BY Duncan Gil
destroyed BY an incendiary fire early this
morning. The block was occupied by Stratus,
dry goods store, Green & Armstrong grocery.
Bloomingdale, tailor, Thos. Bell, barber,
Sweets bowling alley, Columbia Hall, Mason
1c Hall and Times printing office. Wood &
large. Insurance considerable, but no estim-
ate has yet been made.
Serious Loss in North Carolina-Two
Persons Killee.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April 11,-Fire this
morning destroyed the large brick building on
Dock street owned by B. j. H. Ahrens, filled
with hay and grain property of Preston Cum
mings q Co. The flames quickly extended to
the brick store of Antonio Rush, corner of
Front and Dock streets The family of Mr..
Lucas Solomon, who occupied a dwelling
above, were with great difficulty rescued in
their night clothes. The hardware store of
George A. Peck on Front street caught and
while the firemen and citizens were endeavor-
ing to save the stock the western wall of the
adjoining building fell crushing in the front of
Peck's store, and compelling those in the store
to flee for their lives. All succeeded in escap-
ing, except VIM. Ellerbrook of the tug Myce,
whose body was found this morn
ing burned to crisp. Several others were more
or less injured.
Two Men Suffocated in Burning Dwell
ing.
HAvERHILL. April ia two story wooden
tenement block was burned this morning. 1t
was occupied by ten families. Smith HI.
Brown, alias McHenry, aged 80, and Charles
Abbott aged about 56. who occupied an attic,
were suffocated, and the bodies partially
burned. Mrs. Emma Roberts was severely
burned in the face and injured internally by
jumping from a chamber window. Origin Of
fire supposed to be accidental. Loss So, 500;
fully insured
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
TERRIBLE DEATH.
The Body OF Man Found on the Beach
at Nahant-The Affair Clouded in Mys-


The Body Of a Man Found on the Beach
at Nahant-The Affair Clouded in Mys-
terry.
LYNN, Mass, April 10. An old man about
60 years of age, named Jacob Whitney, was
found on the road near Little Nahant this
morning, dead. The cause of his death is
not known. When the body was first discov-
cred it was lying on the front portion, rather
leaning toward the left, with face exposed,
200 feet from the main road. A third of its
depth was buried in the sand, and the clothes
were saturated with water by the tide. The
face bore deep purple hue, giving one the
idea that he died of suffocation. On his person
were found one $50 bill, one silver dollar.
silver watch and chain, carpenters rule, pair
OF eyeglasses and bunch Of KEYS
Some people think that Whitney died in a
tit, or from some other illness, in rum shop
and was taken to the beach. Deceased was a
member of Dexter engine company No. 1 of
Nahant Whitney has resided in Nahant for
30 years, and has been engaged for many YEAR,
in the carpentering business. He has niece, a
school teacher living in St. Paul, MINI. City
Marshal Stone of Lynn is at work on the case,
and SO is state detective Hill.
1t is said Whitney was native of Maine,
and the following parties have been tele-
graphed to for information in regard to the
disposition of the body: Malvina Knight,
Deering; Sarah Chadbourne, Buxton; Angus.
tus Davis, Freeport Ellen Whitney, Buxton;
Josiah Harding, Gorham. No answer had
been received up to late hour.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Accident on the New Brunswick Rail-
road.
FORT FAIRFIELD, April 10.-This afternoon
passenger and baggage car on the New
Brunswick road, three miles above Wood
stock, were overturned Beaufort Mills was
seriously injured.
Preparing for the Ice Harvest.
GARDINER, April 10.-The steam tugs Con-
querer and Bruce, the property of the Hudson
River Towing Co. of New York, arrived here
today. The steam tug Blanche of Wilmington,
Del, arrived in the river Thursday. Others
are on the way.
Church Burned at Elliot.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 1.-THE Con-
gregational church at Elliot was burned today.
Loss about $780, no insurance.
A house in the rear of the church, occupied
by George G. Ireland, was also burned. Loss
$3O00 insured
Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Ofices established
Orff's Corner, Lincoln county, Emily 81. Orff,
postmistress; Squirrel Island, Sagadahoc
county, Charles E. Kendrick, postmaster.
Postmasters appointed-Isaac W. Marshall,
East Hebron, Oxford County; Aaron Austin,
Glenwood, Aroostook county.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
Bold Feats of Child Riders. aS

A gentleman who lives on the Stanislaus Riv-
or, close to its junction with the San joaquin,
told Mail reporter this morning what he new
err would have believed had he not known his
informant to be entirely trustworthy. He said
that near his place are boy and CIR, the FORM
er about twelve and the other about fourteen
years of age, who frequently jump into the
saddle in the morning and ride all day among
droves of wild cattle which would surely gore
them to death should they become unseated.
Both carry lariats, and if they see calf in the
drove that has escaped being marked they run
on to it, the boy throwing his rope and catch
ing it by the head and the girl catching it by
the feet, after which the ears and brisket are
duly cut. But this is not all. On the ranch
is large bottom of underground, in which
roam hundreds of wild hogs. OF these the
bears are very ferocious and will fight when
pressed the least bit. The children, mounted
on their we'll trained horses and carrying in
their hands the lasso which they so skilfully
handle, dash headiong after these hogs over all
sorts OF ground, up and down steep banks,
catching one out of nearly every drove they
scare-u Last summer they caught over thir-
ty in this manner. When the lasso is thrown
on the head and feet OF hog and he is
stretched out so that he can do no more harm,
the boy gets down from his horse and ties the
hogs feet with some rope carried along for the
purpose. His horse stands as firmly without
as with rider, being trained to that work and
never having done any other. A wagon is sent
for the hog, which is placed in strong pen
and soon tanned so that it can be fatted for
market. A few days ago the boy was riding in
the underground when he started up deer.
Putting spurs to his horse he got near enough
to throw his lasso on his horns, but he did not
have time to fasten the other end of his lasso
to his saddle before the feetfooted animal was
off with rope and all. These children have
been riding constantly ever since they were
big enough to sit on a horse.-Stackton (Cal.)
all
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
MARINE NEWS.

Schooner Wrecked-No Lives Lost
EAsTPoRT, April 1O.-Schconer Hunter,
Capt Cassidy, for New York, bound to this
port went ashore at Ragged Island, Martini
Gus, in a thick fog, last Monday morning. The
crew landed on the Island, having hardly time
to save anything as heavy sea was running at
the time, and the vessel went to pieces The
captain and crew were taken to Martinicus,
thence to this place, arriving this morning.
A Schooner Abandoned at Sea.
GLOUCESTER, April 10-Schooner Gardiner
W. Tarr, from Georges, reports falling in
with the schooner John A. Cook, in ballast,
abandoned, twenty-five miles off Cape Ann,
with both masts gone, leaking badly and bal
last shifted. The Tarr made an unsuccessful
effort to bring her in. The Cook was from
Rockland for Provincetown where she belong
ed. She touched at Gloucester and left the
9th inst
Portsmouth Channel Distracted.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 1O.-Schooner
Horatio Nichols of New York, which ran
aground in the river off Exeter day or two
ago, has broken her back and sunk directly
across the channel.
Steamer Dominion in Collision.
YARMOUTH, n. s., April 11.-Steamer Do
minion and Sch. Yarmouth, a packet bound
for st. John, came in collision in Grand Pas
sage before daylight this morning. The schoon-
er was cut into on one side but with the assist
ance OF the steamer was got into Shoal water
and beached. She will be repaired. The Do
minion is at Yarmouth uninjured.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
THE PRESIDENCY.
Blaine Delegates from Ha,

Blaine Delegates from Haverhill.
Boston, April 1O.-The Republican ward
caucuses held in Haverhill last night, elected a
majority of Blaine delegates. Three are OPP
posed to both Grant and Blaine, and, though
not fully committed to anybody, are said to
feel very friendly to Edmunds Only one of
the entire number is favorable to Grant, and
he is reported to be for Grant first, and Blaine
second.
Blaine the Favorite in Iowa.
MUsCATINE Ia, April 10.-The Republican
county convention this afternoon elected and
instructed a solid Grant delegation to Des-
Moines.
iowa CITY, April 10.-The Republican
county convention today instructed its delega-
ton for Blaine.
DAVENPORT, April 10.-Scott county and
Cedar coOty Republican conventions today
chose BID pc delegates to the state convention.
Tilden Delegates.
NEW YORK, April 10.-Chemung county
has chosen Tilden delegates to the Utica con-
vention.
Samuel Sighted by His Neighbors.
The first assembly district of Westchester,
in which Tilden owns an estate at Greystone,
has chosen anti-Tilden delegates.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
LABOR TROUBLES.
The Cape Ann Quarrymen's Strike Not
Yet Ended.

The Cape Ann Quarrymen's Strike Not
Yet Ended.
BOSTON, April 10-Cape Ann advices rela-
tive to the granite quar- rymen's strike for ten
hours day, indicate that the trouble is as far
from settlement as ever, and there exists on
both sides determination to maintain their
present attitude The Pigeon Hill and Rock
ford quarries have ordered the workmen occu-
plying their tenements to leave and large
number of men have left town. The Cape
Ann Company, which it was thought would
accede, has refused to do so. No new hands
have so far been employed.
Trenton Hose Makers Strike Too Hard.
TRENTON, April 10.-About 30 hose makers
employed in the different rubber mills struck
for an advance of % cents per day and were
Immediately discharged.
The Cohoes Strikers Becoming Desperate
CoHoEs, April 1O.-The Harmony mills are
running with about one-fourth their comple-
ment of help. Two new spinner have been
set to work in the Ogden and three in the No.
3 mill, and others from Vermont are waiting
for work which has been promised them. A
meeting of the spinners was held this evening,
and each spinner contributed 80 cents to bring
on Gen. Butler to press their claims before the
civil courts he to receive percentage of the
wages that may be reclaimed. The strikers
are more bitter in their demands than ever
and say they will never 60 back unless they
get what they ask. In six more DAYS, unless
the strike is ended, the tenants of tile com
panies' houses will be turned out in ccord-
ance with the 80 days notice, and then trou-
BILE is expected.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12

NEW YORK April iO.-The market for Breadstutfs
during the past week has ruled unsettled and lower
stronger at 12ssc for Middling uplands and 121a
for middling Orleans sales for the past week have
been IL, 100 bales on the spot and 100000 bales
FLOUR closed quiet and easy; No at 1904 90
Supperfine Western and State at 10@4 20; com
mon to good extra Western and State 1895 10
good to choice do at 46G7 90; common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at 1096 80; Fancy
do at 6 6O97 80; common to good extra Ohio Be
81 20; common to choice extra st Louis at 8 2oa
z 40; Patent Minnesota extra at 1907 so; choice
to double extra 709S 90; City Mills extra for the
West Indies at O096 60; low grades extra 75a
25a5 rs; good to choice extra at s5g7 20; the
sales for the week have been $500 bbls.
RYE FLOUR-quiet with limited demand at 4 sc
"a 80 for State: sales for the week 800 bbls.
CoRN-NIEAL-steady; Western Yellow so; Bran
DIVINE at 20@3 25; Bag meal steady and in fair
demand: coarse at 0Sa1 %; fine Yellow 12@
WHARF.-The market closed quiet but rather more
steady: No 2 Red Winter cash and April 1 1854 q
S7 May at ssgI 81 Juns s1 @ s1M
waukee at 28@1 80; No White at 1 3l@1 80;
for April; 29H@1 so for May; sales for the week
CoRN-the market closed armer; No 2 onspot at
53h954c; Moy at 4S94S1Ac; sales for the week
have been / ,521 900 bush.
OATs-market quiet and firm; No White at 40;
No 2 do at 479471 ac;No 3 White 441ac;Nn Mix
ed at 42c; No do 41$4 @412c: sales for the week
395. 600 bush.
on spot IL 25@11 80; 10 30 bid for May; IL 25 for
July; sales for the week 100 bbls on the spot and
$3.50 bbls for future delivery.
Lard-closed frmer and shade higherprime steam
on spot at 4597 i719; sales at 421a May; As
bid June; 5212 July; 55 bid for August; refined
nominally So; city rendered STACY 40; sales
for the week $500 ties on the spot and &c. 900 ties
for future delivery.
Tallow quiet at 69@1sc.
BUTTER-stronger State and Western creame-
ries 24@32c; Western and State diaries l8926c
CHEEsE-dull; State factories 139144sc; Wes-
tern 121a@14c.
wHIsKEY quiet and nominal at 1 10 % gal. for
Western
CHICAGO, April 1O.-Wheat lower at TIA for
April; 1924 81 1855 for May;1 1891 11B for
June; O71s@1 OS for July; 901ac bid for year.
Corn lowsrat 3lA c!for April; s5ss@36c for May;
higher at 301a@3O5sc for May; 29ss@29ts July.
Pork higher 10 171a@1O 25 April. Lard higher at
6 971a97 90 May; 1887 O71a June.
ST. LOUIS, April 1O.-wheat lower; No 2 Red at
/ 14N bid cash; l Is May. Corn lower; No at
1884 bid cash; 1884 April 341sc May.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
WASHINGTON.

Democrats Still Caucusing Over the Spot
ford-Kellogg Case "A Final Vote to
Postpone Action Upon It for the Pres
emit.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Democratic
Senatorial caucus discussed the Spofford- X al
logg case with animation and spirit. Senators
Bayard, Lamar, Garland, Herman and others
logg case, while Senators Salisbury, Hill,
Vance and Jones again insisted that it ought
to be brought before the Senate for action with
out delay.
It was openly suggested today that the prop
osition to unseat kellogg and seat Spofford
could not be adopted because there were DEM
ocratic Senators who would vote against it.
After some discussion resolution was adopt
ed by majority Of 8, providing that the Gene
va award bill shall be taken up first and shall
of, and that the chairman of the elections COM
mittee may call up the Kellogg case unless in
the meantime the Democratic caucus shall de-
eide otherwise.
The caucus was not fully attended and it is
understood that another will be held bel ore
the final disposal of the Genava award bill, to
pass finally upon the question.
The Inter-Oceanic Canal Projects.
The House committee on an inter-oceanic
canal listened today to arguments from John
L. Pickett in explanation and advocacy of the
Tehuantepec route, and Sydney F. Shelbourne
and Frederick M. Kelley of Now York, in ia
vor of the San Bias route. Kelley said that
after 20 years devoted to the investigation of
inter-oceanic canal routes and after an expen-
diture of $125, 900 from his private fortune, he
had arrived at the conclusion that the San
Bias was the cheapest, shortest and most prac-
ticable of all routes mentioned.
The Negro Exodus.
Before the exodus committee today Isaiah
Weir OF Philadelphia (colored) testified that
he believed the exodus resulted from oppres.
sion of negroes by white men in the South.
II negroes should vote the Democratic ticket
there would be no trouble.
W. 81. Ford (white) of the Shreveport cot
ton factory, testified there is plenty of work
for the negroes in that vicinity.
James Butler (colored) of Shreveport, testi-
fed he had accumulated considerable property
since the war. In 1872 the negroes were ad-
vised there would be trouble if they voted and
they RETAINED. With this exception he had
always voted as he pleased.
Several other witnesses testified to the good
treatment in the South and that they were
not needed in Kansas. The committee then
adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12

In an alteration in East Boston Sunday af-
ternoon James Noonan was fatally shot by
John Doherty. Both are young men. Doher-
ty was arrested. Noonan is not dead, but his
physicians say he cannot live.
Mary Quinn of East Boston was fatally
burned by the explosion of kerosene lamp
last evening.
A headless and otherwise mutilated body of
a man was found in the woods at Durham
Point, N H., Saturday by three young girls
while gathering Mayfowers It was soon found
to be that of Peter Duvall a Frenchman, who
had disappeared some three weeks ago. No
clue to the murderers as yet.
Enoch Mossander, bachelor II years old,
living alone on farm at Bellaire, Ohio, was
found Wednesday burned to death in his house.
1t is believed that robbers tortured him to
death trying to get him to confess where his
money was hidden.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-12
XLVIth CONGRESSES Session
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, April 10.
The House adopted Senate resolution for
the appointment of two members of the f.
nance committee and the House ways and
means committee as joint committee to take
into consideration the alleged loss of reve-
nue. arising from the evasion of the tax on CT
gars and other articles subject to excise duty.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the army appropriation bill. General de-
bate commenced upon the amendment pro-
hibiting the use of troops at the polls as po-
lice force.
Mr. Hawley twitted the Democratic party
upon the evident intention not to participate
in the debate, sarcastically inquiring whether
it was fraud, if it would bring about the
nomination of Grant or whether the stentorian
tones Of the whisperer of Gramercy Park
had prohibited discussion.
Mr.. Robinson followed in opposition to the
amendment, contending it meant that the
military power should not be subordinate to
the civil power.
Mr. .Kiefer said Congress to-day (ifteen years
after the close of the war; was attempting by
stealth to do in peaceful way what an exc
cradle war had failed to do.
Mr.. McCord thought the amendment was an
extraordinary rider, because it did not intend
to repeal any laws, and contended that the
President, Senate and House combined had
not power to dispense with any law remaining
on the statute book 1t was the highest tyran-
meal act that the House could assume to dis
pense with one unrepealed law.
ur. haSkoll was nOC sure DuC tnaG the Demo-
cratic side was taking the wiser course in re-
manning silent. If there ever was an empty
thing to be discussed it was this amendment.
Mr.. Frye then began what he said would be
a ten minutes speech, with the remark that
there was no fun when the talking was all on
one side. He proceeded to make very anus
ing speech, which was listed to attentively by
both sides. He took for his text remark
made by Mr.. Sparks that the amendment was
tame and cowardly." How was that for the
military committee. the courageous gentleman
from Illinois to be the father Tor at any rate
the putative father) of a tame and cowardly
amendment? He agreed with the gentlemen
that the amendment was cowardly and sneak
ing beyond any question.H had nothing to say
in regard to its origin except this: 1t had been
born a long while ago, and had not grown a
particle since it had been born. It had been
born in that eventful session when the Demo-
cratic party had met and in solemn caucus in
this magnificent chamber had determined that
no officer Of the army or navy or civil service
should keep the peace at the polls with armed
men.
Mr.. Frye continued in loosely sarcastic
manner, styling this contemplate mouse of
rider the product of the Democratic party
which is not owned even by its fathers
Mr.. Conger rallied at the Democrats for their
cowardice.
The committee rose and the House ad-
toured