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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Duily Wholesale Market.


PORTLAND. Jan. 20.
The market for Flour is dull and fully 25c lower
to-day with only moderate inquiry. In Grain, we
quote bag lots of Corn at 67c, drop of L. and Meal
65c, decline of lie. Apples are in fair demand at
slight advance. Potatoes quiet and the market
we'll supplied. Butter is easier.
The following are lo-day's quotations of Flour
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xLvIth CONGRESSES Session.
HOUSE.

House went into committee on the whole
to listen to Horr's reply to Cox's speech of
yesterday.
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CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS.
Three Men Killed on Account OF a Tele

Three Men Killed on Account OF a Tele-
graph Operators Forgetfulness.
BRADFORD, Pa, Jan. 23-Two heavy freight
trains collided yesterday between Cameron and
Sterling, on the Philadelphia and Erie Rail-
road. Engineer Dean of the train going west,
the fireman and brakeman on the train going
east were killed; three other train hands were
badly injured; two locomotives and twenty
cars were totally wrecked. The telegraph
operator at Cameron failed to deliver orders to
hold the train, and a collision was the result.
Threats are made to lynch him, and the sheriff
put him in jail and placed fifty men to guard
him from the crowd.
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Grand Trunk Elevator.
The following is a statement of Grain at the Grand
Rec.,prs of Maine CenraI.


PORTLAND, Jan. %.
For Portland, 16 cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, So cars miscellaneous mer-
chandse
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Closing prices at Portland Mining Exchange, by
I. H. Mansfield & Co., brokers, 81 Exchange street
Portland Me- January %;
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CLOSING SALE
Winter Dress Goods.

We shall offer THIS MORNING the
balance of our BrOcade Dress Goods and
one lot Navy Blue Flannels, all wool, at
II cents These goods sell everywhere
for 20 cents.
A good assortment Of Dress Goods, all
wool, SO 1.3 cts, which are the very
best goods for the money ever offered In
ing from so to so 1-2 cts. per yard.
We would call attention to our large
stock of Table Linen and Napkins which
were purchased before the recent ad-
vance, and will be sold at prices to inter-
est parties in want of this class Of goods.
The balance of our ClOaks and Cloak
ings going cheap. Come and see us.
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Mining Stocks.

BY water conveyance-1OoO bush Cornmeal to G.
W. True & Co.
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Look !! Look I!

Gents Hand sewed Cloth Top Laced
Boots $500
sress Boots 600
Gents WescOtt's CT. Laced Boots 1.SO
Csomething New 500
Gents Eng Grain Laced Boots 4.5O
Gents Grain Boots I.5J to 500
Widths goo
Ladies' Seamless Kid Boots, Three
Widths 200
few pairs of French Calf Cong. and
Button, of the best Newark make at cost TO
close.
Heavy stock of Rubber, Kip and Calf
Boots ut the lowest prices. Rubber and
Leather repairing dome at store.
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COUNSEL: COUDERT BROS.
This Company has been formed to meet pressing
and increasing want in Financial Circles of the
United States which is to investigate by the best
Engineering Talent employed SPECIALLY in the
interest of this Company the real merits and value
of Mining properties. The public rely upon
the assurance given by this Company, that every
property which is offered to investors, bearing the
sanction of its Board, based upon reports of their
own employed Engineers, from personal examina-
ton of the same; and investment in such properties
can be made with safety and reasonable certainty
of success. The names of its Officers and Trustees
guarantee that it will do what it undertakes In
honorable and Trustworthy manner.
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Investment COMPANY
6H BROADWAY.
New York City.
PRESIDENT:
EDWARD BATES DORSEY.

VIcE-PREsIDENTs.
ARTHUR F. WILMARTH, A. FOSTER HIGGINS,
JAMES d. FISH, HENRY HAVEMEYER,
WILLIAM III. GUION.
SECRETARY: TREASURER:
S. A. WHEELWRIGHT. II. B. LAIDLAW.
COUNSEL: COUDERT BROS.
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18th of January.
1.-THE statement then recites the facts with
regard to the organization of the Republican
and Fusion Senates in precisely the same way
as the organization of the Houses is set FORTH |
In that which was done as herein before set
forth by the Governor and Council, they acted
in ascertainment and performance of their
duty under the constitution and laws, aided by
the previous opinion of the judges. The
opinion of he,iudges promulgated the fifth day
of January, 1880, was not received until long
after the Governor and Council had completed
their duties as herein set forth, and certified
rolls had been made out by the Secretary of
State and forwarded to the Secretary of the
preceding Senate and Clerk of the preceding
House, of Representatives.
In their organization and choice of President
and Speaker on the first Wednesday of Janu-
uary, 1880, the members acted upon the rules
of parliamentary law well established in the
State as they understand them, and relating to
which reference is hereby made to the follow
ing extracts from the opinion of the Judges
promulgate don the fifth day of January two
days before said organization, namely:
To constitute quorum it is only necessary to
have majority of the whole number present. and
when such quorum is present, majority of a QUO
rum may do business; supposing the number to be
seven, four would constitute legal quorum and
there being majority of that quorum it could le-
gally act although the four should refuse to ioin
them or should oppose their action; consequently
if return from city having or aldermen is
signed by three of them, it may be valid and le-
gal return because only may have been present
and in such case these (being majority of those
presently could legally act although the four should
oppose their action and refuse to join them. The
law with respect to quorums is correctly stated in
Danes abridgment 100 and ! billions Municipal
Corporations sections PIG, 217; in the latter work
it is said that bodies composed of definite number
act by majories of those present, providing those
present constitute majority of the whole number,
or to use Mr. Danes illustration, if body consist
of Twelve councilmen seven is the least number
that can constitute valid meeting, though four of
the seven may act; and SO far we are aware this
law is construed in substance by all ancient and
modern authorities. The rule applicable to such
cases is similar to that which applies to our House
of Representatives. The whole number of the
House of Representatives established by law is 151
A majority, that is rs of this number constitutes a
quorum to do business; il there actually that num-
Der present and q majority of them, that is 80
members vote in the affirmative a valid law can
thereby be enacted or other business transacted.
All which is respectfully submitted,
Signed HENRY INGALLS,, Chairman.
J. V. ROBINSON.
n. WILSON.
f. w. HILL.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

General Grant will leave Galena
about the 25'h of next month for
the Rocky Mountains. He will so.
jo,rn dnring the extreme hot wealth
er at Manitou Springs, and will not
go to the seaside this year. Before
his return to Galena the General
will take a short run through the
prolific mining regions Of Colorado
and Wyoming. He is now busily
engaged disposing of a vast amount
of correspondence, which is being
augmented by every mail. By far
the greater number of letters re-
ceived by the General are from the
States lately in the rebellion, and
contain expressions of the warmest
personal regard for the ex. President.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19
NEW ULM REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1880

lthsSNorth Empire Home associati on,
thseobject being to form q colony of
5, 600 people toe migrate to Oregon, !,
| Washington orl ldaho Territories and
build a town composed dof Christi; n
people, with all the elements and fa.
cilities of civilization, education.
and religion.
Ida, fourteen.year daughter
Of John Abbott of Glencoe, fell in
love with hired man named Ed.
Farrier, whom the father discharged
upon learning the situation Of affairs.
But Miss Ida eloped and was married
to Farrier IN Watertown, Carver
County, and the happy couple have
since returned to crave the blessing
of the old folks which they will re.
ceive in due time if they behave
themselves. a5= f.A>
During the storm Of Wednesday
the steam elevator Of Gorgi|l \ Maj,
at Alden was struck by lightning
and set OH fire, but it was exiting
uished with only slight damage.
a. terrific storm of wind, rain.
lightning and hail passed over Ma
della, Watonwan county, on the
morning of the 7th. About seven
miles south of that place it developed
into a small cyclone, striking the
house of w. Pond which it instantly
destroyed, killing Mrs. Pond, and Sc.
vere]y injuring Mr.. Pond. Several
other buildings were unroofcd, or
otherwise damaged.
A sailing boat containing party
of eight professors and students OF
Hanges seminary at Red Wing, was
upset by squall on the Mississippi
Yesterday, and student named p.
Levinsk drowned.
Last Monday afternoon bright and
dear little girl, ten years old, daughter
Of Lars Ammundson, of Moe, Doug.
las county, went out to take drink
of coffee to the man who was rolling
the wheat field. She took seat over
the roller to have ride and the horses
started, throwing her under the roller,
injuring her SO severely that she died
the next day.
Mr.. Harrison McClenathan Of Still
water died on the 9th inst. at the asy.
lum in St. Peter. aged 81. He was
formerly a captain in New York
regiment during the war, and subse.
quently travelling man for a Chicago
firm.
On Isaac Staples drive on Mound
river, last week, tree undermined by
the washing out of the bank, sudden.
ly fell, killing one man instantly and
fatally injuring another. The dead
body Of the man killed, and the injur.
cd man were taken to Saltwater.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The St. Cloud Times says that
some immigrants went through the
city on Monday drawn by oxen. The
latter were not only harnessed, but
bridled and bitted similar to horses.
The governor has appointed Major
A. L. Sackett, Mayor of St. Peter:
i resident trustee Of the State Insane
Asylum there, in the place of the
late Hon. Albert Knight.
Septer Anker, Of South Branch,
has at last heard Of the whereabouts
Of his team, which has been missing
for several months. They ran away
early last fall, and when last seeA
were still in harness and going at a
lively rate. They disappeared. and
left not a trace behind. Last week
their bones were found side BY side
in a slough in Martin county. The
neck yoke and few pieces Of the
harness were found by them. In
their fright the horses ran into the
slough and being harnessed together
could not extricate themselves, and
perished.
G. 2. Cook Of Lake Crystal, Blue
Earth county, proposes to organize
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

5~ LIE atCeulpI OI Cue UeTnlau Etl :"
pire to crush out the Free Cities of
Bremen, Frankfurt and Hamburg
is one of those series of movements
by which Bismark proposes at the
end to wipe out every vistige of
State individuality in the Father
land. During all the vicissitudes
Of it's career, whether occupied
by the Danes, Swedes, Dutch or
the French, Bremen has heretofore
managed to have its civic rights
more or less thoroughly recognized.
After the defeat of Napoleon in
1915, it was restored to its indepen.
dence by the Congress of Vienna in
that year. It subsequently be.
came a member Of the German Con.
federation. In 1867 it joined the
new Confederation of the North
German States, with which it was
merged in the new German Empire.
It has now one vote in the Federal
Council, and sends a representative
to the Emperial Diet. The freedom
of the port was then secured, for
which it pays, in compensation an
auersum Of 250,O00 thalers to the
Customs Union. 1t is this freedom
at which Bismark is now striking,
and which, doubtless, he means to
deprive it off totally The Senate,
composed of Is members, is the ex-
eeutive power of the city; they are
elected by the ''burghership, ''on pre-
sentation by the Senate; ten must be
lawyers and five merchants; two of
the number are nominated by their
colleagues as burgomasters, who
preside over the Senate in success.
sion for foul years, one retiring every
two years. The |'Burgership' Of $50,
formerly 30O representatives, is cho-
sen from the citizens for six years.
Is are elected by those of the inhab.
itants of the city who have attained
university, 81 by the merchants,
"a BY the manufacturers and arti
zans; of the remaining representa-
tives, 6 are furnished by Bremerha-
ven, an ajoining city on the right
bank of the Weser, six by Begesack
and twenty by the country popula
tion. The difficulty with Germany,
doubtless, rises from the fact that
the country and the city are still
outside the limits Of the German
Customs Union, which creates a
difficulty as respects the working OF
Bismark's new tariff act. The same
is the case in the instance of the city
Of Hamburg, which ranks as the
gre;.t test emporium Of trade Oh the
Continent Of Europe, and next to
London, has the largest money ex.
change transactions in Europe. Its
government is a monled aristocracy.
These two powerful cities, as at pre-,
sent constituted, are great source
Of jealousy to the German Govern
ment, and to other cities of the EN-.
pire, notably Berlin. A short time
since it was proposed to construct a
new railway from Berlin to some
other point on the German Ocean, in
order to cut off Hamburg. Either
this will be done or both Bremen
and Hamburg will be swallowed III
in the German Empire, and THEN
present peculiar and profitable polit
ica], financial and mercantile privi
(eges materially curtailed, if not
altogether abolished.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, D. G., May Sth, 1891
The Democrats have got really
tired of waiting for something to
turn up to their advantage in the
way of legislation. They want to
go home. 1t is not likely that the
Republicans will stand in their way
because our party has been in favor
of attending strictly to business, and
going home in decent season. Those
who are very much interested in the
campaign want to get away before
the Chicago Convention. It was
thought that the veto of the mar.
shals deficiency bill might delay
things slightly, but the various sub.
jects in the bill will probably be dis.
posed of in detail by some means that
may not come up to plague the
Democrats II they don't appropriate
money to pay their marshals for the
performance of their duties, they
will be paid by private means, those
who advance the money taking their
chance of being reimbursed by a fu-
ture Congress.
There is good deal of agitation
among Republicans over the an.
nouncement made public by several
New York and Pennsylvania dele.
gates that they will bolt the instruc.
tions of their State and vote for
Blaine instead of Grant. These de-
clarations were brought out by the
denials of Senators Conkling and
Cameron that there would be any
break in their lime. What effect
this will have on the Canvass for a
Presidential candidate, 1t is difficult
to guess, but MIR. Blaine's friends are
greatly elated by the revelations.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
gives notice that unless Congress
passes bill to supply the Deficiency,
there will be no money after the
middle of next week t. supply the
Government building with gas.
Therefore the building will have to
go un!ighted, great embarrassment
will ensue in some Bureaus where
lights have to be used nearly all the
time. This is the way Democrats
conduct the public business.
The Star route ring were badly
defeated Yesterday, the Post Office
appropriation bill being greatly re.
duced from the amounts called for III
the interest of the contractors.
That lobby is the biggest one that
has been here this session, and its
defeat is great triumph.
The kellogg ,Spafford case is still
dragging along in the Senate. A
substitute was offered yesterday to
the effect that in accordance will
the resolution seating Senator Kel
log he is and Spaford is not entitled
to the seat on the merits Of the case
It is said that several Democrat.
will vote for this. and Hill is no.
now as anxious as h was to push i,
t0a vote.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

" y -
Upto Sunday morning the Pho.
neer Press had received advices from
56 counties that had elected dele
gates to the Republican State con-
vention which meets in St. Paul to-
day. OF the delegates from these
counties SO are reported for Win.
dom, 81 for Blaine, and 6 scatter.
ing. II delegates were yet to be
elected of which number Ramsey
county sends s for Blaine. If the
Pioneer Press is correctly Informed
the convention will be close one
and it is hard to tell wheather Win
dom or Blaine delegates will be sent
to Chicago, but the chances are in
favor Of the former.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19
Paris Letter.
Paris, FRANCE, April 10Th, 1880.

Paris, FRANCE, April 10Th, 1880.
Mr.. Gladstone's now historical
journey to Scotland perhaps inspired
M. Jules Ferry with a laudable de.
sire to do likewise, and the expert
ment was carried out with perfect
success. The minister of public
instruction left Paris on Friday
night, on his way to Lille, and after
an enforced stay of an hour at AL.
bert, occasioned by an accident,
his train reached Longueur, near
Amiens, where crowd of local no.
liabilities was assembled to greet
him and hear an lmprovised speech.
NJ. Ferry spoke from the railway
carriage, complementing the town
of Amiens on it's patriotism, and
the train steamed away amidst loud
cheers. The minister's arrival at
Lille was signal for enthusiastic
cries of Vive le Republique! Vive ]e
Senate being put down by the ma
jority of voices in the crowd. A
grand reception was prepared for
NJ. Ferry, all the civil and military
authorities being at the station, and
his progress through the town par.
took of the nature Of a triumphal
procession.
A perfect epidemic of murderers
is noticeable in Paris. Another
fearful crime was committed last
night in the Rue de Montreuil. A
cabinet-maker named Picard, who
had for some time been in the habit
of drinking to excess, came home
with a bottle of brandy, drank a
quantity of it and fell asleep in an
armchair. He awoke about four in
tie morning, and going into the
room Of his two sons, nineteen
and seventeen years of age.
fired at them with a revolver
When the neighbors rushed in the,
found Picard had split open the hea {
of the eldest with an axe, which they
had much tronble in taking from
him. Medical help was sent for
and while the doctors were attending
to the two victims Picard died in
fit Of delirium tremens. One of tn,
sons received a bullet in the neck
and his life is despaired of, while
hopes are entertained of the other
recovery.
The arrest of the Clermont mur
derer was effected under rather pc
culiar circumst ances. It appear
that Estoret took refuge in Englan'
and spent some time ut Cirencester
but. being apparently weary of hi
liberty, opened correspondence will
Maitre Lachand, and declare,
his willingness to give himself up t.
the police, if he could be spared til
indignity of being conducted to Cler
mont by gendarms as an ordinar
criminal. This request was granite
and Estoret went ever to Belgium
where he was met by the chief of tn
French detective police, and til
two returned to Clermont and drov
to prison in a private carriage.
An=amnsing incident Occurred a
Lyons on Frida, night. Two Dc
tective policemen in plain clothe
were arrested by a picket, as havin
the appearance of suspicious cha,
acters.' Notwithstanding thci
protests. they were conducted to til
police-ofiice, and at once released o
being recognized.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

~
q to Saturday evening all but sir
cognt ties bad elected delegates e The
.1l1Mois Repu blican State conven-
ton. Excluding Cock Il conn ty,.
which sends double delegations:
The Chicago Times (anti. Grant) gives
the preferance Of the delegates as
follows: Grant, 319; Blaine, 2O5;
Washburn, 45. twill thus be seen
that outside of Cook county Grant
has already a majority of SO over the
combined Blaine and Washburn
strength, and the counties yet to be
heard from will increase his majori.
ty still more. This must be cool
comfort to the Farewall Hall dele.
cation from Cook county.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

A novel suit has been decided by
the courts in Wisconsin. Mrs.
Nellie Bowe, all Oshkosh dressmak-
er, made complaint against Mrs.
Arabel Rogers for slander in having
circulated a report that plaintiff
had not returned all the material
for Dress She sued for $4,000
damages, and the result waa a vir.
dict in her favor for $4,000.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

The Cleveland Leader says that
Dopnelly grows fat in giving and
taking abuse. Next to the pleasure
of abusing somebody he is best graf.
flied with receiving abuse. It thinks
that seat in Congress is only val
uea by him as medium or oppor-
tunity for delivering his abuse.
According to Bill King, Donnelly
covets seat in Congress chiefly be.
cause it gives him All opportunity to
sell his vote.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

Gully, the man who murdered
Cornelia Chisolm, in Kemper county,
Mississippi, and was in the mob
that murdered her father, has been
appointed census enumerator for the
district in which he lives. The
Winona Republican remarks 80,
National Shame! where is thy
blush?
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

There is $40, 100000 in standard
silver dollars in the United States
treasury and President Hayes and
his cabinet is in quandary what to
40 with it. Why, Rutherford, if
no one ''down east will take it
just send it out west to be divided
ed amongst the country editors.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

A State convention of the Nation
al Greenback- Labor party will be
held at Minneapolis, on the 9th of
May, for the purpose Of electing del,
egates to the National convention of
June 9th, and also to place in nom.
ination state officers and Presiden-
tial electors.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

The total debt Of the United
States, including bonds, greenbacks.
gold and silver certificates and all
other forms of indeb ebtedness. was on
May 1stjust 81, 167. rs, ,147.59. De.
ductlng from this the cash in the
treasury. including the Bland dol
lars, we have a net debt Of 81, ,968,
314, 753. The decrease Of the debt
in April was $40, ,W8, ,O7O, at which
rate, if continued without interrup.
ton, the debt would be extinguish.
ed in less than fourteen years.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

It is pretty certain that the plot
for nnseating Kellogg has come to
grief. Senator Peadleton followed
Wade Hampton last Friday IN de.
nouncing the outrage, and it is un.
derstood several other Democratic
senators will oppose the action re-
commended by the committee.
Thoughtful senators are careful
aboutestablishing precedent which
puts every seat in the senate at the
mercy of the hostile majority.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

Hon. E. B. Washburn has been
interviewed at Portland, Maine.
where he was visiting his brother,
as to the Cook county Republican
convention. He repndiated the EN-.
tire business and declared with en-
phasis that he is now. as he has ever
been, in favor of the nomination Of
Grant for the Presidency, and will
not consent, under any circumstan.
ces, tohave his name presented to
the Chicago convention.
New Ulm weekly review., 1880-05-19

Congressman Davis of Illinois
predicts that the split in Cook coun.
ty will will be settled by the Repub.
iican convention hy the admission
of a portion OF both delegations,
and that neither side dare go before
the country with bolt against such
an adjustment. It is generally con-
ceded in Chicago that the friends Of
Gen: Chant will be able to CONTROL
the State convention in his interest.