The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-01

The town Of Duxbury, the Boston Traveller
has excellent authority for saying, mas not
been finally selected as the eastern terminus
of the new ocean cable. 1t Is as yet quite I'M
certain what point will be selected in New
England or New York.
The Secretary of the Treasury wants only
two hundred and fifty million dollars for the
year ending June 30th, 1868.
Walter Brown has forwarded a challenge to
James Renforth, the champion English SOUL
Ter. Brown will row, right away, the English
sculler race of miles and 755 yards for the
championship of the world and purse of
$4,000, the race to take place at Newcastle,
upon the River Tyne, England, and the party
going from home to receive 9150 for expenses
President Hopkins has modified the rule in
regard to absences, which recently caused the
emeute among the students at Williams Col
lege, so as to enable the absentee unavoidably
away from recitation to make up his standing
by a subsequent recitation. Appeal may also
be had from a single officer to the entire fac
ulty.
An extraordinary exodus of honey bees has
taken place near Louisville, KY. Hundreds
of hives, all filed with honey, have been de-
serted by the bees and no trace of them can be
found. 1t is thought by some that the bees
have migrated to a colder climate, being tired
of working any longer.
The recent reports from Spanish authorities,
representing the insurrectionary movement in
Cuba as at the point of failure, are carefully
analysed in the New York Evening Post by a
Cuban gentleman, who maintains that the
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strength and vigor; that the Spanish troops
have met with repeated repulse and disaster;
that the malcontents embrace the majority OF
the inhabitants of Cuba; and that their power
is increasing throughout the island. They
mean, if possible. to establish republic OF
their own; they profess a desire to make it a
free republic; and in both respects entertain
high hopes that their movement will succeed
Gen. Grant has notified the Secretary of
War that the Veteran Reserve Corps may be
discontinued by absorption and retirement OF
the officers and discharge of the men, without
detriment to the service.
Steps are being taken to contest the right OF
the Seymour electors of Louisiana to vote in
the electoral college. The Republican organ
izations in the State, aided by leading MEM
evidence showing the commission by Demo-
Gratis OF the gravest frauds, and exposing
threats and intimidation throughout the
State, which prevented negroes from voting.
The lessees Of the Mississippi Central rail-
road have proposed to the City Council of
Memphis to purchase their controlling interest
in the Memphis and Grenada railroad, and
pledge themselves to construct q direct route
from Memphis to Troy, making the shortest
through line from New Orleans to New York
via Memphis, Paducah and Vincennes. A
committee of the Council have the matter un.
der consideration. 1t is strongly opposed by
the friends OF the Louisville and Nashville line.
Active efforts and strong feeling prevail on
both sides.
O'Baldwin, "the Irish giant" has been re-
leased on bail, upon promising to get into no
more brawls.
There is an improbable story to the effect
Gen. Grant wrote in September an apology for
his famous Jew order.
Mail advices from Cuba dated Nov, 9. saw
that although the armed instruction has been
quelled there is great deal of excitement and
numerous demonstrations against the authori.
ties. A mutiny among the troops took place
but was hushed up by granting the demands
of the mutineers. The trial of prisoners at
Aricabo had commenced.
Pennsylvania, unlike the other States which
have had two elections this fall, threw heav-
Ter vote at the Presidential than at the State
election. The increase was 2507. The Repub-
licans, who it will be remembered mustered a
great strength in October, increased their vote
| 1864 and their majority 1921.
Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, now Mrs. Major
Williams, who during the life OF her first hus-
| band was one of "the queens of society,"" is
now living in quiet retirement and devotes
herself to her children.