The Portland daily press., 1868-11-04

The next meeting of the National Board of
Trade will be held at Cincinnati, December
second
Hon. Robert j. Walker has been lying quite
II for some days past at his residence in
Washington.
Speaker Colfax is putting his house in COM
plete trim for his new wife. He occupies the
residence on Lafayette square in Washington
10 which Sickles lived at the time he killed
Key.
Despite the ridicule heapcd upon it, the
Grecian bend has broken out with fearful ag-
ony among the Washington girls. They seem
to have given it an extra touch, which the boys
call the "Roman wiggle."
The Times Washington dispatch saws the
functions of the officers in charge of the
Freedmen's Bureau for the District of Column
bia ceased Saturday uight at IL o'clock by the
terms of the War Department. The order dis
continues the power of the Bureau in the cit
les of Washington and Georgetown and the
adjacent country. The educational interests
of the freedmen will be cared for as usual for
several months to come by General Charles A.
Howard, but the issue of rations, &C., from the
Bureau will not continue after this date.
A tin box containing $125OOO in bonds was
stolen from the Office OF Morrison & Hutchin-
son, 327 Broadway, N. Y, Monday about two
o'clock, p. M, and no clue is known to the
robbers.
The Brussels and Antwerp Chamber of
Commerce have passed resolutions showing
indications that commercial union with
France is probably ere long to be commenced.
treaty is to be passed, virtually abolishing
customs duties between the two countries.
The "Holy Father" fears that the French are
about to evacuate Rome, and is considering
the best means of filling up his army.
The Russians are making rapid progress in
the conquest of Northern Asia.
AT the meeting of the Boston Board of
Trade on Wednesday, communication was
also received from Mr.. Charles A. Cutting re-
lating to the construction OF central rail-
road" in the Commonwealth, which will be
presented to the next General Court for an
act of incorporation. The road is to be known
as the Massachusetts, Central Railroad, form
ing when completed line from Boston to Os-
wego, N. Y. 1t is proposed to leave Boston by
the Fitchburg road, leaving the same at Wes-
ton, at the point where that road DIVORCES to
the North, passing over the Wayland and Sud-
bury Branch Railroad which was chartered
last winter, to Sudbury; thence to Sterling
junction, Barre and Rutland. Down the
Ware River, to leave thence to Northampton
joining at that point with road already char
tered, to which the State has lent it's aid to
the extent of 81 100000. The paper states that
ii the charter is obtained next winter the road
will be built before the Hoosac Tunnel is COM
pleted' The paper was referred to the Com
mittee on Transportation.
The earnings of the Vermont Central Rail-
road, for the year ending May 81, amounted
10 Sl,1S8,5O6 49, the regular expenses were ST.
N5,l0O 80, and the amount expended in build
ing new draw at Rouse's Point was S251,-
46l sc, leaving net profit to the company of
$251 ,844 Is.
The Cleveland Leader of the 10Th ult. con-
tains the following paragraph, which has more
than local interest: Our next Vice Presi-
dent, Schuyler Colfax, was married on Tues
Jay, IN Ashtabula county, to Miss Nellie NJ
WADE. Our congratulations go with the new
~ married couple. Those of the American
people will be offered on Tuesday next
1t Is semi-oficially announced that General
.'oy noius VIII be removed from his command
Ill Aexas his course there not meeting the an
prevail OF the President