The Portland daily press., 1868-11-28

Hon freeman FL. Morse, formerly mem.
her OF Congress from Maine. and now Q. S.
Consul at London, has forwarded to the State
Department long and Interesting paper on
the foreign maritime commerce of the Tn ted
States, its past, present and future. MI
Morse reviews the condition of our mercnan'
marine before the war. during the despoi'a-
t:ons of the rebels and since the restoration OF
peace and compares our vessels with those OF
Great Britain. He dwells especially upon
steam navigation, which has remained lmost
stationary in the United States during the
past ten years, but has progressed in Great
Brilan and her Colonies until the British
flag floats over about 1900 steamers of about
100000 tons in all.
The Louisville Democrat has recently chang
ed owners. and Mr.. Harney, the retiring edit
tor. saws in closing his long term of ser
vice in the profession: "The worst sin on my
conscience is helping to make great men out
ofvery small material"
The Popo has taken cold as well as Gen.
Butler. The old gentleman is quite sick and
if he should Isabella would mourn.
"Burleish" says there has not been Pres.
dent of the United States since Washington.
who was communicate of any church, nor
is Gen. Grant, the next President TO be an ex-
ception.
The Corning journal wants IAN honest boy
TO make a devil of"
1t has been definitely decided to land the
American end of the new French Atlantic
Cable on high knoll on the Duxbury shore
in Plymouth county, Mass. The town has
pVPn a Inf M land fnrt ;oI, ;e
now held by Profs Pierce and Whiting o.
the coast survey, as trustees. From Duxbury
the cable will Of course communicate vita
New York by means of land wires.
Gen. Raaslaeft, Danish Minister of War, is
on sick leave and is coming to Anne rca to re-
cruit his health. He was formally Minister to
the United States
despatch from Omaha says Grants official
majority in Ncbrask" 10 1890. Dst'-~- So
Governor mas majority of 24t0, and Taffse
for Congress 2436.
The Spanish provisional government have
appointed the 18th of December as the day
for holding elections for Constituent Cortes.-
1t is positively denied that the Spanish squad
ron in the Pacific has refused TO give in its
adherence to the government of the revolu-
ton.
Thanksgiving Day was observed in Berlin
by services in the morning at the American
Chapel and by dinner in the afternoon, Civ.
en- and presided over by Hon. George Ban
croft. A very large party was present, includ-
ing several menberS of the Prussian ministry
and other officials, many literary personages
and other guests OF distinction.
The Prince Imperial at the age of twelve Is
promised a brother a sister, it isn't exactly
known which Yet.
The Youngest mother in England is a girl of
eleven years.
Count Bismark haa reversed the usual tao
fics of successful nan. As his power ircrels
es so does his Liberalism, and it is said that he
has already severed his connection with th G
Conservative purity in Prussia
Gen. Grant says that if any one knows who
| is going into his Cabinet they have an advan-
tage over him.
Jefferson Davis has at last found something
10 do. He is lecturing in England on the me-
cessity of exploring Jerusalem and the ability
OF the English to undertake that work.