The Portland daily press., 1869-12-01

1hdI INC ledulnS cltiZenS OF BROOKLYN are in
| favor of the movement.
| The News.
| The poems of the late Hon. I. D. MCGEE are
to be published shortly.
The Boston City Government has appointed
a committee to make arrangements for the re-
ception OF the remains of the late George Pea
body.
Two men in Kentucky have brought suit
| against the members of vigIence committee
for hanging them, laying the damages at sixty
thousand dollars EACH
There is talk of damming the upper waters
Of the river st. John SO that it will be naviga.
BILE for 326 miles from its mouth, instead of "a
miles, as at present.
1t is not now supposed that the Northern
Pacific railroad will apply to Congress for a
money subsidy, owing to the increasing disin-
cllnation of that body to aid railroads in that
way.
The latest Haytien advices report the CAP
ture Of Cape Haytien and Salnave's three gun
boats by the insurgents. Salnave is strongly
fortifying Port au Prince, and swears he will
| blow up before he will surrender.
A very practical temperance society in Phil
| adelphia Fountain Society, which have in six
| months erected eleven street fountains in
| Philadelphia, besides six troushs for tho use of
| animals.
A policeman was called on Monday evening
to protect the inmates of clearinghouse in
Williamsburg, N. Y, from raid of a drunken
man. The rufian fred at the officer but missed
him, whereupon the officer returned the fire
and blew the mans brains out.
There is some talk among the New England
members of Congress about the circuit Judge
ship for the First District, consisting of Maine,
| New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. There are persons who believe Judge
Lowell will be selected. Chief Justice Brad
| ley OF Rhode Island is also spoken Of
The United States Supreme Court will take
recess about the Goth of December, which
Will last for one month. During said recess
the Judges will for the most part be engaged
in writing out opinions in cases that will have
been argued in the court precedent to the date
of taking the recess.
Stephen Sweet, Arthur C. Bigelow and
Merritt G. Bigelow have sued the Erie Rail-
road for injuries received at the Cars Rock
disaster. The aggreg ate of the damages is
$5O,0o0. Mr.. Sweets case has been opened in
the Orange County Supreme Court before
Judge Barnard. and the other cases will follow
Immediately.
The New York Tribune says it felt quite
ashamed of New York, so far as manners are
concerned, on reading of the way in which
Pere Hyacinthe has been permitted to COM
port himself in Boston, and fears that the
Pere will consider Boston better place than
New York for the enjoyment of those few
lights which no law or custom can ever be
JUSTIFIED in denying gentleman
line Steamships Ontario and Erie, built two
years ago Scr the Boston and Liverpool line
ou' whicn ha,e- been lying idle at the wharf
neariy all the time since their construction
were sold at auction in Boston Tuesday. The
| pldding ran very low, and they were finally
| sold for 1926, III each Tho purchaser was Ed
ward P. White, of the firm of Messrs White
& Haskell, of New York The original cost of
both steamers was about 81, 100000.
In Dover, N. H., Monday, the weavers
of the Cocheco Manufacturing Company,
in anticipation of the proposed reduction
OF wages of twelve per cent, which was to 90
into effect Tuesday, were out on a strike, and
the result is that the mill gates were closed. the
big wheel still, and all work suspended. The
streets were as gay as on the Fourth of July.
A mass meeting was to be held, and Jennie
Collins was sent for to address them. The
Crisplns were also out on account of work fail
ln0 Of fba low che
The Board of Visitors to the Military Acad-
envy at West Point recommended in their re-
port that the Cadets be divided into two classes.
One class was to return to civil life after having
graduated, and the other class, embracing the
most promising youth, was to study the higher
branches of military science, and supply Off
GERS for the army. This recommendation is not
endorsed by the leading officers of the army,
who express preference for advanced schools
for the cavalry, infantry and artillery, similar
to the existing Artillery School at Fortress
Monroe, rather than prolonged course at West
Point.
delegation of Jewish citizens of Washing-
ton had an interview with Gen. Grant Tuesday
morning, and presented an appeal that he will
use his kind Offices with the Gar of Russia,
through our- minister at st. Petersburg, to
effect revocation or modification of the late
ukase expatriating 1000 Jewish families. The
President, in response, stated that it was too |
late in this day of enlightenment to prosecute
any race, color or religion, and that he would |
take great pleasure in using the influence of |
The Government to procure revocation of the |
lkase, and would lay the appeal before the
Cabinet when about to assemble
From Rome we hear that the first stone of |
he monument which Plus TX has decided to
'aise on the Janiculum Hill, in honor of the
General Council, was placed, with ceremonies
IN Thursday last. A great many of the
bishops already arrived were present, and the
cardinal Berardi conducted the ceremonial.
The monument will have for its principal sec
ion great shaft of African marble of rare
uality taken out of the ancient Roman EN-
orium, in which excavations are still going
n. On this column statue of st. Peter will
e placed, and at the base the efigy of Plus
x. s;s
A queer case, entitled Hamlin v. Keyes, has
ist been tried in a California court Mr.
[amlin is an undertaken, residing and doing
usiness" at Gold Hill, while Mr. Reyes is an |
noertaker residing and "doing business
iere' Mr.. Hamlin has been in the habit of
''ing few graves dug in the Gold Hill !,
e"etery' ahead OF orders, SO as to be ready, in .
'se VI an accident in the mines, sudden {
'a'n Oh any klnd-or, perhaps, he may have q
I'd certain subjects in view, and COUNTING nm a
s share of them, prepared holes in which to +
ant them: anyhow, he had a grave or two &
lead when Mr.. Reyes, having some one to
Try in Gold Hill, went down and put his
rpse in Hamlin' grave. Hamlin sued him. G
d the jury in the case returned a verdict in b
r. Hamlin's favor, giving him ten dollars for 81
grave, and taxing Reyes, costs and all, =,
out sixty-five dollars cI
A desperate character named Cooper, who -
been whipped by party of regulators in
LASH county, KY, caused the arrest of some O,
ms neighbors, whom he accused OF admins