The Portland daily press., 1869-11-30

Washington dispatches say some of tn,
Western members of the House are pIapnin,
already scheme for more currency. There 4
a difference of opinion among them as TO tb,
means to be used. Some want more nationa
banks for the West and South. while other,
would like system of free banking. The
democratic members, generally, are all enc
mics OF the banks, and insist that bank notes
| shall be extinguished and their place taken bv
| Government greenbacks. Others predict that
the influence of the administration will he
strong enough in the Senate, even if it should
iail IN the House, to prevent any dangerous
legislation on these subjects.
Buckley is on the war path again, and Sat-
urday, Catching ex-Commissioner Rollins as
he was going through Baltimore on his way
| north, instituted suit for libel against him
| laying damages at $4,000. The complaint is
based on Rollins letter of the 9Th of March
last to President Grant recommending Bnck.
| ley immediate removal. This is the same
letter on account ofwhich Buckley assaulted
Commissioner Rollins in the streets of Wash
lhgton soon after the Inauguration. Binck-
ieys lawyers are the same as those engaged in
the Baltimore suit against General But1er
The writ served on Mr.. Rollins is returnable
week after next before Judge Scott at Ralt;.
more. The judges over there are getting IN
quite reputation for trying suits against late
officers of the government.
A very agreeable press dinner was hold Of
Delmonico's in New York, SATURDAY. evening
one hundred and ninety-six persons were
present. Mr.. Greeley made captal sneecb
on country farming and city editing. A Lett
ter from T. w. Higginson, proposing the con.
timent OF American Literature" was re-
sponded to by James Parton, who in the
course OF his remarks, expressed the heartfelt
wish OF all present for the recovery of Mr.
Richardson, which was decorously but en-
phaticaly applauded by all present. Speeches
were also made by Mrs. Celia Burleigh. Mark
M. Pomeroy, Mrs. Bronson, Theodore Tilton
george Wakeman, Mrs. Jenny c. Croly. s. 8
facKard, and others, and poems were read hv
Phebe Cary, Josephine Pollard and Mary
Tucker. "
A shocking Spanish butchery recently oc-
CURED on sugar estate near Bemba. a short
distance from the city of Havana. Nine neoco'
ul' wealthy gentlemen and two bows were
ragged to Cotton, submitted to a drum.bnad
riai ana alter being compelled to ride throuob
ne streets Of the town, amid the hootino of the
'paniards, mounted ON the ba re backs Of their
wn horses, the tails and names of which were
revIously cut of, they were taken to n lonely
pot and hrst mutilated and then shot down
ne by one and thrown into ditch bv a marty
drunken Chapel gorris. These horrible
lurders in cold blood became known tbronrh
10 ooastins OF the assassins, and the news
'read ike wlld-fire to Cardenas, Matanzas
III havana, at which places the murdered
en nave relatives and friends. 1t is dificuIt
aepict the feeling created. Far from sub-
ing OF intlmldating, they have still more {
guy excited among both men and women Of :
apa spirit OF resistance to Spanish rule.
A man named Lowry, who lived in A,do.
nVl,ie' In Lush county, Indiana, made him
IL the terror of the neighborhood by his law.
'sness Among other things he was accus. =
med TO levy small sums by threatening to e
I'm Darns or Kill stock, and was generally t
ccessful. A few days ago he demanded five u
iiars OF young man named Walker, whose
her is wealthy farmer, and threatened to
IN the old mans barn if the demand was not
nplied with. Walker refused him the sum &
Monday night the barn was fired and COM
',eiy destroyed, with eleven horses. two
.es, ana lot of agricultural implements 81
a., 'n9 value OF $1,000. Lowry disappeared IL
sne W aikers-father and son-procured a
'"n' ,or us arrest, tracked him to Rates.
70, anu came upon him while he was eot;nr g.
akiast at house there. Young walk. ~
ped in, drew pistol and fired. kiln h;e
tantly. He then went for coroner Thn wi
ir created great excitement, but evervbodu CO
roved the action of the Walkers. and NJ m,
mpt was made to arrest them. ne
cFarland, who recently assassinated A. d. IN
harrison in New York, is of Irish descent, 'h'
was graduate of Dartmouth College in
class of 49, After his graduation he spent the
time in travelling in Europe, and SUISSE las
,uy studied law and settled in Nashua. N. ter
mere ne became acquainted with the Young eve
VINO afterwards became his wife. She Ma
a poor GIRL but exceedingly prepossessipe d