The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-05


Carlist risings are reported in Spain In
Vittoria the streets were flied with revotr=
+;e.ae-z sr.->sl viii ssssl.os anu rrvoivers
and shouting for Carlos and Cabrera. They
murdered the Alcalde and wounded 80 citi-
zens, many of them mortaliy. Similar risings
are also reported in Carthagena and Valencia
Troops have been despatched to suppress
them.
Much sickness is announced amoug the
Spanish troops.
Thos. j. Cornell, son of J. B. Cornell, Of
New York, shot himself dead Saturday while
examining pistol.
The same dispatch also says that bog
named Richard B. Hall was shot dead with 9
musket in the hands of another boy. 9qsf
Havana is reported quiet and no apprehen
sions are entertained of any disturbance. NJ
account is given of any recent engagement be
tween the Government troops and the insur
gents. ~ .it..g; s.ss-.e e-aa
The brigade of Gen. Ferrer, which left Neu
vitas ON the 18th of May to reinfore the troop
at Puerto Padre, returned in a pitiable eondi
ton, the cholera having broken out amongs
them. They secured their object, the convey
ing of a train from Puerto Padre to Las Tuna
in the interior. They were harassed and fnsf
lv attacked at <1Ieunse-t-- oDcfS wcr'
y AVIAN .a.e "a CT foss OF eighty men.
The reunion of the Ninth Army Corps oc
curs on the 9TH inst, at Rocky Point, Nara
gansett Bay. Parties arriving in Providence
by the afternoon trains can proceed to Roct,
roint on the 2 o'clock steamer that nigh
where there are good accommodations.
Two Albany founderies have suspended ,
eratlons on account of the scarcity of T,agh /
COAL
AT meeting of the Board of Health AL
pany, the fact was developed that stal pox
prevails there to considerable, but l0t seri- |
GUS extent General vaccination VS. recon-
mended.
Inc Government bought So OO0J0 of bonds |
Saturday.
The statue of Washington presented to Phil
adeiphla by the school children was placed on
pedestal, Saturday, in fronto Independence |
Hali. The monument will he unveiled to-day |
with appropriate ceremoras, in which the |
school children will take prominent part.
1t is denied that Secretary Robson was |
subscriber to Grants Iouse purchase.
New York is getting up an excursion round |
the world
Col Branch, killed at the Walker (Va bar
oecus' was one Of the most respected citizens |
4 Richmond
All the captured Cuban fllibusters in New |
OK have been released on parole.
me chicago Josrnai says the reported dis
ser to the Powell exploring expedition in
AN IS cruel hoax. The Powell party are
r'm Bloomington, III. Mr.. L. w. Keplinger.
former member OF the party, now in Bloom
Egson, says Powell expected to leave the
MON Pacific Railroad about the first of June.
nd proceeded down Green river very SLOWLY.
as to examine the country, etc.
Saturdays Journal has the following ac-
'uns OF horrible accident that occurred
thursday in Charlestown, in the household
+. John Bullock. The particulars of the af-
If are as follows:-"At noon, on Thursday,
rs. Bullock was preparing her dinner, and
bile some fat was cooking in the spider she
rs the room and stepped across an alley to
house OF her near neighbor, Mrs. Carney.
lille engaged in conversation one of her
ildren entered the room and informed her
at the fat was on fire. Hurriedly leaving
r friend, Mrs. Bullock rushed to her own
use to find the kitchen filled with smoke
d the house in danger by reason of the
mes from the burning fat Grasping the
der she started for the outer door, but on
'cning the entry the burning fat had commu-
'a'ed to her hand, and dropping it on the
:, sne kicked the blazing mass into the
~ ~ ner haste and pain not observing the
s ! OF her own and two of her neighbor,s /
loren. The burning fat, scattered in this I
y was thrown upon all the children Init III
ger portion fell upon the clothing 90 Homo II
Carney, little girl aged about five and
{ years. The child, instead of at onca
King her mother, ran in blind fright aronnd | y
block, the wind tanning the flames which | y
1 completely enveloped her person. When t
reached her mother the poor child was t
cklngly burned from head to foot. She i'm
diateiy, ON reaching home, lost conscious c
8 and her sufferings were thereby of course Il
waited. Pr Mason was at once called, but | ,