The Portland daily press., 1869-05-24


Hester Vaughan has sailed for Europe, Gov.
to her pardon that she should Immediately be
sent out of the country.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
that the President and Secretary of State are
in entire accord on the Alabama. question, that
the ridiculous rumor of the Presidents jeal-
ousy of the Senate's concurrent jurisdiction
in making treaties is false, and that Mr.. Mot
ley did receive instructions before setting out
for England.
Frederick Doug lass, Jr., applied to the Reg
lister of Deeds at Washington for an appoint
ment, explainingthe reasons that rendered it
impossible for him to obtain work as printer.
His application was favorably received.
The effort to unite the Methodist Church
North and the Methodist Church South has
proved futile. The latter organization is at
fault.
DIR. James M. Bates, of Yarmouth, Maine,
has been appointed an examining surgeon Of
the Pension Bureau.
Spain has declared definitely in favor of a
monarchy, the Cortes having adopted the arti-
ole of the constitution making that provision
by a vote of 214 to 20. So the letters of Carl
baldi and Victor Hugo 60 for nothing.
Secretary Rawlins has directed that $4,000
of the river and harbor appropriation be de-
voted to the continuation of the improvement
of the navigation of the Kennebsc
An attempt will be made in the Rhode Is
land Legislature to have resolution passed
asking Senator Sprague to resign his ofice.
NJ
the temperance question recently, made aver
ment that during a recent tour Of Europe he
never once heard glass of water asked for,
whereupon the New York Herald says sit is
true that if you call for water in England it is
always brought hot. They suppose you want
to shave or make toddy."
The Lewiston Jouanal matches our cat sto-
ry (Which was true) by an apocryphal yarn
about Lewiston cat that ''sings" 81 different
tunes and makes common practice of going
about at night serenading.
Among the queer associations of Paris is
one known as the Society of the Trous Judas
the meanest association on the face of the
earth, A Trous Judas is hole bored through
a door for the purpose of watching people
within the room, and it is said that an i'm
mense number of people provide themselves
with gimlets for this purpose. The Society
Trous Judas is wealthy, and has an alliance
with lodging house keepers. AT their meet
ings those who have Interesting" reports
read them. This precious union has twice had
serious trouble with the police, who watch
them closely, and, it is said, use their revela-
tions by means of spies.
The Oxford Democrat declares against the
denomination Of Gov. Chamberlain.
A. III. Stephens is recovering his health and
will shortly resume work on his book.
Mr.. Sanford, Minister to Belgium, has re-
signed.
An exchange says that all members of Con-
the Pacific Railroad.
An Associated Press dispatch savagely re-
marks that the reason why Secretary Bout
well has determined TO reduce the number of
repositories of national funds, is that there are
toe many of them.
Gen. Grant told Judge Pascal of Texas that
the election in his State would not be ordered
till after the Virginia election was held.
A railroad is to be built from Emporia, Kan
sas, to Holden, Missouri, (which will put
Southern Kansas in connection with st. Louis,
by route 15O miles shorter than the railroad
connection of the same region with Chicago.
From Emporia southwest the contemplated
road will pass through the Usage Indian lands
to Albuquerque, New Mexico. This road will
traverse some Of the finest agricultural lands
in the West.
The President has appointed Samuel B.
Ruggles, of New York, delegate to theseven-
tieth session of the international Statistical
Congress, to be held at the Hague.
After breakfast Saturday morning, eighteen
of the soldiers of Co. E, 45th Infantry, at Tay-
lor barracks, Louisville, were taken i'll, but all
are now convalescent It is supposed poison
was introduced in their food.
Capt. George Brown, who commanded the
ram Stonewall on her passage to Japan,
reached home on Saturday morning, and re-
ported to the Navy Department. He brings
favorable reports Of the health of the officers
and crews of the Asiatic squadron, and says.
that affairs in Japan are rapidly approaching
peace basis.
The excitement among the gold operators
does not cease. TIE feeling is SO strong, against
Secretary Boutwell,, that the petition. in circu-
lation for his removal will be signel by large
number There is rumor to tie effect that
Mr.. BoutwelPs 8 political friends have requested
him to resign his SecretarysFlip and allow his
name to be used as candidate for return to
Congress.
The people of Rutland, Vt, who have been
scantily supplied with water for many years,
have just made discovery that an obstruction
in joint in the main supply pipe reduced the
ealibre from three inches to one and half in
ches in diameter. The obstruction consisted
of lead, which was run into the joint when the
pipe was laid, fifteen years ago. 1t cost them
$4,000 to make the discovery, besides the loss of
many buildings by fire, which would have
been saved but for the lack of water.