The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-19


The Dungerness estate, near Fernandina,
Fla, recently purchased by Senator Sprague
of Rhode Island, comprises 5000 acres; the
mansion now on it will be fitted up for a Win
ter residence. The land is to be reserved for
gardens, parks, drives, and hunting grounds.
The place is called "The Gem of Cumberland
Island" Senator Sprague has also purchased
fine plantation of 5000 acres on the same
island, which will be dey oted to the cultiya-
ton of ramie. The lands are of good quail
ty, with valuable growth of live oak. The
price paid is $40 an acre.
An immense and wonderful cave has been
discovered in Salisbury, Litchfeld County,
Connecticut.
The Lyceum sustained by the citzeus Of
Machias is discussing the woman suffrage
question. The editor of the Republican takes
the affirmative.
The Bangor people are lionizing Weston
again. He lectured there Monday night on
Perseverance" and there were extra trains
from Orono and Oldtown.
Gen. Grant will have public reception at
Baltimore on Thursday Admiral Farragut
ard other distinguished army and navy officers
will be present.
News from Port au Prince to the 2Sth ult is
received. Lausevean had been captured by
the Cacos, who sacked the town, leaving it al.
most in ruins. The American Consul at Aux
Cages had been severely beaten by the Local
authorities and Minister Hollister at Port au
Prince was about investigating the matter
The Picquets were threatening Jacmel and
Aux Cages. The revolutionists under Massage
Sayet were again investing Port au Prince.
1t is reported that Prince Amodeus, Duke O
| Aosta, has renowned the italian succession il
| favor of the Princess Clotilde.
| An accomplce of the man who murdered
Mr.. Rogers in New York has offered to give
himself up.
| At a public dinner in Montreal the othel
day the Premier, Sir John A. Macdonald
made speech, in which he stated that grea
ship canal would be undertaken by the Cana
dian Government at an early day.
The Mayor of Cork is Fenian. At his in
stallation the other day he wore gret n hae
bearing the inscription "God save Ireland"
The Washington gossips conclude that Their
will be no change in the State Department
because Grant dined with Seward recently
Robert College, an American institution o
learning in Turkey, whose President is Dr.
Hamlin, a relative of Hannibal Hamlin, ant
formerly of Maine, has recently been formal,
recognized by the Sultan as worthy of hi
royal regards. This important information
was conveyed in diplomatic note to tn
| American Minister.
Hon. Henry Vose, Associate Justice of tn
Massachusetts, Superior Court, died in Bostol
Sunday evening.
The Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune writes as follows: 1t is rumore
here that Colfax will support Edward Nc Pher
son, the present clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, for Postmaster General Colfa
and Mcpherson have long been intimate, an,
these two, with John Defrees, probably consti
tute a trio of as sincere friends as politics ha
to show All three are quick witted, nimbl
men, church members, with the moral elemen
| of character uppermost.
| Advices from Jamaica state that at a part
given to some exiled Cubans recently, tn
American consul, Gregg, made speech strong
ly favoring annexation of Cuba to the United
States, proposition which was loudly ap
| pauded 1t happened that there were thre
Spanish spies present
| A Chicago lawyer named Tyler while de
| Tending client in court the other day wa
hidden to sit down and upon his delay ing t
| do so was seized by the officers of the cour
and so roughly handled while being drbgget
to Jail that he has since died of his injuries.
Providence is having "the water question
bad These local affairs are intensely interest
ing to the parties Immediately interested, bu
to outside barbarians they are trife dull.