The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-22

| ls The News. Gaa9
The seasons catch of Goldfish in the Nortl
Pacific foots up 81, OS2,OOO.
The gold balance in the treasury SATURDAY.
was $1OS 900, 100, and of currency ST., 627 1868
Of the gold balance $35,00O,O 900 represents thu
gold certificates outstanding, leaving $4,000
| 790 actual cash gold in the treasury. PC
Since the publication of the debt statement
on the first of the month the Department has
sold S6,O0O,000 gold, and purchased $7,0OO,C0O
Five-Twenty bonds which are laid away SUBJ
ject to the action of Congress, besides $1,000
COO for the sinking fund
An Havana letter states that the French
barque Tamaris arrived there from China with
only 90 coolies out of 300 originally shipped.
the remainder having committed suicide by
Jumping overheard or cutting their threats
during the voyage.
Gov Campbell, of Wyoming Territory, in an
official communication to the authorities at
Washington, expresses his belief that the Sioux
mean mischief, because of what they regard as
the encroachments of miners, and the resery-
ing of Wind River Valley to the Snakes.
The outward train on the Suncook Valley
railroad Friday evening met with number of
sleepers piled on the track few miles out of
Suncook, N. II. On the return of the train
the track was INSTRUCTED with timbers and
s'eepers fastened down TO the track. TWAS
discovered in season to prevent damage.
rather Hyacinthe arrived in Boston Friday
eveniny, and is the guest of Hon. r. C. Winth
rop, at Brookline. He has written to DR..
KIRK Chairman OF IL o evangelical ministers.
In reply to the official letter, declining to make
public reply, on the ground that sin the terms
In which it was conceived it would lead TO ex-
plantations that for the moment would be .un
necessary"
The board appointed to settle the question of
rank and staff in the navy is made up as fol-
lows: Commodores Smith, Alden and Case.
Capt. Ammen, Naval Constructor LenthalI
surgeon Wood, Paymaster Dunn, Chief En-
,lneer King, Capt Reynolds, Surgeon Pick
hey. 1t will be seen that the board is compos-
ID OF i've staff and five line officers Their de
'ision will be final, and it is thought will be |
ldopted by Congress.
1t is reported that the Spanish government
ire considering proposition to establish pe-
lal colony on one of the Spanish islands in the
aclhc Ocean. The journals advocate the
neasuse on the ground that the completion of
ne racihc railroad across the Amican Cont
VIII facilitate commercial relations be.
"een spain and her possessions on the Paci
~: "uose resources may be developed by COL
nizatIoh' ~ constitution for the island of
Porto Rico has been submitted to the Cortes
Columbus, Ohio. claims to have been shaken
y an earthquake about half past one o,cIocl,
q Wednesday morning. One citizen reports
nat the vibrations at his residence were sniff.
emily strong to shake ware from the shelves.
nd to open doors and shutters, and others say
lat doors in their houses were Jared and
oened. The indulations were from the north
est to the southeast
by special cable telegram from Hamburg we
arm mat the American Thanksgiving Day
as ouiy observed and honored in that CITY BY |
g dermans who had been residents in the |
nlted States, number of citizens of Ham
'rg, and the Americans now STAYING in the s
y by grand banquet, after which a series of I
ternational patriotic toasts were PROMISED
IL duly honored by tremendously festive i
mpany. .s I
: ur'her accounts of the disastrous effect, of t
= -. en' gale received on Saturday saw on q
large number of vessels have been
80 Inc schooner Arrow was driven |