The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-03-26


to take his own life the right cannot be dele
gated, by the person himself or by the Stat
to another. PRENTIss.
The military force of the insurgent Cuban
is estimated as high as $4,000 men, while ths
Spaniards, probably without reason, claim
that they have 10000.
special elections were held on the Esd il
forty-six counties of Indiana for members o
the Legislature, to fill vacancies caused by
designations to avoid the passage of the fif
tenth Constitutional amendment. In nearly
every county the resignfng members were re
nominated, and in all they were elected, only
such as were certain of re- election having re-
signed. The vote was everywhere very light
Mr.. Buckley has been indicted by thu
grand jury for his assault two weeks ago OF
Deputy Commissioner Harland, and his tria
will come on in the Criminal Court to-day OF
Saturday.
General Warren and other government com.
missioners who have been over the entire line
of Pacific railroads, are rather severe on tbs
Central Pacific, and indicate that the report
of these gentlemen will show the necessity
for a considerable expenditure on this line, as
well as on other branches, before it is equal to
the requirements of the law.
Gov. Clafan of Massachusetts, has offered
Congressman Dawes of that State the Judge
ship left vacant by the appointment Of Judge
Hoar to seat in the Cabinet.
Those who are expecting positions in the diff
ferent Navy Yards will not be pleased to learn
that the salaries of civil officers are every
where to be reduced. For example, on and
after the first of July next the civil EN-.
ployees at the New England Yards, under the
cognizancs of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
will be: At Portsmouth, Civil Engineer $4,000
Receiver and Inspector, $1400; Clerk to Com.
----a--.4- e1EAa.-.-.ll Ar---~-eA-- SR00-mak.
ing the total auannnt of this class of salaries
$500.
A correspondent of the Gloucester Tele-
graph is greatly exercised about our Maine
law prohibiting 'blasted furriners" from catch
ing porgies on our coast.
The centenary anniversary of the birth si
Napoleon l., which will occur on the 18th Of
August next, is to be the occasion of great fes-
tivities throughout the French Empire
Congressman Randall was at the drunken
spree engaged in by Baltimore in behalf Of
Andrew johnson, and when Judge Geary
arose to respond to ''The Judiciary" Randall,
with muddled notion that he was relative
of Gov. Geary. assailed him, calling him q
id radical and sndsavored to knock him
down. One or two of the gang CHANGED to be
sober enough to pull the Congressman away.
Hernandez, the eontortionist, was sentenc-
ed in Omaha "for shooting his wife, fourteen
years; for shooting Rainforth, seven years; for
shooting policeman, thirty days. Total,
twenty-one years and thirty days"
The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce has
recently taken decided action in opposition to
the high rates charged at Buffalo and other
Lake ports for elevating grain and against the
exorbitant rates of freight transportation on
the New York canals.
A stranger in Wabash, Indiana, addressed a
little fellow whom he met as ''bub," and in
quired where the post-ofdce was. Cub" hap
pened to be mayor Of the city, but he gave the
desired information.
1t is understood that the emissary of the Gu
ban insurgents will not be admitted to con-
ference with the State Department at present
Tt is understood that J. w. Babson of Maine,
now in the Pension Bureau, win be appointed
by Secretary Cox as Chief Clerk in place of
Dr. Lauck, deceased.
Gen. Butler has plan to simplify the
present to the House. All applicants except
members of the Rebel Cabinet, and some other
high officials, specifically excluded, may, by
this plan, on making an affidavit and subscrib-
ing to certain conditions, be restored to citi-
zenship. 1t will a require two-thirds vote of
beth Houses to make the bill law.
Hosea w. Parker of Claremont, the late
Observation-Disclosures for Congress in the Third
N. Ell. District,will contest the election of Hon.
Jacob Benton of Lancaster, the present Re
publican Congressman from that district, on
the ground of alleged illegal voting in Glare
mont
The Rhode Island Democratic State Con-
vention met at Providence Wednesday and
made the following nominations For Gov
ernor, Lyman Pearee of Providence; Lieut.
enant-G Governor, William 81. Allen of North
Secretary of State, William J.
Miller of Brisol; Attorney General George N
Philip Rider of Newport. Only about one
half of the delegates appointed were present.
One of the last acts of President johnson
and his Secretary of the Interior was to order
the issue of 49, 400 900 in government bonds to
the Central Pacific railroad Of California on
advance work. The transaction was of 30
fragrant character that one Of the first acts
Of President Grant was to stop the execution
of the order, so that only 81, 100000 worth were
issued, and the new Secretary Of the Interior
has sent letter to the railroad committee of
The Senate asking legislation on the matter
One OF the questions involved Is the determin-
.tion of the point at which the Union Pacific
md the Central Pacific road shall meet, and
the government commissioners are now max
ing an examination for the settlement of this
question.
The negroes are about to start paper in
Washington, under the management OF Fred
douglass, George 7. Downing and others.
wednesday evening the body Of w. Smith
cantor Of Girard Hall, in Philadelphia, was
found in a building with his hands and feet tied
and pistol bullet in his hand. His watch and
a small amount of money were found ON tho
floor. 1t is impossible to tell whether it was a
case of murder or suicide.
Col. Williams, of the Bulletin, and Major
Whogan of the Times, went to point near
Wyandotte, Kansas, Wednesday, to fight a
duel, but the sheriff arrested both men and
thus put stop to the affair. The difficulty
grew out of structures on each other, published
in their respective papers.
Three women, Mrs. Coffey and her two daugh-
tiers, of Still River, Mass, were run over by
the cars near Groton Junction Thursday morn
ing while crossing the Fitchburg railroad in q
sleigh The daughters, between 20 and 20
years of are. were killed. and the mother was