The Portland daily press., 1869-01-16

A dispatch from Hong Kong states that a
strong rebel force had captured the city of
Hokodadi in Japan. The persons and proper
ty of foreigners were respected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Davis arrived in
London on Dec. 81, from bennington, where
they had been staying for several weeks. Dur
| ing his stay in Warwckshire Mr.. Jefferson
Davis visited the Lord Lieutenant Iord
Leigh and several other noblemen and gen.
tlemen. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis intend passing
the winter in the south of France, Mr.. Davis
still being in Indifferent health.
John Stuart Mill says in recent letter to
the President of the Women's Suffrage Com
mittee in Edinburgh, that: "Of all my recol-
lectlons connected with the House of Com
mons, that of my having had the honor of be.
Ing the first to mako the claim of women to
the suffrage Parliamentary question is the
most gratifying, as believe it to have been
the most important public service that cir
cpmstancea made it in my power to render"
The Hartford people say that the wonderful
story about Mrs. Sigourney's son was written
by fellow who has served term in prison
for stealing Mrs. Sigourney's silver some time
ago, and who forged that lady's name to lot
of rhymes on another occasion.
The Inauguration of Gov. Bowie, of Mary
land, at Annapolis Tuesday, was marked by
drunkenness and disorder, Just what might
be expected.
father OF. Mrs. S. G, Marston of Waterville,
Me-, are yet undiscovered. The detective that
captured the murderer of MCGEE is engaged
in the case. -. H.....
Montreal dispatch to the Sun says Mr..
Horace Greeley's Zollverein schema has been
freely discussed by the Canadian press and
meets with little favor. 1t is generally under
stood that the inevitable consequence of such
an arrangement as Mr.. Greeley proposes would
be to sever Canada's connection with Great
Britain, and it is therefore secuted by Jour-
nails of all shades of politics in Quebec and
Ontario.
M. De La Valette, the new French foreign
minister, is, comparatively speaking, a liberal.
His wife is an American lady, the widow of
Mr.. Welles, the American banker in Paris
He has adopted her son, Mr.. Welles, who
year or two since married the daughter of M.
Rouher, another semi-llberal minister of Ma
poleon.
A womans suffrage petition forty or fifty
feet long. was presented In the Senate Thurs
day. 1t was signed by nearly all the promi-
nent advocates of the measure
George Francis Train is going to give Sc
ries of lectures at Cooper Institute, for the
novel purpose of paying the expenses incurred
by him and John Savage in running for Con-
gress in the fifth and ninth districts as Fenian
candidates last fall.
Old Mr.. Dorsey who died so suddenly in the
gallery of the United States Senate, Thursday,
mad curious presentiment in the morning,
thae he would some day expire suddenly, and
before leaving his home for the Capitol be re.
quested his daughter to write his name and
ADDRESS leglbly on piece of paper. which he
put IN his pocket, saying that it would identify
him. Within three hours he died in tho San
ate gallery, and was identified by this niece of
paper.
1t is encouraging to learn that there ia q
marked increase in the national revenues of
late. 1t is estimated that the receipts of tho
month from internal revenue will amount +o
$15,000y0O0 and from the customs to s14 0oO -.
600.
Robert Emmett, celebrated Fepian for
whose apprehension the authorities in Ireland
offered large reward in 1867, has come to this
country and has been welcomed at Richmond
Va, by Con. Gleason, the Head Centre there
as brother who has displayed daring courage
in the cause of Ireland