The Portland daily press., 1869-09-25

Mrs. Scott-Siddons has arrived in New
York. ..lr' ..,..
An order is about to be issued in England al
lowing boards to be worn i'll the army.
Frank b. Hubbell, one of the editors of the
Troy Daily Wh'g, died Thursday. ..,.- /
Steamer Rattlesnake, from PHILADELPHIA for
Portland, is ashore at He'll Cato, nearly full Of
water. .-.
The Paris Ganlo:s asserts that France has
sent note to Prussia and Baden, declaring
that she regards the annexation of the Grand
Duchy by Prussia as a cdsus belli
The members of the National Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows made an excursion around the
Bay of San Francisco by railroad Thursday, by
way of Almeda and San Jose.
ed States frigate Sabine has at last received an
authoritative denial from an officer of that
vessel. tYll@ .
A correspondent of the London Times saws
that Mrs. Leigh, Byron's sister, was not at all
an attractive person, in fact 'Dowdy Cow
dy," whatever that may be. t-.i.g.
Sanford E. Church, who will be remembered
as one OF the candidates for the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency, is SO ill that it
is not thought possible that he can recover.
The skulling match between Walter Brown,
of this city, and Josiah Sadler, of Teddington,
England, on the same course as that pulled
over by the Harvards and Oxfords, takes place
October 9TH.
The report that Mr.. Healy, of the firm of
Vanderwerter s. Co., brokers, had absconded
with large amount of money, is untrue. He
simply went to his own residence on account
of illness brought on by overwork.
The first Cabinet meeting for nearly three
months, was held yesterday. The new Russian
Minister presented his credentials to the Pres
| ident, who replied to the Minister'S address,
and reciprocated the friendly feeling expressed.
The Countess Guiccioli has of course some
thing to say about Lord Byron She afirms
that she is in constant communication with
the poet, and that he informed her two years
ago that an American author was about to
write book ON his life full of false and horri-
bile things .e..... ....t
The burned train on the Erie Railroad
Thursday night comprised twelve cars con-
tanning tanks filed with oil, involving a loss
of $4,000. The fire originated from the gas
from ole of the tanks taking fire from Ian
tern. The railway track was set on fire in
many places, but not seriously damaged.
Prominent friends of Cuba desire it stated
that article "a of the Constitution adoptel by
The Cuban Congress in april last, declares all
inhabitants of the Republic are absolutely free.
and they 1apv tho taf in
ner's recent speech that any decree has been
subsequently issued maintaining slavery.
One Jose Moreira has just died in the town
VI Hrahca, Brazil, at the reported age of 135
ye"iS' he was born in Portugal, and present
'nere at the iuneral of King d. Joao v. He
was III the habit of working steadily until
WITHIN the last eight years; his nourishment
was scraped cheese, wine and sugar.
Tie Commissioner of Internal Revenue il in
receipt OF numerous reports, daily, of fraudu-
lieut. income returns. No such extensive frauds
IN THIS particular have been known in any pre-
vl'us year. The Department is consequently
olsiuerlng the propriety of ordering a reas-
'e'sinent all over the country
irolessor Upham, until recently of Bow
bnnknox, o., VINO Is now residing at kenne-
the MI VIII issue this fall two volumes on
mace, The ea % volume containing about ego
stndv aud a. essor has given his life to the
INC WORK will take nigh rank. He
auheres 70 'he three divisions Of ,ho ,,,:.,,;.,s
Intellect the sensibilities and the WIN ' "
The National Capitol Convention. for +,o
moval of the national capital, will Inc hn,,
st. Louis on the Goth of October The c.
nors of the following States have Responded
70 tnelr Invitations, and will send delegates.
LII nois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas
n'ui s'aha' Missouri, Oregon and Nevada. The
ooVe'hors OF Maine and Indiana have declined
70 appoint delegates, but there will be repre-
sentat ives present from those States.