The Portland daily press., 1869-02-09

President Of the Association of Soldiers ofthe
War Of 1872, which has svoted to appear in the
Inauguration procession on the 4th OF March,
each veteran wearing the black cockade. All
others who served in the war of 1872 are invit-
ed to join them.
The quarrel between John P. Hale, Minis
ter to Spain and Mr.. Perry. his Secretary Oh
Legation, Las involved Secretary Se"a
| Mr.. Hale has written letters to his fienas IN
New Hampshire in which he accus =" GU
oe ho;,,. ,ss.,,,.a ,,;tb Perry in certain Span.
/ ish railroad jobs. ~
Tboodore Tilton going to Bay City, Mich,
,ast veal, to lecture, was taken, on account of
his long hair, stalwart form and outrs costume.
for lumberman, and shopkeeper tried 10
sell him pair of brogans. ,e..
The Spanish Constituent Oortes meets on
Thursday the l1th. s..
/ 2 MT. HepWorth Dixon in his new book claims
tnat Shakespeare was Puritan. 7 sft rt.
|9uA respectable young lady of Newark, n. J.,
has been arrested ON account of her mania for
secretingsherself in churches and sitting there
alone all night. q, ,..-4.... ..-....,,
The debt of San Domingo which the United
States would be obliged to assume upon the
annexation of that country, is represented not
to exceed $500, 900, .rf,a ~, ..,i......., ts.yg
The parents of Miss Elwood, recently repre-
sented in indecent costume as Mercury at the
Buffalo skating rink, in a pictorial paper, have
| brought suit for damages, it is said, against
Frank Leslie, the alleged proprietor of the pa
per, for $4,000. tnp gsla islnsiisi9 81 si54 ills
1t is reported that General Butler recently
bought fifteen hundred barrels of Bourbon
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s. The story is told by the Philharmonic Jour
nal that during a concert in the Music Hall
recently, when the organist was exhibiting
the full power of the instrument" lady was
enthusiastically conversing with her neighbor
about her household arrangements She suit:
ed the tones Of her voice to those of the organ.
but "reckoned without her host" this time.
The organist made a sudden transition from
'.fG7 to 'spia,sissinao," without giving the lady
warning; consequently the audience were
somewhat amused at being informed by her.
in a shout, that awe fried ours in butterr'
/ The President has directed that the remains
of Mrs. Surratt be delivered to her friends.
Two hounds taken from Rhode Island to
Lewiston, Maine, have made their way home
alone. aaiaaF5f g
Nobody can tell where DIR. Livingstone is,
but his friends believe he is safe. Moosa, the
johanna man who frightened the whole civ
ilized world some time since by reporting him
dead was kept eight months in chains as a
punishment. oH ua gs ee.ssr1sa aF. II,
The proposed annexation of st. Domingo is
said in Washington to be big job, as most Of
the territory has become the property by grants
and purchase of parties in this country.
Gen. Grant is known to be opposed to the
passage of the railroad omnibus bill at this
Mr. Carpenter, the new Senator from Wis
consn, is in favor of female suffrage. He
thinks, he says in recent note, that "the pres
ent adjustment of the marital relations is a rel
ic of barbarism, and has no better foundation
in reason than the institution of slavery, viz
Colonel Forney has returned from the South
and gives a rose-colored acc ount Of the state of
feeling there. sls 81 l.s.g,.-r ~. -
IL The Island of Alta Vela remains in possess.
ion of Americans and the report that Baez has
sold it to the French is contradicted.
The region about Corpus Christi must be q
paradise for gunners. A few days since four
gentlemen, mounted on horses, proceeded to o
forest five miles from that place, and returned
at sunset with three leopard cats, one javalin,
and panther, measuring eleven feet from tip
to tip. ~ i-.E ;,E'Y a' 40
Ihe eastern bound passenger train on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad ran through switch
at Smith town Saturday night. The train was
badly wrecked. Charles Brownell, the engi-
neer, formerly of Michigan, was fatally in
iured and died Sunday morning. Henry
Buckhart, the fireman, and another man on
the locomotive, were seriously injured. 80
The Committee on Reconstruction will re-
port two reports on the admission of Missis-
| sippi to the, Union. The majority will favor
the admission Of the State with its present
Constitution, while Judge Bingham will re-
port in behalf of the minority in favor of her
admission with certain restrictions, to which
the Legislature is to conform before the State
can be admitted. -sa
In the Supreme Court of the United States,
Monday, the Chief Justice, after delivering
the opinion of the Court, affirmed the decision
Of the Supreme Court of Oregon in favor Of
the taxes of that State being paid in gold and
slvei according to its laws. 81 beanr3 sfl
The news from Athens is contradictory
The latest dispatches say that Seams had sue
ceeded in forming Cabinet and that peace
was thereby assured. The reported battle be-
tween the Turks and Montenegrins at Mich
schitza is authortatively denied t q g.r 81,
The Supreme Court of Vermont has sem
fenced Edwin $. Piper, alias B. Clark, the
celebrated forger and swindler, to State prison
for eight years. He was taken to prison at
Windsor on Saturday. Piper is well known
in many sections Of the country, having made
some bold operations. q ~, -ssf u ssfl4s E.