The Portland daily press., 1869-12-15
The News.

Ten thousand tons of coal are arriving in
New York daily, and the price will again fall
A number of American engineers have been
shipped for the Spanish gunboats in New York
1t is stated that the official vote of Florida is
1162 in favor to Gel against the annexation OF
the western portion of the State to Alabama.
A report comes from New York that Gen. B.
+. Butler is buying large quantities of arms
and war ammunition.
A boy in New York, six years old, was kill
ed Tuesday by snow ball thrown by COM
panion.
The Alabama Legislature is discussing the
right of colored men to equal privileges with
whites in cars, &c.
There is great deal of opposition to an ex-
ira session of the Nebraska Legislature for the
purpose of having the 18th amendment ratifi-
ed, and the Governor is wavering.
Miss Matte Irwin and Herman Cochran.
while skating ON a pond in the grave yard at
Chester, Pa on Saturday, broke through the
ice and were drowned.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia
commenced its sessions Monday. There were
present I'll representatives from 233 Lodges.
and commissioners from West Virginia, Louis
lana and Ireland. The question of admitting
Lodges of colored Masons under the iurisdic-
ton of the Grand Lodge of Virginia will be
considered.
The Portland & Kennebec Railroad Comma
for the dummy train between Augusta and
Gardiner. The Brooklin is the first locomotive
ever run in New England. 1t was imported
from England and run on the Worcester rail
road. 1t is very small compared with the loco
motives of the present day.
William Adams, brakeman on the Boston
& Maine Railroad, was jerlsed from freight
car at South Newmarket Tuesday morning, by
the sudden stopping or starting of the train,
and falling between the cars on the track the
wheels passed over his body killing him in
stantly. His fall was occasoned by frost on
the car top He belonged in Andover.
Henry Willets, the defaulting Treasurer of
Worcester county, New York, is said to be liv-
ing in Cuba under the assumed name of Hen
ry Post. He is said to be worth quarter of a
million dollars. A jury recently gave YER
oict Oh about that amount against his sureties,
Out IL Is believed that not more than $4,000
can be realized from them.
AT the annual meeting of the New England
Society in New York, Monday. Jos. TT Cboa,e
was reelected President; e. c. Cowdin and
Isaac Fl. Bailey, Vice Presidents; Frank r
Howe, William Borden, s. N. Tebbins and
Charles E. Beebe, Counsellors; L. B. Wyman
Treasurer: l.. B. Hubbard, Secretary A COM
mittee was appointed to take measures TO
build New England Hall in that city.
The latest intelligence from Hayti says the
Cacos are in full possession of the northern
part of the Island and making extensive pre-
parations to attack Port au Prince. Five
steamers belonging to the insurgents are coal
ing at st. Marco for the purpose of joining in
the attack. Salnave is reported at Petionville
Port au Prince is reported in a wretched con.
dition, one dollar in gold selling for $4,000 in
Haytien currency.
Spanish war vessel went out in search of
a suspicious vessel reported to be off Santiago
ue Cnba, on the 4th inst, and returned with
.he Hayten steamer Mary Anna, in whose
hoid there is vacant space which the captain
reports was caused by throwing part of the
cargo overheard in a storm, which also damar-
ed the machinery of the vessel. He attempted
to make Santiago, and failing was compelled
to anchor off the mouth OF the river. She is