The Portland daily press., 1869-04-05
The Associated Press Agent in Cuba
Raise Statements Corrected.
NEW YORK, April 1st 1866

from Cuba, taking with him $4,000 to $4,000 the
property of Madam Almey, most estimable
lady, whose agent he was.
Every word of this statement is absolutely
false, and there is not even shadow of foun-
dation for it. The gentleman who has acted
as our agent in Havana for more than year,
is still there in that capacity; nor has any one
connected with our business left Havana, at
any time, in the manner indicated by the COM
municati0n cited.
As our agent sends only telegraphic cores
pondeuce, which must be submitted to and ap-
proved by the government censor, the asser-
ton that he Originates articles in the interest
of the rebels" is ridiculously improbable.
Respectfully yours,
J.W. SuMoNroN, Gen. Agent.
I'VE take none of the above censure to our
selves 1t will be remembered that we dissen-
ted from our correspondent in every particu-
lar. He demanded hearing, as matter Of
right, and we accorded it, at the same time
protesting against the views expressed ED. ]
The News.
Il. G. Deming, the popular lecturer and
author has been appointed collector Of internal
revenue for the first Connecticut district.
The earthquake in California, Thursday.
was felt with considerable force at San Jose,
Stockton and Petaluma. No damage was
done to buildings in the city.
Hon. S. s. (Sunset) Cox writes from Corsica
that his health is much improved.
The cabinet agreed Friday on considerable
number of territorial appointments. Mr.. Ash
ley, an ex-member Of Congress, gets the gov
ernorship of Montana Territory, Mr.. Wash
burn, an ex-member of Congress, has the sur
veyor-generalship of New Mexico and Gener-
al Campbell, formerly OF General Thomas s
staff, and now of the War Department, gets
the governorship of Wyoming Territory.
Following the lead of Havre, Utrecht now
proposes special International Fair, by way
of subdivision, or corollary, as it were, to the
grand Paris Exposition Of 1867. This project
is in charge of the Society for the Encourage
ment of Manufactures and Mechanical Indus
try in the Netherlands. 1t is to be carried out
in the city of Utrecht, and the time appointed
is in the months of August and September,
1869.
One of the notable events of Thursday in
Washington was the fact that colored man
was around with an Irishman introducing the
latter to public men, vouching for his charac-
ter as citizen, his standing as Republican,
and asking the Endorsement Of the Irishman as
an applicant for a district Office.
The New York Post has rumor that the
Cubans have secured two monitors. With
these they would be able to take Havana and
Matanzas.
A correspondent Of the Baltimore Gazette
says that when President Grant was consulted
about the Kellogg proposition to parcel out
the officers among the States, he denounced
the idea and declared that so far as he was
concerned he would take every officer Of his
administration from Marblehead, in Massa-
chusetts, if necessary to secure faithful and
efficient officers. He had no patience, he said,
with the notion of dividing out officers to the
States, as if there SO much plunder to be dis
tributed The public service alone should be
consulted, and not localities.
Sir Henry Bulwsr, formerly English Minis
ter at Washington, now member of Parlia-
ment is preparing speech on the Alabama
qeestion which will exhaust the subject, the
English papers say. When shall we hear Mr..
Summers profnsed spe>ah on this subject?
The Democratic State Conveatioz of Penn
sylvania meets this year at Harrisburg, on the
14th of July. The Republican State Conven-
tiorwill meet in Philadelphia, june %.
'Marbleizing slate" is now carried on at
some of the slate quarries in Vermont. The
slate comes to the mill in rough blocks and is
planed to about an inch in thickness; patterns
are then drawn upon it, and it is cut into the
proper shapes and polished. The mechanical
part of the'marbleizing process has been pa
tented; the mystery is in the composition. So
strictly is this secret guarded that it is said no
one man understands all the details. The ma
terial is prepared in a vat, the slab is let down
upon it and it adheres; it is baked in an oven
for one night; it then receives q coat of var
nish manufactured for this especial purpose
and after six repetions of these processes it is
finally removed and polished. The coating il
then so firmly united to the slate that it cannot
be scaled or clipped off without taking the
slaty particles with it.
Cleveland has woman who, in addition to
previous exploits, has married seven times in
eight years. Two of her husbands are dead
divorced, still live. Her daughter, now seven
teen, has been twice married and twice divorc-
cd, and is ready to try it again.
1t is said that Secretary Boutwell, has deter
mined to remove the entire force of Special
Agents in his department, many of whom are
appointees OF President johnson. Those who
have proved themselves honest and efficient
will be reappointed; worthless and inefficient
men who have been pensioned upon the De-
partment for years will get tickets of leave,
that their places may be filled by worthy and
competent men. The same course, it is alleg-
ed, will be adopted respecting Custom Houses
throughout the country, particularly in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The epidemic lately prevailing in Guatemala
has been checked, but the small pox is in
Oreasing in Panama, San Salvador has had a
severe shock of earthquake, Panama is going
to impeach President Gutierrez and recall
Mosquera, Costa Ricaeis to have President
ial election in May, and President IGuzman
Of Nicaraugua has been poisoned.
Both the Connecticut Senators have come
home to attend the election.
Mrs. Stowe leaves her Florida home because
the title to her property, acquired under sale
for taxes proves not to be valid one, and she
Ia ousted by the real owner.
A correspondent of the New Hampshire
Statesman writes George Alfred Townsend
down as one of the most irreligious and un-
scrupulous knaves that ever lived. He has
quarreled with VIM Fl. Chandler.
Prince Arthur interfered with the Universi-
ty boat race by ordering his steamer where it
had no business. The English papers grumble
disloyalty, and one anarchic print suggests,
blasphemously, that he ought to have been
ducked
M.Du Chaillu, the African explorer, in re-
cent lecture states that during the course of
his track he came across the celebrated King
Droco, who wishing to tender him sincere
token of his esteem presented him with no
fewer than 1853 wives. The lecturer politely
declined the present
1t is curious fact that gold was discovered
in California In 1s4S, and the rush to the Pa
cific Coast took place in 1849. Silver was dis
covered at Washoe in 1858, and the immigra-
ton thither commenced in 1859. The tabulous
treasures of White Pine were discovered in
1868, and during the year 1869 prodigious hu
man tide will set toward the new Silverado
from both sides of the continent. The move
ment OF the car Of progress seem to be by de-
cades.
The Rev. DIR. Sutherland, member of the
Board of Trustees, and President of the How
ard University, has resigned both positions be-
cause the Trustees persist in defending the pa
49,. hr;ob usad in the buildings, which he ia