The Portland daily press., 1869-09-07
The News.

The News.
George Peabody is at the residence of his
sister in Georgetown, Mass.
Gen. Dow will address temperance meet
ing in Taunton, Mass, tomorrow night
Secretary Seward has abandoned his expect
ed visit to Mexico
Captain Ericsson has written letter going to
prove that the earth has been retarded in its
rotation. ......
Lucretia Mott has so far recovered from her
recent illness as to be able to attend Friends
meetings and occasionally to address them.
The New York Telegram publishes report
of engagements. We find in its list the en-
gagement of Gen. Sheridan to Miss Bessie
sCheever of Boston. fissff..s i.g..5tgf..
Mrs. Catherine Washington died in Delhi
township, Ohio, Saturday. She was born and
married on the Washington estate at Culpep-
er, Va, and claimed to be relative of the
"Father of his country" - -.
Dora Record of Kingfeld, Me-, drowned
herself in the canal at Lowell, Mass, ON Sun
day. She was IS years of age. She left the
following note: "When you find this shall be
in Heaven and my body in Merrimack river
-Advices from Hayti are unfavorable to Sal.
nave. He was dangerously wounded before
Aux Cages on the oath ult. Afterwards he
issued a proclamation announcing that he
would abandon the cause. 90 - 1ia.sIH. .i.
A son of an ex-President of the United
States from Virginia, who has become utterly
debased by indulgence in strong drink, was adj
mitted to a charity ward in one of the hospitals
in Washington. H., =. -,-,,.., .....,-,..
There is man down East rather facetious
fellow, whose name is New. He named his
first child Something as it was something new
His next child was called Nothing, it being
nothing new.
itorial charge ofthe Church Union, a non Sec
tartan religious paper, on January /. Mr..
Ford, the publisher Of Beechers sermons, has
already become publisher of the Union.
Mr.. Boynton, the person who has saved so
many lives at Cape May this season, was offered
fifty cents by one gentleman, after he had been
dragged safely ashore. Mr.. Boynton handed
him back forty mine cents in change, remark
| ing that he didn't wish TO accept more than
his life was worth.
At meeting of the overseers Of Harvard
| College on Thursday, I'd inst, the President
presented a vote of the corporation appointing
the Rev. @. G. Everett of Bargor Busy Profess
sor of the Divinity School, which was referred
to Rev. DR.. James Walker, Rev. E. E, Hale
| and Rev. s. Sweetser.
| 1t is stated that Secretary Fish expresses the
| opinion that the administration will recognize
the belligerency of the Cubans before the meet
| ing of Congress. 1t is also stated that Senator
/ s---..e., .~d otners agreeing With him on the
Alabama question, have been actively cores
| ponding in opposition to this result.
Wells. Fargo & Co.'S coach, which left Hele-
ma, Montana, August 28th, was robbed by
highwaymen at Malode Station, in Utah Ter
ritory, on the night of the 3Oth ult, of nearly
| $4,000 in gold. The passengers were not mo-
Tested, and by that reason some $40 900 escaped
| the clutches of the robbers A large force OF
men left Corinne the LIST inst, in pursuit of the
| marauders. ....l.s n, .l,r .
The Prince Imperial is now taller than his
mother, and nearly as high as his father. He
| has display ed no particular fondness for study
| exec pt for mathematics, in which he is preco-
| ciously proficient His temper, too, has motto
| ably improved and the irrascibility which
! made him the dislike of his associates, has
abated. Sweet-tempered and stupid seems to
| be the econium passed upon him. 1,J.,
| Sir Henry Holland, the celebrated English
| physician, is expected to arrive shortly in New
York, from England. He viii! be the guest fol-
| a short time of William II. Aspinwall, and is
| engaged to take trip to Minnesota sometime
during the autumn with ex-Attorney-G General
Evarts. Sir Henry is nearly eighty.one years
of age, but retains his health and vigor to a re-
| markable degree. He was physician to Queen
| Caroline, and one of the important witnesses
for her in her trial before the House of Peers
| for adultery in 1920. Il 3'%i l"l 4 3fT
Nathaniel Dearborn, Esq.,s one of the most
respected citizens of New Hampshire, died at
Deerfeld on Tuesday last, aged 95 years. He
was born on the spot ON which he died, and
| lived to witness the. birth and redemption Of
this republic. He had nine children living at
the time of his death, forty-six grand children,
| forty great-grand-children, and one or more
great great-grand-c children. His descendants
| are found in almost every State and Territory
among the most active business men in the
communities in which they reside.
us Eben 7. Smith oil Rockland, Me-, and David
| M. Carter, the captain and mate of the Ameri-
can schooner L T. Knight, were before Com
missioner Hallett of Boston Monday morning
charged with wifully attempting to cast away
the schooner while upon the high seas on the
| 10th of August last B. #. Russell appeared
foe the defendants, and by consent the exami-
nation was postponed until Wednesday next,
and as the offence was not bailable, it being a
capital crime, both of the defendants were
fully committed to Jail until that time.