The Portland daily press., 1869-02-24

A wild woman who was caPtureu Aoin sAe
Indians on the Plains, was brought into JEFF
ferson Citv. Mo-. on the 18th inst, by de-
tachment of the Fifth United States Infantry. |
She was half clad and nearly demented, and |
could give no.account of herself further than
that her name was Sarah Griffin, and that she
came from Ireland. 1t is supposed that she
was carried off many years ago by the savages
and has lost her reason from ill-treatment.
Senator salisbury, Of Delaware, while rid
ing Sunday, fell from his carriage and broke
his leg. The accident is quite severe, and will
disable the Senator from attending to his pub
lie duties for sometime.
There has been rise Of 4 per cent. in Ameri-
can bonds in London since the opening of the
year, and they are still appreciating.
Monday evening Gen. Grant reviewed pro-
cession of $500 Boys in Blue who were cels-
brating Wasbington's birthday. No speeches.
The English government, as it is officially
announced, proposes to release from imprison-
ment forty-five Fenian prisoners who were
convicted of treason last year in England and
Ireland, including several of the leaders. Cos
tello and Warren have been set free.
Baron Lionel De Rothchild, liberal, has been
elected to Parliament from London city, in
place of Mr.. Bell, conservative.
The DEGREES and orders recently issued by
the Sublime Porte against the Greeks have
been revoked, and Turkish ports have been
thrown open again to Greek shipping.
Gen. Murray Mcconnell, who was murdered
at Springfield the other day was one of the
richest men in Illinois.
1t is reported that Gen. Logan has recently
joined the Methodist church.
Reports from the plantations all over Middle
and Southwestern Georgia represent the most
extraordinary activity everywhere prevailing.
Every hand they can obtain is being employ
ed, and paid the most liberal wages. Every
acre will be planted which can properly be
tended. The Macon Telegraph thinks ten
thousand more hands could now obtain en-
ployment in the black belt of Georgia, but
they are ne where to be found, and the State
must 60 forward with what it has.
The "Freethinkers of the whole world" are
invited to assemble at Florence ION the isame
day that the Gcumsnical Council meets at
Rome.
Monday the 9th of July and New York are
the time and place fixed upon for holding the
the grand reunion of the Army of the Poto-
mac.
The Evening Express newspaper of Wash
ington has again changed hands and will here
after be Independent, it says, in politics.
Mr.. Wade says that he could not possibly ac-
cept cabinet appointment under General
Grant because he is too old for the labor.
A Senate caucus held Monday night came to
the conclusion that the consideration of the
bill repeating the tenure-of-ofice act should
be deferred till the first week after the inau-
guration of Grant. Nye, Robertson, Sherman,
Spencer and Warren were the only Senators
voting in the negative, but many, including
the Maine Senators, did not vote.
John G. Breckinridge was in Washington
the other day but nobody paid. him any atten-
tion.
A correspondent of the Chicago Republican
declares that the elegant apartment opposite
the main doorway of the United States Senate
Chamber il "notoriously the greatest assigaa-
tion place in Washington"
Advices from Mexico are to the effect that
the members Of the government are imbecile
and intent only upon making money, which
| they send to foreign countries. Gen. Rosesrans
| is trying to bring about a reform.
| Rev. DIR. Joseph Vail, of Palmer, the Oldest
member of the present Massachusetts Legisla-
tur, died Monday, at the age of rs.
\ The statements by Messrs. Masterman and
Bliss who arrived in New York from Para
quay . Sunday, are published They deny
tne cnage of completely in any conspiracy
against Lpez for which he arrested them, and
detaii tnensufferings while imprisoned, show
ing their tretment was most barbarous They
say that Mr. Vashburne did all in his power in
their behalf, AID that his own life was endan-
gered; but they condemn the course of Admi-
raj Davis In not d,manding an apology instead
OF receiving them IS prisoners and treating
them 80 harshly as tuch on board one of his
ships. In this they Calm they are supported
by ministers Webb anoWashburne, and all of
| the American Consuls.
The latest advices from Paraguay state that
Angostura was surrendered on the 3Oth of De-
cember, the garrison marching out with the
honors of war; 75 guns were amoae the cap-
tures On the LIST of January Asuncien was
occupied without resistance by troops sent for
ward on the gunboats. Lopez himself was in
trenched in the mountains with 5000 men and
the Paraguayan gunboats were safe aIove
Asuncion. Mcmahon still accompanied Lopez,
and his attachment to him had caused consia-
cradle feeling on the part of the Brazilians,
who talk as if their Government might at any
moment break off diplomatic relations with the
United States on account OF it.
The Duke of Saxe-C -Coburg Gotha has estab-
lished a new Order of Woman's Courage, to be
given to women whose deeds reflect credit up
on their sex.
The Senate of Michigan has given its assent
to the formation of the State of Superior from
the upper peninsula, a valuable lumber region
about az large as the State of Indiana.
Complaints are loud against the New York
Metropolitan Police. 1t seems that the crimi-
mails still have the upper hands, and that from
800 to 1000 additional men are deemed neces-
sary to make the police force efficient
Weston was ten days behind time when he
arrived at Buffalo, and is now waiting for funds
to return home.