The Portland daily press., 1869-07-03

The Senate of the Fenian brotherhood has
issued an address to the American people in
behalfoftheir cause. They want to unite their
interests with America.
The commencement exercises of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, were concluded Thursday
night. An alumni toast was aThe Union
when we get there
The Red Stocking B b -Clnh- -A--:---l L4..AA-
at Cincinnati Thursday from their trlumpnai
They were reaeipad with tnnanltaous APP
plause and banquetted, as final ovation.
N Edward Putnam, brother of our Mayor, has
taken the place Of J. N. Carpenter, Paymaster
q. s. N, at Portsmouth and has appointed as
his clerks John Fl. Cheeyer and George W.
Marston of the Chronicle. Mr.. Putnam has
numerous friends there, and his appointment
to that office will meet with appreciation.
The Prohibitory law of Mass, is now at
work. Says the Boston Journal: Most of the
hotel bars stopped their sales over the counter
yesterday forenoon. At George Young's the
big punch bowl was turned bottom side up on
the counter, which also bore other inverted ar
ticles. An empty whisky bottle was carefully
shrouded in white and ''laid out on the coun-
ter, labelled "Nor dead, but sleeping until
next November. Ss ,
Last Monday forenoon Mr.. Arthur Buehrer,.
young overseer at Longview Asylum, Ohio
went out with company of the inmates to en-
gage in some nece ssary work. About noon he
was startled by one of the unfortunates calling
to him, "Look, Arthur, he is going to hit your
Too late; he half turned when pickaxe, in
the hands Of one the party, sank to the eye in
his head, killing him instantly.
The Hon. John Covode has been appointed
Chairman of the Republican State Central
Committee of Pennsylvania.
The contractors for carrying the United
States mails in the division composed of the
New England States and New York were, ac-
cording to law, to enter upon the discharge of
their four years contract Thursday. The Post
Office Department is informed that several of
the contractors now decline to fulfill their bar
gain with the Government; and it appears that
they bid at first only for the purpose of selling
again, probably at advance. This is
oon.r''-s to law. The Postmaster General,
nasins au'ne-'ty,.ad do so, will direct the mode
of transporting temporars,y. and will ,nroceed
at once against the bondsmen Of r,,s-.satrac.
tors and exact, in all cases of delinquency, the
penalty pescribed by law for failure to carry
out the contracts
Gen. +. A. Osborn of Boston, has been ap-
poiDted Supervisor of Internal Revenue for
theDistrict composed of the States of Massa-
clusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Dismissal of clerks at Washington still con-
inues.
On the 18th of July the number of money
order post offices will be increased some three
hundred, making AN aggregate Of about 1900
in this country.
Spanish news is much more peaceful than it
was few days ago.
At the Liverpool races "Spy" and ''Patrici-
am were the winners of the two prizes.
A third party is said to be forming in the
French Corps Legislatif.
The three vacancies in the Patent Office
and for which there was such scramble, has
been filled, after long competitive examine
ton. The lucky ones prove to be. NJ b.
Phillips of Cincinnati, J. G. Parkinson of
New Hampshire, and w. r. Singleton of Vir-
ginia.
The full reports of the Pacific railroad com
missoners will be soon given to the public.
The N. H. House has passed State Con-
stabulary bill by eight majority.
Another small meeting is announced among
the Spanish volunteer troops in Cuba.
A piratical craft, ''The Telegraph outlaw
ed by the Dominican Goverement, is said to
have captured two American vessels.
Two hundred thousand dollars of the Ocean
Bank money is still in the hands of the
thieves.
No news from the Great Eastern for three
days.
An American, named Speekman, one of the
crew of the Grapeshot, has been captured and
shot,
Several persons were drowned on the Poto-
mac night before last on account of collision.
A curious ending has come of the habeas
corpus case to discharge the forger, Ketchum.
Inc writ was served out by his father, and he
was brought before Judge Barnard Yesterday,
when his counsel stated that he did not want
to take advantage of technicalities, but as he
was guilty he wanted to serve out his sentence
and the Judge ordered him to be remanded
1t is declared that the Government win nur-
chase $780, 900 worth of bonds to-day.
Greenbacks must be unlocked in few days
and money become easier, if there is any truth
in New York financial news.
The st. Paul Press says that half the busi- |
ness of the courts in Illinois seems TO be to |
satisfy the vengeance of women because they |
can't get the men to marry them, and the 9TH |
er half to enable women to get rid of men who |
have married them.