The Portland daily press., 1869-05-01

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Mrs. John A. Dix of New York held recep-
ton on Thursday evening in honor of e. B.
Washburne, who leaves for France to day.
The Bombay Mail says that the Emperor of
Russia is about establishing republic, mod
eled upon the present form of the government
at Washington, in one of the Asiatic provinces
of his empire. An Asiatic prince is to be elect
ed President OF the republic, through the infiu-
ence and money of the politicians of Asia,
drilled of course in the secret of making their
interests and will prevail upon the will and
interest of the people This President will
naturally be mere tool in the hands of a con-
gress elected by Russian money and influence.
Keene, N. H., has a probable murder case
that of Martin Ahern, who disappeared sever
oil weeks ago and has been found in the river
at that place.
Grant is determined to fight it out on the
Quaker line at present. The Senate having
rejected some of his appointments of Quaker
Indian agents, he announces his intention of
appointing more.
Gen. Sherman explains the order for the re-
sumption of the recruiting service by saying
that it has been discovered that the terms of
three-foarths of the rank and file expire with
in year, and that without resort 10 re-
cruiting the country would be absolutely with
out soldiers in year and half
Hon. John P. Hale, minister at Madrid, has
sent a cable dispatch to Senator Sumner,
saying the attack on him by Perry in his let
ter of March I'd, is false, and that he has the
documents to prove it, and in few days will
send them to Mr.. Sumner.
The Indian soldiers have been cheat ed out
of most of back pay and bounty by swind-
ling claim agents.
Grant denies that he is going to California
A Philadelphia special to the Commercial
says j. r. Young has ued the Press and the
Ballett for libel in republishing the Suit ar
ticle.
The Nova Scotia Legislature began its ses-
sion Thursday.
Senator Sprague denies having lifted any
mortgages, paid any debts or purchased any
interest in the National Intelligencer; that he
never called Senator Cattell "mutton-head''
or Senator Sherman telegraph pole,' and
that he was persuaded by "Pet'' Halstead to
omit the signatures from the last few thousand
of the letters printed by him il the Globe.
Auckland, New Zealand, advices state that
a terrible massacre occurred at White Cliffs,
Tarranki, on the 18th of February, during
which Lieut. Gascoine, wife and family, and
six settlers were killed.
The New York Herald charges Mr.. Charles
Hale with receiving a salary from the Viceroy
of Egypt.
The public debt statement to be issued to-
day will show decrease of thee millions.
Next month much larger decrease is expect
ed
Ihe National Temperance Society will hold
II fourth anniversary in the great hall of the
Cooper Institute on the evening of Wednes-
day, May IL The Hon. William K. Dodge will
preside, and addresses are expected from DIR.
f. r. Lees Gust arrived from ENGLAND = tba
Rev. j. d. Fulton, and others.
A North Carolina jury has lately ipdicted
woman for witchcraft.
Gen. BURNSIDE is a candidate for Gen. I,o-
ean's position at the head of the Grand Armv
OF the Republic organization.
Leading commercial journals state that the
results of the general spring trade have been
unsatisfactory
The man who thirty seven years ago pulled
Geu. Jackson's nose is dead.
Thurlow Weed proposes to spend the re-
mainder of his days in Western New York,
where his earlier years were spent.