The Portland daily press., 1869-02-02
The News.

The News.
pretty girl mplored Gen. Grant the other
day to tell her who would constitute his Cabi-
net. He replied that he had not yet told Mrs.
Grant, though she had asked him several
times. 1t IS also alleged that Gen. Grant has
made up his mind on his Cabinet but has COM
municated their names to no one.
The collectors Of stamps have an organ which
is called "the American journal of Philately"
Republican State Convention in Connecti-
cut, tomorrow.
A Washington correspondent is confident
that DIR. S. G.. Howe will certainly be sent to
Athens as our Mipister and he reports that
James Russell Lowell is a candidate for a for
eign mission.
Braine, the pirate, has not been pardoned as
heretofore stated.
There is city ordinance in New York. forty
years old, infiicting heavy fine upon any one
who uses velocipedes in the city streets
The official copy of Minister Johnsons con-
vention with the English government has been
received. 1t is more than even probable that
the treaty will be defeated.
The Hayti and San Domingo annexation
scheme has come to the surface again. brighter
than ever The foreign committee of the
House is said to favor it,
The Mexican government has renewed It's
concession to the American and Mexican Rail-
way Company The route is two-thirds sur
veyed aIal will run from Guayamas to Preside
del Norte on the Texas frontier, making with
any road that it connects with it from the east
shorter line to the Pacific by four hundred
miles than that to San Francisco. 1t is said
that the Mexican government renewed the
concession with great reluctance, as they be.
lieved it was the first step toward linking their
destinies with the United States.
The jury in the Rogers murder case found a
verdict Monday that deceased came to his
death from stab wound in the abdomen at
the hand of some party or parties unknown
They further state it to be their belief that a
considerable portion of the evidence was de-
before the District Attorney who refused to
take any action in the matter of their release
for the present. -
Two Pennsylvania murderers are to be hung
ON the 10Th of February.
1t is denied that Brigham Young has had an
attack of paralysis, and Thomas Florence is
not dead as reported.
Mail advices from Hayti state that Salnave
wishes to transfer the Mole ST. Nicholas to the
United States, and that tn revolutionary par
ty will invoke the interference of France and
England against the transfer.
DIR. Huntington of New York has formally
accepted the call of the Episcopal Diocese Of
Central New York to become their Bishop.
The Russian government has ordered so 600
breech loading rifles from the United States
the same to be delivered in the spring.
The organization of the Tennessee militia
called out by Brownlow's recent proclamation
goes on rapidly. Meanwhile the rebels prom.
Use better conduct if they can be let alone.
young man at Connersville, in Giles coun.
ty, Tennessee, on Thursday evening, while
standing on the floor in the act of being mar.
ried was shot down by the brother of his bride
He fell in the arms of the devoted girl, who
assisted by friends, conveyed him to bed
when, at her request, the marriage ceremony
was finished. she exclaiming that she had raj h
er mourn dead husband than dead lover.
In few minutes the newly made husband ex.
PRED. The murderer escaped.