The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-20

The President sent the following nomina-
tons to the Senate Saturday. A. f. A. Tor
bett of Delaware, Minister to Salvador A. L.
Russell of Pennsylvania, Minister to Ecuador
81. A. Miller, Minister to Sandwich Islands,
F. A. Du mas, Minister to Liberia. T. j. Golf
cry of Pennsylvania, Secretary of Legation to
Russia. Dumas is colored man.
Sprague's uncle William was also Senator,
Governor and terrible scold. .sa
Senator Cragin of New Hampshire is out in
defence of John z. Hale.
The Italian papers state that the Mount
Gents Tunnel is likely to be thrown open to
travellers in about eighteen months-that is to
say on the LIST of January, 1871.
Application has been made to the Superin-
tendent of the Lunatic Asylum in Lexington,
Kentucky, for the admittance of Pierre Soule,
of Ostend manifesto and secession fame.
Blackstone, Massachusetts, has a colored dep
uty State constable and the people are highly
indignant at his appointment
"Crazy Ann" for forty years an inmate of
the Dewittvill IN. " poorhouse, has lately
regained her reason, and remembers nothing
since she was girl Of eighteen. All the in
tervening time is to her blank and a mys-
terry. .ss.4i.'s.5
The American Equal Rights Association
will hold an anniversary meeting in New York
on 1.-THE 18th and 18th of May, which dele
gates are invited to attend from. every State
and Territory jim the Union, and also from
those countries in Europe "where women are
demanding their political rights.
1t is denied that Grant proposes to call an
extra session of Congress on account of Cuban
affairs
A New York paper under the caption of
'sthe Montagues and Capulets of Rhode Island
gives full history Of the feud between the
great houses of Sprague and Brown and Ives
The writer thinks that Sprague's hostility to
the rival firm affords complete explanation of
his recent demonstrations.
Thus far President Grant has sent 1913 NOM
nations to the Senate, among them z Cabinet
Officers, q Foreign Ministers, Secretaries of
Legation, 6 Consul Generals 90 Consuls, z
Governors of Territories, 8 Secretaries of Ter
ritories, 104 Collectors of Internal Revenue,
liz Assessors, 1872 Postmasters, 40 Collectors of
customs, ID Surveyors of Customs, IL United
States Judges, % United States Marshals, %
United States Attorneys, 80 Registers of Land
Offices, 26 Receivers of public money.
GaribaIdi is still undecided as to the title
which his novel is to bear. The object of the
work is to exhibit the corruption of the Ro-
man priesthood. He called it at first Cecilia"
Then he changed the name to "Roma Mill
tante." He is still dissatisfied.
1t appears that there is great mortality
among sheep in certain parts of Vermont
supposed from eating badly cured hay.
The celebrated and very wealthy Miss Bur-
dett Coutts is testing the question Of woman's
eligibility to Office in England by Offering her.
self as candidate for the position of Poor
Law Guardian
Seventy two Treasury clerks were removed
saturday No new men are to be appointed
In their places. It is q waste of time and
money to 60 to Washington for clerkship.
| heverdy johnson wants the government, as
an act OF courtesy, to let him stay in England
'ii' august so as to complete his year OF SER
'ioe Dut there is too much at stake to war
rant such proceeding.
heV. D. ID. Fulton and Rev. James Freeman
Clarke preached sermons in Boston Sunday
in which they replied to Father Hecke,,s &C.,
sault on Professionalism.
Governor Hoffman of New York emulates
Andrew johnson. He has just reached b;a
twentieth veto. There is this difference. how
ever, between johnson and Hoffman; the lat.
ter's vetoes are good, while those Of the former
were very bad.
| 1t has been ascertained that the only purpose
the Navy Department had in view in issuing
| the recent order for fitting up vessels in the
navy yards was to preserve and keep in repair
quite number of first class ships, that would
In the course of year or two be rendered en-
hre!y useless by neglect.
hev. Dr. Ogle, one of the sufferers by fever
contracted on the ship James Foster, Jr., died
at the Seamen's Retreat, Staten Island. Satur-
day.