The Portland daily press., 1869-01-29

The influenza epidemic has reached Boston
A horse disease has broken out in New Y orl
that kills its victims in "a hours in spite of the
efforts of the best veterinary physicians. 81,
Secretary Seward denies that the govern
ment is negotiating for the purchase of Cuba
lions Herald, Methodist paper, adjures tn
good people of Washington TO get up Fan in
auguration prayer meeting" in place of tn
bali which was the subject of Grants first veto
A new needle gun has been introduced il
Prussia. The inventor can hit target will
it fifteen times in SO seconds 4 r ~
Garrett Davis has never allowed any one t,
use his frank except to circulate his owl
speeches, and as no one could be found suf
ticiently hard-hearted TO oblige any one t.
read them, his privilege has never been abused
Carl Shurz had to meet the charge of inf
deity in the late Senatorial contest in Mis-.
souri,, as John Stuart Mill did in England.
tits said that the diary of j. Wilkes Booth
found on his person after his death, contained
this record, made on the day of the assassina-
ton: Until to-day nothing was thought of
sacrificing to our country's wrongs" IGd-
The original Ellsworth Zouaves have been
selected as the body guard of Gov Palmer of
Illinois. -.f 1a-:f y,asif b
A Hartford paper claims that the church of
the Good Shepherd which was dedicated in
that place yesterday is the finest in the coun
try. t" tFa lF
Mr.. Haywood, President of the Labor Can
sentlon now i'll session in Boston pronoses
not only that the government should issue
treasury certificates to any amount required.
but that States, communities and individuals
should also have the privilege Of issuing m on
ey "to any extent they deem best" ~ %.
Mr.. Peabody has acknowledged the receipt
of medal from the Congress of the United
States in graceful and cordial letter. fe
Ex-Governor Pickens of South Carolina
died at his reside ce in Edgefield, s. C. Tues
day. 'H --- .t
Gen. Hiram Walbridge, gentlemen well
known in commercial and business circles, was
run over and killed by a locomotive on the
motifs and Esse K road, Wednesday. .. /
- 10 again denied that any negotiations for
'ne purchase OF Cuba are going on There
was proposition OF this kind to Spain some
esnU hnon'hs ago twas rejected: but it is
believed that If the Cubans securo- +hoi. i'd
pendence they will desire annaxat;a,,'.1.,l
United States .r...--,- '''on W 'iie
InCeh!gence has been received in H..
that the city of Puerto Principe was can,r~as
by the patriot forces under Gen. Ouesada ~
the 10th inst. On the same day Count ya,no-
zeda entered Bayamo The excitene nt in H.
vana is intense and the feeling of enmitv he
tween the Spanish volunteers and the Cubans
is manifesting itself in the number of persons
who are killed nights. The volunteers are
without discipline or restraint, and are drink
ing freely. Gen, Dulce being unable to con-
troll the Spanish volunteers has sent to Matan-
zas for troops. -a r-
The Legislature of Nevada has enacted a law
bringing the business of the State back to
coin basis ..... -.r.r.-t.,.. ............
a patient named Margaret Clearwater, lying
a' tue point of death at Black wells Island, was
supposed to be able to implicate James Logan,
NJ" IN custody, in the murder of Roger. Upon
~"ninatio1, however, she testified that Logan
spenC the night of the 31st of Decembar with
ner' mat he left at about o'clock next morn
Jug and returned the same eyenin vearinc, y
inherent coat and hat, aud his hand bandaoed
de said he had lost his other coat esconirc
from the police. Witness was shown fraa'
nients OF the coat found at the scene of n,,'.-
uer and swore that it was not Fart of the COO.
worn by Logan. She also denied that tho hot