The Portland daily press., 1869-04-08

The French Emperor and Empress, Primo,
Napoleon, and Princess Mathilde intend pro
ceeding to Corsica to celebrate the hundredth
anniversary Of Napoleon L. s birthday (Aug
ust 15.) The other members Of the Imperia
family will also be present.
Charles Snowden Fairfax, native of Vir
ginia, and latterly resident of California
from which State he was delegate to the
last Democratic National Convention, died in
Baltimore Monday. He was the recognized
tenth Baron Fairfax, of Cameron, in Scotland
| and was entitled to a place in the British
| House of Lords. He never claimed his title
or his place.
The Washington National Republican an
nounces the arrival at the national capital of
his Excellency, Daniel Pratt He announces
himself candidate for the Presidential NOM
ination in 1874 If he can OBTAIN the Hall of
the House of Representatives, he proposes to
deliver one of his famous lectures. The iinme-
date object of his present mission to Wash
lngton is to secure an appropriation to enable
him to publish his newspaper, ''The Pratt
Herculean College Gridiron."
A common sight in Italy is a nurse maid
leading along little boy baby two or three
years old who has IA cigar in his mouth.
The Chaplain of the United States Senate
Tuesday, in his prayer expressed the hope that
the many people who were now congregated
there and whose hopes would not be realizen.
would not go home with disappointment cor
roding their hearts, but with the determine
ton TO do the part that became them as good
citizens to promote the veal and prosperity of
the country. At this palpable allusion to the
ofhce-seekers were then standing in crowds
behind them, many Senators could not repress
a smile.
An ingenious Frenchman having derived the
name Napoleon from two Greek words signify
ing great destroyer" the gentleman whorow
bears that Name fined and imprisoned not only
tne writer OF the obnoxious article, but also
the publisher and printer
Official circles in Washington have received
information of an important character, con-
corning the movements of English Capitalists
and shippers to Offset the influence of the
American Pacific Railroad upon the lines of
trade from Asia. An influential London COM
pany has the right of way across Honduras.
and designs constructing a railroad there in
connection with lines of English steamers in
both the Atlantic and Pacific waters and the
parties interested hope by such arrangements
to be able to compete with our Pacific roads in
the carrying trade of all but the lighter COM
modities
The French elections for the Corps LegislatV
begin on the Goth of May.
At the great billiard match in Montreal,
Tuesday, between Joseph Dion and Melvin
Foster, the former won by eighty points.
The proceedings before the referee in the
Union Pacific Railroad case were brought to a
sudden stop yesterday, the witnesses refusing
to testify under the decision of Judge Blatoh-
ford, which left the proceedings in the State
courts of New York null and void
The Portuguese minister at Madrid, has re-
ceived a telegram from Lisbon, by which he is
ordered to inform the Spanish government that
Don Fernando positively refuses the offer of
the Spanish crown.
Sir Edward Cunard, well known as the man
ager of the Cunard line of steamships, died
suddenly at 9 o'clock Tuesday night, at the
family residence, No. 124 Fifth Avenue, New
York
The contract authorized by the recent act of
Congress for transfer of the land grant as
right-of-way, between Denver and CHEYENNE.
to the Denver Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Company, was ratified yesterday by the Board
of Directors, aud also by the stockholders of
the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company
Connecticut papers say that there may be
four instead of three Republican members of
Congress, if Mr.. Barnum, Democratic Con-
gresham elect from the fourth district has not
bribed with great discretion.
The Senate has yet to reject nomination
made by Gen. Grant, and we do have peace.
Among the ladies present at Mrs Grants
reception Tuesday afternoon, were Mrs. John
A Peters and Mrs. John A. Poor, of this
State.
Inc Boston billiard players are taking the
preliminary steps to form "New England
Billiard Congress"
The amount of property accumulated by
Senator Sprague and his brother, by crushing
out smaller competitors" is estimated at 500
100000.