The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-29

There was due observance of "Eyacuation
Day" in New York, Thursday.
The report of the recall of Mr.. Burlin-
games Chinese embassy Is pronounced I'M
true.
The New York Sun does not shine for Gen.
Grant now, but has made a ridiculous attack
upon him.
1t is rumored that Admiral D. d. Porter
with Gems. Burnside and McCook are going
in the man of-war Frolic to see what terms
can be made for the purchase of Hayti and
San Domingo.
In Newfoundland the elections have resulted
even more favorable to the anti-confederates
than at first supposed. Full returns show that
Fl anti-confederates and 9 confederates have
been elected.
Late advices from the PHILIPPINE islands say
formidable reactionary conspiracy had been
discovered at Manila. Many arrests we're
made The principal person implicated COM
mitted suicide when he found that the scheme
had been frustrated.
The Spanish consul a: New York declares
that no more Spanish men Of war are expected
at that port, and that his government has no
intention OF making hostile demonstration
against this country on account of the seizure
of the Spanish gunboats.
Government officers were busy in New York
Saturday, seizing books of numerous mercan-
tile firms suspected of not using revenue
stamps in their business. Several were seized
while stamps on back matters were being hur-
ried on to the books and being cancelled. The
10 nd 10 Il Al a..
of not using revenue stamps.
Edward Everett Hale will be the editor of
the magazine called the "Old and Ne,o," which
is to be issued in Boston on the first of Janua-
ry. 1t will not be exactly a Unitarian maya.
zine, though issued under Unitarian auspices
1t will resemble Harper more than any exist
ing magazine, but the first number will con-
tain no illustrations
In the case of John Latham, Thomas Wheel
or and Asa Fuller, indicted at Utica, N. Y.
for an assault upon Frederick Hyland with in
tent to kill, the jury rendered verdict of gull
ty against Latham, and found Wheeler and
Fuller guilty of assault and battery Latham
was sentenced to four years Imprisonment
at hard labor in the State prison, and the
SsASAS W SiS ~ AAAohtAS Ill Jail
The Russian papers report that several villa
ges in Lithuania were recently visited BY an
unusually large wolf, from the adjacent forests,
which in few hours tore in pieces three peas
ants, 1.-TWO women and many AND more or less
wounded thirty-one persons and fifty -four
head of cattle. The fearful raid was made in
the night time; the people were seized una
wares, so that they could do but little in self
defence. The animal was subsequently sur
rounded in the woods and killed. The beast
was to all appearances afflicted with ny dropho-
bia, and the persons who survived his attack
have been treated so as to ward off this dread
full malady.
The Russian town of Jeniseik, in Eastern
Siberia, was completely destroyed by fire on
the 9Th of September. The fire originated in
a turf moor, which had been smouldering for
some years, and during a violent storm burst
into sea of flames, which seized the nearest
house about eleven O'Clock in the forenoon
thence spreading over the whole city. At
eight Ocock in the evening 1900 houses (most-
ly wooden, but thirty-five of great size), six
two cloisters, all the stores, and an
immense amount of grain (about two million
pounds) were destroyed. The fearful rapidity
with which the flames spread prevented the
people in nearly every case from preserving
their goods. Over one hundred corpses were
FOUND charred in the streets, and as many more
are sad to have been drowned in the water.
Inc Nashville Banner reports terrible az
fair which happened twelve miles from that
city, on the GAINESVILLE Pike, on Sunday morn
ing. 1t was the murder of a man and three
little children, by 10. Barton, the husband
and father Mrs. Barton and her children had
retired to rest, all in the same bed, SATURDAY. |
night, and after midnight Barton, who had
,een away, returned and cut their throats-
The murder was not discovered till ten o'clock
Sunday morning, when farmer on his way to
church observed the house fastened, no smoke |
Using from the chimney, and no sign of life. |
he went to the door and knocked, and failing |
o receive any response, he burst open the door |
md entered, when the terrible sight Of the |
nur iered family met his sight. Barton had
led. /