The Portland daily press., 1869-04-29

Senator Sprague does not propose to pay
any attention to Capt. Goddard's card in
which he is spoken of as a liar.
1t is understood in Washington that Gener-
al Robert E. Lee has been invited to call upon
President Grant at the White House in order
to confer in reference to the reconstruction of
Virginia. General Lee is now in Baltimore
with delegation of Virginians interested in
the Valley Railroad, but intends visiting
Washington when he will be the guest OF
Montgomery Blair.
The Odd Fellows celebrated their semi-cen-
tennial anniversary in California with great
spirit
The coliseum" for the musical peace festi-
val in Boston is very large 1t will seat 49,
700 persons while there will be standing room
for large number more beneath the galleries
The Harvard challenge to the two principal
English Universities to row boat race has
been accepted.
Three gentlemen of Chicago, it is said, have
clubbed together, and ordered three copies OF
Longfellow's "Dante,' to be illustrated with
Dore's and Flaxman's designs, and many Of
the rare Dante prints. Only three copies will
be printed, and the cost will be 81 900 per
COPY.
The summer regulations of the White House
have been established. The President will be
engaged from nine to ten o'clock each day in
opening his mail and giving directions for its
disposition. From ten to twelve o'clock he
will receive callers without regard to race, seq
color or station. From twelve to three O'Clock
he will be engaged with executive business
and members of the cabinet, and at three
o'clock the doors will be peremptorily closed to
everybody. Appointments and other matters
of public interest will be bulletined for the
benefit of whom it may concern, in one of the
ante rooms at half-past two o. clock in the af-
ternoon. The President will not see persons
on business in the evening except by previous
arrangement, and only ON pressing matters
that cannot we'll be postponed, and will not see
any one at all on business on Sundays.
Baron Gerolt, the Prussian minister, and M
Berthemy, the French minister, have taken
leave of our government, and both will sal
from New York on Saturday for Europe. The
former will return early in the fall, but the lat
ter is to be transferred to new post, and his
late secretary, Count Fervenay, is now the
French charge Gq6dires in Washington
Another jealous lover has shot his sweet.
heart in New York
The President has announced that he will
receive general visitors Mondays and Thurs
days between 10 and IL O clock On other day.
he will receive only on cards or in special cases
The quarantine regulations at Baltimore e
insN effect on and after Saturday, May 1st.
Gen. Terrell, of Indiana, is to be appointed
| Sd Assistant Postmaster General
Gen. Howard leaves Washington on Satur
| day for Hartford, Conn.,, on short collecting
tour in New England to raise funds for the es
tablishment of colored schools in Texas. FL
will go to Albany on the same mission befor
he returns to Washington.
1t is rumored the President is considerin,
the propriety of suppressing the appointment
| of Ashley as Governor of Montana.
The members of the French Legislative bod,
are to be elected on the 23d of May.
The Conservative State Convention met il
Richmond, Tuesday. Two hundred delegates
representing fifty counties, are present; Rob
srt Daniel was chosen President The Con
| servative candidates nominated in 1867 hav
all sent in their designations
| Senator Wilson addressed the Springfield,
workingmen yesterday on the eight hour law
| They gave him public reception.
Walbridge A. Field, Esq, Assistant Unite,
States District Attorney in Massachusetts,, ha
been appointed by q. s. Attorney Genera
Hoar his first assistant in the law department
of the government at Washington.
Roth tho Franoh ond Enol;Sb ;y;c I, n ",
recently had special instructions from thei
| governments to send every item of reliable in
telligence in reference to Cuban affairs, ant
especially to inform them of any flibusterin
| movements on the taps.
If the question of separating the Siames
Twins is not settled speedily, death will act a
surgeon, it is said. Chang is in failing health
while Eng is as robust as ever
The thirty-sikth annual convention of tn
Psi Epsilon Fraternity will be held with tn
Theta Chapter, at Union College, Schenecta
dy N. Y, ON the 10Th and Goth of May next
Public exercises will take place in the Secon
Reformed Church on the Goth. Gen. e. Il
Ripley, President; Ex-Gov J. r. Hawley, {
Connecticut, Orator; Rev. Joseph E. King
d. D., Poet.
The Burlington (Vt.) Press says the mapl
sugar season is now about over, and contrar
to general expectation at the beginning of tn
season, the crop is fully equal to if not abov
the average yield, while the quantity of syru
made is greater than ever before. From ever,
county in the State, except Orleans, there ar
accounts of large yields, which have found
ready market at remunerative prices. Suga
is now selling at to IL cents per pound
A few days ago $4,000 in greenbacbs was rul
through rag picker in Chicago. They wer,
| in the lining of an old coat