The Portland daily press., 1869-09-15
Tho News,

The President arrived at Altoona Tuesday
and left for Pittsburg.
Mr.. Seward has returned from Alaska in
improved health and excellent spirits.
There was heavy shock of earthquake at
San Luis Obispo, Monday, and slight shock
at Sacramento Tuesday.
Only Fay and Loring of the Harvard crew
are on board the City Of Antwerp, the rest of
the crew having gone to Paris.
Queens County savings bank, at Flushing.
New York, was robbed Sunday night of 81, 600
by burglars
Mr.. Washburne, late Minister to Paraguay,
has written letter to the London journals
saying that his opinion Lopez is unchanged.
A fllibustering Cuban steamer put to sea
from New Bedford, Monday, and the Collector
went in steamer in pursuit.
Ezra T. Benson, one of the twelve Mormon
Apostles, died suddenly at Ogden, Utah, on
the Sd.
Gov. Hoffman has transmitted to the Secre-
tary of State his official certificate that New
York has ratified the fifteenth amendment.
The secret societies known as the Red Men
and the Druids are celebrating their anniver-
saries in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati is taking its tu1n in having con-
troversy about the Bible in the schools In
the school committee board resolution to ex-
clude the Bible was laid on the table. Peti-
tions against excluding the Bible were signed
by over ten thousand people.
California business men complain of the
through railroad from the East to the Pacific.
1t has cheapened consumption, reduced the
value of stocks of goods on hand, suspended
building, brought down stock values, and en-
barrassed money operations.
Letters have been received from the Light
House Board from government officials all
along the Atlantic coast, giving accounts Of
the great damage done by the recent storms,
especially to the shipping. The losses will be
very great, and the storms were more severe
than have taken place for a number of years.
So far as heard from, none of the lighthouses
were in any way injured.
A relic of Sir John franklin has been found
at Buenaventura, in the shape of mutilated
document. 1t gives an account of the deser-
ton of the ships Erebus and Terror. The par
ty numbered 105 and at the time of desertion
were under the command of F. R. NJ. Crosier.
They had ucceeded in reaching the above lat
itude and longitude, where they found relics
of the late Sir John Ross. 1t states that the
party wintered at Beechy Island in 1876 and
1847. The document contains many interest
ing incidents connected with the expedition.
England experienced very severe storm
Monday. News of marine disasters was re-
ceived with terrible frequency yesterday. The
regular cable route to Valentia, Ireland, was
deranged and messages to and from America
were forwarded by way of Dublin. The Inman
steamer City of Limerick, Capt. Phillips, from
Antwerp for New York, was compelled to put
into Queenstown in leaky condition. The
Thompson, from Liverpool for Baltimore, and
the Leucretia, from Liverpool for Montreal
also experienced heavy weather and were
obliged to put into Queenstown leaky.
William P. Lincoln of Bath, master of the
American barque Annie Kimball, was before
Commissioner Hallett in Boston ON Monday
charged with beating and wounding a man
named John Paine, on the 23d of April last
while the vessel was On the high seas. Lin
coin was held in the sum of $500 TO await the
action of the Grand Jury. James f. Murphy
mate of the same vessel, for beating and
wounding seaman named Charles Brown
pleaded guilty, and was also held in the sum
of $500. Subsequently, while awaiting the ar.
rival of sureties, as he claimed, he suddenly
vanished through the rear entrance of the
conrt house and made good his escape.