The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-28

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The death of Mr.. Stanton was appropriately
noticed in the U. S. Circuit Court in Boston
on Monday
The Irish revolutionary Fenian army is rap
idly gaining strength in Boston. The fourth
battalion is nearly recruited.
A Washington rumor is that our govern
ment has proposed to all maritime powers the
establishment of neutrality in ocean cables;
also that there is a strong lobby interest being
formed to oppose the SANTANA Bay purchase.
A Washington dispatch says the administra-
ton will soon recognize the belligerency of the
Cubans, and that Secretary Fish and Mr.
Sumner have both changed their minds on
this subject upon becoming convinced of the
soundness of the Cubans on emancipation.
An Havana letter states that the Spanish
General, Carlo, has been defeated in Cinco
Villa by Cavada, and is now besieged at st.
Espiniter. All conveys to Las Tunas are cap
tured by the patriots, and it is confirmed that
an expedition of 300 men, 5000 rifles and 200
kegs of powder have been landed at Marango
A French scientist, M. Adbema, promul
gates the disagreeable information that in six
thousand two hundred years from the present
time the world is to be overwhelmed with
water. Ugh! 1t makes US shudder to con-
template the contingency of SO large cold
water bath.
Catherine Riley was stabbed to death at the
notorious locality known as Stones Yard ,Bos-
ton, Saturday afternoon, by young Irishman
named George Collins. The subject in dis
pute was the sum of five cents, which Collins
mother had borrowed of the deceased, and
which had not been paid al per agreement
The victim was widow and leaves two chill
dren.
Another fatal accident occurred on the Erie
railroad at Penhorn, N. Y. Saturday. Three
laborers employed in the oil works were walk
ing on the track engaged in an excited con-
versation which prevented them from hearing
the approach of the freight train until it was
| upon them. They attempted to escape but
Charles Denny who was slightly intoxicated
fell and was run over and instantly killed.
William Howe was slightly injured and the
third man whose name is not reported escaped
entirely.
The Red River rebellion has become a revo-
luton. The Declaration of Independence of
Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territory is
published. 1t sets forth the wrongs against
which the people protest; repudiates the au-
thority OF Canada as derived from the transfer
by the Hudson Bay Company, but expresses
readiness to treat with that power in reference
to terms of union. The terms of the PROPOSE
ton, however, are not such as Canada will be
likely to accept, and the prospects of a war
will hardly be diminished by the recent action
of the insurgents" Col. Dennis, who has
been organizing Indian troops in support of
Gov. McDougaPs claims, has disbanded his
forces.
A Panama letter states that the volcano of
Purace is still in active operation, and has had
the effect of frightening multitudes away from
its vicinity as we'll as destroying the heritage
around it for miles. The rivers in its immedi-
ate neighborhood have had their streams won
derfally increased in volume, and threaten the
destruction of the pueblos on their banks. The
appearance of the mountain, which is about
5000 feet high, has entirely changed during the
past few months. 1t appears now as if the ton
had been blown entirely off of it, and the force
of the explosion has been such that the con-
cussions have been felt in a neghboring State
and showers of ashes from it have fallen over
hundred miles aWay