The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-15
TI7E III
The NeWs.

~ Providence Is to vote to day on the question
I ofsupplying The city with water by the way
lot Pawtuxet River and Sockabosset Hill. Il
has been the subject of lively discussion for
several weeks past, opinions appearing about
equally divided. The estimated cost of the
enterprise rs about four and a half million dol
lars, larger by nearly million dollars than
the cost of the other plans considered. But
the advantages of purity, abundance, and per-
mapency of,supply are deemed by its friends
more than sufficient to offset the greater
cost. ,...-,... -.
J. Butter at st. Adams Tuesday ranged from
30 to 43 cents, good winter lots going for about
30, ard good fall made from 40 to a. The ship
! meEt was 352 tubs. 'D7uiis1SH 5io 9ioia pa
k The lower House Of the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture on Tuesday passed bill submitting the
4 question of female sufffageto the voters of the
State. 1t also passed bill i'm posing fine for
prize fghtiDgaGm saS-- bna-sHcllfsf ss1
Honolulu dates are to the 18th of January.
The small pox was abating. The want of
steam communication with the other islands
was severely felt by the business community
prevailing Gains frequently interrupting trade.
The Priyy Council adopted resolutions of .e-
spect for the Kings father, lately deceased,
and Of coincidence with the afflicted relations
= Miss Anna Dickinson was present in one of
the woman suffrage conventions at Chicago on
Friday, and spoke vigorously. The resolutions
adopted urge united effort to have the new
CONSTITUTION of Illinois so framed that no dis.
itinctlon shall be made among the citizens in
the exercise of suffrage. snluoe.. ID f.
b. Tbei Senate Committee on Territories have
instructed Mr.. Rice to report in favor of an
prppriatiDg $4,000 to complete and furnish
the Court House in the Territory of New
Me xico, and offer it as an amendment to the
appropriation bill when it is presented in the
Senate. .eIAdk1s5hA
6 Mr.. Cragin has relinquished his purpose OF
reporting the bin this session regul atiug the
peculiar institution of Mormonism and proyid
ing for a general change in the Territorial
Government of Utah. Jin oa.aag d,sv
IL No action has yet been taken on the claim of
Montana to compensation for troops furnished
in lighting the Indians s,if H. $500
, Il is stated that Republican caucus in New
York has prevailed upon the Tammany ring 10
SECURE the assent Of Governor Hoffman to the
passage of a law in the Legislature abolishing
the charter elections of December and pro-
longing tie term Of all in office in the city to
d anuary, 1871 The Republicans, by this ar
rtngemeht, will retain three Republican JUS
tlees IN office who would otherwise go out
ooy. HOFFMAN, 1t is announced, has agreed to
give his assent to the bin. isiAl aa had ed
Two men, alleged to be the robbers of Bene.
dft Brothers show windows in Broadway |
were arraigned on Friday, and afadavits par
TALLY duplicating them in the robbery were
taken. They were both committed to answer
ln default Of $4,000 bail each. 90 s. Il
The examination of the parties charged
wl1h' being implicated in the New York Gus
no House frauds was commenced Friday
morning. The District Attorney, in opening
he case for the Government, made state
nent that the amount paid out by the Govern
nent on these fraudulent claims for dra wbacks
caches the sum Of 100000 .9i loa S.iT l-
IIne New York police force is to be increased
!, aoous oO0 mem and about half of the force
i. = oe qlyested Of uniforms. The reorgani-
w s' y 'ne force is being vigorously carried onl