The Portland daily press., 1869-09-27


The army of the Tennessee has invited Gen.
Eli Parker to deliver eulogy upon the late
Secretary Rawlins. i......a ...
1t comes from London that new telegraph
cable between Ireland and Nova Scotia is pro-
jected. Aa'.+
A unknown man jumped from the Suspen-
sion Bridge at Nashville into the river, dis
tance of eighty-four feet, on Thursday night
and was drowned.
The stable and shed of j. FL. Banks & Son,
Springfield, Mass. were burned Saturday morn
ing. Five horses persisted in the flames. Loss
$4,000; insured for $4,000
The dwelling of Mrs. Mack, at Lowell. Mass,
was slightly injured by fire Saturday. A child
three years old, named Helen Wilson, was
smothered to death.
The Guardian, London paper, says that q
manuscript in Lord Byron's own handwriting
will soon be published, which will settle the
question raised by Mrs. Stowe.
The Governments offer of 81, 900, 900 in gold
on Saturday drew out bids for nearly million
ing to the low price only two millions were
awarded.
A duel was fought near st. Louis few days
ago between Baron Won Alfeld, from Holstein,
and Col. Sever, OF the new German newspa-
per of st. Louis One shot was fred, but no.
body was hurt, and the matter was adjusted.
Tho Havana newspapers conclude that the
majority of Cubans are loyal, and cite in proof
of their opinion the solicitude of the Cuban
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ters.
Fl. M. Allen, alias Oscar A. Bush, was ar
rested fer counterfoiting in Binghampton, N.
Y, on Thursday. He confessed his connec-
ton with gang operating along the Erie
Railroad, and was held in $4,000 for trial in the
U. s. Circuit Court. 81
Tho final report of the Superintendent of
the photographic survey of the State, Walter
Wells, Esq, is to be issued in few days. It
will contain about $50 pages, some twenty en-
cravings of large water-powers, and map of
the principal basins. The water-power Of about
six hundred river-towns and townships will
be represented in it, or say 1900 square miles
out of the $4,000 contained within the State
The report by cable that the husband and
son of tho woman recently murdered with her
five children near Havre had been arrested is
contradicted. An alleged accomplish in the
deed has been traced to that place and cap
tured Additional evidence has come to light
which leads to the belief that the father and
son were innocent and may possibly have been
murdered by the same parties who killed the
mother and her children.
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off White Head, west of Rockland, Friday
night, ran down the schooner Retsy Ames.
owned in Portsmouth There was q dense fog
and no horn was blown on board of the schoon-
or. The steamer was bow on before discover
ing her. The schooner filed and capsized in
five minutes. The mates wife and son from
Bucksport were on board. The boy, six years,
The others were picked up and taken on board
the steamer. The owners of the steamer sent
out to recover the body of the boy. a.
Lieutenant Socrates Hubbard has been Or
dered to the Nipsic, and Paymaster w. Will
liams to the Albany. Lieutenant Commander
Yates Sterling 10 detached from the Albany
and placed on waiting orders. Surgeon Chas.
A'A"A III 10 uCtdCuCu lIOuA buo htoWfsg anu Oruef-
ed to the Severn, as Fleet Surgeon of the
North Atlantic Squadron. Surgeon VIM.
johnson is detached from the Boston NAVY
Yard and ordered to Washington. Paymas-
ter w. G. Farwell is detached from the Naval
Hospital at New York and ordered to the Ma
val Hospital at Washington. Paymaster
GeorgelP Cutler is detached from the Asiatic
Squadron and ordered to settle his accounts
The annual reports of the National Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows show $4,000 members to
have been initiated within tho year making
the total membership 26O, 900, an increase of
$4,000. The order has nine millions and half
of capital invested above its present needs.
The order in California shows an unparalleled
progress. In the past year two thousand Der
sons have been initiated, making a total mem
bership of 1900. The revenue was $3.50, $50,
being an increase of $4,000 The amount Of
relief discussed was $4,000. The Grand
Lodge has resolved to adjourn sine die Sep.
TENDER 9th. -....t
The Manistoc (Wis.) Times says that the
body of Herbert Field, the missing banker,
has been found near Frankfort. The horrible
fact is poor Field was murdered. His body
was found in the warehouse just as it was
picked up on the beach twenty-five miles
away, whore the rapid current on the lake,
which was known to have set North with
great force on the fatal Sunday and Monday,
had carried it. Three ghastly wounds made
with blunt instrument, told too well the hor-
rid manner Of the death. The body was dress
ed as last seen, except that the coat was gone
and there was rope attached to it, Mr.,
Fields partner, Mr.. vanderpoel, has been ar
rested, charged with the murder.