The Portland daily press., 1869-05-14

Gfraut mas cnangeQ less tnau HdlI Tue dOInee-
tic officers under his control, while of the con-
sular and diplomatic appointments abroad only
third have yet been made.
Mons. Lesseps, the Engineer of the Suez
Canal. which will be completed in a short
time, is endeavoring to get up an international
excursion party around the world. His idea is
to have one hundred gentlemen of different
nationalties meet in Paris in the spring of
1870, who are to proceed to Egypt and be pres
ent at the opening OF the canal. His pro-
gramme from thai point is visit to China
and Japan, thence across the Pacific Ocean to
San Francisco, and across the American Con-
tinent by the Pacific Railroad to New York.
The election for Congressman to fill E. B
Washburne's unexpired term, will take place
in the Third District of Illinois, June 8. The
Republican Convention to nominate a caadi-
date comes off May 26 and the Democratic
Convention June 1.
The denomination of Governor Hayes by
the Ohio Republicans is generally expected
The State Convention has just been called to
meet at Columbus June %.
Lord Richard Grosvenor has been irving to
induce Napoleon III, to make, or help to
make, a tunnel between Calais and Dover.
The Emperor, for his part, is more in favor of
bridge, which is not like his usual sagacity.
for bridge of twenty miles in length would
be enormous and nearly impossible in such a
latitude of storms. The tunnel looks more
feasible, but it would exhaust Nevada gold
mine.
The little negro boy whom Whittier men
tions in his poem, Howard at Atlanta is at
tending the Shaw Memorial School at Charles
ton and has written sprightly letter to the
poet who made him famous
Secretary Fish told the Spanish Minister
the other day that the sanguinary proclama-
tion of the Spanish commander Valmaseda
could not be tolerated, as it might lead to the
execution of American citizens. Mr.. Fish
called the attention of the Minister TO the ten
or of the proclamation and plainly informed
him if the Spanish authorities kept on in this
way they would get the whole civilized world
against them. Mr. Roberts admitted the proc
lamation was rather strong but thought it was
issued more with view to frighten the people
into submission than any other purpose
A special despaech from Atlanta. Georgia.
to the Tribune says large number of Repub-
licans from all parts of the State are now in
the city believing death certain if they go
home. Among them are many members of
the legislature. A desperate attempt was
made at Waynsboro, Burke County, on Sun
day last to murder the Rev.J. s. Palman, a
presiding Elder of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Benjamin F. Wade has been appointed gov
ernment director of the p cfc Railroad vice
Col. j. d. Webster, formerly of Gen. Grants
staff, who has received the accessorship of the
Chicago district.
Quite number of representatives and Sem
ators have again made their appearance in
Washington. Among them are Senators
Chandler and Thayer, Representative Ward
and Representative Cornell of New York,
Lynch of Maine, Starkweather of Connecticut,
Clarke Of Kansas and others.
The shoemakers of New York who belong
to the order known as the knights of St CrIs-
pin are on strike.
Mr. Reverdy johnson takes final leave of the
Queen to-day, presenting Mr.. Moran, Seere-
tary of Legation, as Charge d'Afasres until
the arrival of Mr.. Motley.
ASoOhc nave ucCn OpCuCu lOu cuUSCIlpblOuS 10
the Danville, Olny and Ohio Railroad, one of
the greatest projected roads in the country,
forming a continuous line from Chicago to
New Orleans, crossing the Ohio river at Pa
ducah, where an appropriation has been made
by the government for bridge.
Secretary Seward has been strongly urged
to improve his leisure by writing the records
of his time, and political history of the State
of New York, but he says the only literary
work he will perform is the preparation of
something IN naemoridm of his diseased daugh-
ter, woman of wonderful promise, who died
last year.
A remarkable suicide occurred in Brooklyn
yesterday morning. A Boston man named
Samuel D. Talbot, entered the room of Miss
Scribner, who had rejected his proposals for
marriage, and attempted to outrage her per-
son. but she escaped from him. He followed
her shot and wounded her in the wrist and
then rushed to his own room and blew out his
brains.
The London Times of Thursday had another
editorial on the Alabama treaty, whereia it is
asserted that the government of Great Britain
in submitting to an arbitration at all, conceded
verything that was originally demanded or
expected by the American people, and every
thing that it was possible to concede.
The Maryland papers say that an intelligent
farmer in that State has used elecampape root
in a number of cases as remedy for the bite
of a mad dog, and always with perfect success.
The revolution in ST. Domingo under Cabral
is gathering force. Engagements had taken
place on the 18th and 23d, in which the forces
under Baez were defeated with the loss of Gen.
Garcia.