The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-06

of this class averaged more than one day,
though the greater number happened, as usu-
al, during the cold season. The number in
February was sixty three, while in June there
were only thirteen. The total loss for the year
was $34,757, 900, the lowest amount of either of
the last four years, the largest being in 1856
when the loss was $6641O,OOO.
The first train for San Francisco Is to start
from Springfield, Mass, according to the Eve
| ming News of the latter city.
Senator Salisbury was lately arrested at
Wilmington, Del, for drunken and disorderly
conduct at the residence of Senator Bayard.
his colleague When the officers found him
he was lying on the floor, partially undressed.
Tho Louisville Journal thinks John G.
Breckenridge will not accept an election from
Kentucky to the United States Senate.
The Boston & Maine railroad, during the
last year, has earned 81 CAB, 573 and expended
81 ,112 ,163, has declared a dividend of ten per
cent, and comes out with total surplus of
81 ,049,941. e lt-
Among the forty indictments for treason on
file in the United States Court at Richmond
are those of Davis, Breckenridge, Robert E.
II.
Longstreet, Ewell, Pryor, Early and Extra
Billy Smith" All of these traitors will 60
free under the Presidents proclamation.
By divine command, communicated through
Brigham Young, all the sanity shopkeepers
of Salt Lake are now obliged to surmount
their signboards with mark of their faith.
This consists of an arched inscription, "Holi.
ness to the Lord, with the AIl-Seeing Eye in
the centre. Mormons are instructed to trade
only at these bulls eye Shops" as the Cen
tiles irreverently call them, but it is limited
that the injunction is very lightly beeded,
though the penalty of disregarding it is being
cut off from the church.
Sen. Grant, referring to the New York
Worlds statement that he will ultimately
quarrel with the Repu lcan party says that
he considers that paper one of the most trail
torous and disloyal in the country.
Col. W. B. Stokes, member OF Congress from
the Third Tennessee District, will probably
succeed Parson BIownow in the Governship
OF Tennessee. The election takes place in Au-
gust. Governor Brownlow is to succeed Mr..
United States Senate.
In recent French press trial, one of the
lawyers urged that there should be more calm
ness and gravity in French politics, saying
that in America the people prepared them
selves for an election by several days of fast.
ing.
Ii George Francis Train would separate his
ideas from his words, putting one upon one
side, and the other upon the other, just think
what mou ntain would be upon the right of
him, and what afy speck upon the lefl
The debt of Boston increased nearly $2O0O,-
COO during the year 1868, and it's total amount
is now almost twenty millions, many times
the amount of the whole Maine State debt
The people of the Upper Peninsula Of Mich
lgan had convention few days ago and adop-
ted resolutions in favor of the movement for
the formation of that part OF the State into
new State or Territory.
The last mushroom city created by the Pa
ciic railroads is called Ogden, and is situated
about forty miles north of Salt Lake City,
Many prophesy that this new city will before
long be the largest in the territory, and its
commercial centre. The Union and the Gem
trail Pacific Roads meet there, and it is expect
ed that soon both will build large depots in
the place. Already, three daily newspapers
have been projected, one Mormon and two OF
the Gentle persuasion. rrte-
The Bank of California in San Francisco
employs Cinnamon, in halt-Gozen gangs, to
count silver coins They work under the lead
ership of a seventh Chinaman, and work with
wonderful rapidty. A large number of the
coins are taken in one hand and passed to the
0thnr On cIri1fn1Iu fhot al,
ring, or surface Is detected. Cinnamon can
never be cheated by Californians, it is said,
with spurious money.
1t is said the Cuban revolutionists do not IA
vor annexation to The United States, but their
plan involves the establishment of a Republic
to consist of Cuba, Porto Rico and San Do
mingo, with a controlling interest in the coun.
tries OF the Caribbean Sea. They promise TO
abolish slavery and make thorough Republic
if they succeed.
The great French advocate M. Berryer was
one of our counsel in the suit against M. Erlan
ger and Armand Brothers of Paris, for six
million dollars worth of Confederate property.
Since his death the case has been in the hands
ofjunior counsel. Further arrangements will
be made when Caleb Gushing, who has charge
of matters here, returned from Bogota. The
captured rebel archives show that these and
other confederate agents in Paris represented
to the Richmond government that Napoleon
encouraged and befrended the rebel priva-
teers.
There is considerable talk in New Hamp-
shire Democratic circles about nominating
General John Bedell of Bath for Cover nor,
and of putting up other soldiers for various of.
fees. -.s --Fa.-.s .la-.r- ats
Senator Sherman wishes it understood that
he has no part in the movement for the repeal
of the tenure of Office act.
1t is stated that Vice President Wade has
received the official Presidential votes of all
the States by mail, although only half of the
special messengers appointed to carry tie
votes to Washington have yet reached there,
Wednesday of this week Is the last day on
which these votes can be received. end the law
provides that those messengers who fail to de-
liver the vote in Washington in January a1e
subject to a fine of $1,000 In case all the mes.
will be counted on the third Wednesday Of
February by Mr. Wade. rs
Gen. Comstook, of Gen. Grants staff. is to
be married during the present month to Miss
Betty. eldest daughter of Montgomery Blair.
The wedding will be fashionable one. and
will be matter of much interest to a yery
large circle.
w. H. Goodrich, business manager of the
Hartford Courant, has sold his interest in,that
piper to Governor Hawley, and will take the
Presidency of the Hartford Publishing Com.
pany.
Senator Sprague, ashis frie nds formally an
nounce, proposes to take an active part in the
debates of the Senate.
Mr. Joseph Medill, of Chicago, has written
letter to Gen. Rawlings, setting forth how
very much we need and want Canada, and in.
sisting, in the next place: that if Great Britain
refuses to cede it to us on demand, on account
OF her having aided the Southern rebellion, we
must take it.
The fortieth Congress has only two months
more of life. On the 4th of March it must
make way for its successor.
The Blister" is the name agreed,upon tor
tha paper soon to appear in London to advo-
cate woman suffrage.
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston journal says Sunday night a
party OF miscreants burglariously entered the
Lewiston Maine Central Railroad office, and
Al