The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-13
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James B. Blake is the Republican candidate
for Mayor in Worcester. n-o nem 1s1u --
The contest for U. s. Senator from Kentucky
begins at Frankfort to-day. jAo-s eh t.'a
Mr.. Summer says that he shall support the
foreign policy of the administration. ge 81.
New York has just had great poultry show.
We fear 1t is premonitory symptom of an
other chen fever" ,r..-- 80. f.,nsJo-,
Mr.. Brown of Chambers, Democrat has
been voted out of his seat in the Alabama
House of Representatives. l-| -1aL
The fog was thick in New York Friday that
the ferry boats came in collision. A barge
loaded with beef and pork was sunk
Returns from sixty. one counties in Texas
gives Davis 9077 majority. Twenty of the six
ty-one counties voted the Hamilton ticket.
The Spanish gunboats have been released by
order Of the courts, it appearing that war no
longer exists between Peru and Spain.
Six frame buildings on First avenue, New
York were burned Saturday morning and the
remains of an unknown man were found in the
ruins.
The Grand Jury have not yet found an in
uiCllACut dsaluSt uACI dTlduu Lie ouH u6WS-
paper is receiving contributions of money to
defray the expenses of McFarland's defence.
Henry Ward Beecher has made another ex-
PLANTATION in regard to his connection with the
Richardson tragedy. He says that ho ha been
informed by competent legal authority that the
divorce of Mrs. Mcfarland was legal -
Mr.. Burhngame, the chief of the Chinese
Embassy has rapaivad inf +bo+ Al =
treaty made by him with the United States
has been ratified by the Chinese government
j. McLeary the Secretary of the Chinese EN-
bassy, is on his way to Washington from Pc
kin, via California g-t,..E .r.....rl
g The London Times of Saturday has an edi-
torial denouncing Orange lodges. The Specta-
tor approves of Gen. Grants message and says
his programme of peace, retrenchment, recon-
construction and honesty must enhance the
position of the United States as a nation. Her
way of paying debts is the last to be quar-
relied with. -I3.it-4 f5--.
The anti-Papal Council assembled at Naples
Friday. Two hundred Italian delegates and
twenty from other parts of Europe are pres
emit The inaugural address was delivered by
President Riociardi. Letters were received
from Victor Hugo, Gen. Garibaldi and other
distinguished persons. Much enthusiasm pre-
vailed. fs--s,7 r-,g,., OH, -,--.......t
Referring to Mr.. Summers movement to re-
peal the charter of the District of Columbia
Medical Society because it would not admit
two .colored physicians to membership the
New York Commercial Advertiser says if Sum-
ner thinks he can make two doctors Join in
consultation by act of Congress, he is very
much mistaken, and he does not know the pro-
fession. ' i.f-i ~
The committee appointed by the Ten Hour
Labor Convention in Massachusetts last Sep
TENDER have prepared bill prohibiting any
manufacturing corporation after the 4th of
July next, under penalty of $50 for each Of
fence, from employing any person under the
age of Is years, or any female of whatever age,
more than ten hours per day, except in cases
of repairs and to prevent the stoppage of the
works. 1t is the duty of the LGovernor to ap-
point Commissioners to enforce the act. Pc.
titions are in circulation to be presented to the
Legislature, asking for the passage of the
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