The Portland daily press., 1869-06-22

st. Louis, fraudulently shipped from New Or
leans.
President Grant and family returned to
Washington yesterday
Bark Lucy Nichols, for New York, put iato
Key West Sunday, with yellow fever on board.
The captain and six of the crew are down with
the disease.
Mr.. Raymond's funeral occurred yesterday
afternoon and was attended by an immense
concourse of people, ''--'-' --'--ss
Another distillery has been seizedip Balti-
more. =
Charles Mcdonald, "a Baltimore printer, COM
mitted suicide yesterday, by taking laudanum.
The political troubles in Australia commune
Mr. Pitman, President of the Massachusetts
Senate, has resigned, and Mr.. George w. Dats-
tow elected to fill the place.
The Dorchester annexation case is the pres
| ent Boston excitement. The question is to be
voted on to-day.
Yesterday was the Longest day Of the year.
Hon. B. W. Norris formerly of Maine but
now member of Congress from Alabama, has
failed tos.be re-nominated. Hon. Robert s.
Hefiin was agreed upon by the Republicans of
the district. The convention was held one
week ago to-day. sf.tsstas5na
Very hot weather is reported in Washing
ton. ac s.sier9 oig tIlN > !
There is yellow, fever at the quarantine
grounds, New York.
1t is reported that the Brazilian government
has apolegized and made amends for wrongs
done our government, and satisfied Minister
Webb that it will maintain friendly relations.
Wilmorth, of Boston, beat Dignon, Of New
York, at billiards in Boston, Saturday evening.
The District of Columbia printers failed to
turn young Douglass out of employment at
their last meeting, and it is feared that the
trouble is SO radical that the society will go to
pieces in consequence. Almost free fight
came out of the affair.
The politicians are getting back to Washing
ton in view of the early resumption of s'busi-
ness,' which means the possible getting Of
offices. ~ ,f t,,,. ss,5r.,e,g 4ssl .sfxfa.8lYf :.
All the troops are now booked to leave
| New Brunswick. <ss@ase iisiss si9esss
1t is pretended that Queen Isabellalis plot
| ting restoration to the Spanish throne.
The House Committee on the Busted inn
parchment case has adjourned till December.
General stagnation has taken, possession Of
Washington, SO the specials say.
The vote on the passage Of the Irish Church
bill to second reading in the House of Lords
was accidentally omitted yesterday. 1t stood
179 for and 146 against the bill. The scene
was tumultnous upon the announcement OF
| the vote. s7aEs " 3sszaif IN ss4S 3FttW a
A negro named Coachman, was hanged on
Friday, at Arlington, s. g., being the first exc
cution under The reconstructed State govern
ment .T9slKKE s9tsiGFB
The practice squadron has started onits
annual cruise. sbiassT 10 aal q ss913 q ss'e
The steamer Cricket was totally lost on the
Florida coast, ON the 14th inst z 2 i'''''
The Massachusetts Legislature is good for a
week more. ~ .,,i,.t f.ff5lnrt 4 J.
The news still indicates resistance to revenue
officers in many portions of the South.
A Mr.. Thurston was burned to death in Fall
River Friday afternoon. tIfast4 i
M. SGheneidar has been re-appointed Presi-
dent of the Corps Legislatif, and Alfred Lenox,
Baron Jerome, David and Dnmival Vice Pres
idepts. ..,s.s .t.s....ss s..... ..e.sss,.ss s
The Great Eastern has arrived at Brest. to
begin the laying of the now cable.
Ishmael Pasha starts for London to day from
Paris.
Slight tumults occurred at Milan yesterday.
No particulars. iaeM seoN t4 ka-A 4
The only Cuban news is the bringing of the
schooner "La Have before the English Courts
as violation of international good faith.
John Kenny mortally wounded his wife in
Newark yesterday with an axe.i d5Jls
A suicide and death from accidental shoot
ing came in one paragraph of news from New
York last evening
1t is decided that Gilmore is to have benefit
concert, but the time is not fixed. ran
Messrs, Livesy & Thorpe, Liverpool bankers
have failed for e300.000. H
j. g. Bennett, Jr leaves for Europe this
week in his yacht Dauntless to cruise around
and see the sights. ~ .dfAz444 2 aAf'