The Portland daily press., 1869-12-14

Gov. Campbell, OF Wyoming Territory has
approved the female suffrage bill
The release of the gunboats in New York
causes great rejoicing in Madrid.
Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc have written
warm eulogies on the late George Peabody
The mills of Longhead & Co., Cincinnati,
were destroyed by fire Sunday night. Loss
$4,000.
Heber Paul, son Of Rev. Mr.. Paul, of st.
Phillips Church, Compton, R. l., was drown
ed Saturday afternoon by breaking through
the ice.
The Howland will case, at New Bed ford, is
about to be settled after four years of litiga-
ton by dismissal of the suit of Mrs. Hetty
Ell. Geen and compromise as to COSTS -.
The newly elected President of the Mem.
phis q Little Rock Railroad warns the public
against dealing with the old officers and direc-
tors, who now have possession of the road.
The Tribune publishes Georgia dispatch
saying that the Democratic press of that State
is a unit in opposition to reseating the negro
members of the Legislature, and unseating the
members disqualified by the 18th amendment.
Richard Conlon was arrested in Williams
burg, N. Y, Monday morning for breaking
both arms and nearly killing Pat Cunning
ham, whom he caught in fagrante delictu with
his wife on suddenly returning from business.
A boy named McGovernor was terribly beat
en- and stabbed Saturday night in Wheeling,
West Virginia, by two ruffians named Gowen
and Thix. The boy was left in an almost life
less condition on cellar door No cause is
assigned for the assault.
Mr.. Beecher keeps explaining. He says that
al the time of the marriage of Richardson he
had no legal proofs against Mcfarland, touch
ing his relations to his former wife. Mr. Gree
ley prints an explanatory card stating that
what he said recently to reporter about the
marriage was that it was humane and Just, and
he is of the same opinion now.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has agreed
upon bill providing for the reassemblng Of
the Georgia Legislature, the exclusion of its
members ineligible under the 14th amendment
and the reseating of the heretofore excluded
colored members. The Legislature is to be
provisional until the U. S. Senators and Rep
resentatives are admitted to Congress.
A bogus firm named Stewart & Sons, has
been unearthed at Bridgeport, Conn, which
has, received heavy consignments of produce
and shipped by them away to unknown parts
without paying for them. Over ten thousand
dollars worth of produce fraudulently obtained
were found at the freight depot at Bridgepor
consigned to them.
The British Cabinet held several meetings in
Downing street last week, at which Irish af.
fairs were considered. 1t was resolved to pro.
claim the county of Tipperary, with portions
of the city and county of Londonderry, in a
state of insurrection. Five thousand addition
al troops of the line will be despatched imme-
diately to Ireland raising the total force of the
regular army serving there to about 30, 900 men.
This is to meet the present emergency. On
the assembling of the Imperial Parliament on
the 10th of January next, a bill will be imme-
diately introduced to empower the government
to suspend the act of habeas corpus in Ireland
By executive order, not waiting for an act OF
the legislature, when it is deemed necessary
for public safety to do so