The Portland daily press., 1869-02-08

Tine News
The United States Senate on the 4th Of
March will have Sc Republican and 10 Demo-
cratic members. II the Georgia members
are admitted the relative strength of the two
parties will not be changed.
The Prussian Go oyernment boasts that its
military organization is now so complete that
a simple telegram from Berlin would suffice
to put million of men under arms.
England talks of giving up Gibralter to
Spain-if Spain will cede to England in re-
turn the more valuable fortress of Ceuta on
the African coast.
The debate in The House upon the propos-
ition to tax the government bonds revealed the
fact that but few members support the pro-
position. The more respectable of the Demo-
cratic members oppose it, either directly OF
by dodging the vote. Mr. Stevens of New
Hampshire is almost alone on the Republican
side of the House i'll advocating ten per cent
tax on the coupons.
The reports in regard tc the prevalence of
small pox in Western cities are very much
exaggerated.
The American Social Science Association
will meet in convention at Albany, N. Y, on
the 17th and 18th of February.
There is another story of Mexican Buchan-
as poker player. Having, in Australia,
an agent who was addicted to stealing his
money at night, he circumvented him by
teaching him poker and winning it all back
the next morning. - 3f} 3aJ
The loss by the breaking of the dam at Dam
bury, Connections was $50 900. Seven bodies
have been recovered.
New Hampshire is being canyassed by the
Republicans in their usual thorough style in
anticipation of the election on the 9th of
March. ssyr.4 sfsJ
1t is not expected that the Maine legislature
will adjourn before the 10th of March.
There is to be German paper established
Tor the purpose OF advocating womans rights.
Horace Greeley is lecturing. Subject Per-
sonal "reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln,
George Ticknor Curtis-don't confoupd him
with George William-is out in one of his in
terminable letters to the New York World
this time in favor of Reverdy Johnson's other
wise friendless treaty with Great Britain.
The sham Westons who deceive the Yer
mont people are manufactured in New York.
Vermont knows nothing of them.
Among the inquisitive callers who went to
see Gen. Grant recently was member of
Congress, who threw out feeler in the shape
of remark, that he had understood that
President johnson did not intend to invite the
new President to ride to the Capitol with him
on Inauguration day. Gen. Grant promptly
replied that there was constitutional re-
quirement that would render it necessary for
him to go to the Capitol on that day to be
sworn in, but he knew of no requirement that
made it necessary for Mr.. johnson to 20 there
to be mustered out
In recent speech in Virginia Mr.. A. II. Fl.
Stuart said that "General Lee not only hearth
ly agreed with the new movement, but was
among the first to suggest the ideas which con-
troll it," A declaration like this, it is supposed.
will at once convert all those who resist and
hold back to the faith held by Lee and Stuart.
The Vermont State Teachers Association
which met a few days since at Castleton was
obliged to adjourn on account of the small pox.
Mrs. Harper, the confidence woman, now in
jan at Haddam, Ct, having failed to convince
the officers that she is deaf and dumb, has sud
denly become insane-a device almost too trans
darent to be employed by so cunning a person.
OF the 225 nominations made this session by
Mr.. johnson: the Senate has confirmed only
eight. v iHse.iA
Winnie Ream's statue of Lincoln is being ex-
tensively written up. She may "dance at the
fune! al" of her foes yet.
Senator Doolittle is going to move to Lon
don.
Queen Victoria's Oldest daughter, who mar
ried the Crown Prince of Prussia, is not only an
q nf o,,,o ~ ;n6%
John Bright.
We have the announcement from Paris that
Messrs. Mason and Slidell will shortly return
to this country in company with Jefferson
Davis. We wonder if they wouldn't bring
Judah P. BENJAMIN along with them, and
thus leave us withouta single exile to mourn
for.
A negro girl, aged eleven years, eight months
and eis hteen days, living near Pulaski. Ten
nessee, q short time since gave birth to fe-
male child. The mother and child are both
living and in perfect health. t
Mrs. Slower and her children left the White
House for Tennessee, Friday morning. Mrs.
Patterson waits till March, when she will ac-
company the President and her husband to the
same place. A ~ t2P - f~-5|
The report that General Grant will offer the
secretaryshp Of the Treasury to A. T. Stewart
is revived. 4
uispatch from Paris, of Fridays date,
s'ates that several letters received from Corea,
dependency OF China, state that three toous-
ana Christians have been put to death bv the
natives. u, y
oen. drant Is represented to have told the
French minister that he shall retain Gen.
Schohsld in the War Department