The Portland daily press., 1869-09-22

Jenny Lind is only 4s, but they say she
''looks like sixty qm1 ~
A paper in Hartford, where Mrs. Stowe
lives, denies that she is sick.
The California pioneer excursion party left
Omaha for New York via Chicago.
Senator Sumner will preside at Republican,
State Convention at Worcester to-day.
Wickedest man Aliens wife, lately deceas-
cd, left him 100000.
One hundred fifty three thousand dollars,
fractional currency was received at the u s.
Ire asury Monday, from New York.
The President arrived at Wheeling. West
Virginia, Tuesday, and was received by the
State and municipal authorities.
A. NJ. Tweed, G, G. Tilden, Geo. Law, and
A. Oakley Hall were elected Tammapy dele
gates to the New York Democratic Conven-
ton.
Secretary Boutwell,, Commissioners Delano
and Grafton have accepted Invitations to at
tend the State Fair to be held in Macon, Ga,
Nov ember.
Robert Pront received wounds in love af-
fair inflicted by George Cummings, his rival,
and died at South Adams, Mass. from the effect
of them. s.. . .-......-
Judge Fisher Of New York, overruled mo-
tion to instruct the jury to convict Sherman
for abstracting unsigned currency from the
Treasury on the ground that the allegations
had not been proved.
A suit has been entered in the United States
Circuit Court at New Orleans against Gen.
Steadman and his surities by the District At
torney for 100000 due government as tax col
lector. ,--
Ex-Collector of Customs Fuller has been
brought to New Orleans charged with COM
plicfty in the So O0O, 900 "Ring' swindle on
the government and admitted to bail in the
sum of $4,000.
The Board of Aldermen of the city of New
York have passed a resolution calling upon all
the Congressman from that city to vote for the
recognition of the indepenence of Cuba at the
next session OF Congress.
Western competing lines are ordered to
adopt the cheap rates, for transportation of
merchandise to western cities, adopted by the
Pennsylvania Central, Erie, and N. Y. Cen
trail roads.
Secretary Robson has issued orders that
when foreign vessel of war from friendly
power enters q. S. port where there are q.
s. vessels lying, the q. S. officer-commanding
shall offer the proper civilities, and any assis-
lance they may need that lies in his power.
1t appears that the Associated Press dis
patch, that the Western Union Telegraph
Company had bought up the Atlantic and Pa
cific Telegraph Company, was erroneous 1t
is the Atlantic aud Pacific States Telegraph
Company which was "gobbled.''
A package of bills on Crawford Co. Bank,
Pa, uncurrent money, was abstracted Monday
from the assignees Office, and persons who US
ually buy such money are advised to keep a
sharp look out for the persons offering the
bills for sale.
Various relics have just been sold at auction
in Newport, r. l., among them chair that be-
longed to Cotton Mather, clock 237 years old,
and various pieces of furniture that date back
to period before the Revolutionary war. An
iron hammer that "came over in the Mayhow-
err was also disposed of.
Hugh Golfer was indicted Monday in Boston
for wilful murder of McManar at Jamaica
Plains last May Louise Miner charged with
poisoning DR.. Jennisons family at Lowell was
discharged Thomas Mullin of Dover, was
killed by jumping from train at New Mark
ct junction.
William Penn's old family carriage has
come into the possession of the Michigan Cen
trail Railroad. The relic is over one hundred
and sixty years old. A gentleman of jackson,
Michigan, either purchased or fell heir to it,
but en- its arrival he failed to pay express
charges, and 80 the company took possession
in default. 1t is one of the most interesting
relics in the country.
Here is material for some Boston minister
to work up into a companion tale to 'The Man
Without Country:" One of the officers at
tending the encouragement at Halifax sa-
luted the prince with his hand instead of his
sword. The story goes that in tho Crimea he
was convicted of an offense punishable with
death, but, by high influence, he obtained
communication of sentence by which he was
placed perpetually on half-pay, and had his
sword rivetted to its scabbard.
Prince Arthur, on Saturday. after q sail
around the harbor at Quebec attended re-
ception given in his honor by Gov. and Lady
Bellean and attended a banquet given by the
Governor at the Stadacona Club in the eve
ming Monday at 10 o'clock A. M. he went
to Point Levi, thence to Montreal where he
was received by Gen. Wyndham at P. M. and
driven to Rosemount, and left at half past z
+. M. for London, Ontario. Great enthusiasm