The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-02

Charlotte Cushman is very i'll in Edinburgh.
Serrano, the regent, is fast becoming promi-
nent candidate for the Spanish throne.
Longfellow arrived in New York yesterday
on the steamer China. ~
Several prominent New York merchants
have been arrested for making false returns of
sales. .... ..s-..-. B..
The loss by the Chestnut, Philadelphia, fire
Tuesday night, was from eighty to one hundred
thousand dollars, mostly on paintings.
The President received large number of
visitors yesterday. among them Colonel Stokes
of Tennessee and Senator Cole of California
The Empress of France arrived at Toulon
yesterday on her way to Paris. Her health is
much improved. -..s-...
The Suez canal is complete. The opening
with eight metres of water is expected to take
place on the 18th Of December.
Dexter trotted mile in two minutes and
seventeen and three-quarters seconds under
the saddle, Friday-the best time ever made.
A son of Hon. W. H. Seward, and the pres
probably be appointed Minister ad interim to
China. ,5 Y
Mt. Washington was visited by cold storm
Tuesday night The thermometer fell to %
degrees and the ice was two inches thick on the
telegraph wires. -is.- III 2t--., +
Bull Run is the only battlefield of conse-
quence that has not been changed since the
war. The forts, the monuments, the stockades
and the desolation remain as our soldiers left
them.
A lot of Sunday school scholars standing on
the steps of San Francisco church, the other
day, relieved their piety by throwing stones
and mud at respectable, well-dressed China
man. -------------
William j. Fisher, a lawyer and ex-Justice
Of Hudson county, N. j., was brought before
Justice Walsh Monday, charged with stealing
copy of judgment roll from the office of the
County Clerk. ~ p gas 50 .
The shops belonging to the estate of Mckay
& -Aldus, East Boston, were sold at auction
yesterday. They were knocked down to VIM.
E. Coffin for the Atlantic Works of East Bos-
ton for $77 900. rF..- ~ saf..
Senator Howard publishes card denounc-
ing the Tribune's charge that he defeated Ere
mont's Pacific Road in the Senate, and was
personally interested, as a vile falsehood and
libel. "a sts- Is 5..E.
A son of Mayor Parker of Meriden, Ct, as
saulted and knocked down Mr.. Riggs of the
Meriden Recorder in the streets of that place,
Tuesday An article in the Recorder rejecting
upon young Parker was the occasion of the as
sault.
An intelligent Cincinnati jury of inquest sat
upon the body of man who had been beaten
to death by a dozen ruffians last week, and re-
turned verdict of death by compression OF
the brain from excitement brought on by al
tercation," sc. .'--'-'F -''i-it
The Prince of Wales has ordered two num-
mics from Egypt. Prince Alfred, his brother,
is an accomplished fiddler. The mummies
ought to be permitted to succeed the imbecile
Guelphs on the throne of England, SO that the
latter might become honest dancing masters.
1t is the opinion of the Boston Journal that
Boston, like New York, must ere long resort to
Citizens Association as a relief from the ex-
cessive burdens that are being placed upon tax
payers by extravaganza and incompetent Off
cials.
Twenty car loads of butter recently went
through Cheyenne for California, the contract
for which was made over the Atlantic cable by
a firm in Liverpool with firm in Chicago at
twenty-seven cents per pound. The butter is
consigned to English houses in Hong Kong,
Pekin and Canton.
The Russian Countess Alexandra d'Augusty-
novice was granted decree of divorce from
her husband on Saturday morning by Judge
Barnard in the Supreme Court, and two
hours afterwards she appeared before Justice
Hogan at the Tombs, and was legally united
to Count Alexander Naterzsadowski
1t is stated the United States Treasurer will
in few days address circular letter to Ma
tional Banking institutions that have failed to
make semi-annual returns of the taxable
amount of circulating notes, deposits and CAPT
tai, reminding them of the penalties of such
neglect and demanding the required statements
forthwith under pain of prosecution.
The recent failure on the extension of boot
and shoe firm in st. Louis is rather severe
blow to Pearl street, Boston The assets of
the firm are about $15O,OOO, and the indebted
ness (most Of it in Boston, is estimated at
100000 One Boston firm is "stuck" for
about $4,000, and the claims of seven firms in
Pearl street foot up 5000 600. Two or three
Boston houses are nearly ruined by the failure,
and there are circumstances connected with it
not at all satisfactory TO some of the creditors.
Captain Shaw, of the London Metropolitan
Fire Brigade, who is now on a tour in this
country previously visited America several
years ago, when he was a very young man
lie was well and favorably known in Toronto
and elsewhere in Canada. Soon after his ap-
pointment to the command of the Fire Brig
ade, he met with a severe accident while at
tending fire, pending his recovery from
which special messages inquiring about his
condition were sent NV the Onaan