The Portland daily press., 1869-10-05

Prince Arthur has been maac1a chief of the
Six Nations Indians.
Work has been begun on the New Orleans
and Ship Island canal.
"Brick Pomeroy" is said to be very low, suf-
fering from congestion of the lungs and inter-
mittent fever.
Judge Dent, in a speech at Granada, Mis-
sissippi, Saturday, said President Grant was
in favor of his election and had told him SO, a
statement which the Judge would hardly
make any nearer Washington. ~
TIE volunteers continue to control affairs in
Cuba, and the Captain-General is powerless to
prevent them. A general feeling of insecurity
and alarm prevails, and neither foreigners nor
natives feel safe. . .l H...
A mad bull made raid through several
streets in New York Sunday, seriously injur-
ing several persons. He was finally shot, but
during the shooting a sailor near by lost his
life from stray bullet.
kilograms from Dresden report that the
small town OF Frauenstein, the seat of an ex-
tensve linen manufacture and dye works
about twenty miles from the capital, was total
ly destroyed by fire last night.
Charlotte Cushman is reported to be in Ed
inburg suffering from fatal and painful dis
ease. She lies at the point of death quite
given up by her nearest friends and those who
should be the best judges of her condition.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is still at Frankfort,
Germany, living in great retirement, and in
very unpretending quarters. She sees but few
persons, and these generally American ladies
whom she knew during Mr.. Lincoln's admin
istration.
The idea of war between Spain and the
United States is very popular in Havana, the
people rejoicing in the belief that the Spanish
ironclads could sink the whole American
navy and destroy the cities along the Atlantic
coast, while the rest of the fleet would sweep
American commerce from the seas. ,-5..
The storm of yesterday prevailed through
large part of the country. 1t began in Balti-
more Saturday morning and caused great
amount of damage. In New York trees were
blown down and chimneys were extensively
prostrated. Some bridges on the Harlem Rail-
road were carried away.
The marine losses for September show an
aggregate of fifty-eight vessels. OF this num-
ber two were steamers, five were ships, ten
were barks, seven were brigs, and thirty -four
were schooners. OF the above, seven were
abandoned, seven are missing, bne was burnt,
one foundered, and three sunk after collision.
The Vienna Presse, semi-official paper, has
advces from Paris to the effect that the Empe-
ror Napoleon hopes to open the coming session
Of the Legislative body of France by announc-
ing to the members, among other matters, the
fact that an agreement has been arrived at be-
tween the European powers for general sim
ultaneous disarmament.
Saturday afternoon some person entered the
banking house of Clark & Ulman, in Chicago,
went behind the counter, entered vault and
took trunk containing securities amounting
to $125,0O0 The robbery was not discovered
until some two hours after. Fortunately none
of the property taken can be made available to
the burglars
The insurrectionary movement in Spain
continues. Madrid remains quiet, but the
provinces are much disturbed. The Republi-
can Deputies who have been elected to the
Cortes have organized counter revolutionary
or Democratic bands in Heresac and Marta
zelli. Their forces have been defeated at the
last named place by the local authorities and
troops. If les