The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-02

Daniel Delavan, formerly city inspector of
New York, died at Danbury, Conn, Thursday
evening.
A sharp discussion occurred in the Spanish
Cortes Thursday afternoon, between Senior
Robledo, one of the Deputies from Porto Rico,
and Senior NJ Becena, Minister for the Colo
MES, wherein the honor of the first named
gentleman was called in question. An excit
ing scene ensued. which was followed by the
withdrawal of Senior Becenas from the cabinet.
He is succeeded by Senior Smoret, lately con-
nected with the navy department.
1t is reported in Rome that all attempts to
concilate the opposition in the council of min
listers has been abandoned. Cialdini insists on
the resignation of the cabinet
Four hundred workmen were discharged
from the Brooklyn navy yard Thursday, and
work on several war vessels was suspended.
The following official changes took place on
Friday in New. York: Gen. Pleasanton sue
ceeds Bailey as Collector of the SOD District;
Gen. Sharp enters on his duties as U. S. Mar
shall, vice Harlow; Marshal Harlow takes pos
session of the 4th Internal Revenue District.
Texas having been admitted to the Union,
the fifth military district has been discontinued
and the State will hereafter constitute sepa-
rate military department., with its headquar-
tiers at Austin, Gen. Reynolds commanding.
The colored people of Terre Haute fired
hundred guns Thursday night in honor of the
fifteenth amendment. 90.
st. Louis has had heavy rain storm and the
river and all the upper streams are swelling.
A train from Worcester collided with car
rage containing Samuel W. Gaskell and wife.
at crossing near Woonsocket, Friday after
noon. Mrs. Gaskell was killed and Mr.. Gas
kell somewhat bruised. The horse was also
killed and the vehicle wrecked. The parties
| belong in North Blackstone. The horse was
unmanageable. al e-
In Philadelphia Thursday constable went
to arrest colored criminal, when resistance
was made by his friends. A. melee followed,
in which shots were fred and a negro named
Harry Trueman was shot by the constable
The officer is under arrest.
| The Committee of Ways and Means have
agreed to amend the tariff bill on sugars SO
that it shallread On all raw or muscovado
sugars, not above No. II, Dutch standard in
color, two cents per pound; also to admit free
of duty machinery used exclusively for spin.
ming cotton yarn enough for 10000 spindles in
| any one mandatory. go
Discomfort in Ireland seems to be increasing.
The papers publish a long list of outrages to-
Gently committed there: Thursday the Protes
tant church at Butterant, Cork county, was
entered and the walls and furniture defaced,
and the building nearly destroyed. The Foe.
ming Post says that emigration from Ireland to
the United States has increased to a reaarka.
BILE extent within the past few days and is alto
gether due to the probable passage through
Parliament of the obnoxious bill for the pres
ervation of life and property. in ireland. =
A Port au Prince letter of March I'D state'
that everything is quiet there. The Picquet!
are still before Aux Cages. Consul Phillips
who was forced to fly from St Jago de Cub;
| to Jamaica, has arrived at Port au Prince
on his way to San Domingo, to seek, as HI
says. United States war vessel to take hin
back to st. Jago and protect his life and prop
erty from the acts of the Spanish volunteers
| whose threats caused him to leave that place
Saget was inaugurated as President of Hayt
March o. Gen. Bryce, who was sent to Des
Abricots to quell the rebellion, thought it ad
visable to send white man to confer will
| Jacquets in relation IN --.-.--~-'. Of tn,
war, and at his request Mr.. Winner, United
States Consul at Jeremie, accepted the com
mission, but on his arrival at the headquarters
of Jacquet, who was outlawed in the amnesty
proclamation of the government, he was seizet
and held as hostage for the life of Jacquet
At the last accounts he was still prisoner.
For several weeks past an unusual supply Of
money orders and drafts from Philadelphia and
New York, have been received at Burlington
Vt, payable to men well known as Fenians.
Lately. there has .beena mysterious movement
of loaded teams from this point, UnderhIll and
Westford, some seventeen miles east of here
and not on the railroad. A week ago last Sun
day night several double teams freighted with
boxes and casks, passed Northwsrdly through
the village of Fairfield, some ten miles east Of
St. Adams, and the same thing was done Oh
Thursday night Sunday night in Fairfax
which lies between Westford and Fairfield, sz
of these teams were seen, all bound NORTH
Fairfield is largely inhabited by Irishmen,
most of whom are Fenians, and it is only about
ten miles from the Canada line. .ss
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