The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-10
News by the Latest mills.

J. McLeary Brown has been appointed Pro-
visional Chief of the Chinese Embassy, vice
Mr.. Burlingame, deceased.
John Bright is rusticating in the mountains
Of Wales. His health is improved.
Returns from 2O2 towns of New Hampshire
give Stearns 80 ,987; Bedel, 22,S64 Flint, 6,s9s;
Barrows, 1,159. The remaining towns will
give only about 5000 votes, and will leave Gov
Stearns' majority at about 1900, and the House
of Representatives about 20 Republican me-
iority; Republican Senators, Democrats,
Labor Reform and vacancy,
The German and Austrian Bishops at the
Ecumenical Council have agreed to oppose the
proposition of infallibility as well as other
new dogmas. 1t is generally hoped that the
Pope will not precipitate collision with the
European powers. 1t is understood that the
other Catholic powers will join France in her
demand for special representatives in the Ecn-
menical Council. The Prince de Ia Tour
D'Avergne Laurgvais will probably be ap-
pointed az one of these representatives. A
Rome dispatch says the Pope temporizes, hop
ing to obtain vote on the dogma Of Papal in
falibillity before the arrival of the French COM
missioner.
A party of ninety insurgents consisting of a
part of the force of Jesus del Sol, left Cierqua
de Lopata, and have arrived near Guemez,
forty miles from Havana. Troops from all
parts of the surrounding country are march
ing against them.
The demands of the Moulders' Union of
Peekskill IN. " have compelled the manu-
facturers of stoves, plows, &c., to withdraw to
place where they can get moulding done at
lower rates. About one thousand moulders
and workmen in the foundries will be thrown
out Of employment in consequence of this ac-
ton.
Havana markets are unsettled on account of
gold in New York.
The execution and imprisonment of the adj
herents Of Salnave in Hayti continues.
The Hudson river from Troy to Peekskill is
full of the ice. In some places it has wedged
itself and piled as high as twenty feet
The Venezuelan revolutionists are fast null
tiplying, and the Monagas government is de-
faulter to the extent of $4,000.
A dispatch from St. Domingo, dated Feb.
oath, states that the revolutionists have re-
ceived foreign aid, and are extending the revo-
luton in that island. This needs confirmation
In Concord, N. a., Hon. Ira Perley, late
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was
elected one of the Representatives. Abraham
G. Jones, Rep, was chosen Mayor.
James Taylor's two factories and dwelling
house id Otisvllle township, NY, were burned
Monday night The factories were used In the
manufacture of knit jackets, shirts, drawers
and horse blankets Loss from $4,000 to $4O,-
600. There was but small amount of insur-
ance upon the property This disaster de-
prives some fifty operators of employment.
DR.. Lewis L. Miller, for more than forty
years leading physician and surgeon in Prov
idence, r. L, died Monday night.
Newburyport proposes to have Board of
Trade.
Azuell Lewis, while Intoxicated Tuesday
morning, shot and killed his son, seven years
old, at Baltimore, Md. He was arrested.
1t is now understood at Washington that the
name of John L. Stevens of Augusta will soon
be sent to the Senate as Minister to Paraguay