The Portland daily press., 1870-12-05

Latest Sews by Mail,
The Philadelphia merchants are endeayor.
ing to obtain 100000 by subscription to the
American line to Europe in order to secure the
offer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. OF $780,
600 and to guarantee the bonds of the company
towards building five iron steamships in the
Delaware River.
Fairbanks & Howes' planning and saw
mills, Murphy S brush factory, Burnbam's fur
niture mandatory, Byer's turning shop and
Harris foundry. at st. John N. B., involving
a total loss of over fifty thousand dollars were
burned Friday night Small insurance.
An attempt has been made to assassinate
Lieut.. Bandy who testified against the Baton
Rouge rioters at New Orleans.
The Grard Tube Iron Works in Philadel
phia were burned last night. Loss $175,000;
insured for 100000.
All hope of saving the wreck Of the North
German steamer Union, wrecked off the north
coast of Scotland has been abandoned.
The anniversary of the death of John Brown
was celebrated by the co!ored people of New
York Friday evening.
David P. Peckham, of Newport, R. L, hung
himself Friday night
Dispatches from Bombay to the London Cot
ton Growing Association, mention serious
decrease in the number of acres under cultiva-
| ton this year.
Thomas Hughes, Member of Parliament for
Somerestshire, in addressing his constituents
| Friday evening, referred to the recent capture
| of American fishing vessels by a British gun
boat. He deplored this as adding fresh diff
| Guilty to the Alabama imbroglio, and cited his
late American experiences and described the
| sentiments of Americans on these questions.
He concluded by expressing the hope that
both the Alabama and fishing questions would
| soon be settled amicably.
At Birmingham Friday evening, a large
meeting was addressed by Mr.. Harold, vicar
of ST. Pancras, Rogers, Bright and others.
Resolutions in favor of Peace Congress were
unanimously adopted.
In Baltimore Louis Dieble, lately burgo-
master of the town of Raltewitz in Prussia,
was committed for extradition and trial, fol
embezzlpg SIS 900 of public funds.
| One hundred and fifty Thousand dollars has
been raised to establish first class Demo
cratic pager in San Francisco. The company
offered 500, 900 for the old established daily in
order to get into the telegraph combination.
Marriage arrangements have been conclud
ed between AIgernon Sheridan, third son of R
Briosley Sheridan of Hampton Court and
Miss Mo tley, daughter of the American Minis
GERS.
The Attorney General Of Pennsylvania is
about to prosecute several telegraph and Other
corporations which have entered the State
with their lines without authority from the
legislature. ..zses ss'fs
Later Mexican news, unim portant in its
character has been received. Santa Anna i!
expected to take advantage of the amnesty tt
return to the country.
Three Mexican engineers have been desig
mated TO accompany the Tehuantepec survey
ing expedition, one Of the vessels of which ha
arrived at Vera Cruz.
Two Mexican Congressman proved their fit
ness for free institutions by getting into a fgh
iu which one had his head battered with can,
and tried in vain to shoot his assailant.
Mr.. Robeling, chief engineer Of the Eas
River bridge, estimates the loss by the fire Fri
day at $50 900.
Two freight trains collided on the Crane
Trunk railway, near Brighton station, earl,
Saturday morning. Three persons were kilet
outright and several injured. No names hav
been received. The trains were badly smashed
A Washington dispatch says large humble
of Congressman have already arrived includ
ing some from the most distant portions of tn,
country. From present indications Il ere will
be only few vacant seats in both houses OF
Monday. The two branches will meet at noon
l IS nAob1 c.l>.
message will not be made public before two
O'Clock. Reports of Secretaries of the Navy
War and Comptroller of Currency are prom
ised for the press in advance of their delivery
but under pledge not to be published before
the reading of the message.
Government, it said, is collecting all the
evidence possible to be obtained concerning the
seizure of fishing vessels by the British author.
| tiles.
A dispatch from Detroit, hlisl., .t-s.--.L-.
| tire rcrur us four counties show q
majority in favor OF striking out the word
white" in the State constitution of 2495.
Aurora Borealis.
Notwithstanding the foggy and sooty at
mosphere of England generally, it would seem
| that the "Sheffieldians" have lately been
treated with grand display Of Northern
| lights,-according to letter received in this
from young lady, dated the 18th of Novem-
Der from which we copy the following descrip-
ton:
| BY the way, did you see the glorious Auro.
ra? We never saw SO magnificent and impress
| sve-almost awful sight. The whole heavens
seemed one blaze of glory. At the zenith
there seemed great ball of fire from which
streamed rays of brilliant crimson light in all
| directions to the horizon, flashing from pale to
| son. The whole sky seemed to be lit up with
| an aacfaI beauty! I could only think of the
heavens being rolled together as a scroll. 1t
was wonderfully beautiful.