The Portland daily press., 1870-01-31


mum; 40 Winter street, Boston.
Alabama contemplates annexing West Flor
ida.
Napoleon refuses to reduce the army as the
ministry recommend.
Chicago policeman was shot Friday night
by man he was trying to arrest.
Eleven hundred men have been discharged
from the Philadelphia navy yard.
George B. Bingham, of Nashua, committed
suicide by taking laudanum at the Wamesit
House in Lowell, Friday.
The upper House of the Bavarian Chambers
has passed resolution declaring a want of
confidence in the ministry.
A wooden building on Harrison avenue,
Boston, for the storage of hay, was destroyed
by fire Friday night. Loss $4,000.
The government sales of 5000, 900 acres of
Texas lands, disposed of for unpaid taxes, only
brought the government $6OOO
Judge Randolph of New York on Saturday
sentenced burglar to twenty years in the
State Prison and another to ten years.
Mr. Roberts, of Christianburg, KY, Friday
night shot and killed a burglar who was en-
lerlng DIS STORE
A further reduction of 500 men in the Brook
lyn navy yard has been decided upon, and ere
ates much CONSERVATION.
Edward Anderson was shot at ST. Louis ON
Friday by member of the Missouri Legisla-
ture.
Orders were received at the Charlestown
navy yard on Saturday for the immediate dis
charge of thirteen hundred men in the naval
constructors department.
John Mcnamara was knocked down by
slung shot in Howard street, Boston, Friday
night, and robbed of $500. James Carroll has
been arrested for the act.
One hundred and twenty-five hogs, which
had been brought into Cincinnati from Ken
lucky, were seized on Saturday because they
were affected with hog cholera Or some other
disease.
A treaty is now before the Senate for the
sale of 1876 600 acres of the Kaw Indian reserve
at SO 1.2 cents per acre, and 10000 acres at
ST. so per acre, to railroad company, all being
among the best lands in Kansas.
Polygamy in Utah is doomed, the Territorial
Committee having concluded to report a bill
for its abolition and authorizing the employ
ment of military force to assist in enforcing
the law.
An Ottawa despatch says the British Gov
eminent will establish legal authority over the
Red River territory, and that any interference
on the part of the United States will be
promptly met.
1t is said that the Committee on Ways and
Means have decided to change the present law
so as to impose a specific duty on foreign pub
LEGATIONS instead of an ad valorem one. The
duty on books was fixed at twenty-five cents
and on pamphlets at fifteen cents per pound
This is an increase over the present tariff.
The parents of the Wyble children, the dis
covery of whose dead bodies in the forest gave
rise to a rumor that they had been murdered,
have been examined before a New York mag
istrate at their own request, and after very
severe examination they were unhesitatingly
discharged.
Messrs. Cunningham and Robertson, cores
ponients of the Toronto papers, who were i'm
prisoned by the Red River insurgents, have
made their escape and have reached st. Paul,
Mimi. They are confident, from what they
saw, that the insurrectionary movement will
be subdued by spring.
The London, Canada, Board of Trade, Fri
day, passed resolution advising that on re-
adjustment of the tariff a revenue duty be SO
levied that it Operate as an incidental protec-
ton to such of our manufactures as require il;
and that hostile tariff of the States be met
with tariff of our own having the same tend
ency."
In the Georgia Legislature Thursday Mr.. j.
e. Bryant, the irrepressible, called Mr.. Twee-
dy, his colleague from Richmond, miserable
liar" After the adjournment rweedy de-
manded a retracton and apology, which Bry-
ant refused. Tweedy then struck him with
rattan walking stick, and Bryant ran into a
house for refuge.
The proposition to give the District Of Co.
lumbia territorial form of government, " ith
delegate in Congress, is daily gaining strength
with the members of both branches and al
though meeting with a strong opposition from
city officials who desire their present position,
Is likely to become law during the present
session of Congress.
1t seems that the theological imposter Ira
vers succeeded in borrowing money and con-
tracing debts at Kingston, n. Y, to the
amount of $4,000 before he fled. His lady
friends are more indignant than all, as it is ru-
mored that he made many hearts palpitate
with hope of matrimony. Nothing, however,
seems to be alleged against his conduct in la
dies society. His entire attention seems to
have been given to money making.
Speaker and Mrs. Blaine held their weekly
reception Friday evening which was attended
by an unusually large number of senator's rep |
resentatives and other persons occupying prom |
Hent positions in this city. Prince Arthur |
made his appearance about II o'clock, accom- |
panied by Mr.. Thornton and suite, and was in |
reduced by the Speaker to all who desired it |
Turing the twenty minutes he remained.
Gov. Ashley of Montana has written letter
efending himself from the charges of forsak-
ng Republican principles and changing front
lpon the negro question in order to suit the
ocality of Montana. He says he has never be-.
'esed In extending the ballot to all classes,
",ways favored allowing suffrage to those
:u's VINO are well qualified to sustain repub-
,e . .oini Vi government, and this is not true
10y negroes, Indians and Chinese.
NJ Emile Olivier, the French primo Minis.
er' has addressed circular to the procurer
tenereaux on the subject of the nrees 10
avs politics are to be free; but attacks on tbo
Emperor or apologies for the crimes of attemnt-