The Portland daily press., 1870-10-06

Returns from the outef districts of the Pom.
nncai States increase the majority for Victor
Emanuel.
| n Inc Iumor continues to circulate that n.
Inlers has arrived at Florence to consult with
the ltalian Government
AT ea Na aasSsa Park on Wednesday the
race for horses that never beat 237. for a nurse
OF $1,000, was won by Enigma. Logan second
and Kansas third. Time 24O 1-2 24t2 an 10
Owing to the rain the other races were nost.
| poned to Saturday. F
1t is reported that Franc. Trieurs recon Nv
blew up and destroyed the railway for a LONG
distance near Saverne and Prussian commu,
| nications were sadly interrupted.
Over quarter of million Goldfish were
| brought into San Francisco by the fleet Mon
day. A mile of snow sheds on the Pacific
Railroad have been burned.
| Nothing has been heard from Senator Nor
| ton since be was appointed Minister to Eng
land, and be has not been interviewed by any
newspaper reDorter in regard to his views on
| the Alabama claims.
The President favOrs the appointment of
20: Birslow, of Kentucky, as Solicitor Gener-
| al; Col b: is prominent lawyer and was a
| soioler during the war.
| -, All irregular recruiting army stations
throughout the country are to be discontinued.
Queen Isabella of Spain has gone to Swift
| zeriand TO reside.
The report that Cen. Burnside has been en-
sage1 IN an attempt TO mediate between France
"uu PRUSSIA IS generally discredited in London.
AZ meeting of the Council of French min
!sters on the Z9th Jules Favre and Arago pro-
tested against continuance of war without
consultation with the people, Keratrv. Trochu
and RochefOrt dissenteG.
In Hartford Wednesday iury was emnan-
nei!ed in the case of Wilson. the murderer II
IS reported that he will conduct bis own de-
fence.
Bark Radcliffe, from Quebec, fOundered at
sea and three of the crew were lost The rest
were landed at Montrose, Scotland.
In eighty-thres towns in Connecticut the
republicans have secured the control of the
boards OF registration of electors and the DEM
ocrats in sixty towns. Sixteen towns are
equally divided. Four towns are unheard
from.
Ibe extent of Gen. Lees illness has been exs
aggerated. There was no paralysis in the case
ana he is rapidly improving.
Two hundred and twenty Chinese immi-
grants have arrived at New Orleans by shin d.
rect from Hong Kong.
Baih ma, has voted; S2i to ia. to make an add-
tiohal loan OF 600 in aid of the Knox &
Lincoln Railroad. Newcastle, Damarscotta
and Nobeboro have voted additional loans and
the remaining towns along the line will no
doubt do the same, thus securing the early
completion Of the road
Further details tending to establish the death
OF Geu Moltke are published in France.
A letter from M. Rouher to the Emperor on
the morning of the declaration of war is cub
!shed, winch shows that any further pretence
that Napoleon is not responsible for the war ia
idle.
By boiler explosion in Liverpool Wedpes-
Gay TWO persons were killed and the buildings
in the neighborhOod badly damaged
Smith Leeds, a London banker, we'll known
for his monitcent charities. was killed on Tues
day by being thrown from his horse,
John j., son of Judge Sargent of the New
Hampshire Supreme Court, died suddenly at
Oshkosh, Wisconsin,, on Monday.
The statue of Prof Morse, the inventor of the
teegrapn. - 60 De placed IN General Park and
will be uovef1eu -h;s Goth birthday. the 9th
OF next Apri.. WV ~.
Gen. OsgOod, OF TIE Yacht Feetw;no b.s
challenged the Gambia lor twenty milo race.
Ms. Peter Cassidy, Of New York. dur;no
the progress of a misunderstanding with her
husband, threw him out o. avindow, breaking
both legs and an arm.
T., was stabbed in three places Tuesday, nioht
by George w. Seagrave. One OF th. wonnds
is believed 10 he mortal. A woman as in the
case.
Christians, on the Nashville Chata.
noosa Railroad, Monday night, the citizen.
captured twenty gamblers and whipped them.
They had Teen defrauding the wh.e and black
employees OF the railroad company.
Afa rs in Strashoyrg have resumed their Or
binary course SO promptly thai correspondents
say ii is d ffculs to resl.ze the late events.
Courriers from the English and Prussian
governments bringing dispatches are daily
passing between their respective capitals and
the Prussian headquarters 1t is believed that
both governments are paving way to an ar
mistice.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
says that the President has decided to pardon
all of the Fenian prisoners who were engaged
in the lac raids. He thinks they have been
sufficiently puuished and they promise in flu
ture to respect he laws of the country