The Portland daily press., 1870-07-02

Poneroy Tucker, for many years editor Of
the Palmyra New York Sentinal and a demo-
cratic politician. died Friday, aged 6S wears.
George Nelson who kicked his wife to death
on Wednesday night, was arrested at Hoboken
this morning. dtpH
Charles b. Conkling, the American Mer-
chants Union Express robber, was arrested at
Albany, Thursday night. The company have
commenced an action against Conkling, and
procured an order to arrest and hold him to
bail in 1000
United States steamer Tallapoosa with Ad-
miral Farragut on board, leaves New York to-
day for Portsmouth, N. H., and will return
via Boston and Newport.
Frank Hackett, printer aged 10 years, was
accidentally drowned Thursday night, in the
Erie Canal at Lockport. His body was recov-
cred. .f.is-lo,-T s.tl z 'r l.fsa4a a Ioa ya
Commodore William N. Jeffers has been Or
dered to Washington, fol- examination for pro-
motion. Commodore 7. o. Selfridge, has been
detached from the command ofthe Nipsic, and
Lieut. Commonder Byron Wilson, has been
detached from the Plymouth and ordered to
the command of the Nipsic. 4n.t ~
Nuo lutcTcSt uOW Ou0 Ou tu0 OOuuS III ID0
sinking and the special funds amounts to 49,
$50, 900. in coin, which amount will be sold by
Treasurer Spinner, and the proceeds applied
to the purchase of additional bonds. oH t
The President has signed the bill to regulate
the foreign and coasting trade on the north
eastern and north western frontiers of the
United States; also bill to establish and pro-
tect the national cemeteries 80
The death of Thomas Richings is announced.
He is reputed to be the last English survivor of
the naval engagement between the American
f-igate Chesapeake and the British frigate
Shannon. He died at Cirsucerter, near
Gloucester, England. .--..,
The cessation of the firm of John Pickersgill
& Co., of London, largely connected with the
American trade, is announced, owing to the
retirement Of Cauliffe, one of the partners.
The laborers in the Mallow Mills, Ireland,
struck for an advance in wages Thursday, and
an attempt was made by the agricultural hands
at Killarney, to seize and destroy number of
moving machines. The attempt was bafled
and the rioters were arrest. -. 1h5
The Duke OF Montpensier insists upon his
candidacy. .htsor.U
There is no apparent dimnution in the rava.
ges of the small pox in Paris. ,...,.s
VESSEL CAPslzED AND SUNK.-Mr. A. T.
Trufant. of Cundy's Harbor, Harpswell, fur
nished the Brunswick Telegraph with the fol-
lowing particulars: "The schooner Beauty"
which arrived at the harbor on Sunday, and
which we believe belongs to the firm Of which
Mr.. Trufant is member, reports that on Sat-
urday 25th, she experienced one of the severest
squalls she ever encountered when she was
about 20 miles from Seguin on ''Kettle Bot.
TOM so called, after fish. During the squall,
the schooner "Carrie e. Rogers of George
town, Maine, was capsized-and in less than
five minutes all hands were lost. The
schooner "a. NJ. Richardson" of Dennis, Mass.
picked up the dories, patches, and other float
ing material of the lost schooner. and knew
her by the names painted on the dories''-
d. The squall, says the captain OF the "Beauty,"
came up in an instant and was terrific, and
the loss of the schooner is accounted for on
the ground that the men were below at dinner
and not on the lookout. This is undoubtedly
the same vessel heretofore reported as the
schooner E. A. Hutchins. t-.... 4.....