The Portland daily press., 1870-04-30

BENJAMIN Richardson was severely il not ia
tally injured at Canaan, N. H., Friday morn
ing, while coupling cars.
Three men we're drowned from steamer at
St. Louis on Thursday
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
has unanimously decided the Richmond May
orally case in favor of Henry r. ELLISON. Mr..
Cahoon will quietly retire from the field.
Renewed outbreaks have occurred in the
provinces of Spain, but they were promptly
suppressed. .4--s- rs.
The project of ship canal from Liverpool
to Manchester is again aeitated
the Archbishop of Canterbury is not so sick
as was reported Thursday.
The house of Abram Thayer of Dorchester,
Mass, was injured by lightning to the amount
of $1,000 Thursday night
The trial of the South Boston Horse Rail-
road Company for manslaughter in causing the
death of John German, has resulted in dsa-
greement of the jury.
A woman of low character was shot and
killed in Raleigh on Thursday night by Spen-
| Ger Wood, whose house she visited for mis-
chievous purposes
The North Carolina State government have
passed resolutions of coincidence for the suffer-
ers at Richmond. All the departments were
closed and the capitol bell tolled.
| John r. Robinson, colored man, has been
sentenced to ten years in State Prison at Con-
| cord for an attempt to commit a rape. He
managed his own case.
An investigation into custom house affairs
| in New York has thus far shown that thirteen
inspectors have been bribed by various steam
ship con- panies to pass their goods through
without examination.
Thomas Mulheau, the old man who was
stoned by the citizens of Middle Village, R. L,
on suspicion that he was a burglar, died Fri
day morning at Newton. It was found that in
addition to fractures of the skull he had sus-
tanned internal injuries which were fatal.
News from Nassau via Havana is that Gen.
Jordan had arrived there in small boat, &C.
companied by six men, among whom were
Mr.. Arrondo of the Havana savings bank, who
had gone to Cuba with commission from the
Junta to Cespedes. Jordan is stated to have
declared that after defeating Pueblo he intend
ed to march on and attack Goyeneche and take
Puerto Principe, but that the Cuban Congress
and prominent military leaders objected, pro
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them that he did not wish to command COW.
ards and therefore was no longer wanted, and
carried his resolution of leaving Cuba into i'm
mediate execution.
The meetings held in Paris Thursday to dis
cuss matters reative to the plebscite were more
turbulent than ever. One held by the oppo
nents was dissolved by the authorities becaus,
an accusation Of the Emperor was proposed
They separated without riotiHg, though tle.
expressed their disproval by cheering for tn
Republic and singing the Marseillaise.
Mr.. Fabens, the new Minister Plenipoten
tiary from San Domingo, brings the recen
election returns on the annexation question
complete. The acts contain IT, 119 signature
for annexation. This is the largest vote tina
has been cast in the Republic for twenty-si,
years. The only material opposition is on tn
Haytien frontier, whei e lawless bands of hay
items are at their usual guerrilla raids, insti
gated, it is said, by the British consul at Puer
to Principe. These officials are striving des
perately to defeat annexation and already be
gin to boast of anticipated success.
In the Dominion House of Commons Thurs
day, Donald G. Smiths report of his mission
to Red River was submitted. He recommend
that strong military force be sent to that ter
ritory as soon az practicable. The following
reported to be the plan of the commission t.
be offered by the government: First, is pro
posed to organize small province on boil
sides of Red River, about $50 miles square
which will cover the settlements of the halt
breeds; second, the legislature shall have con
troll Of the public lands of the province; third
a subsidy shall be granted by the Dominica
for colonial expenses; fourth, the balance Q
the new territory shall be governed from OF
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