The Portland daily press., 1870-05-17
News by the --latest Mails.

News by the --latest Mails,
The English naturalization treaty has been
signed by the Earl Clarendon and Mr.. Motley.
In the Spanish Cortes it is insisted that The
Chban instruction has ceased.
The list of fathers in the Ecumenical Comm
Gil opposed to the definition of nfallibity now
numbers quite one hundred.
In fight at Saratoga Saturday night n man
named jackson was stabbed by one Franklin
Thomas Hickey was shot and killed in a
house of ill-fame at Rochester, n Y, Satur-
day night, by an unknown person.
London was aeitaed Sunday by the arrest
OF fifty persons inst arrived at Birmipoham
by the train. The prisoners all had reyolvers
and were plentifuly supplied with money.
They are supposed 10 be Fepians
Two companies of troops have left Toronto
f1r Re- River, and the gunboat Rescue is to
he sent Immediately to st. Mays river as
1recaut:oa against possible Fenian attack
Mr.. Kenney President of the Council. has
been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Cana.
da during the temporary absence of Governor
Doyle.
The loss by fire at La Crosse, Wis.,, Sun
cay night was at least $500 900. -Four per-
sons were drowned and one person burned to
death. A train Of cars, the mails and 200 tons
O. freight were also consumed.
The Emperor Nal oeon's health is excellent.
He attended the races Sunday and walked
among the people for long time He was
vociferously cheered.
Gen j. E. bert Farnum died at his residence
in New York Monday.
The New York Board of Underwriters have
elected Henry A. Oakley President, George
W. Savage Vice President, VIM. M. Henshaw
and w. NJ. st. John Secretaries, and Marcus
j. Hodges Trea surer.
DR.. Checver, in sermon n New York on
Sunday, denounced Recorder Hackett for in
structing the jury in the Mcfarland trial to
acquit the prisoner, if the homicide was COM
mitted in moment of frenzy. He called the
Ecumenical Council the s'Ecumencal Council
| of Human Liars" and strongly opposed tho
expulsion of the Bible from the public schools.
A clerk in the Office of the Consul General
of the North German Union in New York has
pCrloined over five thousand dollars in gold
Wine and women are the cause. His employer
declines to bring the culprit to punishment
on account of his relatives, who are among
the best families of Prussia.
The New York Herald has taken the Rev. C.
B. Smyth under its peculiar care, and wants
A. T. Stewart, who owns an old church in the
lower part of the city, to present it to the rev.
| erend gentleman, to be used as free church
| for the benefit of the masses.
Twenty members of the Philadelphia city
| government are visiting Boston to inspect the
| public bathing houses; at least that is their
cstensibe object.
Gov. Hoffman has vetoed the New York Ar
eide Railway bill.
The Committee of Ways and Means are re-
ported to have perfected bill reducing very
considerably the internal revenue taxes. The
bill makes reductions on the gross receipts
legaces, SUGGESTIONS, sales, and on almost ev-
erything except, spirits, cigars and beer; the
aggregate reduction being about $30,OOO,OOO.
Mr.. Boutwell, was before the committee on
Monday figuring against the four per cent. in
the funding bill. The committee spent much
time Sunday in considering financial matters.
| The result of the international boat race Sat
urday forms the theme of LONDON newspaper
comment and general conversation. On the
RETURN of the tug Gem to Cowes, parties on
board inGustriously circulated the falsehood
that the Sappho had unfairly shot mile
or mile and half ahead at or before the
signal to start. This statement has been tele
| graphed to many of the sporting newspapers
O. England. The universal conviction now is
however, that the Sappho fulfilled all the en-.
gagements of the race honorably. Mr.. Ash
bury of the Cambria is blamed by his friends
for not insisting on time allowances.
A Catholic priest at Alton, IL. has sent the
Secretary of the Treasury check for $500
and requests that receipt be sent to the Ro
man Catholic Bishop at Alton. The writer
also requests that no questions be asked con
corning the money, as he is only permitted tt
say that it belongs to the United States. Al
old soldier of Mount Sterling, ILL.,, forward.
$15 conscience money, which he says belong;
to the Quartermaster's Department.
The Journal Ofi.ial contains a decree an
nouncing the nomination of the Duke de Ora
mont as Minister Of Foreign Affairs; Jaque
Philippe Mige, at present deputy in the Corp
Legisiatif for Puyde JOme, for Minister o
Public Instruction, and Chas. Ignace Peicbon
| alsa 49,
department of Norl for Minister of Pnbl,
Works, vice the Marquis of Tolhouet.