The Portland daily press., 1870-06-30
--latest News BY the Mails.

E. Porter Dyer, Jr., cashier of Newtonville
Bank has been sentenced in the United States
District Court of Massachusetts, to fine of
$4,000 and six months Imprisonment in Dei-
ham jail. This is the last of the State street
irregularity cases.
The body of an unknown man was found
Wednesday morning in the Merrimac river
near Lowell. 1t had been in the water con-
siderable time. 1t is supposed to b. man
missing from Hudson, New Hampshire.
The fire at the oil refneries in Pittsburg was
in progress Wednesday. A warehouse contain
ing 5000 empty barrels and a tank Of benzine
belonging to the Citizens Refinery were de-
stroyed during the night causing an additional
loss of $50O0 There was very violent storm
in the northeastern part of Alleghan! county,
which destroyed fields of grain and uprooted
trees.
The French bark elevate, recently arrived
at San Francisco from Tahiti, reports the loss
of the French transport Euryale which left
Tahiti for San Francisco ON February Goth on
Starbuck Island, March 4th. No lives were
lost. The crew remained on the island thirty
five days when they were conveyed back to
Tahiti by the Swedish bark Nuna
Quiet has been nominally restored in Cork,
but the uneasiness in commercial circles con-
tinues and business of all kinds is at a stand
still. The precautionary measures Of the gov
eminent to guard against renewal OF dsor-
ders have not been abated.
The President has approved the bills to reor-
ganize the Marine Hospital service and provide
for the relief of sick and disabled soldiers; to
incorporate the National Bolivian Navigation
Co., to amend the act authorizing the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury 10 license yachts; for the
relief of Commodores j. b. Russell and John
G. Carter, and to provide for changing the
boundaries of land districts.
In the case of George Place against the
steamboat City of Norwich verdict of $9977
for Place has been confirmed in New York
The defendants raised point that the agree
ment was to pay but $100 on any package, but
TIE court decred that where loss of goods en-.
sued from actual negligence the express copl-
panies must pay the full value of the property
lost.
1t is reported that the person who recently
stole $4,000 from the Treasury building in
Washington was arrested in New York, Tues.
day, and $500 of the money recovered.
A resolution has been passed by large ma
,jority in the Senate of the South American
Republic of Colombia instructing the govern
ment to propose an alliance with me republics
Of Spanish America, the object being the liberia
ton of Cuba and Porto Rico. Should Spain
refuse to withdraw her troops from those is
lands her allies are to declare war against her
and aid the Cubans in achieving their indie
pendence.
The heat in New York Tuesday was intense.
1t was the ttestday for seven years. Thirty
one cases of sunstroke are reported.
The demi-monde of New York held re-
ception dance at Elm Park Tesday. Ten thou.
sand persons were present, including promi-
nent politicians, lawyers and judges
During the fiscal year ending june 30. the
United States Treasury has received So, 500 O0C
in customs duties and the county has con-
sumed $30000000 more of foreign goods than
last year, while the exports of domestic pro.
duce were 800, 900 900 more.
The aggregate incomes of New York and
suburbs is fully equal to last year and the in
dustrial classes of that city and Brooklyn have
deposited $4,000 more than last year. The in
comes of the leading merchants have fallen off
Stewards being 100000 less than last year, and
Cla fins still smaller.
Havana specials state that the Cubans are
laying waste with fire all estates in the interior
which can give shelter to Spanish troops.
Within two weeks tbirty-four estates have
been destroyed by insurgents.