The Portland daily press., 1870-05-04
News by the Latest Mails.

| poor nave peen oiscnarged, there being no evil
dence against them.
Arrests OF persons said to be concerned in
the plot against the Emperor continue to be
made. Several houses were searched by the
police Monday.
The French bishops at the Ecumenical Coun.
Gil SEND home request to have their votes
counted IN the affirmative on the plebiscitum
Col. A. Paine and M. e. Stapleton, "leadine
citizens" of Monticello, Kansas, got into a
quarrel the other day, and retired to a dark
room to settle their difficulties. Both received
mortal wounds in the endeavor.
Cernuschi, the italian banker expelled from
france for giving 1OO,O 900 francs to the anti
plebiscitary committee, sent 100 900 more from
Geneva and has been banshed from that city.
U. s. Deputy Marshal W. r. Storey of Utah
was shot and killed Monday, by man whom
he was trying to arrest
John A. Morton, son Of Louisville banker
killed gambler in house of i'll fame Monday
from jealousy.
A most inhuman csse was reported to the
Lowell police Monday afternoon by two small
boys. In the suburbs of the city, in an oak
grove, young'man and woman were observed
and attracted the attention of the boys on &C.
count of their peculiar movements. After
some time they left and the boys visited the
place and found new born infant, covered
with leaves and grass in its mouth. The Off
GERS took it in charge and conveyed it to the
alms-house near by. No trace of the mother
has yet been obtained
A meeting of citizens was held at Helena
Montana, Monday, to decide in reference to
the prisoners, A. Lecompton and Job Wilson,
identified as the robbers and would-be MUIR
derers Of Lenhart, on the 9th of April. Dis
trict Judge SINNERS protested against interior.
ence with the civil law and advised the people
to disperse. Leading citizens urged the neces-
sity OF striking terror into such ruffans, and
the meeting selected twenty-four persons to
try the prisoners, who confessed the crime OF
premeditated robbery and murder. Both were
found guilty, at 2 P. M. sentenced, and hung
at 4.3O P. M. A thousand persons congregated
at the hangman's tree, and frontier Justice
was satisfied. The trial was not conducted by
vigilance committee but by first citizens, and
in quiet and orderly manner.
| Steamship Siberia is overdue at Boston. hay
| ing left Boston the Doth ult.
AAO A1PiSCophuduS VI DOStOu anu Vicinity are
forming an association for the promotion of
more sociability, in furtherance of which they
contemplate establishing a reading room and
apartments for meetings, free to the clergy
and laity of the diocese.
The contested district attorneyship in Phila-
delphia was decided Tuesday by Judge Allison
in favor of Mr.. Shepherd, Democrat. This has
been curious case. First, Shepherd entered
on the duties of his Office by certificate of
election; then contest ensued, when the SUI
preme Court decided that Gibbons (Democrat)
was elected; and now the Court of Common
Pleas decides after the recount and almost in
termlnable arguments that Mr.. Shepherd is
elected.
The explosive machines which were designed
to be used against the Emperor Napole on and
which were recently seized OF the houses of the
eSS Sc * The p Wis into
small chambers, each Of which contained a
phal of nitrate of potash, and percussion caps
were ingeniously fitted, slightly raised from
the surface, SO that in falling upon any hard
substance the machine was nearly certain to
explode. The ring was attached to a periphery
to aid in throwing the missile adroitly.
Jamas Grimshaw, an English burglar, was
arrested near Newark, N. j., and on searching
him the officers found 100000 in Russian and
French bonds. He is we'll known to the au-
thorities, having on the 9th of April attempted
to smugg.e SIS, 900 worth of diamonds through
the custom house. His design was frustrated
and the diamonds were seized, but strange to
say cannot now be traced. 1t is supposed they
were confscated by some of the New York
custom house inspectors, who are now in
trouble on account of accepting brides from
merchants and shipowners
THE MCFARLAND TR1AL.-Monday Mrs. Lu-
cha G. Runkle MRS. Calhoun) was called in
this case She testified to McFarland's treat
ment of his wife; she knew nothing improper
between Mrs. Mcfarland and Richardson; that
she never attempted to bring them together,
but only to put Mrs. Mcfarland in position
| to support herself by her labors. Mcfarland
was satisfied that she should 60 on the stage
and was delighted at her success; he COMMENT
ed on her dress, and suggested some improve
ments; said he had great confidence in her
SUCCESSIVE himself had trained her, and
thought himself the best teacher she could
have. Judge Davis, of the counsel for the
prosecution, offered to read letter from Mrs.
Mcfarland to Mrs. Calhoun, telling her of the
trouble she endured, and urged it as only JUS
tice to this witness, who is charged with being
worse than the vilest strumpet and prostitute,
namely, procuress and pander. 1t was
wrong that this should be kept from the pub
lie or that this woman and Mrs. Sinclair, who
have been paraded in the public press, should
not have some means of proving that her con-
duct was only piece of pure charity and
kindliness towards an unfortunate woman; but
the very impartial Recorder ruled it impossible
to allow wife to testify against her husband,
| and her letter therefore was inadmissable.
| In the Mcfarland trial on Tuesday Samuel
| Sinclair was recalled. He testified that por-
ton of the money got by Mrs. Netherlands
public readings was given to Mcfarland. DR..
j. G. Aver, of Lowell, testified that he was a
stakeholder in the Tribune. His share is valued
| at $4,000. Mrs. George Vanderbilt stated
that Mrs. Mcfarland took lessons of her and
her husband, and she gave private readings
Mrs. Sage testified to her daughters marriage
| in 1857. Mcfarland and his wife and child
lived with witness a long time and paid only
| wiz III Ai AOA thCii Oduhy AChaiACo
with his grandparents until the separation
Mrs. Mcfarland, on her return from Indiana
| in October, 1869, came to her mothers house
and remained until the shooting. These visit,
were made from necessity and not affection
Prisoner at one time insisted that Danny
should be brought from Mrs. Sage's to him
though he was dangerously sick and prisoner
knew it. Knew of Richardson's intention t,
marry Mrs. Mcfarland year ago; perhaps
two. Miss Lizzie Sage testified to McFar
lands drunkenness. The deposition of Mis-
Phebe Wood showed that Mrs. McFarlan,
came to indianapolis in the summer of 1856
and remained year; was recommended b,
Schuyler Colfax as lady of high standing
Never knew that Richardson visited Mrs. Far
land. The testimony of Mrs. Gilbert and he
daughter showed an intimate acquaintance be
tween Mrs. Mcfarland and Richardson an
his frequent visits to her in 1868, but there ap
peared to be nothing improper in their inter
course.
Personal
Louis Jennings, former correspondent Q
the London Times husband of the actress
| Madame Heuriques, and the supposed autho
of the Times articles on Mrs. Calhoun, succeed
Mr.. Sheppard as morning editor of that journ
al.
An attempt was made few evenings ago t