The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-09
News by the --latest Mails.

The small pox has broken out in Arizona
City.
Sir John A. Mcdonald is quite i'll of infam-
nation of the bowels
Gen, Jordan says the Chinese are strong
muscular men and good fighters. He proposes
to carry on the war in the Cinco Villas district
and liberate the slaves in the estates now occu-
pied by the Spaniards. He believes in the ne
gro soldiers and says the negroes, Chinese and
whites fight in the same ranks The cruelty
of the Spaniards is, he says, incredible. Their
policy is to break up agriculture and rum the
country, in order to force the people into sub
mission. Gen. Jordan protests against allow
ing the Spaniards free access to our markets
for arms and ammunition while denying them
to the Cubans. Gen. Jordan says the Span
lard had 5000 fighting men in the field, of
whom 800 men and officers have been killed
and wounded. The Cubans, he asserted, had
lost but 65 killed and wounded. If the latter
had sufficient arms in the Cinco Villas district
they could have driven the Spanish into
Havana. One purpose of Gen. Jordans visit is
to get these arms, which he believes he can do,
and convey them to Cuba without violation OF
the neutrality laws. He brought several ne
GRO officers with him. who served during the
campaign, in order to convince Senator Sum-
ner that this was really an anti slavery con-
fest The Cubans are now manufacturing
their own powder, and have an abundance of
ammunition on hand. The soldiers and citi-
zens are suffering because of the scarcity of
clothing. After the battle of Los Minos, the
Cubans dug up the bodies of the Spanish SOL
diers from their graves in order to secure their
clothing. There have not been, dor are there
now, more than fifteen or twenty Americans
in the Cuban army. The Spaniards invaria-
bly, shoot their prisoners; Gen. Jordan has
Devar retaiated or put prisoner to DEATH
He lays great stress on his denunciatons of
the Associated Press dispatches from Adolph
Strauss of Havana, and confirms the state
ments made by Gen. j. Watson Webb in re-
gard to him. Gen. Jordan intended to appeal
10 Mr.. SimOntOn regarding these falsehoOds,
but has received small encouragement to do
SO. Regarding the Spanish gunboats recently
fitted up in New York, Gen. Jordan says they
amount to nothing as war vessels. The Span
| iards are actually afraid to use them, and de-
nounce them as miserable Yankee contriv-
ances."
A special despatch to the Chicago Tribune
states that a disastrous storm occurred at
| Councli Bluffs, Iowa, Friday. A church
costing $15, 900 was entirely demolished. The
entire loss was $4,000
The Southern Baptist Convention has de-
clined cooperation with Northern societies at
present. doubling the practicability or benefit
to arise therefrom.
On Friday the boiler in Richard Lockes mill
at Smiths Falls, Canada, exploded. killing a
man named Lancaster and badly wounding
another named Foster.
The Journal Official announces that thu is
sues Of the Avenia. Natioaa. Steele and Reueil
were seized because of the publication therein
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parte."
Frank L. Kirmes of Boston, jumped from the
Stoninston train Friday night, which he had
mistaken for another train. He was conveyed
to the hospital insensible and will probably
die.
In the Methodist Conference at Memphis on
Saturday memorials were presented: From
Virginia, asking that the manufacturing and
selling of liquors by members be punished
from La Grange, Georgia, severely criticising
the Sunday School literature in use; from Mis-.
souri,, praying for a more rigid. discipline in re-
| gard to dancing.
Friday was observed as day of humiliation
fasting and prayer by the entire population oil
Richmond, Va. All business was suspended moi
| even store, shop or office being open. The
street-cars stopped running, and there were
but few vehicles on the streets. At an early
hour the streets were thronged with people, o.
all ages and conditions, on their way to the
several places of worship,all of which were well
attended, and many Of them crowded. By
common consent, tolerance and charity for the
| opinions of each other were the burdens of the
sermons. After the services at the churches
the hearts of the people seemed to have beer
somewhat lifted up and lightened of their bur-
deu of grief. A great many ladies and gentle
men visited the scene of the calamity at the
Capitol, and with trembling steps walked light
| " over the blood stained floors