The Portland daily press., 1870-04-30


Baron Liebeg the eminent chemist, is dan
gerously i'll at Paris.
Ex-Policemau Lawrence Kelly of New York
has been missing since December 9th last.
The striking brickmakers at Croton, New
York, have compromised.
the rev fOfK Pvffvc f,fovon.c,, ~. 100 49,
at Sandy Hook Thursday
G. o. Roberts of Hartford was killed by the
cars at Windsor Locks, Thursday.
The fifteenth amendment will be celebrated
in Poughkeepsie on the 18th of May.
The viglence committee in Englewood, N
j., is investigating mysterious murder.
The affairs of the Georgia State railroad are
to be investigated by the Legislature.
Edward Lindemyer was drowned ct Balt;-
more Wednesday by falling from his yacht.
The Dominion House of Commons has refus-
edto put -four and meal on the free list
The Baltimore police will "permit" the col
ored military companies to bear arms at the
Fifteenth Amendment on the nineteenth of
May. 3 f51'
There is suspicion that the sudden reports,
are not entirely Independent OF the bills before
Congress for reducing the army.
A crowd of 150 New York roughs "went
through" the audience at circus in Hoboke
Wednesday, robbing the people and maltreat-
ing whoever. resisted. Many women were
Suduciully dUuScu
Robert Bell, who claims home in Boston,
called at Senator Summers Washington house
Tuesday night, and when the servant was car
rying in his card, walked off with a French
clock worth $3.50. The Bell and the clock were
recovered by the police.
A son of DR.. Wallace of Bracken county
KY, was accidentally shot dead recently by a
young playmate who did not know that the
pistol was loaded.
Mr.. Forbes of Boston submitted to the con-
gressional committee on commerce, Wednes-
day, plan for the naturalization of foreign
registered vessels.
There are rumors from Cuba of a counter
revolution by the volunteers in the Spanish
army, who intended to wrest the island from
Spain and rule it themselves.
Commodore Vanderbilt and others were ar
rested Thursday for fast driving on Harlem
lane.
/ The house of J. Reynolds in New York CITY
was robbed of $4,000 worth of property We'd
nesday morning
The Rev. James Priest, twenty-seven years a
missionary on the coast Of Africa has returned
to New York.
The Rev. Mr.. Weston of st. Johns Episco-
pal Church received a majority of votes and a
watch at New York fair. ,
Z The cost OF enforcing the neutrality laws last
year was about $4,000, most of which was
spent in watching the Cubans.
Sarah Connory, Caroline Duffield and a
man named McKibbon were drowned in Pack
ham. Canada, Thursday.
The Dutchess County, New York, Sunday
School Convention denounced Sunday School
amusements, picnics, Christmas trees, etc.
Joseph Gastric, ex-Presdent of Costa RIGA,
and sixteen citizens and priests from South
America are in New York on their way to
Rome. a5 e. e E9
The Gazette de France contains communica-
tions from several American bishops, disagree
ing with the recent letter of the Archbishop of
Baltimore on the question of declaring papal
infalliblity. The Gazette does not print the
names of the writer's.
Mrs. A. M. Brigham, widow of Lieutenant
Brigham, killed in the assault on Petersburg.
has been appointed postmistress at Natrick.
Mass, on the recommendation of Senator Will
con. She was the uDaBimoas choice of a large
Republican caucus held III that town.
An experienced architect who has reviewed
the plan of the capitol at Richmond says that
the girder which gave way was composed
OF two pieces OF timber boiled together, max
ing when combined an area of thirteen by
twenty inches. 1t was formerly supports
cd by columns, which were removed to
improve the appearance of the hall of the
House of Delegates In the centre of
the girder was mortise, which reduced the /
available strength to nine and half by TWEEN
ty inches The fatal error was in making the
interior changes without examining the grid
er with reference to its capacity to endure the
new stress upon it.