The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-07

Theodore Thomas declines to take mart in
the New York musical festival
Prof. Woodman of Dartmouth College is i'll
again.
The total shipments of petroleum from Phil.
adelphia are 100000 gals. in excess of the
same time 'ast year.
There were great manifestations in favor If
Espartero at Madrid Sunday.
Robert Rankin died at Liverpool SUNDAY.
The st. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute and
Indianapolis railroad will be opened on Tburs
day.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery If
Boston celebrated its 232d anniversary on Mon
day, with unusually full ranks The sermon
was preached at Old South Church Inv Row
Mr.. Murray and the dinner YVES served Of
Faneuil Hall.
The house of Aaron Quimby at East Gran.
than, N. H., was entered by thieves on the Sd
inst while the owner was at work in field.
and notes and money to the amount of $1,000
taken. OF the money about $500 was in snecie
Two little boys named Letter and Bean aoed
respectively five and ten years, were left alone
in the house at Deerfeld, N H., Sunday while
the family went away to attend baptism. and
while playing around the house the elder cot
hold OF a gun, which was discharged. blowing
the youngest boys head off, causing his death
immediately.
Louis Van Eaton and Josiah S. Ferries were
arrested IN New York for altering check
drawn by Fisk & Hatch on the Fifth National
Bank to $1,000. A counterfeit was found on
| the person of Van Eaton, and both the prison.
ers were committed.
| The survey of an important railroad link
| connecting the towns of Peterboro' and Hills
| boro', n. IT,, will be completed in few days.
| This connects the Hillsboro' road from Con-
coId with the Peterboro' & Monadnock and
with the Fitchburg road at Winchendon, Mass.
The road will be put up under contract within
| three months.
The London police are discovering ramifca-
| tions Of the Fenian plot in nearly every direc-
ton, not only in London but elsewhere in
England, and even in Wales Arms and am
munition destined for parties in Dublin and
| apparently designed to be used Immediately,
| have been discovered in London Several
boxes and barrels of war material, ready for
| shipment, have been seized at Holyhead, and
| the persons in whose charge they were found
| were taken in custody. The authorities are
watchlul and public excitement is not abated
Dates from the City of Mexico to the 1st of
June say the Mexican Congress would proba-
| bly, hold an extra session in order that discus
| sion on the proposed constitutional reforms
| might be finished. The stage between Vera
| Cruz and Jalapa has been robbed by brisands
and ole of the passengers was killed. Six
| bandits were recently executed at Zlcatecas.
Garcia Cadena had temporarily dissolved his
bands for the purpose of collecting them at
| some future time, and the Zacatecas insur-
| gents were disbandng. The citizens of Qua
temala have invaded the Mexican territory,
establishing courts and laws in the State of
| Chicapa, and cutting out farms for themselves
| and not recognizing the laws of the Mexican
| government. The squatters were ordered to
| abandon the Mexican territory and orders were
| also given that if they did not comply force
would be used to destroy their buildings and
property. 1t is rumored and believed that Fee
lix Diez, Governor of the State of Oaxacula, is
the prime mover in this invasion and is intend
ing to form separate republic. The national
treasury was bankrupt. The Guayamas revo-
luton was ended for the present, Lusada refus-
ing to participate.