The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-29
News by La.est MuiIs.


Great preparations are making in New York
for the Farragut funeral. An order has been
received by the Mayor from Secretary Belknap
for military escort and band from Willetts
Point and Governors Island The Guerrero
is expected in the bay to-day, and will steam
up the harbor. the while minute guns will be
fired from the forts. The head of The process
sivn will be taken by representatives of the
United States Navy and Army, National
Guards of New York and New Jersey, civic
bodies and citizens next. The members of the
Loyal Legion will act as mourners.
Between seven and eight thousand dollars in
notes, United States and railroad bonds were
stolen Tuesday night from the house of Luther
G. Morse, a farmer living few miles from
Worcester. Mr.. Morse was absent at the ii me
but his wife was aroused by the operations of
the burglar, and saw him leave through win
dow, where the entrance was probably effected.
No clue has yet been obtained.
The Convention of the Episcopal Church for
the diocese of New York is in session in New
York city. DR.. Montgomery preached the
convention sermon, denouncng ritualism as
antagonistic to the best interests of the church.
The citizens of Montreal have pre- sented a
farewell address to Gen. Lindsay, who sails for
England on Saturday.
About twelve boarders at Mr.. Finchs board
Ing house, in ST. Louis, and several members
Of the family, were poisoned on Monday by
eating corn bread made by the servants. They
mad been mixing arsenic with some corn-m meal
which was obe used to kill rats Another
servant found the mixture in a saucer lying
upon the table. Not knowing the
contents, and being of an economical
disposition, she put it back into the meal bar
rel, when it was baked into the bread which
has caused SO many deaths.
A railway train with Lent's circus on board
was run into near Mddletown, N. Y, Tuesday
night and Director Whitbeck and others killed.
Gen. Il. M. Bowerman, late Assistant Col
lector at Baltimore, has been arrested for en-
bezzement.
A voluminous series of regulations concern
ing the removal of goods in bond without
breaking bulk will soon be issued by Secretary
Boutwell,
Horatio Seymour delivers the address at the
Wisconsin State Fair Thursday and Horace
Greeley is on his way to st. Louis for similar
purpose, after which he goes to Colorado.
The works of the Washington Moving Ma.
chine Co., near Albany, New York, were burn
ed Tuesday night
The Union League of New York is raising
means to organize band of colored musicians.
Steamship Scotia, which arrived at New
York Wednesday, from Liverpool, sighted the
Hermann and signalled her, the latter reply
ing. The German steamer was going at an
extraordinary rate of speed. The cause of this
was soon explained by the appearance of a
French war vessel, also under a full head of
steam, and in quick chase of the Hermann.
The two vessels, as sighted from the Scotia,
must have been within view of each other. and
both seemed inclined to keep up the race The
Hermann was long way ahead and it was the
belief on board the Scotia that should she be
able to maintain the same distance till
nightfall she might be able to escape in the
darkness. The Hermann had very narrow
escape from encountering another enemy in
the French gunboat Bouvet, which crossed the
bar only five hours before. The Rpuvet must
have passed the German vessel without being
aware of her presence.