Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-08
NEWS BY MAIL.

Boston has its city election next Monday.
Hon Geo. S. llillard has resigned his offic'
as District Attorney, to take eft. ct on the 20tl
of December.
General Jordan was arrested on Nonda,
evening, charged with h. lping to fit out al
expedition in aid of the Cuban insurgents.
The collector of customs at San Francisco
on Tuesday, seized $4,000 worth of opium
struggled into the city from Victoria.
The safe of the Roman Catholic Publishing
House. on Day street, New York, was rob
bed of $1,000, in gold bonds, on Saturda,
or Sunday night.
Several cars arrived in New York OF
Monday with invoices of tea and silk-onl,
"a dnvs f'om Yokohama and % from Japai
via California.
The brig Samuel Larratc of Bangor fo'
New York, was run into Tuesday morning b,
he steamboat Old Colony, saving in hen
>tarhoard side and killing one man, name un
known.
Contractors have offered to contract tun
mel through Bergen Heights for the Deieware
Lackawanna and Western Railroad CO., il
eighteen months, for IA million of dollars, an,
it is reported that the work will soon be b,
gun.
In the New Jersey court OF errors, the Van
dervoort will case has been deci led, ate
twenty years of litigation, and the will, which
gives The testator's property away from th'
heirs and family, has been set aside
Workmen are engaged at the Boston Stat,
House laying the foundation for the statue o
Governor Andrew, by Ball, which is soon I,
arrive from laly. 1t will be placed in Dori,
Hall. in O niche at the west of the battle flags
Minister Motley has accepted an offer from
the Queen OF Holland of mansion at il,.
Hague and will go there to finish his history
of the Netherlands. He had farewell audi
ence with the Qaeen on Tuesday.
Richard Sopher and Antoine Varlandi,
were arrested in Mephi, Utah Territory, OF
Monday, for rape on their step-daughters
ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen Years old
They confessed the crime, and while tryini
to escape from the guard were fatally shot.
1t is said that Mr.. IIamlin will retire from
the arduous duties of Chairman of the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia, and hc
come Chairman of the Committee on Re
TIRE ncfnlent, while Mr.. Patterson. now Chair
man OF the Committee on Retrenchment will
become Chairman of the District of Column
bia.
The election Of General Logan rs Unitet
States Senator from Illinois, in place of Sena
tor Yates, whose term expires With the pres
ent Congress, is regai ded MS certain. or tn,
one hundred and twenty five II, publican
members of Illinois Legislature, eighty ar,
claimed by General Logan's friends as pledg
ed to him. The remainder are divided be.
tween Governor Palmer, General Oslesb,
and General korner.
The Lighthouse Board has been tolerabl,
liberal toward New England in submitting es
Inmates for new works IT. addition to those al
ready commenced. Among the estimate to
new works are $4,000 for two beacon light.
at Burnt Coal liarbor. Maine; $4,000 for re-
building the light house at Cape Elizabeth
Maine; $4,000 for IT building the front light o.
The range OF Bakers Island, Massachusetts,
$4,000 Tor IA first class steam fog signal a
Beaver Tail, Rhode Island S42, 200 for
hight house on Sabine's Point, Rhode Island
and $4,000 for continuing the improvement,
at Woods Hole Depot.