The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-12-08

The colored boy Cuff alias Hall, since hi;
arrest fully exonerates. Pettis, the white lad
OF having anything to do with the murder OF
Howard at Westport, Mass and confesses that
he alone committed the crime. Pettis has been
| discharged
1t is reported from Alexandra that the Keh.
dive of Egypt will be prepared within few
days to arm loo, 900 men with breech-loaders
The bankers of Berlin on the Sd inst, paid in
$45,O0O,OO0 of the new loan of one hundred
millions recently authorized by Parliament
They announce their readiness to take II OOO,.
| 900 more.
The North German Lloyds steamer Hud son
has taken on board the passengers of the ILL
fated steamer Union. They numbered 3d.
The cargo and stores go to Bremen in another
steamer fIom Peterhead, Scotland. 1t is
probable that the Union will be saved
The steamer Hornet nowlyipg at New York
is expected to depart within twenty -four hours
on the Cuban aid expedition, though she will
probably clear for South American port
General Butler and William E. Chandler
are sureties in $4,000 that the vessel will not
violate the neutrality laws.
The Attorney General of the State of New
York, acting under the power granted by
Judge Leonard, of the Supreme Court, has
commenced a suit TO dissolve the Boston, Hart
ford & Erie corporation and abolish the fran
chise
Signor Brignoli has recovered damages
against the Chicago & Great Eastern Railway
for injuries received by an accident near Log
ansport, Ind.
St.sk hrnn C1af luf1 In
Jay Cooke & Co., for the recovery of S1S 600 in
United States bonds, with interest since 1868.
terminated after thirteen days. trial, in yer.
dict of $23,630 for the government. These
bonds were counterfeit, printed from plate
stolen from the Treasury Department, and
purchased from private parties by Jay Cooke
& Co.
O1 Sunday night the premises of Turgis &
Co., New York, were entered by burglars and
six United States bonds of 1866 of $500 each,
besides several articles of small value, carried
off. The bonds are negotiable, and can easily
be converted into cash.
DR.. Peter Barnes, an old physician of Poagh-
keepsie, N. Y, died Tuesday night of heart
disease.
The crew of the missing steamer Mariposa
have been picked up at sea.
The safe of the Catholic Publishing House in
New York was robbed of $4,000 in gold bonds
on Saturday night or Sunday.
Judge Sullivan of the criminal court of Mad
ison, Wis, died suddenly Tuesday of heart
disease.
Struggled opium to the value of $4,000 was
seized in San Francisco Tuesday.
Viscount Trielhard, tho new French minis
ter, presented his credentials to the President
Tuesday,
Steamers Champion and Isaac Bell came in
collision in New York bay on Tuesday. Both
vessels were injured and one of the Bells crew
was killed.
Brazil and Peru have fallen out. The latter
seized a Brazilian gunboat on the Amazon,
and Brazil is now fitting out six more for the
same river.
A large wooden building in Concord, N. H.,
used as flour and grain store, owned by W. &
q. Walker, was burned Tuesday morning. To-
tai loss about $4,000.
A lodge of Odd Fellows has been started at
Stuttgardt in Germany by an American.
Lucius Mckenzie will contest the seat of
E. NJ. Braxton, and Alexander Rives that of
r.. M. Duke, both of Virginia.