The Portland daily press., 1870-04-22
News by the --latest Mails,

Owing to the illness of Recorder Hackett
the Mcfarland case has been suspended until
Monday.
The Massachusetts, House has rejected the
ten hour bill, 17S to SO.
Railroad travel in New Hampshire will be
regular after to-day.
Liverpool despatch says the missing
steamer City Of Brussels passed Crookhaven
Thursday morning under sail.
A large meeting was held in Liverpool last
night to protest against the proposed investi-
cation of the converts.
The strike in Paris is extending. A large
amount of money has been raised for the sup
port of those engaged.
There was snow storm at Concord, N. H.,
Wednesday night.
ST. Petersburg has been felicitating itself
over a rumor OF visit from President Grant
this summer.
An Havana letter states that stories sent from
Camaguey and other points by the Captain
General and his Spanish officers are all ridicu-
lousy false.
The Spanish authorities at Trinidad seized
the British bark G. Wood on the charge of il.
legally taking stores aboard The British Con-
sui threatened to send for gun-boat when tho
vessel was Immediately released.
The Spanish authorities at Porto Rico now
levy duty of % cts. on every American news
paper brought into that port.
A lad years of age, son of B. F. Atwood
of Providence, r. l., was struck by runaway
horse and fatally injured.
The bullion in tho Bank of England is 49,
600 pounds less than last week.
An industrial demonstration was made at
Cadiz, Wednesday, but was quickly repressed
by the local authorities. One voter was killed
and several badly wounded
The bullion on hand in the bank of France
this week is 100000 francs greater than on
last Thursday
The committee in favor of the plebiscite has
already collected three millions of francs in
Paris toward defraying expenses. 1t is report
ed that the makers of wall paper have joined
the strikers
The family of Prince Henri Bourbon has re-
fused to accept the indemnity of $4,000 which
was imposed upon the Duke of Montpensier by
the council of war;
A st. Adams letter states that there is no
doubt as to the arrival of large quantities of
arms ana ammunition iu that vicinity and il is
Ano"h 'hat several cannon have been secreted
on 'pe Oanad'an side Of the border, but there
are no large number of Fenians anywhere on
tne oorder although arrangements have been
made at different points for the maintenance
OF large bodies of men and wagons bavo hoon
engaged for their transportation across tb.
border about the first of May.
Gov Hofrp,,, Of Nov,
ial message to the Senate, urging that BODY 70
adopt resolution of the Assembly passed err.
ly in the session providing for paying the ante
war debt in coin.
Letters from Rome contradict the assertions
recently made that minority would leave the
Ecumenical Council if the infaibility promo
sition is pressed.
The Paris Steele (irreconciliable orean) pub.
fishes vigorous appeal to the electors of
France to vote "Do' on the question of person.
al government. Among the signers of the ap-
peal are Messrs Arago, Bance, Cremieux,
Gambetta, j. Ferry, GARNER Pages and Jules
Simon. The Figaro independent journal)
says that Daru and Buffet left the ministry be-