The Portland daily press., 1870-05-03
News by tho La,es, ma.ls.

There is an active movement of the cotton
weaverys all over England for advanced wages.
A foolhardy man named Buckley proposes
to cross from Liverpool to New York in a pro-
peller twenty-one feet long.
The New York Chamber of Commerce is
taking measures for a subscription in aid OF
the Richmond sufferers. $50
Steamship Hermann, which arrived at South
ampton Monday, reports that on the 3Oth OF
April passed a wreck painted black with white
stripe around the stern. 1t was evidently a
bark.
Steamship Germany ran into steamship City
of Quebec, when off Green Island, Sunday, and
the latter sank in deep water in half an hour
afterwards. The third engineer and possen.
ger were lost
The central committee in favor of the plebi.
scite sent 100000 copies of Monday morning.
Figaro, which contains all the details of the
conspiracy against the life Of the Emperor, in
to various parts of the provinces, as docu-
ment furnishing arguments in favor of an af.
firmative vote.
Public meetings held in different parts OF
Paris Sunday were very exciting, and some OF
them were consequently dissolved by the au-
thorities. In many instances the audience de-
parted amid shouts of "Vive la Republque y
No rioting occurred. One of the radical ionr-
nails Published document Monday morning
pronouncing the expulsion of the italian bank
er Cerunzchi, for violation of the laws of the
country, done in the interest of the political
party.
The Paris Figaro says that a man was ar
rested at race-course Sunday where the EN-
peror was expected as usual, who was found
in possession of a revolver and formidable dag
ger. Subsequently his house was searched
and large quantity of bombs discovered The
ramifications Of the plot against the life =, the
Emperor seems much more widespread than
at first supposed, and new developments are
continually coming to light. Arrests continue
to be made in all directions
The bill recently presented to the House for
an ocean cable between New York and Hol-
land, provides that it shall be continued from
New York by wires over the continent of
America and by cable from the Pacific coast to
China and japan; that ten millions of seven
per cent. bonds are to be issued for wires and
clbles from Europe to the Pacific coast, and
ten millions for cables from the Pacific coast to
Asia, to be secured on the wires, cables and
property on the company; that the govern
ment are to use the wires and cables an hour
each day without charge, and two additional
hours if needed at half rates.
The marine losses for April show an aggre-
gate of thirty-five vessels. OF this number
two were steamers, six were ships, eight were
howl
schooners. OF the above one was abandoned,
three were burned, and six are missing-sup-
posed to be lost. The total value of the prop
erty lost and missing is estimated at So 575. 900.
A dispatch from Sioux City says the alarm
in the Indian country is general and well
founded, and that it is thought that if the In
dams are not "Sheridanized" at once they will
inaugurate the most extended war the West
has ever experienced.
In the National Association of Medical Col
leges, Saturday, after long debate, resolutions
were adopted to the effect that the require
ments for the degree of Doctor of Medicine
must be practically determined by each medi-
cal college for itself, by average attachments
of its students and by other considerations of
which it alone can Judge.
Collector Bailey's defalcation is officially as
certained to be $4,000. His sureties have
been notified to make good the amount, and it
is believed they will respond without waiting
for suit to be brought.
Col. Forney says in his paper that quiet
canvass for the Speaker of the next House
among members certain of reelection, dis
closes great strength for Mr.. Blaine.