The Portland daily press., 1870-04-16

A sick or wounded whale fifty feet long is
reported in Portsmouth harbor
Fechter will commence his farewell engage
ment in New York on Monday evening, April
oath, at the French Theatre.
The investigation of the charges against
Gen. Howard began Thursday, but nothing of
Importance was elected.
1t is not true, as reported, that the House
committee has agreed TO Mr.. Washburne's
postal telegraph bill.
In store near State street, Boston, white
cat fell into barrel of ink, and astonished at
its transformation, made for the peaceable
counting room and its quiet nest on top of the
desk, from whence, in its agitation, ink flew
aboat promiscuously. AS the finale of the in
cident, explosives, savoring more of strength
than elegance, followed each other in quick
succession, and quite an amount of ink re-
mains indelibly imprinted on articles ne yer in
tended to be thus colored.
In Quebec the entire military force was un-
der arms Thursday
The Indians cut stringer on the bridge
thee miles east of Antelope, Nebraska, and
threw fourteen cars off the track, about one
o'clock Thursday morning. All the train
men except one brakeman got on the engine
and ran to the next station. After they left
the Indians broke open a number of cars The
brakeman fred upon them few times and
they left The western bound passenger train
was delayed six hours waiting for the wreck
to be cleared.
Among the Indians killed by the South Pass
settlers, in Wind River valley on the 9th, was
Black Bear, chief Of the Arapahoes. The In
dians-principally Sioux and Arapahoes-
were in such strong positions that it was USE
No whites were injured.
A Constantinople dispatch says that the
brigands who seized the Duke of Manchester's
son, Secretary Herbert Of the British Legation
and Secretary Bayel of the italian Legation,
have exacted two thousand pounds ransom.
Mr.. Scott, the delegate from Red river, was
arrested at Ottawa, Ontario, on warrant is
sued at Toronto, charging him with being &C.
cessory to the murder Of Thomas Scott, at
Fort Garry, on the 18th of March last Father
Richotte will probably be arrested.
Our Canadian friends are much excited by
the rumors of Fenian raids. A Montreal dis
patch OF thursday says:
Great activity continues in military circles.
Members Of the III battery, Royal artillery,
have orders to be ready for immediate service,
and We're at work nearly all night taking out
camp stores, &C., which had been packed
away in view of the departure for England.
The p. G. o. Rifles and artillery are also I'M
der orders to turn out at moments notice.
The musters Of volunteers last night were on
the whole good, some of the battalions pre-
sentlng almost full strength, and enlistments
are taking place rapidly They are to drill
daily, and 5000 men are ready to take the field
Immediately. There is troop of cavalry at
huntington, which is patroling the road. The
Victoria bridge is placed under guard of the
Grand Trunk Brigade.
The son of Lopez, who is in Washington
uoes not believe the report of his fathers
ueatn. and states that the announcement was
circulated IN order to counteract the news pub
hshed on Tuesday morning, announcing that
fres'dent Lopez had turned upon and surpris-
ed his pursuers, and that an Indefinite nrolon-
CATION of the war would be the resu1t III.
Lisbon steamer which brought the new da,ed
Lisbon, April IL, and published in T,osdo,,.
papers, had as late news as a Montev;deo
steamer could have had. The only motive
that young Lopez can assign for tho renort ia
that the Brazilians are apxious 70 Ina, tho
American government from send;n, ,,,;n;s-
ter to Paraguay. The Argentine Location has
once before incorrectly given out that the war
was ended. Young Lopez states that the war
is not ended, and will not be unless the Rrav;I-
lans give IT up or some strong power ,ike tho
United States mediates. WV
The Canadian Parliament susnendoa A..
Habeas Corpus act Thursday in consequences
of the anticipation of Fenian raid ST.
John A. Mcdonald, in asking Parliament 1or
the suspension of the act, said that the govern.
ment had received information, on which thew
relied, that the peace of the country was
again in danger from the invasion of lawless
men from men from the United States BELONG.
lnglto the Fenian organization. The govern.
ment had information which they could not
for a moment hesitate to believe and trust lint
which they could not place before Parliament
without certainty OF danger to their inform.
ants, that there was fixed resolve on the mort
of the Fenians to invade this country in forca
at an early day. When that day NAV come