The Portland daily press., 1870-04-08

in the amount of million of dollars have an
Piled for receiver. The application will be
argued before Chief Justice Howe of Wyo.
ming on the 9th inst. 1t is said that immense
frauds were practised in building the road.
The case of Kimberly against Gen. Butler is
set down for the Goth inst. in the U. S. Cir
cult Court at Baltimore
The Grand Army of the Republic held a
meeting Wednesday evening in honor of the
memory of Gen. Thomas. Gen. Schenck pre-
sided. An Grafton was delivered by Gen. To-
gan and brief speeches were made by Secy
Belknap, Vice President Colfax, Sec'y Cox
Ex-Governor Fairchild and others.
Among the spectators of the Cambridge
Oxford race were the Prince of Wales, Prince
Teck, the son of the Pacha Of Egypt, and
many lords and members of Parliament.
Mr.. P. Rogue, the Greek charge d'aAaires
at Paris, has been appointed minister of
Greece to the United States.
The runner has been current at st. Peters
burg that the death of Mr.. Burlingame was
caused by poisoning, the motive to the crime
being the jealousy of his Chinese associates
in the Embassy.
A melancholy and medicinal letter from
Paris informs the world that the Imperial
family has the influenza. The Emperor may
die any day. The Empress is tending to
consumption" The Queen of Portugal is a
confirmed consumptive." The Emperor OF
Russia has hypochondriasis-"no rupture, as
reported" The King of Italy is troubled
with "chronic catarrh and bronchitis" Carl
baldi has rheumatism, Chief Justice Coburn
bronchitis, Disraelit he govt; Spurgeon is re-
covering from small pox; Louis Blanc has
liver complaint; Raspail, pneumonia, Gam
BETA, phthisis; Count Esterhazy mas broken
his collar bone; the Hon. Mrs. Lloyd Lindsay
has broken her leg; Madame Patti is pros
trate with quinsy; Alex. Dumas, ST., suffers
from paralysis of the right hand
The Ways and Means Committee have
aged after the Tariff Bill is disposed Of, to
allow the Special Committee on the Decline
of American Commerce to bring up their
bills for the action of the House. The de-
pressed ship-building interest is pressing the
early consideration of these measures.
According to our European files the scene
at the trial of Prince Napoleon on the Path o.
March, which has been spoken of in the dis
patches, was one Of terrible violence. Some
disparagng remarks had been made by an
advocate, and in return Prince Pierre, who
generally sits passively, violently exclaimed
that the individual deprecated possessed that
courage which was wanting to the republican
faction. It was at this moment that loud
ringing voice was heard throughout the hall,
"Il bien assassine Victor Nolr!" were the
words which distinctly heard, says cores
pondent Then an AWFUL tumult arose, when
the EXPLANATIONS, "Assassinl passassin y
again resounded. I stood up and looked back
from our press stalls into the thronged pit in
our rear, and saw it convulsed with excited
groups swayiDg to and fro, while in the mid.
die stood Uric de FonvielIe in the hands of
about score OF gendarmes, who shook and
dragged BIN violently, his friends vainly en-
deavoring to press forward to the re cue, but
being forcibly held back by the neutrals, or by
men OF the opposite, or imperialistic party.
On the very first alarm Prince Pierre Bona
parte stood up in the dock, burst open the
door behind him and vanished through it,
followed Lby the captain of the gendarmes
acting as his escort. He had evil
IDENTIFY been prepared for some riot which
might serve as signal tor an attempt on his
life and had probably been instructed in apy
case of alarm to rush from the hall. Awe
and amazement prevailed everywhere. After
the ordinary sitting Of the court was over M.
de Fonvielle was brought in and made no at
tempt to deuy, but rather boosted of having
said: "YOu have in truth assassinated Victor
Noir; yon, Pierre Bonaparte, look me in the
fao nd ~ if A.
sassinw He was sentenced to ten days i'm.
prsonment for outragiug the majesty of the
court.
The Queen of Spain has addressed letter
to the Pope, which announces that the Prince
OF the Asturias is going to Rome to receive
the sacramant sat the hands of his venerated
father and protector" The Queen expresses
her regret that she and her husband are una
BILE to visit his Holiness. but she cherishes the
hope of doing so as soon as circumstances will
permit. She is anxious, as daughter of the
Churcn and dethroned Queen, to receive his
consolation. She wishes, she adds. to have
ner BOY educated in such a manner that if
the Spanish nation some day needs him. he
may 60 and perform his labor without exciiing
the hatred or the opposition of any of the mn,
merous factions into which the countrv ;s III
N
reign had she known what it was to cost her.
and she does not wish her son to mount q
throne erected upon sorrow and misfortune.
She does not desire the throne for him unless
he is raised to it ''by the legitimate hope and
general love of the people,"
A Geneva paper gives version of the DIES.
patch addressed by Count Daru to Cardinal
AntonelIi relative to the Council and also of
the Cardinals reply. According to this jour-
nal, Count Darius despatch does not touch
upon the question of the Pope's infallibility
70 lightly as was supposed. He claims for the
French government the right of being heard
in the discussion of matters of mixed char
acter, but does not insist upon it to the extent
allowed at the Council of Trent. The French
Minister for Foreign Affairs says the govern
nent would be satisfied with French bishop |
explaining in the Council the condition and |
The rights of the country, and he concludes by !
proposing modification of the programme of |
tne Council for that purpose, even if it should
b br found necessary to prorogue the Council to |
III II about. Count Darius despatch does |
III; niake any threat in the event of refusal |
S ALE IEcelved from the Vatican. Cardinal
: A:Itonelll, in his reply, represents that a
pishop could not reconcile the donhle dnt;es
OF an ambassador and q fo+b.- r - ~ '.s