The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-26

news ny the Latest Mails.
1t is reported that the Engleh prisoners in
Greece have been massacred by the brigands
Attorney General Champln has given an
elaborate opinion sustaining the provisions of
the excise law Just passed by the New York
Legislature.
There is to be a reduction of freight and pas
senger tariffs on the Concord Railroad of ten
per cent
1t is said that the French "party of the LETT
have settled their differences and will vote to-
gether.
The House appropriation bill contains an
item Of $4,000 for the forts in Portland harbor
The northeastern provinces of Spain are
sending memorials to Madrid favorirg the
election of Espartero to the throne. 49,
The 18th Regiment U. S. Infantry, now sta
toned in Kentucky, has been ordered to Sioux
City, Iowa.
The house of Mrs. Martin Kean, in East
Marshfeld, Mass, was destroyed by fire Mon
day morning, and ycung man named Fred
erick Ames was burned to death. The loss of
property is $4,000.
A London dispatch says that thin slip of
wood, about yard long, and painted blue,
| drifted ashore Sunday near Ligger Bay, on the
northwestern coast of Cornwall, containing
the following inscription in large letters:-
"City of Boston sinking, February 11th." The
wood bore evidence of having broken in two
and the remainder of the inscription is conse-
quently lost, except the latter "M' which fol-
lowed the words above given. Of course, we
have no means of knowing whether this is a
genuine message from the missing steamer or
a heartess hoax, but the latter is strongly sus-
pected.
The organizers of the Big Horn expedition
have determined to augment their numbers
from 500 to 1000 men and to start fully armed
and provided with four months rations. Several
gentlemen in Chicago are recruiting men for
the expedition and soliciting supplies. Agents
have been appointed in New York, Philadel-
phia and Boston to for ward those who wish to
follow the expedition and settle up the coun-
try. The expedition will leave Cheyenne
about the 10th of May
At the Ecumenical Council ON Sunday 664
fathers were present. The constitutio de jJf1e
was unanimously voted for. 1t contains four
charters and eighteen canons, as follows:-
Charter first, of five canons on the Creator;
charter second, of four canons on Revelation;
charter third, of six canons ON faith charter
fourth, of three canons on faith and reason.
The following are the nominations of Mon
day:-Commodore S. p Lee to be Rear Ad-
mral; Capt. Enoch G. Parrot to be Commo-
dore; Commander VIM. F. Spear to be Cap
tain; Lieut.. Commander Edmund o. Mat
thews to be Commander; Lieut.. John Nc.
Gowan to be Lieut.. Commander
The Paris Journa, Official contaius the follow
ing circular to the officers of the civil service,
signed by all the Minister'S Emperor
addresses a solemn appeal to the nation In
1852 he asked the power to assume order, and
in 1870 he asks the power to establish liberty,
confident of the title which is his by reason of
eight millions of suffrages. He does not sur
render the empire to discussion. He submits
to vote only its liberal transformation. To
vote yes is to vote for liberty. The revolu-
tionary party, secretly attacking the national
sovereignty and misrepresenting the respect
which the Emperor pays to that sovereignty in
thus consulting the people, are not the true
friends Of liberty; but in spite Of these the
masses will march in our ranks. Can they ig-
more the fact that to abstain from voting or to
vote mo will be to strengthen these who only
combat the transformation of the empire in
order that they may destroy it, and with it the
political and social Organization to which |
France owes her greatness. In the name of |
public peace and liberty; in the name of the |
Emperor we demand of you, all our devoted |
co-labOrers, to unite your efforts with ours 1t |
is to the citizens we address ourselves, not as |
ordering but as offering patriotic counsel. Our |
OBJECT IS to assure to our country tranquil fu- |
ture to the end that on the throne, as in the |
humblest dwelling, the son may succeed the |
father in peace and Ouiet.'