The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-06

The Boston Post says: "Jordan has done
muf b to make De Rodas hard to travel AZ ms
sibe."
Kossuth is giving lessons in languages at.
Turin. He refuses all pecaniary assistance
from his friends.
Gen. Mark f: Wentworth of Kittery, Hon.
George Goodwin of Wells, and Hon. n q
Marshall of York, were in town Saturday.s
Mosby has written over his own SIGNATURE
that be has no sort OF connection or symnatbv
with Fenian raids or Cuban filibusters
The Ancient and Honorable ARTILLERY of
Boston make their annual parade TODAY ard
Dan Simpson, the veteran drummer. will
make his sixtieth annual parade with them.
Ex-Judge John ii. Reagan, of Texas saws
that the present laws of Texas are good. and
the judges generally do their duty, but the
juries are too lenient.
The Empress of Austria was recently shot
through the hand in attempting to take load
ed pistol from her son. The young gentleman
is twelve years old
Pittsburg is about to raise money to enable
a female champion to contest a race with some
of Americas crack boatmen She is seven
teen years old, and daily practices in a skiff on
the Monongahela
MIR. John r. Hennessey, a New York School
Trustee, having been found guilty of taking a
bride OF $1O0 for the appointment of teacher,
has been dismissed for "his careless and indis-
Greet conduct" The carelessness and indis-
erection consisted, we suppose, in being found
out.
A young colored man named Sprigg, en-
ployed in the Appraisers Office OF the Balti-
more Custom House, has become the father of
seven children in the space of tour years. His
wife first presented him with twins, boy and
girl; within the next two years be was again
made happy by like gift, a boy and girl
and on Saturday last he was further rejOiced
by the birth of triplets, two girls and boy.
All of these children are living and healthy
and the mother is as well as could be expected
under the circumstances.
The following appointments at large Of ca
diets at the West Point Military Academy, to
enter the Academy in 1871, have been made by
the President: V. M. Newton, son of General
Newton, of the Army; William Maynadier,
son OF the late Major Maynader, of the Army ;
Charles w. Thompson, son of Col Thompson
of the Army; James G. Sturgis, son of Gen.
Sturgis of the Army VIM. Baird, son of Gen.
Baird of the Army; Alexander Rodgers, son
OF Capt. g. z. Rodgers, of the Navy; Arthur
| d. Vinton, grandson of the late Commodore
| Perry of the Navy; Thomas G. Davis, orphan
| of soldier.
The Bishop elect of New HAMPSHIRE, Rev.
William Woodruff Niles, is about thirty-fve
years old. He was born in Hatley, Canada
| West, but is of New England parentage, his
| father being from Massachusetts, his mother
from Connecticut. He graduated at Trinity
| College, Hartford, and received his theological
educat1on at the Beraely DIVINITY School,
| Mddletown, Conn. He was ordained Deacon
| by Bishop Williams, at Middetown, May 3D.
| 1861 Soon after his ordination he went to ST.
| Philips Church, Wiscasset, Maire and while
there, received Priests orders from the hands
| OF the revered Bishop Burgess. Between five
| and six years ago he was elected Professor of
| Latin and of Literature in Trinity College,
| When the President of that College, Rev. Dr.
Kerfoot, was elected Bishop of the Diocese of
Pittsburg, in 1865 we understand that the
Presidency was offered to Prof Niles, but he
would not take it,