The Portland daily press., 1870-01-22
The News.

The NewE.
Good dairy butter sells for 35 cents at st.
Albans, vt.
Prince Arthur arrived at New York Friday
noon.
The sugar arriving at Havana is of very poor
quality.
Hide and leather dealers are in Washington
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The Boston city treasury defalcation is to be
Investigated.
A terrific gale has lately visited Honolulu and
all the vessels in the harbor dragged their an
chors
E. j. Oakley, the defaulting cashier of the
Merchants Exchange National Bank, has been
sent to Jail in default of bail.
An official Havana dispatch announces that
several insurgent chiefs have recognized the
authority of Spain.
The Boston City Council refused to appoint
committee to extend the hospitalties of the
City to Prince Arthur.
John Browns portrait is to hang in the
Kansas capitol because the original hung in
Virginia.
1t seems that most of the Spanish gunboats
sent out from New York, have proved worth
less.
Next Friday the Massachusetts, Woman Suf-
frage Association is to be held at Horticultural
Hall, Boston.
During severe storm on Sunday at Assup-
tion, ILL.,, two dwelling houses were demolished
and two children killed. Three other persons
were injured. "a
A convention of colored people to provide
measures for the education and general well
fare of that class throughout the State met at
Jefferson City, No., Wednesday.
The Kansas Legislature on Wednesday
adopted resolution recommending the remov-
al of the national capital to the Fort Leaven-
worth reservation.
Mexican news represent the country in an
unsettled condition and revolutions are i'm
pending in many of the States. The hatred of
the Mexicans is manifested in many forms.
The tracks on the Union and Central Paci-
tic railroads have been blockaded by snow but
once this winter. Trains are running on time
and all connections are made promptly.
Robert Thorn, a Dutcbess County, N. Y,
farmer, whose house was attacked by burglars
on the night of January 9TH, when he and his
housekeeper were badly beaten, died Thurs
day.
The Haytien government has been officially
notified that the Bay of SANTANA had been
leased to the United States, and that said gov
ernment had granted their protectorate to the
Dominican government.
A leading New York broker on Thursday
paid fine of $1,000 on account of non -compli-
ance with the revenue laws relative to stock
sales. The amount of fines due from others
will reach 100000
Rev. Horace @ he recreant pastor, has
surrender sass n pa.aLrasnts to Pre-.
sidirg 8sd7g psase " the request that his
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tsfep2e a'ld Consigned e lfamy.'
she st Easr q sses.agfield, I'll to the num-
ea 81 sasty -, held 'sbating carnival
: tgedes night at the rink in that city. Chill
4Ie.l and thin persons who could not swim
were warned off the ice.
A Chicago despatch says Bishop Duggan's
insanity has been proved beyond doubt. A
ecent visitor to the Chicago Insane Asylum
ays the Bishop is the most insane person in
hat institution, an opinion entertained by all
the unfortunate prelate's friends who have
isited him at his place Of confinement.
The London Times has an article four col
INNS long, reviewing Mrs. Stoves new book
n the Lord and Lady Byron matter. The
7rlter admits the likelihood that Lady Byron
7as deceived by her husbands inveterate pas
ion for mystifcation, and really believed him
ncestuous.
Speaker Blaine gave dinner party Thurs
ay evening, at which were present the Presi-
ent and Mrs. Grant, the Vice President,
teneral Sherman aud wife, Chief Justice
'hase and daughter, Secretary Fish and wife,
ecretary Boutwell, and wife, and two or
nree members of the House.
In Swanton, VT, about two months ago,
evil in human form, named John Francis Rol-
ms, took his infant, only day old, from its
lother's side, in bed, and went down cellar,
eclaring he would stop its yelling. After
ards its remains were found buried in one
orner of the cellar, nearly all eaten up by the
ITS. He threatened its mother and grand |
lother with death if they divulged and then
He was tracked by the officers.
no discovered his retreat on Thursday.
Messrs G. X. Garrison, Alfred Reed and |
eneral Rufus ingalls, are urging members of |
ongress to favor their proposed line of ocean |
lail steamers. They ask Government to fit |
ut for them five large war steamers, now un-
mployed, and to agree to sell them these |
eamers at such prices as can be mutually ar |
anged, the ownership to remain in the Gov |
rnment until the purchase money shall he |
AID IN lnstallments out of the profits of the |
nterprise. With these steamers they propose
run weekly line between New York and
urope, and they further ask subsidy of
venty thousand dollars for each round trim
consideration of which the Government
als will be carried free of charge.