The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-09

The latest English papers contain an ac-
count of the arrest in lodging house al
Slough, of the supposed murderer OF Inc Mar
shall family at Denham. He proved 10 NC
tramp and gave the name oil john Jones' lie
was drassed in the clothes of one OF the MUIR
derod victims. and had pawn-ticket for one
&c .,o watches stolen from the house in his
noclet:a carpet-bag was also found in his
possession full of food. Evidence was pro-
duced at the examination of the culprit
which went TO show that he was seen on the
afternoon of the tragedy ldrking about the
house of his victims. The most eXtraordina-
~ evidence, however, was that given by
woman, living only one hundred yards from
Marshall's house, who, while looking for a
key which she had lost the night before, saw
the prisoner come out of the house dressed in
Marshall's clothes. Since bis incarceration it
is said various circumstances have arisen
which point to the conclusion that the fiend
is Marshall's own brother, who was sent to
Australia by him eighteen years ago as rep
rebate for whom there was no chance in Eng
land. When first arrested he gave his name
as Mckenzie, but said he did not want it
known, as he had respectable friends; while
IN the tramps' lodging-house he spoke freely
about going to see brother, a smith, who
lived at Cheapside, Denham. Cheapside is
the local name of the place where the murder
ed family have lived for the past twenty
years, but the name is known only to few,
and there was no other smith at Denham be-
sides Marshall. The prisoners sister has been
sent for, but it is doubtful whether she will be
able to identify him.
The British Admiralty is considerably ex-
cited over the departure of suspicious
steamer, the Chieltain, which sailed recently
on an ostensible mercantile voyage to Japan,
but which has cleverly eluded the vigilance
of the Admiralty, and is now af1oat as for
midable accession to the Cuban insurgent ma
Wy. Her appearance and the correctness Of
her clearance papers disabused the minds OF
the authorities of any doubts as to her peace
full nature, though the unusually heavy nature
of her armament excited suspicion, which was
explained away by her commander stating
that they feared collision with the japanese
pirates, and had therefore taken precantios.~-
ry ineasnses. Upon these representations she
was allowed TO depart. Quickly following her
departure came startling rumor, which has
been fully corrobOrated, that her mercantile
mission was blind, and that she is now
afloat under the Cuban insurgent flag. I'm
mediate steps were taken to endeavOr to pre-
vent her doing any mischief.
The Committee ON Naval Affairs have ma
tured a bill for the reorganization of the navy,
which they hope to get through the House be-
fore adjournment. On the matter of consoli
dating the Atlantic Navy Yards the Commit.
| tee recommend the abandonment of the
| Brooklyn Navy Yard, but without recommen.
| daton as to consolidation at New London OF
| elsewhere. They are understood to favor the
| bill offered by Mr.. Lynch, of Maine, and reso
lutions offered by him March 25, 1869, direct
ing the appointment of a Commission 10 re
port ON the closing of the Charlestown, Mass
Yard, and its consolidation with that of Kit
terry, Maine. When the Naval bill comes up
Mr.. Lynch will offer an amendment looking
70 ''s:s-@nd. which will be supported by MI
dawes ana propap'y accepted by tho Commit
tee.
The Augusta (Ga.) Republican brings Tia
gratifying intelligence to hundreds of heart
in the North that the graves of the UnioI
soldiers who are buried at Andersonville ant
Marietta were decorated with flowers on Mon
day, 30th, by some of The friends of the Uniol
cause in Georgia, assisted by several distin
guished friends from the North. We hop
to hear that the thousands of graves at Hi
ton Head, Port Royal, around Charleston, an
all along the Southern Atlantic Coast hav
been remembered by patriotic hearts and ho1
ored by loving hands,