The Portland daily press., 1870-04-18
Chesapeake sugar refinery in Baltimore on

Chesapeake sugar refinery IN Baltimore on
Saturday last.
Credtable information states that a contract
has been made to convey wheat by rail from
Buffalo to New York, lighterage free, at twelve
cents per bushel.
The Paris Figaro Independently again an
nounces to-day that the Emperor Napoleon
has written a letter on the Specification of the
Plebiscite for the instruction of the people,
Eight millions of copies of this document will
be printed forthwith in order that it may be
placed in the hands of every voter in France.
Philip sHoughton, % years old, steady and
industrious, was beaten and stabbed by two
.desperadoes in Boston a few days since and
died of his injuries. Two men known as Toy
and Crumlisk are under arrest waiting the re-
suit of the Coroner's inquest.
A freight train going east Friday evening on
the Central railroad was thrown from the track
at Sandcut short distance from Rochester,
N. Y, by broken shaft, and freight train
from the east ran into the wreck, smashing the
engine and killing forty fifty head Of cattle.
The engineer and a boy were seriously in
jured. Passenger trains from the cast were
| laid up at the break all night and western
D0unQ Trans were detained.
The tow boat Revere exploded her boilers on
| the Ohio near Cincinnati Friday night, and
sunk with twenty three persons on board
| Several persons were saved, including Captain
Dewof the mate and carpenter, who are bad
| ly injured. Twelve others including the en-
| gineer were also saved. Fifteen missing. The
boat exploded just after leaving her berth and
| was under 14O pounds of steam.
| The printers at st. Louis are on a strike, but
the Republican newspaper says it will be able
to hold out out against them.
The Merrimac continues to overflow its
banks at Concord. The lumbermen are active
in the drives. Otis Allen of Lowell has three
million feet OF lumber now at Squam Falls in
Holderness and 60 men are employed on this
drive and will soon reach its destination. Fol
lowing this about 20 miles in the rear is Nor
cross & Saunders drive of about six or sever
millions with 100 men, mostly from the bank
of the Penobscot.
| 1t is reported in Paris that Great Britain and
Russia have agreed to propose general dis
armament to the Prussian sovornmArt--
1t is understood that at the termination o
the Plebscite in France the Duke de Persg
ny will proceed to Berlin to propose genera
European Congress.
Rev. Newman Hall finds it necessary to con
tradict the rumor which has lately been crcu
| lated to the effect that he intends to live il
the United States.
An Havana letter Of the 9th inst. states tina
Gen. de Rodas still remains at Puerto Plincip
because he is unable to go to Remedies on tn
sea coast, as a force of Cubans are awaiting hi
approach in that direction. He has not one
gone out of Principe without having been sho
at by the insurgents. Two colonies have jus
f reac he'd Havana, both badly wounded. The,
: were with Boniche, who has been defeated i
the Cinco Villas district. In Palmll juris
diction of Colon there have appeared 1000 in
, surgents who have intrenched themselves an
r are prepared to resist any attack the Spaniarj
may make against them.
D Lake Champlain is clear of ice and steamer
D | will commence running regularly on Monda
| the 18th inst.
= In Boston on Saturday, Capt. Samuel Sko
! field, OF the ship Lydia Skolfeld of Brunswick
| was found guilty of cruel treatment and III
| usual punishment of q seaman named Mitcl
, | ell.
A despatch from Lisbon, Portugal, date
ct midnight, Friday, says that further advice
, from Montevideo state that the eldest son
, Lopez was killed at the same time with h
father.
In Concord. Friday, Joseph Moore, aged 1.
was found guilty Of setting fire to barn an
sent to the Reform School for four years.
The body of Mrs. Doran, killed by the acc
}, dent on the Boston and Maine Railroad, nea
Edgeworth, Thursday night, was discovered
the water about three fourths of mile fror
the scene of TIE accident Friday forenoon an
!, brought ashore Miss Dolan, the other woma
injured, died Thursday evening at the Massa
| chusettS General HOsnital