The Portland daily press., 1870-08-02

AcfSSnaIs
Col Thomas Nesmith, a wealthy citizen of
Lowell, died on Sunday, aged 80.
Col. BuelPs murderer, Mslone, died Thurs
day from the wounds received when he was
arrested.
, Miss Anna Morrison, a beautiful California
girl, is stumping that State in opposition to
woman suffrage
The Pension Office thinks it will make out a
case of forgery against Roderick r. Butler,
the cadetshp-selling Congressman from Ten
nessee.
At Kingston, Canada, a dry goods clerk was
recently accommodated with the loan of a re-
volver to blow out bis brains with in order to
spite LADY who had rejected him and married
another On sober second thought he sold the
revolver and got drunk.
Jefferson Davis arrived in Richmond from
Memphis, on Friday afternoon. AS soon as it
became noised about, large number of his old
friends called upLn HIM and were cordially re-
ceivel. Mr.. Davis is in good health. He is
on his way to Europe, where he goes to bring
back his family.
Robert Sanborn, seaman on board schooner
Governor Burton, fell overheard and was
drowned on the passage from Gardiner to Bos-
ton.
Dickens is said to have written for his chill
dren Life of the Savior,' which is yet to be
published.
Bishop Ames preached in the Methodist
church at Salt Lake on the morning of July
10, and Chaplain McCabe in the evening, to an
audience of 800.
The ministry of the Church of England has
lately received an accession in the person of
the Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Mar
quis of Normandy.
John b. Gould, paying teller of the State
Bank in Boston, committed suicide on Mon
day by jumping from fourth story window.
He had been suffering from illness and was
temporarily aerapged.
Jacob c. Whitten, of Fishervile. N. H., was
killed on Monday by being thrown from his
carriage.
ELECTION DAY IN KENTUCKY.-The antici-
patton of the election in Kentucky Oh Monday,
when the colored people vote for the first time,
caused ferment in many parts of the State,
and bIoodshed was feared. In Lexington Sat-
urday night, the negroes while parading mani
tested turbulent spirit by shouting and firing
pistols promiscuou.ly in the air and at houses,
and created so much alarm and excitement
that the fire bells were rung aud the State mill
tia called out The formation of the militia
and citizens with arms aroused the riotous ne
groes TO higher pitch and charge was made
to disperse them. Shots were freely exchang-
ed. Three whites and four negroes were
wounded, and one policeman was shot through
ehO hCou abu uISu uOAt 4uc cuSdSc-
ment was short, and the negroes broke and fled
in all directions. From their retreats, howev-
er, fire was continued upon all the whites
who appeared, and in many cases the latter
were driven into their homes and other places
of shelter. The most intense excitement fol-
lowed, and further difficulty was apprehended
Many negroes were reported to have armed and
barricaded themselves in their houses. Every
precaution was taken to preserve the peace, but
great many declared their intention of leav-
ing the city and taking their families with
them and remaining until election is over.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. NATHAN.-A New York
dispatch says there was little business done on
Wall street Monday morning, nearly all the
bankers and brokers attending Mr.. Nathan's
funeral. Long before the hour appointed for
the funeral a crowd began to gather about the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, the murder being the
chief subject of conversation. Feelings of
mingled grief and Indignation at the cold
blooded murder swayed every member of the
vast crowd filling Twenty third street from
Broadway to Booths Theatre. The crowd
numbered over 5000 and were intensely watch
ing for the funeral procession to form. The
friends of the family entered the house about
IL o'clock. The procession was formed ard
proceeded to Evergreen Cemetery, Ridgewood
Park, L. L. His two sons had to be supported
down the steps of the house to the carriage.
Both were weeping violently and seemed COM
pletely overcome with emotion. The hearse
was preceded by thirty men. and marching in
the funeral procession after them came fifty
boys of the Jewish Orphanage; then forty -sev-
en- carriages. The first one was occupied by
his two sons. Along the whole route crowds
of people assembled to witness the mournful
cortege.
THE steamer Dan Able, running between
Cairo, Illinois, and Columbus, was totally de-
stroyed at Columbus Saturday night. The lire
originated in the cook room, and spread so rap
idly that nothing could be done to save the
boat. The boat had steam up: and the levers
OF the engine were suspended by ropes, allow
ing the steam to escape through the cylinders.
men cut adrift to save the wharf, as soon as
the ropes burned off, the wheels began to re-
VoiVe, and there was the novel spectacle of a
steamer on fire proceeding mp stream without
human guidance. She progressed but G fsw
hundred feet when the steam. pine bprst o,d
the wreck foated to Wolf Island, where IL
burned to the waters edge No lives were losi
The boat was valued at $40,O0
FINE MAP.-Mr. e. Lloyd, of No. % Cort-
landt street, New York, the famous map pub
Usher, has sent us his new and elegant map of
the seat of War in Europe, including Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Turkey, the Danubian Prov
inces and Russia, properly colored, with con-
venient marginal notes and references. This
map the publisher informs us, is drawn from
actual survey and may be relied on for cor
rectness The work is carried out with great
minuteness, and those who desire to inform
themselves intelligently of the events which
are now and will take place in Europe within
the next decade at least will regard the fifty
cents which the map costs, as an Insignificant
investment for SO great convenience.