The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-04

A full-rigged brig, supposed to be laden with
petroleum, was discovered on fire of Block
Island on Tuesday. Her name could not be
ascertaned
Large amounts of refined petroleum have
been sold in New York and Philadelphia for
shipment to Cronstadt, to be thence forworded
by rail to Germany.
Steamer Liverpool arrived at New York
Wednesday with 740 passengers, including 500
converts to Mormonsm, mostly Scandinavians
and Welch.
The latest reports from Cuba are decidedly
favorable to the patriots. The Cubans. lack
arms; the Spanish cannot get men.
Gov. Hoffman peremptorily refuses to par
don John Real, convicted Of the murder of a
policeman.
Most of the San Francisco printers have ac-
cededt to the compositions demand for an in
crease of wages from 60 to 70 cents per thous-
and.
Steamer Alexandria has arrived at San Fran
cisco from Alaska with $4,000 fur skins, and
brings the following news: st. Johns day and
the 4th of July were appropriately observed.
Gen. Davis had been on visit to the islands
of st. Paul and st. George to investigate the
reported NAL administration in these Islands.
and found matters in terrible condition
through the collision of the government agents
and Hutchinson, Coyle & Co. The seals
skinned were not restricted to the number al
lowed by law, and other malpractces and the
restrictions on the sale of liqnors have driven
the Zitka Indians to the English ports to
trade. Gold in paying quantities has been
discovered in the river Kenay The volcano
on Nanicock islond is in an active state of
eruption.
Commander Carter of the United States ship
Savannah reports his arrival at Plymouth, E.,
on July 10th, and says: 1--WE have been re-
ceived with great cordalty by Admiral Sir
Henry Codington and the officers attached to
the dock-yards at Davenport. One hundred
and three midshipmen had an opportuuitv of
VISITING London July IA and remaining there
four days Their conduct and department.
while there was all that could be desired. The
midshipmcn have also visited the backwards.
where every attention was shown to them and
the objects Of interest explained"
A telegram from Fort Fetterman saws that
an Indian runner just in reports that the
Sioux, Cheyennes and Arapahoes are epcamn-
ed in the vicinity of Rosebud and Tongue riv-
ers. AMan-Afraid-of- H orses had Ina ,odcos
of Sioux with him. They profess to be peace-
lui ana say that they have no war parties out.
There are no Indians near the Big Horn.
The Republicans of Wyoming held a meet
ing Tuesday night to select delegates to The
Territorial Convention at Laramie Civ for
nominating candidate for Delegate to Con-
gress. The session was stormy one and tho
resnltwas unsatisfactory to many Republicans
who declared their Intention of voting on tbe
Democratic ticket.
A Canton, ILL.,. special states that terr;bla
pesteace among the fish is spreading in tb,
Illinois river, in that vicinity and for long
distance the river bank is covered with tbous,
ands of dead fish decaying in the sun, and the
stream itself is full of them. River men think
this mortality is caused by the burning of 1000
barrels of whiskey on the river during the
great fire at Peoria, which destroyed the oxv
gen so that the fish could not live. The stencil
is so great that families living on the river
banks have been compelled to move aWay IT.
is feared that much sickness will follow. Tho
dead fish are too numerous to bury and the on
ly thing TO be done is to use disinfectapts.
Cable dispatches state that the English gov.
eminent refuses to allow any officer of tba
British army to join Prussian headquarters AZ
correspondent. The London Times
engaged Capt. Hozier, their reporter of the |
Sadowa camprign, as war correspondent, and
the Prussan generals were willing and desir- |
Gus to receive him, but Her Majesty's Govern |
ment, says the Times, appears to have been |
seized with sudden alarm lest the pen of SOL |
der should give eclat to Prussian victories
which the pen of a civilian would fail tn inn
part, or color TO French excuses. and which
would wound the susceptibilties of the French
nation; and it was actually made a cabinet
question and the cabne. decided to refuse ner-
mission, in fear lest the Emperor might take it
II. Messrs. Gladstone and Cardwell are I'M
ierstood to be the authors of this resolution,
Ind they are not spared by the powerful jour-
lal they offended.