The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-04

The Ecumenical Council has decided that
the dogma of infallibllity shall be proclaimed
on June 29th in honor of the feast of st. Peter.
Extensive preparations are being made to Gel
citrate the occasion and the display of ponip
and paseantry will surpass any demonstration
ever witnessed in Europe. The religious SER
| vices will be of most solemn and impressive
character and thousands of visitors from every
city in Europe will be present to witness the
display or take part in the ceremonies. I'm
mediately after the PRONUNCIATION of the decree
OF infallibiity the Council will take a recess to
| October 18TH
William Belger, a Nova Scotian, employed
| as fireman on a steamer, was found dead with
| severe wound on his forehead Thursday
night in drinking saloon in Boston John
Woods, the keeper of the saloon, James Mann
and Jeremiah Sullivan were arrested on sus-
picion of the murder.
| The cholera is making fearful ravages among
the natives in Bandoogen, Hindostan. Thou
sands of people have been attacked and hun
dreds of bodies are left lying above the ground
There is great panic. among the inhabitants.
DR.. j. p. Jewett, coroner and an old citi-
zen of New York, died suddenly Friday morn
ing of heart disease.
River thieves stole $4,000 worth of valuable
goods from warehouse in New York Wednes
day night. One OF them has been arrested,
The cause of the railroad accident at Pater-
son, N. j., by which three men we're killed,
was faulty construction of the car which had
not brakes strong enough to check a heavy
load
Capt. G. d. Cameron, whose imprisonment
by King Theodore caused the Abyssinian war
died in Geneva Thursday.
Capt. James Coon, of Cotuiiport, with his
son, and the cook, and a grandson Of Bartlett
Cobb, of Hyannisport, were lost on the schoon-
er j. f. Simmons below Cape Henlopen on the
9th inst.
The final passage of the Irish land bill in the
British Parliament is regarded favorably by the
Irish press generally, and some of the news.
papers are jubilant over the success of the
measure.
Twenty thousand emigrants. chiefly Irish,
left Liverpool in May, nioe-tenths of whom
went to New York.
A riot occurred near Madrid Thursday on
account of an attempted collection of the tax
for the maintenance of the clergy. 1t was
quickly suppressed.
The colored men of Vermont celebrated the
ratification Of the 18Th amendment at Rutland
Thursday.
Parepa and Carl Rosa have accepted invita-
tions to take part in the Beethoven musical
festival in New York. Miss Kellogg, Mrs. Ed
ward Seguin, Signors Lefranc, Brignoli, Ran
do'f and Regina are also engaged. Carl Ter
RAIN will conduct the oratorio Maretzek the |
operate music and Gilmore five miscellaneous |
concerts.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has |
approved of design for a new two cent stamp |
10 be imprinted on black paper The stamn |
contains the limitation clause "Good op,v for
bank check The Commissioner ;nton5, .,
approve stamps of other denomination. 20 ho
imprinted in the same way. to meet Tho do.
mand of the public.
The race for the Oaks stakes Mt Erso,,,
Downs on Friday was won by Jones Games
by three lengths. Sunshine was second. Six
horses started. The favorites were beaten, and
a large amount of money changed hands.
A London dispatch says the New York
va ;hts and those of the Royal Yacht Club will
compete on the 18th inst. for the Dovertown
cup. The course will be from Dover, England,
to Boulogne, France, and back.
There is apprehensions in regard to the
movements of Fenians in England The Gov
eminent has received private information con-
corning their plan of operations, and as a con-
sequence orders have been issued from the Ad-
miralty office to double the guards at all the
lock yards and naval stations, to keep fires
banked on all steamers and other precautions
to facilitate the suppression of any
,evolt
A friend of Riels telegraphs from ST. Paul
hat Riels is dissatisfied with the Manitoba
oil because it does not provide for general
'mhesty and intends resisting the Red River
expedition. He has 200 men at Fort Garry
anu ooo on the pr airie. A battle is expected
Io"i 'he Lake Of the Woods. A large band of
'"' ''eeos nave been sent out as scouts for