The Portland daily press., 1870-12-15

--latest News by MaiI.
The engineer on Long Island train Tues
day discovered the draw open over Flushing
creek, when not more than fifty yards from the
bridge. He Immediately applied the steam
brakes, but the locomotive was precipitated in
to the creek, but the smoking car hung sus-
pended in the air, while the passenger cars re-
manned on the track. The engineer, fireman,
and one passenger were slightly bruised. The
signal man had opened the draw for vessel
and left the safe signal up, supposing he had
time to close The draw before the train came
up.
Geo. Onmacht has recovered one cent of the
Louisville Courier in libel suit.
A Mrs Brown was found dead on the plains
between Concord, N. H.. and Baskerville Mon
day, under circumstances that are considered
suspicious. The matter is being investigated.
Official returns of the late election in Mo-,
show total vote of 167,71O. Brown received
1903, 374, and McClurg $780, Majority for
Brown, 40,038.
Adyces from MontevideO to the 18th of No
yember are to the effect that the siege causes
scarcity of food almost amounting to famine
James A. Weston, Democrat, was elected
mayor OF Manchester, Tuesday, by 90 plural
ity.
John M. Wickham, Of Greenville NY,
was robbed of $4,000 Monday, having it cut out
OF a vest pocket while he was asleep in rail-
road car.
The Camden, N. j., rioters have their trial
next week. 90 indictments have been found.
Not barrel of salt can be found in Nash
ville
A movement is on foot for promoting Scan
dinavian emigration into Tennessee.
The New York and London Telegraph Com
pany expect to lay cable next August.
Jerry Dunn, who killed James Logan in
New York, has been convicted of manslaugh-
ter.
Alexander Dumas the elder is dead.
A million Of government gold was sold We'd
nesday, at ITO. Ga to 110.71.
Messrs. o. H. & j. Fl. Dawson of Newark,
manufacturers, have failed for 1856, 900. Assets
$4,000.
Frederick Birbush, noted counterfeiter, has
been sentenced to fine of S. and fifteen years
in the pentitentiary, by court in st. Louis
The corner stone of a Jewish temple, to cost
$4,000, was laid in New York Wednes-
day.
Half the business part of the town of Kent
land, Ind, was destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning Less $25O,OOO.
The navigation of the Elbe is impeded by ice
An accident occurred on the Midland, Eng.
railway by which fourteen persons were killed
and twenty wounded.
Peter Mccartney, notorious counterfeiter,
who escaped from Cincinnati some days ago
and was arrested near st. Louis and taken to
Springfield ILL.,, was released yesterday on
$4,000 bail. 1t is understood that he was bail
ed by officers of the United States secret ser.
vice, in consideration of disclosing the hiding
place of a large amount Of plates and material
used III counterfeiting and giving information
that will lead to the arrest of his accomplices.
In response to resolution adopted last
| April, the Senate Committee on Judiciary re.
ported that the 14th amendment has no effect
whatever upon the status of the Indians with
| the limits Of the U. s. and does not annul the
treaties previously made congress having uni.
formly respected the right of the Indians te
| govern themselves.