The Portland daily press., 1870-02-03

Ine hlngston Oil works at Green Point L.
L., were burned Tuesday night Loss, SO.
600.
Ihe sugar house of Ostershausen Brothers
ON Rose street, New York, was burned this
morning. Loss, 100000.
David Atwood of Madison, Wisconsin. has
been nominated by the Republicans to fill a
Congressional vacancy
The English government has paid 726, OCO
pounds sterling for the Geographic cable con-
Meeting England and Germany.
Sylvanus Prescott, a well-known citizen of
Lowell, employed in the Lowell Bleachery
was found dead in bed Tuesday morning.
The Arch Duchess Elizabeth of Austria has
fled to America, having embarked at Ham,
burg.
Pittsburg Tuesday night, rendering fourteen
families homeless.
A Rev. Mr.. Wallis is in Jail at Centreville,
Indiana, charged with the murder of Martha
Lambert young girl whom he had seduced.
Buckhart, the murderer, attempted to kill
sheriff Ford in the New York Jail Monday, but
was well beaten by that official and then con-
fined to ring-bolt. He is feigning Insanity.
The sugar importers of New York adopted a
scale of tariff prices which committee will
proceed with to Washington and urge upon
Congress.
Thirteen men and eight game cocks were
arrested in Brooklyn Tuesday at cock pit
by the police under the leadership of Mr.
Bergh.
Paris has received no American newspapers
later than January 11th, and complain that it
is the effect of the new transatlantic mail ar
rangement.
A Democrat named Stiles from Pennsylva-
MIA attempted in the House, Tuesday, to i'm
plicate the President in the New York gold
conspiracy.
1t is rumored at the War Department that
prominent officers in the army have signified
their intention to resign if their pay is re-
duced, as proposed by Gen. Logan's bill.
Gov. Stearhs of New Hampshire is making
arrangements for some able Republican
stump speaking in his State during the spring
campaign.
The Dominion government has ordered the
construction of large number of boats, to be
81 feet long, feet wide and feet deep,for the
purpose of sending them into the Winnepeg
settlements on the first opening of spring.
In view of the probable early ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment, a call has been is
sued for convention of the colored men of
kentucky, to be held in Frankfort, on We'd
nesday,'the Odd inst
Steamship Santiago de Cuba, from Havana,
came in collision with steamship Brunette.
from New York to Philadelphia on Tues.
day. The latter vessel sunk and two firemen
named George A. Coleman and James Nc
Carthy were drowned.
A. G. Taylor has confessed to setting fire to
his saloon in Grand street, New York, fort
night since to obtain the insurance. As the
upper part of the building was occupied by
tenements he will be tried on the charge of
arson.
A letter has been received at London from
Capt. Cochrane of the Royal Navy commanding
the Petrol, stationed on the African coast. He
reports that DR.. David Livingstone, the cele-
brated African traveller, had been burned as a
wizard by chief in the interior.
The Rev. Horace Cook is to be tried for his
'scapade with Miss johnson by his church
Arril7. Temporary insanity will be admitted
IS his defence. The presiding elder is under
TODD to have the power Of retaining Cook in
lis ministry.
OF the dozen or so appointments of cadets to |
Vest Point made by the President on Monday, |
I'll save one were of tho sons of army officers |
Till living or who have fallen during the war.
me odd appointee was the son of Marshal |
'harp and the nephew of Mrs. Grant.
AN earnest and enthusiastic meeting of |
lore than 2OO of the leading members of the |
new York Bar was held Tuesday evening and
measures perfected for a permanent organiza-
lou' Ahe meeting was addressed by Messrs,
'lerrepont, Evarts and others.
line amounts issued from the Treasury De.
during January were as follows. For
ivil and miscellaneous purposes and fnroio,
l.ercourse' Sa,696.o41; war, S. 300, 26O; navy,
$685. 800; interior, pensions and Indians
661, O42; total, $12 ,694 ,243 This does not in,
Jude warrants issued on account of the public
ebt
Sir Francis Hincks, Canadian Finance Min
ter has issued a circular to the banks asking
eir cooperation in removing American silver
ON circulation. He proposes to fix day,
W SHdUic oil w pIcpdTo lOF |
when American silver coin shall be legal
nder only at 20 per cent discount
The Portsmouth Chronicle says the monoto-
: of waiting in the cold at the depot for the
'abody train Tuesday was enlivened by ,
TART scrimmage between a gentleman and
ly, representatives of the famous fifteenth
endment, who irrepressibly conficted,
,atly to the amusement of the spectators
Commander M. L. johnson has
N detached from duty on the steamer
mouth, and ordered to duty at the Ports
nth Navy Yard. Commander A. c. Rhind
been ordered to duty at the Brooklyn
Wy Yard. Commander William P. Mccain T.
oeen detached from the Philadelphia Navy b
I'd. p
Il inc election Tuesday by the Legislature t.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Al
south Carolina, the entire Democratic vote T
cast for j. j. Wright, colored State sepa- N