The Portland daily press., 1870-07-23
Rev, by Esiesf Wall.

News ny AHtess szuts
Capt. NJ. E. Bigelow Of Boston, Washing
ton street merchant and member of General
Burrilrs staff, has suddenly left Boston, hay-
ing been for long time engaged in utterine
forged paper upon his uncle, brother and faith.
err. The amount of these defalcations are abeut
$40, 000 to which i, added liability of S1OOeO
for goods purchased. He was a gentleman
who had mary friends and was much liked in
the community. The cause of his misfortune
was an inability to say "no," and this had led
him into great personal extravaganza outside
of his family. He leaves behind him wife
and two children.
dispatch from Rome dated the 10Th saws
that the absence was remarked of the French
commanding general and diplomatic CORPS
from the ceremony of the PRONUNCIATION of the
1nfallibility dogma. The two fathers who vot-
ed non: placet were the Bishop of Little Rock
and the British Cajazzo. According to all ac-
counts the opposing bishops will publish pro-
test against the denial of the traditional rights
of the minority.
Nothing has yet occurred to confirm the re-
ports of the proposed retirement of the French
troops. On the contrary it is reported that
they have just received fresh supplies, and that
the Papal soldiers, French and German are
returning to their respective countries.
The House of Commons was in committee
on the education bill on Friday An amend
ment providing tor the election of echool
boards by ballot was adopted, after which the
bill was passed to third reading amid loud
cheers from the ministerial benches.
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| July 9th, have been received. Gen. Stoneman
had arrived at that city and assumed command
of the Department of Arizona His first or
der was one to post commanders to regard all
Indians as hostile. Gov Stafford was visiting
Prescott. Rains had fallen and the crops were
improving. Mining news was favorable.
Peter Blimm, who killed boy eight years
old at the home of Hoffman, near Burlington,
Ohio, and then attempted to outrage the wife
of Hoffman, was arrested and indicted by a
| special jury for murder in the first degree, and
on. Wednesday the court specially convened
tried and found him guilty. He expresses bu'
little concern about his fate. Judge Prior sen.
fenced Blimm to be hanged August Goth.
The Mayor of Covington. KY, in a criminal
case Friday admitted the testimony of negro
woman for the prosecution. This is supposed
to be the first instance of the admission of ne
gro testimony i'll Kentucky.
Hayti is now at peace. More discoveries
have been made of counterfeit paper money
One gold dollar is equivalent to 81 20 in Hay
ten paper money. 1t is rumored that Baez il
assembling an army on the frontier to aid the
partizans of the late President Salnave.
| Civil war continues in Venezuela. The Mon
agus party still hold Maricaibo, Coro and
Puerto Cabello, and have possession of fee
commanded by Olivia. Occasionally the squad
ron appears before Laguayra and blockades
the port The Guzman party has opened 9
port at BOrbouratto, near Puerto Cabello The
British schooner Cemency entered the harbol
and was ordered to leave on the following day
by the captain of Monagas steamer and was
fired into, the shot carrying away her main
mast. Steamer Conway, formerly of the West
India mail service, had arrived at La Guara
having been purchased by the government
Her name has been changed to Musman Blanc
and she was rapidly being transferred to wal
vessel AS soon as she is finished there will
| probably be naval battle. Business was par.
| alyzed by the distracted condition of the cOun-
| try.
United States steamer Swataria arrived al
| st. Thomas July 10th and sailed the same day
for New York. The Haytian Minister of Fl.
nance has resigned and LIE Pratt takes his
place. The sugar crop at Puerto Rico is har-
vested. Sugar and molasses at Havana scarce
and demand increasing