The Portland daily press., 1870-03-18
General News.

President Grants message to the people OF
New Hampshire, through Mr.. Dawes, an
nouncing an economical policy in the admin
lstration of the government, was telegraphed
to Europe in full, and doubtless had no small
influence in producing the recent advance in
our bonds abroad.
Fields, Osgood & Co.'s edition of Tenny-
sons works cannot be sold in Edinburgh, the
Court of Sessions havingissued an order for
bidding it.
The Ohio Legislature has defeated a resolu-
ton submitting constitutional amendment
giving suffrage to women.
The nomination of General Sickles for
Minister to Spain was yesterday confirmed.
The elections just over in Portugal resulted
favorably for the present ministry.
The President will soon send a message to
Congress on Tennessee affairs.
The union of the English and Scotch Pres
byterian bodies approaches realization.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the American
accounts Of the Oneida disaster are not only
inconsistent with each other, but inconsistent
with facts and with possibility.
General Sherman has issued general Or
der directing the signal corps to begin the
system of meteorological observations, and a
telegraphic announcement of the approach
and the force of storms. as contemplated by
the recent joint resolution of Congress.
fierce controversy is in progress in Mad
rid on the best method of disposing of the
Cuban question. Some of the journals make
bold to argue in favor of abandoning the
island to the United States. This proposition
is bitterly opposed by majority of the press
as cowardly and unpleasant.
The Maine lumbermen state that the fall
in gold has made difference of 81 60 per M
in favor of Canada lumber, and adding inter-
est on money and freight to this, there results
difference of So % against lumber grown in
the States.
The pilots had a further hearing Wednes-
DAY before the Committee on Navigation In
terests. Captain Cooper and Hon. Richard
ii. Spofford, of Boston 1.-THE latter represent
ing the marine underwriters Hon. Samuel
Randall and Captain Rutherford, of Philadel-
phia, and William Allen Butler, made areu-
ments against compulsory piletage.
Quite a large delegation of Quakers, who
represent societies in several States, have ar
rived in Washington to demonstrate with the
President and General Sherman againSs ae-
ehrridan pe1ng allowed to remain day lon
ger in command of the Indian country. They
complain very earnestly against his conduct
in the attack on the Piegans, and ask that the
opposite policy may be pursued against the
Indian tribes. They have drawn up plan
lor the transfer OF the Indians to reservations,
with the purpose of ameliorating their condi-
ton by the introduction of the proper eIe-
ments of civilization, but in their contest
against Sheridan they appear to be determin-
Ell TO accomplish something.
AT Rochester, N. Y. Wednesday the snow
was four feet deep on a level and all the
trans were completely blockaded. The
storm extended over the whole of Western
Canada.
Following the example of Garibaldi it is
said jeff Davis is writing novel, which he
will complete before the year is out. 1t re-
lates to the Mexican war, is not to touch on
recent politics, and will be published first in
England.
A meeting was held at the American chapel
in Paris Wednesday night in honor Of the
memory of Mr.. Burlingame. 1t was largely
attended by the American residents and visi-
Tors, and some distinguished Frenchmen were
present. Minister Washburne presided and
made speech, paying tribute to the political
and social qualifications of Mr.. Burlingame,
who, he said, had been his friend since 1875
The Rev. Mr.. Lampson read resolutions Of
eulogy and coincidence. Ex-Gov. Bullock. of
Massachusetts, in an eloquent discourse gave
the history of the life and services of the de-
ceased, dwelling upon his last famous mission
and its accomplishments.