The Portland daily press., 1870-04-08
News by the Latest Mails.

Senator Yates is recovering.
Yesterday was Fast Day in Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire.
The quarrymen at Bloomfield. N j., are on
strike and threaten death to those who work
against them.
The Douglass flour mills at Allegheny City,
Pa, were burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
Edward Mcdonald shot Joseph Williams in
brawl in Philadelphia Wednesday.
There was report of clear weather in all
directions yesterday.
The paper makers of England propose to
raise the price of paper ten per cent on &C.
count of the dearness of rags.
The Republicans of Baltimore, without dis
tinction Of race or COLOR" celebrated the if-
teenth amendment by a public meeting and
salute of one hundred guns Wednesday.
The trustees of the Peabody estate in Eng
land have communicated with the government
of the Province of Quebec as to the advisability
of founding village in Lower Canada, build
ing farm houses, church, court house, &C., for
emigrants to be hereafter sent.
The Committee on Ways and Means have
agreed to recommend the following additional
sections 10 the tariff bill: That the tax impos-
ing tonnage duty on ships, vessels or steam
ers shall hereafter be construed to apply to any
ship, vessel or steamer belonging to a citizen
or citizens of the United States engaged in the
coasting trade.
, The popular opposition to the operations of
the military CONSUMPTION act have not abated
in Spain. On Wednesday number of men
entered Seville from the neighboring villages
of Camas and Santi Ponce, with banners fly
ing, shouting, "Viua Republic" and "Down
with the CONSUMPTION" They were evidently
sent to test the disposition of the people for a
general rising. The rioters were promptly ar
rested. Groups of people formed around the
guard, and for time it was thought efforts
would be made to rescue the prisoners. They
were safely lodged in jail after some difficulty
and the crowd dispersed.
The famous yacht Henrietta, formerly own
ed by James Gorden Bennett, Jr., is to be put
into the San Francisco and Sandwich Islands,
trade.
AT meeting of the New England Historic
genealogical Society in Boston, Wednesday
night, Rev. Darius Clark, D. D., the histori-
ographer, read sketch OF the life and charac-
ter Vi tue late william Willis.
After Recorder Hackett took his place ON
morning, the jury in the Mcfarland
case were called and all answered to their
names District Attorney Garvin opened the
case He said the prosecuting officer for the |
CITY and county of New York has very solemn |
and responsible duties devolving upon him in |
4 case like the present. He has double duty |
to perform. to the prisoner and the people;
one man to bear, were it not that finally the |
case is given to the jury, who would t have to
pass upon the facts, taking the case from the
court. With the decision of the jury all would |
De satisfied. whether it was adverse to the pris-
,ner or the people, The decision should be
'uch as they could afterwards look back upon
With calm satisfaction. The court will charge |
aat il man premeditatively takes the life of |
mother he is guilty. The facts be expected to
how were that on the 18th of November the
prisoner stood in the Tribune office, lying in
wait for somebody. When Richardson came
n this person fired the shot which carried |
Richardson to his grave. For days after Rich !