The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-17
TELEGRAPM ITEMS.

The President mas nominated Geo. A. Parker
for postmaster at Lewiston.
The Indians committed nine murders in Ari
IONA the last week in April New Mexico is
yet undstorbed.
George Chambers, aged 60, shot himself
through the head in Detroit Sunday. Francis
Wagner shot himself at Bay City on Satur-
day. He was to have been married the same
day.
j. G. Holland Timothy Titcomb) arrived in
New York from Europe yesterday.
Rev. John Cotton Smith has written letter
in favor of opening the New York Mercantile
Library on Sunday.
The English pilots speak in high terms of
the sailing qualities of the Sappho
The supposed Fenians arrested in London
Saturday have been examined and remanded,
as evidence for the defence was unsatisfactory.
Lev. Thomas Dale, canon of st. PauIs Lon
don, died Sunday, aged 70.
A bill is to be introduced in the Spanish
Cortes to abolish slavery in the provinces.
Madame Olivier, the wife of the prime min
lister of France, has received the decoration of
the Noble Ladies of Spain
johnson Rolfe, wealthy and prominent
citizen of Wilmot, N. H., was throw from his
carriage and killed Monday.
The Athletics of Philadelphia beat the
Olympics at base ball Monday, 20 to Is.
At Woonsocket R. l., Rufus B. Waterman
has heen committed for trial for the murder of
Daniel F. Lapham on the 18th of April.
Tue Cuban res. Tents of New York held a
m Getting Monday evening and settled some lit
tie differences grow ag out Ct the presence of
Gen. Qlesada 10 the United States
Steamer George B. Upton. of New York,
now Cuban war vessel, sailed from New York
on Saturday for Cuba with a number of pas
sengers and a lot of munitions. OF war, most of
which were received from a vessel off Barne-
gat.
In the House of Lords Monday bill was
intro 1uced making education compulsory, and
fixing rate for the support of schools. Action
was postponed pending the consideration of
Mr. FOrster's bill in the House of Commons.
The Treasury officers are preparing to prose-
cute suits against the ex-collectOrs of internal
revenue who are in arrears. The total amount
now charged against them in the books of the
department is upwards of ten millions.
The retrenchment in the War Department
ordered by Secretary Belknap last week will
reduce the expenses $775,675, and it is estimat-
ed that the proceeds OF the property sold will
be $56j, 200.
The Methodist Conference at Memphis has
indefinitely postponed the report of the COIN
mittee on itinerancy, thus leaving the matter
intact
Enoch R. Borden, editor of the Trenton, N.
j., Daily Gazette, died Monday, aged AZ.
The ccroner's jury has rendered a verdict
that the Eureka railroad accident was caused
by the disObedience of the conductor and engi-
neer of the freight train in running fifteen
minutes behind the time given. The engineer
still elades arrest.
Monday was Mr.. Stewards Goth birthday
He was visited by fifty young ladies' OF Wells
College, Aurora, and in the course of speech
to them he said that the proceedings which had
been taken in founding corporate university
for the thorough education of women separate
ly and to he conducted by women alone was a
practical and hold advance in the right drec-
ton.
AT the Congressional caucus Monday night
Senator Hamlin presided, and it was decided
to provide for a Congressional Committee in
| connection with the State elections.
The famous Cra:gSprague bres ch of prom
Use case is about to be revived in the Chicago
courts.
J. D. Webster, freight agent of the Chicago
& st. Louis Railroad at Dwight. Ill. shot him
self Sunday. Domestic trouble was the cause.
The Tennessee Senate has passed bill pro
hibiting the inter-marriase of whites and col
| ored persons.
Gen. Jordan has published an appeal to the
women of New York for clothing for the des-
titute women aud children of Cuba
The Methodist Protestant Conference at
Baltimore has declined the overtures from the
Methodist Episcopal Church for a union of the
| two bodies.