The Portland daily press., 1871-11-29
TELEGRAPaHC ITEMS.

| Ii Is reported that Nilsson refused to allow
Miss Kellogg to sing at the opera with her.
| The Inventors Union in New York has come
| to an end.
| It is stated that the naval officers refused to
sell tickets to the naval ball given to Alexis to-
night to Col. Jim Fisk.
A Washington special states that the non
| tulfllment of the promises by Spain is about to
| lead to serious results, and large American
| fleet will soon appear in Cuba waters.
The Sunday Times of Kansas City published
eleven columns OF letters from prominent men
OF Wisconsin endorsing passive Democratic
| policy. The writers are senator's representa-
tlves, generals, judges and citizens.
Christopher Barry, John REILLY, Tom j.
O'Connor and James REILLY, inspectors of cleo
ton in New York, were held in $4,000 each,
| Monday for trial on the charge of stuffing bal
| lot boxes.
A New Orleans dispatch says the betting is
two to one on Mace against Coburn, and both
intend fair fight.
1t is stated that the grand jury in Brooklyn
have found indictments against several promi-
| n7nt politicians for frauds on the ballot box
The Investigations into the Harlem (N w
Court House expenses show that a quarter of a
million dollars have been expended for what
could have been done for 1000, and 5000 600
have been stolen. The evidence duplicates
Harvey Genet in the frauds.
Reports from the Northern Pacific Railroad
say that the thermometer was down to 23o be-
low zero and heavy wind prevailing. Trains
were stopped aud telegraph wires down.
There is sensational report that owing to
suspicious actions of the Polish lodges the Grand
Duke is constantly guarded, night and day, by
the police.
The bill for the repeal of Female Suffrage in
Wyoming passed the Council Tuesday, 5 yeas
to nays. 1t had previously passed the lower
House.
1t is stated that deficit of between two and
| three hundred thousand dollars has been dscov-
cred in the accounts of the Bowling Green Saw
lngs Bank, but that it was made good by the
Ring officials.
Poole's bakery in Great Falls, n. H., worth
$4,000, was burned Monday night.
There were ten offers of bonds Tuesday, at
the sub-Treasuryi in Washington So, 252, $50 from
| Ito 74-100 to Ill 5-100.
| A second seizure of liquors at the NIerrimac
House, Lowell, was made Tuesday.
| Heram Lindeman, editor of the Zietung. died
at Jefferson City, Sunday night. Lindeman
| edited the Dresden Gazette in 1S49. He was
sentenced to death for connection with the in
snrrection, but escaped to this country.
| Duggen, who murdered Kiere at New Haven,
has been arrested. 1t is probable that he acted
in self defence.
A man named Wilson, of Kicbapoo Island,
| Kan, shot his two sons Monday, one fatally
| Ine discovery OF silver mine near Astoria,
Oregon, creates great excitement in the vicni-
| ty.
ElRev j. S. Burke, Catholic, was run over by
the cars Tuesday night in Worcester, and fa-
tally injured.
The reception of Duke Alexis by the officers
of the navy yard Tuesday night was one of the
most brilliant affairs that ever happened in
| New York.
Gen. Butler has been appointed to the Com
mittee of Seventy in place of Henry Stebbins,
| resigned The committee passed series of re-
| solutions denouncing Mayor Hall, Tuesday
night and demanding his Immediate resigna-
| ton.
Two men, George D. Stowe and BENZ. F. Fer
ry, were arrested in Boston, Tuesday, for EN-.
bezzing large quantity of silks, of leading nler-
chants, amounting probably to $4,000