The Portland daily press., 1871-04-07

Anti-income tax associations are being FORM
ed throughout the country.
Government sold two millions of gold in New
York Thursday at 1902 to 11O43
St. Mary's Mission, a town of 400 inhabitants
twenty-five miles west of Topeka, Kansas, was
entirely destroy ed by fire. Only the depot was
saved.
large French war ship is ashore on Good
win Sands. She is supposed to be full Of
troops.
The Louise Gibson, from Liverpool for Bos-
ton, was sunk by collision with ship Great
Western from Liverpool for New York. The
latter has put back for repairs.
Several youthful incendiaries were arrested
in Quincy, I'll, Thursday, who confessed to set
ting fire to number of buildings that have
been destroyed during the last few months.
A New York court held ON Thursday in a
libel case that newspaper publisher was es-
topped from saying that anything was pub
lished without his authority.
The Michigan Supreme Court commenced
its Spring term at Detroit Tuesday, and admit
ted some sixty recent graduates of the Law
Department of the University to practice, in
Guiding Miss Kilgore, of Indiana, being the
first case of a woman being admitted to the bar
of that State.
In the Spanish Cortes Thursday the minister
for the colonies denied that the United States
government has made proposition to Spain
for the purchase of her possessions in the West
Indies.
The Germans have made the final arrange
ments for Easter Mondays procession in New
York. Seven militia infantry regiments, two
of cavalry, three batteries of artillery and
twenty-six other military bodies, chiefly rifle
corps, and one hundred and forty civil organ
izations will march. 1t is computed that about
$4,000 men will form in line. Gen. Sigel will
be grand marshal. Addresses will be made to
grand mass meeting in Tompkins Square.
Baez claims a complete victory over Cabral at
Aqua, Santo Domingo, March 18th, Cabral
abandoning all his provisions and fleeing to the
woods. Gen. Luperon was defeated March 18th
at Partido in the jurisdiction Of Sovaneta. IA
horses, 8 needle guns and $500 in money, many
carbines, cloaks, clothing and twelve loads Of
ammunition were captured. In his Aight Luz
peron lost his seal.
In the trial of Mrs. Laura Fair, who murder
ed Hon. A. P. Crittenden in San Francisco
last fall, Mrs. Fair testified a whole day in her
own behalf. She admitted having been mar
ried four times, once since her adulterous con-
nection with Crittenden. Two of her husbands
committed suicide, from one she obtained di-
yorce, and one was living undivorced when
she married the last two. She advanced most
advanced free love sentiments, declaring her.
self Crittenden's true wife in the sight OF God,
though his wife to whom he had been married
thirty-two years and the mother of his chill
dren was still living. She said her recent mar
riage with Snyder did not make her his wife
because she did not love him. Two women
who applauded her yesterday were fined $25
each for contempt ofcourt.
The subject OF establishing new county in
Connecticut, with Waterbury as the county
seat, has been revived, and will be one of the
prominent questions before the next Legisla-
ture of that State.
Strawberries are worth 50. 80 a quart in New
York.