The Portland daily press., 1871-10-19

1t is stated that MIR. A. y. Stewart will ten.
der grand banquet to the Grand Duke Alexi.
on his arrival, that event being to mark the
opening of his new mansion on Fifth avenue.
the finest private residence in America
A small wooden building in Lowell. occn-
pied has dry house, was burned yesterday
The Supreme Court is now in session at
Portsmouth. There are two or three murder
cases, and some for manslaughter, and MANY
other interesting cases which will be bronobt
before the grand jury. The case of BENJAMIN
Woodbury. OF Salem, N. H., who was run over
by the Manchester and Lawrence train. Dec
18th, 1870, is expected to be tried at this term.
At Democratic meeting in New York
Monday night Samuel j. Tilden, Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee denounced
Tammany as den Of thieves.
Private letters from Chicago state that the
ladies of wealth there are sending what re-
mains of wardrobes and jewelry to New York
for sale to raise money to help the sufferers.
The Spanish man ,of-war Tornado is at AS
pinwall watching the movements of the fill
| clustering steamer Virginia.
| A telegraphic cable has b. on successfully
| laid between Barbados and Demarara.
The Comptroller of the Currency sends a
| dispatch to Mr.. Boutwell, pronouncipp the
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| ing every dollar on demand.
| Judge Ingraha.n has ordered the suppression
| of the scaDdaous testimony in the Stokes
ease, in which Col. James Fisk, Jr, is inyoled.
There were two deaths from yellow fever
at Char lesion Monday and two Tuesday.
Capt Houston has brought suit at Mem
phis for $4,000 against Gen. Forrest and Others
| for value of arms destroyed some wears since
| by party of disguised men.
Frederick Temple Black wood, Lorf Duffer-
in, aud Paymaster General, has been created
an Earl.
Several liquor cases in the Supreme Court
at Concord, N. e., went up to the full bench
| on the refusal OF witness who bought louoI
to testify, II the ground that his eyideuc,
would criminate himself making him an &C.
complete in the sale. For political reasons, i
is thought, the prosecuting officers were moi
unwilling to have the cases go by.
1t is rumored that Judge Ledwith, one O
the Committee of 70, has sold out to Tamma
ny, his price being the iudseship of the Su
bought. The Bowery Savings Bank gave 5000
to the Committee, and the tools of Tamman
are trying to get mp run on it in conse
| quence.
| There are a large number of vessels disable
ON the Lakes, in addition to those previousl
reported. One vessel for thirteen days wa
unable to proceed on account of the smok
which has been hanging over the Lakes.
Russell Quincy, English commissioner ur
der the Treaty of Washington, is in Toronto
Theodore B. Pryor, son of Gen. Roger 4
Pryor, is missing
A contractor named Rice had pepper throw
in his eyes, and $4,000 taken from him in Hal
risburg, Pa. yesterday. t
, The Chancellor of New Jersey has decide
the INJUNCTION case in favor of the Pennsylvs
MIA Central.
e X. Rockwell of New York, has recovere
$12, 900 from the 81 Aveaue railroad, for inju
rles from b1 Token track.
San Francisco has raised $l50000 for Ii
Chicago sufferers Portland, Oregon, sent
$4,000.
Heavy sand storms are prevailing in Il
Angeles and San Bernado counties, and son
fifty thousand sheep have been lost among Il
, | mountains