The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-04
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The Congressional Committee to investigate
the charges made against Senator Sprague of
unlawful traffic with rebels in Texas have sub
mitted report acquitting Senator Sprague of
any completely in the alleged transactions, and
SO the whole matter is at an end.
. Judge Blatchford of the United States Cir
cult Court in New York and Judge Shep'ey of
the same court in Boston have adiudged the
Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad company
bankrupt.
The Massachusetts Senate has cruelty re-
fused to incorporate the Boston Base Ball
Club, so the enterprise has short stop.
In the House on Thursday Mr.. Lynch made
an effort to secure the adoption of his reselu-
ton. offered some time ago, authorizing the
Secretary of the navy to appoint a commission
to inquire into the expediency of removing the
Charlestown Navy Yard to Kittery. Objec-
ton was made, and Mr.. Lynch wanted to sus-
pend the rules, but Mr.. Beck, who had the
floor, refused to yield for that purpose.
John W Gods, who murdered hiJ wife in
August. 1869, in New York was yesterday dis
charged from the Tombs where where he has
been confined since the murder, because all the
witnesst to the murder have disappeared.
ODonovan Rosa, the Fenian exile has re-
ceived present of $500 from the old Fenian
circle at Worcester, Mass.
Artists are engaged on design of memoir
ial window for Alice Cary TO be inserted in the
Church OF the Strangers in New York. The
window will be made as rich as the contribu-
tons of friends will justify. asrs-
John B. Ditcher and Mr.. Mckee Of New
tolv hoo fbo
| of mammoth stock yard on 430 acres OF la nd
recently purchased mile from East St Lou
| is. A hotel for drovers and a bank will be
among the buildings
Several new cases of small pox and two
| deaths are reported at St. John, N. B. Com
| pulsory vaccination is enforced. The whole
city is laid out in districts with medical officers
| for each. ~
The Pail Mail Gazette expresses the belle
| that the high commission now in session at
Washington, avoiding all difficulties as to the
distribution of the Alabama claims, will agree
to pay round sum of money, leaving the di-
vision of same to United States government.
The resignation of Chlders of the Office o
first Lord of Admiralty is again reported. Thu
report is accompanied by the statement tina
Earl Kimberly succeeds Childers and that tn,
right honorable Chichester Fortsecue assumes
the duties of Minister of the Colonies made va
cant by the transfer of Earl Kimberly. a
A private letter from Florence, Arizona
| says that the indians are worse in ArizoHs
than ever before. Within the past two week
they have killed or captured three differen
parties within twenty miles of that place. A
party of four men in charge of two five mule
teams, laden with barley, was attacked ant
one man killed, the others escaping after
vigorous fight day or two subsequently
the Indians attacked forsging party consist
| ing of three men with four-horse team. Two
men were killed and the team captured. The
next heard of the Indians Was that they killed
two men on horseback from Sacatan to Sal
| river. -. -,+ el Ge..e..
The House of Commons, on Thursday, after
| long deblte, adopted resolution for com.
| mittee to investigate the affairs of ireland.