The Portland daily press., 1872-06-11


New YORK, June 10-An immense crowd
attended the Hanson Place Baptist Church,
Brooklyn, last evening to witness the baptism
by immersion of Miss Smiley, the Quaker
preacheress. She publicly renounced Quaker
ism and will hereafter preach as an Evangelical
minister. I.aI -
DIR. Houard's Casc-His Release De-
mamded. ti
A special to the Herald from London, dated
the 9th, says that Thursday Gen. Sickles, Min
lister to Spain, submitted to the Spanish Minis
ter formal and peremptory demand for the re-
lease of DR.. Emile Houard from the sentence of
the court marital The communication of Min
lister Sickles is an elaborate document and en-
tirely covers the case. In presenting the de-
mand Mr.. Sickles conveyed to the Spanish Gov
eminent the desire of the President that there
should be no delay, but that the subject should
receive immediate attention, and in case of
refusal to comply he stated that the President
would take decisive action in the matter DIR.
Houard is likely to be speedily released in con-
sequence of the able dispatch of Minister
Sickles, as Serrano is believed to be favorable to
his release in spite of the rumors to the con-
trary. ~
The instruction is still alarming, bad news
having been received from Tarragona. -
The Western Tornado.
A special from Upper Sandusky says the
vicinity of the village of Quincy, Logan county,
was visited Saturday with terrific tornado, by
which two children were killed and and several
persons wounded, some of whom will die. The
houses in the path of the tornado were levelled
to the ground. The Methodist and Baptist
churches were demolished and large trees
snapped like pipe stems. The tornado advanced
through the town of Degraff where the terrible
scene was was repeated, and if possible the de-
struction OF property greater In several in
stances children were caught up by the winds
and carried some distance in the air. The de-
vastation was terrible and the people need re-
lief badly.
The yyhisikey Frauds.
tits reported that two hundred indictments
relating to the whiskey frauds have been draft
ed for the new United States grand jury. 4
The Fraudulent Registrics.
Deputy Surveyor Habbel who has been in
vestigating the fraudulent registry in foreign
vessels has proofs of completely against several
several shipping merchants and business men,
1t is proposed to bring all the cases in the
courts.
sea -lu Closed. 1rne
AT meeting of the pianoforte manufacturers
this morning Mr. Steinway announced that his
| factory had been closed ON Saturday and would
| remain closed as the firm were determined to
| hold out against the strike.
| The Procession of the Strikers.
The procession of strikers did not reach 1000
| men. TWAS lacking in enthusiasm and scant-
| lily supplied with banners and music. The side
walks was never impossible, and although a
fringe of idlers stood on the curb-stones the DO
| lice were able without difficulty to preserve the
most complete order, and there was not soli-
tary cheer or any other demonstration along the
route to prove that the sympathy of the specta-
tors was with the agitators. Another remark
able feature in the days proceedings was the
entire absence of the eight hour placards in the
store windows, despite the threats of the league
that the members would pledge themselves to
deal at no store which did not exhibit this sign
| of sympathy with the movement. The process.
sion marched quickly over its appointed route
and quickly dispersed
. The Sewing Machine Wen.
A large number of Singers workmen were
paid off this afternoon. The money was hand
ed to them in envelopes with a printed circular
appealing to their reason and asking them te
work on the old system. A lumber of police
men were !present, but there was no disturb
ance. OF the $500 men employed by the com
pany only 800 appeared in the procession.