The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-20
MrNORTELEGRAMs.

Advices represent the result of the railroad
nsnI IN the New Jersey Legislature on Monday
"' very decisive defeat of Thomas Scott.
a. Ai ne the members of the Board of Educa-
olou vi o5Iookiyn, nominated by the Manor ard
confirmed by the Aldermen Friday niobt Is a
rumseller. 'S ii'sn'' !"
10 news mas yet been received of the MISSING
Sitka steamer Gen. Wright or the Nevada FROM
Australia, now nineteen days overdue at San
Francisco. "' '"n
chusetts Legislature to expunge its vote of CEN
sure of Senator Sumner for his action i'm re
gard to battle flags.
The Manchester, N. H., city council in con-
vention Tuesday evening, elected John P. New
ell Mayor, to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation Of Mayor Bartlett
Panama dates of the 9Th inst, state that the
destruction of the wharves at Aspinwall en-
tails great trouble and delay to commercial in
terests.
A New Orleans despatch states that the new
1y elected Senators took their seats in the legal
Senate Tuesday, in the place of the Warmoth-
ties.
After all obligations are paid Horace Gree
ley's daughters will each have 100000.
A Washington special says that Senator
Morton has given up the hope of carrying his
majority report declaring CaldwelPs seat va
can't
The Connecticut State convention yesterday
nominated Hon. Charles r. Ingersoll of New
Haven, for Governor and George S. Sill COLOR
ed) for 1t. Governor The convention ended in
q wrangle over two delegations from New Hav
en-. ---.. d..
The House Committee on Appropriations
amended the Senate provision of the appropri-
alton bill relative to the amount paid the Paci-
tic railroad for government transportation, so
that it shall be withheld toward the payment of
interest paid by the U. s., with q provision al
lowing the company to bring suit to collect
half the amount in the Court of Claims.
President Grant and Secretary Fish were at
the capitol yesterday in consultation with
Speaker Blaine and others relative to the con-
dition of public business. The President is op-
posed to an extra session.
George Wardwell, aged 20, of Concord, N.
H., book-keeper, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting,
The leading conservatives in the Spanish As
sembly will not oppose the present government
but move for dissolution of the Assembly
and the establishment of a constituent Assem-
bly,.
Miss Susan Dashworth of Washington, was
shot Tuesday evening by a rejected sutton
named Benner.
The Florida Legislature adjourned Wednes-
day, and the Governor immediately called an
extra session to pass the bill for the issue of
= 81 100000 of bonds.
A delegation of colored men from New York
waited on the President Wednesday and pre-
sented numerously signed petition praying
that government accord beligerent rights to
Cuba.
The U. S. steamship Wyoming arrived at
Key West Wednesday. The U. S. steamships
Richmond, Powhattan, Shawmut and monitors
Terror'and Saugus, and the hospital ship Paw
nee are now in that harbor.
George Driver of Chicago has been sentenced
to be hanged March 4th, Tor the murde Of his
wife.
Several cases of trickinia are reported at
Cleveland, from eating sausages containing
raw pork. as1l.l
Under the new law in Paris, 122 drunkards
were arrested for the forty-eight hours ending
Wednesday.
At New York Wednesday Albert HI. Essex
was examined on the charge of incest
The Republican prisoners set free by amnesty
arrived at Barcelona Wednesday from Port
Mahoon on government vessel.