The Portland daily press., 1873-06-18
The Revolutionary Movement.
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

A propeller broke four miles of lock No 2 of
the Welland canal Tuesday morning, and navi
cation will be interrupted three or four days
The steamer Tigress is to be hired to go in
search of the Poaris, as Il ere is no authority
for purchasing the vessel. Commander Green,
Lieut.. Commander White and Lieut.. George A.
wilkins have been ordered to the Tigress. En-
gineer Melville will be the engineer.
The Czarowitch and wife are visiting the Prince
and Princess of Wales at Sandringham.
Yellow fever is reported to have almost en-
trely disappeared from Rio Janeiro and Mont
evideo.
A despatch from Berlin to the London Hour
says that the health of the Emperor William is
improving, and it is expected that in a few days
he will have regalned his usual health.
TIE will of James Brooks has been adj lifted
to probate.
A three mile boat race for $1,000 side and
the championship of America has been arrapo-
ed between j. Kelley of Chicago, and William
E. Harding of New York. The race takes
place i'll Troy, N. Y. in July.
1t is stated at Panama that an American
man-of-war will hereafter be stationed there
and at Aspinwall to protect American interests.
George W. Taylor of Texas, has been ap-
pointed Consul at Port Luis, Mauritus, and r.
j. Alcorn Marshal for the southern district of
Mississippi.
Thomas C. Niatty, o teacher among the
Kiowa Indians, writes that the most friendly
feeling exists towards the United States gov
eminent, which will be greatly increased by re-
leasing Satanic and Big Tree.
James j. OKelley the Herald correspond
ent, arrived at Santana, in the province of San
lander, Spain, where he was delivered over to
the Spanish authorities. O'Kelley's effects
were sealed by the United States Consul at
Santander.
The second cable from the coast of Cornwall
to Spain has been opened for business. This
increase in the facilities for the transmission of
dispatches between England and Spain has led
to reduction of the tariffs.
Rev. DIR Isaac Ferris, ex-Chancellor of the
University at New York, died at Roselle, N. j.,
Monday night.
The story of the confession of Mrs. York in
Illinois, that she had been poisoning her rela-
t:ves by wholesale, is thought to be canard in
Chicago.
Andy johnson proposes to run for Governor
of Tennesse e next fall
1t is asserted that many thousands of Italian
children have been kidnapped from their homes
and brought to this country where they are held
in virtual slavery in our large cities.
The boiler in OWENS glue factory at Raj way,
N. j., exploded Monday demolishing the fac
tory, a four story brick building, fatally injur-
ing K. Saiield and Frank Weiss, and seriously
injuring two others.
WeltZ u StrattOGS tannery, near ADDISON,
N. Y, was burned Monday. Loss $4,000.
Joseph Perry has pleaded guilty at Provi-
dence, R. L., to three indictments for perjury in
the Jumel estate case.
A fire in the spool factory at Westerly, R. L.,
Tuesday, caused damage ito the amount of
$4,000.
Base ball, Baltimore-Baltmores &c. Reso-
lutes 4.
The National Association of Miliers met at
Toledo, o., Tuesday.
Steamship Austrian sailed from Halifax for
Liverpool Tuesday.
The dwelling house and two barns of the late
Seth King of Sheffield, Conn, were burned
Tuesday Loss ST., Goo
The anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill
was observed in San Francisco Tuesday.
Judge johnson has been appointed Lieuten-
ant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Hon. James Brooks has commenced a suit
against George Baxter for the Governorship of
arkansas.
William NJ. Smith of Tennessee, mail agent,
has been arrested aud placed under $40, 900 bail
for robbing the mails.