The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-10
FOREIGN.
Deslructiye Gale,

FO R Ell G. N.
Destructive Gale.
LONDON Dec. 9-Intelligence of disaster on
the coast by the gale to-day, continue to be re-
ceived at many places The wind blew with
unprecedented violence The brig Sibal, from
Wilmington, N. G., for Liverpool, was driven
ashore at Point Lynas and became total
wreck. The crew were saved.
Criminal.
BOSTON, Dec 9-Irwin Bascom was arrested
in Fitchburg for completely in the burning of
James G. Devins' barn September Sd. Elias s.
Watson, prisoner in the Jail, confesses he set
the fire, and says Bascom hired him to do it
r. --F47, The Centennial.
LONDON, Dec. 9, Herald special. Col. Forney
announces that be has official information that
the British government assents to recognize the
Centennial celebration at Philadelphia and has
resolved to appoint a commissioner to the exhi-
bition
The Lafayette Watch.
PARIS, Dec 9.-In conformity with resou.
tons adopted by the American Congress on
the 22d Of June last, Mr.. Washburne, United
States Minister, to-day handed to NJ. Oscar de
Lafayette, deputy in the National Assembly
from the Seine ct Marine, and grandson of
Marquis de Lafayette the watch Washington
presented to the latter as sOuvenier of the
capitulation of Lord CORVALLIS. The watch
was stolen from Marquis Lafayette while trav-
cling in the United States in 1926 but was re-
covered in later years. The presentation cere-
monies took place at the hOtei of the American
Embassy in the presence of the entire Lafay-
cite and other families. the attaches of the
United States legation and many distinguished
Americans. Mr.. Washburne, in his address to
Lafayette, spoke in the French language. He
narrated the circumstances of the theft of the
watch and the passage by Congress of the reso
luton for its restoration to the descendants of
Marquis Lafayette, and said: Il am fulfilling
sweet duty. The inscription on the watch re
calls to mind great deed which can never BE-
effaced from the history of the United States.
A deed which terminated the American Revo-
luton and assured the independence of the
United States. 1 am here as the interpreter of
the sentiments of the government and people
scendents of Marquis Lafayette. Let US form
earnest wishes for the happiness and prosperity
of all bearing your venerated name and with
these wishes let us associate France, who was
allied with the United States; who is our trad
tional friend and whose glory is so dear to u.s."
NJ Lafayette, in reply to Mr.. Washburne,
solcmnly acknowledged his thanks for the relic
presented to him by the United States Con-
gress. He also thanked Mr. Washbnrne for
the kind words he had uttered, and added that
the Lafayette family were filled with profound
gratitude for the sympathetic remembrance
WdiOu hosO uCCu pbCScINCu 1Ol tuCil ally NY tuC
Americans after so many years. He requested
MIR. Washburne to express to the American
people and their Congress and government, the
thanks of the Lafayette family and their no.
mage aud administration for the country and
people.
The Won Arnim Case.
LONDON, Dec. ga special from Berlin says
the decision whether the trial of Count Won
Arnim is to be conducted in public, rests with
the judges. 1t is thought probable that while
publicity will nominally be granted, the court
will be cleared of the spectators during the
more important revelati; ms of the witnesses.
The defence will rest rather on legal interpreted
tions than on disprOval of the charges made.
Tickets of admission have been issued to repre-
sentatves of the press
The Emperor has appointed Count Won Ar
MIN Boitzenburg Governor of Sllcsia.
BERLIN, Dec. 9-The trial of Count Won Ar
MIN began to-day. The court room was dense
1y crowded. Judge Reich announced that the
court had decided that proceedings should be
public, except the reading of the documents re-
lative to the ecclesiastical policy of the govern
ment, which includes papers of the first class
mentioned in the Indictment Herr Munkel of
the counsel for the defence, notified the court
that he had entered protest denying the COM
potency of this tribunal to Try the case. The
prosecution then read the Indictment 1t ac-
cuses the Count of derilictIon in official duty
and says that when Prince Hohenlohe succeed
ed to The Embassy at Paris, he found, after
strict search that large number of documents
were missing from the archives. These docu-
ments the Indictment divides into three cata-
gories. -'t s-isl@ ~
First, Those Count Won Arnim confesses hav-
ing distracted, and afterwards restored
Second, Those which the Count acknowledge
ed having taken, but which regarding as pri-
vate property, he refuses to restore. ~
! Third, Those which he processes to have no
know ledge of. lsfE2kEl 1sEtLtgA
The indictment proceeds to show the official
character of all the documents. 1t states they
were partly communications from the German
foreign office to its representatives abroad, and
partly reports of the representatives TO the for
eign office. Each document, the original draft
of which is in possession of the foreign Office,
is numbered and entered in the official register.
If some of the documents contain additions of
a personal, social or confidential nature, their
official character is in no wise thereby altered.
The autograph letters of Prince Bismarck
are not in question. Count Won Arnim kept
three journals of correspondence, sent and re-
ceived in accordance with the regulations, of
the service, but during the last month of his
stay at Paris secretly kept Journal with a few
entry numbers
The indictment asserts that the documents
which were not entered, never reached the
archives, and that the greater part of the miss
ing documents were not entered.
Then follow an enumeration of the docu-
ments of the first class and copies of the cor
respondence of the foreign office with Count
Won Amin, which resulted in their restora-
ton.
The indictment refutes the idea that the
Connt took these documents merely for the
purpose of restoring them to the foreign of
flee.
- International Congress
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 9--Seyeral govern
ments, including that of France, have sent fav-
orable answers. with certain reservations, to
the invitation of the Gar to take part in the
International law conference to be held here.
The Cuban Trouble.
HAVANA, Dec. S.-A large force of insurgents
attacked the village of San Augustine on the
night of the 23d uit. After fight which last
ed for an hour the attacking party were re-
pulsed by the firing from the forts. Several
huts were sacked by the insurgents.
To-day was Observed as a holiday.