The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19

MS wife.
A despatch from Waco, Texas, of the 14tb,
states that o. S. Attorney Evans on that date
sent to Marshal Purnell at Austin for 80 men to
protect him (Evans) in holding some counter
feters arrested there, but who with the aid of
a mob had been released aud defed the U. S.
authorities. Purnell had left for Waco.
The bridge spanning the Susquehanna at
Pittston was swept away by food Tuesday
about ten mi nutes after passenger train had
crossed.
The Herald's correspondent from Guada-
lajara contains an account of an earth
quake of more than usual force, which
on the 18th of February shook large por-
ton of northern Mexico. The little town OF
Cristobal was almost entirely destroyed, and
seventy dead bodies were taken from the ruins
The certre of this disturbance appears to have
been the volcano of Ceboruca. The earthquake
occurred at night, and the terror OF the people
was increased by the darkness.
A family of Poles at Chicago have been
mysteriously poisoned The wife and Oldest
daughter are dead. and three young children
are not expected to survive The father, Theo-
dore Moinsky, has been arrested on suspicion.
Water in the Hudson is rising, and there is
a prospect of the breaking up of the ice.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The protracted strike of the Fall River opera
tiyes has at length terminated in a sort of COM
promise that after April LIST wages will be in
creased 10 per cent.
Wonderful ste ries are brought by new arriv-
ais of miners from the Black Hills country.
There is gold, silver, lead, gypsum and copper.
BRIEF MENTION.
King Kalakaua has arrived home, and
speaks highly of his reception in this coun-
try.--New York painters have struck, owing
to the determination of the bosses to enforce
the ten hour system.--Daniel w. Gooch, ex.
congressman, has been appointed pension
agent at Boston.--Gen. Sherman says he is
determined to protect the Black Hills region
from invasion.--The Reading & Lehigh rail-
read has been leased by the Philadelphia COM
pany- The silver mine fever at Newbury-
port continues unabated.-The iron manu-
facturers and workmen at Pittsburg are to re.
fer their differences to arbitrator. A bill
has passed the New York Assembly reducing
the fines and fees upon foreign insurance COM
panies doing business in that state.--Wheat-
ley, Williams s. Co., sugar refiners of Brook
iyn have failed with liabilities at 1867 ,000.--
Ellen A. George of Canterbury, N. H., who
was biutally outraged last January by one
Charles Stevens is dying.--Rev. Elmer ii.
Capen has been nominated for President of
Tufts College and will accept.--The gauge of
the North Carolina railroad has been changed
to suit the gauge of the Atlanta Air Line road.
Lee ba nj nil Of
resentatives to repeal the local option law has
passed the Senate, with stringent license pro-
vision added. 1t is thought the House will not
concur and thus local option will stand
James Laurie, one of the Oldest civil engi-
peers of the country, died in Hartford, Tues
day.-A furious tornado passed over Co.
lumbia, S. c., Tuesday, blowing down house
and killing two persons.--The bridge
spanning she Susquehana at Pittston was
swept away by flood Tuesday night just as a
passenger train had passed over it.-The d.
rector general of the Centennial exhibition
states officially that goods exhibited will not be
liable to seizure in any event.-Thirteen
prisoners escaped from the st. Louis Jail, Mon.
day night.--John Hickman is dangerously
ill.-The Indiana legislature has repealed the
Baxter liquor law and passed license law in
stead.--It is said thousand men will leave
Sioux City for the Black Hills shortly.--Tbe
silk weavers of Paterson N. j., have
struck.--Charles G. Whittlesey, proni
nent writer on law topics, is dead
The seventh ward Republican Club of Phila-
delphia has nominated James G. Blaine for
the Presidency. state conven-
a. e. Ts1o 20 lad for Moro
25.--The Schuylkil river is now nearly clear
of ice.-A bill has been introduced into the
Delaware legislature designed to affect the
civil rights bill in SO far as it affects hotels,
theatres railways steamboats, and stages
The famous $1,000 which York claims Senator
Pomeroy offered him as bride has been
turned over to Pomeroy and the controversy
is probably over.
FOREIGN.
Now that the Ventoven bill has been passed
the French Republicans have fallen to quarrel
ing again, and Mcmahon has alieDated some
of his strongest supporters by refusing to make
D'Audiffret Pasquier Minister of the Interior,
and by the strong favor he has shown to the
right centre. D'Audifferet Pasquier has been
elected president of the Assembly. The AS
SemDIy las paSStu Inc uiihVaiy AcoiSduIAa1ou
BILL
Some irritation is reported to exist between
Germany and Spain On account of religious at
fairs.
Lady Mordaunt has been convicted of adul-
terry.
Minister Cushing has presented his creden-
tials to King Alfonso.
John Mitchell has again been returned to
parliament from Tipperary. Rioting followed
the election, because of the refusal of some
people to illuminate their houses. Several
houses were attacked and sacked.
Immense crowds of people continue to at
tend the revival meetings held in London by
the American revvalsts, Moody and Sankey.
The Copsistory was held at Vatican Mon
day.. Archbishops Manning of Westminster,
LedochOwoki of Posen and Guiesen, McCloskey
of New York, Deschamps of Malines and Mon
signori Giannelli and Barrelli were created
Cardinals. Philadelphia Boston and Milwau-
kee were raised to the rank of Metropolitan
Sees. Bishops were appointed for diOceses of
Wheeling, Portland, Hartford and Kingston.
An ahocuton was delivered by the Pope. The
Archbishop of Baltimore will confer the insig-
vi upOu AtCuUiSuop DASOioohoys
Count Valmaseda, the new Captain general,
arrived in Cuba, Thursday. He brings thous-
and soldiers with him. The war continues,and
the volunteers keep up their atrocities
The i'll feeling between Catholics and Protes-
tants in Mexico continues. Several Protes-
tants have been assassinated, among them a
Mr.. Morris from Boston.
Petitions for the passage of a prohibitory law
from all sections of the Dominion continue to
be received daily. Mr. Burpee presented one
to the House signed by $4,000 inhabitants of
New Br nswick. There was great cheering
when tn petition was tabled.
By the latest accounts no sailing vessels or
steamers had left ST. Johns, Newfoundland.
for the seal fishery, the harbor being frozen
over. March 9th is the date allowed sailing
vessels by law, and March 10th for steamers
The harbor was never before known to be froz
en- sufficient to prevent steamers leaving:
The convention between Spain and the Uni.
ted States for the settlement of the Vlrginius
affair was signed at Madrid the 9th inst.
The extraordinary diminution in the importa.
ton of tea and coffee into Canada during the
past month compared with the corresponding