The Portland daily press., 1875-04-03

LONDON, April 1.-The Times correspondent
at Berlin telegraphs that it is anticipated that
the old laws prohibiting intercourse between
the Pope and the Catholic clergy in Prussia
except through the government will be re-
enacted, and that measures will be introduced
wholly suspending the papal authority in
Prussia until the Pope abandons his preten-
sions to cancel the laws of the kingdom.
Don CarlOs's Brother.
The Cologne Gazette states that Spain has
made a final demand on Prussia, in virtue of
the extradition treaty with that country, for
the arrest of Don Alfonso, and it is said the
Prussian authorities have in consequence re-
ceived instructions to arrest the prince if he
enters Prussian territory. and to hold him until
the grounds of SPANS claims are examined.
Foreign Notes.
The Emperor Joseph reached Trieste yester-
day, on his way to Italy.
1t is stated that Spain repeatedly requested
Germany to order its war vessels to lombard
Seynraine for the Gustav outrage, but Germany
refused.
The Havana Gazette publishes decree abol-
ishing the % per cent. on capital established In
July, 1874, and substituting therefor an income
tax of 10 per cent, payable quarterly, IN adj
vance, in gold equivalent in notes. incomes
OF $500 or less are exempt.
The conference of Roman Catholic BISHOPS
at Tulda has closed. message from the pope
was received giving the bishops his blessing and
urging them to perSevere.
The Carist Gen. Sabals has had an inter
view with Gen. Campos and there is reason to
believe that he will soon give in his adhesion to
Alfonso, his present rank to be recognized.
MINOR TELEGRAMs.
w. Davenport, chancery clerk, and two 9th
er negroes are under arrest in VickSburg for the
fraudulent issue of warrants.
The Washington city government which fail
ed eighteen months since, has paid an addition
al Is per cent.
David Richley was found drowned near
Wicksford, Conn, yesterday.
Howard aud Day have accepted the nomina-
tion of the r. l. prohibitonists.
Schooner j. c. Call of Gloucester, is missing,
and is supposed to be lost.
The boiler in Tunnels mill, Cincinnati, ex
ploded yesterday, killing three men.
House of Sylvanus Killen in Jasper county,
Mo-, was blown down fortnight since, and
Killen's wife and five children buried. They
were all rescued with the exception of one girl,
who was crushed to death.
Brazer, concerned in the robbery of the Hud-
son River Railroad, has been arrested in Texas
The o. X. Touring mills at Pekin, ILL.,, were
burned Thursday. Loss $4,000.
Several dwellings, saloons, ETC., were burned
at Port Henry, N. Y, yesterday morning. Loss
$4,000.
There was an unsuccessful attempt to rob the
First National Bank at Covington, KY, We'd
nesday night.
The thaw of Thursday caused rapid rise in
the Schuylkill river. At Reading it rose four
feet in four hours, and at midnight was seven
feet above low water mark, aud still rising.
A despatch from Eureka, Nevada states that
there was heavy shock of earthquake there
Thursday evening. A few buildings were dam
aged but no person injured,
Pete Mccartney, George Rankin, Mike Rog-
ers, George Rittenshouse and John Hall,
gang of counterfeiters who escaped from Jail
in st. Louis last February. have been recaptur-
ed in Texas, and are en- route to their old quar-
tiers.
Stephen Barsar, man 39 years of age, be-
longing in Lowell, has been arrested for an at
tempted outrage on girl II years of age.
Schooner Samuel r. Lane from the Georges,
weighed off Gloucester Wednesday, 1910
pounds of Goldfish and halibut, the largest catch
ever landed at Gloucester.
The whole mining region of Carbon county,
Pa, Is now free from raiders and all is quiet.
Amareus Egner ond George Ruper, convicted
of murder in Cincinnati, have been sentenced
to be hanged July 18th.
There will be no reduction of wages at the
Pacific mills, Lawrence.
Hutchnson's oil refinery at London, Ont,
was burned last highs. Loss $4,000
The Rhode Island Legislature has instructed
the Governor to inform the President concern
ing the recent collision between state and fede-
raj authorities in that state.
George q. Cannon, delegate to Congress from
Utah, indicted for polygamy, was discharged
yesterday, the government not being able to
prove that he had contracted a marriage within
two years preceding the Indictment
A Republican meeting at Norwich, Conn,
last night was addressed by Gen. Garfield, ID.
III. SLarkweather and James Lloyd Green.