The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-20
F OR IG N.
French Assem- h Iy.

PARIS, May 19-In the Assembly to-day M.
Batbic announced the resignation of Il mem-
bers of the Committee of Thirty. The Presi-
dent of the Assembly stated that elections
wonld be held to fill the vacancies thus created
in the Committee.
Raids of the BlucLfeet Indians into Brit.
isEn Columbia.
OTTAWA, May 19.-The government has re-
ceived advices from the northwest mounte
police to the effect that the Backfeet Indians,
who occupy reserve stretching to a considera-
bic extent along south of the Canadian boun-
Diary, made raid recently into Canadian terri
tory, stole large number of horses,in one case
clearing out an Indian encampment completely
of all it's horses. The thieves were pursued
but managed to escape. The Dominion gov.
eminent has directed the attention of the gov.
ernnfent at Washington to the matter and
called upon it to preserve the same order south
of the line as is maintained in Canadian terri
tory. The raiders came from the eastward,
making long detour and sweeping everything
before them. The mounted police are in excel
lent condition and completely successful in
preserving good order on the Canadian side OF
the line.
From Rio Janeiro.
NEW YORK, May 19-The Post says news is
also received that affairs in Rio Janeiro are
still in critical condition; that the old and
wealthy house of Mana & Co., of Rio and Lon
don has suspended. AS private bankers this
house stood high having been marked "a l."
that the Dentsche Brazlianische bank has also
suspended. Its paid up capital was $5,OOO,000.
Foreign Notes.
The sides of the wrecked steamship Schiller
have fallen in, covering the specie, the best
part of the cargo and several bodies. Blasting
will be begun soon as practicable.
A fire in LannerStou, England, which seemed
likely to destroy the whole ploce, was happily
extinguished with the loss of but three build
ngs.
The trial of Mr.. Moore's petition against the
Al an1A otto oE 1otA IL.
ehel, was commenced at Dublin yester lay.
Moore claims the SUIT on the ground that Nit
chel was not legally candidate, being a citi
z9r of the United ates.
Small pox has appeared in the Carlist camps
The semi official denial is given to statement
in the Pail Mall Gazette that Prince Bismarck
had sent out circular despatch complaining
of the adoption of the French army cadres bill
as dangerous to peace of Europe.
MINOR TELEGRAMS.
Sam Simmons, brother of Collector Sim
mons of the Boston custom house, has been
appointed to a position in the New York Gus
tom house.
Collector Freeland of Brooklyn yesterday
seized six barrels of Crooked whisky.
The balloon of p. Z. Barnum landed in Glou-
cester, r. l., at o'clock Tuesday evening, all
right
A large fire in Waco, Texas yesterday de.
Among the persons lost by the wreck of the
steamship Cadiz, from Lisbon fer New York,
was John Neuse OF Detroit.
jesse d. Bright is dying.
Parks, who has been melting the coal miners
TO riot, has been arrested at Osceola.
Hon. D. A. Macdonald has been appointed
Lieut. Gov. of Ontario.
Up to noon yesterday O'Teary, the Chicago
pedestrian, had complished 256 miles in g.
hours and 80 minutes-30 hours ahead of time
Moses Boloch, John Lemere and Geo. Rich
ards were instantly killed yesterday by the ex-
ploson of powder works at HazardvilIe Ct
During an alteration 10 Marion, Mo, yeg-
terday, a Mr.. Farwell shot and killed James
Murray.
A class of young naval officers is to be in
structed in the use of torpedoes at Newport
The picker house of the Monadnock blanket
mills in Marlboro, n. H., together with barn
was burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.