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which was in session, deliberating on the

question of paper. A ‘mysterious man,’ arm

ed with a cutlass, entered suddenly, and de

spite of all protests, exclaimed, ‘General Cabral,

are you in favor of peace?’

‘With all my heart;’ was the reply.

‘Well then,’ said the stranger, ‘1 am anemi

sary of the revolutionary chief who will be

here in less than two hours;’ and, then raising

his voice he exclaimed; ‘Long rive General

Baez, President of Dominican Republic T

As these words resounded through the hall,

a scene of utter confusion ensued. The min

isters abandoned their seats, and, in terror,

sought protection in the houses of the French,

Italian and English Consuls. Cabral, however,

appeared in public, and declared that if the

popular voice and welfare demanded the rule

of Baez he would gladly give his consent.—

The popular feeling now turned in favor of

Cabral, and he retained power for several

weeks.

The mysterious man who had frightened

the Congiess soon appeared again. He proved

to be General Pedro Guillermo, and managed

so as to have himself appointed dictator until

Baez should arrive. An election was held on

the 14lh of December by the Constitutional

Assembly, unanimously appointing Bena Ven

tura Baez President of the Dominican Repub

lic.

Cabral has accepted a military position un

der the government, of which Guillermo, the

mysterious man, is the practical head.

Tne Tammany Fow-wow.

The Sunday Mercury has the following bit

of pleasant gossip from Washington:

“All the old politicians here are laughmg at

the Tammany celebration in commemoration

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Portland daily press. (1866). Portland, Me., 1866-01-19. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016025/1866-01-19/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Portland daily press, 1866-01-19.