The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-01
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

"a The Keokuk Gate City notices the arri-
val there of canal boat from Chicago, the first
of this or any other season the pioneer Of
Chicago canal boats at that place.
They have astable-keeper in Springfield,
Mass, who is SO devoted to horse-hesh that he
declares he would rather be kicked by horse
than kissed by woman any time. We doubt
if any woman would wish to balk him of his
choice. h AIf8 zatee,a sf ~
DB The New York papers are again filled
with the details of a disgusting divorce case,
the parties to which belong to what is so abb
surdly called high life in that city. The infa-
nous Harris affair, lately brought out in Con-
nectcut, is equalled, if not eclipsed by this case
of the Strongs, the developments in which are
simply loathsome We cannot pollute our col
umns with them.
BR An American committed suicide in
Paris recently the night before his intended
marriage. He was rich and had stated he
should marry the girl against his wish and solely
to please his mother.
& Ia Halls Journal Of Health expresses the
opinion that buckwheat cakes contain more
nourishment for less money than any other
popular article of food
GY Max Strakosch has been indicted at De-
troit for giving false returns of the receipts of
his operate entertainments there.
EB 1.-The Portsmouth Chronicle very eener-
ously offers to publish free of charge, obituary
notices Of all highwaymen and garroters killed
while plying their ayocation. q nj .a5 sE-s7 4
DB The Cincinnati Superior Court decided
last week that colored men have right to ride
in horse railroad cars, and awarded $500 DANA
ges to one Isaac Young, who had been elected
because of his color. - ~ .
EB Up to this time only about five thousand
cattle have been killed in Chicago for packing.
against go 600 lastyear.
GY The whole amount of naval prize claims
already adjudicated is S1OOOOOOO in round
numbers.H of this 100000 have already been
paid. o. IL "A
Va In Mr.. Colfax lecture in Philadelphia
before the Press Club, he gave an interesting
account of his interview with Brigham Young.
whom he had advised to have another rev.
elation soon, prohibiting polygamy. Brig
ham replied he would be glad to have such
revelation, but some Of his followers were not
SO disposed. = 1tIfttlG IL
p B#-In the list of applications for pardon
filed away in the Attorney Generals office, are
the petitions of one hundred and twenty-five
ex-officers of the United States Navy, one hun
bred and twenty mine rebel general officers and
lightweight members OF the confederate Con-
gress. e'-
U.s. All statements to the effect that the
President has expressed dissatisfaction with
Mr.. Colfax's speech are pronounced by the
President himself to be without foundation
E#A letter from well-informed gentle
man in Florida says there is no doubt that Pro-
visional Governor Marvin will be elected uni
ted States Senator from that State. l5.s s.
EB-A London musical paper has coined
new and frightful word, referring to sin ger as
ian excellent embodier" of a part in an opera.
Calf you have large family of vices to
maintain, don't get married lone family, as ex-
pensive as that, is enough.
EB-Two rats and waterfall make up
fashionable girls head gear. Sometimes they
are mask rats perhaps because these animals
take to the water.
EB A parson once prefaced his sermon with,
MY friends, let us say few words before we
begin" This is about equal to the man who
took short nap before he went to sleep,