The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-29

EB King Leopold is dying of water upon Che
chest. Here, people are suffering from lack of
water in the eistern. AITHeq
1.-The copperhead papers are boasting that
the public patronage has been Withdrawn from
zaRspublican Union PAPER in Washington, and
bestowed upon Thomas b. Florence,s paper
one ofthe most disloyal papers in the North
We dons believe the story, for it true it would
imply an insult to thA loyal asssaa of tIaa ma.
ton. ss0aEf S4aFs fsfa1f'a TIA
BR The London Times thinhs'the comman-
der of the rebel pirate Shenandoah is a naugh-
ty, wicked pirate, and don't blame US at all for
being disguised with his conduct. THE Times
even wants the British government to go to
work and help catch the Shenandoah. The
collapse of the rebel cotton loan, which prom
ised to be such rich investment, seems to have
0soured the Tines against The rebels. IT is I'M
kind in it to go to abusing its late friends and
associates.-[S Springfield Republican, t,,ss
ER-C Colonel Hiram Fuller, known to some
IS Belle Britain, il about start At London a
literary weekly called the Cosmopolitan. We
prophesy it's early failure.
Bg- Business men have complained fre-
quently Of late Of the loss Of money, checks,
stamps, &c., sent through the Post oficeY and
not received. Detectives were set at work in
audit was discovered thatthe cnlprits were boys
and young. clerks employed by various firms IN
the city who were sent to mail letters. They
would open theletters, abstract what they con-
tanned of value, reseal and mail thems The
young scarnps seem to have had a1reg uiarly Or
gained system for carrying on their thefts.
VA hotel-keeper, a day or two since, hear
ing Of Che Whereabouts 81 guest who Had de-
camped without going through the usual for
mality Of paying his bill, sent him note "Mr.
AL Dear sirs win YOU send amount Of your
bill, and oblige,"' etc. To which the delinquent
made answer, 1.-THE amounts $50 81 IL. Yours
respectfully" asaeosse9 risl3
What are you about there z" said a
gentleman TO a boy whom he found in his or
chard, disposing OIL few iapplesI to great adj
vantage, viz in hat and handkerchief for
pocket he had not. "rm about going" said the
boy. q VI AL Huh 9
E-"My friends, said returned missiona-
~, alta late anniv ersary meeting IN this city
''let us avoid sectarian bitterness. The inhab-
itants of Hindostan, where have been labor
ing for many years., have provsrb that,
Though you battle dogs tail in oil and bind it
in splints, you cannot get the crook out of it,
Now a mans sectarian bias is sinaplyathe crook
in the, dogs tail, which cannot be eradicated;
and hold thateverys one should be allowed to
nag has oscn pecaliq,sf IN peace r. 'a7 s''as
y g3f The last romantic story is of an incident
at the White House. A yelled lady and bear
ded gentleman sit heareAch other for two hours
in the ante-chamber of the Presidents office.
with host of other pardon applicants, without
sapy.signsof recognition. AT last the name of
one is called by the usher, and scene ensues ;.
screams, astonish ment, recognition. re,abraces
explanations, The couple prove to be a brother
and sister, separated for years by the fortunes
OF war; uOIg MOD
Va The paper mill of Messrs. Russell q Co.
Lawrence, Mass, was burned down Tuesday,
morning. The fire frpke outabo5it one o'clock.
and, owing to a delay in giving the alarm made
such progress as to render it;hnpossible to save
the blu lding when the firemen arrived. Some
of the machinery was saved, but mucb- stooc,r
was destroyed. The loss is estimated at Soo
600. SE
D Burley, the Lake Erie pirate. has es-
capped from the jail Of Ottawa o0nnf$ ob;o
Heleftthe following note for the Sheriff who
was absent himselfon apieasure iaurt asur-
DAY-'I have gone out for, walk perhonsIr
win returns shortly. ftBEENrT g. Bue1nva :
LA manswh no has been cuitiyatinc taa Is
an expsfiment since 1890, writes to the savan-
nah Herald that most of his plants grow finalv
that his-tea b Of good quality, and that he
plants will do quite as wen in GEORGIA as Il,
their native country. The plants reonire no
culture after the third year .Iasell taken care If
by that time they viii be large enough to com
mehce thelmanufactdfeo Of tea ffom tbSS,fbg Tbe
yield to the acre is from three to four. bpndred.
pounds, and the plants produce good crops for
eighteen oF twenty geaFss The growth of tea
is not affected By dry or wet weather or by
storms, and Insects win not modest the plants. /.
6Y-A New Orleans letter states that Mr.
Short, the owner Of the mansion "a z scc,tnies IL
.GoYfHahn and Gen. Banks, is, about tetcom-
mence proceedings for the value of the articles
Of fl mi ture, Sc, which he finds missing on
the resumption Of bis property g lse@s;s1s
IS E"