The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-27
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EY@A citizen of Lewisburg (Pa.) announces
that he will furnish for a. thanks giving dinner
a turkey to every soldiers widow in Union
county, Pa. and to every widow who has lost
in the war a son upon whom she was DEEPEN
dent for support. A very good example for
imitation; pass itfound. : aEHSt2& 1S'SsNSs
pan American, writing from Mexico I'M
doubtedly sums up the truth in Saying that,
without three millions Of foreign emigration,
vast acquisition, of capital, and thoroughly
liberal laws, neither empire nor republic can
ever stand in Mexico. .os1I---
EH' Tom Moore said to Peel, on looking at
the picture of an Irish orator, "You can see the
very CULVER of his lips" "Yes," said Peel, "and
the arrow coming out Of ii" Moore was telling
this to one of his. countrymen, who said, "He
meant arTah coming out of it," ieb-f l,.a
EFThey have just put into operation at
Cincinnati,a monster pumping machine which
draws from the Ohio river and discharges a
stream of water five feet in diameter. 1t is
the largest machine of the kind in existence,
wheel. .fit ID H.. Iifs 81 lEdi Ealiilo.i
Va American and English capitalists are
talking of organizing national cotton, grow
ing company in the asouth. The English at
tempt to produce cotton in India proves dis
courag1ng. ia JobiAB51d jlhh-l1llt
BY A Liverpool paper. says Q lad at Kelby
near Armagh, recently, got his leg entangled in
cows tail, and was dragged about for a CON
siderable distance. Tho cows tail was cut to
| release him, but he had sustained such injuries
as caused his death in few minutes.
A Lieutenant was promenading in full
uniform one day, and approached q volunteer
| on sentry, who challenged him "Halt! who
| comes there ?",f The Lieutenant with con-
tempt in every lineament of his face, expressed
his ire with Indignant an Ass w The sentrys
reply, apt and quick, came, advance, ass, and
| give the countersign." 80.
GY-A coroner in, Arkansas, after empaneS
ling his jury, said "Now, gentlemen, you are
to determine whether the deceased came to his
death by accidenoe, incidense, or by incendia-
ry.' The verdict was that athe deceased came
to his death by acoidence in the shape Of a
bowie-knife." - 4+2 . q
GSF~The Toronto Globe has the following :
What would be the difference between. "Old
Uncle Ned" and Macmillan in the event of a
scrimmage between the latter and Uncle Sam ?
The first had no hair on the top of his crown,
in the place where the hair onght to grow; and
the other would have no crown on the top, OF
his hair on the place where the crown ought
to CO. -.
BB The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says that the extension of
suffrage by Congress to the negroes in that
Districts counted on Is . axed fact.
Eg" Marshalrs (union) majority for Govern
or of Minnesota, is s47e. The union majority
in the State Senate will be o; in the House 16.
gg~The original will Of George Washing
ton has been once more placed IN the archives
of the State Of Virginia, after escaping the vi
cissitudes Of the lastfour years. It is in W ash
I ington' clear and distinct hand writing, and
the signature is attached to every page.
ID Eg-Ata Republican, caucus held in II orts.
mouth, N. H.. ON, Wednesday evening" Hon
John Fl. Bailey, the present incumbent was
unanimously renominated candidate for Mayor
/ of the city. Is AG,Xf Il q ~. MONT
J0 Ey-Even the Philadelphia Ledger, always 6
champion of the coal interest, declares thai
acoal needs no further protection, and it hint
that the duties ON foreign coal might well b'
reduced. ,srsi,.rfrrLcs
| EsY-Some late instances Of Southern impu
dence are overwhelmingly COOL Gen. Pillow ha
complained to the authorities that he was no
allowed to search government corral to-
mules taken from the rebels, and which he nov
claims One rebel, who left the navy to g
into the rebellion, has applied to have his dis
mission revoked. sfll lnsraa sls id.s9l4
EY-The President has decided that no Dat
$50, II, tn ,,rrs<.,
hous States until he shall have Issued his proc
lam ton declaring those States restored t.
their privileges. 9i'i4 - -'-'@ - 10