The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-30
ORIGINAL AND snLnornp

ER- Mr.. Thomas Norton, architect of Ports
mouth, N. a., met with severe accident in
that city, on Tuesday afternoon, by the break
ing of his hosting apparatus, while cementing
roof He was precipitated to the ground with
heavy roll of paper, distance Of Is or 30 it.,
striking upon the back of his neck, and very
severely, though it is hoped not fatally, injuring
him. We condense from the Chronicle The
Boston Herald reports the above as fatal &C.
cident." boa. AZ f......- 4, t.,it sI. ift.f. IL
g The railroad trains have stopped rum
ming in Minnesota, on account of the cold. The
thermometer has gone down out of sight there.
~ The two drunken Senators-McDougal
of California, and Salisbury of Delaware
have been left off of all the Standing Commit
tees. Served right. li ai9" esalThAin
BB The Eoenimg Post correspondent says
the judiciary committee of,the House of Rep
resentatiyes have agreed to report, at an early
day, an amendmentto the Constitution provid-
ing that the number of voters in the States
shall form the basis of representation in Con-
gress. r-. -5t.. .-. III, ..,....-. ..... La.
EB- The New York Neaos has private in
formation" which warrants it in saying that
Stephens, the Irish Fenian, will not visit this
country for some time to come.
~ Stories of expected negro instructions
come to us from all parts Of the South. They
are wicked and Indignantly false; part of
the programme to excite feeling against the
blacks, to subserve the purposes of the recent
traitors, and to get up, perhaps, a Jamaica mas
sacre in this country. 49. 1l1<E s5ihi'E
Vs. A Missouri correspondent of the n Y
Nescs writes that that State is filing up with
emigrants who are almost to man Republi-
cans, and that the prospect of defeating the
Radicals grows worse and worse. adj III ID.
EH- The Treasury Department for the fiscal
year ending in june, received upwards of $780,
900 in what is called conscience money, l. e., gra-
tuitous returns of money plundered from the
government.
DR- Minister Clay writes from St. Peters
burg, that the Russian cattle plague is fearful,
cattle dying by hundreds, and sheep by thou
sands. Nothing is done to avert it, as the
superstitious villagers think that would be
sin. ,l .a- 5 # n Jg % s-3.I 8on
EB- An exchange says the new fifty cent
shinplaster looks SO much like quaek medi-
cine label, that he "involuntarily turns it over
70 see If it cures corns, bunions, and whooping
cough" --''
va The total number of deaths from chol-
era in Paris, from its first appearance to the
30th of Nov, was six thousand and seventy
seven. i' As $50 AluoE E}3
EH- The Richmond Examiner asks the New
York Tribune to define what constitutes a loyal
press. And the Tribune replies as follows:--
"A thoroughly loyal American journal, then
in the view of the Tribune is one which holds
that, in the pending reconstruction or restora-
ton of the Southern States, that portion of
their people soho acre for the Union in our late
struggle shall be accorded at least equal rights
and privileges NTH the portion acho acre against
it, and fought for its ooerthroaO and destruction"
Vs. We understand that Gov. Hahn of Lou
isiana is in Washington, determined in his OPP
position to the admission of any OF the late reb
Ell States and to the withdrawal of the u. s.
troops from them, for the present. He insists
that Union men cannot live there except under
the protection of the General Government.
W. Count de Lagrange, the owner of the
horse Gladiateur, won 100000 on the turf in
England during the present year; the Duke Of
Beaufort $4,000; Mr.. Ten Brock stands sixth
in the list of winners, and reckons his gains at
$4,000. -9 0hl aIal. n