The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-09

EY Referring to the Maiden murder case,
the Boston correspondent of the Springfield
Republican says "Green's case has not yet been
brought before the new Council. There is
report in circulation that ex-Gov Andrew has
notified the chief justice that if Green is or
dered for execution, he, the Ex-Governor, shall
by a writ of error bring the matter before the
highest court" tyFf-s s..sri
severe tornado, causing loss of life,
passed over Newbern, Ga, Jan Oath. 1t swept
a clean path, removing buildings and whatever
obstructed its way LElL5C2fM
BY-A French lawyer made bequest of
$4,000 to a lunatic asylum of his town. II
earned this money" his win states, 'by the
patronage of those who go to law; my present
gift is but restitution"
"a Uncle John Morris was chronic TOPPER,
One day, while returning from the tavern, he
found locorhotion impossible, and he brought
up in the corner of worm fence, where he re-
manned standing. He had been there only a
few minutes, when the minister came along.
"Uncle john" said he, "where do you suppose
you will go when you come to dep" "If I
can't go any better than can now, I shan't 60
anywhere" replied Uncle John. lsfaa pal 1
The Harvard University crew, who have
been badly beaten for two years past at the
university regattas at Worcester, have issued
an appeal to graduates and friends of Harvard
College for $4,000 to procure suitable boat for
racing and to build boat house. They attrib-
ute their defeat by the Yale crew last summer
TO the inferiority Of their boat " Hl.StgfA q
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gular manifestations. A New Jersey paper
mentions among the scenes of the Executive
Chamber at Trenton, one showing the enter
prise and inventive spirit of western lady,
A Miss s. W of Atchison, Kansas,
writes to the Governor, enclosing diamond
piece of white silk, upon which she requested
his Excellency to write his name and place of
residence, and return to her address; giving as
her object the construction of aquilt with the
autograph ofsome one of the most distinguished
men of the nation upon each block Ofcourse
the request of the lady was complied with, and
ere long, if she is equally successful in other
quarters, she will be enabled to furnish in her
boudoir an exhibition of real euriosities in
chirography. 1ls-F.af Is.
EB- The Nation, in an article upon the sale
of pews in Mr.. Beecher's.. church, asks, gWhat
becomes of the poor in churches where the
seats are knocked down to the highest bidder,
and where the number of bidders is great
enough to take up all the seats ?' f7 81 islH
EY1Swear not at all" said a chaplain to a
trooper. Hereplied, II do not swear at all, but
only at those who annoy me- tas. .-, i ~
gY- Capt. Ezekiel Burr died suddenly at his
l. CO, al
He was engaged in milking, when he fell back
ward and Instantly expired. He was 80 years
of age. IL % t5Aif~ is.tt@ y - ys1la s. q.
EY The Providence Journal says it is cur
rently reported that the name of Gen. Burnside
will be presented to the Rhode Island Republi-,
can Convention as candidate for the office of
Governor for the ensuing year.
EY-A man in England has received prize
for bringing up nineteen children without paro-
Professor Agassiz's exploration on the
main stream of the Amazon alone resulted in
the discovery Of no less than eleven hundred
and sixty-three species of fish, which is
greater number than exists in the Mediterra-
mean. No Amazon mermaids have yet been
found. h1A ale's,lhi 3al b 'isF9li 9d 1904 Tn
g. BaThe Newburyport Herald has found two
venerable brothers in the neighboring town of
Essex, 66 and 20 years old respectively, who
have never been in railroad car. ,.f r.-,
DrJohn Lawrence was killed at the Granite
Railway Company's works, at Quincy, Mass,
9th inst, by the fall of derrick. He was about
40 years old AMI leaves wife. W3B
"a The Hartford Times (copperhead) has
news from Washington, that, upon the demand
of Gen. Grant, Secretary Stanton is to be dis
missed, and then Messrs Dennison and Harlan
will follow suit.
BB-The New Haven Palladium says that
the last new hat for the ladies in New Haven is
"a brown velvet dice box, with a little dead
woodcock perched over the forehead of the
wearer, trying to peck ont her right eye. I p
The N. Y. Herald says a new National
Union Party" is to be organized in Washington
the present week TIA Constitutional Union
Party" we presume. 1t has been tried once
and failed.
EY-While Mr.. Sumner was in the House
canvassing against the Blaine amendment he
told Thad. Stevens he should dissolve his con-
nection with the firm of Sumner, Stevens &
Co." if this amendment was to be carried as
part of the stock in trade, sf,f lfs q, ..t.,f1
T Henry Ward Beecher's society propose
to give him colleague. The latter is to do the
parish work, only-a sort of silent partner.
GA man excused himself for taking per
cent interest. by the remark that the recording
angel, looking at it from above, would put it
down 6. 23a5Gg5zdl5 8i 1bgGlf
E@The Englishman Laird, who supplied the
Confederates with piratical vessels, continues
in the business, and is now building rams for
the Chilians.
ErThe New York World is becoming face
tious as much as hyena when it laughs.
1t styles such men as Gen. Garfield, Mr.. Sum-
ner, Mr.. Wilson and others who in the field or
in the national councils for the last five years
have been fighting the rebels, disunionists 1t
is equally facetious in styling Salisbury and
Garrett Davis democrats
E- The remarks of President johnson to
Frederick Douglass and the other members of
the'colored delegation that called on him We'd
nesday give force to the suspicion that he will
veto the District suffrage bill should it pass the
Senrte. It does no. follow that he will do SO,
however, from his opposition to the measure,
for mere personal oppos ton has never been
regarded as a justifying reason for an Execu-
tive veto ~ 30. 800. s'A -"- .,..
The President of the Convention just
assembled in Texas to restore that State to her
proper status in the Union was the President
of the Convention Which took her out of the
Union. A majority of the Delegates were
original Secessionists ,"s3f
iEH The wheat exports of Minnesota last
year were seven million bushels. The town Of
Winona alone shipped two and half million
bushels. j.@lsaL. -es s. 'sih35a s.e9
YThe Treasury Department at Washing
ton has discovered twelve distinct counterfelts
on the fifty cent fractio nal currency. - nj ds
% The Legislature of Virginia protest that
they are thoroughly loyal, and intend to re-
main So, Let us hope they are; but it would
not be so hard to believe it if they would ever