The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-13
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ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

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BT Holiness Longfellow, Hawthorne, Nit
chell, Charles Reade, Mrs. Stowe, G. g. Leland.
Trowbridge, Whipple, and the author of the
I" History of Charles the Bold" are among the
contributors ton next months atlantic, which is
to be a larger number than usual by sixteen
pages.
BB- The Galveston (Texas) Nesos says that
the best informed merchants estimate the
amount Of old cotton in that State at not more
than twelve thousand bales. In some portions
of the State but little cotton has been planted.
while in others more than the usual mount
has been put in. '''i e,'3lcrf =
30 Horse-fesh is now regularly sold in the
licensed markets Of Paris A butcher slaueh-
tiers and sells, under the eye Of a government
inspector, horse-hesh to all whose appetites
have been cultivatedto that delicate point
2 cDE The confectioners of Paris have agreed
with missionary society to insert extracts
from religious works in their bon-bons instead
of sentimental notices.
EzF A large portion of the winter wheat
crop in the vicinity of st. Joseph, No., has been
severely injured. Some of the farmers intend
to plough up their fields and sow spring wheat
Ey- The Louisville papers rep ort that at a
revival meeting in that city, while the Rev. Mr.
Lane was walking through one of the aisles
exhorting sinners to come up to the mourner's
bench, he was relieved of his watch by thief
The person who performed this mean theft evi.
IDENTIFY paid no attention to the exhortation Of
the reverend divine.
El$- Madamo My,rot &c T,IIoLo.. I'M
widow of Col, Archie Murat, and first cousin
Of the Emperor Of France, has received as a
gift from Louis Napoleon a life annuity of TO-.
600 francs, in consideration of losses by the
war; 4 JraOT ,Ta alqIraT on
G- An editor afflicted with hand-organs
thinks the rinderpest cannot be compared with
the grinder-pest = al. ,,qo,.,, ,,,rs-., t,r,,,y 9
Vs. The Washington correspondent of the
Boston advertiser says: Among the officers
whose pay has been stopped till they settle their
accounts with the Quartermasters'' Depart
ment, are Capt. George M. Crane of the 9Th
Maine, Lieut.. John Fitzgerald, 18th Maine, and
Lieut.. Fl. D. Littlefeld, LIST Massachusetts, Cav
airy.
EB- AT newspaper Office in Sydney, Aus
tralia, is tablet informing visitors that the ed
itor cannot be spoken to unless paid for his
time. Persons desiring an audience are invited
to buy ticket of admission at the door of the
waiting room-one hour costing ten shillings
half an hour six shillings; fifteen minutes
three shillings. 49, m ..
EB- The st. John Evenirg Globe saws the
question of how the fisheries are to be protect
ed is matter likely soon to agitate the Colon
ial mind. The determination is very general
to vigorously exclude the Americans from the
fishing grounds. The Halifax Chronicle points
out that the British Government may defend
them for them; by a joint commission the Col
onies may act in common; or each Colony may
defend its own. The Globe thinks it too much
to expect the British Government to bear the
whole cost of defence; but approves the prin-
ciple that the territory of the Empire should
be preserved inviolate by the force of the EN-
pire. The thing will probably resolve itself in
to the Colonies acting unitedlys with the moth
er country. Already there has been discus
sion in the Nova Scotia House on the subject
and the matter has been referred to a special
committee. div oI bIs ssuoif sfsi4F sH s
Ia. The Toronto Globe, referring to the re-
ports of Fenian preparations, says:-"The peo-
pie of Canada are abundantly able to give the
ruffians warm reception, but it is a poor re-
payment to the Canadian government for its
action during the rebellion in the Southern
States, to be now compelled to.spend money
and blood in resisting outrages planned in the
States of the neighboring republic" People
over here, who remember what the action of
the Canadian government actually was in re-
lation to the St.Albans and other affairs of like
nature during the rebellion, and the perfect i'm
punity with which Southern rebels made Can
ada headquarters and base of operations
against this country, will hardly think the
claim on their gratitude very strong one. y.
By- Bayard Taylor has intr ,duced new
watermelon which keeps through the winter.
He obtained the seeds from Volga, Russia, from
melon grown on the shores of the Caspian
Sea. ~ -, Iff,, NJ, .l.tr,s - s-.5.-1 q
2 GY- A total eclipse of the moon occurs on
the 30th of this month. 1t begins at fitty-three
minutes past 9 oclo k, is at its total at fifty
nine minutes past 10, and begins to disappear
at thirty-nine minutes past IL. 1t is visible
throughout the United States. 4 6 'ee 80
Ia Gen. Beauregard, while crossing very
sandy and piney section of South Carolina
during the war, remarked, "South Carolinians
must want to fight pretty bad for State rights
to fight for such State as this" lil7s
Vs. The Toronto Globe states that the letter
recently published, purporting to have been
written by T. Darcy MCGEE to Mr.. Killian,
indorsing Colonel O'Mahoney's scheme for the
removal of the Irish population to America, is
a forgery. t,t n
a EB Chu PAX late President of the See Yup
Company of San Francisco, died in that city a
few days ago. Mr.. Chu PAX was very wealthy
gentleman Of. the Chinese persuasion, and died
at the mature age of sixty-nine. His funeral
was splendid affair. Long tables were spread
in the streets, which were loaded down with
sheep, goats and hogs roasted whole, and deco
rated with flowers, feathers, &C. Incense was
burned, bands played, prayers were said, dirges
sung, and the deceased enjoyed all the honors