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The Portland daily press., 1866-11-10

IHE MARYLAND AFFAIR.-It is desirable
that people who assume the critical role should
take especial pains to be right A laundering
critic is most melancholy object Our neigh
Dor of the Argus is sufficiently alert in gener-
al to impress upon us the necessity of accura-
cy; In his remarks about the Maryland difficult
ty he has fallen into error in the attempt to
correct what he calls rather absurdly our
Statements that are not facts" The only
statements which the Argus attempts to con-
trovert are two. 1. That by denying the Gov
ernor's Jurisdiction, the commissioners raised
question which could only be decided by the
courts. The Argus says the plea to
the jurisdiction was subsequently waiv-
ed. The dispatches on the contrary affirm
that their counsel persisted in denying the
Governors jurisdiction, although they wisely
determined to be present to watch the case. {"
q That the commissioners refused to 90 to An
napois, fearing arrest and detention. The Ar
gus says one of them did go, and was not ar
rested. True, Mr.. Hindes appeared, but it
would hardly have served the Governors turn
to have arrested him while his colleague re-
manned in charge of the office in Baltimore
The two refused to trust themselves in the
Governors power. We submit that our state
ments, though not facts, are correct versions of
the facts l bis9r ~
The Portland daily press., 1866-11-10
How jaime. Brook. Made hi. Way.

To THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS: rsi
Perhaps an anecdote or two, in relation to a
young man who was employed in writing for
the "Old Portland Advertiser" may not be un-
interesting. That young man was JAMES
Brooks, who is now one of the editors of the
New York Express and probably q successful
candidate for reelection to Congress. am
somewhat familiar with his early history, and
| arelation of it may be an incentive to many
young men of the present day to take lesson
from his example, which in some respects was
highly praiseworthy. m
His parents were poor, and losing his father
at an early age, he was left an orphan, to fight
his own way through life. He was living with
his uncle in Lewiston at the age of about four
teen, and while engaged one day in grinding
bark-he thought to himself, being a lover of
books and fond of study, that that kind of
work was not congenial to him. He resolved
to quit, packed up his "duds," and started on
foot for Watervi1le. College, determined in
some way honorable, to york himself through
college. 2
He met at the entrance of the institution
several of the young collegians, and politely
enquired of them where he could find the
Faculty" One of them replied Che was after
wards lawyer at Belfast) "Push ahead, young
man, you will find the Faculty" He did push
ahead. He paid for his education by services
he performed in keeping the rooms in order,
building fires, &C., &c., and graduated with
honor. f.t
Some years afterward I met the lawyer, and
the conversation turned upon BIS first appear,
ance at the College gates. "Well," said to
Mr.. A. "he found the faculty. and made good
use of the finding" He had already eclipsed
the young collegiate. ~ ff
After graduating he came to Portland and
was engaged as teacher in the High School,.
Then he was but about twenty years of age.
Occasionally articles were received, well writ
ten, for the Portland Advertiser, from some
unknown pen. They of course were published,
and at length the name of the writer was as
certained. At that time the proprietors need
ed some assistance in the editorial department
of the paper. Arrangements were made with
Mr.. Brooks to undertake secretly to write the
leading editorials He being young man, the
proprietors thought it best to get the public
opinion in regard to the articles written before
the writer should be known. The plan sue
ceeded beautifully. He continued to write for
several months, and he was prolific writer
too, SO much SO that the Argus would frequent
ly preface its replies thus, "The Advertiser,
and its thirty-six editors" says SO and So After
the proprietors had obtained pretty good en-
dorsement from the public of the capacity and
talents of the writer, his name was announced,
and created no little surprise Since that time
his history is pretty well known. E.
The Portland daily press., 1866-11-10
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cy. His depravity is a thing of the intellect
purely, not of life and action, fact which in
creases our wonder that he should SO parade it.
Wehaye been seeking some passages which,
without being too indecent, might serve to IL
lustrate the characteristic sentiment of the vol
ume, but the further we read the less disposed
we are to quote. IF any reader feels sufficient
curiosity to consult the book itself, the poems
entitled "Fragoletta," "Anactoria," "Love and
Sleep" and the last three stanzas on page 135,
of that entitled ''The Leper," will afford suffi-
Gent examples. hsasF
IfMr. Swinburne were only a common scrib-
bier we might allow his outrageous book to
pass in the same contemptuous silence that we
give to obscene slips and ballads sometimes
thrust into our hands upon the street. But UNI
fortunately he possesses anIextraordinary grace
and power of expression and meledious felici-
| ty in the use Of language and Of poetic imagery
which sometimes invests his worse verses with
q charm that half wells their vileness. 1t is
this which makes him dangerous, and which
| compels us in justice to the community to brand
them with the infamy they deserve. 1919 3
A few, very few poems there are in this vol
ume which are exceptions to the general rule,
breathing spirit more in accordance with the
classic purity of the aAtalanta" 1t is true
that most of these are deeply imbued with the
hopeless pagan philosophy in which their wri-
ter seems to find his very highest interpreta-
ton OF the mystery Of Life; and they are often
married by certain vagueness Of thought and
obscurity of expression which leave us in some
doubt of what he would be at But we are not
disposed just now to quarrel with him on these
accounts. 1t is the grossness Of the book to
which we object, and which sufficiently ex.
plains the universal cry of reprobation which
greeted its appearance in England, and which
compelled the publishers there to withdraw il
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with the Fourteenth?" cit has 50 many
majority they can't count them" was the reply
from the rear Of the crowd "Tll tell you one
tb;ng y exclaimed an enthusiastic, but slightly
;ntov;catad Democrat, eve voted for John T.
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the city of New York; he is jintleman
through the world; he has carried the State of
New York and Massachusetts Maryland and
the West Indies. Three cheers for John T.
Hoffman for next Governor, and three cheers
for Horace Greeley, for nothingp-Later in
the evening when the returns from the country
began to come in, the temper of the crowd
changed, and one exasperated Conservative
swore he meant to ego home and whip his
wiie. A placard was posted announcing Ben
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take 1t down." "no spoons" "three gsoans for
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Inc Times Office was besieged by q compar-
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ton through the kindness of an obliging youth
VINO sat with his leg over the window sill and
reported the dispatches as they arrived. Tn.
- 1890 "SAO ACps CiOSou "A pr0DOSlCOI
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from one end of the counter and Radica
speech from the other, met with no favor.
AT the Tribune Office an immense thron,
collected and waited patiently for the assur
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REDEMPTION

RULES FOR Doc FIGHTING.-The Chicago
Republican devotes column to dog fight.
We copy paragraph:
Then McClosky and Jennings went through
the important and somewhat perilous process
of g tasting" their dogs. This precaution-
ary measure consists in getting down upon
the knees and tapping the tongue to the dog,
on the breast and shoulders, in order to con-
vince the other side that he is clean. and
that no poison has been applied externally
for the purpose of injuring the other dog if
he should bite there. Each man has the
right to require the other to " taste" the dog
in any part he may indicate.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-18

On Tuesday last, Mr.. Lawrence, resid-
ing within Il miles of Santa Cruz, discover
ed one of his colts lying dead on his premises.
The same night he got Henry A. Aldrich.
of Oakland, and two other men to watch for
the unwelcome visitor, and give him hearty
reception with cold lead. The men failing
to discover anything up to two o'clock in the
morning, retired, after having sprinkled poi
son over the carcass of the colt. The next
morning they found lying by the side of the
colt dead lion, measuring six feet in length,
two and half feet high, and weighing Us
pounds-said to be the largest lion ever cap
tured in that locality.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-18
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SHASTA COURIER.

A HOSPITAL INcIDENT-One day a well
dressed, intelligent woman called at the door
of the diet kitchen, and asked to see one OF
the "Christian Commission" ladies. The
surgeon had sent her to me to help ind her
husband, and the directions were I" Bed one
hundred and six, ward two." As we went
up the steps | noticed she trembled with eA,
citement. / inquired if she was tired, anu
she said No." though she had slept none
since leaving home. We entered the waru,
and the nurse pointed out the bed, Out 1t
was empty. / looked at her, and saw she
was deadly pale. and hastened to assure her
there was some mistake, as she "CuIu no'
have been sent from the Office TO LOOK ior hei
husband if he had been dead. Whiie nau
been talking to her the ward master l'u =.
ferred to his book, and told US her huspanu
leg had been amputated few hours peio'e'
and he was then moved to ward four: AGAIN
her face was in glow, and couiu na,uiy
keep her from running in unannouhceu'T
We could see his face from the door' ana l
thought him asleep. As l was hoiuihs her
by the arm, and beckoning to one oi the men
to come to US, he opened his eyes 1uii upon
her. Such scream as he gave She
Bounded from me. and in moment had her
arms around his neck, both crying and
laughing at the same time. | am sure
neither of them uttered whole sentence for
fifteen minutes. 50 overpowering was the JOY
of their meeting. His recovery was almost
miraculous, aud one month from the time
she came she started home with her husband.
The wife remarked as she babe us good by
that she was not happier the morning she
started on her bridal tour than she was now,
taking her husband, though he left one leg
in Southern grave.-Frank Moore's Wo-
men ofthe Var.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-18

MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY, an Essay
of Wa ming and Instruction for Young Men. Also,
diseases and Abuses which PROSTATE the vital
powers with sure means of relief. Sent free of
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Masonic AcTIoN OF THE KING OF PRUs-
sIA.-The New York Masons held a meet
ing on Monday evening for the purpose of
considering a matter to be laid before the
Grand Lodge, in relation to the Grand Lodge
of the Three Globes. through her Grand
Master the King of Prussia who, it is un-
derstood, refuses to make any Masons (he
being Grand Master of that Province) except
those who acknowledge the Christian religion.
This action of the King of Prussia has par
ticular reference to the Jews. A committee
was appointed to lay the matter before the
Grand Lodge, and have the body protest
against it.
The Shasta courier., 1866-08-18

FATAL AccTDENT.-0n Sunday morning
last, two men named Snyder and White, in
the employ of Supervisor Thomas Price. who
resides on the river near the mouth of Cot
tonwood Creek, took skiff to cross over 10
Battle Creek. As they did not return next
day, search was made and the skiff found
bottom up. in an eddy. with their hats float
ing close by. As nothing bad been seen of
them at their proposed destination, it is sup
posed that they both found watery grave
Their bodies have since been recovered and
brought here for hurial.-Red Bluff Iade-
pendent
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SoME hve years ago young man who was
a candidate for the Assembly in this county,
started out on an electoneering trip. He
had been assured that it was necessary to
talk to every man he met, make him himself
free and sociable, and being recently from
the States followed such advice He start
ed on a trip down Sherlock Creek, met and
talked pleasantly with all he saw. but after
leaving Whitlocks came across fellow on
the trail Our candidate was near sighted,
and could not clearly discern the nationality
of the man. So he fiuenty opened with the
declaration that his name was Nc, that
he was candidate &c. &c. As he went on
he became a little excited, and his listener
evidently alarmed, cried out. . No sabee, no
sabee?" Mo, not understanding this,
and thinking he might win a vote by shak-
ing hands, jumped off his horse and stepped
towards his - constituent" who turned, gave
a regular g Arkansas yell, and put off at
2:40 speed. Mo stood perfectly amaz-
ed for few moments. when an acquaintance
coming up asked, What the devil have you
been doing to that Chinaman ?" China
man ~ said Mc--, was that a China
man-wasn't be a voter?' By this time
both parties understood the whole thing
Mo- enjoined secresy, which has been
observed too long. Anybody who don't be
lieve the above can call on Attorney General
Mccullough for information. If he denies it
then we will treat.-Mariposa Gazette.
Truly SAID.-In a recent address to his
Fenian brothers, Gen. Sweeney says: = Our
organization is one of progress. 1t is not
the NJ. C.'s who will effect good for Ireland
no it is the soldier. the hardy lahorer, the
mechanic, and the adDance Of public opinion
opposed to Stacery, and IN fiteor Of unicersal
d. liberty"
The n. Y. Dispatch adds, a comment
to the foregoing Gen. Sweeney is right
There is growing American sympathy for
Irish freemen and free efforts. That sym
pathy never could have sprung from the old
trucking slave policy of our Republic. 1t
is the outgrowth of enlarged views of hu-
manitv. If Irishmen in America will only
abandon those unworthy prejudices which
have kept behind the age, they will find
themselves marching side by side, and
shoulder to shoulder, with the really true
friends of their country.