The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-17
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

lice of law in Boston.
EY- What is the difference between school,
master and a railroad conductor !? One trains
the mind, and the other minds the train.
EB-- "Isn't it pleasant to be surrounded by
70 a popular lecturer. eyes," said he, "but ii
would be pleasanter to be surrounded by one. >
Ey- To smother young lady in happiness
give her two canary BIRDS dozen yards O.
bright silk, moonlight walk with her beau, an
ice cream, bouquet, and the promise of anew
bonnet.
S.sy- In London any person under sixteen, is
prohibited from driving any sort of vehicle
and any person under fourteen, from having
temporary charge of any horse in the street.
. Esg- 1t has been suggested as a means of pu-
rifying the air of the streets of London, that al
every window in every house, and in every
open space, plants and flowers should be grow
.u vs. A scientific gentleman says, that lob
sters never go back to the water of their OWL
accord; they wait till it comes to them. They
must think it comes rather hot sometimes.
Vs. Gen. John W. Geary is mentioned as a
prominent candidate of the Union party OF
Penn, to succeed Gov. Curtin in the Execu-
tive office of the State. Gen. G.. was formerly
Democrat, was at one time Governor of Kan.
sas, and afterwards was Postmaster of San
Francisco. He performed eminent and gallan.
service during the war.
BB- A Vienna paper states that a letter was
recently found in one of the postoffice boxes OF
that city, addressed to THE Infant Jesus in
Heaven, to be given to st. Peter" 1t contain.
ed the prayer of child to have great number
of presents at Christmas
~ The Boston Courier closed its existence
on Saturday last. 1t was started in 1924, by
Joseph 7. Buckingham, and was for many
years one of the ablest and most honorable
Wing organs in New England, Of late years
thas changed hands good many times; and
its sinuous and Enthusiastically course has
nearly stripped it OF influence, and of adver
Using patronage, while its lists of subscriber
have been growing ''sman by degrees and beau
tifully less" During the rebellion it was un.
der the editorial charge of Mr.. George Lunt
and rendered itself eminently odious by its per.
sistept and shameless disloyalty. 1t has 70,
some time been subsisting wholly on the char
liable subscriptions of its friends; and has fl
nally died of the invoking poison Of its OWL
bad principles. The proprietors have started
paper under the title of the "Daily Eyenint
Commercial" le it5 8. i orb -
GY- 1t is reported that certain Colonel J
d. Williams is sson to be married to Mrs. Ste.
phen A. Douglas. ~ E1nJ a50ioE H
ES- Henry A Pollard, of the Richmond Er.
anainer, has again made himself ridiculous, by
attacking Mr.. Brooks, correspondent of the N
Y. Times, for letter of the latter ridiculing
Pollard. He came at Brooks, in the Spots
wood House, armed with a cowhide pistol and
bowie-knife; Brooks was unarmed. Brooks
took the cowhide from him and threw it away
when Pollard drew knife and the parties
were separated. Neither received serious in
jury. aa on' ai 17Tc Iiafi --Fle
G4F- As the quickest way to make fortune
acontemporary suggests marrying fashiona-
BILE young lady and selling her clothes. a.i
q GY A fact highly honorable to typos is dis
closed by a late report of the New York In
spector of State Prisons: while all other occu-
pations are represented in their large number
of conyicts, there is not single printer.
BB- An exchange gives reasons for not pub
fishing a poetic effusion, as follows" The
rhythm sounds like pumpkins rolling over a
barn floor, while some lines appear to have been
measured with a yard-stiek, and others with a
ten-foot POLE" els ~ 7liIIs...eial 10 ffc
BY~ Frederick Douglass lectured in Pitts
field on Monday evening last, on which occa-
sion he was refused seat at the public table of
the American Hotel there.
EB A few days since we called attention to
the fact that the Legislatures of this State and
Massachusetts, had organized this year by elect
ing gentlemen named James NJ Stone as
Speakers of their respective Houses An ex-
change reminds us that in 1912 the Presidents
OF the Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Senates were named Josiah Quincy.
EB- The Irish papers are making quite a
fuss over what they call the Seattle mellon"
which is considered quite on acquisition to the
agricultural resources OF Ireland. 1t is moth
ing more than the Yankee pumpkin.
gR- The San Francisco Bulletin of Dec. 1st
says =" The proposed new telegraph line
across the continent, commonly known as the
Opposition" is progressing rapidly, and pres
mt appearances inlicate that we shall have
,wo telegraph lines across the plains within
rear. The new company have erected the poles
rom Single Springs to- Virginia City, and
nearly all of them from San Jose to Sacrament
o via Stockton, while the poles are being put
Up on the line of the railroad from Sacramento
o Single Springs. Beyond Virginia City the
'oles are nearly all up for a distance of ITO
niles. With ordinarily fair weather, it is ex-
'ected that the line between here and Virginia
City will be completed and put in operation by
New Years. Of Hf.s.r Iar.i-.-7.a.l ...4. -,-
Va simple invention was exhibited at
me late Birmingham cattle show, for making
outter by atmospheric action, the air being
torced by q plunger into the midst of the milk
'r cream, which is contained in a cylinder. the
'esui' peing that In a few minutes butter is
MADE leaving the milk perfectly sweet for fam
ly use. il
GY~ Miss Nancie A. w. Priest. author Of
Over the River" and other very sweet nocms
was married recently at her home in Wincbes.
5er, Mass, to Lieut.. A. c. Wakefield. of the
Third Vermont. b1-i 9 sIl .ef-
BB- Associate Justice Field, of the Supreme
Court at Washington, was the recipient, ON
VI a. PaoAaSe vi torpedO-nke char
cter, charged with three balls. He had no
uspicion of its character, but fortunately OPEN
d it in such manner that the wall of the
DOM received the balls apparently intended
or his body. 2
gS A Washington special to the Boston
aaoert'ser says information has been received
nat tne four men arrested in Anderson Dis
met South Carolina, for the murder of three !
OF the 18th Maine Regiment on the
hight OF Oct. 7th last, are obe tried in Charles.
on before military Commission, of which
iajor- General Deyens is president. They were
hot while guarding government cotton, and
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