The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-09
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

The Star says there is rumor on the
street that the President is going to veto the
Connecticut election, and goes on to relate an
incredible story about resident of Sumner
street, who on the night of the eclipse thought
Andy johnson had vetoed de moon!
The Washington correspondent of the
Advertiser rarely fails to hit the nail on the
head. Saturday morning, on the same page
which announced the passage ofthe civil rights
bill by vote of SO to 10, aDion" declared in his
usual positive way, "The civil rights bill is in
deed dead, because Is or 10 senators are GER
tain to vote to sustain the Presidents veto,
whenever the vote may be taken r. g'5ll;asi
EB-The Advertisers leading article Thurs
day morning is paraphrase of Mr.. Nasby's
last sermon. "Our Dimocratic newspapers"
says the Rev. Petroleum, "are supportin An
droo johnson. They claim that his polisy is
our polisy, that he is ourn and we are him.
They are singin hosanners to him-at his every
act they exolaim halleloogy in korus. What it
all about? In what particular has Androo
johnson showed hisself to be Dimolkrat? In
the name NV Dimocrisy let me ask WHERE Is
THE OFFICES 2" bAFiai1.t n4H f5Ea2s
Mr.. Morgan, the Democratic nominee
for representative in Meriden, Conn.,, regarded
English's calling and election az so sure, that
he agreed to publicly black the boots of COL
ored barber, named Hodge, if the Republicans
won. After the election Mr. Morgan kept his
word and his temper, and made q little speech,
saying, Gentlemen ! tits as told you it would
be-, told you if Mr.. Hawley was elected you
would see white men polishing black mems
boots, and II Mr. English was elected you
would see black men backing white mems
boots" Three cheers were thereupon given to
Mr.. Morgan for having faithfully performed his
duty, and three more were given for Gov. Haw-
ley. The box and backing brush were sold on
the spot for three dollars. .55rG ~
Head Centre John O'Mahony anuoun-
ces to the Fenian Brotherhood, by procama-
ton, that James Stephens has left the I. r. B.
in as good condition as ever, is now in Paris on
important business, and will soon come to
America to restore harmony between the Ma
hony and the Sweeny sides. s HrIfE
Tho Boston Recorder under its head of
Domestic Items" has the following "MANE:
Mrs. Mansfield, who stabbed and killed her
husband, Jacob Mansfield, in Madison county,
Me-, last month, has been tried and acquitted.
The deceased was 70 years of age, but was in
the habit of cruelty beating his wife while he
was under the influence Of liquor" The Re
corder is respectfully informed that there is no
Madison County in Maine; and that no Mrs.
Jacob Mansfield has been tried in this state for
stabbing her husband, or so far as we can learn
for any other offense.
B-The Mobile (Ala.) Tribune says that the
three papers published in Mobile, its own in
cluded, gave their readers one morning very in
teresting accounts of the meeting of the work.
ingmen the night before, in advocacy of the
eight-hour labor system. All three of the pa
pers, too, favored the movement. To do this
they worked their hands eighteen hours. No
more eloquent commentary on the fallacy un
dcrlying the whole movement could be de-
vised. 4...-sr
ga marble group, the Bacchante, by Pro-
fessor Kallide, a well-known sculptor, is pub
licly offered for sale at Berlin. The compost
ton and execution of the work are exceedingly
fine, showing the wild frenzy of the naked
Bacchante, who is resting upon panther. In
Germany this celebrated group is considered
masterpiece; but in England, after being de-
nounced at the first International Exhibition
as too gross, it was sentenced to transportation
to some remote corner of the Crystal Palace.