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

The Argus asks again, "Could a church
exclude negro from ownership of apew in its
meeting house on account of race or color,
without coming within the prohibition and
penalties of the civil rights 'bill9" To which
we reply, that the cigilrghts bill eonfers equal
rights upon all citizens, without regard to acct
dents of color; that accordingly the refusal of
church to sell pew to negro would DER
tainly be as lawful as refusal to sell to white
man; and finally that we do not understand
that a corporation capable of holding property
is bound to sell,n olens Uolens, to anybody, white
or black. The legal idea of property is incom-
plete without the right to dispose Of it freely
and without question, as interest or whim may
dictate. Is anybody SO foolish as to believe
that an offer to buy constitutes lien upon
property? Thasin plain words, is the PROPOSE
ton to which the Argus has committed itself
Mr.. Conway writes to tho Round Table
that he has reason to believe that an important
article on American opinion of Europe will
appear in the next Westminster Review. qs.
W. A newsr per correspondent says that in
Georgia, whefl 9hs mans army made sweep
of all the carriages, lie ladies now go visiting
in carts. They call them cartes de visite, and
console themselves with the thought that they
are in the height of fashion. s.s aaig
EY The Cincinnati Price Current foots
up the pork packing in the West for the sea-
son at one million eighty-three thousand four
hundred and seventy-four hogs, being seven
hundred and sixty-eight thousand one hundred
and forty-fve less than last year The hogs
this year average thirty-six pounds heavier
than last, reducing the deficit three hundred
and one thousand two hundred and thirty-six
hogs. rs
kY-At Child & jerks Gallery in Boston,
there is on exhibition large picture by Ham
man. 1t is called "The Home of the Bees" 1t
is simply two bee-hiyes, made of wicker work,
and buried in a mass of weeds and flowers.
The work is an excellent specimen of flower
and grass painting, marked by delieacy ofdraw-
ing and truthfulness of color 1t is for sale,
and the price is $1,000.
W Chester Harding, one of the oldest as
well as one Of the most eminent of American
artists, died at the fremont House, Boston, on
Sunday evening. He was man'widely known
both for his genius aud his social qualities, and
as widely esteemed and beloved. His age
was a. Lot
e-In the course of his address to the jury
in the r,s,nent suit against the Long Island
Railroad Company, Mr.. Edwin James observed
that the public would never be secure from
collisions until the Legislature required that
the President of the Company should ride
upon the engine, and quorum of Directors
upon the tender.
Va Somebody in the Saturday Press ex-
presses surprise that our enterprising weeklies
do not give regular lists of the market value
of literary productions, and presents the follow.
ing sample of quotations: "Poison and gore
brisk. Ghosts on a decline A moderate in
ouiry for sentiment at previous prices. Wit
nominal Humor, quiet. Flippancy, lively
with tendency upwards. No demand for
noetry. Native comedy uncalled for. Foreign
comedy in fair request. Articles endorsing the
Presidents policy, bidding spirited, and trade
active. The Review market holds firmly
Essays looking up"
| According to Balzac, "tho shortest lint
in politics is curve" ID
| SB The Corner Stone of an African Metho
dist Episcopal Church was laid ON the 23d ult
inSavannah, Ga with impressive ceremonies
by the Eureka Masonic Lodge, No. (colored)
of Savannah, IN presence of a large concours
| of citizens The parading of a colored lodg,
was novel sight in that city, and attracte,
much attention. This lodge was organize,
about two m }nths ago, under authority of tn
| Prince Hall Lodge (colored) of Boston, Mass
and numbers at this time some fifty-tyo mem
bers. r