The Portland daily press., 1866-09-12
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in mechanic circles by the recent discovery o
tlr Heneage of Buffalo, that sheet iron vii
serve for betting in place of rubber or leather
| "A rebel poem was published recently il
the Richmond Enquirer with the following de
| dlaration: 1.;.a-: 1885. sflg4 81 90 enlli
| And Southern sons upon the fields 10 q.
Whcrc their fercfathers bled. U ti-- q
Will have for freedoms battle cry
"Ihc bravo Confederate dead"
re as, ,ccngaerors are not those arho fauRt %
,, Iheir 6o.s'seys aoac IN pride, & s.5..lr-
I1ey are Ate heroes of tie .S0atsh y II N (.
oriiberty that died.
| This bold declaration will prove literally true
if my Policy" prevails. ~ p esi.39-i5 y
EDITORIAL CoURTEsIEs The Editor of the
Gardiner Journal has been "a fishing" and
Gaught-a chance to see dead cow.-l Bath
Times. tae --.l.sais. 7-lll4-'
We can see no good reason why this should
set calf a-bleating, in Bath.-[Gardiner Jour
nal
"A Daeotah chap thinks he has found Para
disc. Hear him: "No income tax; no internal
reveneue; no spies to see if you treat friend
on Sunday; no special police; no dog tax, no poll
tax, school tax or bounty fund. And, to end
with, the Indians and half breeds can't tell one
greenback from another, SO all our ones are
tens"
"A new planet was discovered in the con-
stellation Capricorn on the night of the 9th
of August, by NJ Stephen, director of the Mar
seilles Observatory. Its position at 14th, Am.
25s. M. T, NJ was as follows:
Right ascension ooh. 5sm. SIS.
N. Polar Distance 10Go 4Sm. sos.
The discovery was telegraphed to Paris, and
ON the next evening the position of the planet
at 11h. AIM. SIS. p. M. T., was found to be:
Right ascensions 23h. b2m. .23s.
N. Polar Distance 1860 Am 57 Ia
This. discovery, which brings the number Of
asteroids up to eighty-eight, was made with the
new telescope, which is constructed on a hith-
erto untried principle. The planet has the ap-
pearance of star of the ninth magnitude.
1t is said that the Neapolitan royal family
intend to emigrate to America.
Three OF our most popular American au-
thors are just now engaged in writing romances
for the columns of the Atlantic Monthly. The
first novel to make its appearance will begin
in the January 1857 number, and is by the
author of "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Ta-
BILE" and Elsie Venner." 1t will be continued
through the year. The next story in order will
be by the author of "Uncle Toms Cabin" and
The Pearl of Orr's Island"
The Ottawas a tribe of partially civilized
Indians, are erecting a university for the edu-
cation of Indians in Kansas. Their chief. John
Jones, is a thoroughly educated man, and is
the leader in the enterprise, and associated
with him are several other gentlemen. includ-
ing the Rev. MIR. Hutchinson, the government
Indian agent for the Ottawas. BY treaty
consummated two OF three years since, the otta-
was gave twenty thousands acres of land from
the centre of their reservation for the establish
ment of this university. .oait
y The rapid accumulation OF gold IN the
Treasury will, if continued, soon afford met
allie basis for the Treasury notes in circulation,
which oupht to materially reduce the premium
ON them. 1t is estimated that by the end of
this month the Treasury will hold nearly if
not quite one hundred millions in gold.
-"Can you tell me how old the devil is?"
asked an irreverent fellow Of a Clergyman
''My friend, you must keep your own family
record was the reply.
The Nation speaking of Mr.. johnson, says
that he has now, or soon will have, in every
post Offie M heart that beats Tor
him alone ffoi4 -s..-- f.
-snrgeon-General Barnes is seriously i'll at
Chicago.