The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-09-20
VARIETIES.

tor,, 90 G i,inore Simms is preparing a "His-
NI. 1ou'h n Carolina for Schools"
vo,n,-o bancroft is about to publish the last
H., ~ .n1 70 history of the United States.
n. L. Blow, member Of Conpresa frnm
missouri inherlts $4,000 by the recent death Of
| House rents in Mobile have advancod ,;.ao
the war 400 per cent. ''h''
1t Is generally understood that the .Toh,,.o.,
leaders have within the past two or tbroo do.'-
been making an effort to induce the Presao1,t
to modify his policy and come out in favor %
the amendment of the Constitution, or at least
to secretly urge its ratification upon the
Southern leaders, as the only me ans now left
for protecting the veto power and securing a
respectable administration minority in Con-
gress during the remainder of Mr.. Johnson's
term of Office. Thurlow Weed and Edwin
Croswell have been in Washington, to further
this object, it is supposed.
The Cleveland convention will help the
President almost "a much as the Maine cleo
ton. -ls1s ~ot
| Hon. A. H. Rice, who has represented the
third Congressional District of Massachus-
cts tone of the Boston districts) for eight years
has declined a denomination. $500
| The Soldiers and Sailors in Massachusetts,
are actively arranging for large representa-
ton at Pittsburg ON the 25th inst
The Charleston Courier denies that the
gavel used in the secession convention at
charleston in 1860 was used in calling togeth-
er the loyal convention at Philadelphia, and
says the original relic, with the word "seces-
sion carved upon it, is still carefully presery-
| ed in Charleston. A ''
Hon. John B. Alley celebrated his SILVER
welding" on Friday at his new residence in
| Lynn. Among the guests were Senator Viii.
son, Lieut.-Goyernor Claflin, Representatives
Ames, Boutwell, and Rice. George Thompson
OF England, William Lloyd Garrison, DIR.
George b. Loring, Gen. b. +. Butler. Hon.
Epen ). Poor, Mayor Usher of Lynn, and 9th
er prominent gentlemen. Among the gifts
was an elegant service of plate from Mr.. Alleys
fellow citizens, accompanied by congratula-
| tory letter
1t is probable that Hon. Jacob Benton of
Lancaster, viii succeed Prof Patterson as rem
resentative from the third New Hampshire
District. 1t,H t-.v sl
Joe Davis, the brother of j efl; has been par
doned by the President. He comes under the
| $4,000 dollar clause. az sE. -r
"A late number Of the Schweizerbund states
that the medal in memory of Abraham Lin
coin, which the French Government would not
allow to be made in their territory, has a
length been stamped in Geneva the journals
| OF Which city speak of it as great success. On
one side is seen the expressive profile of the
President with a dedication to the French De-
mocracy; on the other an allegorie relief OF
/
| the black race. The Genius of Freedom stands
leaning ON monument bearing an inscription.
Opposite him negro resting on his musket
points to the starry flag of the Union, while an
other lays palm upon the tomb of the one
who freed him. sff IL ...-.
Baron Hook, q well-known Austrian writ
er and politician, has just completed work OF
eight hundred pages octave on the financial
and political affairs of the United States. 1t is
now in press by one of the publishing houses
| in Vienna, and win probably be out in month.
| He was for some years Collector of Customs at
the Port of Trieste; has subsequently held sew
eral eminent positions under the Austrian gov
ernment, and is regarded as the chief adviser
for here-establshment of the financial affairs
of Austria The work is said to be well calcu-
lated to circulate in Germany just idea of the
deyelopement of the United States in national
| wealth 1t has been some time in preparation,
the author having had placed at his disposal
statistics from all parts of the country. 1t is
divided into six parts, with an elaborate ap-
| pendix., Among the subjects treated will be
financial legislation and administration, du-
ties, indirect tares, land taxes, public lands,
| the postal system, the mint and other sources
! of public income, national and state; the ma
tional and state debts, tariff banks and general
! statistics. sd ,g scl ..i i 81
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican saws
the lady whom Senator Sumner-now for over
fifty years q bachelor--is about to marry, il
Miss Sturgis Hooper, daughter-in-law of Rep
resentative Hooper, Of Boston, beautiful and
accomplished lady -; tlfi=' 1H
| The following is an excellent method OF
computing interest on any number ofdollars at
six per cent Multiply any given number OF
dollars by the number of days of interest de-
sired, separate the right-hand figure and di-
vide by six; the result is the true interest OF
such sum for such number of days at six per
cent. This rule is SO simple and SO true, ac-
cording to all business usuage, that every bank
er, broker, merchant, or clerk should post il up
Tor reference and use. There being no snch
thing as a fraction in it there is scarcely any
liability to error or mistake.
| DIR. Russell, the well known correspondent
OF the London Times, enters the ranks of nov
elists with a work entitled Dr. Brady"
/ The Opinion Rationale, of Paris, wisely
recommends the French creditors of republican
Mexico to draw a sponge over their claims, and
permit peaceable restoration Of the Juarez
1 afto, Al
on's troops. .sss lie.
Tom Hughes, author of Tom Brown at
Rugby is writing letters from England to the
New York Tribune az 2
| The following advertisement appears in a
London papers "W anted, respectable person,
OF neat habits, and that has passed from death
unto life,' otherwise than by outward baptism,
as housekeeper, which occasional assistance
may be obtained. Address, stating full partic-
ulars, P. d. Postofice, Ottery st. Mary, De-
von." r--.-.-. Fl.
Before practising at the English bar, Ben
jamin, the ex-rebel, had to swear allegiance to
Queen Victoria-a proceeding which has not
raised him in the estimation of English REFORM
ers
/ -fhe Petersburg (Va) Index says the grave
diggers at the Crater have unearthed. short
distance in front of that famous place, the body
ora white woman dressed in Federal uniform.
The body was found in an excellent state of
preservation. The features palld with the
hue OF death, revealed the delicate cast of her
woman's face, and her hair, though cut short,
possessed gloss and softness which alone
might have excited suspicion of her sex
She had been shot through the head. She was
carefully placed in one of the new coffns pro-
vided for her comrades, and taken off to be buri-
ed amongst them.
Mr. George III. Moore, Librarian of the N.
Y. Historical Society, is the compiler of GER