The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-01
VARIETIES.

"A Toronto special informed us yesterday
that the Canadian military organizations are
"sternly opposed to reprieving the Fenians." 1t
is also stated that the Queens Own" will cir
culate a petition denouncing those who "show
the white feather to William FL. Seward" 1t
will be remembered that the Queens Own" is
the regiment which so conspicuously showed
the white feather to the Fenians last summer,
distinguishing itself by valiantly running
away from the invaders. OF course now that
the danger is over it is clamorous for blood
Cowardice is usually cruel sf
AN express train carried the twenty mil
lions of thalers which form the war indemnity
Austria must pay Prussia. The whole amount
was paid in silver. 1t was loaded by the tun,
and took twenty men six days to count it. Ten
clerks,twelve tellers, and thirty-six gensdarmes
accompanied the train. lhe
Mrs. 8. @. Hall has written a fairy tale,
which is to be published as a Christmas book,
with illustrations, two of which will be from
designs by Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Ward It's title
is The Prince of the Fairy Fonaily
in speaking of Morrissey's nomination, the
Chicago Republican says: 1T would be difficult
to find sound Tammany Copperhead in the
ranks of that organization, as at present con-
stituted, more eminently qualified in every res
pect to represent his political associates"
2. R. Pangborn, Esq, the very able editor
of the Jersey City Daily Times, publishes a
card in the last number ofthat paper announc-
ing his retirement from his editorial position.
He has made an admirable paper which has
done yeoman's service in advancing the politi-
cal redemption of New Jersey.
The English Government has ordered 10
inch Rodman gun from the United States in
order to ascertain by experiment the relative
merits of English and American ordnance.
The Memphis Appeal in recent article
ON the negro, thus revives the old familiar
plantation style Of manners:
"The difference between the negro of the
South and the barbarian in his native wilds is
| as great as between Southern gentleman and
awhite-cravatted Yankee blue-belly."
The district-commssioner of the Freed
mems Bureau reports that on the opening of
the Circuit Court at Annapolis, Judge Ma
gruder delivered a charge to the grand jury in
regard to their treatment of cases concerning
| freedmen, to see that they were afforded all
the protection secured to them by existing
| State laws. He made no allusion to the Civil
Rights Act, or the competency of negro testi-
mony. On the oath instant case came before
him involving the right of freedmen to testify
in case in which one Of the parties was white
In an elaborate opinion discussing the consti-
tutionality of the Civil Rights Act, the judge
refused to admit the negro testimony.
The Boston Advertisers Annapolis dis
| patch, referring to the trial Of the Baltimore
Commissioners, says that during the proceed
| ings on Tuesday there came out incidentally,
many facts about Governor Swann's adminis-
tration of affairs when he was Mayor of the
city, that could not have been pleasant for him
to contemplate; and, altogether, the evidence
produced has put an entirely different face up-
on affairs, and shows more plainly than ever
on what fiimsy pretexts the case against the
| commissioners rests.