Maryland free press., 1866-06-28

Prentice says that Parson Brownlow, at
present Governor of Tennessee, "is p rody-a
caricatnre-a broad burlesque on all possible
Governors"
While making his last speech the National
hteiiyencer says Thad Stevens 'turned liyid with
rage," and the Bs<ton Post says he "turned
white with fury" lie should have turned BLACK
in the face and stuck at that.
A provost marshal writes: One of the pro-
vost guard broughta colcred man into the office,
charged with stealing water melons. As he was
being led away | said to him:
al hope Tom, tdat may never sec you here
again."
He turned to me with peculiar, shrcwd ex-
preston, and said:
.'You wouldn't ha' see me dis time cap'n if de
sogers hadn't fotch me-"
THE longest railroad in tho world is the Cen
trail Railroad of lllinois-730 miles long, and
which cost $l5, 100000. n,...U
"A soldier of the American army had been
condemed to be shot. The unfortunate man du-
ring several years, had devoted all his spare
earnings to the support of his parents, who were
very aged When general Washington ascertain
cd this fact, he committed the sentence to dis
honorable discharge from the regiment, remark
ing 10 the officers of the court-nartial-'If we
take his life, We may Kill three persons in place
ofone."
Mrs. Rogers, of Madison, Indiana, invited
dozen of her neighbors to tea last Sunday, and
used arsenic by mistake, instead of cream of tar
tar, to Tighten the cake. Fortunately, too much
of the poison had been taken, and no one died,
though all We're very sick.
E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQ.,, formerly Governor of
Maryland, has removed to New York and COM
menced the practice of law in that city.
"A poor unemployed soldier in New York
hung himself to his bed post There was no bu-
reau for him.
During the recent panic in London run on
bank was very qnickly stopped by the simple,
though uninancial, expedient Of emptying keg
of flour from an upper window upon the crowd
below. Tnc runners dispersed in most ludicrons
plight.
1t is stated that Elias Howe, the inventor and
patentee of the sewing machine needle, has declar-
ed his purpose not to apply for au extension of his
patent, on the ground that he has made a million
and half dollars on it already, which he regards
as fortune enough for one man.
"A great German physician is publishing, in
the Augsburg Gazette a series ofletiers, in which
he takes the ground that there are such germs OF
disease in Germany at this time that if war
breaks out there will be the most terrible epidem
ic of. cholera ever witnessed.
The Alexandria State Journal expresses its
fear that Underwood would be murdered in Rich
mond. |.
The Petersburg Iader says: ''Don't be alarmed
Judged ltdoesen't follow because you are an ass
that the Virginians are assassins. l.f .a
1T has been asked, when rain falls does it
ever get up again? Of course it does-in dew
time. .N 't
Woman is said to be q mere deluson, but it
is sometimes pleasant to hug decisions.
"A bucket factory has been established in Muir
| freesboro' Tenn. The company proposes to turn
out from one hundred and fifty to two hundred
buckets day. Practical reconstruction is thus
going on throughout the South by the formation
of now industries.
An old fellow in a neighboring town who is
original in all things especially excessive egotism
and profanity, and who took part in the late
great rebellion, and who was one day blowing in
the village tavern to crowd of admiring listen
ers, and boasting of his many bloody exploits,
he was interrupted by the question ti l,a.'
"l say, old Joe, how many rebs did you kill
during the war;" 'aH...
''How many did kill, Sir2 ho,O many did
kill? Well don't know zactly hotr many but
know this much--l killed as many s'them "a
they did o. msn' 49, ..'.