The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-05
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ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


gB~ Senator Wilson has reported, from the
military committee, bill appropriating fifteen
thousand dollars to reimburse Miss Clara Bar
ton for the moneys she has expended in the
work of finding missing soldiers, and to ena-
BILE her to carry it to completion, as proposed
in the memorial presented some weeks ago.
VS. Senator Sumner, on Friday, presented
the memorial of Henry w. Longfellow, James
Russell Lowell, Jared Sparks, Charles E. Nor
ton, William G. Bryant and about three hum
dred other persons, authors, journalists, pub
fishers and printers, in favor of an interna-
tional copyright law. The document was over
ten feet in length, and is undoubtedly one of the
finest collections of valuable autographs ever
made He said he presented similar memo
rial fourteen years ago, signed by Cooper, IT.
wing and PRESCOTT, all Of whom had passed
away without seeing a realization of their
prayer. He hoped that Congress would grant
what had been SO long delayed. -s-.fsll Z. ri
ER~The Secretary of the Navy reports that
there are now in the navy 10 chaplains on the
active hstand on the retired list. u less
ByThe Secretary of the Treasury reports
that the expenses of his department. during
the year 1866, in three particulars, were as fol-
lows for printing paper and stationery, So $751;
565; for printing, $1,000 25; for advertising,
$7,4SO 50. ,laB.t. si.,. ~. = ..-
DSf- The Euening Posts special dispatch
says: 1t is understood that if the Loan bill
fails in Congress, Secretary McCulloch will,
Immediately use the power conferred upon him
by the last Congress to reduce the currency.
BE-The new gates for the Boston City Hall
are compared to large sized gridiron, orna-
mental pattern. T.,l T.. .ili-.j Is
The Boston Post recommends in these
days of distractions" zinc Innings for over
coats and thin sheet steel for trousers pockets.
gH~It is said that at Santiago, the other day,
the authorizes, who had long been asking the
patron saint for rain, to no purpose, brought
him out into the public square, lined with troops
and gave the saint round dozen, to punish his
obstinacy, or quicken his recollection. fl'i y
EThe San Franciscans have had recent
sensation in the shape of balloon ascension by
one Auguste Burlaze. The aeronaHt was car
jried out over the waters of the bay, where his
balloon suddenly collapsed and he fell into the
water Fortunately lie was an expert swim
mer, and was saved by boat sent out for his
rescue. e..
: BsR The next Central eclipse of the sun in
this country, will occur August 9, 1869. p y;I,l
BY-The vapor whichis given off by the puri-
fers in gas-houses is found to be avery efficient
remedy for the whooping cough.
EB- THE proposed railroad bridge over the
Mississippi at st. Louis meets with some objec-
tions on the part of the river men; but, on
full consideration of the matter by the st.
Louis Board of Trade, the business men of the
city there represented simply resolved that in
giving charter for the bridge Congress should
insist on certain reasonable conditions, among
which are specified that the lowest portion
shall not be less than fifty above extreme high
water mark; that there shall be one span of six
hundred feet clear, and none less than two
hundred; that there shall be no draw, and that
the bridge shall not be suspension bridge.
GB- When Chalmers preached in London
his brother James never went to hear him.
One day at the coffee house which he frequen-
ted, the brother was asked by Some one who
was ignorant of their relationship, if he had
heard this wonderful countryman and name
sake of his eyes, I have heard him." he an
swered dryly. "And what do you think of
him ?" Very little indeed" "Dear me 7"
exclaimed the inquirer, when did you hear
him ?" about half an hour after he was born"
was the cool answer.