The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-12

new telegrsphic enterprise, and of its being
bad cause, and since ignoring what he had said
before he has been eXultant over its passage
by SO large asyOte. .rr q -. r 4
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
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Ey"It was starving corset maker VINO thus
vented her miserable complaint: "Shame, that
should be without bread that az nave seaSeu
the stomachs of thousands. 30 ,ss5A II E5.i.i
u, E.a,-A distinguished lady OF title has lasely
made a communication to the Fren1h Academy
of Science in which she declares that she has
discovered the cause of cholera in a microscopic
insect which she calls the winged leech," and
which,, she says, is developed especially in
marshy and filthy localides.a The details she
gives in relation to this animalcule and its con-
nection with cholera, are so minute that the
Academy, which commenced by Laughing at
the first paragraphs of the report, finished by
deciding to investigate the matter.
ER-A married lady, only seventeen years OF
age, was drowned last week while skating on
the Schuykill at Philadelphia. The ice. gave
way, and five persons were precipitated into
the water, four of whom were rescued. mss
There is new Burning welP' in the oil
regions, on the Lake farm, near Pithole, city.
1t is proposed to extend the tubing to the top
of the derrick, SO that the flame may illuminate
the surrounding country. 80 lsk
EyMr. Isaac Eaton of Antrim, NH, who
| killed himself on Sunday week, was the last OF
| three brothers, all of whom committed suicide.
E9sLittle three year old Jennie was playing
| If Inv
the tail. Her mother toldher that she would
hurt pussy, why, no, I won't" said she, I'm
carrying it by the handle !"I
| R- AMMAN in Chicago went all the way, to
Germany, to marry supposed widow, and
after the marriage took her home when to his
disgust he found she had husband living, who
enforced his prior claim upon her. Hereafter
he will beware of the ''vidders."l bnaiaoa
R-A breach of promise suit was tried in
Wllkesbarre, Pa, last week, which attracted
much attention. The plaintiff was an attrac-
tive lady % years of age, named Bradley, and
the defendant well TODD widower of 81 years.
named Reynolds. The jury gave verdict in
favor of the lady for $4,000, the whole amount
| claimed. oEo.s ,.gF
"A EB- At Columbus, Mississippi, an oil and
mining company has been organized to operate
| in that State and Alabama. They have made
important discoveries, and have bought 5000
| acres of land.
G4y-"I have the best wife in the world" said
long suffering husband, "she always strikes
| me with the soft end of the broom 19gA
EVThe Cincinnati Commercial quotes Mr..
Seward as having made the comprehensive
observation to gentleman, who asked him how
far he intended to permit the Fenian foolery to
go THE most valuable lesson taught US. by
England during the war was how to preserve a
strict neutrality.'' :
ER-. No less than twenty two thousand
names are upon the files of the Treasury at
| Washington as applicants for clerkships. bea
The losses at sea in January are estima-
ted at five and half million dollars. The
number of vessels reported lost is eighty. The
losses in the corresponding month of 1865 were
only million dollars, and in in 1864 aboutltwo
million dollars. - .... -tt..-.,
EB-It is proposed hereafter to celebrate Mr..
Lincoln's birthday-the 18th of February AS
that of Washington has been heretofore, and in
this matter sVincennes, Ind, has taken the
| initiative. ~ - - -
GvThe Buffalo Courier says "Our country
exchanges all bear testimony to the fact that
there is large amount of butter and cheese
held in the interior f,- a- - -;aee Asn'''1
who were not satisfied with 40 or 90 cts. per
pound for their butter hoping for still higher
fgures-are IOJn TO accept of the decline of 10
cents. The prospects are, however, that the
| longer these parties hold off the less they will
receive. Farmers who refused 81 per bushe1
for their potatoes in the Fall, are now glad to-
obtain 60 cents per bushel. So it will be with
the holders Of provisions generally. The longer
they keep out of the market the heavier will
be their loss" % rI4- 49, gsi
g. GY-The Berlin correspondent of the London
Times states that eighty thousand Germans en-
igrated to America last year, via Hamburger
and Bremen Contrary to what was Formerly
the case, when very poor people would lay by
few thalers to carry them over, considerable
portion of the emigrants consist of small far
mers, with athousand or two of thalers., 'Ys
gB- John Tyler, Jr, solicits the Office of
state librarian. His application closes as fol
lows SHOULD the legislative bodies honor me
with their regard, shall not only cherish their
action as compliment. but the result Will be
particularly gratifying, as it will enable me to
devote myself to labor of justice to the past,
sacred to the hereafter and the truth of history,
and dear to every manly heart within the state.
Permit me to add, that although now a grand
father, this is the first and only application 1
have ever made for office in the good and brave
old commonwealth '.zsy{ -5a7---- ,l.er r.
About 1866 Hon. Theodore Atchison, of
Portsmouth, N. H, had legacy offe1OOO, the
income of which was directed to be distributed
in loaves of bread to the poor of that town on
Sundays. This has been done regularly for
about century; about 5000 have been thus
spent, and the fund has not been impaired.
EY-A reporter of the Chicago Tribune fur,
nishes to that paper an account of a singular
interview with professional seer or astrologst
of that city. The reporter disguised himself
in female apparel SO efectually as to deceive
the prophet into the belief that he was really
a woman. The apartments were crowded, and
several hours were consumed in waiting for his
turn before the reporter gained an interview.
The astrologer assured him that malign spell
was hanging over his life and blighting his
prospects, and offered for fifty dollars to remove
it,-told him he was widow, had not loved
the deceased husband, would be married again
to mIddle-aged gentleman, and would go to
Europe on bridal trip. ,..... ~ %. ~ ~
BH A prominent Georgia Unionist, writing
to Washington, says :"One thing is manifest
secession to-day politically is stronger than
before the war, and Unionists more under the
ban of the people" .ly-'2 2.t 70 o.,
THE Concord Statesman learns that the
wife of Rev. Samuel FL. Riddel, of Tamworth,
N. H., committed suicide on Sunday of last
week by hanging herself with skein of yarn.
BB- The Springfield Republican, while sym:
pathising fully with the President in his oppo-
sition to negro suffrage, is frank enough to say
sit is evident that the mood of the President
lin his interview with the colored delegation]
was not as courteous as usual" 1t is further
evident that the President could not forget
that he was talking with negroes; he could not