The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-21
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

EY- A bill before Congress proposes the
coinage of five-cent pieces, composed OF copper
and nickel, to take the place of the fve-cent
Ey- Raw mutton or beef, given with diluted
alcohol is now used for the cure of consump-
ton in France. .-.t... ..-.-.... ....
W A wonderful mirage occurred at Fort
ress Monroe, Saturday afternoon, lasting half
an hour. The eastern shore of Virginia, Smiths
Island, ETC., were plainly visible to the naked
eye, while the country bordering on the James
and Nansemond rivers and Newport News APP
peared to recede away off in the distance.
Ey-The New York Times says: The excite
ment about the trichina disease has had, and
is still having, a very great effect in diminish
ing the consumption of hog flesh. The whole
sale and other dealers in the article feel it
greatly. The late rumor that the disease had
actually made its appearance in this country
will not tend to allay the puolic fear in the
matter 1t looks at present as if the hog trade
Of Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis and other
Western cities would be quite seriously affect
ed for some months at least. zsi Of -,ls 5f5a8.av
Gy- Three of Professor Agassiz's assistants
returned from Brazil in the last u. 8. and Bra
iii Co.'s mail steamer Havana. The courtesies
of the company have been most handsomely ex-
tended to Professor Agassiz and his assistants,
not only as above, but in transporting rom the
Amazon the rich collection of fishes to the
United States. Professor Agassiz and the re-
mainder of hisparty will not return until much
later in the season. 5lf-.5r.f Ers1g
SY- General Hooker has so far recovered as
to be able to walk to his headquarters every
day.
.Ey- The following is from paper called The
Leader, published by colored men in Charles
ton: "WANTED.-AA steamship company which
will put<a line of steamers on the route be-
tween this and any Northern city, that will
give colored men, an opportunity to take pas
sage and be treated as respectable people ought
to be. The freight which the eolored people
have to give to such line would soon pay. Ii
there was but one steamer they would prefer
to wait for her trips" Gro, ---,-4-, -r,,54
Eg- Mr.. John Stuart Mill has given the
English House of Commons a lesson in man.
ners, by leaving his hat in the lobby with his
great coat. -.9.. 4la toa 4-. BE- zs 80 ll 50 $40
EY-We mentioned Monday, that James T.
Lloyd, the map maker, had been brought be-
fore one of tho New York courts, on charge OF
detrauding his creditors. This is the same
scoundrel who was accustomed to use his maps
as vehicles to convey malicious accusations
against the proprietors and employees of I'm
ion hotels. On his snap of the United States,
the Canadas, and New Brunswick" for exam
pie, he enlarges considerably upon the misman-
agement of the Burnett House, in Cine matt,
W here ruffianly clerk actually insisted upon
illuminating the house after Union victory,
regardless of the feelings" of one OF the guests
On the same map he enjoins upon all gentle
men to shun hotel in Philadelphia, which he
declares is kept by snegro-worshiping Adolf
tionists from Boston" and where negroes are
admitted to the first table! Itappears that Mr.
Lloyd is cheat as well as a liar.
BY- Among the recent appointments of sec
ond lleutenants by President johnson, in the
regular army, are the following from Maihe:-
In the 7th Infantry, Chas F. Larrabee, late 1st
lieutenant 18th Maine, and VIM. s. Dodge, late
ID lieutenant 10th Maine; 9th Infantry, VIM
L. Smith, late LIST lieutenant 18th Maine; 18th
Infantry, Chas. S. Ilsley, late captain 18th
Maine; 18th Infantry, George w. Wood. "Per-
ley," who forwards the list to the Boston Jour-
nal, says other appointments will soon be an
"a English statistics prove that pauper i'd
lots are twice as numerous in the agricultural
as in the manufacturing districts. a- o7sd o.
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