The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-14
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The Lima correspondence of the New York
Herald, dated April 22d, says "Another meet
ing of the lower classes was held ON the 10th
to denounce Congress, which almost resulted
in a low. A bill removing President Prado
had been introduced in Congress. but it was re-
iected. Tho indications were that Prado would
declare himself dictator for another term The
revolutionists had been completely used up by
successive government victories, and the re-
bellion was about over. Congress has declared
all disagreement between Peru and Chill on
account of the Spanish war removed, and that
the two countries are more firmly united than
ever" ..s- .F4....s sj.a.. .,llf .I... III,
The Richmond Times, in an article refer
ring to the recent decree of the Emperor of
Brazil abolishing slavery, remarks that the
Southern States of the Union may console
themselves for the loss of their former slaves
by the reflection that abolition is ga general
thing" "Our case" adds the Times, "s not one
of peculiar hardship. 1t is as useless to try to
stop one of those moral epidemics, that at times
sweep over the globe, as to arrest the progress
of the cholera. War or no war, sooner OF later,
slavery was bound to come to an end, here as
well as elsewhere" 'AF
The musical world will be glad to know
that Charles GOunod, the author of "Faust" is
about to present a new opera, "Romeo and
Juliet" He has been at work at this opera
ever since the completion of Faust" five years
ago, and there is reason to believe that it will
be as successful. - ------------
"A Boston lawyer thus defines o "snob:"-
The term "snob" applies admirably to an in
dividual, who, while he lives on narrow al
ley, invariably speaks of it as an ''avenue"
1.-The stiffness of the hour is the stiffness OF
dead calm at sea-" Professor Phelps wrote in
his book "The Still Hour" Several hundred
copies were printed and sold in which the
word Hcalm" became "clam." ....
"A New York paper complains that the mu-
nicipal authorities are "wedded to corruption"
Welded with a "Ring?" ......
-Tupper has written a third series of his
Proverbial Philosophy, which will appear in
May. ....-. ...I
There is in the cellar of Nashville brew
cry mammoth frog, weighing twelve pounds,
which is supposed to have attained his enor-
nous size from the nourishment received from
the health-giving beverage manufactured at
that establishment. -- f..
-CharleS heades own GENERALIZATION OF
Griffith Gaunt has been produced at Newcas-
tie, England, with Miss Avonia Jones as Kate
Peyton. The author and actress divided the
honors, and acknowledged the applause by ap-
pearing together before the curtain.
The Japanese iugglers are visiting the
newspaper offices in New York. Little "An
Right" thinks it about as easy to climb a bam-
boo pole as to get up to the editorial rooms of
the World
Mr.. j. LothrOp Motley has in preparation
the third and fourth volumes of his United
Netherlands. -- 81 H--1 s'-
Old Sojourner Truth, at the equal rights
meeting in New York the other day, said that
colored women needed the ballot for protec-
ton as much as the men. They had to go out
washing while their husbands would strut
about, and were more tyrannical than "old
massa" himself. ..,..l.... ....
The latest story about Dana's proposed
paper is that it will be started in September
next. - .. ..
"A fatal case of lydrophobia which was re-
ported at Hobart Town, Australia, in Febru-
airy, is believed to be the first ease that ever oc-
CURED South of the equator,