The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-11
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The American people, in adopting any
great reform, is a good deal like the Yankee
who bet " it'll Dutchman that he could swal-
low him. The Dutchman lay down ON a ta-
bic, and the Yankee, taking his thumb In his
mouth, npped it severely. "Oh,you are biting
me-" roared the Dutchman. "Why, you old
fool, replied the Yankee, did you suppose
was going to swallow you whole?"
An exchange thinks Louis Napoleon is
the modern Dame Partington, undertaking to
sweep back the rising tide with q broom. He
had better heed the letter of his cousin Jer-
ONE, who il a thorough-going republican, or
he will be overwhelmed by the same tide. The
Southern States of our own country stood up
against it and lost, and the Church party OF
Mexico has met with the same fate. The
nineteenth century is no respecter of hierarct
les. ..-t
The GAZETTE des Etrdngers publishes the
following card: "Mne Adelina Patti has no
thought of marrying, and believes she violates
no propriety in giving the most formal contra
| diction to the falsest cOnjeetures, She is be-
| trothed only to art"
AT Dayton, Ohio seventy. five invalid SOL
| to tine polls, and veted for Gen. Hayes TO
man. They Were all crippled and helpless,
but the Democratic crowd was cowardly
enough to insult them with coarse epithets,
while some yelled "Pity you hadn't lost both
| your d-d arms! Sorry that other leg was
| left! Pity the rebels hadn't killed youi"
| "A young married woman in Blairgowrie,
Scotland, more than two years ago :old Ler
friends that she had been several times infol m
ed n a dream that her death would occur ON
the 25th of September 1867 and, sure enough,
it did. There is nothing either strange or un-
common in that. The conviction ON her mind
that she was to die ON that day, would, il she
were in feeble health, be sufficient to kill her
at the expected time.
I'm the Mormon theatre the tragedy of
Othello is produced with fifteen Desdamonas.
The smothering scene is said to be shade te-
dious
Chicago has had 1000 new buildings erect
ed within its limits this year, at cost of near
ly nine millions of dollars.
"A historic tablet is to be placed in front Of
the Old South church in Boston, giving the
facts Of the peculiar history Of that ancient
edifice
The London Spectator says OF General
Cialdini that he is 'in politics somewhat OF
dark horse, but his record is that--af q d~'~-
i4ned 14ioei al ana IN Itaiy ne is believed to be
almost Red He dislikes Garibaldi. and in
deed anything which savors of anarchy, but
he is deadly foe To th.aI oJ1Esssvrvs, VINO, he
believes, poisoned his father; he fought against
the Papacy by the side of Louis Napoleon
| then wandcrer; he wrested Romagna from
the Pope, and he mainly prevented coup
d'etat in the spring"
An old lady was telling her grandchildren
about some trouble in Scotland, in the course
OF which the chief ofh clan was bebeaded
1t was nae great thing of head, to be sure"
said the good old lady, but it was sad loss
to him."
"A young lady recently asked at one Of our
bookstores for Extra Homo" The Youngest
partner Immediately responded
Mr.. j. S. Moffatt, the distinguished mis-
sionary, and brother-in-law of Livingston. ia
inclined to think the Doctor may We, he a1i,e
He says that Arab traders have come from tbe
immediate vicinity of the spot where the mr.
der is alleged to have occurred. and vet have
not heard of an event which could not have
failed to canse a good deal of exciteman+
through an extended region. A message has
been sent to the Sultan of Zanzibar by a chief
inland that Livingston had passed his terrific
ries alive and well at point beyond the scene
of the supposed murder.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Telegraph thinks that the defeated GaribaJd-
ians will return into Italy mortified at the
treatment they have received from King Vic
tor Emanuel, and will direct their efforts TO
kindling the. flame ofrevolution in Italy proper,
1T is announced in the Paris Patrie that
the Emperor Napoleon intends submitting
the Roman question to the great Powers. with
a view to conference for the arrangement of
the difficult subject in a way satisfactory TO
the religious interests represented by the
Pontifial Government, aud at the same time
SO as to prevent future political complications
The new stone spre, now in process Of
building, on Trinity Church, Brooklyn, will be
when finished, 275 feet in height froIp the door
sill of entrance to the top of the cross-prob-
ably the highest spire in the country. 1t is
built Of sandstone, in blocks varying from
three hundred pounds 10 ton in weight Its
diameter at the point where it springs from
the main buildingwis twenty-four feet, from
which it tapers to diameter of only sixteen
inches at the coping stone. 1t has very slen-
der look, but is said to be very strong, and in
no danger of toppling in any storm.
1t is curiOusy asserted by old settlers in
Kansas and elsewhere, that as emigration and
'the star of empire" take their way westward
SO also do grass and trees, in advance of them
Five hundred miles west of Atchison the
country is barren and arid. But it is said
that the soil and grass gradually creep west
ward over the barren land, at the rate OF about
two miles a year. The forest follows a long
way behind, but just as surely.
-Atchison, Kansas, which was founded
twelve years ago, has population of six thou
sand, three hotels, three daily papers and six
church societies. The Catholic church cost
nearly hundred thousand dollars, and a fine
new Episcopal church is in course of erection.
In 1865, before railroads began to be built in
Kansas the amount of assorted merchandise
started across the Plains from this city alone
weighed over twenty-one millions of pounds,
and employed five thousand wagons, seven
thousand mules and horses, twenty eight thou
sand oxen and over five thousand men IN its
| transportation. 1t may be stated, too, TO show
| the increase in business, that that amount was
seven times larger tnan the amount in 1861, and
| three times larger than the amount in 1868.
| The Government has recently purchased,
ON the famous Buouaventure estate, near Sa-
vannab. tract sufficient for three thousand
graves and a detachment of the United States
Burial Corps will prepare it for the reception
of the remains of that number of our soldiers.
! No snot in all the land is so suitable for the
last long sleep of our heroes as this The an
eiept evergreen oaks stand as solemn sentties
above their tombs, the long gray moss swaying
with every passing breath waves ITS solemn
drapery above them, and the waves OF the pass
ing river sing forever their sweet, sad requiem
The Austrians have bad luck with their
breechloaders On the trials they psoyed ut
, terly worthless, and all orders have been re-
scinded by the Emperor The French chasse-
: pots are also not very perfect, as they give
rise to SO many accidents, wherefore 'he :" !,
ways merry soldiers call them 'ehasssiPo~.e'
as many got rid of their thumbs in n'"e ,
them. At Sahl are now manatac'" -.
part guns, carrying a little grehaue " .,e ao
size of A small biliard-ball from l'zUo to i'ooV
PAGES. They are intended to be used against
columns of'infantry'