The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-23
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"A Philadelphia paper makes valuable
suggestion to Mr.. Barnum-P. T., not w. H.
that the campaign, though unsuccessful,
must be worth tens of thousands of dollars to
his museum, and that if he could make ar
rangements with Mr.. English by which he
might exhibit the latter as the only living
specimen of the otherwise extinct species of
Northern Democratic governors, he will do a
better thing for himself than he did with the
woolly horse, Tom Thumb, the mermaid, or
with Jenny Find.
The Gloucester Telegraph tells the story of
a young rat in that town, the other night, that
made tour of observation in basket of clans,
and unwittingly thrust its tail between the
shells of one OF said clans, when his clamship
suddenly closed up and secured prisoner,
holding him fast in this novel trap.
"A series of thirteen performances at Mr.
Jerome's private theatre in New York netted
$4,000 for the Southern Relief Fund.
"A conceited Enghshman was told by a
live Yankee that the whole United Kingdom
could be sunk in Lake Superior without i'm
peding navigation. .-..
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report Is incorrect, that the State Constables
have been instructed to seize the spirit levels
used by carpenters ~
The Boston Transcript says, judging from
the promptness with which the fines of Gift en-
terprise criminals are paid, the business is un-
doubtedly lucrative one, and fools are plenty
yet. -y s....-..-..
-Ex-Goy. Gilmore OF N. H, recently deceas-
ed, was at the time of his death in the seth
year of his age.
The Judges of the Supreme Court, aided
by Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes of Rhode Island,
have drawn up the rules and general orders
in bankruptcy, together with the forms of pro-
ceeding therein, as provided for by the Bank
rupt act.
"A monument to Col Z. D. Baker is to be
raised in Philadelphia, and it is expected to be
ready for dedication by tke Fourth of July.
The extension of our limits TO the western
extremity Of the continent gives the United
States four hours and thirty mine minutes more
sunlight than II had before
1T is thought the grain crop in the Shenan-
doah Valley this season will be larger than ov-
er before.
-Rumor connects Alex a. Stephens with
prominent Southern journal.
In Chicago, two weeks ago, a servant girl
| stepped on rusty nail, and in few days died
of lockjaw.
Herbert Spencer has just published the
second and final volume of his Principles of
| Biology.
The N. Y. Evening Gazstte says Louis Gay
lord Clarke, aman who has seen better days,
| is contributing series of stale anecdotes and
jokes to the columns of notorious Sunday
paper.
The Brooklyn Union says that toll on the
Broadway bridge is two cents-an ascent and
| descent
in the House the Committee on Railways
and Canals of the Legislature of Massachu-
sets, made a unanimous report in favor Of
| granting the loan of the State credit to the
amount of three millions Of dollars to the Bos-
ton, Hartford and Erie Railroad.
The Lowell papers say that many young,
enterprising men, owners of real estate in that
city, are leaving for the West. From other
places in New England, we Learn, great many
are following similar course.
| AT one haul of seine, on Albemarle
sound, lately, $4,000 herrings and $4,000 shad
were brought to land.
| The Republicans of Maryland propose to
have State Convention on the 18th of May,
the delegates to be chosen without dis
tinction of color
| Jeremiah L. Sanborn, of North Andover,
was recently detected by the conductor Of the
Maine Railroad in riding in the cars upon the
strength of ticket which was worthless, and
concerning which he made false statements
| He was fined $50 and costs ameu nting to over
s25
| "A London paper says that the number of
messages sent through the Atlantic Cable con-
tinues to increase, and the receipts now aver
age about e1,15o per day
California papers speak favorably of the
prospect of the wool clip the ensuing season.
The sheep are In fine condition, and the abun-
dance Of early grass will ensure their being
we'll fed.
"A Greenland seal was shot on Long Island
Sound last week, weighing one hundred and
nineteen pounds.
The police force of New York is maintain
ed at an annual cost of 100000; and S1oOOo,-
900 is paid for liquors.
The Chicago Post remarks: Chicago,
though adding thousands OF new buildings to
the old every year, is like the man who sewed
new cloth on an old garment-the rents are
| made worse,
The sum paid annually in New York CITY
for theatrical and other amusements is about
equal to the price demanded by Russia for her
American Possessions.
The Boston Medical Journal calls the first
of May "our catarrhal holiday
1T is said that Dan Rice gets $4,000 for
travelling with circus the coming season and
| allowing it to go under the title of "Dan Rice's
| Great Show and School of Educated AMI
mails"
The first through freight car from Boston
arrived at Council Bluffs, Iowa, not long since,
after journey of twelve days.
The Boston Post says the radical newspa-
uers have not written obituaries upon the
Democratic party for several weeks. Perhaps
this is because it has been dead so long that IL
is already offensive.
! Professor Faraday states that the chemical
action of a grain of water upon four grains of
zinc could evolve electricity equal in quantity
70 that of powerful thunder storm.
| The military authorities in Alabama have
liberated colored girl sentenced to work In
the chain gang for petty offence and peremp-
torily prohibit such sentences in the future.
Dickens has been reading his works in Ire
land with great success. AT his last reading
| in Dublin hundreds were tnrned away from
the doors.
-Itis said that in England four-flths Of the
telegraph operators and two-thirds of the IL
| quor sellers are women.