The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-23
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The ex-rebel Gen. Price, who Is now
commission merchant in ST. Louis, Is In
trouble. An order has issued from the john
son County Circuit Court directing his goods
and chattels to be attached to the amount of
$50,O90 at the the instance of a Mr.. Hemsley
who was imprisoned by Prices troops in 1861.
-Ex-Confederate Chieftain JEFF. Davis at
tended the Montreal Theatre on Thursday
night, on the occasion of q performance for the
Southern Relief Fund. He was greeted with
tremendous cheering, the band playing Dixie,
and the audience rising in his honor.
"A recent sensation at Quincy, Illinois, il
an experiment by travelling peddler, who, by
putting his arms around thsm and kissing
them, succeeded in SO completely magnetizing
German and his wife that he sold them two
linen table cloths for five hundred dollars
The German not having money, borrowed it
from friend and gave it to the peddler, who
suddenly decamped. Mr.. Otto was uncon-
scious from the time the peddler put his arms
around him, and knew nothing of what he did.
Some ten days ago, several children were
in the woods gathering berries, in Daviess
county, Mo-, when they were frightened by an
unusual noise near by. On looking around,
they were astonished at seeing a large black
bear. Naturally enough, they were not long
in getting away from the place, and terror
lending wings to their speed, they made their
escape, though closely pursued for some dis
tance by the ugly customer. 1t was not known
how bruin came to be In that vicinity.
1t is curious to notice the effect of rivalry
in the book trade. Every Saturday soon
reached profitable circulation; but it did not
interfere with the Living Age. On the contra
ry. Mr.. Littell has largely added to his sub
scription list since Every Saturday appeared
They occupy apparently the same field, but
they do not clash, as the younger periodical
is designed more especially for light literature,
while the Living Age devotes a good deal of
space to the reproduction of articles on
"weighty themes"
"A man by the name of Schram, while
binding wheat in field near Buchanan, Mich
igan, last week, gathered up in sheaf rattle
snake, which bit him on the finger. With re-
markable GOODNESS he Immediately took his
pocket knife and cut open the end Of the fin
ger through the wound made by the snakes
tooth, quickly wound a horse hair tight around
the finger to prevent, as much as possible, the
circulation Of the blood, and drank glass of
liquor The next day he was nearly well, hav-
ing suffered very little inconvenience except
being very sick for q short time.
I'm consequence of the report that persons
in various parts of the country are engaged in
collecting cancelled Revenue stamps and pre-
pairing them for further use by removing the
canceling marks, regumming, &c., &C.. the
Treasury Department has issued a circular re-
questing bankers, brokers, and all others to
destroy their revenue stamps after they have
once been used and have ceased to be Of value
to them, or to make such other disposition of
them as shall effectually prevent their restora-
tion and reuse. The fact that person is col
lecting such stamps is sufficient to arouse
strong suspicion, and to call .or immediate in
vestigation while the possession OF washed, re-
stored or altered stamps is prima tdcie evidence
of guilt.
The General Convention Of the various
Boards Of Trade, originally suggested to fix
upon time for the general adoption Of the
Genital System, and which was expected to
assemble at Cleveland some time this month,
has finally been called to meet at that city on
the 9Th of August The movement was initi-
ated by the New York Produce Exchange, the
members of which are naturally interested in
the success of the new system of computation,
as it relates to the measurement of grain.
"A body calling itself the "New York Pas
tors Conference has just made itself conspic-
uous and ridiculous by meeting and resolving
shat 1t be expressed as the sentiment of this
Pastors Conference, that the teachings of
Henry Ward Beecher, as published in the Ex-
aminer and Chronicle, are by us regarded as
unsound and dangerous, and that such publi-
cation meets our strongest disapprobation!" -
The Examiner Is Baptist Journal which pub
fishes Mr. Beecher's sermons.
The suit of Hiram Lewis against the New
York Central Railroad for extortion, in de-
manding specie payment for fare, was decided
against the Company at the recent General
Term. au-lI M
AT late analyzation of all classes Of to-
bacoo at the Academy Of Sciences in Paris, it
was announced that American tobacco contain
ed eight per cent of nicotin a desdly poison;
Havana tobacco contains three per csnt.; and
Chingarora tobacco, grown in the Indies, con-
tains no nicotin whatever. The natives. of tho
Indies never suffer the ills which followthe us,
of tobacco of other climes.
The Austrian Government Is destroying
the traces of its disastrous defeat at Sadowa
and Konigsgrat. The forest on the hillside of
Sadowa, it will be remembered, was the key OF
the whole position, where the Austrian army
made the stoutest resistance, and where Tor
little time, the issue of the battle hung in
doubt. The whole forest Is to be levelled, and
turned into cultivated fields, that the natural
landmarks of the battlefield may disappear.
-Ano.her effort was made ON Tuesday to
blow up Table Rock at the Falls. The powder
was duly exploded; the rock quivered some,
but refused to be disposed of in that way. 1t
will require another week and some more kegs
of powder to separate it from its fastenings
"A case was tried before refsree In Roch-
ester, last week in which o man sued for q d.
vorce from his wife on the ground Of adultery,
The plaintiff failed to make the show which he
desired, and was obliged to give up his origin.
al object; whereupon he turned about and pro-
posed that his wife assume the position Of
nlaintiff She consented, and the husband
supplied her with proof that he himself had
been guilty of the wrong he had charged upon
her. A decree will probably be issued In her
favor-unless improper collusion appears.
The resolution submitting to the people an
amendment, striking the word white" from
the constitution, has passed the Connecticut
House of Representatives, 100 to 80, the
amendment to submit also the word "male"
being voted down men, con-, the friends of the
measure wisely preferring to press it, as sep
arate proposition, at another time. Ills un-
dsrstood that the committee is maturing re-
port on the subject.