The Portland daily press., 1867-03-14
Original and Selected.

ei3 'e4i' SPECTATOR.
Original and Selected. 81
On first page-"The Spirit of Reconstruct
ed Rebels" National Taxes 1.-THE Massachu-
setts Liquor Imbroglio," Recent Publications"
Last Nightfall" poetry, Election Day
in Berlin" mistakes in. Portraits" "a Bank
er's Palace ra .ia7.a hH7r sI Aue b.aaa.
-Rumor hath it that within the next three
years Ristori, the greatest living actress, hay
ing amassed fortune of million or more al
ready, will retire from the stage, settle her af-
fairs in Italy, and take up her abode in this
country; and the Caicogo Post intimates that,
attracted by the pleasing smells emitted by the
river Of the same name she viii take up her
abode in Chicago. flbi re b,p 3f3Il
Under the pressure of the State Constables,
nearly all the liquor dealers in Boston have
closed their establishments Nearly every pub
lie bar in the city is closed, with the exception
of those connected with the hotels, and large
majority of the wholesale dealers have put up
their shutters and locked their front doors. We
shall watch with interest to see how this af-
fects the amount of drunkenness on the streets.
the number of arrests, and the business of the
police courts. Here is the test, after ALL d go
Mr.. Robert Lincoln has lust formed a law
partnership with j. Young Scammon, ESQ.,, of
Chicago "a 2Ti1t.-s.,ll
The New York World draws a parallel be-
tween George Washington and Robert E. Lee,
Of course to the disparagement of the former
But Washington's birthday win continue to be
celebrated. t4
The negro vote in Alexandria was rejected,
it is now said, under a false impression that the
law would not take effect till the military com
manders were appointed, and not from any
purpose to nullify the law itself The negro
vote will not be rejected again, there or else
where in the lale rebel States. t....r ~
The number of bills passed at the recent
session of the Illinois General Assembly foots
up twelve hundred and sixty-three The ses-
sion consisted of just forty working days. This
is equal to just thirty-one bills each day. or say
five every hour. fi'i.t' !.
Senator Yates of Illinois, whose infrmity
has been love of strong drink, has joined the
Sons of Temperance, in Washington iii'' =
Fast Day in New Hampshire is to be April
4th. t, sa.ttlaI
Mr.. Cowan's second nomination for the
Austrian mission, as the successor of Mr.. Mot
ley, was rejected by the decisive vote of so to
II. sfot
"A contemporary says ''the measles have
entered Yale college" After a course of four
years we suppose they will graduate. ~ sgna'
lone of the Japanese performers at Ire
mont Temple, while performing a trapeze act
one night last week, fell 20 feet, but came down
right side up. ahlif lo~55a isl
Lord Belgrave, of London, II years old,
has an income Of 5000 day. He is in fair
way to become a-worthless young man. %
: 1t is reported that the water of an arte-
sian well at Corpus hristi, Texas, which the
people of that place have been using for vari-
GUS disorders, turns out to be pure kerosene
oil. .HI in 9a-a -"ai i'i * .li't-
AN insurance agent, urging citizen to get
his life insured, said: Sect your life insured
for ten thousand, and then, if you die next
week, the widows heart will sing for Joy" ~,
f" "A colored man who had been sentenced to
the State prison for life for one crime, in one
of our courts, when arraigned for another OF.
fence, said: Il suppose the Judge means to SEN
tence me for the life to eome?' m rsrEg a
Gloucester fishermen are turning their at
tention to the Northern Pacific. Their keels
win soon plough those distant waters. tt.,f rls,
The London Reoieao has a very sharp crack
at the McCracken letter. a 'i,i .i - 'sii"'
The two United States Senators from the
new State of Nebraska Gen. John NJ Thay-
err and Thomas w. Tipton--serven in the First
Nebraska regiment during the war, the for
mer as colonel and the latter as chaplain.
The Republicans in Delaware will invite
the colored people of that State to send Del
egates to their next State convention, and
they will go into the next election advocating
universal suffrage. A meeting to organize a
Republican party for South Caolinaswas held
at Charleston last week, and was attended by
blacks as wellas whites. - j,t ua .93GT
. The st. Louis County Court has with
drawn the right granted the street railroad
company to use steam in propelling their cars.
The dummy" engines worked well, but scared
teams continually, causing great annoyance
and some mischief. so l''''.'
A letter from Berlin mentions the serious
illness of Mr.. Wright, the United States Min
lister to Prussia. He is said to be much swol
len from dropsy, and his recovery is considered
doubtful. .13 $50 go .,rll9 s,4 /, i0 ati1 9iE
The New York Tribune suggests that Con-
gress dispense with specially elected chaplains,
and call upon the clergy of Washington to
perform the missionary work of Capitol Hill,
as they would cheerfully do it for a small re-
The suggestion is good one, and
is precisely in keeping with the custom of our
State Legislature for many years pasta GUS
tom not likely to be overidden by any discrim-
NATIVE election. fbl" HH H-tiH
John Van Buren, once won a suit, at
which the opposite party was so much enraged
that he declared that whenever he met "Prince
John" he ould denounce him. They en-
countered each other at an oyster counter
The man addressed him: "Mr. Van Buren,, is
there cause so bad or an individual so in
famous that your services cannot be obtained?"
1 cannot say" replied John, swallowing an
other oyster, and STOPPING over, he asked in an
undertone that everybody could hear: "What
have you been doing??" t-rUa7r d
"A clergyman was reproving an old Indian
for his cruel conduct toward them that had of.
iended nm. You should love your enemies
said the minister. II do love nv enemiesn re-
torted the son of nature. 'No such thing" re-
turned the clergyman, 'you don't love your
enemies" 81 do" "Who are the enemies Won
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