The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-19
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cry troublesome tribe except the Kon-trak-tahs,
the Ingen-a-gerts, and the Frontier -tldhs .
"A train approaching Peoria, illinois, the
other night, ran at full speed through prairie
fire. The current of air saved IL from the heat.
"A Paris letter says: The Prince of Wales
has become quite an animal; he looks like
Henry VIII, and acts like George w.
-lti is stated that in certain window in
Broadway, New York, in an unobtrusive case
OF ordinary size and pattern, three hundred
thousand dollars worth of diamonds are living
exposed to public view. This is the famous
collection contributed by the ladies of the
South to aid the rebellion, and is to be used by
the Gettysburg Association ia the raising of
funds for the enterprise of founding a home
for crippled soldiers on the battlefield at that
place.
Edwin P. Whipple, a. the request of the
family of the late Gov. Andrew, has consented
to write his biography, and will begin the work
Immediately.
| Miss Reynolds will play in st. Louis next
week. She Is now in Cleveland, having just
concluded at the Arch Street Theatre the most
successful engagement thus far performed in
Philadelphia this season.
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dismissal of the warden of penitentiary who
suffered desperate character to escape with
out breaking bolt or bar.
-"The ocean speaks eloquently and forev-
err" says Beecher. "Yes," retorts Prentice,
'and there is no use in telling it to dry up"
The proportion of deaths by the yellow fe-
yer has been four males to one female. The
men are rum-drinkers
In single column of the New York Day
Book the word ''nigger" occurs twenty-nine
times.
| Sir T. Trowbridge, one of the true heroes
of the Crimean war, died recently in London
During battle his right leg and left foot were
shot off, On returning to England he was
| made Colonel, and received the Victoria
Cross direct from the hands of the Queen, who
made him one of her aids-de-camp The story
OF his life was still farther distinguished BY the
| devotion ofthe lady to whom he was engaged
| He offered to release her from her troth;. but
she replied that she would marry what there
was left of him if be was willing. lie was and
she did. She died in August last, leaving a
young family. The noble deeds of the soldier
and the womanly devotion of the wife will be
imperishable in story and history
| 1t is claimed for a certain cing. -ecently be-
queathed to his daughter by knight who died
| at Teignmoutb, that it was once the property
OF the Queen OF Sheborw who gave 1t to Solo
mon. 1t was take-rom Jerusalem Dy Illus,
b-o,,cb, 70 psme, and was given by Clement
| vTIT -4-~wolsey. From him it passed to the
! p-1nks of Leicester Abbey, and thence into
private hands on the dissolution of the monas-
teries.
-Dr. Chalmers was no exception to the say
ing that prophet is not without honor save
among his own countrymen. When he
preached in London his own brother, James,
never went to hear him. One day, at the
CT flee house which he freqrented, the brother
| was asked by one ignorant of the relationship,
"if he had heard this wonderful countryman
and namesake Of his?" eyes," said James,
somewhat drily, 81 have heard him." "And
what do you think OF bim?' "very little, in
Decd" was the reply. "Dear mel" said the in
half an 66uf afit4 de- p'a ahA hAaF5 aB5lAim lAim2s a. About
answer of the brother.
"A notorious hirt at last married. %Now
my DEAR" said his wife, 81 hope you will quit
| your trihing and foolish ways Madam"
said he, "my marriage shall be my last folly"
Sir Moses Montefore, whose mission to
| Roumania has Just been crowned with sue
cess, is upward of eighty years of age, having
been born in 1884. This venerable and honor
ed Hebrew, who has acquired worldwide
reputation for philanthropy and his many
journeys to distant countries on behalf of the
oppressed of mis- race, has thus crowned the
achievements of noble life. In his eightieth
year he undertook similar mission to Mo-
rocco, and was equally successful His wife,
| Judith, daughter of the late Levi Barent
Cohen, Esq, died in 1862, without issue, so that
Sir Moses has no child TO succeed him In his
title, but the name OF "Montefore" will always
be honored snd respected in England, while
his philanthropic lsbors will be admired BY all
nations.
For the benefit of "whom it may concern"
the English papers announce the highly i'm
| portant fact that the beauty of Prince Arthur
viii not be impaired by the attack Of small
pox from which he has Just recovered. 1t is
very singular that the Atlantic cable has not
anticipated the English press in giving us this
remarkable piece of intelgencei
The most extraordinary experiments as to
the power of destroying life possessed by the
new Chassepot rifle have been made at Stras-
bourg by Dr. Sarazin. He got five dead bod
from the other, and then fired. The result
was that the ori6ce made by the ball as it pass
ed into the body was exactly the size of the
projectile, while the orifice made by the ball as
it passed out of the body was seven times, and
in one instance even thirteen times larger
than the bullet. The arteries, veins and mus
cles were smashed, and literally reduced to a
pulp The bones were crushed to an immense
extent all over the body, and the ball, after
having thus accomplished its deadly mission
on the human frame, pierced two-inch board
and finally lodged in the wall behind.
The Duke of Argyll tells good story. he
was travelling with the Duke of Northumber-
land in first class carriage on the North
eastern railway. At one of the stations little
commercial traveller got in. The three chat
ted tamiliarly until the train stopped at Ain
wick junction. Here the Duke of Northum-
berland got out, and was met by train of
flunkeys and servants. The commercial trav-
eller said to his remaining companion, "That
must be some great swell" EYES," said the
Duke of Argyll, ''he is the Duke of Northum-
berland" "Bless me-" exclaimed the bagman,
"and to think that he should have been so pffa-
BILE to two little snobs like usp'
| The London saturday Review admires Ad-
miral Farragut almost as much as if he had
been a rebel. 1t says: "The man who ran the
batteries to which New Orleans vainly trust
ed for defence, and with mastery skill taught
the lesson how an invulnerable iron elaa tune
ram Tennessee) might be fairly worried 10
death by host of feebler enemies nas 'oo
much of the character of the British sailor to
ono1v tho loenest opponent of his cause to re-
1,. -, which side his feats of bravery
} -. ,,erformed Accordingly, throughout
w. w." rar. the name of Farragat was scarcely
: ,ass bonored in England than those OF Lee,
, Stnart and 'Stonewall Jackson" 4.
Mr. Latham, a member OF the British Par
lament, has published book of travels in this
country under the title, "Black and White"
A foreign correspondent sketches some OF its
salient points The following shows shrewd
observation and is suggestive in itself: "One
other remark of the traveller, who, should
state. visited Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk,
Charleston, Augusta, Mobile, New Orleans,
: SC: 4 have been struck he says, with the
! difference of the bero-worship Of the North
and that Of the South. In the hall or bar-room
of every Southern hotel, on every steamboat
and in every public place. you find a picture o
Cen Lee and often of Gen. Beauregard; the
/, honor is given to the leaders. But in the NORTH
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