The Portland daily press., 1867-08-08
varieties.

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l-Wetzel and his corps of engineers have
commenced the work ofsurveying route on
the Indiana side of the Ohio River with view
Of making report to Congress ON the feasibil-
ity of building canal around the Falls Of the
Ohio. ~. l.,'..,.f ,-....-., ..... ...{y
They have silver brick from Colorado on
exhibition at Buffalo, which weighs 76 pounds,
and is worth $1,000 in coin. ~ .-.ei g.f bs.,..,
"A Canadian paper relates the following In
connection with Capt. Spear whose death inthe
Western States is now subject ofinquiry by
the British Embassy at Washington, This
Spring he made long tour through the States
and West Indies, and returned to Quebec be-
fole leaving for the West. Strange to say, he
sthted to several gentlemen, before starting out'
that he had a dream in which he distinctly
saw coffin with the name "W. ID. Spear, died
18th June, 1861" on it; and in writing to q l
lady, about three weeks ago, he said in joke
that one reason for addressing her was his own
approaching end as foreshadowed by his dream.
The date of his death is not known, butt must
have been on the day named or very near it,
It appears that he was going to his cabin on /
bdard the Mississippi steamer, which was at
anchor somewhere in the neighborhood OF the
Indian disturbances, when, in the middle ofthe
nieht, he was shot dead by a sentry, who omit
ted to challenge him.
" The Mobile Times is very severe upon the
secret political societies which exist at the
South and which have borrowed their machi-
merry, and grips, and signals from the secret
leagues" that have been so common at the
North, and in which cunning and wicked men
gain control over the honest and intelligent.
i-orson Pratt, the Mormon apostle, recently
denounced by Brigham Young, arrived in Den
yer on Wednesday, on his way to Salt Lake
City to beard the Mormon chieftain. he has
lust returned from missionary tour IN Eng
land. -5g 3, ,rrser..e ,.r, .-a- -s.tt,
Colonel Miguel Lopez, the traitor, after
selling Macmillan and his generals, went to
Puebla TO visit his wife. His reception was
decidedly cold. His wife advanced to meet
him, leading their little son by the hand, and
addressed him thus: Sir, here Is your son;
we cannot cut him in two, take him. You are
base coward and traitor. You have Detray-
e,.. vour country and your benefactor. From
this bour ,~e are strangers, for shall this day
rAtira to NV fan, sly. Co." r.f .tar.7r
The flag of the Repu.0 e - !, ia, sa.
displayed in San Francisco on - =. a.. -
for the first time, side by side with TIA.
the United States and Mexico, from the rooh..-
of Consul Godoy. at the Russ House. The flag
has blue stripe above and below white CEN
tire, on which is represented volcano sur
rounded by smaller mountains, the sunburst
appearing over the tallest summit. ~ sr.
THE Sultan has set an example ST sobriety
to his French and English entertainers. He
drinks no liquor wine, eats sparingly and
goes to bed early. nf-I w. ul1i isIA3t 't'
"A st. Louis correspondents of the Chicago
Republican confirms the report of the discov-
cry of valuable tin mines In Missouri. He as
serts that scientific gentleman Of Illinois has
for ten years past believed in these deposits,
and has made several explorations From the
narrow lodes he traced the direction, and found
larger lodes exposed in wild and unfrequented
parts of the hilly and mountainous region Of
southwestern Missouri Thus far fourteen
different kinds of ore have been found. No
shaft has yet been sunk in well-dehned lodes
over twelve or fifteen feet, and at this depth
ore has been found which, in the opinion of
experienced Cornwall miners, will yield from
ten to twenty-five per cent. The tin region
extends over an area of from twenty to twenty
FIVE miles. -i. a'f ne .raitan15aBr1aE of ca
! 1T is said that the entertainments given to
to sovereigns and princes at Paris win cost the
Imperial government no less than two millions
sterling. t- H.44~ t.a. .t 'itf
-At an early hour on Thursday morning,
woman was found ON the road near Albany,
actually asleep and walking along. When
awakened she was surprised to know that she
was in the city, and stated that it was her in
tention TO come in during the day. The pre-
sumption is that the thought OF coming 10 tne
city preyed so upon her mind the nisht pre-
vious as to cause her to commence tne journey
soon after going to sleep. She walked sx
| miles. 20
| yrha SOCIAL evil" is subject of agitation
| :. ,r,,s,,a,5 as well as in America. The Brit
| ~ parliament recently, in a quiet way, pass
| al a law placing the public women Of the mill
| ,orv and naval stations under police and sani-
tary regulations closely resembling those en-
forced in Paris. The new system is resutingin
such evident benefits that Parliament is con-
stantly petitioned to make the law general in
H.. application. -,
>osiderable body of southerners living
:, - = .s,es La, are preparing to mi
near Natchitoe- The misfortunes attend
gFate 10 honduras '"sn eolonists would,
ing the Mexican and Brazii.. :. lsav,no tbs
one might think, deter others frol.
South. r r -..rsrr e.. s..t s...f...-s. .
AN enthusiastic base ball player declares
that the national game" was known in Bible
times; in proof of which he refers to tho ques-
ton in the parable of the leper-"But where
are the nine?" .,... ...
Since the battle recently gained by the
Russians the Khanat of Bokhara is the only
Mussulman State with any sort Of independ-
ence; and against the army of Samarcand, 49,
600 strong, its fate cannot long be delayed.
An enterprising boot black in New York
furnishes his customers with chair and
newspaper during the operation of taking "a
shine"