The Portland daily press., 1867-06-03
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| Passengers in horse cars, when less IMAM
| ten seats on side are occupied, should not
| wait to be reminded, as the audience were at
| the theatre by clergyman unacquainted with
| its structure, to "snug up"
The last instance of the denaturalizing
despotism Of fashion in Paris is the use by the
ladies of Paris of cosmetic to give their COM
plexion an olive hue, blondes being voted out.
The custom will hardly prevail here, where the
aboriginal bellies would have such decided
advantage. y.
The Boston journal says the President has
promised to visit that city on the oath of June
eve learn it from an official source" says the
Journal. a $3.50 t4
"A late number of the Christian Times,
published in London, contains very good
likeness and a short biography of Neal Dow.
Last year the deaths caused by tle care
less handling and consequent explosions of
kerosene in this country were over 300, and
the amount of property destroyed by fire from
the same cause was over 100000. Why will
not people test their oil before putting it in
lamps. Pour little into a saucer and touch
lighted match to it, If it burns, it is dan
gerous. F Hsk
During the war a newsboy met brigadiel-
general strutting about the streets of New
York and cried his papers announcing San
other great battle" The general bought al pa
per, and put up his nose-glass to examine
Not finding what he looked for he said to the
boy, 81 don't see any battle here" mo, darn
ye," said the boy, you never will while you
hang around this town."
James Gordon Bennett, who was rather
severely biographed by Parton, hopes the his
torian will have chance, like Bancroft, to go
abroad. "He has the notion" says Mr.. Ben
nett, 'that he must live; and not to argue that
point with him, we hope Government may
consider our suggestion and give him the
chance to live abroad"
Before Adelina Patti left Paris for London
she signed with M. Bagier for the next season
OF eight months, to begin the first of Septem-
Der. Up to the present time she has sung one
hundred and thirty times in Paris, and the re-
ceipts of her performances amount altogether
to the sum of 25et, 800 francs, average of H.
$50 francs ($2250) per evening.
4 Telegraph has- been arranged between
the Tuileries and st. Cloud, in order that the
Emperor and Empress may know at any mo-
ment what is the condition of the Prince I'm
perial.
-Accor ling to all accounts General Carl
baldi, who is still at San Fiorano, is suffering
very much from rheumatic pains. 1t is said
that one of his hands is SO badly attacked that
he has almost lost the use of it. *
The Fall River News says the census of
Fall River for the present year will show
population of not far from $4,000.
"A Kansas Farmer has locust trap. He
scatters hay around his wheat. The locusts
gather in it at night, and he sets fire to it early
in the morning. He thus saves his wheat
Under the auspices of the anti-cruelty So
ciety about thirty drinking fountains are soon
to be erected in New York. Each one has
three departments, the upper one for the pub.
lie, the middle one for horses, and the lower
one for dogs. We wish we could have some
here during the summer months.
"A country paper says that the Legislature
of Wisconsin adjourned non conapos." This
is about as bad as the statement made by the
chairman of a meeting held in Chapman Hall
in Toledo, about sixteen years ago, declaring
certain resolution passed Grim. con-
Children have more need of models than
OF critics.
In Wisconsin liquor dealer cannot hold
commission as Justice of the Peace.
Samuel Wood (whte) and John R. Langs-
ton (colored) are stumping Kansas on the
suffrage question, the former championing the
women, and the latter the men of his own
race. There has been growing antagonism
between them which promised an open rup-
ture, but compromise was effected at Topeka,
May 16, and they will hereafter hunt in coup
lac hat rol,o
the words male, woman, black or white. So
far as they are concerned, all distinction of
color or sex is to be ignored in the future.
Capt. Samuel M. Carr, the New London
runaway husband, has turned up in California,
and Mrs. Carr and a police detective are now
on their way to that State. The. citizens of
New London have generously contributed the
sum of twelve hundred dollars to aid in bring
ing the guilty husband to Justice.
Appleton Oaksmith, who was convicted
some years ago in this country of being engag-
ed in the slave trade, and who escaped to
Europe, has made application to the President
for q pardon. Before anything was done to-
wards the granting of the pardon, Oaksmith's
wife appeared at the White House and pro-
tested against the issuance of the pardon, on
the grounds that he had wickedly and unjust
| ly procured a divorce from her. The Presi-
| dent, under these circumstances, has refused
to take any action whatever upon the applica-
ton, and the pardon is refused. - 't ''' p.
One million of dollars has been received
| by the Board of Excise for licenses to sell
| liquor in the Metropolitan District, New
York-a fact which not only proves the finan-
| cial benefit of the Excise law, but indicates
how great is the rum-drinking evil with which
| the friends Of temperance are confronted.
The largest monthly shipment of coal to
southern ports from Pittsburgh has just been
| made 1t amounts to G,656,000 bushels. OIL
BASE BALL.-The third and decisive match
between the Lowells of Boston and the Har
| Yards of Cambridge, for the chamnionship aud