The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-04
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| The residents of block in Milwaukee, be-
Ing annoyed by the martins which had built
| their nests under the caves of the building, a
| man went upon the roof armed with a broom
| to dispossess the feathered nuisanees At his
first movement the birds gave token of de-
termination to defend their homes. They
gathered in dense numbers before him and
fought every inch of the ground. Their
thrusts were not serious, for by an effort he
| Kept them out OF his face, and let them pick
away at his clothing, which they could not
| pierce. Twice he was thrown down on the
| nat roof and each time the martins, fairly
crazy, made their efforts with renewed energy
and determination, and finally he vas COM
PEELED to lie down, and by the aid of his hands
to crawl along to the skyiight, fairly driven
from the field.
The ladies of Sturgis, Michigan, threaten
to steat a march on the male voters of that
town. They have discovered that the law of
the State gives the right to vote in school
meetings to 'all taxable persons" twenty. one
| years OF age, who have resided three months
in the district. Assuming that women are
| persons, nineteen ladies of the district have
| called caucus OF all taxable women prepara-
tory to the school meeting, proposing to their
taxed sisters that they assert their right.
The wife OF London cabinet-maker found
| burglar in her front parlor when she came
| down in the morning. She closed with him
and held him fast, he striking her and she
| screaming, until her husband came. Then all
three g:appled and i'll the struggle fell out of
the window on the pavement, where the bur-
glar was finally captured. That woman de-
serves testimonial bonnet and compliment
ary parasol
-Three Arabs murdered an entire French
family in Algeria. The whole tribe came to
their trial, and when they were convicted sat
down oD the ground in front of the court
house and howled.
An Armenian gentleman from Constanti-
nople has arrived in New York with a view of
finding location in the Southern States for a
colony of two hundred Armenian families. nt.
The famous Zouave Jacob is free from
military duty, and has set up a miraculous
healing establishment at Passy.l -.- a .si.E
Cincinnati has weekly reports of the quail
ity of gas furnished the citizens. The observa-
tions are made by city inspector.
Hinton Rowan Helper, author of "The
Impending Crisis" and of an absurd book
called "NO7ioque," has in press a curious new
book entitled "The Negroes in Negroland; the
Negroes in America; and Negroes Generally"
-Arago divided lightning into three sorts
forked, sheet and meteoric. E-|
james Freeman Clarke says many Chris
| tian churches are constructed on the pri ncipIs
| of mouse trap. 1t is very easy to get into
| them but difficult to get out.
In Nevada a contemplative Digger sat
watching party of baseball players, who
seemed to him to him to be working very
hard. Turning to one of them, he asked: "How
uIuch wages you get one day?"
An inmate of one of our penal institutions
applying for a pardon was asked "what he
could do for living?" He replied 'he could
make very good cofins, but as he was in rath-
er poor health, he thought he should enjoy .
mackerel voyage better"
Recently piece of iron ore was dug out
of the bottom of the shaft, which is seventy
four feet deep, at Mr.. Brow's iron mine, near
Brixam, England, and on breaking it there
crept out a lizard six inches long, the belly
yellow and the back of brownish color.
1t is said the South Carolina rice crop will
be third larger than that of last year
Some one in Paris writes to the Erenement
that he thinks he ought to have the cross of
the Legion OF Honor because he has lived six
ty-fye years in the city Of Paris and has never
been run over.
Professor Doremus has anayzed the en-
amel used for paper collars, and certifes that
it is not poisonous.
Reports from Nova Scotia show that the
crops will be good average.
-"Gabriella di Vergy," pesthumous opera
by Donizetti, is to be produced at Naples.
Hon John Rose, of Canada, Is to visit
Washington on matters connected with the
negotiation of new reciprocity treaty.
The latest thing in championship matches
is grand convention and tournament Of all
the brass bands in Indiana. A pure silver cor
net is to be the badge of championship, and
the match takes place near Franklin early
next month.
The critics are discussing which version Of
Foul Play" is best, that which has the most
| or asst of the novel. As a matter of fact and
artistic dramatic merit, the best has the least
| of the story. -.
"A chap in Pittsfield attended his own we'd
ding and his fathers funeral on the same day,
recently, taking suit of white clothing for
the former and another of black for the latter.
John Allen, the "wickedest Man." has
closed his dance house, and is holding prayer
meetings, giving out that he is converted.
Whether the change is genuine, OF whether it
is only a new dodge to make a sensation, is
not yet certain, though the reporters are try
ing to make the fellow out a full-fedged saint.
John says himsel. that he is not yet reform
ed" but that he is trying to get into the right
track. He says he will do his best. So far
good, but we would suggest that having wall
| lowed in the mire so long, he has a long road
| to- travel before he reaches the highest
| ground. He may want to be an angel, but the
wings have not yet begun to pinfeather. Let
HIM move quietly.
|. An attempt was recently made to lynch q
| fellow in Kentucky who had the reputation of
beating his mother, but he shot one or two Of
his assalants and discouraged them. His
| mother now writes card, saying that it was
| all a mistake; that she sometimes fought with
her son g wife, but never with him, and that it
was all in the family at any rate
lone of the pleasant ways they have in
| Texas is to publish notices of political barbe-
cues, warning persons of the opposite party
that if they appear on the ground they will be
instantly shot.
| The following is an exact transcript of the
title leaf of an unpublished manuscript which
DR.. Leonard Woods, during his recent visit to
England, found in the library of Sir Thomas
Philips at Cheltenham, and of which he has
brought home full copy:
"a particuler discourse concerning the create
necessitie and manifold comodysies that are
like to grove to this Realme OF Engiande
| by the Westerne discoveries lately at
| iemnted written in the we're 1884 by
| Ricbarde Hack luyt of Oxforde, at
| the requeste and direction of the
| right worshipfull Mr.. Walter
| Rayhly nowe knight before the
| comynge home of his Twoo
| Barkas, and is devided in
| to XXI ii chapiters, the
| Titles whereof followe
| in the next leafe."
| The Hon .Tosenl, Howe has lately written