The Portland daily press., 1868-12-03

Our readers are aware that four hundred
miles of the Union Pacific Railroad have been
built this season. They may not be aware
that portion of the route, beyond the Sum-
nit, especially, has been very rough. The
marvellous when it is stated that the grading
of six miles across Echo Canon cost twelve
hundred thousand dollars, Or an average of
two hundred thousand dollars a mile.
Mr.. Stuart Mill lately announced in Eng
land that it was his inteltion to propose law
in the House of Commons, allowing the pub
lie museums and libraries of the United King
dom to be opened on Sundays for the instruc-
tion and entertainment of the people, and as a
powerful means of drawing them away from
their grosser habits of enjoyment on those
days.
There are $500 liquor shops in Boston. The
Legislature is strongly in favor of prohibition
and the license law is doomed.
A movement is on foot to remove Union
College from Schenectady to Albany.
Two old bachelors of Indianapolis, Indiana,
made a novel bet on the election. The loser
was either 10 marry within six weeks or for
felt five hundred dollars. The Seymour bach
elor is now trying to save his five hundred dol
lars by finding somebody who will marry him.
The official army register for 1868, just pub
lished by the war Department, shows that
since the register was issued for 1867 the resig-
nations have been as follows: One lieutenant
colonel, one major, thirteen captains. twenty
five first lieutenants, thirteen second lieuten-
ants, eight assistant surgeons, and one militia
ry store keeper. Thirty officers have died,
seven have been dismissed and nine cashiered.
Brigade: General and Brevet Major General
Robert K. Scott have resigned
Alexander Ferguson of Chicago, champion"
gu lit player of the United States, has offered
to make a match with any man for the sum of
$3.50 side, the one to shoot at the "hub" (not
Bosron) with bullets and to use any firearm he
chooses, while the challenger will pitch quoits
at the same object, it to be no more than SIX
inches above the level of the ground, thirty
shots to be fred and thirty quoits thrown.
Mazzini, the Italian patriot, is so i'll that his
physicians despair of being able to save his
life.
1t is understood that General Grant will not
authorize any extension of the Virginia stay
laws and that consequently hundreds of the
best farms in that State will soon be offered
for sale under the hammer. In view of this
result it is rumored that an association will be
formed in Washington with large cash capi-
tai for the purpose of buying up these farms
for speculation, as they will no doubt be sold
at great sacrifice.
Rev. Henry Giles of Quincy is yet alive, but
PROSTATE with his incurable malady. His
friend, FL. Nichols of Boston, VII, during
the lecture season, as for the past three years,
devote his time to delivering the lectures and
sermons of this brilliant and unfortunate man
for his benefit; and lyceums, in engaging Mr.
Nichols in his friends behalf, will do well in
double measure.
There is one mile OF railroad to fourteen
miles of territory in the State of New Hamp-
shire.
There are eight more convicts in the New
Hampshire State Prison than there are cells.
The best behaved of the long residents use the
lower hall of the hospital as dormitory.