The Portland daily press., 1868-09-11
" arfetfes.

"A Cincinnati Democrat, who evidently un-
derstsnds the modus operandi of Seymour's
nomination, calls it a coup de thinablerig.
The hardest thing yet said against Binck-
ley is this: "1he President 10 mortified at his
proceedings"
"A communication from Naples states that
Vesuvius is again showing disquieting symp-
toms; for some days past eruptiOns have taken
place at the upper cone. Deep rumbling
sounds are followed by Jets of incandescent
matter thrown to a great height. The lava
frequently appears at the brink of the crater
aud then stops.
Mr.. G. Victor lie YauI, the geologst who
is now sojourning at Niagara Falls, preparing
work on the geology OF Niagara and the
Great Lakes, states that the Horseshoe Falls
have receded more than six feet at the great
beud, or central blight" since his visit last
year, and that the average rate of retrogres
sion from this point along the precipice 10 the
Canadian bond" has been five feet. During
the last year the rate Of retrogression OF the
| American Falls was three feet at one point
| (the Luna indentation or bight) and one loot
at another. Elsewhere the retrogression is
not perceptible.
We are told that the Democrats have
opened the campaign "with will" Such
testament is usually made only in preparation
for death.
About bushel of letters recently reached
the Paris (Kentucky) postoffice that were
written in 1861, 1862 and 1868, some of them
having been seven years ON their route. 1t is
thought they were hidden by some OF the
mountain postmasters during the war to pre-
vent their capture by the Confederate forces.
"A Minnesota paper says: 1--WE saw in
| Winons, few days since, on a little wild
| weed, one inch long, sixteen thousand petato
bugs"
"A correspondent who signs herself "Jane,"
writes that she has occasion to do much shop
ping tor her mother, and notices that there are
many large healthy men attending shops
where small wares are sold. Jane" suggests
that these staiwart fellows ought to find some
robust employment and give the girls chance.
| We agree with Jane"
| -Prersu, the principal town in the district
| of that name in Moravia, has been the scene of
| a great conflagration. One half the place was
| reduced to ashes.
| Democratic papers using an old wood
| cut likeness OF John Z. Heenan, tnei pgl1e
fighter, as portrait of Frank Blair.
-"Brick Pomeroy," anxious to know what
sort OF clay he is made OF, is trying to trace
his pedigree. Following out the investiga-
ton, he wrote to Senator Pomeroy inQuiring
to what branch of the Pomeroy family he be-
longed The Senator replied that "Brck"
might take which branch he pleased, but he
(the Senator) belonged to the other branch.
The London Fun has a column Of detini-
tions from which we select one: Foul Play
Stealing story from the French and selling
| it as original"
| The thirty-three persons who were kiiieu
| by the recent railroad disaster iii Wales were
buried in ore common grave, all attempts a'
identification of the remains proving uSeieSS'
The repeal resolution was pasSeu unSnF
mously in the Nova Scotia assembly rriuay'
the uniop members, of whom there were only
two retiring. ..
no.sed not a single paper has been started that
pnholds the imperial rule.