The Portland daily press., 1869-01-27

Baptiste of Michigan, J. B. Murray of Maine,
Lewis 81. Douglas Ct Colorado Territory, Hon.
E. l.. Cardozo of South Carolina, George B.
Vashon of New Mexico, R. j. Cows of Con-
necticut, Moses Dihson of Missouri, Il arr of
Minnesota, Philip A. Bell of California. and
John Mahoney of Indiana.
A New York gourmand undertook on q
wager to eat dozen hard boiled eggs in SO
minutes without drink of any kind. He got
down "a eggs in 25 minutes and then threw
up the sponge.
There was another great fire in Lynn, Tues
day morning, destroying block of fine stores
occupied by shoe manufacturers. The loss
was 100000.
Nashua is expecting that New York COM
pany will locate in that city an establishment
to manufacture steel rails, It will employ a
thousand workmen.
josh Ward is reported as hard at work and
by next March will have four-oared crew to
row the st. John men. 1t is said Walter
Brown will be one of the crew.
Booth and Forrest are worth half million
each. Barney Williams is worth $4,000.
The silver mines of Nevada among the
Humboldt mountains are very rich, but -four
can only be purchased at $40 per 100 pounds,
while water brings 80 cents gallon.
ctro-magnetism is used in France for
running sewing machines with very satisfao-
tory results.
A scientific paper comes to the defence of
anthracite coal, and says that its use for fuel
has proved beneficial to the health of the peo-
pie.
A fellow named George Seddons, who en-
gagged in prize fight on Smutnose Island, one
of the Isles of Shoals, last October, is being
tried for that offence in Boston
Kilpatricks story of the 800 mummies
proves to be true.
The Tennessee Ku-Klux Khan recently exc
cuted negro by suspending him SO that his
feet were few inches above the ground and
then setting his clothes on fire.
Whalen, the murderer of MCGEE, is to be
hung on the 18th of February.
Weston is in New Hampshire $50 miles OF
more behind time"
1t is suggested, but not with much probable.
ity, that the rivalry between the Union and
Central Pacific roads will result in building
two lines instead of one across the continent.
The Oneida Community at Wallingford, Ct,
has published report of its financial opera
tons in 1868, from which it appears that the
total average expenses of each individual in
the community, covering every incidental was
was $4.85 a week. This is an astonishinply
low price considering the cost of all articles of
consumption, and also considering that no
people in the world live better than these
communists live
A company has been formed at Paris having
for its object to prove, by means of large mod
els, the practicability of NJ. Boutet's scheme
for the construction of bridge between Eng
land and France. One half of the capital for
carrying out the enterprise has been subscrib-
ed in France; and it is expected that the re-,
mainder will be readily secured in England.
The French Government has placed one of
the public buildings of Paris at the disposal of
the inventor for the exhibition of his models,
SC.
Miss Adelaide Phillips has Joined the Pa
concert troupe on account of the
continued illness of Madame Parepa.
Bull Run Russell goes to the East to record
L
to Egypt, and to describe in the same columns
the Suez Canal.
New evidence that the world moves is found
in the fact that the London Times is discus
sing the pro and con of primogeniture. Once
that was impossible. The Times itself is an
pealed to not to discuss it, but, while it replies
that that would be to say it cannot bear scru-
tiny, it yet pronounces it an unavoidable
question of the day.
A naval" velocipede has been invented in
France.
The Independent learns with satisfaction
that the sons of Maine in New York propose
to give Mr.. Hamlin public reception when
he passes through that city to take bis seat in
the Senate.
The Paraguayans deny that they were total
ly defeated in the battle at Villeta.
The London Times says that if the ideas ON
finance OF McCulloch, Wells and Washburne
are accepted by the government, the people
will place the q. S. bonds on footing with
those of Massachusetts.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch saws
Grant is strongly opposed to the pending Ala.
bama claims treaty. The following is his posi-
ton nearly IN his own words: The treaty is IN
Just to the United States because it assumes to
measure the injury inflicted upon this country
by money value of ships actually destroyed,
whereas the chief damage done to our COM
merce was in our ships being driven from the
seas by Anglo-rebel pirates. In addition to
this, the sympathy extended by the English
government to the South, prolonged the war
at least year, and for all lives lost and money
expended during this time England is respou.
sible. The treaty proposes to settle all these
things by the payment Of the paltry value of a
lew ships.
Several Indian chiefs are in Washington try
ing to negotiate treaties in behalf of the Kio-
was, Camanches and other tribes, on the basis
of the withdrawal of troops from their terri
tory.
E. G. Randall, the postmaster at Portland,
Oregon, has been convicted of mail robbery.
and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment
John P. Stockton was elected United States
Senator, Tuesday, by majority of DO Houses
of the New Jersey Legislature.
Mail advices from Cuba state that Baracoa
was attacked on the 9Th inst. by the insur-
genus. "a patte OF fOur hours duration en-
sued, with no decisive advantage on either
side, but it was believed that The city would
next day if the attack was pressed.
At the municipal election at Wheeling, Mon
day, the entire citizens reform ticket was
elected by handsome majority, Republicans
and Democrats uniting on the best men re-
CARELESS of politics
The Washington people are determined to
have an Inauguration ball in spite of Grant.
Severe restrictions have been placed on the
sale of kerosene oil in New York.
A Bridgeport, Conn.,, Dutchman says that
too much whiskey is too much, but too much
larger beer is ''shoost right"
The Worcester Spy says Southbridge has
schoolboy named Andy johnson, who is regu-
larly clicked" by his school mates on account
of his name.
The Bangor Jeffersonian calls upon Senator
Fessenden to resign his seat, and adiures Mr.
Sawyer of the Ellsworth American not to &C.
cept the position of Collector of Frenchman's
Bay from Andrew johnson.
state News.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY