The Portland daily press., 1869-09-01

Not much credence is given to the story Of
the hanging of sailors ON board the Frigate Sa.
bine at Cherbourg.
Powers, the sculptor, has related to DR.. Bel
lows many interesting experiences as spirit
ualist.
Why did Commodore Vanderbilt go to Can.
ada to get married? Because he was afraid
Fisk and Gould would get out an Injunction
and prevent the ceremony.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Blair, formerly of the firm Of
Blair and Purington, Bath, died last Thursday
at Omaha, Nebraska, and his remains were
carried to Waterville, last Tuesday for burial
Hon. j. B. HAM and Nelson Dingley Jr.
Esq, OF Lewiston, leave to-day for the far
est,intending to visit Colorado, Utah, Neva-
da and California.
The Boston and Providence railroad has a
conscience fund. The Treasurer has received
$1,000 bill inclosed in note saying that it
belonged to the company.
New Yorker, who does not think the
Thames race was fair one, offers to pay the
expenses of the Oxfords if they would come to
this country and 'give us fair show" as he
thinks the honor of America is at stake.
After lively sparring between the friends
of Admiral Semmes and General Hardee,
Professor Northrop, of Yale College, Ct, was
elected President of the Alabama State Uni
versity.
"Mike" McCoole, the pugilist, shot at his
bar-keeper one day last week, in st. Louis,
because he suspected the latter of taking i'm
proper liberties with his wife. Fortunately.
the ball missed its mark, and the parties have
become good friends again.
During the last severe thunder storm,
house in the upper part of Washington was
struck by lightning; General Howard was rid
ing by in his carriage, which was upset by the
shock and badly broken. The general escaped
with few slight bruises.
Apropos of Mrs. Stoves Byron story: "Mr.
Thackeray," said an American lady, sis it true,
this dreadful story which we hear about you
and Miss Bronte?" madame" replied the
burly novelist, sit is, grieve to say, too true
Six children were the fruit of that unhallowed
intimacy, and l killed them all with my own
hand.'
By recent decision of the revenue depart
ment, workmen who take boots or shoes to
their houses or shops to manufacture any Dor
ton thereof, for instance to fit, sew, bottom or
sand paper them, are to be deemed manufac-
turers, and are liable to special tax of $40,
If the value of the articles as they leave
such workmen's hands exceeds $1,000 annually.
Mexican advices say when Congress meets it
is expected that President Juarez will resign
IN obedience to the pressure of Lerdo and his
faction. The army, Congress, State officers
ana multitude of government Ieeches are
sald TO be all in Lerdo's favor. Fears are en-
'er'alned that the accomplishment of this pro-
gramme VIII lead to formidable revolution.
The Navy Department finds cor,,;ao,,.,.
dlfficulty at present in procuring seamen for
the government vessels. Some ende,vo, -
account for the fact by stating that there is a
general impression among seamen that there i,
great deal of cruelty which never comes 70
light in the newspapers practiced on our yes.
sells on distant cruises and stations.
The Savannah Republican says that recent
reports of atrocities committed upon families
by negroes, and located in different parts of
Georgia, all turn out to be the merest fabrica-
tions. 1t regards these stories as put in cir
culatiOn by certain scoundrels who were es-
Gaping from jusfice,and who made them a pre-
text for borrowing horses in order to facilitate
their flight.
Gen. f. d. Sewall late Inspector General of
the Freedmen's Bureau, and long one of its
most efficient officers, has been appointed by
Commissioner Delano to superintend the re-
survey of all the distilleries of the country
Ane work is to be Immediately organized, and
WIN 10 performed with thoroughness not
nere'oiore attained. With view to rapidly
u ao,on, the country will probably be divided
,n'o distrlcts' In each of which the survey will
DC carried forward at once by persons selected
for the purpose.