The Portland daily press., 1869-08-02
The News.

recognition than Mr.. Moody.
The News.
The Neenah wis Times tells how Neenah
theatrical troupe performed at CLAYTON:
"Whle the house was waiting for the curtain
to rise on the 'heart-rending scene one un-
lucky actor ran against the scenery, and down
came the curtain and all, revealing tableaux
not on the bills. To say nothing of the sposish
of the lady and other actors, the star was be-
held in puris natsralibss, attempting to put D
nightgown over his head, preparatory tc bis
transformation into an angel! There was no
further performance that night"
A terrible feud exists between two families
named Dickens and Patterson, living near
Memphis, Tenn, which has resulted in no less
than seven murders. The last victim was Mr..
Wade Bolton who was killed a few days since
by Mr.. Dickens with revolver.
Omaha is given to absinthe drinking. To
use the language Of one Of the papers of the
city, she, "in her magic strides, has overtaken,
seized upon the vice and cllngs to it with a to-
nacity of purpose wonderful and alarming in
SO young city" According to the same pa
per the use Of the drug began in the West, and
has thence spread the whole country.
The Pathological Convention at Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y, during the last day Of its session
discussed the question Of the proper pronun-
citation of either and neither and declared In
favor OF the 1ContinentaP. method of pro-
nouncing Greek and Latin. E "a
A young man living in St. Joseph, Mo-, who
was lately married, was seated in his house toe
the other day, when a woman with whom he
had been intimate prior to his marriage passed
the threshold, and placed young babe in his
arms, remarking that he was the father of the
child and would have to support it, as she was
about to start for the West. The visitor then
quietly departed, leaving hsyoung husband
to settle matters with the partner Of his horne.
Every man his own telegraph operator is be-
coming the rule in Chicago. The wire is about
to be ntrodused-indeed it has already intro
duced Into private, houses in the West. in
connection with little box which contains a
lettered dial With a steel pointer revolving and
stopping at the letters Of the message. 1t is
much used for calling in the services Of the
family physician. ..ax
Official information from Texas has been re-
ceived by Gen. o. o. Howard regarding the
condition of affairs in that State, from which
it appears that fifteen thousand freedmen
have been rendered destitute by the recent
foods. Appeals for aid win be made in their
behalf. xssa II (, -g,,6ts ...ss s
A crafty inmate of Sing Sing has recently
been doing good business with his outside
pals by packing up and sending to them
the manufactures of that institution.
After some opposition, some Hartford pa
rents recently consented to the marriage of
their daughter with youth whose pretensions
they had not favorably regarded. The core
mony was all arranged, guests assembled, and
the minister about to commence when the
coxcomb announced that nothing more was
necessary, as be had married the girl week
agol The result was surprise party Of large
dimensions. sa4s
Gen. Sheridan was enthusiastically received
at Burlington, Vt, Saturday, and Senator Ed
munds delivered the address Of welcome.
On the Boston & Albany train the other day
Daniel Curtis, a broker, and j. NJ. Church;p, q
well known lawyer, both residing in Boston,
got into an alteration, which finally resulted
in bio rs and ended in the Police Court q
John Cannon, aged about so; was run over
by the Grand Trunk up train at Lewiston Sat
urday morning, and had his right leg crushed
He was sitting on the track and the engineer
thought he was atrackman.r he will mot re-
cover. zsei9iTals
1t was stated a few days ago that young
man in Kentucky, named Powell, had sudden
ly become deaf and dumb after mimicking
deaf and dumb lad. It now appears that
few days previous Powell in attempting to
jump from a hand car, which was running
rapidly, was thrown heavily to the ground.
His severe fall, added to the intenselyEhot
weather the. day after, doubtless caused the
aff1iction under which he labers.
Rev. DR.. Todd, the well known Pittsfeld
clergyman, has been called to account for de
livering lecture on the Pacific coast Sunday
evenings.
Gen. Grant, with Secretary Fish, returned
to Long Branch Saturday.
Mr.. Gladstone, the Eaglish Premier, has re-
turned to London inimprovsd health.
The Oxfords have just received a new four
cared racing boat built by Salther, who is now
engaged upon one for the, Harvard crew. The
weight of the Harvard crew is four pounds
more than that of the Oxford.
A Baltimore druggist put up aqua ammonia
for aoua cinn,mon Fr;dav Ths ro.,,,. -.
tba fatal roiso,nrssof ! has;s,t. = = : - -
ste.r,xI,;r rr,sors+ra ~
from Vera Cruz, bringing dates from the city
oua,a,. rha p,,.sal 4, s;,s,s. III, u -,
in sentembsr. An ;nsnrrr,e.ct;oon had hrdLorl
out among the Indians of Yucatau. The yoI-
canic eruption in Colima is growing worse ~
A white man named William Pierce has
been arrested in Richmond. vs.. ON The aom-
plaint OF; number Of respeetab,e co,oraa r,.,,
charging him with having obtained money
from them under false pretences to the aamount