The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-20

disaster at Cars Rock, on the Erie Railroad,
in April, 1868, has confessed the crime. His
confession does not indicate any particular
motive for the terrible decd.
One of the Newport hotels has a head wait
er who boasts that he receives one hundred
dollars a day in fees from guests. He gives
them good seats at the tables and makes sure
that a waiter looks after their wants. The
guest, who are not up to the game and foolish
ly suppose that they pay for all these atten-
tons at the clerks office, are obliged 10 follow
the old custom of supplementng their dinners
with lunches at the restaurants.
There comes to us, by telegraph from Chica-
go, the story of a lady residing in Marion
County, Iowa. who is said to have died on
Saturday last from the effects of fright at the
eclipse.
Ex-President johnson designs to visit At
lanta, Georgia, at an early day.
The Emmett Guards of Jersey City made an
excursion to Spring Hill Grove Wednesday.
While there they had fight with crowd Of
roushs in which several men were injured and
one of the roughs killed.
At Trenton, Wednesday, the National Teach
ers' Association held their ninth annual ses
sion, with a thousand male and female dele
gates present Judge Field, of New Jersey
welcomed the, members. A temporary educa-
tional bureau was recommended for the pur-
pose of furnishing and securing situations for
teachers. Officers were appointed for the
American Normal School Association for the
Ial,. nrrJa e
vile, Tennessee, President. A resolution of
inquiry was adopted as to what course of study
and practice in the Normal School is best cal
culated to elevate the standard of education
and to reduce teaching to q uniform system.
Several interesting papers were read, including
one by Judge Field on the obligations of Chris
tianity to learning
An official proclamation is made of Con-
vention between the United States and France
securing in their respective territories q guar
anty of property in trade marks to take effect
October Sd, and continue in force ten years.
Gettysburg, Penn, is filing up with officers
who are to attend the reunion next week
Gen. Lee will be present.
The London Times says that the Harvard
boys aie getting tired and that they show signs
of hard work.
There is considerable excitement in New
York over the decision of the Commissioner Of
Customs declaring the collection of State har-
bar fees unconstitutional. 1t is believed that
the Secretary of the Treasury will not sustain
the decision.
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possession of by the Governor of The Wind
ward Islands. A report at St. Thomas says she
will be delivered over to the American authori-
ties r
The yacht Meteor has not sailed for Europe
as reported.
The monthly auction sales of coal are sus-
pended in New York in consequence Of the
difficulties in the coal regions. The Pennsyl
vania coal company have compromised with
their men and the other companies are hopeful
of o restoration OF order and fall in prices in
o few weeks. t.-...rr
The New York Herald in a leader advises
that if the United States intends to purchase
Cuba it should do so during the continuance Of
the Regency That it is very probable that
NdpOlcUu LIZ ID III lstNol VI oCciH9 MS Cousih
King of Spain rather than any other man.
That Bonaparte on the throne of Spain would
strengthen his own dynasty, but in spite Of
Prince Napoleon's friendly feelings towards
the United States, it is doubtful whether he, OF
any other man, would consent to part with
Cuba unless compelled by the memorable fiat
of war.
The Postmaster Of Nashua, N. H., recently
received letter so illegibly superscribed that
none of his clerks were able to ascertain who
it belonged to. He concluded that the country
contained only one man capable of such chi,
Biography, SO he endorsed the envelope as fol
lows, and recommitted it to the mail; ere
turned to the writer, supposed to be Horace
Greeley for a more legible direction" After
lapse OF three days, the letter re-appeared,
legiby addressed to relative of III. G.
The Washington correspondents say that
$4,000 was bequeathed to the widow of Stone
wall jackson by Wade Bolton Of Memphis.
The New York Times of Thursday, in an
editorial in which the separation of Lord Byron
and wife is detailed, asserts that Mrs. Stowe,
narrative is entirely without foundation and q
base SANDER.