The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-10
Gossip and Gleanings.

Printer Douglass is ''the negro in de-
fence
"A female who stands out in 'bOld relief
Ida Lewis.
Tom Allen has left the bowers of welded
love for sparring tour in Indiana
"A couple of acrobats in Berlin have at last
made a successful fall. Both were killed.
"A Pittsfeld farmer claims kind of pota-
to sjust fifteen minutes earlier than the Early
Rose"
The political cauldron will shortly begin
its ante-electlon seething Then we Twin be-
gin to see things.
"A fan, weighing two and half tons and
making five hundred revolutions a minute,
ventiIates Farwell Hall, Chicago.
Fashionable people in Paris have tabooed
railway travelling this season, and are wander
ing over Europe in their private carriages.
The fires in the United States during the
month of June in which the loss was so, 900
and upwards, amounted to 81 100000
Richard Realf, sold John Browns" right
hand man at Harper's Ferry, and the young
est of his band, was recently appointed an As
sisssns zass-.ss.e.s.. Iataznal Revenue in
the District of Edgefeld, South Carolina.
The Pope suffers from insurmountable
languor and is subject to fainting fits. His
physician wants him to leave Rome during the
hot weather, but he declares he cannot afford
the expense and refuses to 60.
"A young lady in New Orleans imagines
herself great statesman, and annoys her fam
lily greatly by dressing in male garments and
making harangues from the front balcony,
whenever she can elude their watch over her.
-Tammany Hall, with her two candidates
for the next Presidency-Hoffman and Chase.
Where is Pendleton? and what say the Ohio
Democracy?
Prince Maximilian's beautiful retreat, the
Island Of Lacroma in the Adriatc, has been
sold. The castle Of Abbogia, which was the
ransom Of Richard C@ur de Lion, win become
bathing hotel; the magnificent plants which
its unfortunate master had gathered from
many climes viii be sold, and its magnificent
forests cut down and burned in making lime.
I'm answer to the question as to what the
Ritualists are going to do, the Rev. Mr.. Mack
onochie OF st. Adams, Holborn, replies: "We
are going to fight as long as we have breath in
us for the full acceptance ia the Church Of
England of the Catholic teaching which she
has received, through her forefathers, in ira
dition Of eighteen centuries from Our Lord
himself"
If the Paris Patris may be believed, Prus-
sia seeks the supremacy of the Baltic and the
North Sea- That journal states that her eff
forts have awakened the suspicion of Sweden
Norway, and Denmark. These powers are at
present adding largely to their fleets.
AT the next New York State election the
amended constitution is not to be voted on as
an entire instrument, but each citizen may
cast four ballots, to wit: For or against the
amended constitution, the Judiciary article,
the uniform rule of assessment and taxation of
real and personal property, aud the property
qualification of colored men.
An unpleasant scandal, involving a man
and woman in middle life, members OF the
same church in Danbury, Ct, aud which has
given rise to an extended church trial, has
been put at rest by the complete vindication Of
the man and conviction of the woman. 1t was
shown that she had conspired against his char
acter at the expense Of her own reputation, in
order to possess herself Of q portion Of his
wealth. N
"A Vermont paper says that among the
workmen at Mr.. TarbelPs rake factory, in
Mount Holly, is a man who works at all the
machinery in the shop, and is perfectly blind
His name is Warren, and he is one of the best
mechanics in the works, and can adjust the
most complicated machinery, and perform any
of the various kinds of labor required in man
ufacturing the rake from the log. Warren has
always supported large family, aud has laid
up something for the future when he can no
longer labor.
There Is a story in Paris OF the Baron zs-
ro, very rich Greek gentleman, VINO does not
think that the true pleasure of having money
is TO spend it on some one else, and Of DR..
l.. the celebrated oculist. The Baron went
stone hind with cataract, and stipulated to give
ei50O for perfect cure. The operation was
half performed, when the careful banker found
that zone was enough" THANK you, Doctor,
I can see with this one as much as 1 wish; and
my Secretary will pay you ESQ.
The Boston Herald nominates Hon. Chas.
Francis Adams as a candidate for Governor,
and says John Qaincy had better stand one
side, and "give the old man chance"
Captain Jinks, of the British h'army, is
out again in the London Era against this
blarsted county, where an indulgent public
permits him TO beg bis hash or "do' some con-
fiding landady.
Little four-year-old Masie had long been
vaiply endeavoring to pucker his mouth into
shape for the whistling Of q national tune be
had heard upon the street. At last he went
to his mother in despair, exclaiming, "Ma, rs
so little can't make a hole big enough for
Yankee Doolum to dit outr'
The 1870 banks of the United States rep
resent capital of little less than Eve hundred
million of fdollars--S493 900 DOOR while the rail-
roads in operation--43 900 miles-represent
capital OF nearly two thousand million dollars
81 500 100000 The earnings OF the banks
may be estimated at from fity to sixty million
dollars annually, while the earnings Of .ne
railroads Of New York alone last year were
S496sl 600, and of the whole United ssateS'
J S4OO, 100000,