The Portland daily press., 1869-09-23

The once famous Doesticks is keeping gro
Gerry store in Troy, N. Y.
Chief Justice Chase has returned to Wash
ington.
President Juarez of Mexico will not be a can
didate for reelection.
The steamship Arizona has arrived at New
York from Aspinwall with $52 in treasure.
President Grant and family returned to
Washington yesterday
A Now York paper yesterday morning had
special saying that Sickles had been recalled
The New York Herdlds Paris special SAYS
the Empress Eugene will soon set out for
Constantnople.
An imitator of the great Weston is to try to
walk from this city to Chicago, thinking he can
beat his illustrious predecessor.
The Piscataquis Fair, now in session at
Portsmouth, has been a great success. 1t
closes to-day.
Walt Whitman is in poor health, so that it
may be regarded as certain that wearing an
open shirt bosom is not universal panacea
The crinoine of q New York belle caught on
the bell handle in the wall and alarmed the
house just as she had begun to descend lad
der at her window for the purpose of clipping
Senator Sprague is said to DO the largest en-
plOyer in the United States. He gives work
to about 5000 persons, and has recently raised
their wages 10 per cent.
The Popes rebuff Of DR. Cummings, by in
forming him that he cannot talk in the Ecu
menical Council, has created great excitement
among the Ritualists and Puseyites in Eng
land.
The report that several hundred thousand
dollars have been embeZzled from the Metho-
dist Book Concern is denied by its managers,
and steps will probably be taken to institute
an action for libel.
Mrs. Secretary Rawlins was a governess at
Vicksburg before the war; and remained there
till it was impossible to get away. She was
captured by Gen. Rawlins and married him
near the close of the war.
A beautiful founding, left on doorstep in
Pittsburg few evenings since, is to be sold at
auction to the highest bidder next Saturday
A $500 bid has been made. The money re-
allied is to be put at compound interest for tho
benefit of the child.
That fearful Spanish journal published in
New York, which is now threatening the Uni
ted States with war on the part of Spain, has
so little standing with the Spanish authorities
that it was shut out from Havana for several
months.
Senator Sprague was not present at the
meeting called especially to investigate
charge made by him in the Senate that the
agricultural college land grant, made by the
State to Brown University had been squan-
dered by the trustees, especially Brown and
Ives. ;Sgs:Ss
The full strength of our navy actually on du-
ty in ships and guns is as follows: North At
lantic squadron, 10 ships, GO guns; South At
antic, ships, 43 guns; European, ships, &c
guns; Pacific, II ships, II guns; Asiatic, 9
ships, IS guns; on special duty, ships, SO guns.
This force could be trebled at short notice.
The first steamer of line called the
charleston and Liverpool Steamship Line"
is to leave Liverpool con or about the 9th of
October for Charleston. The Charleston Cour-
Ter is very sanguine of the immense benefits
the South and West will derive from this move
ment, by relieving them of their dependence
on the North, and placing them in "direct con-
nection' with European customers for their
cotton, &c,