The Portland daily press., 1869-06-07
Gossip and GIeanings.


Wheat Harvesting is rapidly progressing
in Georgia. is1Hhti
st. Louis has divorce case in high life
The old story OF mother-in-law.
Every tehth marriage last year in Con-
nectcut resulted in divorce.
"A Frenchman has been appointed Con-
mander-in-Chiet of the Sianese army.
Mr.. Grinnell, Collector of New York, has
on file seventeen thousand applications for po-
sitions in the Custom House. it-t
San Francisco has capped the climax Of
the undressed drama by play called "Adam
and Eve" II ...
-Sedley, of the Round Table, is going upon
daily paper.
-Natick Mass. is Mrs. Stoves "old town"
"A new paper, printed in the German Ian
guare and called the Patriot, has ben started
in Richmond
reading just now. Jubilee is in Massachu-
setts and was tormely called Boston.
From Chicago it is only 900 miles to the
Atlantic coast, while it is 2 $50 miles to the
Pacific coast. l
-Dr. Peterman is encountering grave diff
culties among the Germans, in raising the
funds for his projected North Pole expedition.
1t is stated that the Emperor Napoleon
has set the style Of "a one-buttoned vest"
whatever that may be.
Six thousand Scandinavian immigrants
reached Chicago last week
The Tribune seeks a remedy for the social
evil by making the trade ef prostitution fell
only.
"A temporary opera house is to be erected
near the Coliseum by Hub negro minstrel
troupe.
Cleveland is ambitious on the "pure wa
ter" question, and proposes to build "lake
tunnel at cost of 100000.
Cincinnati is supplied with floating baths
this season, and the school children are to en-
Joy their benefits free Of charge.
The Salem county JAIL in New Jersey, is
without an inmate, for the first time since it
was built some four years ago.
The Times editorially inquiries, "Shall the
Ratchet Ever be Buried?" and goes on to de-
precate the making of new national cere-
mony out of Decoration Day.
-Maximilian's inland estate in the Adriatic
has been sold. The well-kept forests will be
cut down to give place to me-kilns, and the
castle built by Richard C@ur de Lion VIII DO
made bathing house.
"A Washington correspondent says that
Sam Ward has arranged dinner party at the
National Capital, at which are to be the Presi-
dent, Secretary Borie, Attorney General Hoar
and Cseswell of the Cabinet.
The wines in Prince Metternich's cellar
were sold on the 10Th of April at the Chateau
of Johannisberg Among the highest prices
Wolf, of Frankfort, paid $500 for single
barrel and the Duke of Nassau I$1 200 for one
half cask.
The Pope recently urged monastie life
upon his grand niece, but the lady, who Ia
over thirty, read his Holiness lesson in faith
by expressing her conviction that kind Prov
idence would yet find her a suitable husband.
"A military officer on duty in the Alaska
District, under General Cavis, has by mill
tary court been declared guilty of conduct un-
becoming an officer. His devoted wife made
the trip from that district overland to set De-
fore the President the real facts The Execu-
tive found that the charge is no. Wen iounoed'
and directed a revocation Of the decision otthe
court. The wife goes back to Alaska happy
and rejoicing.
In Liberty, Indiana, few days since,
cuarter of an acre of ground on Dr. Coopers
farm gave way and sunk to the depth Of from
three to twelve inches, leaving crevice sur
rounding the whole acre of from two to FIVE
inches. At the time of the occurrence rumb-
ling noise like thunder, was heard.
The author of "The Gates Ajar" having
mentioned that there are pianos as well as
harps in heaven, Chicago paper suggests
that she will kindly add which insirumens
in most favor there, the ohickering or the
Steinway. ~. ...
-McHenry. who testified that he had seen
money paid to Commissioner Rollins in
the streets of washington, BY Charles Lob, Of
tho ,vbiskey ring, has been convicted of per-
jury.
Louis may be found in the fact that but one of
her citizens reports a large income. Small
profits and a large business is the motto.
The New York Times believes the state
ment of Secretary Perry, that Spain at one
time resolved to commence war against the
limited states, is weil-founded, from Informal
tion il has received.
One of the telegraphic dispatches sent to
the Pope on the occasion of his jubilee came
from the farthest regions Of Lapland. The
bearer Of it had to travel six hundred miles be-
fore he reached the nearest telegraph office.
"A man in Bosque, Texas, whose son mad
been shot, by pure accident, by another man.
went to the church whore the latter was en-.
gagged in worship, strobe up to him, ana sp1. %'.
both the man aud his little girl sea'eo os "''
| side. ;,,,,,ortant
- - culture in Texas This year hun
s."ds Of acres are planted; The soil is prolinc'
and in some Instances has yielded sixty oasn-
Ella of castor beans to the acre