The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-21


= The National Labor Congress in session at
Philadelphia seems to spend most of its time
in wrangling over Miss Anthony's claim to a
delegates seat, but she has been finally re-
iected. .ba $50
A San Francisco correspondent of the Prov
dence Journal. as an illustration of the preva-
lence of insanity on the Pacific coast, says
that on the I'd instant four men were pro-
nounced insane and sent to the Stockton Asy-
lum. Caifornans live continually in a per-
feet whrl of feverish excitement, enduring
an amount of wear and tear of body and brain
not equalled in Wall street itself. There are
few old Caifornans to be found who have not
been rich and poor again, at least half dozen
times, aud most OF them are poor now. ies
One of the speakers at the Massachusetts
Temperance Convention, on Tuesday, made a
good point in favor of woman suffrage. A
previous speaker having asserted that three
fourths of the women of the State were in IA
vor of prohibition, he wanted to know why the
party did not go in for utilizing the great ma
iority by making women voters The sugges-
ton was loudly cheered, but the convention
made no declaration in favor of woman suf-
frage Mr.. Fulton and the other leaders of
the prohibition movement are radical enough
in the temperance and other reforms, but they
are the most conservatives of the conservatives
when it is proposed to give women the ballot.
While tarrying for a brief space of time at
Cory, Pa. en- route to General Kane's resi-
dence, General Grant was called upon for a
speech. He replied briefly, thanking the .peo-
pie for his reception, and said he was sorry to
have disturbed them at so early an hour. Up
on this voice cried, "You disturbed us earlier
than this one morning before Petersburg"
To which Grant Immediately responded "Aye,
but that was work of necessity"
The Pittsburg penn Commercial an.
nOunces that Justice r. @. Grer of the United
States Supreme Court will resign early this
fall. He is Is years of age, and while his men
tai faculties are not much impaired, he has be-
come physically enfeebIed. .,o,. ,.,.,e
In July 49,, 277 citizens of Boston, men,
women and children, awaited themselves of the
privileges and advantages afforded by the va
rious public bathing houses in that city.
Charles Dickens will begin his readings
again next season. ,,.,-.,u. gFSS
Gen. Grant is going to the White Mountains
next week, and on his way will probably ac-
eept the invitation of Col LIE Grand b. Can
non Of Burlington, VT to reffainr at his resi-
dence day or two. ., s,.,t. -iolrl =
Hon. John Coburn, member Of Congress
from Indiana, sent the first acceptance Of an
invitation to attend the Convention in St.
Louis in favor of the removal of the national
capitol He says the tight thing is proposed.
Brigham Young is said to be concentrating
his wealth as fast as possible, and to be grow
ing more covetous and grasping as he grows
older. He is also said to enforce more rigid
economy in his household. Three of his
youngest wives are all he really lives with as
husband, AID the rest care little better than
| borders. When distinguished strangers are
present the, poor old first wife is always
brought out and treated with great considera-
ton; bat at other times she is totally. ne
| elected. - -Feqe >
The talk is revived of bringing to sFranee,
with great pomp, the remains of the Duke Of
Rechstadt, the son of the first Napoleon.
1t is proposed that Boston celebrate the cen
tennial anniversary of the Boston massacre
on the 9TH of March, 1870. .sads q >'at'r.
l. "a New York gentleman is about to startle
| the world with well authenticated history Of
the disappearance of Chancellor Lansing forty
yeas eso' gs4ts t IN ~ rs