The Portland daily press., 1869-12-03
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The snow is twenty inches deep in Michigan
Main street, in Columbia, S. c., was lighted
on Wednesday night last for the first time since
Gen. Sherman put out its lamps
Fifteen thousand visitors brought $4,000 te
the Golfers of the Georgia State Agricultural
Society at their recent fair.
Port Austin, Huron county, Michigan. with
a population of between 700 and 800, has speni
S4OOOO for building purposes this year.
Stockton, Cal, has unceremoniously mt to
death lizard measuring sixteen and a hall
inches in length.
Ine Mormon missionaries complain that DR.
Todd doesn't reciprOcate Brigham Young s
courtesy and invite them to preach in his
church.
The Alumni of Harvard College have al
ready subscribed 1874, 900 of the first INSTALL
ment of $4,000 for the fund of 100000 pro-
posed to be raised by voluntary contributions.
Two citizens of Hartford, Conn.,, will cele-
brate their golden weddings this week. Death
has not entered the family of one of them du-
ring the entire half century
Woolwich dockyard, England, is to be sold
IN the spring, and it is expected to realize from
three quarters of million to a million pounds
the navy estimates of 1870.
The Naval Staff and Line Board have ad.
Journed without coming to satisfactory con-
cluslon of the controversy Us to the stains of
staff officers. The diff Guilty will, it is likely
be settled by Congress.
Iowa has built this year 643 miles of railroad
Attic close of 1865 there were but 1893 miles
nnlshed IN the state; now there are 1904 miles
completed Massachusetts in January last
had only 1925 miles. "''
A breach of promise case in Detroit turns
upon the question whether the defendant in
tended, by enclosing a leaf of rose peranium
to the lady, to use the language of flowers, i'm
which case the innocent leaf would have said
Thou art my CHOICE
wednesday morning the Reformed Dutch
church in Newark, N. j., was entered by bur
glars, and the communion service and other ar
ticles carried off. Daniel Lang and George
Snyder have been arrested for the act. The
property was recovered.
1t is said that the editorial table of The Yale
Literary Magazine is now thirty four years old
has served one hundred and seventy-five edi-
tors, and has cut upon it the names among
others, of William M. Evarts and Donald G.
Mitchell, who were once editors of the maya
zine.
An official resume of operations in Cuba
shows that 153 plantations belonging to Gu.
bans have been confiscated and 16O sugar es-
tates belonging to Spaniards have been burned.
The value of Cuban sugar estate ranges from
900 to So, 100000, while the average price
IS about 5000, 900. The average value of Senior
Miguel Albania six sugar estates all of which
are conflscated, is 81 100000.
A negro boy stole doll.in Petersburg. Va.
the other day, and while protesting his inno-
cence unwittingly pressed it as he endeayored
to hide it more completely under his shirt
The doll gave loud squeak, and the little ne
gro, who had never heard of crying dolls be-
fore, turned almost white and thought mira
Gle had been done in his case.
The Legislature tSbe elected in New Hamp-
shire next March will choose United States
Senator, in place of Hon. Aaron II. Cragin
and the people of the State are already discuss
ing the matter He will be a candidate, but
will find competitors in Ex- Congressman Ma
son w. Tappan, William t. Chandler Colonel
Aaron f. Stevens and General S. G. Griffin.
Two men, Bennett and May, suitors for the
hand OF the same woman, in Richboro, Penn
engaged IN fight when May, who was the
weakest, 1elgned intoxication, and appealed
Bennett stopped to pick up his coat. Nav stab.
bed him twice with knife he had wbetted for
the purpose, and killed him instantly.
The steamship Rubicon caught fire IN tho
Mississippi, forty miles above Vicksburg. one
day last week, but the pilot chung to his WbeeI
it was scorched by the flames. and
the officers and colored crew, with rare pres
ence of mind, took means which were effectual
in checking the flames, and saving the lives of
the men, women and children who were pas
sengers.
In case for rent of a plantation in Missis-
sipp, during the war leased by citizen OF that
State to a citizen of Massachusetts,, and for
corn used thereon, and from which the lessee
was driven by guerrillas, the Supreme Judicial
Court IN Boston has given a decision for the
plalntiff, holding that the transaction was not
an act OF commercial intercourse not prohib- |
tied by any law.