The Portland daily press., 1869-06-01

Long Island Sound is said to be full of sea
bass this season.
Italy has adopted the new pitch for her
military bands.
Grace GTeenwoods Little Pilgrim has
been sold out to the Little Corporal, the popu-
lar youths magazine of Chicago.
The insane hospital at Middletown, CT,
has cost 100000. More appropriations are
wanted.
"A calf with heavy fleece of fine wool is
the latest sensation in Indiana.
1t is said that the new Boston daily pro-
ject has been abandoned.
The eighteenth meeting Of the American
Association for the advancement of Science is
to be held in Salem in August next.
Strawberries are selling in Chicago at
twenty cents quart
Hearth and Home has reached its twenty
fourth number, and gives evidence on every
page of vitality.
According to a Philadelphia reporter, re-
cent rain descended alike upon the just and
upon Jersey.
The Continental Hotel will reopen at Sar-
atoga ON the 7th of June. The proprietor has
set good example by reducing the rate of
board.
The Rocky Mountain Herald has adyices
from White Pine, which represent that the
place is entirely overcrowdsd.
The Messrs. Laird, builders of the Alaba-
ma, are making some ugly developments for
the British Government.
Worcester, England, has been holding q
little musical festival in the Cathedral, in
which 252 singers took part
The newspapers say that the peach crop
this season in Texas promises to be greater
than ever before.
Rear Admiral Farragut, in letter to
Mayor Shurtleff has accepted the inv 'tation Of
the city of Boston to be present at the Musical
Peace Jubilee.
1T is an easy task to keep the pledge pre-
scribed by a certain temperance society in
Iowa. The members only agree not to "treat'
or be treated.
Verdi is to write the music and Sardou the
libretto of the opera destined to open the new
Grand Opera House in Paris
The Chicago Tribune is informed that the
through fare from Omaha to Sacramento will
be reduced to one hundred dollars.
AN Alabama young lady, caught smoking
a cigar, gave it as her reason that "it made it
smell as though there was q man around
Gen. Robert E. Lee being in Fredericks-
burg the other day, his friends and the citi-
zens gsnero1y expressed a desire that he
should hold formal reception. He thanked
the committee that called, but respectfully de-
clined.
Immigrant wagons filled with men, women
and children, of all ages and sizes, are pouring
into Minnesota, from the east, north and south.
"A gentleman in Norwich, Conn.,, Is Of
family of fourteen children, nine Of whom are
living and have families, the youngest of
whom is thirty-nine years of age.
The steamship lines between New York
and Savannah have doubled the freight ON
vegetables sent to the New York market, in
consequence OF which the shipments have
fallen off more than one-half.
AN American club has Just been organized
in Paris, to be known as "The Washington"
where those rowing Americans who are never
happy abroad unless they can shake their COM
patriots by the hand daily, may meet and IRA
ternize.
The Gar of Russia has issued a decree
transferring the seat of government from st.
Petersburg to Kiew, the chief city of the prov
ince Of Ukraine, and palace Is now building
there for the Imperial residerce.
The signboard of tavern near Strasbourg,
France, bears the following inscription
"Strong beer and wine of the first quality.
Customers drinking more than twelve glasses
will be sent home in cab, free of charge, in
case they are unable to walk"
The Messrs. Stetson of the Astor House
have, just extended the hospitalities Of their
hotel to the Harvard crew while in New York
city on their way to and from Europe. We
learn that steps win be taken by the Ameri-
cans resident in London to give their country
men warm reception, and literally to "put
them through while they are there.
1t is asserted that fish can be transported =
in perfectly healthy condition, in moderate
sized boxes full OF water, into which air is
pumped as fast as it is exhausted by the
breath.
Gen. Grant is credited with the epigram-
matte remark that "office-seeking was fast be-
coming one of the industries of this country
The New York Evening Post says that five
prominent Democratic officials of that city
have divided among their family connections
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