The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-14

Last Tuesday Mr.. Bonner drove Dexter a
nile in 2.233-4. This is the fastest time ever
made with road wagon, and shows that this
noble horse is even faster than he was last
year.
A gentleman DESTROYS of fame, and wishing
to be known to posterity as the Canadian
Blondin, proposes to ride on velocipeda over
rope stretched from shore to shore below Nj
agara Falls.
General Grant has gone. on visit to Kane,
Pa.
An international Congress on prison disci-
pine will be held in Europe on the sd of Sep
TENDER.
The yacht Meteor, owned and commanded
by George Lorillard, sailed from New York.
Thursday, for voyage around the world. Mr..
Lorillard expects to be absent several years.
The bill pending in the House of Commons,
extending the rights of married women is like
ly to pass.
Philadelphia has not been so dnll for thirty
years as it is now.
The value of Boston real estate increased
$40, 600, 600 last year. The year before the in
crease was not much more than q third of that
sum.
Cincinnati has 100000 Inhabitants, 1l9
churches, three morning and two evening pa
pers, besides two German dailics, and 10 week
lies, twenty monthlies and one quarterly. Its
suspension bridge has the longest span in the
world, and cost two millions.
There was actually an attempt made to
shoot James Fisk, jr., during the recent rail-
road difficulties in New York.
Mr.. Cornelius Grinnell, whose death was an
nounced by the cable, was senior partner of
the well-known firm of Grihnell, Minturn &
Co. About ten years ago he went to London
where he established house under the name
of Grinnell & Co., which was second to none
on the English coast in its connections and
interests. TWAS connected, though not iden-
teal with the house of Grinnell, Minturn &
Co. At the time of his death he was also Pres
ident of a line of packets plying between New
York and Liverpool, Vice President of the
London and Liverpool Insurance Company, in
England, and one OF the directors Of the At
lantic Insurance Company, Of New York.
A gentleman in Troy, N. ", while riding in
carriage few days ago, was dangerously
poisoned by a common house fly, which had
been feeding on carrion and had communicate
ed the poison.
Frederick Douglass, ir., married recently a
daughter of Mr.. A. Molyneux Hewett, of
Cambridge, Mass.
The first diploma ever awarded by the Bos-
ton Girls High and Normal School was given
to Miss 7. Louisa E. Brown.
San Francisco is demoralzed and the people
are calling for vigilance committee
In the Superior Court Of New York Judge
McCunn has appointed Thomas J. Barr re-
ceiyer of all the money placed in the hands of
August Belmont and Peter b. Sweeney by
John 'Mahoney derived from the sale of Fee
MAN bonds
General Babcock, the confidential secretary
of President Grant, and Senator Cole have ar
rived in San Domingo and had an interview
with President Baez, which was followed by
universal signs of satisfaction on the part Of
the officers around Baez and openly expressed
wishes that the starry flag may be raised soon.
The United States steamer Seminole did not
find the pirate steamer TELEGRAPH at SANTANA
and is expected soon at San Domingo
Marshal Barlow Of New York is Obliged to
employ troops with loaded muskets in order to
retain possession of Pratt, the Texan murderer,
the State Courts endeavofing to release him.
vice-President Colfax arrived at Sacramento
Thursday