The Portland daily press., 1869-06-10

"A gardener in Yorkshire was recently
shot dead by poacher whom he disturbed.
Cruelty to animals goes by the name .of
Berghlary in New York. alci
The London theatres are abandoning the
half-price at nine o'clock system.
The Iowa editors propose to make an ex-
cursion to San Fransisco by rail. aitaf
-Melle. Tostee, made her farewell appear
ance in New York, last Monday evening to-
large and enthusiastic audience.
1t is stated that the destruction of property
by fire in the United States thus far in the
present year has reached over $17,OO0,0O0.
The Leader asks, can PATHS refusal to
settle her husbands bills from her income be
termed income-P Patti-bility of temper?
"A number of business establishments in
Buffalo have signs intimating mo beggars,
nor insurance agents are allowed on these
premises"
Olive Logan's soul has been warmed, as
she expresses it, by the sight OF four ladies' at
the Womans Bureau not dressed in panta
looms.
"A monument to the memory of the late
Richard Oastler, the successful advocate OF
the ssTen Hours Bill, was unveiled at Brad
ford, England recently.
n -Corcoran, the Washington millionaire
banker, has established "Home for INDECENT
widows" !" to be dedicated to the memory of
his deceased wife.
Ned Forrest has cleared off that matrimo-
NAL incumbrance of his, at an expense Of
about 100000.
Liberal Germany is beginning to feel that
large standing army is a standing nuisance,
and singularly enough the army itself seems
to sympathise with this view.
-Ruskin lately asked Spurgeon n:--"Spnr-
geon. where do you think would go If
should die now?' sTo hell and be damned"
s'Well, that frank. I've ssked several preach
ers that question, and they evaded it.
"A Texas paper says that though "courting
| can still 90 on, getting married is played cut,
there being no one authorized to perform the
ceremony"
The newspapers at the national capital
are debating the question, "What constitutes
Dead Beat?'
Since October, fourteen vessels have set
out to cross the Atlantic and never been heard
from sirce.
In her address before the woman suffrage
association last week, Mrs. Howe referred to
the excess of women in Massachusetts,, and
spoke as If 1t were constantly increasing.
The greatly increased growth OF cotton in
Egypt, Asia Minor, Brazil, India, ETC., has not
made good as yet the loss Of the great Ameri-
can crops, and England still feels this loss.
The Coming voman" OF the Boston city
governments, is Miss Emily Judson Harris,
daughter Of toe President of the common
council, who is to read the Declaration of In
dependence at the city celebration on ihe 4th Of
July.
-Itis rule that when Austrian army OH
GERS below certain rank marry they shall de-
posit certain sam Of money with the Finance
Minister as security. Up to 1880, thirty-mil-
lion forms had thus been deposited A recent
investigation shows that the whole amount
has been embezzled.
Lee Armstrong, farmer in Genesee, LiV-
ingston county, learning that the grave of his
patriot son had been decorated by the ladies'
in the memorial ceremony, visited the ceme-
terry, and tore the flowers from their place.
scattering them in the mud in the street He
was q yirulent Copperhead and rebel during
the war.
George Hunnewell is the Oldest prisoner
the woikmen were engaged in putting up the
cupola of the prison he discovered them ct
work there and asked to be allowed to go up
and look of. His request was granted, AMI he
was furnished with an opera glass and made
the ascent. 1t was the first time he had look
ed out upon the world for twenty-one years.
He turned his glass towards his old home In
Cambridge. 'Tt Is all changed" was his only
comment -... ...
The New York Round Table proposes that
Staten Island should be made the entrepot of
the foreign commerce Of that city, and the
place of landing for ocean steamers. Other
papers endorse the suggestion. e7 ..fi
Pile has at last touched hard pau in New
Mexico. a.'r .gala1asal4 ifu
The Boston Peace Jubilee will be the oc-
casion of deal of sslinging ink" as poor Ar
temas Ward used to call it. It is estimated
that some fiiteen-hundred editors, correspon-
dents and reporters win be present. and 'un-
der the APPALLING prospect the idea of press
dinner has vanished into the realm of forgot
ten dreams. y Nici cl q ~ 7.t1l f
The Fairfax Institute of Vermont has sus-
pended twelve students and expelled two for
their outrageous conduct in walking and talk
ing with young ladies. t.f-
--IshmaiI Pasha, the ruler OF Egypt, is
making a tour of Europe to invite the various
sovereigns to attend the opening OF the suez
Canal
The Odd Fellows Of Harrisburg, Pa, have
decided to purchase a lot on Market Square,
adjoining the Bolton House, on which they
propose to erect hall at the cost of about ..
800, 900.
Potatoes are seldom so plenty as now, and
in some parts Of York State they are heavy
drug in the market At Fort Edward they
are selling for twenty cents bushel, and at
Hebron Vermont, starch mills, they bring ten
cents, and are not wanted at that
The seasons are getting to be as Irregular
In Europe as in America. At st. Petersburg,
in the middle of May the heats Of June had
already setin, and the people were promenad-
ing in summer clothes on the quaTs to see the
great ice-blocks floating down the Neva.
"A Scotch clergyman has brought before
Presbyterian Synod in Argyle a formidable
Overture bristling with whereases which.
when translated into English, means that
halls and promiscuous dancing are very bad
...rortbv of n Christian neODle.