The Portland daily press., 1869-07-12
Hampshire failed Of passage. The rate re.

them are now declaring they voted that ticket
We don't see that Sambo differs much from
white folks
The Young Mems Christian Association Of
Orange have appointed Messrs. E. II. Cock, G.
J. Prescott, Rev. E. Mix, and Edward Austin,
ESQ.,, delegates to the National Convention, to
be held in Portland, Me.
Rev. Pliny B. Day d. D. Of Hollis N H. is
dead. ~. y
A Boston company has leased the new pa
per mill at Topshan,, which cost about 100000
and will put machinery in at once,
In regard to the cancellation of revenue
stamps it would be well for all to remember
that the law clearly requires of all parties
using stamps that the entire surface of each
and every stamp shall be exposed to view, and
that each shall be cancelled by writing or inn
printing the name of the user or the initials
and the complete date.
DIR. Scudders (Pres.) church in San Fran
cisco are giving special attention to Chinese
Sunday school. They have now 126 pupils and
80 teachers At first it takes about one teach
er for a pupil, and the size of the school is on
ly limited by the ability to find teachers-as
there is no trouble in getting scholars.
Voting in Greece is done by ballot balls
dropped into box like that used in clubs, ex-
cept that the funnel enables the voter to insert
his arm up to the elbow, so that it is impossi-
bic for any one to see which way he turns his
hand. How about split tickets?
Mr.. James bennett of Portsmouth N H.,
81 IA years old worked six days last week,
shingling a house, and kept pace with anoth-
er man of half his years. ~
DIR. David Kimbal1 of Portsmouth, N. H.,
has been in business (apothecary) for 45 years.
A merchant in Michigan shipped a bale of
hops, which cost him $15, to New York, and
sold it at profit of five cents. A firm in De-
troit, some time ago, received 81 900 worth Of
hops, on consignment, and advanced 5000 to
the consignee. The price rose, and an offer Of
40 cents was made, but the eonsigner refused
permission to sell, wanting 30 cents. Then
the price began to decline, and the consignor
ordered the commission house to sell at A. but
they could get nomore than 40. A little later,
he was willing to take 40, but IS was the top
ofthe market. Up to last week, his price has
continued:5 cents above the market, when the
consignees, regarding the hops as not worth
storage, gave them to the gardiner to be used
Frank P. Blair is out with card, in which
he says he didn't intend to insult the Associa.
ton Of the Army Of the Cult at their late ban.
quet, but on the contrary meant to compliment
our army. J gssf ~ sta
The Northern Pacific Railroad exploring
party left Mississippi July 9th, for Big Bend
On its return the party will explore the route
to Lake Superior and fix the eastern terminus
of the road. 81
Thomas Sweeney was committed to jail in
Buffalo, on Saturday., for the murder Of his
brother while boating. He said his brother
tell overheard, but the body was found with
the skull smashed in with an oar. y
Hon. William Brigham, prominent law.
yer, died Of typhoid fever in Boston Saturday
night. .a1sas 3se7r
The following alleged ilibusters were admit
ted to bail in New York city Friday: Colone
Clancy, Capt. Conant, Ralph j. Hosman, s
Q. Beman, J. Won Micherlouski
The United States steamer Narragansett ar
rived at quarantine, Portsmouth, Friday, will
six cases of yellow fever on board. All are do
ing well. r. X. Duer, and one man, name no
ascertained, died on the passage from Key
West. hreax0
Two men were fatally injured by boiler ex
plosion at East Boston on Saturday.
1t is rumored that duel may result between
Major James Haggerty and F. P. Blair, foi
the latter conduct at Long Branch.
Two convicts escaped from Sing Sing during
heavy shower, Thursday afternoon.
During the storm in New Jersey ON Friday
upwards Of fifty trees were blown down in thu
Elysian Fields.
The banquet given to the Harvard crew by
the Nassau Boating Club on Friday night wa,
a vary ylAasas,+--r<rasss'' 500 person.
Wern- s-Ass-s, inciudfng members of the Com
mon Council and delegations from rowing
clubs of adjoining town and cities. Gen. As
pinwall President of the Nassau Club, pre-
sented the Haryards with thousand dollars
Mr. stetson drove them through Central Parl
in the afternoon, and they were entertained al
the Union League.
The Niagara Falls correspondent of the New
York Herald says there are, and have been
very few guests at that place this season, ow.
ing, the correspondent says, to the unusual
GOODNESS of the weather The correspondent
thinks its because the Falls are too far remov
ed from the Atlantic coast and great CONNER
eial centres. sanfg @
The New York Herald says there are fifty.
three first floors vacant between Canal and
Ninth streets, on Broadway, and attributes il
to the fact that Fifth Avenue is getting the
business. 1t is now the style to do your shop.
ping on the Avenue
The knights of st. Crispin at Worcester,
Mass, have struck for higher wages, following
the example of their brethren throughout the
country.
The Springfield Republican says that ten
days have passed since the liquor law went in
to force, and yet liquor is freely sold in that
city.
A little girl attempted to slide down the bal
listers of circular staircase in New York but
fell from the fifth story, striking on her head
and breaking through the thick glass floor at
the bottom. She was pulled out by the heels,
and the next day was running about as lively
as ever.
The Newport correspondent of the Provi-
dence Herald says that cottage, instead Of
hotel life, will be the correct thing this sum
mer; that the town is filling up rapidly with
tourists; that James Fisk, Jr, has given Miss
Ida Lewis a boat house; and that the Trustees
of the Peabody Fund had a nice time at the
Ocean House.
In Chicago three largo mercantile firms have
been defrauding the government out of some
$3O0O-sugar purported to be from New Or
leans, but was imported sugar put up in New
leans hogsheads. IS S. al
Twenty miles of wooden block pavement
viii be laid in Chicago this year, costing $780,
600. .ts
The following notice was found pasted on o
large box, which passed over one of our great
through lines of railroad few days since:-
Baggage smashers are requested to handle
this box with care, as it contains nitro-glycer-
inc, Greek fire, gum cotton, and two live goril-
las" The box was not broken.
state News.
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