The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-20
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isems.
A Bald-ha AIDED Association has beeu FORM
ed III new 1o!k for mutual condolepce.
The New York Times Is in doubt whether
Illinois or Indiana is the champion divorce
Stale.
The amount of money collected in fifty libel
suns against newspapers, in the last ten years,
u sSNe0,a an average OF $50 each.
Paris has horse cars with India rubber
wheel tires, which need no tracks aud accom-
modate lilly passengers each.
An American girl put the medical students
at tue Paris Academy OF Medicine to shame
the other day at the annual examination.
An exchange calls the Postmaster Generals
etor to prevent persons from being swinded
by New York counterfeit money dealers anG
like firms, protection for fools"
1t is said the young gentlemen OF African
Descent in WASHINGTON quite oulshone the
Anglc-Sazens IN their New Years calls, both
In equipages ard in the repasts with which
they were served.
A petition Is In successful circulation in st.
John, N. B.,for The Communication VI the death
sentence OF John A. Monroe, tie murt erer,
solely on the ground Of responsibility OF his
family.
Ire Commissioner oflnternal Revenue sug
gests that The SIX million dogs In this county,
OF which i've miiiiops are worthless, SHAH be-
taxed at Two dol airs bead. What a howl
that wcu make ii carried irto effect.
a little boy inquired al the Augusta post
Office recently Ii there was letter for Chester
flllsDury, ana willie the clerk was looking for
the letter, the little 'eiiow, thiukipg to help
him IN hi s'afch, sal He Is married now,
ana 'spose the, put Mr.. onto h S nane!'
IL SUPPOSE, sa.d quack, while feeling the
pus, OF patieut who had reluctantly sub.
United to solicit his advice IL sup oss YOU
think me bit OF huhi u2?' "Sir," gravely
repieI The Sex man, :" was not aware until
now that you could SO readily discover mans
thought by feeling bis puise.'
Two respectable looking young men few
days snce complained Ut themselves before
the pCli, . court i'll Lawrence, las vacrants, with
view Of settil g i6oI and shelter, icing un-
able to obtain emplo,m They we've given
three months each, with the privilege of 1e-
lease when required.
The champion confidence man of the Lone
Star stale is printer named Tracy. He re-
Gently wioe to leauipg Democrat in New
York that Texas would be lost 10 the Demo-
cIats ii press was not sent there immec late
H. 10 print ballots on, and consequently secur-
ed press without extra expense TO himself.
The late colonel I. o. Barnes. of Boston,
well known tor his many quaint say ings,
once gave his opinion ofthe millennium as fol-
lows; Yes, gentlemen" said he. "l believe
In the millennium and that the time will come
when the lion and the lamb will lie down to.
eether; but, gentleman, think the lamb will |
be badly scared the first nighlr'
d. Two rival sausage dealers in Paris have
their shops adjoining. One OF them has |
pan ted on bis glass window, over a pyramid |
OF sausages, "at ten cents bound 10 pay |
more is IL be robbed" while the other puts |
his sausaces into an obeIisk, and paints above
n,"At Twelve cents pound; to pay less is to
be poisoned"
NJ. Jones. "Why, Amelia, who-who is
this gentleman ?' Mrs -. "My husband,
SRI, Mr. Jopes-"Are you mad, Ameia?"
I'm your husband" Mrs. -, "You were,
sir, yesterday: but procured divorce and
married Mr.. EmS the this morning. TITS is
my house, sir!'
A daughter of rich planter near Nashville,
Tenn. recently managed TO escape from the
surveillance OF her father for few minutes,
and before he discovered her absence, she had
been married, out in The corntied. in dIiz
cling rain. 10 the young lawyer against whose
advances the father was endeavoring to pro-
tect the daughter.
The ope was blessing lady the other day,
when he observed that she was anxious he
should not proceed until she could lift her
~Do you think my blessing cannot penetrate
that tapestry, daughter Z" said he, smiling.
Another good story of the Pope is to the eff
feet ID an American lady asked him to give
her bis autograph on the margin oil his o.
to.raph end succeeded IN getting 1t.
A mother il St. Joseph. Missouri, whose
consent 10 The II arriase of her daughter had
not been asked, ehecfually broke up TIVE az
ransement by locking the Young lady in her
room and shutting the door IN the faces of
the minister ana The would-be bridegroom.
There was any amount OF tears and suppica-
tions, signs and sad regrets, but the manag-
ing mother Was memorable, aud there was no
wedding tha, night
Rochefort was delivering rabid speech in
the chamber Of Deputies, the other day, crea-
ting great sensation, and causing tie little
bell to tinkle IN frantic fsshion. Suddenly
he aused, called for ard drank glass OF We
ter. Thank God for that" exclaimed N.
Gambeua. Thank God for w5at?" asked
brother Deputy. "Wby, that he Goes not
refuse 10 drink WAFER
Mr.. Bescher, IN resisting the war upop can.
DIV, thus a. ostrophises his sugar stick -
Poor, Prosecuted CaIdy! sweet saint OF the
nursery. st. Sauhairssa! thine honor shall,
never iail while there Is an ineenius soul left
alive 10 love children-a kind o d muse. nr a
reverend grandfather! But alb, SAINT or god.
oess-whlchever thou art-destroy ali poor
CANDY, that the reign OF good canly ay no
More De restricted by the 'snoIance and su-
rersil.ion Cf foolish parens Who think they
are pruleutI'
Among the callers al General Sherman's
residence The other day vas a Iunatic, who,
OH being elected from the house, induls ed in
trade Of personal ABUSE. Toe next day he
sent his photograph to he General, having
written teneath the following: ~ came to
you commi stoned from God, to beg you to
save the county; you dove me from your
doors; n,w you and the country will so to-.
the devil together" In the afternoon this
crazy Individual again ca led upon the gener-
al and inquired 1t his note had been received.
The General horned him that it had been
received. "Sir," sad The lunatic 81 propose
leaving your city at once, and think you
shou q contribute toward the expense" "How
mnco 40 you assess me-" inquired the Genei-
". n+ve nxed the amount at TWENTY-FIVE
cents" answered the upatic The General
handle him dollar, and thus lid himself of
an annoyance.
Abraham Williams, the negro recently ar.
rested near Mortified, N. H.. for completely
in the robbery at The house of Abel Baker in
Hamilton, Wednesday evening, has confessed
his crime and Acknowledges that be and his
colored confederate, who is still at LARGE, orir
inaly intended 10 murder old Mr.. Baker.
"uSu S'Pe"iVu w "aails was pound Tor Can
ada. One would judge by his dress that be
ran an express for a band of robbers. His
drawers were provided with pockets on either
side and on the inside of each pantaloon leo
was long deep pocket. He also bad bags
with straps 10 attach about the body. Two
bags Ct silver coin were found about his per-
son, also three pocket books containing bills
and some silver. IN one pocket-book were
some $50 OF old bills on the Asiatic and old |
Eagle banks Of Boston. Money was found all |
over his person, even to his rubber boots, |
make it almost impossible for him TO oct them
Off, The ingenious way the robbers had of |
securing Mr.. Baker was by knochins him |
down and SO iniurino him IL. 60 90 81,