The Portland daily press., 1870-05-17

the flames. She may recover but will lie ter
rbly SCARED.
Inc Senate and House will have another
contest on the subject of economy. The Sen
ATE mas added millions to the House approprl-
ation Dill before it, and much of it is Tor pre-
posed new Cover ament buildings. The House
Committee on Appropriations voted that I'M
der no circumstances wi" they recommend
any appropriations to begin new buildings.
This will bring on contest in the House over
the Senate bill. but there is no doubt OF the
result. The House viii stand by the COM
mttee, and the differences will be settled in
conference committee.
At Elizabeth, N. j., Saturday, two men,
whose names have not yet been learned, were
driving one of the Lion Brewery wagons
across the Central Railroad tack, where il
crosses Newark avenue, when the 1920 {.
M. train was coming down. Through some
unexplained means they failed to escape the
frightfIl doom which threatened them when
the train came crashing down, and the loco
motive dashirg into the wagon, completely
demolished it, killing the horses and the two
men almost instantly.
Fifty-three persons we've baptized in the
Winnip. seogee at L3conia, N. H., Sunday by
Elders Smith and Henderson, F.eewell ZAP
fists.
The carriages of Col. Clement March, o.
Greenland, n. H., was sold at auction Satpr
day by order OF Court A coach which was
presented to Daniel Webster by his New
York friends, in $50, brought only $S6;
French built coupe, $'25; and do cart britt
by Wood Brothers, $72. The coach was
bought by FL. r. Stoddard, and afterwards sold
to II. II. Smith, of New Market, at an adj
vance. The sale was quite an event and was
hugely attended, but the prices were velJ low
A Bangor despatch says the consolidation
of the Maine Central and Kennobec Railroads
is surprise, and creates animated discussion
in business circles there. The action will
necessitate a change of gauge both in the
Maine Central and the European and North
American, which they are prepared to make.
The cost of moving the rails to make mar
row gauge is estimated at about three hun
dred dollars per mile. The adoption of the
cars to the new gauge can be made for less
than fifty dollars each, while the engines,
pal ticularly those constructed in Boston for
the European and North American road, can
he reconstructed a. a cost of one thousand
dollars each.
A great effort is being made at this time by
powerful railroad and land company, backed
by English capitalists, to settle the cheap and
partly unoccupied lands of Virginia. Hun
dreds of thousands of acres have been bought
up on line of road from Norfolk right across
the State, and the plan is formed of turning
in upon them, on grand scale, a number of
| English farmers or German peasants, who
have saved some capital. A corresponding
British Emigration Company has been form.
Ell in London, and there seems really at
| length some chance that tide of wealth is
about to be directed to Virginia, in COMPARE
son with which the discovery of gold nine
would be Insignificant.
A disastrous fire occurred at Stamford,
Conn.,, a few days since. resulting in the total
destruction of the steamboat Shippan and the
steamboat freight house. The steamer lay
at her dock, and nearly all her employees
were off to the circus. Three persons, how
ever were on board, and, it is reported barely
escaped with their lives. The boat was built
five years ago at the cost of 100000, and was
insured for $4,000. The freight house was
built this spring, and was uninsured. Carrie
| ton the Publisher had over million sheets OF
tod
| great fire last week in Centre street; and has
already eleven presses, running day and night
TO replace his losses.