The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-22
Go.s.p nud e;I.n.,ny.

The gale Tuesday extended from Maine
to Michigan, and from the Atlantic inland to
Canada.
The Rochester Democrat thinks it is be-
coming serious question whether the roughs
own that city or not.
Several boys who hal been sent South by
an agent in Massachusetts, were recently
found in destitute condition at New Or
leans
The Boston Custom-house officials claim
to bave discovered smuggling operations 10
the extent of S25O,000, in which prominent
merchants ae implicated.
The Boston Transcript thinks if Henry
ward Beecher breaches many more sermons
like the last two, his denomination will "read
him out" as Uuversalist.
"A young and beautiful lady, who moves
in the fashionable circles of Troy was recently
found lin possession OF pair of stolen hid
gloves. She was promptly declared to be a
kleptomaniac.
MIR. w. j. Pollock, the Collector OF In
ternal Revenue at Philadelphia, has been
stricken with paralysis. His predecessor in
office, Mr.. VIM. Fl. Barnes, met with simi
lar misfortune shortly before bis resignation.
Hon. Henry Buck OF South Carolina, who
died at Saratoga last week, vas formerly one
OF the largest planters in the South, and it
was his plantation which was described at
length in Edmund@ Kirke's "Among the
Plnes." He was native of Maine.
"A Burglar in skirts succeeded In put
ting to flight Marshal and his aids, a few
nights since, at Cincinnati, by brandishing
knife in rather close proximity to their faces.
"A phrenologist rem arking that some per-
sons had the organ of murder and benevo-
lence strongly and equally developed, hi,
friend rep lied, shat doubtless those vers the
persons who would kill one with hinaneas."
After making a statement of tho ahair
between Theodore Tilton and himself 70 hi,
church on Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Fulton II report-
ed to have said, "he left the matter With the
American people" Wasn't that ssis citing
| rather large jury for the size OF t.o oases
asks the Boston Transcript.
1t is said that the tract societies find John
| Chinaman quite tractable.
Josh Billings says that zone ov the hardest
things, for eny man to do, is tew fail down ON
the ice when it liz wet, and then git up and
praze the Lord"
"A stage-struck damsel at Rochester, To-
Gently sent note to Miss. Maggie Mitchell,
asking her for position in her troupe. An
idea of her ability may be formed from the
following: "the People around Where | live
Say have good voice # you think what
say is foolish send some one With Note IL
Possible or send some one and tell me Wer
| you Board at all Events let me here some
ting from YOU"
"A young man named Tetreault, was re-
recently arrested, in Canada, on suspicion Of
having murdered Pierre Durocher, a young
man with whom he started on journey to
the States several months ago. The circum-
stantial evidence against him is very strong.
"A captain, one of the old school, being at
ball, had been accepted by beautiful part
ner, lady of rank, who in the most delicate
manner possible, hinted to him the propriety
OF p"tting on pair of gloves. "Ohr was the
elegant reply, "never mind me- ma'am; I
shall wash my hands when I've done dan
| cng."
An lrishman strongly prejudced in IA
vor OF the French almost broke his neck, the
other day, at Albany, by jumping from the
scalfolding of Catholic Church, where be
was employed as laborer, as soon as he
heard it was owned by the Germans.
The question of right TO reserved seats at
concerts, which has caused great deal OF an
noyance at Syracuse and elsewhere, was re-
Gently decided by one of the Washington
County Court Judges, who held that all seats
previously secured by ticket, were the prop
erty OF the person Tor whom they have been
secured, and might be occupied or allowed to
remain idle for that particular entertainment
| at his or her pleasure.