The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-10-08


The new State capitol of Iowa will cost
$1500,GOO.
-MorrisSey has been arrested for keeping
gambling house at Saratoga and has given
baIl Tor his appearance Tor trial.
"A brave woman of New JERSEY. some
time since, trave eled 5, 900 miles to take charge
OF boy who had been lett in her care by
dead friend.
The Governor-General of Canada, it is
stated, gets $4,000 a year and "all he can
make besides" If we knew how much the
"stealings" amounted to, an accurate idea
mlsht De formed as to the value OF his posi-
ton.
MARY krumpasitizkososki was recently
divorced from her husband at Jeffersopynle.
lnd.,and now finds relief in her maiden name,
Ponvlntama.owski.
An escaped convict from the Pepten-
tiary at st. John, n B., recently returned of
his own accord to uurance and stated that he
could not enjoy freedom and be obliged to
avoid the society Of his iellowmen.
"A lady travelling in England this summer
saw man with wife and twelve children,
all piousy labelled: "Feed my Lambs
Mrs. Oliver Ellsworth, well known as an
author by her maiden name. Mary w. Janv-
rim, died at Maiden. Mass, recently aged 80.
Intelligence has been received of the
death of Fitz Hugh Ludlow, at Geneva, Swift
zerlane. He was brilliant magazine writer
aud author ofseveral very popular volumes.
The rosn of NTrs olivia ID LcI;pf of Dosto,
a fashionable dressmaker, against Mr.. A. L.
Coolidge, for the sum of 81 1,2637O, will not
come 10 another trial the matter having been
qcietly settled.
"A new style of goods has just appeared
which is called reversible fulard, and is gray
on one side and blue on the other, always of
two pretty, contrasting colors, and is an eco
nomcsl dress to. buy, as it trims itself 10 the
best advantage.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of the
United States is now in session in Chicago,
and eight hundred lodges are represented re-
speetively by over thousand delegates.
Nilsson can be engaged to sing at
Springfield, Mass, provided certain musical
association there will deposit $4,000 in a bank
there, subject to her order when the contract
is signed and that she also have all the mon
ey taken, exceeding S450O. The tone OF the
Springfield people is hardy up to this pecu-
mary mark. "Yankee Doodle" would be
cheaper and lis effects much more beneficial.
Rhode Island heads the column, and de-
serves the highest praise Tor her philanthropy.
The Providence Star says a charter will be
applied for at the next session of the Leosla-
ture Tor co npanv of capitalists who intend
to benefit the laboring class by the erection of
good houses and receiving weekly payments
for the same, the occupant owning ri'o house
when certain sum is paid, which, in weekly
instaments, will no be much, if any, larger
than ordinary tent bills.
The Roman Catholics OF Ore ron, H., are
without place of workship. Their church was
recently closed and locked by a German
priest on hearing that Protestant clergy
man had preached funeral sermon from the
pulpit shoft time previously. The Bishop
has been appealed 10.
"A band OF tender young thieves has been
arrested at Nashua, N. H., fourishing and
unusually welLappointed corps; for the little
rascals had 500 in the common purse, two
guns, number of revolvers, a whole keg Of
gunpowder, and dark lantern. The young
est OF these infant marauders was eight years
old; the most venerable had attained the age
OF twelve. They were upon their travels,
having come from Manchester.
-Mormonism has at last received a stun
ming blow Chief Justice Mexican decided
that the Utah Legislature cannot elect
Prosecuting Attorney for his court-a decis-
ion which turns the Mormo n Attorney Gener-
al out of court, and puts all criminal cases
into the hands of the United States District
Attorney. This places the Deseie. bigamists
at disadvantage---thoush they still have the
juries.
The Providence Journal mentions two
story house which is being built in that city,
| the property of "One-armed Katy" an Irish
cripple, who earns her bread by carrying
around basket Of pins, needles, thread and
similar notions, which she retails from house
| to house wherever people are disposed to
buy. Those who know her have always
i
pathy, sometimes purchasing at a disadyan-
tage just to aid her, believing that she was
| living from hand to mouth, but now many OF
her customers will be surprised to lea N that
| she has a bank account, and is building a
| house.
The Washington Star says that Gen.
Beaureeard, who is reported to be In France
"was in Lynchburg, Virginia, no longer ago
than last week. He is not in the lead and
saltpetre line at present, but on the ether
hand is about to marry lady OF Richmond"
An attempt was made to throw the
boat train from the track OF the Nor
wich road on Saturday night last, by
| placing railroad iron across the rails, but
freight train came along and thwarted the
pan. The engine on the freight train was
somewhat damaged, and while the engineer
was looking to the condition oil his engine
two strangers came up and looked on, but lett
when they Saw that the men were all right
| and that there was no chance for plumber.
1t appears that the pluck Of the gallant
sailors who fought under Farasut became
aroused at the funeral in New York, on Fri
day, and an episode took place not laid down
in the programme. These men had been as
signed position in the procession long dis
tance in the rear of the body of their former
commander. They objected, but were treated
contemptuously, whereupon they marched in
body to apostion Immediately in the rear of
the body, and defied interference. This posi-.
ton they kept, and then marched to the grave
of their brave leader under the lead oi .. ''
Tinilli Mashero, mate of the flagship har'-
ford.
A fashionable young lady of New York
of rather atienuared figure, while In the
hands of her dressmaker, became alarmed at
tbe spaciousuess apportioned to her bodice,
and declared that she could never wear 1t,
and ire silk had been wrongiully cut. "Par-
don me, mademoiselle," replied the modiste,
ibe design is quite correct; the fitting Is ex-
actly as it should be. have made your dress;
now must bring you up to it."