The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-26
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A romor having prevailed in Hartford that
cage of boiler iron is being built in which to
secure Wilson the murderer of Capt. Willard
the Warden of the State Prison. the Press
contradicts It,
The Ron. James l.. Orr's treason to Democ-
racy, is pronounced "olrible'-which, of
course is the strictly English pronunciation.
Crops in the Southeastern part of Massa-
chusetts are suffering severely from the drouth
and heat, and many fields of corn ia the Vi
cinity OF New bedford have already been har-
vested for folder, which is more valuable than
the com itself would be if allowed to ripen.
Thomas GreenbanS, large flannel manu-
factnrel in Stochbridge, who stopped,wo sew
eral weeks ago, on account of The .dullness of
the market, has recently Sold a years stock,
amounting to $4,000 (which is going to the
French and Prussian Governments, and has
now resumed work.
The. Baltimore Postmaster is making fuss
just because little boys fish letters out of the
street boxes End supply their places with mrd
and cigar stumps.
Another fatal Alpine accident is reported.
few days ago Mrs. George Marke fell into
cre7asse in the mountains near Chamouni,
andup 10 twenty-four hours after the occur
renee she had not been found. The young Ia
dy was married about two months ago, and
the newly married couple were on their we'd
ding tour to Switzerland when the accident
took place. 1t is supposed to have occurred
on ho Mar 10 Of e ~,
ciers near.
An extraordinary trial is in progress in
Reading IA. 1t is that of girl, fourteen
years of age, for the murder of an infant elev-
en- months old. The accused, Catharine Hum
mel, had the child lett to her care, and is sup
posed to have cut its throat from ear to ear
with a butchers knife. The proof is very
strong against her. As she sits in the felor's
dock during the trial, she is the picture of
youthful Innocence and beauty. She is quite
calm, and appears to have no anxiety about
her situation.
The Washington Chronicle says the regular
weekly list OF officers resignng and muster
Gu ouS -fs service was larger last week than at
any .i'he s'iice tho rsanZation OF the army
at the close OF the war. The reduction con-
templated by the last Amy bm is going for
ward more rapidly than was expected. Tn
view of the inability to use the unexnootod
balances to pay officers resigning nnder the
bill and the claim OF years pay, it hae been
found necessary 10 adopt very stringent rules
in the matter. The Department has already
refused to accept the resignation of second
lieutenanis, since there are no supeTfuouS oil
GERS in the grade.
The Chicago correspondent of the New
York Times says: "Mrs. Myra A. Bradwell,
editor of the Legal News, who was refused
admission to the Der by the Supreme Court
of this State-because she was woman. shd
the old English common law did not recog-
nize woman as admissible to the Bar-carried
her case up to the Supreme Court OF the
United States, under the Civil Rights bill and
The Fourteenth Amendment. A preliminary
hearing has been had, and writ OF error
granted, calling for transcript OF the case to
be sent up for final adjudication. If the po-
sition assumed by Mrs. BradWel's counsel in
this case is sustained, it constitutes women
voters-as we understand it-without ln,s- -e.
legislation, as they are already le len 1me"i-
nized as citizens. And the RioRfs hill toaether
mendment and the CHI lni' shall be deprived Of
declare that no In This view of Tho oas 20
!he rlsht OF we than usual Importance, and
IL Is one 9fwill be looked for with interest"