The Portland daily press., 1870-09-19
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In certain History of ireland the chapter
on snakes commenced: "There are no snakes
in Ireland.
A Wisconsin landlord requested boarder
not to sleep with his boots on. The Justly in
censed freeman shot him.
On na ranch of Carson river is to be seen
herd OF twenty SIX camels, all but two of which
are native Californans.
The fall divorce campaign has now fairly
opened in Indiana, and fitty-sx cases for d.
vorce are registered on the docket of the Court
OF Common Pleas of Marion county, for con-
sideraton during the term which opened on
Monday.
Two friends, some years married, and widely
separated, lately exchanged kilograms, thus:
twins. How is that for high?" ITO. We
have have three little girls Three of kind
beats two pair!"
singular coincidence was noted lately in
Westford, Vt, the bell tolling for the death of
an infant one year old, and, within an hour,
ior an Old person of one hundred years, living
in the next house.
"A Aansas lady, on retiring to her room one
night, found it literally filled with martins.
which had flown in during her absence. In
stead OF harshly turning them out into the cold
the klnd-hearted lady captured nearly all the
little creatures and had them served up the
next day in pot pie.
a., 1t was reported in Williamsport Pa, among
bab Hstee snat one OF the upper ten was in the
napil Vi peating his wife, and q committee of
ladies' were deputed to wait upon her. and
learn the facts from her own lips. They did
SO, and to their horror learned that he was in
5he haDit OF beating her, "but,'' remarked the
zled. niiA-
That seems to have been an ungentleman-
Ike proceeding on the part of Mr.. Koeing of
davenport, who agreed to committee suicide If
his wife would, and, while she resolutelv held
her head under the water until dead, lifted his
above the surface, and subsequently emero
ing ehtirely, cody arranged for her obsequies.
SUITS nave been commenced in the U. S. Cir.
cult court at Cincinnati by District Attorney
Bateman on behalf of the United States CIR
the recovery of 100000 taxes and penalties
against various whisky distillers and their
sureties in the Sd Ohio district.
The spinners' strike at Fall River is ended
and Thursday morning many of them went
back to work. Some were accented otbars
were rejected and Will not be employed again
Some OF the mills compelled an agreement on
the part OF the work men that they should be-
long to no more ''Unions." The mills are now
running nearly all full The strike has lasted
Two months. and has resulted disastronsly for
the strikers. The loss in wages has been about
$500 600.
Two San Francisco BARRIERS engaged to fiaht
duel, agreed to part and walk around a block.
and, when they got in sight OF each other. TO
blaze away. When they they turned the cor
ner, out OF sight, both started on a run in diff.
ferent directions, and one has sent from Alas.
ka for his winter clothes, and the other has
written TO his wife from the city of Mexico. ask
ing her to send his linen hat and palm-leaf
coat.
AT San Jose gentleman wanted fourteen
houses built. a Chlnaman took the lob and
hired an American carpenter to build one of
them. While he was doing so the Celestials
lay around and watched every movement he
made. As soon as he finished it the Chipaman
discharged him, and erected the others them
selves. When they were were done, the best
Judges could not tell which was built by the
white man.
We learn from the Scientific America that
Prof j. Ell. Huntington, who passed the last
winter on the summit of Moosiauk, wishes to
extend his meteorological Investigations still
further He proposes to spend the coming
winter on the summit of Mt. Washington, if
he can raise by subscription, the sum of two
thousand dollars to furnish the requisite N cans
for defraying the expenses OF the undertaking.
1t is estimated that with this comparatively
small sum of money, the proper instruments,
the necessary comforts of life, and the means
OF constant telegraph communication with the
outer world, may be procured.
The New York city government recently
passed over Mayor Hall 5 veto q resolution for
the purcnaSe OF gas burners for the % 900
street lamps at SIS each, which the inventor
has been selling at retail for so cents. But the
Commissioner says the resolution cannot be
carried out, as the Common Council has no le-
gal power to adopt such resolution, and
thus the little job is stopped for the present.
However, the thieves in the Common Council
Of that city will find some way yet to carry
out their plan for robbing the treasury and
putting money in their pockets.
AT Dover, N. H., Dan Buckley, on a wager
of $50, Monday evening, carried in his right
hand lump of ice weighing eight pounds and
two ounces, from No. 2 eng inc house around
the square via Dover landing, back to the
starting point, without letting it drop. The
betting ranged at odds that he could not ac-
complsh the feat but Dan stuck to it like
"Death to dead Niger and trumphantly
won the money.
A Saxon named Frederick Rasche, in, as
supposed, fit of temporary insanity, laid
himself down, on Wednesday afternoon, on
the Paterson and Newark railroad, in front of
an approaching coal train. He laid with his
neck directly on the rail, SO that when the
train had passed his head lay outside and his
body inside of the track, being decapitated as
if by guillotine.