The Portland daily press., 1870-12-31

1t appears to be settled that charges Of i'm
peachment will be made against Gov Bullock.
Of Georgia, when the Legislature reassembles
: Samuel A. Way, Esq, Of Boston, has given
$1o0 to Miss Jennie Collins Bofiin's Bower
The missionary brig, now being constructed
at Curtis shipyard in East Boston, is all franz
ed and ready for planking. She will probably
be ready for the launch in March,
The new cattleldisease has made its appear
ance in Salem, and over forty cows on one farm
are affected. Some of them are recovering.
The San Francisco papers announce the re-
turn to that city of boy not yet nine years of
age, who has traveledlalone all the way to Chi.
cago and back, without either pass or money.
Mrs. Mary P. Brooks, mother of the late
Preston s. Brooks, and sister Of chancellor
Carroll, of South Carolina, died recently in that
State, at she age of ninety-six yours.
Every girl student of the telegraph school
conducted at the Cooper Institute, New York,
has found employment as soon as graduated.-
Women are rapidlyitaking the place of men on
all the lines.
Rev. G. R. Fisher, of Hartford, Conn, mar
ried his eleven hundred and twelfth couple on
Wednesday.
The Cape Cod Railroad was opened to Truro
on Wednesday.
The war of the bottles continues at Rutland.
VT, and in consequence of hotel keepers clos
ing their houses, travellers are obliged to lodge
round as best they can.
Springfield, Mass, people complain of the
too liberal use OF chalk, magnesia, starch and
other deleterious subste noes to color the water
that is sold them for milk.
Brown, an incendiary who attempted to burn
arrest. One Jacobs, his partner in the bust
ness, has made confession, and says that
Brown, disguised as woman, set fire to two
barns In TIE village, and but for the timely dis
covery OF the flames, large portion of the
town would have boon burned.
The class of II at Yale has lost five members
by death within year.
Fffty-two of the cities of the United States
have the letter carrier system.
A Cincinnati lager beer firm does business
under the name of A. Schwill 8 Co.
A girl of twenty, at Alton, ILL.,, is digging
well for her father at seventy-fve cents a foot.
In Chicago the omnibus drivers carry lean
people cent cheaper.
There were 1910 births in Vermont in 1868,
according to the registration report of the
So much of Lake Champlain as lies north of
Grand Isle is frozen over, and there has been
crossing with teams for the past week.
A project is under way to build a railroad
with two foot guage track from Unionville to
Hartford, Conn. 1t can be done for $3.50, OOO.
The Lowell city government refuses to allow
VIZ Aot % AoAWdy W TcuOV6 tu6 SHOW ana ice
from the track, unless by permission of the su-
| pefintendent Of streets.
The Springfield armory transfers are busy
shipping to New York consignment of 81 900
| muskets
Mrs. Ingham, of Iowa, will live in history as
| the woman who delivered Thanksgiving sell
mon while her husband sat proudly back Of the
pulpit holding the baby.
When the San Domingo resolution of Mr..
Morton comes up in the House, it is said that
| Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, will be the princi-
pal advocate of the purchase of the island.
Cincinnati arms her policemen with steel
! nippers for Selling their victims. Other cities
don't supply nippers, as the policemen know
where to go and get them. when they want
| them.
A Michigan court has decided in the case of
| man robbed and murdered while walking
home. that travelling on foot is not 'by private
| or public conveyance" and sustained an acct
dent insurance company in refusing to pay its
| policy upon him.
| Silas Demands grist mill, dwelling house
| and outbuildiDgs near Rhinebeck, N. Y, were
| destroyed by fire Friday morning. Loss $1O,-
| 600; no insurance.
| Vice President Colfax will hold no New
Years reception on Monday.