The Portland daily press., 1870-09-24

Mrs. Mary Fitch is the nams of fair bar
Der at Charlton, Ill.
-"The zenith city Of the unsalted seas" is
the fond title which the people of Duluth.
MiEn., apply to their city.
1t is claimed that, by the new census,
Wisconsin is the twelfth State in the Union.
in point of population.
On a ranch OF the Carson River is to be
seen herd of twenty-six camels, all but two
Of which are native Californiaps.
Over 100000 small trees, mostly noun
tain cottonwoods, have been set out in Dem
yer, Col, within the past three years.
New Lisbon, Ohio, has female baseball
club. One Of the girls recently made "bome
rum" She saw her father coming with a
switch"
Among the attractions promised for the
coming Kansas State fair will be a locomo-
tive, pay car, and passenger coach, 1nish-
ed in the most n agnifcent manner.
"A refrigerator car loaded with 1900 dozen
eggs has been despatched from Chicago to
SanFrancisco, and on its return will bring
California pears and other fruit.
The Janesville wis., Gazette says that
the fliesar so plentiful and troublesome, that
some of the best sleepers in that place are
obliged to keep awake during divine service.
Accounts from the Northern counties of
Iowa represent the Winter wheat as coming
up finely. In Vigo County the early sown
wheat is rotting in heground, for the want OF
rain to start it.
The liquor dealers of Monmouth, ILL.,, who
had their fluids poured out recently by the
city authorities, have sued the Mayor and
Aldermen for $4,000 damages, and preferred
charges for riot beside.
The Patrons of Husbandry in Missouri
have side degree fnto which they initiate
horse thieves. After the ceremony NOTHING
can be seen of the candidate, and the ground
is all nicely sodded over.
"A pretty Indian girl is studying for the
for the ministry.
Paris fashions" sre now described as
tears and lamentations.
Montana Territory has 20, $50 population
and also $4,000 Indian tribes.
The best tea made in China is sent to
Russia, as, next to the Chinese, they are the
greatest tea drinkers id the world.
The magnetic well in Chicago having
been thoroughly tested, the citizens think
they prefer whiskey.
The receipts of the Chicago Post Oficei
are sufficient to maintain the entire postal
service of the State of Illinois.
1t is said that the smoke of the dried
leaves of the pumpkin, burned in bright fire
will cause flies to quit an apartment instantly,
or it will kill them.
A fire in the woods near Plymouth, Mass.
has been burning for several days, having al
ready devastated large portion of the forest
known as Plymouth woods. 1t began near
Wareham, and is supposed to have caurbt
from the discharge of sportsman's gun. The
track burned over is nearly nine miles in
width. The authorities of the town are do.
ing all they can to stop the flames.
MIR. Walter Cameron, of Taunton Mass,
employed in the car factory at that place, has
invented an article to be laid on horse rail-
roads in time of fire, SO that cars may net be
detained by the hose lying across the track.
The Gazette says it is called a hose bridge, is
ingenious, of simple construction, made of
iron, to be placed on each track, and locked
or bolted, with a hole for the hose and
quarter circle covering, thus giving the cars
opportunity to pass easily over the hose and
prevent the blocking up of streets while fire
is in progress. The invention has been
thoroughly tested.