The Portland daily press., 1870-04-25
Itema.

Horses are dying of an unknown n disease at
Dover, n. III.
There are between 100 and 200 houses in
New Haven, on which the rent has fallen
from $500 to $500, with tardy applications at
the lower figure.
Mayor Linsley, of Burlington, VT, proposes
to have his $500 salary turned over to the
chief of police, on the ground that his services
are worth much more than that or nothing
at all.
The principal hall of the new mill of the
Taft Manufacturing Company, at Tattville,
Conn.,, is seven hundred and fifty feet long,
seventy-fve feet wide, and sixteen feet high,
without supporting post to be seen.
A portion of the floor in st. Peters Church,
in Danbury, Conn.,, fell on Sunday evening,
when filed with people, among whom were
some two hundred children. The distance to
the cellar bottom was ony about four feet
and no one was seriously injured, though all
were excited and frightened.
Fishing and politics are both appreciated by
the entranchised negroes. The Nashville Ban
ner, the other day, asked an old negro, who
was fishing in the river, What luck?" He
replied: De fish is like de dimocrats arter us
niggers' votes. Dey wants oil de bait, but
won't hang on to de hook"
Alfred Jingle's dog is surpassed in New
to a dead stand still before door plate bear
ing the name" A. Partridge"
The New York Evening Post says: The
following conundrum was cooked twenty min
utes to make it sufficiently hard: What is the
| difference between a donkey and the only en-
| pire in South America? The one brays well
| the other Brazil.
| A monument is to be erected next month
| in the city of London, to one of the manifest
and most independent-minded men who ever
lived.-Daniel de Foe. The money for it has
been raised among the admirers Of robin
son Crusoe" in sums varying from twopence
to five shillings.
The supreme court has indicted the select
men of ward of Portsmouth, N. H., for refus-
ing TO register voters. The same court has
fined Stephen Scammon of Stratham $500 for
inserting in the Portsmouth Chronicle IL
belous advertisement upon Albert r. Hatch;
the publishers of the paper were also fined
$3.50 and costs.
The valuable white mare which was stolen
from Lon Morris, in Boston, last September,
was discovered by Mr.. Morris in that city,
Wednesday, harnessed to milk wagon. The
driver OF the wagon bought her of neighbor
of his, who bought her at Brighton, and had
driven her into and about the city two Or three
times week since he had possession Of her.
The Fitchburg Revellle contains the follow
ing: A gentleman named Dayton, Of Wor-
cester, changing cars at Fitchburg depot this
morning, accidentally slipped, fell and struck
| the handle of an umbrella which he was car
| rying, through his check into his mouth. DR..
Crabtre, of Boston being present, suppressed
the blood and dressed his wound, and in half
an hour he went on the train.
George Coleman, a convict in the Lancaster
County (Pa.,) prison, died short time since.
He stated to fellow prisoner that he commit
ed and helped to commit, during his life, five
murders and numerous robberies, and that he
was only twenty-nine years of age. and had
been in Jail thirty-seven times.
A man Eamed Ray was drowned near Wa
terbury, Conn.,, Monday night, while attempt
ing to drive through the water which had
flooded the road during the day. The horse
was also drowned, and a man PANIED Andrew
Gillian, who was with Ray, clung to the branch
| es of tree till Tuesday morning, and was
rescued in completely exhausted condition.
Two peaceable and friendly neghbors IN
Shaler township, Pa, recently bought tnree
hens each, which occupied the same yaru.
| The six hens were warranted, but only nve
| egos could he found daily Dispute arose, nell
| ther party being willing to own tne oenclent
hen. which finally terminated IN animated
discussion with clubs, ana an appearance oe-
| Tore tbe courts, and all for one egg.
The appearance of book entitled "The
Genial Snowman" by Mr.. E. P. Kingston, is
| looked for with interest in England. The
work is in two volumes. 1t will contain an
| ecdotes, &C., of all most celebrated showmen.
| The information has been principally collect
| ed by Mr.. Kingston during tour of 2500O
miles in America with Artemas Ward. The
book will have many passages suitable fer quo
tation, and illustrations by MIR. Brunton, OF
| Fun.
An item in Saturdays PRESS left the two
robbers of the Vermillion county (Ill.) treas
urer's Office nearly naked, fugitives in the
woods, with hundreds of people hunting for
| them. Some time yesterday they presented
| themselves to two well known citizeus on the
highway, and, drawing revolver, compelled
the citizeIs to strip OIL most of their clothing,
which the robber put on and lett. The semi
nude citizens were soon picked up by a num-
Der of men, who were hunting for the bur
glars, arrested and taken to Clinton or New
port for trial. They proved an alibi and got
of.
Candidates for situations in the census bu-
reau do not fancy the rigid examination
which Gen. Walker compels them to undergo
One young fellow, taking general glahiJ,e ga.io,,
over the tables of arithmetical problems Wnca ,oa
were placed before him to work out, rann;ro
up his hat and said, "Well, It wEr wsSrougb with
the president of college 10 80 gonlJ not ratb-
these sums. I'll be ID d-1dnod II ! NV - and ont he
or worl, on n railroad. Good py auu 1us Si,; ny
ei MoiN ather ou Gentleman, OF practical ablli-
went. n,adnate of a noted college. after
YAM, y, anu tbTonsh the list, CALCULATED, "Ihis Is
e paso.s pas .nss7cbest sweat-box l ever saw"