The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-28

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It is said the reason why Senator Wilson |
hears no profane language in Ireland is be-
cause Horace Greeley is in this country.
d Mr.. Jones, the editor OF the NV York Times
was born in England and that's why he has no
business to go for Tammapy.
The New York Custom House has seized
large lot of hair Mr.. Blinken observed that
he has had his hair seized many times but not
by Custom House officials.
THE parties that made the charge against Mr.
j. Davis, late chief of the Confederacy, since
his denial have come out with the name of the
fair one, the occasion, and all the ci,cum.
stances, to which the conductor certifies
Pretty bad for JEFF d.
The new order of Kno,o Nothings-The Sc
cesh witnesses before the Ku-Klux Commit
tee.
The Chicago Board of Education has discov
cred that female teachers who perform the
same character and amount of work as the
male teachers, are entitled to the same pay.
Let them make use Of this new ray of light.
A religious paper publishes the following ap-
peal: 1T is asked of all newspapers, desiring
the spread of truth. and the destruction of err
Tor, that they publish this request and prayer
to Almighty power, that on the three first
Sunday nights in October, 1871, there shall ap-
pear in the heavens distinct light in the
shape of great cross, and Furthermore, all
good people are urged to pray earnestly for
this miraculous sign" We desire the spread of
the truth, and work for the destruction of err
ror.
Most people will be surprised to learn that
more pounds of tobacco and more money per
acre is obtained in Connecticut, New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts, than in any of the
great tobacco-raising States. Connecticut gets
145O lbs. of the vile weed per acre, Massachu-
sets 1900 and New Jersey 1900. Kentucky
gets 667 lbs, Virginia 418, and Maryland 500.
The crOp in Massachusetts 1oJu was ,3l2,
L 1856 lbs. 'o
In recent railroad article the Arson Ad
vocate again cautions its readers against "the
houied words of an outside hireling at $4,000 a
year and horse hire" This is little rough
on fellow leader in the party. A constant
reiteration of such compliments would create
a hardness in some sections -sses
Some people are very apt to 60 to sleep in
| meeting, and Cause annoyance to themselves
their friends and the preacher. Il is a fault
We are very rarely troubled with, for we dc
not believe we have slept 10 meeting dozen
times for the last three years. 1t doesn't look
well.-Gardiner Home Journal. E
Needn't have added that personal clause
Bro Morrill,; for no one will accuse you of the
offepse Places that people seldom visit have
enough of novelty to keep them awake.
Mr.. j. H. McMurdy used to be Sunday
school teacher in this city, and promising
| lawyer; He went to Latay cite, and came neal
being killed by livery stable keeper with 6
stick of cord wood. Then he went to George.
town, Col, and had a dispute with a man, anG
they administered lead to each other through
tubes, Dear children, let this be lesson t.
you never to be Sunday-schO0l teachers and
promising lawyers.-{C Chicago Republican.
A movement is on foot among the English
social reformers, to ask Parliament to pass
bill compelling people who are candidates fOl
matrimony to. live in the same family for the
space of one month before the wedding.
There was fire in the roofing and cemen
| factory of III. w. Johns, in New York Tues
day. Damage $4,000.
R. j. Wright, editor OF the Indianapolis Sen
tinel, has been arrested for perjury in swearin,
to false accounts as State Printer.
An exchange hears that Portland man hs,
sued his barber for cutting off his mustache.-
He sues for exemplary damages but the bar
Der says he did not see any mustache to speal
Of
| The number of horses in Russia is greater il
| proportion to the population than it is in on
| greatest horse overwhelmingly. Russia ha
one horse to every three persons; Kentuck,
has one horse to about four and half of it
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Ifscarcity makes an article luxury, th
failure of the castor bean crop will make cas-
tor oil one.
Collector Robb Of Savannah has been Mort
to raise $11 900 to pay defalcation made b.
deputy named Wellmau. 1t is now stated tina
the Georgia Republicans want to rob Mr.. Rob
of his Office. KS -... .'..-.......
Gen. E. N. Hallowell died at his residence il
West Medford Wednesday afternoon, aged 8
| years. He entered the army in the Goth Mass
and was afterwards captain In the Oath Mass
(colored), and filed all the intermediate grade
and was made Colonel of the regiment on tn
death of Col. Shaw. At the time of his dealt
he was q member of Gov. Claf1n's staff.
The Eastern Railroad was opened to Salen
in 1888, to Newburyport in 1910, and to Ports
mouth, N. H., the same year. The total cos
of the road and its equipments has been Sc,
783, 262. The number of passengers carrie'
was. in 1916, GIT 466; in 1850, ,O38 3d. in 1856
400 ,663; in 1870, 1853 ,0S9, daily average Q
Il, 900 prisons. While the receipts from freigh
in 1856 were $126. 7Os, they had advanced il
| 1870 to $458, 091. These figures show how rap
idly the business of this corporation is increas
ing fU.Hs. has aet7.ge g
TIE Magnetic Springs of Michigan, or tn
possibility of securing the Democratic candi
dacy, have had wonderful effect in restorin,
the health of Judge Chase.
The robbers Of New York city (not Mayo
Hall & co., instead of ordering their victim
to stand and deliver, take another course. o.
Saturday afternoon, at the crowded corner o
Broadway and Warren street, two men trippe,
apparently and fell. One recovered hirnsel
first and walked away without stopping t,
apologize or to look out for his companion
No one in the crowd paid any attention to thu
matter further than to laugh quietly at thu
mishap. And yet in thu few seconds of thai
fall one of the men was robbed by the other
$35,OOO. The tripping and the fall were part
of bold plan Of robbing thus successfully car.
ried out
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