The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-25
DUNDEE.

Wm' L. Deautingac and Mr.. Dell. both of Au-
susta, Ga. In the first round both were uniu-
Inred In the second round the Captain was
unlpjured, but Mr.. Dell was seriously wound
ed.
AT Pittsburg, Pa, Thursday, Joseph Kave,
one OF the Coulter crew, signed articles to row
Patrick Leonter a single scull race of five miles
for purse of 81, 900. The race will come off
on the Both inst.
Every Saturday of Sept. 30th, gives the pOr-
traits and brief memoirs of the five candidates
for the Governorship of Massaeh usetts for 1872,
viz: Alexander II. Rice, born in Newton,
Mass 1918; Harvey Jewell, born in Winches-
| ter N Ii, liz 1920; Benjamin F. Butler, born
| 10 South Deerfeld, n. a., in 1878; VIM. B.
Wasbburn, bora in Winchendon, Mass, in
| 1920; aud George B. Loring, born in North
| ADdover, Mass, in 1917: all college graduates
| and, as will be seen, nearly of the same age.
The Stockton Herald says: During the de-
livery of her speech last night, Mrs. Laura De-
Force Gordon said: 4 am an American citizen
aud over twenty-one years of age 70 this
crnsy, and probably Disguised Benedict, cried
out: You bet you arep The effect was strik-
ing"
The Mayor of Williamsport, Pa, says that
certain ordinance of that city, prohibits the
erection of any wooden building unless such
building shall be made of or constructed of
stone, brick or metal" Aud now, if there is
an architect in the world who can construct a
| wooden building of stone, brick or metal, he
wants to come right here and make his fortune.
A witness in liquor trial at Lyndon, Vt,
| last week aroused an unpleasantness in the
court room by testifying that be drank with
two men-one of the lawyers employed in the
case, and the justice who was hearing it.
Returns received at Omaha. Nebraska, up to
Thursday noon, indicate a defeat for the new
Safe Constitution, by between five and ten
thousand majority.
The emancipation celebration in Washing
ton Friday was failure, as not more than
two hundred colored people turned out, the
parade of the Templars proving more of an at
traction. Mr.. John NJ. Langston made
speech, in which he predicted at an early day
the appointment of a black man in the Cabinet
and black man on the Supreme Bench.
The sum OF $4,000 has been raised in Balti-
| more to meet the expenses of the CONNER
| cial Convention, W hich meets there this week.
| Ohe bali of this was subscribed by merchants
aud the other half appropriated by the coun-
| ellis. One thousand delegates are expected 20
| be present.
The different colonies in Australia are talk
ing of forming a confederation after the style
ut the Dominion of Canada. This would only
be preliminary step to Independence.
They are going to give to Seth Green, the
distinguished fish accoucheur, great shad
dinner in New York next spring, for his public
services in promoting the artificial propaga
ton of shad 10 all the eastern rivers. He
once put twenty million baby shad "cribs'' in
| the streams of Connecticut. In ichthyologi-
| cal obstetrics Seth Green is without a peer
| de is peculiarly deserving of an ovation.
Lite is shad-oh; hoy it flies SIP Chicago Eye-
| ming Post.
| The Boston Post tells story that Senator
| Wilson whilst in Europe, observing the habits
| of the Germans in the use of wines and beer
| and their freedom from strict laws on Sunday,
| became convert to more liberal ideas than
he has recently entertained, and does not now
believe in strict prohibition and the restraints
put upon our people on Sundays and DAYS of
recreation. .4.rr
1t is stated that well has been opened in
R0ckport county, India ma, from the water of
which good article of soap is manufactured.
A local paper says the well is about twelve
feet deep, and produces twelve barrels of water
per day, but can be made to produce over LOCO
barrels daily. The water contains soda ASH
saltpeter and a number of other ingredients
has taste like that of lye, and, when boiled
down, makes pleasant article of soap for fam
| lily use.
The cattle in Fayette county, Illinois, are
| dying in considerable numbers of a new dis
ease that manifests itself by the animals
scratching and rubbing the jaws until they ex-
hibt symptoms of madness by running and
believing, ana they invariably die in about
| twelve hours. Mich cows appear to be the
most subject to the malady, which seems to be
| spreading. Various remedies have been tried
| to arrest the disease, without effect.
The Treasury officials have blamed for send
ing so many clerks to Europe in charge of
bonds. But the reason for doing so is purely
| economical. The expense of sending bonds in
the ordina y way would cost $4,000, whereas
the present mode involves an expense of only
| $1,000, according to the Boston Journal.
The annual report of the First Auditor has
been ii transmitted to the Secretary of the Treas
ury. There is no SPECIAL recomme alton in
it, except the necessity of ihcr easing the pay
OF the clerks of the bureau if the Government
hopes to retain in Service efficient aceoun-
tants.
The old frigate Constitution became "a years
old Thursday, and on that day was towed out
of Annapolis harbor on her way to Philadel-
| phia, where the fine old relic will be repaired
1t showed briskIy for an hour in Jefferson
| and Lancaster, N. H., early Thursday morn
| ing. The weather was reported as intensely
| cold. +
The new professor of engineering at West
Point is likely to De Colonel Peter L. Niche,
now professor of philosophy at the Academy,
graduate of the class of 1868, and but lately
captain in the corps of engineers. Young
men of ability are what the War Department
prefers for the future of the Military Academy.
young lady of Nashua, N. H., who has
been studying law for year, has made appli-
cation for admission to the Law School of Har-
ward U University This is the first application
of the kind that has ever been made in this
department of the q University, and it is receiv-
ing due consideration.
Thirteen new cases of small pox were report
ed in Lowell Mass, Wednesday.
The cashier of the Merchants Bank of New
port, R. l., has managed to embezzle by small
instalments the sum of 500, 600 while keeping
up good reputation for honesty.
MI. Richard B. Connolly's United State
registered bonds, transferred to a near relative
few days ago, are now being put upon the
market. The books at the Registers Office
show that nearly halt million dollars have
already passed out of the hands of the family.
Hon. Thomas Russell, Collector of Boston,
was stricken with apoplexy again on Wednes-
day afternoon. He was in a critical condition
for day or two butts now gaining. He had a
similar attack last spring.
A st. John IN. B y dispatch says that nego-
tiations for match between the st. John
(Paris) crew and the Renforth crew, the race
to take place at Springfield three weeks from
to-day, are nearly consummated. The appar-
ent Indifference of the st. John crew on recent
of the first challenge is declared ruse, they
desiring match on almost any conditions. A
race is now considered pretty certain, and the
St John men are said to be in high feather.
Mr. Samuel n. Brewer, an old Boston mer-
chant who died Saturday was senior member
oft the former extensive drug house of Brewer,
Stevens & Gushing. He was "a years old.
The American peace society have made ar
rangements to hold meeting in Music Hall |
Boston, tomorrow evening, commemorative of |
the ratification of the Washington treaty at |