The Portland daily press., 1871-10-31
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The Nantucket Marine Museum, recently
taken to Bangor. did not pay expenses, and it
has bt en- returned to the museum of that is
land.
The improvements at the Wells R. T. sta
ton, aud at the dining hall and telegraph Of
fee at Kennebunk, as well as along the P. S.
& P. road at other points, indicates attention
to the wants of the public.
The Biddeford Y. NJ. G. A.. report health
full religious interest, with some conversions,
as fruits of the recent State convention of AS.
sociations held there.
John G. Breckenridge made speech at
Nashville, Tenn, the other night, in response
to serenade by the chief mourners of the
dead ''Lost Cause" and sensibly decried such
manifestations. '7,''''.'
New coat of arms for Tammany: Embossed
crossed bludgeons on shield, green with black
spots, supported by the democrats: crest, a
tigers head with Unsuitable nav: and motto.
"True as Steal" Entered according to act of
the Ring in the New County Court House.
etc. -u. y r---.- ...-a e
There have heen Il, ,26o,327 pounds of tea
transported ever the Union Pacific railroad so
i"i 'HiS Je"i aSaiuSt o,oSo pouHuS IOr the
whole of last year.
The wife and children of c. M. Jay, editor
of the Trenton, N. j., Detective, are supposed
to have perished in the fire at Kawakawhen,
Mich. Mr.. Jay received the intelligence indi-
rectly, ard in the last issue of bis paper an
nonncss that if the rumor prove true no furth-
er issue will be published.
Horse racing has long been chief attrac-
tion at agricultural fairs. Oregon improves in
the downward course, and gets up bull fight
We suppose the gladiators or coliseum fights
with wild beasts are next in order. we live in
the age of progress.
Whiskey distilled from Canada thistlss is
said to produce penetrating and exhilarating
effect, the sensation being the same as if a
jewsharp in full tune was attached to every
nerve.
Governor Bullock of Georgia, alleges as an
excuse for the seizure of the Brunswick & AL
bany railroad, desire that the laborers, con-
tractors, and the State, may be secured for all
just debts. He gives warning to all that the
first mortgage bonds of the road will be en-
dorsed by the State, and State bonds given in
exchange for them. The second mortgage
bonds will not be recognized by the State until
all the valid claims of laborers, contractors.
and for furnishing material shall have been full
ly satisfied, etc.
Rosenweig, the abortionist, gets seven years
of hard labor in the penitentiary. A general
enforcement of such penalties IN hundreds of
cases would greatly diminish this infamous
crime.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal
learns that the earnings of the Boston & Maine
railroad for the four months ending Sept. 3Oth,
exceed IL per cent. A dividend of per
cent. has been declared.
Enoch Arden has turned up again; this time
at Fort Wayne, Ind. He was not enthusiastic
cally welcomed, according to the local press
He was kicked out of the back yard, and
large bunch of digits sunk Immediately under
his nose. The affectionate Mrs. Enoch threat
ened to split bis head open with shovel if he
ever came back again.
George Francis Train is always disposed to |
help his friends. This is the sagacous and
cheering dispatch he sent last week to Brigham |
Young: plead guilty; Christian law allows |
plurality of women Checkmats."
1t was at first stated that the wooden pave. |
nents in Chicago caused the flames to spread |
With greater rapidty. Later statements con-
radict this, it being asserted that the pave
nents and the water and gas pipes are for the |
most part uDiDjured