The Portland daily press., 1871-10-11

The Banner of Light learns from the
late Henry j. Raymond that he is editing a
paper in the other worlj, and finds free
platform wnere Christian and heather can
come alike. Whether he finds any Tammany
rings to fight is not stated.
Sammy Tiden, opening the Democratic
Convention at Rochester the other dav
God that the cloud begins to show
lis silver lining" Ifthst's the cloud thu Tam
many gang are under ten so one they steal
the lining.-HarUord Post.
The loss by the overthrow OF the Ven
dome column is really so small that the breeze
made about it seems ridiculous. A compe-
tent architect offers to restore it at trIfe
over $4,000, which is certainly a very small
gulf between the republic and empire.
"A good-natured man Ia Nevada, whose
inability to refuse an offer To drink. recently
saddled upon hlm an attack of delirium tie
mems, now carries with him revolver, which
he interds to use upon him any man who
shall advance the seductive invitation.
"A man who's father owns the Gettysburg
burying ground, insisted as a couple OF con.
iederale dead were lately being removed, up.
on keeping the gold plate In which the false
teeth of one of them were set, as he was en-.
titled to all treasure found on his land.
"A ghost that has been haunting houss
in Peoria, ILL.,, was lately watched for by the
inmates and a half pint of bird shot put into
his legs, The test proved the specter 10 be
real flesh and blood by the earthly name Of
McGraw. The success of the gunner offers
good suggestion to all similarly troubled.
Boss Tweed and his gang lately tried TO es-
tablsh fire insurance company to add 10
their bank, motel, etc., but failed through ths
panic caused by the Times among some In
surance men whom they had roped into the
scheme. They should have started earlier,
and insured themselves against exposures TO
begin with.
We have heard of a man who was so law
that he hired a black boy TO eat his breakfast
for him, but his aversion 10 labor was not a
circumstance to that OF Chauncey +. Pane. "A
life prisoner at Michigan City, who lately gave
MS leg three terrible blows with an adz near
ly severing it from his body, in order to escape
hard work.
There is dearth of game in the West
this fall. A sportsman lately asked Fond
du Lac farmer il there were any prairie chick.
ems out his way. He replied he thought there
was; he had seen one last haying time, aud
each day since there had been from six to a
dozen sportsmen and DOES after her; at last
accounts the old hen was ahead.
John L. Lane, an old soldier of Gen.
Jackson's at the battle OF New Orleans, re-
Gently died at Mason City, LII. He was an
intimate friend OF Abraham Lincoln, after
whom he named one of bis boys. three of
bis sons went. into the army dnrlng the re-
bellion, one of whom, Lrhcoln, was diseharg-
ed oy the President, that he might 60 home
and take care of the old folks.
A correspondent who gives his views on
woman suffrage thinks woman ought not to
be allowed to enter politics, because politics
are so very corrupting. Wouldn't it be as
well, then, to disiranchise as many men as
possible, SO as to keep the mass OF them pure,
and set apart few TO be corrupted and sac
| rifced by voting and Office holding tor the
| good of the hole?-Portland (Oregon)
| Statesman.
| "A Louisville (Ky.) amazon has establish
ed forever the emptiness of Dr. Greeleys ar
| gumeut that women are not entitled 10 VI
suffrage, because they cannot hght. as sps rrst-
thiet Of the oppressor's sex stole hel DiasS and
tie: but she followed him over tne ',oi,l,;f,-
after recovering sit by force, S RAISED sym.
natne,e neighbor inteifered and atiempIfea and
patue'To Tor agonnd, but got swang hlmsen ,,d SnJ
sent ea with a bloody face, whlie ''O"N
looked on and applauded.