The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-31

"Percie' takes pains to ask Mr.. Kimball as
to his war record, and he declares that he sup ,
ported the "gallant Jameson" We are led 10 :
coucluee that he voted for Jameson against
Dana in 1861, aud for Jameson against Brad !
bury in 1862 To 1851, Gen. Jameson received
al 935 votes and 10 1862 but 6,764 ~ 8 !
We were promised pleasant weather in New
England Saturday by tie clerk of the wealth.
en-" but.it was rather unpleasant except that
damp and rainy weather is pleasant to agricul- ,
tursts. &A8sse tbfhGs /
The Commercial A1---.iser says that one Of
the most singular r. connected with the
young Russian Crane Duke sAlexes Is that he
bears striking resemblance to bis father. 1t
is quite unusual for roy offspring to bear any
likeness to their father nowadays, says this
Joker. .pa AKA On > .5, 90. .
The Boston Post don't like Gen. Sherman SO
well az it did and concludes that the "barrack
STYLE of craftsmanship is impulsive and f1ighiy."
IL don't like to have Mr.. John Quincy Adams
'pooh-poohed."
Despite its energetic efforts, the Government
| does not collect taxes on more than three
! fourths of the liquor manuactuIed-not if "es-
| Inmates" of the quantity consumed are correct.
| Dr.. III. p. Shattuck, h wing been appointed
medical director by one of the brigade COM
| manders OF the Massachusetts, militia, was re-
iected by the examining board because he Is q
homeopathst
The "frieDd," OF ex-officer Logan of tho
New York police, broken for dis ,beyng orders
on the 18th, held mass meeting Thursday
night, lauded the "martyr" to the Skies in
dulged in the usual loose talk about his remov.
al called Hoffman butcher and agreed to
run Logan for tie first vacant Office. Logan
appeared, aud Of course pronounced it 'the
prOudest day Of me life.
1t is said that the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue will undoubtedly recommend in his
annual report that the tax on all tobacco be
fixed at the mean If tax alton, and so do away
with classification. The calculation is thai
this will not reduce the revenue one particle
but will prevent all frauds now arising Or
questions OF Judgment as to class.
meeting of the delegates OF the Irish Dem
ocratic Union of New York was held Friday
evening. After a long and excited debate thu
dele gates of six teen votes voted to cepsure Gov
Hoffman and nine opposed. 1t was voted tt
prepare a suitable address to the American
/ people,, IhHdhlhatoiS cPCCSuS
made to excited people by political demagogue
and also censuring Gov. Hoffman for revokinl
Kelso's order. s's3s A4lllBJ se55
The French Government has given quail
fled assent to the scheme of Henry D. Foste
for the emigration of tbs Communist prisoner
to Arizona. 1t divides the prisoners into thre
classes-irst, the violent persons and thos
guilty of crimes, who are sentenced to har
labor for life; second dangerous persons, VIII
are to be sent to the penal colony; to the thir
class, general amnesty is granted, on condi
ton OF their voluntary emigration. The las
are permitted to go to Arizona, the Govern
ment giving them transportation, agriculture
I and mining tools, tents, arms and su bsstenc
for six months.
The notices of the New York papers on MI
Gilmore's programme for Worlds Peace Ju
bilee. are not in the least funny, but on th
other hand respectful and encouraging in thei
tone. There is nothing in this world like sue
GERS. -E+gR sa4.g Et..sf
The State debt of Tennessee has been in
creased $37, 527, 494 since the close of the year
The present debt is over $42, 600. The Stat
debt of Georgia has been run up to over S., 600,
900. The Treasurer, in his testimony before tn
Ku Klux committee, asserts that his signatur
! to many millions of Georgia State bonds is
forgery
A Halifax correspondent says that the fish
; ing clause in the treaty of Washington has be
come quite popular in the maritime provinces
The fishermen and merchants are quite salts
fed with it, and no opposition to the treat
can prove popular in Nova Scotia. t-sl.H
In its editorial on the Worlds Peace Jubilet
the N. Y. Tribune asks:-"What more fifth
than that the spot in which all mankind are t
come together for this mighty rejoicing shout
be the city which alike by its geographical sit
uation, its moral emineuce, its countless phys
cal advantages, and its dazzling architecture:
glories, has earned the title of the Hub of th
Universe?" The Boston Times replies :-"Bou
ing our heads to the question, we modestly az
; nit that wisdom has directed the decision
u originator, for here all mankind will
away from Orange riots newspaper wrans
lings and thieving politicians. ~