The Portland daily press., 1871-11-02

The Commercial Advertiser says it will be
surprised if the Democratic State ticket polls
over 10000 votes or the Republicans less than
( $4,000 next Tuesday in New York city. Last
year Woodford, Republican, received SO, 567,
| and Hoffman, Democrat, $3.50.
A Leavenworth editor has sublimely oriei-
nal idea of combining the beautiful with the
practical. For urging enlistments for Kan
sas regiment TO fight the Indians he says: 1.-THE
service will last for three or four months only,
and will be a source of health, pleasure and
profit to all who enlist"
Connecticut eats turkey the 3Oth, and Gov
Hoffman concludes that one day will be sufi-
Gent for the Empire State and changes to the
National day.
The Governors OF nearly all the provinces Of
Mexico are in sympathy with the Juarez gov
eminent, and promise to aid in putting down
the rebels.
Rev. Mr.. Moody OF Chicago, says that city
was burned because it was SO wicked The
Post reions that that theory can hardly stand
since nearly all The churches were burned and
majority of the roughs aud prostitutes es-
capped. Gs
For the week ending Oct. 28.h there were
245 deaths in sixteen cities and towns in Mas.
sachusetts, of which AZ were caused by con-
sumption, IL by pneumonia, and 8 each of ty-
phod and scarlet fever.
The Traveller says buckskn colored horse,
which was used by Gen. Logan as saddle
horse during the war, is now owned by the
Metropolitan Railway Company, and makes
five trips daily on the Lenox street line-work
ing tcur hours. Such is life, horse life in par
ticular.
The Democratic State Committee of New
York, led by Tiden, has published an address
to the voters, denouncing tho local corruption
in general terms and federal usurpation more
strongly 1t suggests the passing by the State
Legislature of a constitutional amendment
making the giving or receiving of bride a
ground of challenge to an elector and dis
qualification to vote.
Rev. John Weiss say our churche, have too
much the character of soup-kitchens of senti-
ment, which evaporates before the parishioners
get home. Perhaps The Rev. John has not
been appreciated. a
James McCosh, Scotchman, was brought
to Cincinnati when an infant, in 1895, and saw
that city grow from forest until it had 275 900
inhabitants. The old man died last eek
Weston, the walkist, is going to settle down
in Iowa, and a newspaper in that region very
kindly hopes it will be six feet under ground.
President Grant doubtless feels badly for he
must have read tie following in the Lynch
burg, Virginian, referring TO the Thanksgiving
proclamation: Gas for us, we will neither pub
lish the forthcoming proclamation nor treat it
with any consideration after it shall have been
issued Z"
Wilson's saw mill at Higshire, Pa, was
burned Wednesday. Loss $15 900.
The exports from New York for the week
ending Tuesday amount to 81, 91S 236.
The President and Secretary of War are now
engaged Ia re-arranging the military depart
ments OF the country, and an order Will be is
sued IN day or two making a complete
change ID the geographical limits of some of
the departments thereof.
About one hundred persons have been in
dicted for dealing in lottery tickets in San
Francisco.
The boiler CT Calverton's sugar refinery in
New York, exploded Wednesday morning kill
lug man named Snyder and badly scalding
number of Others.
There were seventeen proposals for bonds
wednesday, amounting to So 095 800 from ILL.,
IL to H. One million will probably go at
Ill. Is to 11145.
1t is announced that the N. H., Democratic
Convention will come off Dec. 18th, in Con-
cord. The Labor Reformers in the same place
Dec It'll.
Indian Commissioner Lang states that a
few thousand dollars will feed the Indians and
keep them quiet, while it will take millions to
light them, and a fe " years of peaceful policy
will settle all Indian difficulties.
At Lock port, N. Y, the jury in the murder
trial OF Il +. Pierce, rendered verdict of not
guilty. Pierce shot man named Bullock for
seducing his sister, There was great applause
In the court by the spectators at the verdict.
Gnstavus Kuster of Yonkers, was found on
the track of the Hudson River railroad, New
York, Wednesday morning, with pistol shot
wound in his breast He said he was wounded
and robbed by hlghwaymen.
Gov. Randolph of New Jersey, declines ans
weriDg the subpWuas from the Court of Chan
Gerry, in case ia which railroad monopoly is
interested, as the question involves his CUB.
right to refuse signing bills.