The Portland daily press., 1871-07-20

The Delaware farmers are sending their
peaches to market in unusual quantities., al
though very early season. The fruit is poor,
but the yield is so immense that they are glad
to get all they can into market as soon as pos
sble.
A great many clergymen are enjoying their
vacations just now. reverend gentleman
has his in the PeniteDtiary at Marion, S. c.
where he was sent for stealing hogs.
A young woman from Troy has claimed that
she was married to Mr.. Page-one of the mem
bers of the Ninth Regiment who was killed
last Wednesday-by Catholic priest in Troy,
some three weeks ago.
The most striking feature of Commence
men, season" is said to be the growth of the
unsectarian spirit ia education, and those in
situations which represent an unsectarian cul-
ture.
1t is not half century since Tin 1S1S) an
Englshman convicted of crime set the whole
nation into laughter by demanding wager of
battel," but their mirth was changed to a ludi-
crous chagrin when they found this ancient
right of common law unrepeaed by statute,
and saw the criminal go scot-free because the
accuser did not feel inclined to use club and
buoker from sunrise until the shining of the
stars"
England has 100000 of paupers to p, OOO,-
900 OF population.
The Columbus, Ohio, papers don't have any
editorials now, the alleged cause being that
the thermometer is up to three shirt collars a
minute"
In June, 271 feet of the Hoosac tunnel was
cut, leaving 9434 feet yet to tunnel.
The losses by fire in the United States dur
ing 1870 are estimated to have been $780, 00O 600:
the marine losses $2000O,0OO. and the death
claims actually paid by the insurance compa-
| MES were $20yO000O0
An inventor who does not read the papers
recently forwarded his invention to Washing
| ton with 81 80 worth of stamps on his transfer
document. A five cent stamp was all that was
necessary.
| The financial and commercial interests of
Ken ucky are again shaken to their CENTER
| The failure of second hand clothing merchant
| in Paducah apparently did it, and the Demo
| cratic papers place the responsibility on the
| administration, as usual.
| Miss Edith A. Smith, daughter of Jason
Smith of South Hadley, Mass, and under IA
years OF age, drove span of horses attached
to Kniffin mower. on Wednesday last, cut
ting two AMI halt acres of heavy grass, and
doing it handsomely. Afterwards she tended
and raked it, preparing it for loading on the
cart, and this without assistance from any one.
The Jacksonville railroad, of Indiana, has
finally passed into the control OF the Pennsyl.
vanla railroad corporation. This is the last
| link forming the connection between New
York and the extreme South, giving the Penn
sylvania Central control of all the lines in that
| OlrectlOn. F1fteen years nave made Col. Tom
| Scott one of the greatest railroad kings in the
| country.
Ses.aAhady ha- 8.sa.Ad <.t>- -eelIe<.iate frr
| situations in the United States.
| 1t is stated as curious fact that while al
the male membegs of the Beecher family are
| in favor of woman suffrage, all the females in
the same family are opposed to it.
| The London Times says that one manufac
turing establishment of small arms in Ameri
ca has larger production than those of al
| England combined.
The cost of the poisoning of dogs by the po
| lice of Natchez has so far averaged about dol.
| lar and a half for each canine killed. and the
| people want to know if that is not "a trfle ex.
| travagant."
! The highest price for butter at ST. Adams
VT, on Tuesday, was q cents.
Mr.. Goodale Goddard of Athol recently dis.
covered cave on his lot of woodland, in which
were found full set of cooking utensils, water
tank, sink, pack of cards, liquor bottles, tun.
nels, saw, pick-ax, etc. beneath the floor The
| cave, which is about s feet square, was ceiled
| overhead, and had the appearance of being de-
serted.
A recent live stock census of Great Britain
shows 9,235,052 cattle of all ages and occupa-
tons, 81, 7S7, 1888 sheep and lambs, and $780, 73C
| pigs
The demand for cod-iver oil has led to the
use Of the livers of all kinds of fish, and even
dog-fat, in its manufacture at New York
A down.east scboolma' am makes her scbol-
ars eat grasshoppers as punishment.