The Portland daily press., 1872-03-06
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A Paris banker lately became lunAtic. He
imagined himself a magnet. A few days ago
while in his Office, talking very nationally with
his wife and daughter, he suddenly jumped up
exclaiming, 81 am attracted p and dashed him
self head foremost against large iron safe.
Unfortunately he struck the sharp corner, split
his head and died instantly. Surely that kind
of attraction does not belong to gravity.
Mrs. Livermore has engaged to speak five
evenings for the New Hampshire Republicans.
She will visit Nashua, Concord, Franklin, Man
chester and Portsmouth or Dover. In Concord
she is to reply on Thursday evening to Mr.. Voor-
hees
A correspondent who lately paid a visit to
Harrisburg, Penn. gives very doleful account
oft sanitary condition. Hesays that there is
authority for the statement that some ten thous
and persons are now suffering from disease
which has its source in the waters of the Schuyl
kill. Upon the banks of this river, there are
scores of factories and Lighthouses, whose refuse
mingles together and flows with the current in
to the houses of Harrisburg Heretofore the
water has been purified by mountain-streams
but this year there has been drouth, and the
result is as stated. The symptoms of the dis
ease produced in this shocking way are diar
rh9a, cramps, and cold extremites; and its eff
fects are aliFe on young and old. Philadelphia
it appears, suffers, to certain extent, in like
manner.
Boston had poultry show last week, where
upon the Transcript says: sThe first crow
cusses of the season were in bloom at Music
Hall last week."
A New Hampshire traveller, in going from
Concord to Bradford, twenty-six miles, passed
| twenty-six deserted houses. In going owe
main roads from Franconia to Concord vit
Warren, ITO miles, he passed twenty-nine de
serted farm houses. Even in the Granite State
the people are flocking to towns and cities.
vice-President Colfax recently remarked
that the twenty years of his life passed in
| printing Office were the happiest years he hat
enjoyed since he entered upon the threshold o
manhood.
The Herald reports an interview with the no
torious Lowery gang in North Carolina. The,
have engaged in nine years bloody warfare an,
not lost man. They are known to have com
mitted sixteen murders and three hundred rob
| berries.
Three gentlemen from California, who wer
snow bound, frost-bitten and nearly starved OF
the way, have arrived at the Arlington. The,
declare themselves ready to put head on an.
man who says beautiful Snow"
"Perley" telegraphs the Boston Journal tina
Hon. Timothy Davis will probably be appointe'
| Appraiser of Merchandise at Boston in tn
place of 0. b. Dorrance, and prolonged AM
somewhat peculiar political contest for the offie
| will then be terminated. --t
Richmond, Va, has had seventeen snoy
storms this winter the last was the worst.
Toronto citizens complain of superabun
| dance of counterfeit Canadian half-dolla
| pieces.
The bullion product of Nevada in 1871 ex
ceeded $50, 00O, Oo0-nearlys equal to the gols
| product of California
| The Dominion government will appoint Mon
| day, April Is, as day of thanksgiving il
| Canada for the recovery of the Prince 0
| Wales.
Salt was first made in the Saginaw Valley i
1860, when the product was four thousand bal
rels. Last year the amount produced was 1855
OILS barrels.
The Indiana State Temperance Convention
last week. was very small affair." and wisel
voted not to make any nominations.
| Ship-building is getting more active in Pic
tou County, N. s. Several large vessels are t
be constructed at River John and elsewhere
The Colambus tGa. lS,n objects to the singin
of "Hail Columbia" at public concerts in tn
South, because ''t is the national air of the sec
ton that is trying to run u.s.
The Chicago Protective Association of Liquo
Dealers denounce as false the statement that
house in Louisville had effected corner in oil
Kentucky WHISTLES.
| The Lewiston Journal speaking of the actor
Of the Legislature regarding the school system
says: Let us hope that we shall sooner or late
get rid of our Carletons, whose business it is t.
seek to make Maine good State to emigrat
| from.
In Taunton, Mass. Monday William Greer
and Edward Dyer started to go cunning will
old Springfield rifles. On their way disput
arose and Green discharged his piece upol
Dyer at short range inficting severe though
not fatal flesh wound.